Olive Ica Hull

Olive Ica (Dickson) Hull died 18 September 2011 in Lacey from stomach cancer. Olive was born 12 January 1926 in Bercail, Montana, the daughter of Joseph R. Dickson and Hazel M. Brown. She married Garry W. Hull of Pe Ell, Washington in 1951, and was married for 44 years until Garry's death in 1995. Olive graduated from the University of Washington in 1949 (B.A.) and again in 1973 (M.L.S.). She taught elementary school and was a librarian in the North Thurston school district. Olive was an avid outdoorswoman, devoted to hiking, backpacking and climbing. She was a member of the Olympians, the Wanderers, the Tuesday Trotters and the Olympia Branch of the Mountaineers. In honor of her continued support for the branch, she received the Mountaineers' career service award. Olive was a fastidious birder, with over 660 species on her North American life list. She loved to travel, from Australia to Botswanaland. When she was not chasing penguins in Antarctica, Olive practiced her fiber arts, especially quilting and knitting. Olive is survived by her son Joseph and daughter-in-law Tricia Perkins of Seattle, Washington, her daughter Mary and son-in-law Loren Erickson of Columbia, Maryland, her brother Charles Dickson and sister-in-law Jo Jeannette of Azalea, Oregon, and her sister Jo McPherson of Kirkland, Washington. Olive was blessed with six grandchildren, Delnora Loyd, Patricia Johnson, Shannon, Margaret, Nancy, and Ralph Erickson. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, 8 October 2011, at Mills and Mills in Tumwater, starting at 1 p.m. Donations may be made to the Timberland Regional Library Foundation.

Published in The Olympian on September 23, 2011