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Phyllis Bardeau Obituary
Phyllis was born April 2, 1934, in Coldspring, the daughter of the late Dorothy Jimerson John.
She graduated from Randolph Central School and received her Master's in Arts from the University of Buffalo.
Phyllis retired from the Seneca Language Department for the Seneca Nation where she was a master language teacher, fluent in the Native American dialect. She was an enrolled member of the Seneca Nation of Indians Deer Clan and was an author and storyteller of the Seneca language.
She is survived by a son, Mike (Veronica) Williams of Lawtons; two daughters, Eva Aidman of Salamanca and Carrie Haynes of North Collins; her very special granddaughter, Sheri (Robert) Jones of Gowanda; numerous grandchildren; many great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild; two sisters, Karen (late Kirby Jacobs) Baum of Steamburg and Dorothy (late Ed) Confer of Salamanca; and a daughter-in-law, Lynne Cowher of Salamanca.
Phyllis was preceded by two sons, Richard Williams and James Williams; three brothers, Lionel (Judith) John, Wilbur (Charlene) John and Marty John; three sisters, Ruth (Jack) John and twins Donna Marie Crouse and Deanna E. John.
The family received family and friends Saturday and Sunday (Sept. 2 and 3, 2023) at her home at 220 W. Perimeter Road, Steamburg. Funeral services were held Monday (Sept. 3, 2023) at the Coldspring Longhouse with Longhouse speaker Travis Stafford speaking over her.
Burial would follow in the Hillside Haven Cemetery, Steamburg.
Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Howie VanRensselaer of the VanRensselaer & Son Funeral Home, 14 Church St., Randolph. If desired, memorials may be sent to Seneca Nation Language School, 1341 W. Perimeter Road, Steamburg, NY 14783. To leave a condolence, visit vanrensselaerandsonfuneralhome.com.
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