Olivette Osterwalder Fuess' Obituary
Olivette Osterwalder Fuess, 93, died Saturday, September 29, 2012. Olivette was born in Rock Island, Illinois on December 6, 1918 to Christian and Ruth Osterwalder. Olivette graduated from the University of Texas in Austin, TX. As a young woman, Olivette studied journalism and was a reporter for the Houston Chronicle. She married Carl Andrew Fuess, Jr. and lovingly raised their four children. Olivette adored spending time with her family and cherished friends. She also enjoyed traveling, reading, gardening and bird watching. She was especially proud as a Member of the Memphis Chapter of the Panel of American Women, a collective effort to combat racial and religious discrimination in the years after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Olivette was a devoted member of St. Louis Catholic Church and Holy Rosary Catholic Church. She was also a member of Madonna Circle and Les Passes. Olivette was a devoted, wife, mother, sister, grandmother and friend. She was preceded in death by her husband Carl Andrew Fuess, Jr.; by two children; Christine Henry, and Carl Fuess III. She is survived by two children, John Fuess (Monika Fuess), Peter Fuess (Aline Fuess), by eight grandchildren; Ashley Henry, Erica Allen, Shelly Ising, Ryan Fuess, Elliot Fuess, Healy Fuess, Matt Fuess, Carl Fuess; by her great-grandchildren, Brooke Allen, Caleb Allen, and Declan Ising, by her sister; Margaret Anne Fuess of Houston, Texas. A visitation will be held at Memorial Park Funeral Home Monday, October 1, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. A Rosary will be held at 7:00 p.m. Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, October 2, at St. Louis Catholic Church (203 S. White Station Road, Memphis, TN 38117; (901) 682-6606), followed by interment at Memorial Park and reception at St. Louis Catholic Church. The family requests memorial donations may be made to the charity of the donor’s choice. Services are entrusted to Memorial Park Funeral Home-Memphis. “Behind the Stone Wall”
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