Barbara Jean Yagle “beloved mother, grandmother, and dear friend”
SHINGLEHOUSE, Pa.---Barbara Jean Yagle, 93, of Shinglehouse, Pa., passed away peacefully on Monday, September 28, 2020, at Lakeview Healthcare and Rehabilitation, Smethport, having moved there recently from her home in Shinglehouse, where she had lived for over 30 years.
Barbara was born in North Tonawanda, N.Y. on May 4, 1927 to
Holden and Velma Jacobs Mansfield. She
married Jay Yagle in Buffalo. He has
since predeceased her. She later married John Corbett, who has also since
predeceased her.
Barbara graduated from North Tonawanda High School, received a
degree in Psychology from the University of Buffalo and her Master’s degree in
Counseling from Canisius College in Buffalo.
She served as a guidance counselor at Mt. St. Joseph Academy in
Buffalo. She was part owner of a Stretch
and Sew Store in West Seneca, N.Y. She
also worked for Displaced Homemakers in Buffalo. After moving to Pennsylvania, she worked as a
Career Counselor at St. Bonaventure University and served as head of Career
Counseling at the University until her retirement in 1995.
Barbara was an outstanding cook and enjoyed sharing her creations and recipes with family and
friends. On of her favorite pastimes was
perusing her hundreds of cookbooks looking for new recipes to try. She was an avid gardener, especially
vegetables which often went into her creations.
She was a birdwatcher, participating in the Cornell Feeder and Bird Watch
for many years. She was also a talented
seamstress.
As a younger person she participated in badminton, tennis, and
some cross country skiing and hiking in the woods around her home. In her later years, her mobility was limited
but she enjoyed going out to dinner with friends and going to the Oswayo Valley
Senior Center in Shinglehouse for bingo, where she first played it and said she
never seemed to win.
She was most appreciative of and grateful for the care and
support given by the aides, nurses and therapists of Charles Cole Home Health
while she was still home and the staff of Lakeview when she moved there.
She is survived by her sons, Jeffrey (Martha) Yagle of Buffalo
and Johnathan (Gail) Yagle of Amesbury, Massachusetts; two granddaughters, Alex
and Sammy; a great-granddaughter, Peyton; and a longtime dear friend and
companion, Cindy Zembryki.
Barbara was predeceased by her beloved dog pals, Beth, Ben, and
Emmy, whom she hoped to meet again over the Rainbow Bridge.
At the request of Barbara and the family, there will be no
viewing or visitation. There will be a
celebration of her life at a later time to be announced. She will be interred next to her parents in
White Chapel Cemetery in Amherst, N.Y.
Memorials may be made in her name to the Oswayo Valley Memorial
Library, PO Box 188, Shinglehouse, PA 16748; to the Shinglehouse Ambulance
Association, PO Box 98, Shinglehouse, PA 16748; or to a charity of the donor’s
choice.
Barbara’s care has been entrusted to her friend, Kevin J.
Dusenbury, funeral director/owner of the Virgil L. Howard Funeral Home,
Shinglehouse.
To express condolences or share a fond memory of Barbara, please
visit www.virgillhowardfuneralhome.com
or the Virgil L. Howard Funeral Home Facebook page.
