Full Obituary

     WILMA R. MEYERS, age 95, of Thorp, WI, formerly of Rochester, NY, passed away on Thursday, August 11, 2016 at Miller Alternative Care in Thorp. Funeral services will be held at Farrell-Ryan Funeral Home, in Rochester, NY on Thursday, August 18, 2016 at 12:30pm.  Burial will follow at Falls Cemetery in Greece, NY. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 11:30am until time of service.
     Wilma Rose Spies was born on November 3, 1920 in Rochester, NY, the daughter of Henry and Mildred (Barton) Spies. She received her education at Rochester area  schools and graduated from Spencerport High School in 1939. Wilma began working for Eastman Kodak in 1941 as a model. She was united in marriage to Charles Graffrath in 1947 and they had a son, John, in December 1948. Charles passed away in 1957. Wilma later married Kenneth Meyers in 1960 and they later divorced in 1969. She continued to work at Eastman Kodak until her retirement in 1980. In 1986, Wilma moved to Thorp, WI to care for her son, John.
     She had many interests, but especially loved animals and gardening.
     Wilma was a member of the Greece Baptist Church, where she taught Sunday School and sang in the church choir.
     She is survived by nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends.
     Wilma was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Charles, in 1957; her son, John, on December 18, 2000; and one brother, Henry Spies.