Cecelia Rimer

Cecelia A. Rimer, a loving wife, mother and grandmother, 62, of 11 Homestead Ave., passed away Sunday (May 10, 2015) at The Pavilion at Bradford Regional Medical Center after a five-year battle with cancer.
Born July 22, 1952, in DuBois, she was a daughter of the late Paul and Anna Iriti Buckwalter. On Dec. 23, 1997, in Las Vegas, she married John E. Rimer, who survives.
Mrs. Rimer was a 1970 graduate of Bradford Area High School. She had been employed at Monago's Floor Covering, as a cook at the Bradford Moose Lodge, Cherilla's Restaurant and then for 15 years at Zippo Manufacturing Co.
She had been a member of the former Bradford Moose Lodge Auxiliary.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by a daughter, Michelle Gleason of Bradford; two sons, Jimmy Gleason of Bradford and Matt (Brad) Gleason of Charlotte, N.C., three stepdaughters, Debbie (Bud) McCool of Bradford, Sherry (Lyle) Priece of Mount Jewett and Tammy Silvis of Limestone; two stepsons, John (Sandi) Rimer and Terry Rimer, all of Bradford; two sisters, Barb (Dean) Kowlsen of Athens, Tenn., and Paula Buckwalter of Bradford; two brothers, Paul (Virginia) Buckwalter of Pittsburgh and Donald Buckwalter of Citris Heights, Calif.; three grandchildren, Nick and Nathan Gleason and Christopher Gleason; many stepgrandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Family will receive friends from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday in the Hollenbeck-Cahill Funeral Homes Inc., South Avenue, where funeral and committal services will immediately follow with the Rev. Raymond Gramata, pastor of St. Bernard Roman Catholic Church, officiating.
Memorials, if desired, may be made to the McKean County SPCA, P.O. Box 113, Bradford, PA 16701; or the American Cancer Society.
Online condolences may be made at www.hollenbeckcahill.com.