O’Rourke & O’Rourke
Inc. Funeral Home

25 River Street
Salamanca, NY 14779
phone: (716) 945-4760
fax: (716) 945-4222
john@orourke-orourke.com

Lorena E. Perkins

Lorena E. Perkins, 103, of Salamanca, NY, formerly of Great Valley and Cherry Creek, NY died Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at the Absolut Care of Salamanca.

Born January 29, 1914 in Mansfield, NY, she was the daughter of the late Floyd and Dorthea Klein Howe. She was married on May 21, 1938 to Eugene Perkins, who predeceased her on June 6, 1988.

She enjoyed playing Bingo, doing embroidery, and making ceramics.

Surviving are: a son, Allen (Connie) Perkins, Great Valley, NY; 55 grand- and great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by two daughters, Carol Passmore and Joanne Tansimore, and five sisters, Viola Osterman, Nora Marsh, Cecelia Brown, Edith Morrison, and Lillian Gross.

Friends may call at the O’Rourke & O’Rourke Inc Funeral Home, 25 River Street, Salamanca, NY on Friday, September 29, 2017 from 4 – 7 p.m.

Funeral services will be held in the funeral home on Saturday at 11 a.m. with Rev. Michael Lonto, pastor of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, officiating.

Burial will be in Green Cemetery, Great Valley, NY.

E-condolences can be sent to john@orourke-orourke.com or posted to facebook.com/on