Kathryn Jorden Oliver

October 7, 1950 - May 8, 2012

Kathryn Jorden Oliver 1950-2012 Kathryn Jorden Oliver passed away May 8, 2012 from complications of myelodysplastic syndrome. Kathryn was born October 7, 1950 in Orange, CA to Eric and Gunnell Jorden. She and her family lived in many places during her childhood. California, Idaho, Oregon, Illinois, and England being some of these places. She graduated high school from Bourbonnais High School in Illinois, and from Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, IL. December 23, 1982 she married Brad Oliver whom she met in San Diego. She helped him complete his studies as a physician assistant in Dallas, TX where she worked for Electronic Data Systems. From the age of 5 Kathryn played the violin. This was both a love and a ministry. She was part of innumerable church events, the Kankakee Orchestra, the Eugene Orchestra, the New Mexico Symphony, the Carrolton Chamber Orchestra, and Portland's Columbia Symphony Orchestra(PCSO). She served as the office manager for PCSO for several years. She is survived by her husband of 29 years, Brad Oliver; niece Lori Olsen (Kutsch) Hickey; great nieces and nephews Brody, Maddy, Jaymy, and Graycy. She was preceded in death by her father Eric; mother Gunnell; and sister Marcia Olsen. A memorial service will be held Saturday, May 12, 2012 at 2 p.m. at Portland First Church of the Nazarene, 6100 SW Raab Road. Memorial contributions may be made to the Gunnell Jorden Endowed Scholarship, Olivet Nazarene University, One University Avenue, Bourbonnais, IL, 60914. Arrangements are in the care of Attrell's Sherwood Funeral Chapel, a Golden Rule funeral home.