Pearl Ruth Olinger, age 100, of Brookfield, passed away, Thursday, September 22, 2022, at McLarney Manor in Brookfield.
Funeral services will be Tuesday, September 27, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. at Wright Funeral Home in Brookfield. Burial will be at Park Lawn Cemetery in Brookfield. The family will receive friends from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service at the funeral home.
Memorials to Pleasant View Cemetery may be left at or mailed to Wright Funeral Home, P.O. Box 496, Brookfield, MO 64628.
Pearl, daughter of Frank and Sarah “Sallie” (Carmack) Forbes, was born May 22, 1922, in St. Catharine. On January 3, 1943, she married Harold H. Olinger who preceded her in death on February 23, 2002.
Pearl was a graduate of Shelby High School and a member of Park Baptist Church in Brookfield.
Pearl enjoyed playing cards, making quilts, and loved to cook. She especially loved spending time with her family and spending time at the lake house.
She worked several years as a tester for Torotel in Grandview, Missouri.
Pearl is survived by several nieces, nephews, and other relatives.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Sarah Forbes; brothers, Clyde (half-brother), Paul, Dempsey, Billy, and Roy; and sisters, Minnie (half-sister), Bertha (half-sister), Alma, Alice, Fanny, Mildred, and Nellie.
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