Virginia R. Waterhouse, 89, of Ellington passed away Tuesday, November 14, 2017 at home. She was born July 31, 1928 in Franklin, PA, a daughter of the late Lewis W. and Marjorie Zeller Gibbens.
Virginia and her husband owned and operated a dairy farm in South Dayton. She was a nurse's aide at the former Fenton Park Nursing Home in Jamestown and was always a full-time homemaker.
She was an avid bingo player and loved spending time with her family.
Wife of 57 years to the late William B. Waterhouse, whom she married June 15, 1946 and who died December 26, 2003; mother of Donna (Ronald) Tingue and Jeffery Waterhouse, both of Forestville, Marjorie Lanphere of Conewango and the late Richard J., Andrew T., William B. Jr. and Kenneth Waterhouse; grandmother of 26; great-grandmother of 50, including the late Trevor and Brittany Waterhouse; several great-great-grandchildren; sister of Janice Weiss of Laughlin, NV, Arthur Gibbens of Colorado Springs, CO, Thomas Gibbens of Colorado, John Gibbens of Kentucky and the late Lewis R. "Sonny" and Kathleen Gibbens. Also survived by nieces and nephews.
Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, November 20 in the Jordan Funeral Home, Sinclairville. Visitation will be held from 3-6 p.m. Sunday, November 19. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Sinclairville.
Memorials to the Ellington Volunteer Fire Department, Ellington, NY 14732.
Obituary from the Post-Journal
