Jaqueline Ruth Wilkes

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Jacqueline W. Campo, age 92, of Batavia, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by her family on Wednesday, July 24, 2019 after a short battle with cancer. She was born March 6, 1927 in Batavia, to the late Charles (Susan Elliott) Wilkes. Mrs. Campo is preceded in death by her husband, Samuel Campo; daughter, Teresa Giesler; siblings, David Wilkes and Jane Castronova.
Mom lived her life showing her family what it meant to love, what strength looked like, and exemplified never allowing yourself to stop learning/growing. Mom provided us with home, our safe place, our sanctuary. There was always a bed, a place at the table, a hot meal, coffee, cookies, and most importantly an ear to listen.
She was fond of horses to the point where we all had riding lessons and eventually horses of our own, she raised and showed purebred Schipperkes, a small Belgian dog, with no small success in the dog show circuit. She loved to bake and garden, she was dedicated to her job, she loved to walk and do crossword puzzles to keep her mind sharp, she was an avid reader and a good cook.
Mom, Grandma, Aunt Jackie, you will be dearly missed and we will be forever grateful that you made our world a much happier place because you existed.
She is survived by her loving daughters, JoAnn (Philip) O’Geen of LeRoy, Deborah Smith of Batavia, Cathryn (Patrick) McCay of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; son-in-law, Mark Giesler of Batavia; 9 grandchildren, Mark (Sarah) Tomaszewski, Donald O’Geen, Amy (Tony) Ilacqua, Jessica (Phillip) Farley, Chad (Jennifer) Giesler, Matthew (Amanda) Giesler, Sara Smith, Ryan and Charles McCay; 14 great-grandchildren; along with many nieces and nephews.
Friends are invited to call on Sunday, July 28, 2019, from 2 to 5 PM at Gilmartin Funeral Home and Cremation Company, Inc. 329-333 West Main Street, Batavia, New York 14020. An 11:00 AM Funeral Service will be held on Monday, July 29, 2019, at the Funeral Home. She will be laid to rest in Grand View Cemetery, Batavia.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Smile Train (to help children with clefts)

Family/Spouse: Samuel F. Campo. Samuel was born on 23 Sep 1923 in Akron, Erie County, New York; died on 23 Apr 2000 in Batavia, Genesee County, New York; was buried in Grand View Cemetery, Batavia, Genesee County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jaqueline married Wayland Earl Cotter on 7 Jan 1951 in LeRoy, Genesee County, New York. Wayland was born on 18 Mar 1920 in Elmira, Chemung County, New York; died on 22 Jun 1995 in Batavia, Genesee County, New York; was buried in National Cemetery, Bath, Steuben County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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