Obituary of Roberta Lee Wheeler

Roberta Lee Wheeler (nee Bowling), 80, of Sidney, NY, peacefully passed away on Sunday, June 8, 2014 at Wilson Memorial Hospital. Roberta was born in Harlan County, KY to William & Edith Bowling on May 12, 1934. She moved to Chicago in 1950. In 1959, she married Marion Wheeler, the love of her life for 55 years. She worked numerous jobs before she and her husband moved to Sidney in 1984, where she retired from Sidney Appliance. Her hobbies included baking, working in her crossword puzzle books, and sharing her childhood "Kentucky Stories" with her family and friends. Roberta is survived by her husband Marion Wheeler, of Sidney, NY, children, Carolyn Andel (Raymond) of Oswego, IL, Edie Houck (Lawrence) of Sidney, NY, David Wheeler (Jessica) of Sidney, NY, Grandchildren, Raymond Jr, Christopher, Cameron, Andrew, Leeanna Belle, Zachary & Faith, and great-grandchildren Niko, Jacob, Hazel, Wyatt and soon to be born, Baby Noah, and her best friend Kathryn Shaw whom she considered a sister. She is preceded in death by her father, William E. Bowling and her mother, Edith C. Bowling. Friends are invited to call on Wednesday, June11, 2014, from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at CH Landers Funeral Home in Sidney, NY. Funeral service will be held at CH Landers on Thursday, June 12, 2014, at 10:00 am with Reverend Benjamin Shaw officiating. Memorial donations in her name may be made to The Alzheimer's Association at 140 Highway 33West, Suite2, Cooperstown, NY 13326 or www.alz.org, or Catskill Area Hospice, 1 Birchwood Drive, Oneonta, NY, 13820. The family wishes to extend their gratitude to everyone who has sent prayers and words of condolences and especially to the South Tower, 5th floor nursing staff of Wilson Memorial Hospital.