Fran was a graduated of the Bolivar Central School class of 1972. Along with his father operated the Bolivar Hotel from 1973-2014. From 2014 until his retirement in October 2018 was employed by Seneca Allegany Casino in Salamanca. Fran was a member of St. Mary’s Church Bolivar and was an avid antique collector. He also did fund raising for area SPCAs and the American Cancer Society.
Surviving are two sisters, Mary (Roy) Scott Wellsville and Kathy Stedman Jamestown; one niece Mary Jane Depew of Jamestown; two nephews, Bill (Wendy) Scott of Wellsville and Charles Scott Honeye Falls, NY. Also surviving are several great nieces and nephews & several great-great grandnieces & nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother William Stedman.
Friends may call at the Schaffner Funeral Home Inc. Bolivar on Friday December 14, 2018 from 3-7 p.m.. Funeral services will be held on Saturday December 15, 2018 beginning with a prayer service from the funeral home at 10:30 a.m. followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Mary’s Church Bolivar at 11 A.M. Burial will be in St. Ann’s Cemetery Hornell, NY.
Memorials may be made to American Cancer Society P.O. Box 22718 Oklahoma City Ok. 73123-1718, Chautauqua Co. Humane Society 2825 Strunk Rd. Jamestown N.Y. 14701, Immaculate Conception School 24 Maple Ave. Wellsville N.Y.14895.
