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Olnhausen, a nurse who worked nearly 40 years to help children and families with psychiatric and substance abuse disorders, died Friday at Ebeid Hospice in Sylvania. She was 60 years old.Her health began declining last fall and she had liver disease, her brother, Mark Olnhausen said. Miss Olnhausen was at the top of the list for a transplant, when she died Friday, he added. She worked as a nurse, helping children and families with psychiatric and alcohol and drug abuse. She followed her mother’s footsteps in becoming a nurse and she “had a drive to make kids better,” her brother said. Most recently, she was working as the Director of Programs and Services at the Mental Health and Recovery Services Board of Lucas County. She oversaw the programs and services within the board’s system of care by ensuring prevention, treatment, and recovery services for children, adolescents, and adults. “She saved countless lives through her work,” said Scott Sylak, Executive Director of the Mental Health and Recovery Services Board of Lucas County.She was still employed, although was on sick-leave, Mr. Sylak said. It will be difficult to replace her, he added. “She prided herself on being very detailed and accurate for what she was recommending,” Mr. Sylak said . “When it was time to advocate for kids services or evidence-based practices, she always went the extra mile to learn as much as she could and understand the situation.”In 2000, she joined the Mental Health and Recovery Services Board of Lucas County as the director of youth Services, Mr. Sylak said. “She worked with kids when they were sometimes at their worst in terms of their psychiatric condition. That’s actually when she was her best,” he said. Before that, she worked as a clinical manager at Rescue, Inc., working with youth who were in psychiatric mental health crises. Since 2009, she participated in the development of the Behavioral Health/Juvenile Justice Initiative in Lucas County. She also helped facilitate the development of the Mental Health Youth Task Force, Wrap Around, Multi-... (Toledo Blade)

She was 94. Born Nov. 30, 1922 in Manhattan, where she lived her entire life, Kristic was a fine artist and illustrator who attended the Art Students League of New York. “She was a devoted mother and a warm, kind and compassionate woman with a great sense of humor who loved Van Gogh, French films, wildlife, nature and being a native New Yorker,” Angie Kristic said. Kristic is also survived by another daughter, Linda. There will be a private funeral service Thursday at Calvary Cemetery in Queens, and a memorial service in mid-September.News Staff Report.Tags:off broadwayobituariesJoin the Conversation:facebookTweet... (New York Daily News)