Mom lived her life showing her family what it meant to love, what strength looked like, and exemplified never allowing yourself to stop learning/growing. Mom provided us with home, our safe place, our sanctuary. There was always a bed, a place at the table, a hot meal, coffee, cookies, and most importantly an ear to listen.
She was fond of horses to the point where we all had riding lessons and eventually horses of our own, she raised and showed purebred Schipperkes, a small Belgian dog, with no small success in the dog show circuit. She loved to bake and garden, she was dedicated to her job, she loved to walk and do crossword puzzles to keep her mind sharp, she was an avid reader and a good cook.
Mom, Grandma, Aunt Jackie, you will be dearly missed and we will be forever grateful that you made our world a much happier place because you existed.
She is survived by her loving daughters JoAnn (Philip) O’Geen of LeRoy; Deborah Smith of Batavia; Cathryn (Patrick) McCay of Pittsburgh, PA; son-in-law Mark Giesler of Batavia; 9 grandchildren Mark (Sarah) Tomaszewski, Donald O’Geen, Amy (Tony) Ilacqua, Jessica (Phillip) Farley, Chad (Jennifer) Giesler, Matthew (Amanda) Giesler, Sara Smith, Ryan and Charles McCay, 14 grandchildren along with many nieces and nephews.
Friends are invited to call on Sunday July 28, 2019 from 2 to 5 PM at Gilmartin Funeral Home & Cremation Company, Inc. 329-333 West Main Street, Batavia, New York 14020. An 11:00 AM Funeral Service will be held on Monday July 29, 2019 at the Funeral Home. She will be laid to rest in Grand View Cemetery, Batavia.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Smile Train (to help children with clefts) www.smiletrain.org. For more information please call 585-343-8260 or to leave a message of condolence please visit www.gilmartinfuneralhome.com. Arrangements completed by Gilmartin Funeral Home & Cremation Company, Inc. 329-333 West Main Street Batavia, New York 14020.
