Mrs. Thayer was born June 15, 1926, in Orangeville, a daughter of George Daniel and Helen Elizabeth Mead Snyder. She attended Warsaw Central School and married Charles Thayer on Feb. 9, 1946. They shared more than 68 years of marriage before he died in 2014.
Mrs. Thayer worked at the Perry Knitting Mill to help her husband raise the money for the farm they bought in 1959. She was a true partner at Gra-Chuck Farm, working alongside Charles in the fields and milking cows. She also loved to grow flowers and maintained an extensive and amazing collection of houseplants. For many years, she operated a garage sale, and enjoyed meeting the people who came to buy. She had a strong work ethic, as did her husband, and together they took outstanding care of family, home and farm. Mrs. Thayer was a great cook and liked having people gathered around her large table for meals.
She was the sister of the late Walter H., Frank E., G. Edwin and Andrew J. Snyder, and Mary Bartlett and Helen Bagg.
Surviving are four children, Sharon (late Kenneth) Larsen of Pembroke, Douglas (Lauren Shaw) Thayer of Watkins Glen, Daniel (Tracy) Thayer of Pembroke and Melody (Thomas) Gorman of Kirkville. Also surviving are 11 grandchildren, Jennifer (Thomas Thrane) Larsen Fuller of Stillwater; Charles Larsen of Oakfield; Nicholas Thayer of Watkins Glen; Sara Thayer of Pembroke; Danielle Thayer of Mount Morris; Zoe Thayer of Buffalo; Cassandra Gorman of Newark, Del.; Patrick and Michael Gorman, both of Kirkville; Christine (Robert) Gardner of East Syracuse; and Jennifer (John) Draper of Oakfield; and six great-grandchildren, Noel and Julian Thayer-Sunseri of Pembroke, Iliana and Camden Draper of Oakfield and Ryan and Joseph Gardner of East Syracuse. Many nieces and nephews also survive.
There are no calling hours. A memorial celebration of her life will be held at a time to be announced.
Memorials may be made to the Muriel H. Marshall Fund for the Aging in Genesee County, care of Genesee County Office for the Aging, 2 Bank St., Batavia, NY 14020.
Expressions of condolence may be shared with the family at: www.mcandrewfuneralhomes.net.
ARRANGEMENTS WERE ENTRUSTED TO THE J. LEONARD MCANDREW FUNERAL HOME, LLC, 2 BOGUE AVE., BATAVIA, NY 14020. RONALD KONIECZNY II, DIRECTOR.
