Obituary
Eleanor McDowell
Eleanor J. McDowell, 89, of 15071 Shell Point Blvd. Fort Myers, FL, formerly of South 2nd Street, Bradford, passed away Monday, May 28, 2012 at Shell Point Pavilion.
Born on March 17, 1923, in Lewis Run, she was a daughter of the late John and Ella (Kutchmire) Kemick.
On November 24,1963, in Bradford she married James R. McDowell, who died in 1980.
She was a member and past president of the Bradford Hospital Auxilliary, former member of Bradford Hospital Board of Directors, YWCA and McKean County Republican Women. She was a member of St. Bernard Church.
Eleanor was Vice President and partner at Barnsdall's Inc. in Bradford.
Surviving is a daughter, Barbara J. (Terry) Brown, of Fort Myers, FL, three step daughters, Karen Phillips, Bradford, Marsha Sands, of Norwalk, OH, Barbara Lockman, of Ellicott, MD, and a step son, James McDowell, of Sherman Oaks, CA, sixteen grandchildren, 19 great grandchildren, one great great granddaughter and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, a step daughter, Kathleen Spindler, three brothers Donald, Frank and John Kemick and one sister, Beatrice Nortum.
Friends are invited to attend a Mass of Christian to be announced at a later date and time in St. Bernard Church. Burial will be in McKean Memorial Park. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Hollenbeck-Cahill Funeral Homes, Inc.
Memorial, if desired, may be made to charity of the donor's choice.
On line condolences may be made at www.hollenbeckcahill.com
Born on March 17, 1923, in Lewis Run, she was a daughter of the late John and Ella (Kutchmire) Kemick.
On November 24,1963, in Bradford she married James R. McDowell, who died in 1980.
She was a member and past president of the Bradford Hospital Auxilliary, former member of Bradford Hospital Board of Directors, YWCA and McKean County Republican Women. She was a member of St. Bernard Church.
Eleanor was Vice President and partner at Barnsdall's Inc. in Bradford.
Surviving is a daughter, Barbara J. (Terry) Brown, of Fort Myers, FL, three step daughters, Karen Phillips, Bradford, Marsha Sands, of Norwalk, OH, Barbara Lockman, of Ellicott, MD, and a step son, James McDowell, of Sherman Oaks, CA, sixteen grandchildren, 19 great grandchildren, one great great granddaughter and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, a step daughter, Kathleen Spindler, three brothers Donald, Frank and John Kemick and one sister, Beatrice Nortum.
Friends are invited to attend a Mass of Christian to be announced at a later date and time in St. Bernard Church. Burial will be in McKean Memorial Park. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Hollenbeck-Cahill Funeral Homes, Inc.
Memorial, if desired, may be made to charity of the donor's choice.
On line condolences may be made at www.hollenbeckcahill.com
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