Pauline B. Wende, 95, of 29 Champlain Ave., Cuba passed away
Tuesday, March 21, 2011 at Olean General Hospital after a lengthy illness.
Born on March 24, 1921, in Bradford, PA she was a daughter
of Lester E. and Mary O. Hartshorn Baxter.
On October 8, 1938 in Obi, she married Rudy M. Wende who predeceased her
in January of 1996.
Pauline was a graduate of the former Cuba Central
School. She had worked for Acme Electric
of Cuba, Phelps and Sibley Mill, and later as a preparation cook at Rushford
Central School prior to her retirement.
She was the secretary/treasurer of Rawson Cemetery for many
years. She loved to read and enjoyed
sewing. She is survived by a son, Ronald M. (Elizabeth) Wende of Delevan; a daughter,
Sandra M. (David) Crowley of Cuba; 9 Grandchildren, 26 Great Grandchildren, 11
great-great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her
parents and husband she was predeceased by a son Terry R. Wende on August 23,
2012, a daughter in law Jean Wende on March 28, 2008, two brothers Elba and
Edward Baxter, 4 Sisters Mable Rumsey, Myrtle Turner, Hazel Peterson, and
Josephine Warner, and a special friend Richard W. “Dick” Wilkinson on May 31,
2010. The family will receive friends at the Mark F. Rinker Funeral Home &
Memorial Service, Inc., 9 Bull Street Cuba, on Saturday, March 25, 2017 from
11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at which time funeral services will be held. The Rev. Daryl Butler, pastor of Elton
Baptist Church, will officiate. Memorials in Pauline’s name may be made to the
Cuba Circulating Library, 39 East Main Street, Cuba, New York 14727.
