by Contributor | October 26, 2017 7:02 pm
PHOENIX, NY – Winona Jane (Hess) Gifford, 94, former W. Phoenix, NY, resident passed away in Grass Valley, Calif., on December 7, 2016.
She was born on May 12, 1922, to her late parents, Laura May (Trana) and Benjamin F. Hess.
Winona was also predeceased by her daughter, Sharon Lee, in 2011; and a grandson, Shawn Hunt.
Surviving are one son, R. Marc (Karen) Gifford; one grandson, Scott A. Hunt; other relatives include: Sue (Duell) and Mike Malazewski, Roberta Duell; lifelong friends, Doug and Anne Ruetsch.
Burial was Oct. 10, 2017, in Jacksonville Cemetery, Lysander.
Allanson-Glanville-Tappan Funeral Home, Phoenix had care of local arrangements.
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