Donald Wayne Botens: Loving Father, Grandfather, Great Grandfather
Donald Wayne Botens, 86, of 30 South Street, Cuba, passed
away Saturday, March 16, 2024 at Olean General Hospital after short illness.
Born on June 13, 1937, in New Hudson, he was a son of Paul
M. and Bernice M. Vaughn Botens. On June
20, 1959, at the Cuba First Baptist Church he married the former RoseAnn
Schryver who predeceased him on November 2, 2018.
Wayne was a graduate of Cuba Central School. He had worked at ACME Electric, Schryver’s
Market in Cuba as a butcher, and last as a maintenance worker at Cuba Memorial
Hospital from where he retired.
He was a little league coach for 25 years coaching the
dodgers and cardinals. He was also good
at building and fixing things, enjoyed reading and puzzles.
He is survived by his children Robert O. (Christy) Botens of
Dallas, Texas, Debra E. (the late David) Enderle of Cuba, Philip (Lisa) Botens
of Portville, 10 grandchildren, 24 great
grandchildren.
The family will receive friends at the Mark F. Rinker
Funeral Home & Memorial Service, Inc., 9 Bull Street, Cuba, on Thursday,
March 21, 2024 from 10:00 A.M. until Noon at which time funeral services will
be held. Pastor Claudia Little, will
officiate. Burial will be in Cuba Cemetery, Cuba, New York.
Online condolences may be sent at www.rinkerfuneralhome.com.
