Obituary of Dorothy Bish

Dorothy A. Bish Scio, NY-- Dorothy A. Bish of 5644 County Road 31A, passed away Wednesday (March 4, 2009) in Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester. Born January 19, 1929 in Bradford, PA, she was the daughter of Stanley D. and Edna L. Hillsinger Potter. Mrs. Bish had been a resident of Scio for the past 7 years. She was employed for the former Warner's Bakery in Olean, and later for AVX, now Olean Advanced Products. She was a member of the Maplehurst Baptist Church and a former member of the Faye Hollow Sunshine Club. She loved playing bingo and enjoyed sewing, crocheting, needlework and planting a garden. Surviving is her lifetime companion William D. Showers, Sr.; 4 daughters Bonnie (Sherman) Neal of Scio, Betty Langdon of Franklinville, Ezora (Chris) Blade of Scio, Patricia (Wayne) Middaugh of Scio; 3 sons Charles (Laurie) Bish, Jr., of Gainsville TX., E. Scott (Ruth) Bish of Olean, William Showers, Jr. of Scio; 34 grandchildren; many great-grandchildren; 1 great great-granddaughter; 3 sisters Clara Belle Rizzo of Gowanda, Shirley Barber of Oregon, Alice Jeannette McLaughlin of Belmont, NY; 1 brother Stanley D. (Betsy) Potter of Indiana; and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by 1 daughter Brenda Randall on June 26, 2008; 1 grandson; 2 brothers Donald L. Potter, Richard Dale Potter; 2 sisters Betty Howe, Bertha Bish; and her husband Charles J. Bish, Sr. Friends will be received at Casey, Halwig and Hartle Funeral Home, 3128 W. State Road, Olean on Saturday from 2-4 and 7-9pm. Funeral services will be held on Sunday (March 8, 2009) at 1:30pm at the funeral home. Pastor Terry L. Jenks of the Maplehurst Baptist Church will officiate. Burial will be in Pleasant Valley Cemetery. Memorials if desired may be made to the Maplehurst Baptist Church or to the Marie Lorenz Dialysis Center 623 Main Street, Olean, NY.