Ida L. Ordway, 90, of Andover, NY, died on Friday, May 16, 2025, at Jones Memorial Hospital following a brief illness. She was born June 21, 1934, in Bingham, PA, the daughter of the late Harry and Nellie (Barlow) Crance. On September 20, 1953, in Belmont, NY she married Franklin Ordway, who predeceased her.
Ida was raised in Pennsylvania, and graduated from the one room schoolhouse of Shongo, NY. She first entered the workforce sewing elastic onto women’s panties at a factory in Hornell, NY. She took time from employment to raise her five children, before working for Jones Memorial Hospital’s purchasing department, and retiring from their kitchen staff. Outside of work, she loved to crochet, was an expert puzzler, and watched Westerns on TV. She was reserved and was most content spending time with her family.
She is survived by: her daughter, Linda Sootheran of Andover; Eight grandchildren, Shawn Ordway, Chris Butler, Sandy Irving, John Sootheran, Janet McClain, Jeffrey Sootheran, Michael Lanterman and James Ordway; 16 great-grandchildren; one great-great-granddaughter; as well as several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and ex-husband, she was predeceased by: four children, Charles Ordway, Barbara Lanterman, Gail Butler, and Robert ‘Bob’ Ordway; a grandson, Marvin Lanterman; four brothers, LeRoy, Leuis, Lawrence, and Lloyd Crance; three sisters, Eunice Randall, Florence Enos, and Bertha Crance.
Following Ida’s wishes, there are no services being planned at this time. Please consider memorial donations to Jones Memorial Hospital, 191 North Main Street, Wellsville, NY 14895. To leave online condolences please visit www.embserfuneralhome.com .
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