Obituary of Frances E. Bunk

Frances E. Bunk, 80, of Route 305, passed away Monday (April 9, 2012) at the Olean General Hospital with the whole of her immediate and extended family by her side. Born Jan. 8, 1932, she was the eldest child of Harvard C. and Doris M. A. Shaw Hitchcock. On Feb. 19, 1955, she married Anthony A. Bunk Sr., who survives. Frances grew up in Knapps Creek, and was a 1951 graduate of Olean High School. Following her marriage she moved to Belfast, where she spent the rest of her life doing what she loved most - caring for her family. She enjoyed spending her summers at the family cabin on Lamoka Lake, shopping, playing cards and bingo, and was well known for her beautiful crocheted afghans. Ever the involved mother and grandmother, Frances served as a Cub Scout leader for her sons and grandson, as a Brownie and Girl Scout leader for her daughter and as a Camp Fire leader for her grandchildren. She was a member of the McKee Chapter #212 of the Order of the Eastern Star, Cuba, and the Belfast Area Betterment Association. She attended both the Christ Episcopal Church in Cuba and the Belfast United Methodist Church. In addition to her family, Frances especially loved her dogs, Gecko and Jack, who were her constant companions during her recent illness. In addition to her husband of 57 years, she is survived by three children, Anthony (Linda) Bunk Jr. of Cuba, Douglas (Kimberly) Bunk and Valerie (Eric) Goldthwait, both of Belfast; seven grandchildren, Phillip (Brandy) Bunk, Denise (Mike) Bunk-Hatch, Chris �Cricket� Goldthwait, Michelle (Fred) Childs, Keith (Heather) Borden, Jesse Borden and Tony Ratzel; 10 great-grandchildren; three sisters, Mavis (Herman) Foster, Darlene (Edward) Stover and Donna (William) Rice; two brothers, Charles Hitchcock Sr. and Harvard (Marilyn) Hitchcock; a brother-in-law, Jack Peters; and many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. She was predeceased by her parents; an infant daughter, Susan; two sisters, Shirley Peters and Rosemary Cooley; a sister-in-law, Virginia Hitchcock; a brother-in-law, Grant Cooley; and a nephew and godson, Charles Hitchcock Jr. Family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Letro-McIntosh-Spink Funeral Home Inc., 24 Genesee Parkway, Cuba, where funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday (April 14, 2012). The Rev. Marian Schneider will officiate. Burial will be in the Mount View Cemetery Veterans' Field of Honor in Olean. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Olean General Hospital Foundation, in care of the Marie Lorenz Dialysis Center, 515 Main St., Olean, NY 14760, or to the National Kidney Foundation, 300 Delaware Ave., Suite 100, Buffalo, NY 14202.