Jessie I. Kolesar

KOLESAR, Jessie I. (Barber)
Age 86, formerly of Westfield, PA, passed away Sunday, March 1, 2009, at the Carleton Senior Care Home, Wellsboro, PA. She was born May 23, 1922 in Dearthtown, PA, the daughter of Jesse and Phoebe Stewart Barber. She was a member of the Crary Hose Co. Auxiliary, St. Catherine's Catholic Church and the church's Altar and Rosary Society. Jessie worked at the Westfield Elementary School and managed the Hess Family Clothing Store in Westfield for many years. She is survived by son, Joe "Buzz" Kolesar, Westfield, PA; sons and daughters-in-law, Terrence and Patricia Kolesar, Ypsilanti, MI, Victor and Vonny Kolesar, Westfield, PA, Fred and Cindy Kolesar, Westfield, PA; daughter and son-in-law, Marie and Norman Painter, Addison, NY; 21 grandchildren, numerous great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joe Kolesar, Sr. in 1996. Family and friends are invited to call at the Kenyon Funeral Home, Inc., 222 West Main Street, Westfield, PA, Wednesday from 6-8:00 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted Thursday at 11:00 a.m. at St. Catherine's Catholic Church, Westfield, PA. Father John Kita officiating. Burial in Champlin Cemetery, Westfield, PA. Memorial donations may be made to The Shared Home, 27 Bacon Street, Wellsboro, PA 16901; and the Carleton Senior Care Home, 10 West Avenue, Wellsboro, PA 16901, in Jessie's memory.