This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Whitney, Gundlach, Lindsley, Wilkens, Taylor, Breads, Larson Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SRB.2ACE/12109 Message Board Post: PJ: 6/10/2004: Westfield - Virginia Grace Gundlach Whitney, 78, of West Lake Road, died Tuesday June 8, 2004 in her home. She was born Aug. 11, 1925, in Bemus Point, the daughter of Robert and Alice Lindsley Gundlach. A Westfield resident most all her life, she was a member of the First Prebyterian Church and Society of Westfield, and very active in church affairs having served on the Board of Deaconesses for many years. In earlier years, she had been employed in the offices of the Westfield Memorial Hospital, and later, as a proof reader by the Westfield Republican, and most recently as a merchandiser by the American Greetings Company. She had been a Girl Scout and Cub Scout leader. She enjoyed collecting all types of dolls and post cards. She was an avid reader who also enjoyed cross word puzzles. She enjoyed her flower gardens, her cats and animals of all kinds. However, her main pride and joy came from her grandchildren. She is survived by two daughters: Joyce Wilkens of Westfield and Kathleen Taylor of North East; a son, Stephen H. Whitney of Gassaway, W. Va.; 16 grandchildren; a brother, Robert Gundlach of Westfield; and a sister, Roberta Breads of Westfield. She was preceded in death by her husband, Willard J. Whitney, who died April 5, 1986; a son, Ronald Whitney; and a sister, Vivian Larson. Interment will be in Westfield Cemetery, Westfield.