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Ellen M. (Myers) Abers-Walker, 89, of Frewsburg, passed away on Saturday, October 31, 2026 at the Star Hospice House Chautauqua Hospice and Palliative Care
She was born April 22, 1937, in the Town of Mansfield, NY, the daughter of the late Howard Jerome Myers and Arlene Inez (Harvey) Myers.
Ellen attended Randolph Central School until 11th grade and graduated in 1955 from Falconer High School and the Doyle Beauty School in Buffalo in 1956.
Over the years, Ellen served in many capacities: Home Health Care Aide, Nurses' Aide, Raffa's and Bigelow's Hair Salons in Jamestown as a Stylist, and was owner of Abers Beauty Salon in both Conewango Valley Ellington for many years. She had, additionally, worked as a personal care aide for Heritage Village and Willcare, and worked alongside her husband, Richard Abers, hauling milk. Lastly, she worked as a driver for Statesville Auto Auction in Statesville, NC.
Her memberships included Conewango Baptist Church, Conewango Fireman's Auxiliary (past president), Conewango Volunteer Fire Department, Life Member of Cherry Creek VFW 2522 Auxiliary (past president), Falconer American Legion Post 638 Auxiliary, Randolph Loyal Order of the Moose. She also served as a Den Mother with the Conewango Valley Boy Scouts and in Cherry Creek 4-H where she taught craft classes.
She enjoyed crocheting, knitting, reading her bible, flower and vegetable gardening, doing piece puzzles, and woodworking. Her greatest joy was her children and family, and her Siamese cats.
She is survived by six children; Dee Ann (Charles) Pease of NY & FL, Mitchel (Lottie) Abers of Westfield, Rick (Crystal) Abers of South Dayton, Rhonda (Lester) Culver of Bowling Green, KY, Teena (Roger) Herron of Frewsburg, and Jerry (Holly) Abers of Leon, 18 grandchildren, 37 great-grandchildren; a brother, William Myers of Jamestown; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Richard C. Abers (1959-1984) and her second husband, Richard R. Walker (1986-1988); a son, Robert Abers, in 1981; a great-grandson, Liam Abers; and sisters, Barbara Wheeler in 1985 and Kay Patch in 2023.
The family will receive relatives and friends from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 4, 2026 from the VanRensselaer & Son Funeral Home, 14 Church Street, Randolph, NY, from where funeral services will be held Thursday at 10:00 A.M. Burial will follow in the Rutledge Cemetery, Conewango, NY. Pastor Ron Lemon will officiate.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made to Star Hospice House, 32 W Fairmount Ave, Lakewood, NY 14750, in memory of Ellen Walker.
E-condolences may be left for the family at www.vanrensselaerandsonfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are entrusted to the care of the VanRensselaer & Son Funeral Home, 14 Church Street, Randolph. Memorials if desired may be sent in Ellen's memory to Chautauqua Hospice and Palliative Care, (Star Hospice), 20 Fairmont Avenue, Lakewood, NY 14750.