Obituary of Elizabeth Hernquist

Elizabeth A. Hernquist "Proud Air Force Nurse" Olean, NY Elizabeth A. Hernquist of 113 N. 24th St. passed away peacefully Tuesday (January 18, 2011) in her home. Born May 30, 1925 in Carbondale, PA she was the daughter of Arthur and Elizabeth Moran Myers. On January 12, 1957 at St. Rose Church in Carbondale she married E. Theodore "Ted" Hernquist, Jr. who survives. Mrs. Hernquist was a graduate of St. Rose High School in Carbondale and of St. Joseph's School of Nursing in Carbondale. She was first employed as a Registered Nurse in Indianapolis during the polio epidemic. In 1954 she enlisted in the U.S. Air Force where she served as a Registered Nurse First Lieutenant for the 388th Fighter Bomber Wing at the Air Base in Etain, France. She then worked for a short time for the former Allegany Nursing Home and the Cattaraugus County Nursing Home in Olean after which she stayed home to raise a family. She was a member of St. Mary of the Angels Church and the Olean American Legion Post #530. She was a charter member of the Women In Military Service For America. For several years she volunteered for Meals on Wheels. Along with her husband she traveled to Florida each year for seventeen years until 2008. Surviving besides her husband are two daughters Mary (Don) Chuboff of Watkinsville, GA and Anne (Bob) Rueppel of Lancaster, PA; five grandchildren Derek Chuboff, Sarah Chuboff, Kelly Chuboff, Katie Rueppel and Colleen Rueppel; one brother Arthur Myers of Owego; one sister Sister St. Gerard Myers, IHM of Scranton, PA and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by two sisters infant Mary Myers and Clare Jones and three brothers Leo Myers, Joseph Myers and Gerard Myers. Friends will be received at the Casey, Halwig & Hartle Funeral Home 3128 W. State Rd Olean on Thursday from 5-8pm. Funeral services will be held Friday (January 21, 2011) beginning with a prayer service at 9:30am in the funeral home. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 10:00am in St. Mary of the Angels Church. Rev. Gregory Dobson, pastor, will be the celebrant. Burial will be in St. Bonaventure Cemetery with full military honors being accorded by members of the Allegany American Legion Ritual Team. Memorials may be made to St. Mary of the Angels Church Renovation Fund or to Homecare and Hospice 1225 W. State St. Olean, NY 14760.