Obituary for
William Arthur Olsen
OLSEN, William Arthur, age 90, of Staten Island, NY passed away Wednesday May 25, 2022, in his home
surrounded by his family.
Survived by his beloved wife of 60 years, June (nee Looby) his daughter Michelle and her husband,
Ralph Keefe and his son, Keith and wife, Julie. Predeceased by his sister Marjorie Petagna. William
Arthur is also survived by his cherished grandchildren; Taylor, Prisilla, Damian, Daniel, Davin, and
Paisley and his sister-in-law Larissa and brother-in-law Don Dingman.
Bill was born in Brooklyn, NY on September 14, 1931 to Margaret Fitzgerald and Arthur Olsen and
served in the United States Marine Corp. He was honored with a purple heart having sustained a leg
amputation from stepping on a mine battle in the Korean War. Bill was a proud man that never let his
significant injury get in the way of his ability to achieve great things. Bill pursued his love of golf and had
a highly successful and rewarding career as a teaching pro. He was still instructing in the back yard well
into the 90th year. Bill was a great storyteller and all of us who were fortunate enough to spend time
with him will carry those stories onto the next generation.
The funeral Mass will be offered Wednesday, June 1, at 10AM at Our Lady Star of the Sea, 5371 Amboy
Road, SI,NY. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, May 31, 2022 from 2-5PM & 7-9PM at Scarpaci Funeral Home of Staten Island, 6389 Amboy Road, SI,NY 10309.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to either the Wounded Warrior Project;
woundedwarriorproject.org or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital; www.stjude.org
