Obituary of Julia A. Case

CANISTEO: Julia A. Case, 79, passed away peacefully to be with her Lord, Wednesday, October 9, 2019 at her home surrounded by the comfort, care and love of her family, following an extended illness.

Julia was born October 13, 1939 in the coal mining town of Maxwell, (LaBelle) Pa. to the late Stephen Andrew and Julia Rose (Rockar) Sikora.

She grew up in Maxwell and enjoyed swimming in the Monongahela River and graduated from Brownsville Senior High School. She met William F. “Bill” Case, her husband of 59 years, while working at the W. Bingham Co., in Cleveland, Ohio as a typist. They married on October 1, 1960 in Maxwell, Pa., moved to Hornell, then made their home in Canisteo for 55 years.

Julia was employed at St. James Mercy Hospital in Hornell and had worked as an assistant to Richard Bondi in the Physical Therapy Dept. She was a communicant of the former St. Joachim’s Catholic Church in Canisteo for over 30 years where she taught religion and was active in the Altar and Rosary Society. In later years she was a communicant of St. Brendan Catholic Church in Almond.

Julia enjoyed flowers, playing cards with friends and cooked many meals for the Canisteo Rotary Club.

In addition to her husband Bill, Julia is survived by two sons, Dr. Jeffrey (Susan) Case of Towaco, N.J. and Stephen (Doreen) Case of Goodyear, AZ. Five grandchildren, Emily, Olivia and Samantha Case, Brandon and Nolan Romano. She is also survived by a brother, Stephen (Dorothy) Sikora, two sisters, Eleanor Massini and Gloria McCloud. Julia was predeceased by a sister Delores Swink.

The family will receive friends from 6-8 pm Monday, October 14th  at the H.P. Smith & Son, Inc. Funeral Home, 29 East Main St. in Canisteo, where a memorial service will take place Tuesday, October 15th, at 11:00 am. Burial will be in Hillside Cemetery in Canisteo at the convenience of the family.

Memorial contributions in Julia’s name may be made to either Care First, 3805 Meads Creek Rd. Painted Post, N.Y. 14870 or to Catholic Charities, 20 Elm St. #2 Hornell, N.Y. 14843.