Florence E. Williams, 85, of Batavia, passed away on February 6, 2025 at the LeRoy Village Green Nursing Home. She was born on October 5, 1939 in Sinclairville, NY to the late Ralph and Lena (Ornce) Olmstead. In addition to her parents, Florence is predeceased by her husband; John D. Williams; brothers Edward, Lawrence and Floyd Olmstead; sisters Hazel Frantz, Lois Payer, Edith Blair; son in law Mark McQuillin.
Florence proudly served 2 years in the United States Army. She was stationed in Chicago where she met her future husband John. They were married for 52 years and had 4 children. Flo was a fun loving person. She loved to be around people. She was a happy soul and would smile and laugh a lot. Everyone that met her instantly loved her. She had a friendly face with a ready smile. Flo never had a bad word to say about anyone. She had no fashion sense at all, she wore what she liked.
Flo loved going on trips with her girls, Charise, Peggy and Tina. She enjoyed her visits to Maine to see her son John and his wife Colette. She wasn’t a warm and fuzzy mom; her goal was that we survived to adulthood. She succeeded!
She is survived by her children; John D. (Colette) Williams II of ME., Charise (James) Donahue of Batavia, Peggy (Daniel) McComb of Batavia, Christine Boyce of Batavia; brother Mark (Karen) Wagner of OR; grandchildren Jeffrey (Alex Territo) Cole, Aimee Donahue, Patrick (Terri Nanni) Donahue and Luke McComb, along with several nieces and nephews.
Friends are invited to call on Tuesday February 11, 2025 from 4:00-7:00PM at the Gilmartin Funeral Home 329-333 West Main St. Batavia, NY 14020. An 11:00AM Funeral Service will be held on Wednesday the 12th at St. Paul Lutheran Church 31 Washington Ave. in Batavia. Florence will be laid to rest in the Western New York National Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the National Kidney Foundation www.kidney.org. To leave an online message of condolence please visit www.gilmartinfuneralhome.com. Arrangements completed by Gilmartin Funeral Home, 329-333 West Main Street, Batavia, New York 14020.
