Birth: | Aug. 30, 1918 | Death: | Dec. 5, 2016 |
Marion Jean Skinner Strait, 98, passed away peacefully Monday, December 5, 2016, at the Mt. Carmel House in Hilton, NY.
Marion
was predeceased by her husband, Clarence Bernard ("Bernie") Strait on
Dec. 11, 2004. Marion and Bernie met in high school in Oneonta, NY. They
would have celebrated their 74th Wedding Anniversary December 5th,
1942-2016.
She also attended Oneonta State to get her teaching
degree however WWII interrupted. Bernie and Marion married just before
he left to be part of 390th Battalion Army Air Corps stationed in
Framlingham England.
Marion and Bernie built and maintained the Plaza Court Motel for 32 years in Geneva, NY.
She
is survived by her children Pamela (Strait) Biemiler-Cherry of Maggie
Valley, NC, Cheryl (William) Strait-Haley of Greece, NY, Steven (Jane)
Strait of Sudbury, MA and Gary (Barbara) Strait of Canandaigua, NY.
Nephews, Robert Skinner of Port Crane, NY and Charles Skinner of
Hammondsport, NY, and niece, Pat Skinner Osgood of Mansfield, TX. She
also leaves 12 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren whom all adored
her and her vibrant personality. Marion loved her family and having fun
with them. Laughter was abundant when Marion was around.
The
funeral service will be held Thursday, Dec. 8, 10 AM at the Vay-Schleich
& Meeson Funeral Chapel, 1075 Long Pond Road, Greece, NY. Followed
by her burial with Bernie at the Temple Hill Cemetery Associaion, 111
Temple Hill Street, Geneseo, NY . Family links: Spouse: Clarence Bernard Strait (1917 - 2004)
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Temple Hill Cemetery
Geneseo Livingston County New York, USA | Maintained by: Find A Grave Originally Created by: JEF Record added: Dec 29, 2016
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