EDITH F. OLMSTEAD

MIDDLEBURY — Edith F. Olmstead left the loving care of her family while living at the Residence at Otter Creek Middlebury, Vt., on Tuesday, June 23, 2026. She was born on April 20, 1920, in Belmont, Allegany County, N.Y., to Wallace N. Francisco and Lena M. Windus Francisco. She married Norman J. Olmstead in Belmont, N.Y., on April 10, 1942.

Edith was Norm’s devoted companion during World War II, while he served in the U.S. Army from 1942-46. She and Norm owned and operated funeral homes in Belmont and Mexico, N.Y., retiring in 1981. They moved to Middlebury in 1991. They were members of the Congregational Church, UCC, Middlebury. Edith was an active member of the Eastern Star in Belmont, N.Y., and in Mexico, N.Y., while Norm served in the Masons.

Edith lost her beloved husband, Norm, in 2012 after 70 years of marriage. She is survived by her daughter Amy Jo Emerson and her husband John D. Emerson of Middlebury, Vt.; her son Neil R. Olmstead and his wife Debra Barnickol Olmstead of Nevada City, Calif.; four grandchildren: Jay and Pete Emerson, and Dan and Laura Olmstead; four great-grandchildren: Emma Cassidy, Laura Rae, Bella Jo, and Benjamin David.