Gwendolen Minnie Emmas Winans Morehouse, 99, of 3952 Route
275, Friendship passed away Thursday, February 13, 2020 at the Wellsville Manor
Care Center after a brief illness.
She was born in Montreal Canada on July 19, 1920. Her
parents were Bartlett and Pearl Gridley Winans. She moved with her family to
the United States at the age of two. While she lived and worked in the
Friendship NY area all her life, she remained a Canadian citizen. Gwen was a
“Rosie the Riviter” as she joined in the WWII workforce while her future
husband Edwin Jarvis Morehouse served in the European Theater. She moved to
Philadelphia to work at a defense plant welding military components. She later
worked at Acme Electric Corp. in Cuba NY retiring from that company. After the
war she married Edwin “Jarv” and had three children.
She was a lifetime member of the United Church of
Friendship. She is survived by a son Al
(Bessie) Morehouse of Friendship; A son-in-law Robert Landon of King Ferry, NY; A daughter-in-law Debra Morehouse of Lincoln,
California; Her Siblings Lois Sorensen of Huntington, PA, Audrey Cunningham of Olean,
Evelyn Hertzog of Friendship, LeRoy (Martha) Winans of Tuscon, Arizona, Robert
(Jean) Winans of Tuscon, Arizona; 13 grandchildren, Betty Warner, Barbara
Lockwood, Dale (Connie Sue) Lockwood, Todd (Katherine) Morehouse, George
(Dessie) Ritter, Tim (Lan) Pratt, William
(Stephanie) Landon, Caren (Brian) Donovan, Donald Morehouse, Christopher
(Tami) Morehouse, Alicia (Garrett) Brandenburger, Scott (Amy) Langner, numerous
great grandchildren and several Nieces and Nephews.
In addition to her husband Edwin on November 5, 1969, she
was predeceased a daughter Sylvia Ann Landon, a son Allan Jarvis Morehouse, a granddaughter
Deborah (Kerry) Warren and 2 Brothers and spouses Kenneth (Evelyn) Winans and
Gerald (Leska) Winans, a three brother-in-laws Howard Sorensen, Norman
Cunningham, and Gerald Hertzog.
Friends will be received at the Mark F. Rinker Funeral Home
& Memorial Service, Inc., 9 Bull Street, on Tuesday, February 18, 2020 from
2-4 & 7-9 p.m. Funeral Services will
be held on Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at the United Church of Friendship, 31
E. Main Street, Friendship at 10:00 a.m.
The Rev. Kirk Kirch will officiate.
Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Friendship, NY. Memorials may be
made to the United Church of Friendship or to a charity of the donor’s choice. Online
condolences may be sent at www.rinkerfuneralhome.com.
