Obituaries

While living in Europe, Mrs. Olsen was active in international women's organizations. In Germany, she was a producer of plays for a local community theater, the Plittersdorf Players.

She moved to New Jersey in 2003, the year her husband died.

Survivors include two children, Patricia Olsen Matthews of Short Hills, N.J., and Christopher A. Olsen of San Juan, Puerto Rico; and two grandchildren.

Emily Schubach LampertMath Professor

Emily Schubach Lampert, 92, a longtime professor of mathematics at Mount Vernon College, died Jan. 7 at Homerton Hospital in London of a heart attack following a broken hip. A Bethesda resident, she had been visiting her daughter in London during the holidays.

Mrs. Lampert was born in Chicago and grew up in Indianapolis. She received her undergraduate degree in mathematics and English from Northwestern University in 1934 and became an advertising copywriter for Montgomery Ward catalogs. Later, she became a catalog manager.

She moved to the Washington area in 1942 after her marriage to a Navy officer and began math tutoring. She moved to Bethesda in 1950 and in 1952 joined the faculty of Mount Vernon College, now a part of George Washington University. She received a master's degree in mathematics from American University in 1957.

She remained at Mount Vernon until her retirement in 1980. She was a member of the Seymour Club, a women's group, and enjoyed travel.

Her husband, Chester G. Lampert, died in 1981.

Survivors include two daughters, Jean Woy of Brookline, Mass., and Catherine Lampert of London; and a granddaughter.

Michael A. Mucci Sr.Mechanical Engineer

Michael A. Mucci Sr., 85, a retired mechanical engineer, died of liver disease Jan. 6 at Montgomery General Hospital.

He spent about 30 years with Genco Tool and Engineering in Silver Spring. He next worked about 10 years until the mid-1980s for what was then the National Bureau of Standards.

Mr. Mucci, who lived in Wheaton, was born in Camden, N.J. He served in World War II as a chief petty officer outfitting Navy ships with radar equipment.