Mary F. Eldridge, 72, of Wellsville, NY, died Tuesday, March
27, 2018 in Hart Comfort House, Wellsville, NY.
Born April 23, 1945, in Wellsboro, PA, she was the daughter of Henry A.
and Daphne L. Babcock Morrison. On
August 7, 1965, in Wellsville, she married Max Russell Eldridge, who
survives. A graduate of Wellsville
Central School, she began her working career as a telephone operator in
Wellsville and attended New Penn Beauty School in Olean. She owned and operated a beauty shop in
Wellsville for several years. She was
then employed by Highland Park as a nurse’s aide and retired from the
Wellsville school cafeteria. Mary was a
member of the First Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Wellsville. Surviving besides her husband, Max, are: two children, Thomas Eldridge of Wellsville
and Laurie (Nathan) Munley of Buffalo;
four grandchildren, Julie (Dustin White) Eldridge, Cameron Munley, Eian
Munley, and Lillian Munley; a
great-grandson, Chase White; a brother,
Richard (Sandra) Morrison of Virginia Beach, VA; nieces, nephews, and cousins. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased
by a brother, James Morrison; and a niece, Meridee Morrison. Mary’s family gratefully acknowledges her
many neighbors and friends for their care and support during her illness. Mary was very appreciative of their many
kindnesses. Friends may call Monday, April
2, 2018 from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at the Mulholland-Crowell Funeral Home,
Wellsville, NY, where Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday at 11:00 a.m.
Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery, Wellsville. Memorials may be made to Hart Comfort House,
141 East State St., Wellsville, NY 14895, the Southern Tier Cancer Center, 328
Delaware Ave., Olean, NY 14760, the Wellsville Volunteer Ambulance Corps, P.O.
Box 206, Wellsville, NY 14895, or the Office of the Aging, 7 Court St.,
Belmont, NY 14813. Online condolences
may be expressed at www.wellsvillefuneralhome.com.
