Obituary
Virginia Williams
Virginia Y. Williams, 86, of 440 Congress Street , passed away Tuesday, January 31st, 2012 at The Pavilion at BRMC.
Born October 21, 1925, in Bradford, was a daughter of the late Archie L. and Anna Isabelle (Laughlin) Yerdon.
Mrs. Williams was a 1945 graduate St. Bernard High School. She received her Bachelor's Degree in Health and Physical Education from Ithaca State College as well as her Master's of Science in Education. She taught Physical Education at Jamestown High School in Jamestown, NY for ten years. Mrs. Williams returned to Bradford where she taught Physical Education at Floyd C. Fretz Junior High School. She served as a guidance counselor at both Floyd C. Fretz Jr. High and at Bradford Senior High and retired as a home school visitor for the Bradford Area School District.
She was a member of St. Bernard Church, a past member of the American Association of University Women, the Pennhills Club and served on the advisory board for Children & Youth Services.
Surviving is a sister, Christine L. Yerdon of Bradford, four nieces; Marcia N. Janson, Ann L. Nelson, Kathleen Y Atkins and Christine J. Adams, seven nephews; James R. Nelson, Michael Johnson, Joseph Johnson, Eric Johnson, Timothy J. Yerdon, Kevin M. Yerdon and Christopher Yerdon and several grand nieces and grand nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, a brother, James J. Yerdon and two sisters, Gloria Johnson and Mary Elizabeth Nelson.
Family will be receiving friends Thursday, February 2, 2012, from Noon to 1:30pm at Hollenbeck-Cahill Funeral Homes, Inc. where a prayer service will be held at 1:30pm, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 2:00pm in St. Bernard Church, with Rev. Raymond Gramata, pastor as Celebrant. Burial will be in St. Bernard Cemetery.
Memorials, if desired, may be made to the charity of the donor's choice.
On line condolences may be made at www.hollenbeckcahill.com
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Born October 21, 1925, in Bradford, was a daughter of the late Archie L. and Anna Isabelle (Laughlin) Yerdon.
Mrs. Williams was a 1945 graduate St. Bernard High School. She received her Bachelor's Degree in Health and Physical Education from Ithaca State College as well as her Master's of Science in Education. She taught Physical Education at Jamestown High School in Jamestown, NY for ten years. Mrs. Williams returned to Bradford where she taught Physical Education at Floyd C. Fretz Junior High School. She served as a guidance counselor at both Floyd C. Fretz Jr. High and at Bradford Senior High and retired as a home school visitor for the Bradford Area School District.
She was a member of St. Bernard Church, a past member of the American Association of University Women, the Pennhills Club and served on the advisory board for Children & Youth Services.
Surviving is a sister, Christine L. Yerdon of Bradford, four nieces; Marcia N. Janson, Ann L. Nelson, Kathleen Y Atkins and Christine J. Adams, seven nephews; James R. Nelson, Michael Johnson, Joseph Johnson, Eric Johnson, Timothy J. Yerdon, Kevin M. Yerdon and Christopher Yerdon and several grand nieces and grand nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, a brother, James J. Yerdon and two sisters, Gloria Johnson and Mary Elizabeth Nelson.
Family will be receiving friends Thursday, February 2, 2012, from Noon to 1:30pm at Hollenbeck-Cahill Funeral Homes, Inc. where a prayer service will be held at 1:30pm, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 2:00pm in St. Bernard Church, with Rev. Raymond Gramata, pastor as Celebrant. Burial will be in St. Bernard Cemetery.
Memorials, if desired, may be made to the charity of the donor's choice.
On line condolences may be made at www.hollenbeckcahill.com
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