Obituary of Florence W. Gens

Florence W. Gens, 98, of 2488 Riverside Road, died Wednesday June 8, 2022, in her home surrounded by her family. She was born November 14, 1923, in Dunkirk, a daughter of the late Dewey L. and Nellie Gibbs Winchell, Sr. She was a 1941 graduate of Fredonia High School, receiving awards for her excellent spelling. In early years she had been employed by GC Murphey's Five and Dime in Jamestown. She was a longtime member of Camp Street United Methodist Church where she was an active volunteer. Florence and her late husband Ralph liked traveling and would often take trips to visit family and interesting events like the World's Fair. Florence enjoyed cooking meals for her family, crocheting blankets for family and friends, reading romance novels, and solving word search puzzles. She was skilled at the computer game Bookworm where she scored over one million points. She loved to play card games, especially Canasta and Skip-Bo and she was very good at them, even being labeled a card shark. She always loved visits from her special niece Claudia and the rice pudding she made. Florence was especially fond of her caregiver Lori from hospice and the many times they sang You Are My Sunshine. Surviving are her daughter Lisa (Ray) Bentley, with whom she made her home; grandchildren Misty Bentley, Chelsea (Chris Norrod) Bentley and Zack Bentley and great grandchildren Ethan Bentley and Mason Sandberg; daughter Sharon Burger; grandsons Jason, Josh, Paul Michael and Adam Burger and several great grandchildren; a brother Dewey Winchell of Fredonia; nieces Claudia Shaw and Pat (Stan) Ferry both of Jamestown and Larry and Peggy Willis of Warren and several great nieces and nephews. She has many other great grandchildren and had a special bond with Carlee J. Lynn. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Ralph R. Gens, whom she married June 14, 1945, and who died October 16, 1980; two brothers Francis and Walter Winchell; sisters Betty Willis and Laura Reed; a nephew Jarrold Shaw and a sister-in-law Liz Winchell. The funeral will be held at 3 pm Sunday in the Lind Funeral Home. Burial will be in Sunset Hill Cemetery. Friends will be received for one hour prior to the service Sunday in the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Chautauqua Hospice and Palliative Care, 20 W. Fairmount Avenue, Lakewood, NY 14750. You may leave words of condolence at wwwlindfuneralhome.com.