Wellsville, NY - Lisa C. Sweet, 63, of 45 South Brooklyn Avenue passed away on Saturday, September 30, 2017 at Highland Hospital in Rochester. She was born November 18, 1953 in North Hornell, the daughter of the late Calvin B. and Louise (Dohring) Cook.
Lisa was a 1971 graduate of Wellsville High School and received an Associate Degree in Business form Olean Business Institute. She was the Administrative Assistant to the CEO and CFO at Jones Memorial Hospital; where she had been employed for the past 36 years. She was a former member of the McEwen Hose Company # 4 in Wellsville and was a life member of the Jones Memorial Hospital Auxiliary. She is survived by one daughter, Beth (Greg) Day of Wellsville, two grandchildren, Kayla and Dylon Day, two sisters, Christel (James) Burm of Newark and Laurie Dawson and her companion James Clark of Winchester, VA, a brother-in-law, Thomas Barnett of Rushford, mother-in-law, Glady Sweet of Wellsville, sister-in-law, Kathy (Roger) Moyer of Wellsville, nine nieces and nephews, Danielle, PJ, Brendan, Molly, Kyle, Katie, Darren, Hillary and Hayley, six great nieces and nephews, Cheyenne, David, Brynlee, Liam, Blake and Jackson, and a very special friend, Roger Neely of Wellsville. She was predeceased in addition to her parents, by a sister, Corky Barnett and a nephew, Eric Barnett. Friends are invited to call on Friday, October 6, 2017 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. and Saturday, October 7th from 10:00 a.m. to 12 noon at the J. W. Embser Sons Funeral Home Inc. in Wellsville. The funeral will follow the visitation on Saturday at noon in the funeral home with Rev. David Potts presiding. Burial will be in Alfred Rural Cemetery at a later date. Please consider memorial donation to the American Kidney Fund or the American Cancer Society. To leave online condolences, please visit www.embserfuneralhome.com.
