SEARER - Margaret
On Saturday, July 22nd, 2023,
Margaret Searer, loving mother, aunt,
grandmother, and great-grandmother,
passed away at the age of 93. Margaret
was born on October 24th, 1929 in Pine
Woods Nippenose Valley to Thomas
and Helen Eck (Kimmick) and was
raised on the Eck Family Orchard
Farm. She moved to Buffalo in the
early 1960s with her husband, Art, and
worked at the Old Red Mill for nearly
20 years. For over 60 years, Margaret
and Art traveled via car all over the
United States, coast-to-coast, to visit
extended family and friends. She loved
to tell stories of these adventures late
into life. Margaret loved her children,
grandchildren, nieces and nephews,
and loved to host them for extended
stays when she and Art retired and
moved back to the Nippenose Valley,
just down the road from her childhood
home. She loved taking extended walks
through the woods, visiting garage
sales, and cooking large, countrystyle meals for anybody who came
to visit. After 16 years in the Valley,
Margaret and Art moved back to the
Western New York area to live out
the remainder of their lives near their
children, grandchildren, and greatgrandchildren. Margaret was preceded
in death by her parents, Thomas
and Helen, her siblings, Jeanne
(Lehman), Marie (Lehman), Thomas,
and Daniel, her husband, Arthur,
her daughter, Ann Marie ("Susie"),
her stepson Larry (Diana), and her
grandson, Jacob. Margaret is survived
by her sons, Thomas (Darcy), Daniel
Lehman (Ann Williams), Steve Lehman
(Joan), and Ron Lehman (Liz), nine
grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren,
and scores of nieces and nephews.
Funeral Services were held privately
with the family. Share condolences at
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