Sarah Wood Wickwire

Sarah Wood Wickwire, age 89, of Dunkirk, NY, formerly of Orleans, MA, died Friday morning, February 5, 2016 after a long illness.

Sarah was born in Buffalo, NY and attended the University of Buffalo, focusing on pre-med studies. Over the years, she worked as a blood laboratory technician, a school librarian in Sewickley, PA and Concord, MA, and as secretary to the Board of Appeals in Orleans, MA. She was also an accomplished knitter who sold her custommade sweaters to people all over the country. She volunteered her time generously.

During her life, she lived in a number of different communities and homes. One of her gifts as a homemaker was to make these homes places of warmth and welcome. She loved to travel and taught herself art history to enrich her travels. She enjoyed reading, baking and welsh corgis. She was a caring wife as well as a fabulous and fun mother. Her genuine loving nature, good sense of humor, and sense of adventure made her a favorite with her friends and, of course, her family.

She is survived by her son, Jack Wickwire (Francine Davis); her daughter, Cynthia Wickwire Lundquist (Rick Lundquist); and her sister, Jean Scott Creighton, along with 10 nieces and nephews and their families. She is also survived by her sister-in-law, Ruth Urban. She was predeceased by her husband, John R. Wickwire.

In the years of her illness, she was blessed with the gift of a second family in the devoted and loving caregivers of the Chautauqua County Home, now the Chautauqua Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, February 13 at 10 a.m. at Fredonia Presbyterian Church, The Rev. Donna Kay Lewis officiating. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Northern Chautauqua Canine Rescue, 7540 N. Gale Street, Westfield, NY 14787. You may share your condolences at www.CFHECC.com.

By the Observer

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