Deolinda Olver-Aronson

HAMPDEN- Deolinda Olver Aronson, 97, passed away peacefully on December 29, 2025 at the Maine Veterans Home in Bangor after a period of declining health. She was born on July 25, 1928 in Lisbon, Portugal, the daughter of Sara da Silva Tiago and Manuel Tiago. She was educated at a Lisbon Lyceum and was employed by the Treasury Department's Ministry of Corporations. She also held positions as an Elementary School Teacher and enjoyed teaching evening adult education classes. After several years of pen pal correspondence via air mail, she married William Edward Olver of Frankfort, Maine in January, 1955 and immigrated to the United States where she proudly became a U.S. Citizen in 1958. They enjoyed thirty-six years of marriage together until his death in 1991. During this time, they raised three children and lived in Frankfort and Hampden. In 1967, she graduated from St. Joseph's Hospital School of Nursing and spent almost 30 years working as a Licensed Practical Nurse in the Surgical Department of St. Joseph Hospital in Bangor. In 1993, she retired from nursing and married Robert J. Aronson of Dallas, Texas and they settled in Veazie and Brewer. They traveled extensively until Bob's death in 2009. Deolinda enjoyed gardening, reading, history and geography. She played an important role in the nurturing of her grandchildren. She was an avid walker and was often seen taking long daily walks throughout Bangor which played an active role in her good health and longevity. Her favorite place on earth was Goose Rocks Beach in Kennebunkport where she enjoyed long daily walks along the beach and ocean. Throughout her life, she was a devout Christian and often attended daily mass. As her health declined and limited her walking, she often watched Mass on television's Catholic Channel.

She is survived by her three children, her daughter Maria Higgins of Brewer and her husband William, and her two sons William M. of Winterport and Stephen J. of Colorado Springs. She is also survived by five grandchildren, William I. of Boston, MA and his wife Kassie, Kevin F. of Winterport and his wife Emily, Thomas E. of Buxton, Erika J. of Portland, and Brandon Stafford-Olver of Boulder, Colorado and his wife, Emily, and one great-grandson, Liam Olver of Boston. She is also survived by her nephew Candido Boaventura of Lisbon, Portugal and her brother-in-law, Edgar Aronson of South Gouldsboro, Maine. In addition to her parents and her two husbands, she was predeceased by her sister, Maria Teresa Boaventura of Lisbon, her sister-in-law, Nancy Aronson of South Gouldsboro, and her niece, Emilia Boaventura of Lisbon, Portugal.

The family wishes to thank the dedicated staff of the Maine Veterans Home in Bangor for the compassionate care that they have provided Deolinda over the past two years. Visiting hours will be held from 5 PM to 7 PM this Friday, January 2, 2026 at Brookings-Smith, 133 Center Street in Bangor. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10 am Saturday, January 3, 2026 at Saint Paul the Apostle Parish, St. John's Catholic Church at 217 York Street in Bangor with a reception to follow immediately after the service at High Tide Event Room, South Main Street, Brewer. The Rite of Committal will be held in May in the family's plot in Oak Hill Cemetery, Winterport.

Condolences to the family may be expressed at BrookingsSmith.com.