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- Audrey A. Pettibone, 78, passed away peacefully, in the presence of her loving family, early Friday evening (July 17, 2009) at her home at 44 Glen Ave., Hornell.
Born Sept. 15, 1930, in Hornell, she was a daughter of the late Roy and Jane Farnum Allen. On Dec. 7, 1957, she was married at Christ Episcopal Church in Hornell to Eugene F. Pettibone, who survives.
A resident of Hornell for most of her life, Audrey was a graduate of Hornell High School and received her registered nursing degree from Sonyea School of Nursing.
While her husband was serving with the U.S. Navy, she was employed as a registered nurse at several different locations including Newport, R.I. and Michigan City, Ind. before she began her employment with the former Bethesda Community Hospital in North Hornell. She also co-owned, with her husband, the former Allen?s Car Wash and Laundra Mat on Main Street in Hornell before her retirement.
Audrey was an active member of Christ Episcopal Church in Hornell, serving many years on the Vestry. She was also a member of the Hagadorn House in Almond, volunteered in the Adult Illiteracy Program at the Hornell Public Library and formerly served as a Girl Scout and Boy Scout leader.
An avid reader, she loved spending time with her family and enjoyed traveling at home and abroad. She will be remembered most of all for being a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.
Her family includes her husband of 51 1/2 years, Eugene; her four children, Richard Rosell of Hornell, Gail (Timothy) Moore of Hornell, Martin Pettibone of Rochester, and Ann (Mark) Domingos of Meriden, Conn.; her four grandchildren, Jessica (Michael) Hess of Hornell, Edward McNelis of Rochester, and Samuel Moore and Jacob Moore, both of Hornell; her two great-grandsons, Kolby and Riley Hess, both of Hornell; her two sisters, Carol Ciufo of Greenville, and Ardell Katz of Milford; her brother, Andrew (Alice) Allen of Almond; also her many nieces and nephews.
Besides her parents, she was predeceased by her sister, Gail Allen.
Calling hours are from 5-7 p.m. Monday at the Bishop & Johnson Funeral Home, Inc., 285 Main St., Hornell. Friends are invited to meet her family at Christ Episcopal Church in Hornell, where the Rev. Thomas Gramley will celebrate a Requiem Mass at 1 p.m. Tuesday. Private committal prayers and interment will follow at Alfred Rural Cemetery, Alfred Station.
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