Wellsville, NY - Lenora T. Michalak, 83, 1492A Bolivar Road, passed away on Monday, November 20, 2017, at Jones Memorial Hospital following a brief illness. She was born December 18, 1933 in Brocton, NY, the daughter of the late John S. and Theresa (Scardina) Ingavo. On June 27, 1953 at Holy Trinity Church in Dunkirk she married Norbert John Michalak who predeceased her on September 26, 2016.
Lenora was a former resident of Dunkirk and graduated from Dunkirk High School. She was formerly employed at the Safe Store in Dunkirk. She was a member of the Immaculate Conception Church, the Legion of Mary and Altar and Rosary Society. She was also a member of the Secular Franciscan Order of Allegany, NY. She was a volunteer at Jones Memorial Hospital, the area nursing homes, and her Church.
She is survived by a son, Norbert John (Lori) Michalak Jr. of Scio, and two grandsons, Andrew (Janelle) Michalak and Steven (Kelly) Michalak, and great granddaughter, Abigail Grace Michalak. She was predeceased in addition to her parents and husband by a daughter, Cynthia Darlene Michalak and a brother Peter J. Ingavo. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, November 25, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at the Immaculate Conception Church in Wellsville. There will be no prior visitation. Burial will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery. Please consider memorial donations to Jones Memorial Hospital or the Immaculate Conception Church. To leave online condolences, please visit www.embserfuneralhome.com.