Bainbridge Island resident and author Jack Olsen, age 77, died at his home July 16.

He was born June 7, 1925 in Indianapolis, Ind., to Rudolph and Florence (Drecksage) Olsen.

A former Time bureau chief, Olsen wrote for Vanity Fair, People, Paris Match, Readers Digest, Playboy, Life, Sports Illustrated, Fortune, the New York Times Book Review and others publications.

He was the author of 31 books published in 15 countries and 11 languages. His magazine journalism appears in 13 anthologies.

Olsen was called “the dean of true crime authors” by the Washington Post and the New York Daily News, and “the master of true crime” by the Detroit Free Press and Newsday.

He is survived by his mother, Florence Mae Olsen; his wife, Su Olsen, Bainbridge Island; three sons, John R. (Diane) Olsen, Niwot, Colo., Evan Olsen, Little Rock, Ark., and Harper Olsen, Seattle; four daughters, Susan (Rich) Jetley, Boulder, Colo., Julia Olsen, Denver, Barrie (Frank) Olsen, New York City, N.Y., Emily Sara (Korum) Bischoff, Bainbridge Island; one sister, Carolyn Grentz, Havertown, Pa.; and seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

He was preceded in death by a son, Jonathon Rhodes Olsen.

Memorial services will be held at 1 p.m. July 21 in the upper picnic area at Fort Ward State Park. A reception follows at the Island Music Teacher Guild on Madison Avenue.

Remembrances can be made to the Sierra Club, or to Helpline House of Bainbridge Island.

Arrangements are under the direction of Kass Funeral Home.