Obituary of Veda J. Bigelow

Veda J. Bigelow, 81, of Ramsey Shores, Henderson, NY, died Sunday January 14, 2018 at the home of her son Martin Bigelow, Hammond, NY where she had been under the care of her family and Saint Lawrence County Hospice and Palliative Care.  There are no public services.  

Arrangements are with the Piddock Funeral Home, Inc., Adams, NY.

Born January 23, 1936 in Rochester, NY, daughter of Don and Veda (Fisher) Santos, she graduated from East High School, Rochester, NY.  She was a floral designer at Hegadorn's Grocery in Webster, NY.

She married Donald R. Bigelow in 1954 in the Spencer Ripley Church, Rochester, NY.  Veda worked alongside her husband doing painting and wallpapering in the Rochester and Ontario area.  They spent their winters in Marathon and Naples, FL.  They purchased their current home at Ramsey Shores in 1967.

Surviving besides her husband of 63 years, are four sons Wayne R. (Mary) Bigelow, Lake Worth, FL, Martin Bigelow, Hammond, NY, David (Sandra) Bigelow, Williamson, NY, Jeffery (Rhonda) Bigelow, Williamson; several grandchildren, great grandchildren, and nieces and nephews.

Veda was a former member of the Ontario Volunteer Ambulance.