Elmer Victor Carlson

Elmer was born May 27, 1918, in Norwich, Pa., one of eight children of the late Victor Anton and Ada Olivia Sunborg Carlson, and attended schools in Lander, Pa., and James-town.

He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy serving as a Boatswain’s Mate aboard the USS Acubens in the South Pacific during World War II and honorably discharged in 1945. On May 27, 2018, NYS Sena-tor Cathy Young presented a Legislative Resolution to the State Senate in honor of Elmer’s 100th birthday and his military service.

Elmer married Freda Anderson Carlson, Nov. 23, 1946.

For more than 30 years he was employed at Dahlstrom Manufacturing and Watson Industries, where he was a skilled machinist and very adept at finding solutions to mechanical problems.

In 1960, Elmer opened Carlson’s BMW Sales & Service in Bemus Point, which he owned and operated until his retire-ment in 1980. He was most passionate and content tour-ing around the country on his BMW motorcycles and had many fascinating stories he enjoyed sharing about his wonderful adven-tures.

He was a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 53, American Legion Post 1286 and the BMW Motorcycle Owners of America.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Freda Carlson; son, David C. Carlson; four sisters: Edith (Ellis) De-lahoy, Elsie (Roy) Pratt, Minnie (Arthur) Johnson and Selma (Edward) Rob-bins; three brothers: Harry (Esther) Carlson, Arvid (Lillian) Carlson and Arthur (Elsie) Carlson; and his friend of many years, Alberta Delahoy.

Surviving are his daughter, Suzanne Vassallo of Akron, Ohio; grandchil-dren, Amanda Carlson and Brett Carlson, Kimberly Rebstock and Frank Vassal-lo III; great-grandchildren: Willow Carlson, Morgan and Erinn Rebstock and Frank Vassallo IV; and numerous nieces and nephews.

The family would like to extend appreciation to Elmer’s neighbors, Gordon and Sharon Scott for their kind and compassionate care over the years.

A private family service will be held in the Lind Funeral Home, led by Pas-tor Gordon Robbins. Burial will be in Bemus Point Cemetery. Visitation will not be observed.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to a charity of choice.

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