Obituary of Wilma L. Traxler

Dansville- Wilma L Traxler, age 92, of 18 Lincoln Street, Dansville, NY passed away at the Vincent House in Wayland on Friday, September 20, 2024. Wilma was born to Chauncey and Helen (Sanford) Learn on November 29, 1931, in Groveland. She married Donald Traxler on June 4, 1949, in Dansville, NY. She is survived by one sister, Margaret Smith, of Dansville, one half sister, Carol Phillips of Florida and one half brother, Kevin Learn of Canisteo, four daughters; Kathi (James) Culbertson of Dansville, Audrey Huver of Dansville, Nancy (Bill) Faulds of Dansville, Laurie Carapella of North Carolina and one son, James (Dawn) Traxler of Dansville, thirteen grandchildren, twenty three great grandchildren and 10 great-great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. She is predeceased by her husband Donald Traxler and brothers Bruce Learn, Harold Learn, and Paul Learn and her sister, Marilyn Eastman. Wilma was a full-time housewife while she raised her family. She and Don ran a farm on East Hill in Dansville. She drove the tractor in the fields, helped plant and harvest a garden, and canned fruits and vegetables. She also taught cooking and sewing to a group of girls in a 4-H group. And Wilma baked and decorated wedding cakes on the side. When the family was grown, she went to work outside of her home She was employed at F.A. Owens Publishing Company for a short time and then Myers Flowers on Main Street, Dansville. She eventually purchased the flower business from Mrs. Myers and it became Wilma's Flowers. She operated that business for 26 years. Wilma loved her flowers and enjoyed meeting all the customers that came into her shop. In retirement Wilma continued to be active by planting and maintaining a flower garden and painting oil- based pictures. And she taught others how to paint pictures. She could be found at the Senior Nutrition lunches four days a week where she had many friends. Friends may call Wednesday Sept. 25 from 4 to 7pm at the Hindle Funeral Home, Inc. 271 Main St., A funeral service will be held Thursday at 11:00 am at St. Paul's Lutheran Church 21 Clara Barton St. in Dansville. Interment will be next to her husband Don in Greenmount Cemetery Dansville. Online remembrances may be left at HindleFuneralHome.com. Memorials may be made to the Vincent House, 310 Second Ave., Wayland NY 14572 St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital @ stjude.org.