Remembering Olga Lyerly
Olga Lyerly was born on December 24, 1925, the granddaughter of Russian immigrants. She joined St. Nicholas during Lent in 1980. At the Cathedral, she was well-known for her participation in the choir, her work selling used books at the bazaars with Anna Yaremko, and for her "from scratch" borsch recipe. Her son, John Christopher (Chris) Lyerly, taught Sunday School at St. Nicholas for many years and now attends St. Matthew Church in Columbia Md. In 1996, Olga suffered a cerebral aneurysm which left her incapacitated for the next 18 years, until her death in February of 2014. Her funeral was held at the Cathedral, and she is interred at St. Paul's Rock Creek Cemetery, next to her parents.
