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Wednesday, March 14, 2018
Mary Ellen Farnsworth, 76, of 142 Barbour Street, Bradford, PA
Mary Ellen Farnsworth
Mary Ellen Farnsworth, 76, of 142 Barbour Street, Bradford, PA, passed away, Tuesday, March 13, 2018, at UPMC Hamot in Erie.
Born September 21, 1941 in Pontiac, MI, she was a daughter of the late Leslie and Mable J. (Adams) Vaughn.
Mary Ellen was a 1959 graduate of Limestone Central School. She had attended secretarial school in Minnesota. For a time she had been employed by the Department of the Navy in Washington DC., she returned to the Bradford area, and graduated from the University of Pittsburgh, Bradford Campus. She had been employed by the State of Pennsylvania and worked as a supervisor for the Department of Labor for over 32 years.
On June 28, 1988 in Bradford, she married Robert A. "Whitey" Farnsworth who survives.
Mary Ellen was a member of the VFW Auxiliary, the American Legion Auxiliary and the Eagles Auxiliary. She was an avid Pittsburgh Steeler's fan, and her greatest joy came from camping with girls, "her hens".
In addition to her husband,
she is survived by two daughters,
- Brenda (Charles) Shaffner, of Portville, NY, and
- Jayne Lucco, of Bradford,
one son, Robert Pierrotti Jr., of Colorado Springs, CO,
two step sons
- Robert Farnsworth, Jr., of Kane, and
- Kevin (Nellie) Farnsworth, of Laurens, SC,
a step daughter, Starr (Tim) Silvis, of Kane,
two brothers,
- Richard Miller, of Collins, NY, and
- Felix Miller, of Limestone,
four grandchildren, two step grandchildren, two great grandchildren two step great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents,
six brothers and
one sister.
Friends are invited to attend a Celebration of Life on Sunday, March 18, 2018 at 1:00pm in the VFW Event Center. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Hollenbeck-Cahill Funeral Homes Inc.
Memorial contributions, if desired, may be made to VFW Auxiliary 94 Barbour Street, Bradford, PA 16701.
Online condolences may be made at www.hollenbeckcahill.com
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