Dorothy M. Driesbach

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Dorothy M. Gilman was born July 27, 1917 in Lamine, Missouri, a daughter of Elias and Ethel (Weekly) Driesbach. She married Lewis Gilman Sr. on June 23, 1934 in Dansville. Mrs. Gilman was a member of the Theodore Van Tassell American Legion Post Women's Auxiliary in Wayland.
Mrs. Gilman died Saturday, June 10, 1995 in Mt. Morris after a long illness. She was 77. She was survived by her husband of 60 years, Lewis; a daughter and son-in-law of Mt. Morris; three sons and daughters-in-law of Dansville and Wayland; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; three brothers, Joseph and Fred Driesbach, both of Dansville, and Carl Driesbach of Delaware; a sister, Josephine Bilby of Oklahoma; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Burial was in the Village Cemetery, Wayland.
(Genesee Country Express, June 15, 1995)

Family/Spouse: Lewis J. Gilman. Lewis (son of Bert Douglas Gilman and Alice R. Stout) was born on 30 Dec 1912 in Wayland, Steuben County, New York; died on 10 May 2007 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Wayland Village Cemetery, Wayland, Steuben County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died at Strong Memorial hospital at Rochester, NY, less than two weeks after suffering an incapacitating stroke. Survived by a sister, Nancy (Gilman) Christiano, a brother, Walter Gilman and nieces and nephews. Founding member of the Trailer Rats youth group as a teenager. Fondly known as JR, Junior, Lukie and Gooner. JR was a passionate devotee of blues and rock & roll music as well as a dedicated sports fan. "He was a graduate of Wayland Central School. He worked at the Wayland-Cohocton Central School. He formerly worked at Gunlocke Co. for 39 years. He also had a landscaping business in Wayland. In addition to his parents, "JR" was also predeceased by his brother, Richard "Rick" "Finger" Gilman and his brother-in-law, Joseph Christiano. He was an avid sports fan. He was a former umpire for Wayland Little League, he managed a girls softball team, he loved to golf, and hunt, especially deer and he was a NY Yankee fan, a Syracuse Orange fan and a Buffalo Bills fan, where he was a season ticket holder." (Dec. 16, 2019, Baird Funeral Home website)

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