Hornell, NY / Dansville, NY
Emma L. Loree, 91, formerly of Arkport and Dansville, passed
away peacefully Friday morning (September 27, 2019) at Elderwood of Hornell
Nursing Facility where she had resided since October 2016.
Born in Wayland, NY on May 14, 1928, she was the daughter of
the late George and Lida (Drum) Emo. On
May 12, 1951, she married Mark J. Loree.
They celebrated nearly 65 years of marriage before Mark’s passing on
March 16, 2016.
Emma was a graduate of Wayland High School (class of
1946). Prior to her marriage she worked
at the Kodak Company in Rochester in the box department. Emma was a farmwife and stay at home
Mom. Together she and Mark operated the
Loree dairy and beef farm (Loree Homestead) in the North Almond Valley from
1951 until 2004.
Along with raising their 6 children, she and Mark enjoyed
square dancing and life on the farm.
Emma was known for her “green thumb”.
She could generally nurse any plant back to good health. She loved gardening and sharing her
vegetables and flower gardens. She was
also known for her homemade breads and homemade pickles. Mostly she loved spending time with Mark, the
children, grand and great grandchildren, neighbors and friends who stopped by.
As the children got older, Emma worked for 11 years at the
Arkport Central School cafeteria. She
also worked several decades for the Almond Election Bureau on election
days. She was a member of the Arkport
(Bishopville) Home Bureau which later became a member of the Cornell
Cooperative Extension. She was a member
of Our Lady of the Valley Parish and a communicant of St Ann’s Church. She was also a 20-plus year member of the St.
James Hospital Auxiliary.
Emma is survived
by 4 daughters; Linda Loree-Findeis
(Edith) of Clifton Springs, NY, Patricia (Thomas) McDonald of Wayland, NY, Erma
(George) Kobosko of Melbourne, FL and Mary Loree of Bellefontaine, OH; 2 sons, Mark (Gina-Marie ) Loree of
Wellington, FL, and Donald (Michelle) Loree of Surprise, AZ; 7 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren and
twin great great-grandsons; brother-in-law Thomas Loree of Dansville; several
step-grandchildren, step-great-grandchildren, step-great-great grandchildren;
nieces, nephews, cousins and many friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Mark;
sister Katheryn (Rodney) Zeh; sister in-law Mary (Bill) Patti; sister in-law
Hazel Loree; and brother in-law Paul (Dee) Loree.
The family of Emma L. Loree will receive friends on Friday
(October 11, 2019) from 9:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. at St. Ann’s Church where a
Memorial Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. Final interment will be in St.
Ann’s Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are in care of the Dagon Funeral Home, 38
Church St., Hornell, NY.
Emmas’ family kindly request that in lieu of flowers,
memorial contributions in her name be made to St Ann’s Church, 27 Erie Ave.,
Hornell, NY 14843; or to Elderwood of Hornell (attn: Activities Dept), 1
Bethesda Dr., Hornell, NY 14843.
The Loree family wishes to thank the employees and
volunteers of Elderwood for the care, compassion and love they provided Mom
during her stay. We would also like to
thank the residents for their companionship and friendship with Mom.
