This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: KENNELLYMARKA Surnames: Byers, DeAngelis. Bunch , Szymanski, Esposito , Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.byers/1489/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Ann R. Byers Ann R. Byers 2/22/2008 - COLLINS CENTER - Ann R. Byers, 87, formerly of Collins Center, NY passed away peacefully Tuesday (Feb. 19, 2008) in Lancaster, CA following a long illness. She was born Sept. 28, 1920 in Buffalo, NY, the daughter of the late Anthony and Erminia DeAngelis.Mrs. Byers is a 1938 graduate of Hutchinson Central High School and after graduating, she received her nursing degree from Mercy Hospital in 1942. In 1942, she married Robert M. Byers, who predeceased her in 1990. After 30 years of compassionately caring for the ill as a registered nurse, she retired in the late 1970s. She was an active member of the St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church and the Home Bureau in Collins Center. She spent her remaining years caring for her husband and spending time with family and friends. She is survived by a daughter, Sharon (James) Bunch. of Palmdale, CA and three granddaughters. Also surviving is a brother, Nicholas DeAngelis of West Seneca; two sisters, Carmella Szymanski of Peoria, AZ and Margaret Esposito of Bellport, NY; and several nieces and nephews. Friends may call at the Mentley Funeral Home Inc., 105 East Main St., Gowanda, NY on Sunday, February 24, 2008 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Monday, February 25, 2008 at 10 a.m. from St. Joseph's RC Church in Gowanda. Interment will be in Collins Center Cemetery. St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church " Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.