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Friday, September 18, 2020

Obituary: Kristina L. Slack, 39, Belfast


Kristina L. Slack, 39, of 9 West Hughes St., Belfast, passed away at Olean General Hospital, surrounded by her family, on September 13, 2020, following a lengthy illness. Born on April 2, 1981 in Cuba, NY, she was the daughter of Craig T. and Jean M. Boyd Bailey. On February 28, 2005, in Belfast, she married Robert Wilson. On July 28, 2012 in Belfast, she married Randall Slack who also survives.

Kristina grew up in Belfast and attended elementary school at Belfast Central School. At a later date she received her GED. She was employed as a hospice nurse for Allegany Co. Home Health Care in Wellsville for several years. She later worked as a volunteer at Belfast Central School as a teacher’s aide.

Kristina enjoyed gardening, painting rocks, working with animals, avid watcher of forensic files on TV, trying new food recipes for the family, crossword puzzles and doing dishes. Most of all she loved spending time with the family, especially her Grampa Larry and Grandma Mary and her uncle Bob and Aunt Rowena. She also helped raise her nephew, Jack.

She was a member of the Belfast Robert W. Howden, American Legion, post # 1504.

Surviving in addition to her husband Randall L. Slack are her mother, Jean Mahony and step father James Mahoney of Belfast; her father Craig Bailey and step mother Kathy Bailey of Arkansas; two sons, Ayden J.M. (Hannah Covert) Wilson of Warsaw and Montgomery L. “Monty” Wilson of Warsaw; a grandson, Liam, J.M. Wilson of Belfast; a brother, Ben (Deanna) Bailey of Pensacola, FL; a sister, Brittany T. (Andrew) Green of Belfast; two nephews, Logan and Jack Green, and two nieces, Carly and Evalee Green.

A memorial service will be held at the Treusdell Funeral Home on Friday, September 18, 2020 at 7 p.m. The Rev. Robert Mackmer, of Belfast, will officiate. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Friendship, NY. at a later date.