Obituary of Margaret E. Mecusker

Margaret E. "Betty" Mecusker, 89, of 842 N. Main Street Jamestown, formerly of Dutch Hollow Road, passed away Wednesday December 12, 2018 in the Heritage Park Rehab and Skilled Nursing Facility. She was born November 27, 1929 in Jamestown the daughter of the late Thorsten and Greta Broman Thorstenson. Betty was a 1947 graduate of Jamestown High School where she was 1st chair violinist in the high school orchestra, and she volunteered as a Candy Striper at the former Jamestown General Hospital. She was a member of the Fluvanna Community Church. She had worked at Johnson's Bakery in Fluvanna, Revco Drugstore, the Resource Center, and for many years was a Foster Grandparent at Persell and Love Schools. Betty enjoyed reading, puzzles, Bingo, and playing games with her great grandchildren. She was very supportive of her family and was always there when they needed her. Surviving are a daughter, Margaret "Mickey" (Richard) Hamilton of Stockton, NY; two sons, W. Dudley "Bud" (Cindy) Mecusker of Menomonie, WI; Patrick A. (Pamela) Mecusker of Jamestown; 10 grandchildren; and 26 great grandchildren, including Nathan Stearns whom she helped raise. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband W. Dudley Mecusker whom she married October 23, 1948 and who died October 18, 1995; two daughters, Mary Lou Mecusker and Nancy M. Bimber; a son, James A. Mecusker; and a brother, Arthur "Pete" Thorstenson. The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Monday in the Lind Funeral Home. The Rev. Gerald A. Haglund will officiate. Burial will be in Fluvanna Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday and for one hour prior to the service Monday in the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Aspire of Western New York, 140 Mall Blvd., Lakewood, NY 14750; or Fluvanna Community Church, 3363 Fluvanna Ave. Ext., Jamestown, NY 14701; or Chautauqua Hospice & Palliative Care, 20 W. Fairmount Ave., Lakewood, NY 14750.