Robert N. Sherwood

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FRIENDSHIP - Robert N. Sherwood, 87, of 47½ Pennsylvania Ave. passed away suddenly Saturday (Jan. 17, 2015) at Olean General Hospital. Born on Sept. 24, 1927, in Floreffe, Pa., he was a son of Roy C. and Kathryn Franzen Sherwood. He was a lifelong area resident. He was a veteran of the U.S. Merchant Marines and the U.S. Navy during World War II. Early in his career he owned and operated the Friendship Hotel. He later went on to work for Acme Electric in Cuba for many years and retired from HYSOL in Olean. Bob was a communicant of Our Lady of the Angels Roman Catholic Church in Cuba and a former communicant of the former Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church in Friendship. He was a member of American Legion Post No. 1168 in Friendship, was a past volunteer firefighter for Friendship and enjoyed hunting. He is survived by his wife, Phyllis A. Gray Sherwood, whom he married June 21, 1948; his four daughters, Sandra (James) Schwab of South Carolina, Deborah (Randall) Crane of Friendship, Kathryn (Silas) Smith of Angelica and Roberta (Joseph) Smith of Blue Ridge Summit, Pa.; 11 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his parents; and his siblings, Roy Sherwood and Patricia Reno. Burial will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery in Friendship.
(The Olean Times Herald on Jan. 21, 2015)

Robert married Phyllis A. Gray on 21 Jun 1948. Phyllis was born in 1930. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married James Wesley Schwab on 16 Aug 1969 (Sacred Heart Church) in Friendship, Allegany County, New York. James (son of Jay Simeon Schwab and Dorothy Janet Allen) was born on 14 Sep 1949 in Allegany County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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FRIENDSHIP - Deborah J. Crane, 67, of 47 Pennsylvania Ave., passed away peacefully Thursday (Nov. 7, 2019) at home, surrounded by her family.

Born in Cuba, July 15, 1952, the daughter of Robert and Phyllis Gray Sherwood, she was a lifelong area resident.

Deb had been associated in many different capacities with the Schenck & Miles Insurance Agency, in Friendship, for 42 years.

She was a member of the Friendship United Methodist Church, where she had been a youth leader for many years; the Friendship American Legion Auxiliary; the CCDC in Cuba; and the treasurer for Maple Grove Cemetery, in Friendship, for many years.

She enjoyed traveling, the warm weather and the beach. She fully enjoyed life, who loved to pull practical jokes with her quick wit and sense of humor. Deb had no regrets in life, and she loved her husband, and entire family, deeply.

She is survived by her husband, Randall Crane, whom she married on July 10, 1971; her mother, Phyllis Sherwood of Friendship; three daughters, Michelle (Tim) Hall of Friendship, Jennifer (Joe) Matta of Pennsylvania and Angela (Rick Emerson) Holland of Leicester; her sisters, Sandra (James) Schwab of South Carolina, Kathryn (Silas) Smith of Angelica and Roberta (Joseph) Smith of Pennsylvania; her grandchildren, Lindsey, Brendon, Chelsea, Madison, Xavier, Kaitlyn, Merideth, Aiden, Allyson, Sydnee and Lily; her great-granddaughter, Magnolia; several nieces, nephews and cousins; and her closest friends through her courageous battle, Nancy and Marlee.

She was predeceased by her father, Robert Sherwood.

The family would also like to thank Shanon, from the VNA out of the Wellsville office, for the kind and compassionate care she received.

Burial will be at Maple Grove Cemetery, in Friendship.
(The Olean Times Herald on Nov. 12, 2019))

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Luan Kim Tô. Luan was born on 23 Dec 1967. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]