WELLSVILLE - Barbara Vossler-Siemaszko passed away on
Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at Manor Hills Assisted Living Residence at age
94. Barbara Helen Marsh was born in
Wellsville on October 28, 1924, the daughter of Grover and Louella (Willsey)
Marsh.
Barbara graduated from Wellsville Central High School in
1941. In July 1942 she married William R. “Bill” Vossler. The early years of
their marriage were spent apart as Bill fulfilled his wartime duties overseas
in the U.S. Navy during the Second World War. Following Bill's return from the
war, they resumed their life together in Wellsville. Their marriage was blessed
with three children: William Thomas
“Tom” Vossler and wife Barbara (Stevens) of Gettysburg, PA; John Robert Vossler
and wife Martha (Balcom) of Wellsville who survive her and daughter Suzanne
Elaine Vossler who passed-away at an early age in 1961. In addition Suzanne,
Barbara was predeceased by brothers, Robert, Burton and Richard Marsh.
Barbara and Bill were married for forty-six years until
Bill's early passing in July, 1988. Together, in addition to their two sons and
daughters-in-law, their legacy includes four grandsons, one great grandson and
four great granddaughters. While raising their children, Barbara's work career
included employment in Wellsville at Rudolph's Jewelry Store, Hamilton's Shoe
Store and Worthington/Turbodyne where she was secretary to the plant
superintendent. During those years she was a member of the Wellsville Business
and Professional Women's Club. In later years, Barbara's hobbies included
gardening, crocheting afghans, word search puzzles and her most favored
activity of playing golf at the Wellsville Country Club with her many friends
and teammates. She was past president of the Wellsville Ladies Golf
Association.
In October, 1996, Barbara married Henry Siemaszko to whom
she was married for sixteen years until Henry's passing in 2013. From that marriage, three step-children were
added to her legacy: daughter Jacqueline (Jackie) and husband Jerry Cyphert of
Wasilla, AL; daughter Susan and husband Skip Yale of Sebastian, FL and son Tony
and wife Barbara of Fredericksburg, VA.
This marriage also blessed Barbara with four additional grandsons and
two great grandsons. While
living in Wellsville most of her life, Barbara spent several winters in Florida
with husband Henry at their home in Daytona Beach, FL. After Henry's passing, she spent nearly two
years with Tom and Barbara at their Gettysburg farm. In January 2015 she
returned to Wellsville taking residence in the Manor Hills Assisted Living
Residence and the excellent care of the staff there and loving attention of her
family until her passing.
Friends are invited to call on Saturday, March 16, 2019 from
2:00 to 3:00 p.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Wellsville. A celebration
of life ceremony will follow at 3:00 p.m. in church with Rev. Bill Willson
presiding. Interment will be in Woodlawn Cemetery. Remembrance donations in Barbara's name may
be sent to: First Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 470 N. Main Street,
Wellsville, NY 14895. To leave online condolences, please visit www.embserfuneralhome.com.
