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Rosemary Cooley
loving mother, grandmother and sister
WESTONS MILLS, NY - Rosemary Cooley of 1445 Olean-Portville Road, passed away Friday (March 5, 2010) in the Olean General Hospital, following a short illness.
Born on Jan. 11. 1943, in Olean, she was a daughter of Harvard C. and Doris Shaw Hitchcock. On Dec. 22, 1961, in Knapp Creek, she married her husband of 46 years, Grant G. Cooley, who predeceased her on Nov. 4, 2008.
Mrs. Cooley graduated from Allegany High School in 1961. She enjoyed her grandchildren and family. Her family meant the world to her and she especially enjoyed spending time with grandchildren. She also enjoyed interior decorating and making their house a home.
Surviving are, son Jeffery G. Cooley of Richmond, VA; daughters Christine A. (Ken) Quinn of Friendship, NY and Kathleen M. (Mike) Lynch of Rotterdam; six grandsons; two granddaughters; one great-grandson; two great-granddaughters; brothers, Charles E. (Virginia) Hitchcock of Knapp Creek and Harvard M. (Marilyn) Hitchcock of Knapp Creek; sisters, Frances (Tony) Bunk of Belfast, Mavis (Herman) Foster of Richburg, Darlene (Ed) Stover of Limestone and Donna (Bill) Rice of Knapp Creek; brother-in-law, Jack Peters of Limestone; and many nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Cooley was predeceased by sister, Shirley Peter in 2009 and grandson, Cameron Lynch in 1998.
Friends will be received on Monday from 6 to 9 p.m. in the Letro-McIntosh-Spink Funeral Home, Inc., 646 E. State St., Olean, NY, where funeral services will be held on Tuesday (March 9, 2010) at 11 a.m. Rev. David W. Herne, Pastor of the Heritage AFlame Ministries in Bolivar will officiate. Burial will follow in the Bowler Cemetery in Genesee.
Memorials may be made to the Westons Mills Fire Department, Westons Mills.
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