Lois M. Quant:
Loving Mother and Grandmother
Lois M. Quant, 86, of 17 South Park Street, Cuba, passed away
Saturday, April 4, 2020 at Cuba Memorial Hospital’s Palliative Care Unit after
she suffered a stroke earlier in the week.
Born on May 10, 1933, in Olean, she was a daughter of Samuel
and Bessie Stives Frank. On October 10, 1953, in Olean, she married Edward
Quant who predeceased her December 2, 1994.
She later was married to Earl R. “Dutch” Stellrecht, who also
predeceased her.
She was a graduate of Olean High School. After high school she was a stay at home mom
that was dedicated to raising her children and when her children were in their
teenage years, she started working for the Portville Central School first as a
cafeteria monitor and later as an attendance clerk for over thirty years. After leaving Portville School she became a
legal secretary for Murrin & DeRose Law Office in Olean and then retired
from Mike Consedine’s Law Office.
She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Cuba and
several of its bible study groups and enjoyed singing the in choir.
Lois loved playing the piano, tending to her gardens, and
playing golf. In earlier years she was a
campfire girls leader and delivered meal on wheels.
She is survived by her children, Pamela Zalar and her
husband Ed of Cuba, Linda Simons and her
husband Wayne Oonk of Cuba, Sandy Pickert of Ashville, NY; Her
grandchildren Jason (Roxanne) Patten, Mandi (Shannon) Kenyon, Heidi Brown, Abby
(Ashley) Pickert, Emily Pickert, and Christian Pickert; 6 great grandchildren; 2
Sisters, Susie (Floyd) Brockman of Corbin, Kentucky, Peggy Mercier of Florida; Several Nieces and Nephews.
In addition to her husbands and parents she was predeceased
by a brother Samuel F. Frank, Jr., and a sister Nancy Frank. There will be no
services at this time. A Celebration of
Lois’ life will be held later this summer. Burial will be in Cuba Cemetery,
Cuba, NY. Arrangements are under direction of the Mark F. Rinker Funeral Home
& Memorial Service, Inc., Cuba.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.rinkerfuneralhome.com. The
family is especially appreciative of the staff at Fields of Dreams, Allegany,
for the care their mother received for the past two months.
