A funeral service was conducted Monday in Hornell for Mrs. Agnes Fullwood Willey, 77, of Hornell who died Friday (Jan. 6, 1978) in St. James Mercy Hospital there.
She was the mother of George R. Willey of Wayland. Born in Hornell, she lived there all her life. She was a member of the United Presbyterian Church, the Gladys Brasted Circle of Bethesda Community Hospital, the Hornell Fortnightly Club and Ivanhoe Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star and Maple Court, Order of Amaranth.
Also surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Joseph Rohan of Horseheads and Mrs. Michael Parnell of LeRoy; another son, William E. Willey of
Hornell; a sister, Mrs. Emma Townsend of Hornell; a brother, Albert Fullwood of Pottersville, N.J.; 21 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Burial was in Forest Lawn Cemetery, South Dansville. Memorial contributions may be made to the Women.
WAYLAND - George R. Willey, 85, passed away peacefully Friday, November 27, 2009, at the Vincent House Comfort Care Facility in Wayland.
George was born Oct. 8, 1924, in Hornell, a son of George and Agnes (Fulwood) Willey. He was a graduate of Hornell High School and received his associates degree at Alfred State College. George was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving during World War II in the field artillery in Burma and India. He was a milk deliveryman and repair-man for Elmhurst Dairy in Hornell for many years. In addition to his parents, George was predeceased by his first wife Peggy (Stewart) Willey, his second wife Barbara (Wright) Willey, his sister, Jean (Willey) Rohan, and two grandsons Donald Beyea and Josh Smith.
George was a member of the Springwater Church of the Nazarene and formerly, many bowling leagues in Geneseo. Some of his hobbies included collecting phonographic equipment, building hi-fi equipment, fishing, and some years ago he kept and used carrier pigeons, but most of all he loved spending time with his family and friends.
George is survived by his wife, Barbara Yates; his children, George S. (Linda) Willey, Pam Smith, Bill (Bonnie) Willey and Penny (Willey) Beyea; his step-children, Sandra Toomey, Rhonda (Randy) Parker, Brenda (Lee) Richey, Lynn (Tom) Giglio, Abby Cox and Gillian Cox; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren; one sister, Clara Mae Parnell; one brother, William (Diane) Willey; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Jean E. (Willey) Rohan Krebs
Posted May 26, 2009 at 12:01 AM
West Palm Beach, Fla.
Our devoted, loving mother went peacefully to the Lord Thursday (May 21, 2009). She was born Oct. 20, 1926, to George and Agnes Willey. She graduated from Arkport High School and attended Alfred University. She became the first telephone operator in Hornell.
She married Joseph Rohan (deceased) May 31, 1947. They have 12 living children, Mary Kathleen Easton Rohan of Penn Yan, Lizabeth Ponce of Lake Worth, Fla., John (Mary) Rohan of Montz, La., Mary (Joseph) Lindstrom of West Palm Beach, Fla., Theresa (Joseph) Szymkiewicz of West Palm Beach, Fla., William (Myrna) Rohan of Barrow, Alaska, Jeanne (Eric) Wasser of Lake Worth, Fla., Patricia (Richard) Rockwell of Blossvale, Robert Rohan of Mount Morris, Barbara (Christopher) Williams of Apex, N.C., Susan Schwab of Hollywood, Fla. and Michael (Cynthia) Rohan of Big Flats. Also surviving are three siblings, George Willey of Wayland, William (Diane) Willey of Cohocton and Claire Mae Parnell of Rochester; 25 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
She is predeceased by a son, Robert William.
She owned and operated Rohan’s Delicatessen in Horseheads. She later retired and moved to West Palm Beach where she enjoyed ballroom dancing, bowling, fishing and golf.
A private family service will take place Sunday on the Esperenza Rose on Keuka Lake. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Hospice of Palm Beach County.
FORMER STATE OFFICIAL DIES.
Frederick Bernard Was Born In Tucson In 1885. Frederick H. Bernard, city attorney for Tucson from 1917 - to 1921, and United States district attorney for Arizona from 1922 to 1924, died in Prescott at 2 a.m. Tuesday morning. A large number of his Tucson friends and former classmates at the University of Arizona left last night for Prescott where they will attend the funeral services, to be held at 7:30, and return with the body to Tucson where a brief service will be held Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Parker Mortuary chapel. The body will be lowered into its grave, beside his father and mother, just as the sun goes down at 7:32 p.m. tomorrow evening.
Brain Hemorrhage. "Fritz" Bernard suffered a cerebral hemorrhage Sunday morning, and never regained consciousness. June 25 he had a slight stroke of paralysis, followed by other minor strokes before the brain hemorrhage Sunday. His wife. Mrs. Ruby Mattison Bernard, was with him at the time of his death. Mr. Bernard has been associated with Francis Drake Crable in a law firm at Prescott for several years. Crable is in Germany at a health resort, recovering from a heart attack.
Born in Tucson. Mr. Bernard was born in Tucson, August 18, 1995, his father was a pioneer, Allan C. Bernard, who operated a wagon train from Westport, Mo., to Santa Fe and later served in the army fighting Indians. The elder Bernard was stationed at Fort Bowie during the time when Chief Cochise led the Apaches on depredations of the entire southern portion of Arizona. His mother was a member of the Choteau family of St Louis and both Mr. Bernard's parents had distinguished family connections. Educated Here. Educated in Tucson's public schools, Mr. Bernard entered the University of Arizona in 1901, and three years later left for Stanford university to study law. He received his law degree from Stanford university, returned to Tucson to go into private practice. In 1917 he was appointed city attorney for Tucson and held that position until 1921 after which he was named, March 1, 1922, as United States district attorney for Arizona to succeed Thomas A. Flynn. President Warren G Harding made his appointment. He resigned from that post in November of 1924, returning to private practice in Tucson. He went to Los Angeles in 1930 to practice and remained there until a year or so ago, during which time he was a deputy corporation commissioner in Los Angeles for nearly two years. On taking up residence at Prescott, he became associated with Crable. Leaves Family.
He leaves his widow, Mrs. Ruby Mattison Bernard, formerly of Phoenix, and to whom he was married, March 28, 1930; a brother, Allan C. Bernard of Sinaloa, Mexico; a stepdaughter, Betty; and four California cousins with whom he was reared, Nonie and William Bernard, Mrs. W. T. Berry, all of Los Angeles, and Ned Bernard of San Jose. Nonie Bernard left Los Angeles yesterday to accompany Betty to the funeral services of his cousin and her step-father. Kirk Moore of Tucson left last night to join the family and will accompany them back to Tucson for the Thursday services. Representatives of several old families, including the Aguirre, Zelleweger, Ballinger, Zipf, and Brown families, also left for Prescott. Burial Planned. When the body arrives in Tucson Thursday it will be taken to the Packer chapel where at 7 p.m. Father Peter Timmerman will read a brief service. Friends will accompany the body to the Evergreen cemetery where the lowering of the casket will be timed with the setting of the sun. Transcription by Mary Cummins.