Dorothy was born in St. Louis Missouri. When she was eight she moved to California to live with her aunt after the death of her parents, Levi and Lavinia Brous. She lived in Patterson, San Jose, and then stayed in Modesto. 

Dorothy attended Modesto Junior College where she met future Judge Gordon A Olsson in a folk dance class. They were married  in 1950. She worked as his legal secretary for 20 years, and they had 3 children.

In 1977 she was widowed and remarried Walter S Langill until he passed in 2013.

Dorothy was an active member of Modesto Area  A’s Model A Club, PEO, and she loved to dance

She spent her final years at Samaritan Village.

She is survived by her three Children: Yvonne Olsson-Souza, Suzanne Olsson-Clover, and Gordon L. Olsson. She is also survived by seven grandchildren, and three great grandchildren.

Services will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in her name to Samaritan Village, Hughson, California.