FRIENDS OF GOWANDA PINE HILL CEMETERY FALL 2023 NEWSLETTER

To the Friends of Gowanda Pine Hill Cemetery,               
      We hope you are enjoying this beautiful weather wherever you live! The lush summer weather has led us into a most spectacular fall season.  The majestic colors of the leaves are just popping!
     Our featured GPHC Trustees are John (Jack) and Sue Torrance.  Sue and Jack met at college in Potsdam, NY.  They married, raised four children and moved back to Gowanda in 2000.  Sue’s parents, Don and Edna Campbell, were legends who owned and operated the Super Duper. Sue followed in her dad’s footsteps and became a trustee of GPHC. Both she and Jack have served as the Treasurers. He currently a Trustee Emeritus.  For 23 years they were stewards guiding the Board’s actions.
     Jack and Sue were instrumental in planning 300 graves in the new section of the cemetery. They also planted, watered and nurtured beautiful, young trees and laid the groundwork for the future. The Friends of GPHC group was initiated by them. We thank Sue and Jack for their years of outstanding service to the ‘Gem on the Hill.’
     Our trusted and beloved groundskeeper, Frank Howard, has decided to cut back his hours and train his replacement. Since he was 16 years old, Frank has been involved with burials, maintenance cutting grass.  He has served as the ‘backbone’ of the cemetery performing numerous responsibilities. We thank
him and appreciate his hard work and dedication.
     Sue and Jack Torrance celebrated their 62nd anniversary on Sept. 30, 2023.
Congratulations!
      One of our special projects of the Annual Appeal has been to refurbish the iron gate. It cost $1,000 to repair, paint and replace at the front arch.   
      Please watch for our 2023 Annual Appeal letter which will arrive in the mail at the end of November.  We thank you!
 Martha  Boutet ,  Vice President 
martbout4@aol.com         10/7/23

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​FRIENDS OF GOWANDA PINE HILL CEMETERY SPRING 2023 NEWSLETTER
Dear Friends of the Gowanda Pine Hill Cemetery,
     We want to thank each of you for your generous donation to our 2022 Annual Appeal held from November 2022 through January 2023.  Our final monetary total was $6,995.00.  We are astounded by your generosity!   Please know we will be good stewards of these funds while upgrading and improving services to families, the cemetery grounds, and administrative oversight.
     It is the Board of Trustees’ goal to send an email to our Friends each of the four seasons this year.  We will share photos and updates of our beautiful site as well as progress towards our goal to be a premiere cemetery in Erie County. 
     Our trustees are President, Scott Campbell; Vice President, Martha Boutet; Treasurer, Jill Smith; Secretary, Phil Palen; Joan Duffey, Jason Pickering, Sue Torrance, and Fritz Weyand
If you know of interested persons who would like to receive our emails, or would like to become a Friend of GPHC, please put them in touch with me by email or address.
       Once again, we thank you for your support and interest in the “Gem on the Hill” in Gowanda, NY.  We wish you a pleasant  Memorial Day.
Respectfully,
​Martha Boutet, Vice President
Email: martbout4@aol.com
Address: 1225 Front St. Silver Creek NY 14136

May 2023