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Obituary: Frances E. Walker, 92, Beaver Falls
Published: July 06, 2023
By: Provided by Scanlon Funeral Home
Frances E. Walker
 BEAVER FALLS, NY- Frances
Elizabeth Walker, 92, formerly of Cut-Off Rd., Beaver Falls, died on
Wednesday, July 5, 2023 at Lewis County Hospital
Extended Care Facility, Lowville.
Born on August
16, 1930 in Albany, NY, a daughter of Iva Mae and
Percy C. (Jones) Lenegar, she was a 1948 graduate
of Carthage High School.
She married Terry
F. Walker on September 24, 1949 in the Salem
Evangelical United Brethren Church in Beaver Falls. Mr. Walker died on
August 19, 2012.
Her working
career spanned many years with varied jobs and positions including working
as a punch press and carding machine operator at Beaverite
Products in Beaver Falls. She later worked as a secretary and bookkeeper at
the former JP Lewis Company; as a part time postal clerk for several years
at the Beaver Falls Post Office, and as a receptionist for Fibre Products Research Ctr. Lastly, she worked for
over 25 years at Gerald Nortz Auto Dealership in
Lowville as their bookkeeper and secretary.
Her favorite
hobbies and pastimes included: walking, reading, knitting, Square Dancing,
spending time with friends playing cards, being with family and traveling.
Many summers were
enjoyed at Moon Lake and Wellesley Island. She also enjoyed wintering with
her husband in Sarasota and Aruba for many years.
Fran was an Officer
for many organizations including: The Grange, Women’s Legion Auxiliary, and
Senior Citizens.
Surviving
are a son and daughter-in-law,
Steven T. and Eileen Walker, of Cincinnati, OH, her daughter and
son-in-law, Suzanne W. and Wilbur Stanford, Jr., of Glenfield, NY; two
granddaughters, Christine (Brian) Williams, of Richmond, VA, and Allison
(Tyler) Furlong, and two great grandchildren, Madelyn and James Furlong,
all of Cincinnati, OH; two brothers,
Charles (Rita) Lenegar, of Tacoma, WA, and George
(Mary Lee) Lenegar, of Albany, NY; two sisters,
Patricia Kaine, of Delmar, NY and Mary Lou VonLanger, of Watervliet, NY,
and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to
her loving husband of almost 63 years, she was predeceased by her brother,
Allen Lenegar.
A funeral service
for Frances will be held on Tuesday, July 11, 2023
at 11:00 a.m. at the Salem Christian Fellowship Church in Beaver Falls
where she was a life time member. Burial will
follow in Riverside Annex Cemetery in Beaver Falls.
Calling hours will
also be held on Tuesday, July 11th beginning at 9:30 a.m. until
the 11:00 a.m. funeral service at the church.
Memorial
contributions may be made to the Beaver Falls Volunteer Fire Department.
Arrangements are
with Scanlon Funeral Home, Croghan.
Condolences at www.scanlonfuneral.com
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