Mary Louise Chase Olsen

Mary Louise Chase Olsen passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 8, 2020, at the residence of her son, Tony and his wife, Brenda, in Heber City, Utah, of natural causes, surrounded by her family and beloved pet dogs. She was 81 years old and will be sorely missed.

Born September 2, 1938 in Nephi, Utah to Irel Lynn Chase, Sr. and Louise Barton. She spent her childhood years on the family ranch south of Levan, Utah and also in Nephi. She graduated from Juab High School in Nephi, where she was crowned as royalty during her teenage years.

Mary Lou married Alton Patrick Dugmore on March 23, 1957, with whom she had two children, Tony and Billy. As a family, they spent many years in the Armed Forces, both in Europe and the United States and later divorced.
She met Wayne Olsen from Ogden, Utah and they were married June 26, 1985. After living in the Salt Lake City area for five years they moved to their dream home in Logandale, Nevada, where they had many wonderful neighbors and friends. Wayne passed away on his birthday, October 16, 2006. In all, they spent 30 years in Logandale. In her final two years of life she lived in Heber City with her son Tony and his family, where they lovingly cared for her until her passing.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Wayne and her brothers, Irel Chase Jr. (Kathryn), James Chase (Rosemary) and her sister Laura Chase Norris. She is survived by her brother, Randal Chase (Deborah) of Washington, Utah and by her two sons, Tony (Brenda) of Heber City, Utah and Billy (Molly) of Dallas, Tx, as well as 3 granddaughters (Billi, Franchesca and Natalie) and 5 great-grandchildren (Kolby, Makenna, Degan, Novak, and Makelle) .

At her request there will be no funeral services, her ashes and Wayne’s were spread upon her property in Logandale, NV. A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, September 26, 2020 from 12 pm – 2 pm at the Evergreen Park 2230 East 3425 South (Evergreen Ave) Millcreek, Utah 84109. Please join us to celebrate her and her life. Please wear a mask and maintain social distancing guidelines.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to help with final mortuary expenses and would be greatly appreciated. Donations may be sent to Tony Dugmore, please email him at the address below and he can give further directions, tonydugmore@yahoo.com .