Stella "Bobbie" Blackchief
Date of Birth: January 15, 1914       Date of Passing: May 23, 2008

	Age	94
	Place of Birth:	Basom, NY
	Place of Passing:	Hospice Buffalo, Cheektowaga, NY following a brief illness.
	Resided in:	Basom, NY
	History:	She worked for H.J. Heinz Pickle Co. for many years and went on to work at the Pennwalt Chemical Corp. in Rochester, NY retiring after 10 years. Bobbie was a member of the Presbyterian Church in Basom and was a member of the Beaver Clan. She enjoyed and was very talented at doing beadwork, some of which is displayed in the Rochester Museum & Science Center.
	Family:	She was the daughter of the late Hiram and Ella (Hatch) Blackchief and was the loving aunt of one niece and several nephews and dear sister of the late Ethel Jones.
	Viewing info:	Family will receive friends Sunday, May 25th from 2-4 and 7-9 PM in the CHILDS FUNERAL HOME, 10 Eckerson Ave., Akron, where a funeral services will be held Monday, May 26th at 2:00 PM. Rev. Robert Dean, pastor of the Tonawanda Indian Baptist Church will officiate.
	Burial:	Burial will be in the Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Basom, NY.
	Memorials:	Expressions of sympathy in Bobbie's memory may be made in her name to Hospice Buffalo, 225 Como Park Blvd., Cheektowaga, NY 14227.