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Wilma Cassidy Drake - Class of 1943

Delete this post Submitted by Fran Olson Gustafson 1965 <fgustafson917@gmail.com> on 08/Aug/2023
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  Wilma Cassidy Drake of Chalfont, PA, formerly of Newburgh, NY passed away Sunday, July 30, 2023, in Pennsylvania. She was 97. The daughter of William P. Cassidy and Pauline Cassidy she was born August 27, 1925 in Newburgh, NY. Wilma was retired from Sears Roebuck. She was a 75+ year member of Moulton Memorial Baptist Church, where she participated in Christian Circle, and was a member of United Commercial Travelers. She enjoyed reading, being with her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. She was the widow of Warner W. Drake Jr. Survivors include her son Jeffrey A. Drake and his wife Melanie, daughter-in-law Brenda Drake, granddaughter Stephanie Hurlock, grandsons Benjamin Drake, Timothy Drake, Max Drake, sisters Barbara Hansche, Valerie Cutler, 5 Great grandchildren . Along with her parents and husband, she was predeceased by her son Ross C. Drake and her sister Ann Tierney. Visitation will be Sunday, August 13, 2023, 12pm-1pm at Millspaugh Funeral Home. A service will follow at 1pm. Burial will be in Berea Cemetery in Montgomery, NY. (camera shy)

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