Obituary of Anne Raynor

Spencerport: September 16, 2014. Predeceased by her husband, Jack Raynor; parents, John & Katherine Klch; brothers, John and Paul Klch. Survived by her nephew, Christopher (JoAnn) Klch; niece, Betsy (Lee) Galloway, Doreen (Marcel) Catafago; sister-in-law, Beverly Klch; several nieces & nephews, other family and dear friends. Visitation is 5-7 PM on Thursday at the funeral home, 15 West Ave., Spencerport. Entombment is Private. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Aurora House, 2495 S. Union Street, Spencerport, NY 14559 in Anne's memory. Anne Raynor's family would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to all the angels at the Aurora House. The loving care you gave to Anne was immeasurable. You were not only Anne's caretakers, but have become part of our extended family. Anne was born in the Bronx to parents John and Katherine Klch. She was separated from her two brothers at the very early age of 4 when she and her brothers were placed into foster care. Her teen years were spent in her foster home in North Bellmore, where she worked in the family garden while working at Bell Telephone as a long distance operator. Anne graduated with a high school diploma. Later in life she worked at A&S shipping and receiving for 35 years and retired. Anne then retrained as a clerical for Hofstra University working with student transcripts. Anne and Jack married at the Town Hall on February 17th, 1951. There was no time for a honeymoon because Jack needed to report for duty while in the Army in Colorado. They did not have children of their own, but called their niece, Doreen, their baby. Doreen called her Mommy #2. Other favorites included Jack's sister's Rosalie Raynor Abbondola children; Deborah McCarthy, Diane Jacobs, and Denise Abbondola. Doreen and husband Marcel' s two children, Mary and Joseph were considered grandchildren by Anne. Anne loved to make grand dinners for the holidays and elaborate baskets for Easter. Every Christmas package was professionally and beautifully wrapped. She loved to travel and shop. Some of Anne' s favorite quotes: " Fancy Shmancy" , "I'm here, put the coffee on" , and "I'm here, you lucky thing". Anne loved reading John Grishom and romance novels. Anne' s pets were like her children. She had cats named Lady and Bruno. Her dogs were Sir Hans, aka Hansy, and Rexy. She really enjoyed watching the Animal Planet network. She continued to enjoy gardening and spoke to her plants daily. Friends and family would best describe Anne as Fun and Loving. Although she said her childhood was very unpleasant, she was always a happy, optimistic, and loving Role model for her nieces and nephews. She was more than an Aunt, She was our best friend.