Obituary for Margaret j. Carney (Bahan)
Margaret Joan (Bahan) Carney
She was also known to her family and friends as Peg, Peggy, Maggie, Nana, Marge, or Mrs. C. Margaret was born in Olean, New York, on December 28, 1925, a daughter of the late William Patrick and Cathryn Emeline (Dutton) Bahan and passed away on November 12, 2019 in Erie, Pennsylvania. Margaret always had a fondness for Olean and made frequent trips back to visit family and reminisce her time living in Olean at 704 Wayne Street. She even had a room in her home she called the Olean room filled with memories of the Dutton and Bahan families. Her family moved to Erie in 1940 due to her father's job. They first lived at 944 East 29th Street, then 901 East 25th Street until she married Dr. Melvin E. Carney on August 19, 1950 and lived at 2524 Parade Street. She and her husband built a home on East Lakeview in 1956, where she resided the rest of her life.
Margaret attended 4 schools in Olean. New York, prior to moving to Erie. In Erie she attended Academy, where she graduated in the June class of 1943. She also attended Gannon College. During her time at Academy she made some lifelong friendships and met her future husband.
Margaret started her work career in high school at Stacey Youth Center, then Odin Stove, where they gave her a stove for a wedding gift that still works. She pursued a bookkeeping career at Cyril Sullivan Insurance, Eischner Advertising and then Dahl Motors where she started in 1966, which was purchased by Gary Miller in 1978. She continued working for Gary Miller as office manager until her retirement in 2007 at age 81. She made many long-lasting friendships working at Gary Miller and always loved the trips to auto shows around the country; her favorite was the Las Vegas trip where she made a small wager on the way home and won.
She celebrated life with her family and friends. Her sister Mary Kathryn (Bahan) Williams and her were inseparable until Mary’s passing in 2018. In Olean they were known as the Bahan girls. Mary and Margaret enjoyed many adventures in their lives taking road trips around the United states to many different states and destinations. Margaret was just happy to be with family on these trips and to see as much as she could. She especially loved New York City in the fall where she would start her Christmas shopping at B Altman Co. Department store. She had a true love of Department stores from the Boston store in Erie until its closing in 1979. Margaret and her family would travel to Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Rochester, and Cleveland for that same experience. She was very sad when Macy’s closed the former Kauffman’s downtown store in Pittsburgh the last of the great department stores around, although her son recently was taking her to Detroit so she could experience a similar experience. She loved the Department store shopping, eating lunch and more shopping. In Erie you could find her and Mary in their later years on Saturdays having hot chocolate at Starbucks in the mall and watching the people go by. She started her Christmas shopping last week at the Colony Plaza Christmas open house, buying gifts for her family at the wonderful stores in the Colony. She wanted to support local when she could. Margaret was a career woman and loved eating out as often as possible with her family. She loved the atmosphere of small local places like the Wesleyville Dinor, Lawrence Park Dinor, Meeders in Ripley and Brew Ha Ha in the Colony plaza to name a few.
Margaret enjoyed spending time with her family and grandchildren. She especially loved taking her family to Waldameer Amusement Park, where this year she rode the Whacky Shack with her son on Labor Day. In recent years she and her son did some activity daily, even if it was just a trip to Dairy Queen.
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Margaret was descended from the Dutton family on her mother’s side with a history going back to the founders of New England. Her grandparents were Andrew and Margaret (Elling) Dutton, and Michael and Mary (Lynch) Behan of Olean New York. She was also preceded in death by her parents and her loving sister, Mary K. Williams, and her grandson, Grady Matthew Zimmer. She had four children, although Mary and Matthew died as infants. She is survived by her loving son, Patrick Bahan Carney (Joseph Geppert), her daughter, Pamela Mary (Carney) Zimmer (Brian T. Zimmer), granddaughter, Nicole (Nikki) Katelyn Zimmer and her great grandson, Oliver Benjamin Myers.
Margaret was one of those unsung heroes of the world who always had a smile for anyone, a kind word about everyone and a great devotion to her church. As a young girl she would walk to church on her own when her family was tied up with work or other events. She would donate to every charity she could in whatever way she could. She had a generous heart and went without some luxuries for herself to help others throughout her life. She will be missed by those who knew her and even those who were unaware of her presence due to the great love she spread wherever she went.
Friends may call at the Russell C. Schmidt & Son Funeral Home Inc., 5000 Wattsburg Rd., on Thursday from 3-7 p.m. and are invited to services there on Friday at 10 a.m.. Entombment will follow in Calvary Cemetery Mausoleum.
Memorial contributions can be made to the Barber National Institute, 100 Barber Place, Erie, 16507; the Anna Shelter, 1555 E. 10th St., Erie, 16511; or a charity of one’s choice.
She was also known to her family and friends as Peg, Peggy, Maggie, Nana, Marge, or Mrs. C. Margaret was born in Olean, New York, on December 28, 1925, a daughter of the late William Patrick and Cathryn Emeline (Dutton) Bahan and passed away on November 12, 2019 in Erie, Pennsylvania. Margaret always had a fondness for Olean and made frequent trips back to visit family and reminisce her time living in Olean at 704 Wayne Street. She even had a room in her home she called the Olean room filled with memories of the Dutton and Bahan families. Her family moved to Erie in 1940 due to her father's job. They first lived at 944 East 29th Street, then 901 East 25th Street until she married Dr. Melvin E. Carney on August 19, 1950 and lived at 2524 Parade Street. She and her husband built a home on East Lakeview in 1956, where she resided the rest of her life.
Margaret attended 4 schools in Olean. New York, prior to moving to Erie. In Erie she attended Academy, where she graduated in the June class of 1943. She also attended Gannon College. During her time at Academy she made some lifelong friendships and met her future husband.
Margaret started her work career in high school at Stacey Youth Center, then Odin Stove, where they gave her a stove for a wedding gift that still works. She pursued a bookkeeping career at Cyril Sullivan Insurance, Eischner Advertising and then Dahl Motors where she started in 1966, which was purchased by Gary Miller in 1978. She continued working for Gary Miller as office manager until her retirement in 2007 at age 81. She made many long-lasting friendships working at Gary Miller and always loved the trips to auto shows around the country; her favorite was the Las Vegas trip where she made a small wager on the way home and won.
She celebrated life with her family and friends. Her sister Mary Kathryn (Bahan) Williams and her were inseparable until Mary’s passing in 2018. In Olean they were known as the Bahan girls. Mary and Margaret enjoyed many adventures in their lives taking road trips around the United states to many different states and destinations. Margaret was just happy to be with family on these trips and to see as much as she could. She especially loved New York City in the fall where she would start her Christmas shopping at B Altman Co. Department store. She had a true love of Department stores from the Boston store in Erie until its closing in 1979. Margaret and her family would travel to Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Rochester, and Cleveland for that same experience. She was very sad when Macy’s closed the former Kauffman’s downtown store in Pittsburgh the last of the great department stores around, although her son recently was taking her to Detroit so she could experience a similar experience. She loved the Department store shopping, eating lunch and more shopping. In Erie you could find her and Mary in their later years on Saturdays having hot chocolate at Starbucks in the mall and watching the people go by. She started her Christmas shopping last week at the Colony Plaza Christmas open house, buying gifts for her family at the wonderful stores in the Colony. She wanted to support local when she could. Margaret was a career woman and loved eating out as often as possible with her family. She loved the atmosphere of small local places like the Wesleyville Dinor, Lawrence Park Dinor, Meeders in Ripley and Brew Ha Ha in the Colony plaza to name a few.
Margaret enjoyed spending time with her family and grandchildren. She especially loved taking her family to Waldameer Amusement Park, where this year she rode the Whacky Shack with her son on Labor Day. In recent years she and her son did some activity daily, even if it was just a trip to Dairy Queen.
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Margaret was descended from the Dutton family on her mother’s side with a history going back to the founders of New England. Her grandparents were Andrew and Margaret (Elling) Dutton, and Michael and Mary (Lynch) Behan of Olean New York. She was also preceded in death by her parents and her loving sister, Mary K. Williams, and her grandson, Grady Matthew Zimmer. She had four children, although Mary and Matthew died as infants. She is survived by her loving son, Patrick Bahan Carney (Joseph Geppert), her daughter, Pamela Mary (Carney) Zimmer (Brian T. Zimmer), granddaughter, Nicole (Nikki) Katelyn Zimmer and her great grandson, Oliver Benjamin Myers.
Margaret was one of those unsung heroes of the world who always had a smile for anyone, a kind word about everyone and a great devotion to her church. As a young girl she would walk to church on her own when her family was tied up with work or other events. She would donate to every charity she could in whatever way she could. She had a generous heart and went without some luxuries for herself to help others throughout her life. She will be missed by those who knew her and even those who were unaware of her presence due to the great love she spread wherever she went.
Friends may call at the Russell C. Schmidt & Son Funeral Home Inc., 5000 Wattsburg Rd., on Thursday from 3-7 p.m. and are invited to services there on Friday at 10 a.m.. Entombment will follow in Calvary Cemetery Mausoleum.
Memorial contributions can be made to the Barber National Institute, 100 Barber Place, Erie, 16507; the Anna Shelter, 1555 E. 10th St., Erie, 16511; or a charity of one’s choice.