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Wilma Jeanne Steadman Sylor
1926 - 2014
Wilma Steadman Sylor Obituary
She was born Aug. 6, 1926, in the town of Allen, she was a daughter of the late Clarence Steadman and Eleanor Ross. On Dec. 24, 1945, in Starke, Fla., she married Norbert Sylor, who survives.
She was a graduate of Fillmore Central School. She was a member of Fillmore American Legion Auxiliary, the Short Tract United Methodist Church, the Wide Awake Library Club and Gideon's International Allegany Camp Auxiliary.
For many years, she was the 4-H leader in Fillmore, and a program aid in Wyoming County for many years. Wilma also taught cake decorating, candy making, knitting and sewing. In 1988 she retired as kitchen manager at Camp Asbury after 19 years.
Surviving in addition to her husband are four daughters, Claudia (Joe) Honsberger of Goodyear, Ariz., Carolyn (Thomas) Wrinn of Hamburg, Audrey (Gerard) Jurczynski of Schenectady and Kathleen Randall of Broad Brook, Conn.; 10 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; three sisters, Dorothea Somogyi of Ulysses, Pa., Patricia (Carl) Holmes of Cuba and Althea Martin of Delevan; and several nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by three sisters, Ruth E. Wendland, Marjorie Kozlowski and Virginia Steadman.
Family and friends may gather from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Kopler-Williams Funeral Home, 21 N. Genesee St., Fillmore. A celebration of life will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday (June 14, 2014) at the Epworth Hall at Silver Lake Institute. The Rev. James Stevens, pastor of Dansville United Methodist Church, will officiate. A gathering for fellowship will follow the service in the Koinonia Inn at Asbury Camp. Burial will be in Short Tract Cemetery.
Memorials if desired to: Short Tract United Methodist Church, 5129 County Road 4, Fillmore, NY 14735; Asbury Camp and Retreat Center, P.O. Box 218, Silver Lake, NY 14549; or Gideon's International, P.O. Box 92, Houghton, NY 14744.
Online condolences may be made at: www.koplerwilliamsfuneralhome.com.
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patti Miller pickup
June 19, 2014
Sweet sweet lady loved by all.
June 12, 2014
Am thinking of you in this time of loss.
Marcia (Grant) Brundage
Grace Fowler
June 11, 2014
My deepest sympathy. Keeping you in my prayers.
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