Obituary for Mary Lou Oliva (Nelson)
Mary Lou Nelson Oliva 84, of Wall, NJ formerly of Spring Lake, NJ passed Friday, February 26, 2021 at Jersey Shore Univ. Medical Center.
Born in Elmhurst, NY. She was the first registered student at The Mary Louis Academy in Jamaica Estates, NY of which her father built the church and the school.
Mary Lou later lived in Spring Lake, NJ for nearly 30 years with her predeceased husband Peter J. Oliva. She was a very active parishioner of St. Catharine / St. Margaret Church, Spring Lake, NJ, where she was the parish archivist. She was also an inducted Lady Of The Equestrian Order of The Holy Sepulchre Of Jerusalem. She had her Master’s Degree in Records Management where she worked at Merck, Rahway until her retirement. Then as a consultant for PJO Consultants.
Funeral Mass will be Saturday, March 6, 2021, 10:30 am at St. Catharine Church, 215 Essex Ave., Spring Lake, NJ. Committal will follow in St. Catharine Cemetery and Mausoleum, Wall.
For more information or to send condolences please visit www.obrienfuneralhome.com. Due to the Covid-19 executive orders, please be mindful that all gatherings must follow capacity limitations, the wearing of masks, and the maintenance of social distancing must be followed.
Born in Elmhurst, NY. She was the first registered student at The Mary Louis Academy in Jamaica Estates, NY of which her father built the church and the school.
Mary Lou later lived in Spring Lake, NJ for nearly 30 years with her predeceased husband Peter J. Oliva. She was a very active parishioner of St. Catharine / St. Margaret Church, Spring Lake, NJ, where she was the parish archivist. She was also an inducted Lady Of The Equestrian Order of The Holy Sepulchre Of Jerusalem. She had her Master’s Degree in Records Management where she worked at Merck, Rahway until her retirement. Then as a consultant for PJO Consultants.
Funeral Mass will be Saturday, March 6, 2021, 10:30 am at St. Catharine Church, 215 Essex Ave., Spring Lake, NJ. Committal will follow in St. Catharine Cemetery and Mausoleum, Wall.
For more information or to send condolences please visit www.obrienfuneralhome.com. Due to the Covid-19 executive orders, please be mindful that all gatherings must follow capacity limitations, the wearing of masks, and the maintenance of social distancing must be followed.