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Oludayo Ayobode Olorundara, in a blue gele and coral beads
1960  —  2026  ·  Aged 66

Oludayo
Olorundara.

née Oluwole

She spent her life serving God and making room for other people — her family, and the numerous lives she touched and impacted.

“I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live.”

John 11:25

She gave her working life to the Central Bank of Nigeria, and her heart to whoever needed her.

Her Life
Oludayo Ayobode Olorundara was born in 1960, the second of six children. She built her career at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and retired from it as an executive.

A Christian all her life, she was a member of Family Worship Center, where she supported missions and widows ministries. She served in the widows ministry herself and personally sponsored more than twelve widows.

Her help rarely stopped at prayer. She paid school fees, gave advice to anyone who asked for it, and found practical ways to carry people through. A great many lives were steadied by her.

She died in 2026, aged 66. She was widowed, and is survived by her mother, her five siblings, her two children and her two grandchildren.

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Laying her
to rest.

A service of songs will be held for her at Family Worship Center in Abuja on Wednesday 26 August, and a second at Kingsway Kourt in Niles, Illinois on Thursday 3 September. She will be laid to rest on Friday 4 September — the funeral service, the interment and the repast all follow one another that day.

Service of songs  ·  Abuja, Nigeria Wednesday, 26 August 2026 5 – 7pm WAT
Youth Church, Family Worship Center Plot 648 Idris Gidado Street, Wuye, Abuja, Nigeria
Colour of the day: white top or T-shirt

Custom T-shirts with her photograph are available on request — message the family on WhatsApp.

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Service of songs  ·  Illinois, USA Thursday, 3 September 2026 6:00pm CDT
Kingsway Kourt 7030 N Milwaukee Ave, Niles, IL 60714, USA
Colour of the day: white
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Funeral service Friday, 4 September 2026 11:00am CDT
Benson Family Funeral Home 3224 W Montrose Ave, Chicago, IL 60618, USA
Colour of the day: navy blue
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The interment will not be streamed.

Interment Friday, 4 September 2026 Following the funeral service
Bohemian National Cemetery 5255 N Pulaski Rd, Chicago, IL 60630, USA
Colour of the day: navy blue
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Repast Friday, 4 September 2026 Following the interment
Kingsway Kourt 7030 N Milwaukee Ave, Niles, IL 60714, USA
Colour of the day: navy blue
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Streaming links are now available below for the Abuja service of songs, the Chicago service of songs, and the funeral service. The interment will not be streamed.

Her, on film.

Three moments  ·  with sound
Encouraging widows, on missions with her church  ·  1:30
Providing food for prisoners, on missions with her church  ·  0:10
The birthday her church surprised her with  ·  0:59

What people
remember.

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