Michael E. "Mike" Jefferies

1955 - 2024

Michael E. 'Mike' Jefferies

Loving husband, father, grandfather and friend

CUBA - Michael E. "Mike" Jefferies, 69, of 9364 Bradley Ave., Cuba, passed away Tuesday (July 2, 2024), at Olean General Hospital, after a brief illness.

Born March 2, 1955, in Olean, he was a son of Harold D. and Mary Jones Jefferies. On Aug. 26, 1978, at Our Lady of Angels Church, he married the former Kathryn E. "Kay" James, who survives.

Mike was a graduate of Cuba Central School's Class of 1974. While in school, he attended BOCES for Automotive Collision Repair.

He worked for Lester Chevrolet in Wellsville and several other body shops in the area, but in 1994 he opened Mike's Body Shop in Cuba and was still working and repairing cars at the time of his passing.

Mike was a former member of the Cuba Ambulance Squad for several years. Active in the community, he volunteered at the Cuba Dairy Days Car Show and the Cuba Garlic Festival. He was quite often the first person to show up and lend a helping hand to anyone in need, whether he was plowing snow for area businesses, using his excavator to help his friends or helping to improve businesses in town. He could be found every morning having coffee in town with his friends.

He loved riding Harley Davidson Motorcycles, camping with his family, restoring antique cars to add to his collection and had mechanical skills that allowed him to fix anything.

In addition to his wife, Kay, he leaves behind his children, Jason Jefferies of Cuba, Kelly (Christopher) Clayson of Cuba, Colleen (Joshua) Bunk of Cuba and Matthew (Jacy) Jefferies of Cuba; his grandchildren, Colston, Madison, Isabelle and Watson; two sisters, Terry Toomey and Patsy Byers; and several nieces and nephews.

In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by two brothers, H. Dean Jefferies and Ronald Jefferies, and a sister, Judith Jefferies.

The family will receive friends from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Sunday (July 7, 2024) at the Mark F. Rinker Funeral Home & Memorial Service, Inc., 9 Bull St., Cuba. Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday (July 8, 2024).

Burial will be in Our Lady of Angels Cemetery, Cuba.

Memorials in Mike's name may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.

As a final tribute to Mike, his family requests those who have a hot rod or classic cars to line Main Street in Cuba at 11 a.m. Monday from the fire department headed east towards Friendship for the funeral procession to pass.