SALISBURY - Olympia Ukrainec Usher died surrounded by her family at home on Dec. 7, 2017. Born in Syracuse, N.Y., she was a daughter of Samuel and Karolina Ukrainec.
After high school, she worked as a bookkeeper for the Herald Journal newspaper in Syracuse. She layter enjoyed retail and administrative positions until relocating to Salisbury with her husband in 2001. She was a member of St. Frances de Sales Catholic Church in Salisbury.
She is survived by daughters, Nanette Bird and Patricia Usher; a son, Arthur Usher Jr.; a sister, Josephine Charuk; two granddaughters; two great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur Usher Sr., after 61 years of marriage; by her sister, Mary Tanury; and brothers, Stanley and John Ukrainec.
A mass of Christian burial was held Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017, at St. Frances de Sales. Interment will be held at a later date at Arlington National Cemetery. Arrangements are in the care of Holloway Funeral Home in Salisbury.