Ora Mae Chasey

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WEST SPARTA, N.Y. — Ora Mae Pike, 85, passed away Tuesday (Nov. 1, 2011) at Highland Hospital in Rochester.
She was born in Dansville on June 8, 1926, a daughter of the late Ora Roberta and Mae (Powell) Chasey. On Dec. 20, 1942, she was married to Nelson O. Pike who predeceased her on Aug. 29, 1999. She was also predeceased by her sisters, Margaret Parker, Harriett Murphy and Anita Gormel; and daughters-in-law, Judy, Marilyn and Gail Pike; and her dear friend and sister-in-law, Mildred Hartman Pike.
Ora Mae was a member of the West Sparta United Methodist Church and a former member of the Deborah Chapter of Order of the Eastern Star. She was formerly employed at Dansville Memorial Hospital, Kelly Brothers Nursery, Star Market and as an Avon Sales Representative. She was well known in the West Sparta area for her butter deliveries, cole slaw, scalloped potatoes and baked beans. Her greatest skill was her “green thumb.” She owned and operated Pike’s Greenhouse in West Sparta for over 30 years and was a floral designer for the former Park Avenue Florist and Nancy Pappas Florist. Ora Mae and Nelson with their families summer vacationed at Black Lake together for nearly 50 years.
She is survived by her sons, David (Ruth Ann) Pike and Randy (Gloria) Pike, both of West Sparta, Gary Pike of Georgia, and Lynn (Jacquelyn) Pike of Henrietta; nine grandchildren, several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews.
Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Friday at the Hindle Funeral Home, Inc., 271 Main St., Dansville. A funeral service will be held at the West Sparta United Methodist Church at 11 a.m. on Saturday. Interment will be on Oak Lawn Cemetery, West Sparta. Online remembrances may be left at HindleFuneralHome.com.
Contributions may be made to the West Sparta United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 671, Dansville, N.Y. 14437.

Ora married Nelson O. Pike on 20 Dec 1942. Nelson (son of Oscar A. Pike and Florine Hann) was born on 18 Jan 1915 in Ossian, Livingston County, New York; died on 29 Aug 1999 in West Sparta, Livingston County, New York; was buried in West Sparta Oak Lawn Cemetery, West Sparta, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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David Nelson Pike age 80, passed away Monday morning August 11, 2025, at his home in West Sparta,

He was born in Dansville on October 29, 1944, a son of the late Nelson and Ora Mae (Chasey) Pike. He also was predeceased by his wife Marilyn Fuller Pike in 2002, a brother Gary Pike, and nephew Rodney Pike.

Dave was a Machinist for the former Foster Wheeler Energy Corp in Dansville for 38 years. He attended York Baptist Church. He was a Charter member of the West Sparta Fire Department and a 2nd Lieutenant of the Jackson Hose Company of the Dansville Fire Department, a member of the WNYVFA. In his free time, he enjoyed gardening, hunting, fishing and traveling with his wife 'R' and visiting with family and friends.

He is survived by his wife, Ruth Ann Taft Pike: three daughters Lori Colella and Carie (Darin) Grzenda, Tawny Kelledy, a son, Shane Taft; two brothers Randy (Gloria) Pike and Lynn (Jacquelyn) Pike. Eleven grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

Friends may call Thursday from 4-7pm at the Hindle Funeral Home, Inc. 271 Main St., in Dansville. Services will be held Friday at 11:00 am at York Baptist Church, 2738 Main Street York, NY 14592. Interment will be at the convenience of the family. Online memories may be left at HindleFuneralHome.com.

In lieu of flowers please make memorials to the Ann and Carl Myers Cancer Center, 111 Clara Barton St., Dansville, NY 14437.
(https://hindlefuneralhome.com/)