Laurie B. Puffer

LAURIE B. PUFFER

HORNELL-Laurie B. Puffer, 49, of 412 Cleveland Ave, passed away unexpectedly late Monday morning (Dec. 19, 2011).
Born in Hornell on Dec. 12, 1962, she was the daughter of Kenneth and Mary Lou Armstrong Philbrick, who survive. On May 23, 1992, she was married at the United Presbyterian Church in Hornell to Richard L. Puffer, who also survives.
A lifelong resident of Hornell, Laurie graduated from Hornell High School with the class of 1980 and attended Alfred University for two years, where she was an active member of the choir.
For the past 30 years she has been employed at Steuben Trust Company in Hornell and was presently the Vice President and Main Office Branch Manager.
Laurie was a member of the United Presbyterian Church in Hornell.
She will be remembered for being a very beautiful person who had a loving and caring nature and the willingness to always help others.
Besides her parents and husband, her family includes her son, Ryan Puffer, a student at the University of Rochester; her two brothers, Larry (Scott Miller) Philbrick and their son Ian Philbrick-Miller of Arkport, and Scott (Gina) Philbrick of Chester, N.J.; her maternal grandmother, Betty Armstrong of Hornell; her father-in-law and mother-in-law, Monroe and Joanne Puffer of Hornell; her three sisters-in-law, Gwen (Mitch) Liebman of Cream Ridge, N.J. and their three children, Megan Wilson, Lauren Wilson-Jury, and Aaron Liebman; Nancy (Steve) Holtby of Meridian, Idaho and their two children, Kevin and Kyle Holtby; and Linda (Joe) Bailey of Hornell and their two children, Mark and Joe Bailey; also several aunts, uncles, and cousins.
She was predeceased by her paternal grandparents, Donald and Marion Philbrick and maternal grandfather, Laurence Armstrong.
Calling hours are from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Thursday at the Bishop & Johnson Funeral Home, Inc., 285 Main St., Hornell. Friends are invited to join her family at the United Presbyterian Church, 150 Main St., Hornell where a funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, with Rev. David Kilgore officiating. Private interment will be in the Arkport Heritage Hill Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, those wishing may contribute in her memory to the Hornell High School Alumni Association, P.O. Box 135, Hornell, N.Y. 14843. Envelopes for memorial contributions will be available at the funeral home.
Online condolences or remembrances of Laurie are welcomed at www.bishopandjohnsonfuneralhome.com.