Cora Grace Wassam, 87, of 18 Newton Road, Cyclone, passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2015 peacefully, at her residence.
Born January 10, 1928 in Bradford, she was a daughter of the late Frank E. Smith Sr., and Ada (Carl) Smith-Scott . She was a 1945 graduate of Bradford High School.
On June 24, 1947 in Akron OH she married William A. Wassam Sr. who died May 19, 1984.
Cora worked at Zippo Manufacturing from 1972 until her retirement in 1993.
She was a life long member of the East End Presbyterian Church, a life member of the VWF Auxiliary Post 212, the American Legion Post 887, Bradford Women of the Moose Lodge 330 Auxiliary.
She enjoyed taking family pictures and doing genealogy. She loved all animals especially her dog and cat, and feeding the birds.
Surviving are three daughters, Nancy Bashore, of Myerstown, Sandra Hawthorne of Jacksonville FL and Virginia Fass, of Bradford, one son, Robert Wassam, of Westover, 7 grandchildren Beth, Danny, Crystal, Jonathan, Erica, Vanessa, and Christopher, 8 great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, one son William Wassam Jr., one grandson Sean Hathorne, two sisters Ida Cournean, and Odie Williams, four brothers Frank Smith Jr., Thomas Scott, Adrian Scott and Sam Scott Sr.
Family will be receiving friends on Friday May 1, 2015 from 3:00 to 6:00pm in the Hollenbeck-Cahill Funeral Homes Inc. 33 South Ave., where funeral and committal services will be held on Saturday at 11:00am with Rev. Rob Klouw co-pastor of the First Presbyterian Church officiating. Burial will be in Willow Dale Cemetery.
Memorials, if desired, may be made to McKean County SPCA PO Box 113 Bradford, PA 16701.
On line condolences may be made at www.hollenbeckcahill.com