She was always known as "Olive" and was the daughter of Arthur Dudley Boutillier and Marion Viola Perham, both born in Massachusetts.
Olive met her first husband, Robert C. Myers of Akron Ohio, on a blind date while he was attending Boston, University. They were married at Nahant, Mass on Sep. 30, 1933 The family was constantly moving from place to place while Bob continued his college education. In about six years, Olive, Bob and their children moved from Massachusetts, to California, to Wisconsin, back to California, to Oregon, to Connecticut, and then to Trenton, N.J. where they finally settled and lived in three different rented homes before they divorced in 1951.
Following her divorce from Robert Myers in 1952, Olive worked as a legal secretary in Trenton, N.J. while continuing to raise her three sons Stanwood, Stephen and Robert.
About 1961, Olive moved to Nevada where she met John Mc Donald who she married. Later, she and John lived in Cave Creek, Arizona, near Phoenix.
She joined the Baha'i religion in 1969, and in February 1970 went to live in Chad, Africa to work as a "pioneer" for the Baha'i Faith. John Mc Donald joined he there in 1972, and they returned to the U.S.A. in January 1977.
She worked as a secretary in a Baha'i office in St. Louis, Missouri for a few years, and then returned to Trenton, NJ where she worked a as a legal aide for a governmental agency until it was necessary for her to retire for reasons of her health.
In retirement, Olive contributed much of her time to social service. She taught reading to people with reading disabilities and taught English to French speaking immigrants.
She enjoyed literature, poetry and other arts, loved doing crossword puzzles, and never declined an opportunity to challenge someone to a game of Scrabble.
Olive met her first husband, Robert C. Myers of Akron Ohio, on a blind date while he was attending Boston, University. They were married at Nahant, Mass on Sep. 30, 1933 The family was constantly moving from place to place while Bob continued his college education. In about six years, Olive, Bob and their children moved from Massachusetts, to California, to Wisconsin, back to California, to Oregon, to Connecticut, and then to Trenton, N.J. where they finally settled and lived in three different rented homes before they divorced in 1951.
Following her divorce from Robert Myers in 1952, Olive worked as a legal secretary in Trenton, N.J. while continuing to raise her three sons Stanwood, Stephen and Robert.
About 1961, Olive moved to Nevada where she met John Mc Donald who she married. Later, she and John lived in Cave Creek, Arizona, near Phoenix.
She joined the Baha'i religion in 1969, and in February 1970 went to live in Chad, Africa to work as a "pioneer" for the Baha'i Faith. John Mc Donald joined he there in 1972, and they returned to the U.S.A. in January 1977.
She worked as a secretary in a Baha'i office in St. Louis, Missouri for a few years, and then returned to Trenton, NJ where she worked a as a legal aide for a governmental agency until it was necessary for her to retire for reasons of her health.
In retirement, Olive contributed much of her time to social service. She taught reading to people with reading disabilities and taught English to French speaking immigrants.
She enjoyed literature, poetry and other arts, loved doing crossword puzzles, and never declined an opportunity to challenge someone to a game of Scrabble.
She was always known as "Olive" and was the daughter of Arthur Dudley Boutillier and Marion Viola Perham, both born in Massachusetts.
Olive met her first husband, Robert C. Myers of Akron Ohio, on a blind date while he was attending Boston, University. They were married at Nahant, Mass on Sep. 30, 1933 The family was constantly moving from place to place while Bob continued his college education. In about six years, Olive, Bob and their children moved from Massachusetts, to California, to Wisconsin, back to California, to Oregon, to Connecticut, and then to Trenton, N.J. where they finally settled and lived in three different rented homes before they divorced in 1951.
Following her divorce from Robert Myers in 1952, Olive worked as a legal secretary in Trenton, N.J. while continuing to raise her three sons Stanwood, Stephen and Robert.
About 1961, Olive moved to Nevada where she met John Mc Donald who she married. Later, she and John lived in Cave Creek, Arizona, near Phoenix.
She joined the Baha'i religion in 1969, and in February 1970 went to live in Chad, Africa to work as a "pioneer" for the Baha'i Faith. John Mc Donald joined he there in 1972, and they returned to the U.S.A. in January 1977.
She worked as a secretary in a Baha'i office in St. Louis, Missouri for a few years, and then returned to Trenton, NJ where she worked a as a legal aide for a governmental agency until it was necessary for her to retire for reasons of her health.
In retirement, Olive contributed much of her time to social service. She taught reading to people with reading disabilities and taught English to French speaking immigrants.
She enjoyed literature, poetry and other arts, loved doing crossword puzzles, and never declined an opportunity to challenge someone to a game of Scrabble.
Olive met her first husband, Robert C. Myers of Akron Ohio, on a blind date while he was attending Boston, University. They were married at Nahant, Mass on Sep. 30, 1933 The family was constantly moving from place to place while Bob continued his college education. In about six years, Olive, Bob and their children moved from Massachusetts, to California, to Wisconsin, back to California, to Oregon, to Connecticut, and then to Trenton, N.J. where they finally settled and lived in three different rented homes before they divorced in 1951.
Following her divorce from Robert Myers in 1952, Olive worked as a legal secretary in Trenton, N.J. while continuing to raise her three sons Stanwood, Stephen and Robert.
About 1961, Olive moved to Nevada where she met John Mc Donald who she married. Later, she and John lived in Cave Creek, Arizona, near Phoenix.
She joined the Baha'i religion in 1969, and in February 1970 went to live in Chad, Africa to work as a "pioneer" for the Baha'i Faith. John Mc Donald joined he there in 1972, and they returned to the U.S.A. in January 1977.
She worked as a secretary in a Baha'i office in St. Louis, Missouri for a few years, and then returned to Trenton, NJ where she worked a as a legal aide for a governmental agency until it was necessary for her to retire for reasons of her health.
In retirement, Olive contributed much of her time to social service. She taught reading to people with reading disabilities and taught English to French speaking immigrants.
She enjoyed literature, poetry and other arts, loved doing crossword puzzles, and never declined an opportunity to challenge someone to a game of Scrabble.
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Kathryn Harris was a good Bahai friend of Olive McDonald, and not a relative. The section in the cemetery where they wished to be buried was restricted for double plots only, so they shared the cost and decided to be buried next to each other. Kathryn died in 2008, Find A Grave Memorial# 45160949.
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