Vivian P. Bashline
PORT ALLEGANY - Vivian P. “Biddy” Bashline, 90, of 22 S. Pine St., passed away Thursday (May 12, 2011) in Sena Kean Manor, Smethport.
Born September 10, 1920, in Austin, she was a daughter of Ray and Jeanette McLeod Blanchard. On Dec. 3, 1952, in Eldred, she married Thomas N. Bashline, who died Feb. 13, 2009.
Mrs. Bashline was a lifelong resident of the area and a graduate of the Austin Area High School. She worked many years as a cook and bartender for Dominic’s Restaurant and later the Ideal Restaurant, before her retirement.
She was a member of the United Methodist Church of Port Allegany; and also the American Association of Retired Persons.
Surviving are two sons, Gerald F. (Bonnie) Kilcoin and Ronnie G. (Delores) Kilcoin both of Port Allegany; six grandchildren, severral great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews, including Amy Sherwood, who looked after her.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Thomas, and a brother, Kenneth Blanchard, and two sisters, Olline “Squeak” Robinson and Naomi Edgreen.
Friends will be received from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. Saturday in the Switzer Funeral Home, Port Allegany, where funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. with Rev. Garen Smith, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, Port Allegany, officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, Port Allegany.
Memorials can be made to a charity of the donor’s choice.
Condolences to: Amy Sherwood
41 N. Brooklynside Rd.
Port Allegany, PA 16743