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1947
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2025
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Christine Gaume Obituary
(Kolakowski)
Nov 18, 1947 - Oct 28, 2025
Of Wheatfield, NY Beloved wife of 50 years to Curtis C. Gaume; Dear mother of Kenneth (Jennifer) Gaume and Judith (Jesse) Telaak; Loving grandmother of Madeline, Andrew, Jacob and Ryan Gaume, Allison and Mackenzie Telaak; sister of Barbara Goettel, Patricia (late James) Tuttle and the late Leonard (late Nancy) Kolakowski; also survived by nieces and nephews. Friends may call at D. LAWRENCE GINNANE FUNERAL HOME, 3215 Delaware Ave., Kenmore, NY Thursday (Nov. 6th) 4-7 PM. All are invited to a Mass of Christian Burial at U.B. Newman Center Chapel, 495 Skinnerville Rd. (off Sweet Home Rd.), Amherst, Friday at 9:30 AM. Please meet at Chapel. Christine was retired after 30 years as a Reading Teacher with Amherst Central Schools. Memorials to Arthritis Foundation Upstate NY, 3300 Monroe Ave., Rochester, NY 14618 or Children's Heart Foundation, 5 Revere Dr. #200, Northbrook, IL 60062 are preferred. Condolences may be made at www.GinnaneFuneralHome.com
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Ginny
November 10, 2025
I´m terribly sorry to hear of Chris´ passing. I worked with her at Windermere and she was a guide for me in my first few years as a teacher. I loved her sense of humor and her warmth she brought everywhere she went. She will be missed.
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