Jennifer Lynn Olson, 31, of Great Mills, Md. was peacefully called to her heavenly home on February 25, 2013. She was born on July 15, 1981 in Leonardtown, MD to Glenn Olson of California, MD, and Janet Lee (Potts) Olson of Lexington Park, MD.

She was the loving and devoted mother of Ashley Lynn (6) and Brooke Tyler Hayden (4).

In addition to her parents, Jen is survived by her grandmother Hilda E. Olson of Piney Point, MD, her brother John Glenn Olson, sisters Melissa Ann Olson and Emily Marie Olson, nephew Jeramey Kishan and niece Aliyah Love Bradshaw, all of California, MD, along with many loving aunts, uncles, and cousins from both the Olson and Potts families.

Jen was preceded in death by her grandparents Bernard E. Olson of Piney Point Md. and Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas T. Potts of Lexington Park, MD.

Jen was an incredibly fun and energetic young lady, full of life and heart of gold that is rare to find. She was passionate about helping to meet the needs of others. Incredibly good at networking, she often helped to connect the less fortunate with those in ministry. She was a member of Encounter Christian Center and enjoyed participating in Southern Maryland Christian Women's Fellowship gatherings each month.

She volunteered at the girl's schools, King's Christian Academy and Honey MacCallum Preschool. She was a member of MyLVAD.com and began Project Hope to assist her beautiful family in time of hardship. Many people of the community were touched by her story.

She was always a self-driven, independent and ambitious person who worked hard for everything she had. Jennifer ran her own cleaning business for over 15 years, known as Jen's Cleaning Service. During this time she developed great friendships and was blessed by many of her clients and employees. Jen was a fighter and her faith kept her going. She was so strong even after developing peri-partum cardio-myopathy in 2008. In April of 2010 she had an emergency unexpected LVAD Implantation to assist her heart. This changed her life as she knew it. Once she learned to walk again she started living life again to the fullest. Her bible verses, which she displayed everywhere, were a constant reminder to keep fighting.

Determined to not let her health condition slow her down, Jen was always on the go, either working, at church, or spending time with family and friends. She loved to go to the beach, host barbeques and attend parties, always bringing food and favors. She loved her friends and was always the center point for all of them. Her greatest joy was her family, especially the girls and their family dog, Buddy, who she raised until he was 13 years old.

She loved to cook and bake and do incredibly creative crafts with the girls. She loved going on vacations, especially Nags Head, which she always called, "Jen's Little Heaven." She invited everyone and fit as many people as possible in her van to join. She always went above and beyond for her friends and family trying to plan things to keep them together and reminded everyone what really matters in life. She was never judgmental and always kind and caring to everyone she met.

She was a phenomenal mother and instilled a great passion in her daughters. Her legacy of love will shine through her daughter's lives, and as they grow we will see pieces of Jen in them forever.

The family will receive friends for visitation on Monday, March 4, 2013 from 5 pm – 8 pm, with funeral prayers beginning at 6:30 pm, at Brinsfield Funeral Home in Leonardtown, MD. Then on Tuesday, March 5, 2013, there will be a Celebration of Life and Reception at Encounter Christian Center (ECC) from 5 pm to 8 pm. ECC is Jen's home church and is located at 30080 Henry Lane, Charlotte Hall, MD. (behind McDonalds / Farmers Market). This will be a time of worship, fun, good food and fellowship. Sharing your memories of Jen will be welcomed.