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G. Ronald Will

G. Ronald Will

FORESTVILLE — G. Ronald Will, 94, of Gibbs Road Forestville, died Thursday, May 16, 2019, at Buffalo General Hospital, following a brief illness.

Mr. Will was born in Forestville, on Jan. 15, 1925, the son of the late George V. and Edith (Barris) Will.

He was a graduate of Forestville Central School, class of 1942. He worked as a dairy and grape farmer in Forestville, for 62 years, from 1946-2008, was a member of the Forestville Baptist Church, a former member of Welch’s, Cornell Cooperative Extension & Upstate Milk Cooperative.

Survivors include two daughters: Brenda (Gary) Stutzman, of Berlin, Ohio, and Linda Will of Forestville; four sons: Randy (Dianna) Will of Forestville; Dennis (Pamela) Will of Creeksville, Ill., Alan (Linda) Will of Forestville and Brian (Patricia) Will of Forestville. Also surviving are 10 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Besides his parents, he was predeceased by his wife Marilyn (Cooley) Will, whom he married on Aug. 18, 1951, in the Forestville Baptist Church, and who died July 31, 2012; and by a sister, Thelma Carlton.

Friends are welcome to call at Riles & Woolley Funeral Home, 39 Main St., Forestville, on Sunday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m., from where funeral services will be held on Monday morning at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Dennis Will, son of the deceased, officiating. Interment will follow in Pioneer Cemetery, Forestville.

The family suggests memorial donations may be made to the Forestville Fire Department Emergency & Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 299, Forestville, NY 14062.

To post condolences go to www.rilesandwoolleyfuneralhome.com.