Wellsville, NY – Suzette Renee Carlin, 62, of Donovan Road, passed away on Monday, July 15, 2024, at the Hart Comfort House peacefully, with her family by her side. She was born March 11, 1962, in Miami, FL, the daughter of the late Donald and Patricia (Clark) Davis. On October 11, 1997, in Wellsville, she married Gregory C. Carlin, who survives.
“Tutu” as her grandchildren called her, was raised in
Montgomery, PA before moving to Maryland where she graduated from North Harford
High School of Pylesville, MD with the class of 1980. During her time in
Maryland, she was the 4H Barrel Racing Champion for four consecutive years. In
1990 she moved to Wellsville in search of a more peaceful atmosphere to raise
her three children. Here she was employed by Lester Chevrolet as a car
saleswoman, and by Tops Grocery Market. During that time, she also attended Alfred
State College, earning her associate degree in Medical Laboratory Technology,
while raising her three children on her own before meeting Greg. In the early
2000s, she and Greg acquired their first farm on the Vandermark Road in Scio,
NY, where she enjoyed raising her first set of horses, pigs and chickens.
In January of 2010, Suzette and Greg purchased their final
home on Donovan Road in Wellsville, where she loved to take care of her horses
and various other animals including peacocks. She was an avid home cook, making
delicious meals, often with food grown on her farm. Suzette loved being outside
mowing the land around their beautiful farm. She especially loved when her
various grandchildren would come to visit while having cookouts up at their
cabin “The Goathouse Saloon”
In addition to her husband of 26 years, she is survived by:
three children, Neal (Michelle) Bortmes of Millers, MD, Melissa (Jared)
Streeter of Irvine, CA, and Nicholas (Nicole) Davis of Andover; step-son,
Anthony Voccola; eight grandchildren, Gideon Bortmes, Gunnar Streeter, Gannon
Streeter, Everly Streeter, Gwendolyn Davis, Grey Davis, Lincoln Voccola, and
McKinley Voccola; two sisters, Margaret Luckey and Liza Davis; as well as
several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by
two sisters, Donna Eder and Patricia Oliver.
Friends are invited to call on Friday, July 19, 2024, from 5
to 7 pm at the J. W. Embser Sons Funeral Home of Wellsville, 34 West State
Street. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, August 3, 2024,
beginning at 2:00 pm, at the family farm, 4372 Donovan Road, Wellsville, NY
14895. Please consider memorial donations to The Hart Comfort House, 191 East
State Street, Wellsville, NY 14895. To leave online condolences please visit
www.embserfuneralhome.com.
