After a courageous battle with cancer, Joan Irene O’Bryan Buddle passed away on Saturday, February 22, 2025 at the age of 85. She is survived by her loving husband, Wilson F. Buddle of 64 years; her three daughters – Cynthia Buddle Hare (Peter), Wendy Buddle Ebersole (David), and Deborah Buddle Maar. Joan had nine grandchildren and three great grandchildren. She was the daughter of Ardis and Ralph O’Bryan, born on March 24, 1939. Joan grew up in Elkland, PA. where she played saxophone and sang in the High School District Band and Chorus as well as in State Band for the NEA at a Philadelphia Convention. Joan represented the Ponoma Grange for the Tioga County Laurel Festival. After completing her BS in Education from Mansfield University in three years, she taught second through fifth grades for 28 years in the Horsehead, Monroe-Woodbury, and Byron-Bergen School Districts.
Joan loved music, playing her accordion and was the church organist at the Brockport Methodist Church for 15 years. Joan was also a Girl Scout Leader, a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, and a member and one time president of the Brockport Twig, working many hours in the Gift Shop of Lakeside Hospital. Joan enjoyed traveling with her family and husband within this country and abroad. She especially enjoyed having her family along on vacations in Branson, Mo., Myrtle Beach, SC, and Siesta Key, Florida.
Services were held February 28 at Fowler Funeral Home Inc., 340 West Ave., Brockport. Interment will be held in Lakeview Cemetery in the Spring. Those wishing may contribute to the Wilmot Cancer Institute by mail at Wilmot Cancer Institute Development Office, Alumni and Advancement Center, 300 E. River Road, PO Box 278996, Rochester, NY 14627 or online at https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/cancer-institute/giving/make-a-gift.
