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IN MEMORIAM: Doris Tiffany, 77;

Operated Coachlines With Husband

ONEONTA – Doris Marie Tiffany, 77, a partner with her husband in Pathfinder Coachlines, peacefully passed away in her sleep early Sunday morning, July 24, 2016 at the Chase Memorial Nursing Home in New Berlin.

She was born on May 8, 1939, in Oneonta, a daughter of the late Ken and Marie (Leonard) Harvey.  Doris grew up in Oneonta and attended Oneonta schools.  On Dec. 29, 1956, Doris married Jack M. Tiffany in Oneonta.  The couple celebrated 47 years of marriage together until Jack’s passing in April 2003.

In the early 1980s, she and Jack established Pathfinder Coachlines.  Doris loved every part of their business, from planning the trips and guiding the tours to meeting all sorts of new and different people along the way.  She especially enjoyed meeting with her customers and made many, many friends through the business.  Doris was a woman of faith, who always found the good in people and never had an unkind word for anyone, qualities that made her a beloved friend to so many.  In her spare time, Doris loved to go shopping and talking with her friends and family on the phone.  She will be fondly remembered as a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and dear friend.

She is survived by her son, Kenneth C. (Eileen) Tiffany of Cary, N.C.; her daughter, Jacquelyn (Rick) Swift of South New Berlin; her grandchildren, Tiffany Swift, Craig Swift, Meegan Tiffany and Brie Tiffany; two great grandchildren, Esme Bundy and Presley Swift; and her sister, Dolores Gonser.

Doris was predeceased by her husband, Jack Tiffany; her son, Michael Tiffany; and her grandson, Brett Swift.

A service to celebrate Doris’ life will be at 4 p.m. on Thursday, July 28, at the Bookhout Funeral Home, 357 Main St., Oneonta, with the Rev. Albert Bullard officiating.  Friends and family are invited to visit during the hour prior to the service at the funeral home, starting at 3 p.m., at which time her family will receive guests.  Following the service, Doris will be laid to rest next to her husband and her son in the Glenwood Cemetery in Oneonta.

In lieu of flowers, Doris’ family requests that you kindly consider making a charitable donation in her memory to her granddaughter’s non-profit by visiting www.therileyfoundationinc.com or to the Alzheimer’s Association, Northeastern New York Chapter, 4 Pine West Plaza, Suite 405, Albany, NY 12205.

Doris’ family would like to send a special thank you to the staff of the Chase Memorial Nursing Home for treating her with the utmost respect and dignity while she was living there.

To light a candle or to send an online condolence to the family, please visit our website: www.bookhoutfuneralhome.com

Arrangements are by the Bookhout Funeral Home, Oneonta.

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