Obituary of Jane E. Gailey

Jane E. Gailey, age 86 of Youngstown NY, died Friday May 28, 2010 in Mercy Hospital in Buffalo. Jane was born April 10, 1924 in Niagara Falls, NY, the daughter of the late Andrew James and Minna (King) Gailey and lived most of her life in Lewiston. She received an Associate's Degree in Business Administration from Catherine Gibbs College. Always interested in young people, she taught Sunday School at the First Presbyterian Church in Niagara Falls, and was Advisor to the Zeta Sigma Sorority. She had eleven Godchildren. During WW II Jane worked for the International Red Cross in Washington, DC in charge of returning works of art by prisoners of war after repatriation, and later at their Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. An avid traveler, she visited European and Asian countries annually over a period of over 30 years. She learned to sail small boats on the Lower Niagara River in the days when competition was the Toronto Steamer. After boating on the Nile, Irrawaddy, Neva, Yangtze, Rhine, etc., she continued to claim "her" river - the Lower Niagara, was the most beautiful in the world. Jane was involved with the Porter Cup Golf Tournament at the Niagara Falls Country Club for 43 years, 40 of them as a starter. She served on the Porter Cup Executive Committee for several terms. Jane was Administrator, Secretary and a Director of the Harry Dent Family Foundation for more than 45 years. She also served on the Board of Millard Fillmore Hospital Foundation. She was a long-time member of the Niagara Falls Country Club and the Garrett Club in Buffalo; a member of the Youngstown Yacht Club; a life member of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery; the Old Fort Niagara Association, and supported many local charities. Jane served as Treasurer of the Goat Island Investment Club, and was a member of the Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority. She was predeceased by a brother, Robert King Gailey in 1997. She is survived by four nephews, Robert E. (Michelle) Gailey, Thomas K. (Kathleen) Gailey, Geoffrey M. (Margaret) Gailey, and Peter A. (Robin) Gailey; and a sister in law, Barbara Gailey. Ten great-nieces and nephews also survive. Memorial services will held on Friday, June 4, at the Old Stone Church at the First Presbyterian Church of Lewiston, 505 Cayuga St. Lewiston, NY. In lieu of flowers Memorials may be made to Niagara Hospice, 4675 Sunset Dr., Lockport, NY 14094. Arrangements have been entrusted to HARDISON FUNERAL HOME, N. Fourth & Ridge Sts., Lewiston.