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Obituary: Sharon Mumford Bolliver Wolf, 86, Lowville
Published: November 05, 2024
By: Provided by Iseneker
Funeral Home
Sharon Mumford
Bolliver Wolf
 Sharon Mumford Bolliver Wolf, of
Lowville, passed on Friday, November 2 with her family by her side. Sharon was born in
Lowville on December
29, 1937, to John Sylvester and Bernice O‘Brien
Mumford. The youngest of four, she graduated from Lowville Academy
in 1956 and worked for several years as a telephone operator.
Sharon married John P.
Bolliver II on August
12, 1961, at St. Peter’s Catholic Church. She and John spent
their married life at the Bolliver family farm on Rte. 26 in Lowville. They
continued operations at the farm started in 1892 by John’s grandparents,
succeeded by his parents Clarence and Marion Hanno Bolliver. Sharon and
John had two children, Brenda Sharon in 1964, and John Peter III in 1969. Sharon and John enjoyed dances at The Elks Club, snowmobiling, spending time at Brantingham Lake with their children,
socializing with their many friends, and domestic and international travel.
Sharon loved the farm.
A lover of all animals, she delighted in each newborn calf or litter of
kittens. Sharon
loved many cats over the years, most notably Shoo-Shoo, Parsippany,
Tiffany, Diane, Maggie, Pierre
and Pepper; as well as Sam, the dog.
When John’s life
was cut tragically short in 1975, Sharon
purchased a home on Waters Terrace in Lowville for herself and her
children, where they learned once again to be a family.
Sharon was a
member St. Peter’s Church, St. Theresa’s Guild and The Lewis County
Hospital Auxiliary, all while finding her place in the community as young
widow.
In 1983, Sharon
and Ken Wolf opened The Wolf’s Den restaurant in Turin, NY.
Ken purchased the former Down the Road at the foot of Snow Ridge and began
a labor of love. Features included tableside cooking, Mary Ann Kelpy at the
piano on Saturday night, and Buddy the dog. Despite the long hours and
headaches associated with a small business, Ken and Sharon took joy in
providing their customers, many who became friends, with great food and
drinks, plenty of good humor, and stories that will be live on for years.
In 1994, the reins of the business, soon to be called Steak ‘n Brew, were
turned over to Paul Virkler, who kept many of Ken’s specialty menu items.
On December 17, 1994, Ken
and Sharon married on Waters Terrace. They spent many happy years there,
enjoying travel and their human and feline family. Sharon and Ken were active in the NYS
Restaurant Association and The Epicurean Delight, which benefits Hospice.
Ken and Sharon
shared the joy of seeing Sharon’s
children marry. In 1996, John married Laura Weir in Peconic, NY.
In 2009 Brenda married David Flanders in Syracuse. In 1998, John and Laura
welcomed Abigail Rose Bolliver, Ken and Sharon’s first and only grandchild.
Sharon is survived by
her children, Brenda (David) of Syracuse;
John (Laura) of Southold, LI; her granddaughter Abby (Brett) of Longmont, CO;
her sister, Muriel (Doug) Herzig of Endwell, NY; her sister-in-law, Linda
Handy Mumford of Lowville; her feline “bestest
boy” Pepper, and many nieces and nephews. She is predeceased by her
parents, John and Bernice; her in-laws, Clarence and Marion; her husband,
John; her brothers, Brian D. and John C.; her husband Ken, and her very
special aunt Ruth ‘O’Brien.
Sharon will have a
funeral Mass said on Saturday, November 16th at 10:00 am at St. Peter’s Catholic
Church. Burial will follow in the Lowville Rural Cemetery
with her beloved husbands. Family and friends are invited to calling hours on Friday, November 15th , from 5 to 7:00
pm at the Sundquist Funeral Home.
In lieu of
flowers, the family would be pleased to accept a donation to The Lewis
County Humane Society, 6390 Pine Grove Road, Glenfield, NY 13343; Lions,
Tigers and Bears, 24402 Martin Way, Alpine, CA 91901, or the animal
shelter or big cat rescue of your choice.
On-line
condolence of sympathy may be made to: www.sundquistfh.com
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