Myrle J. Bortle

Age 86, on January 18, 2011, Rusty went home to be with her Lord at the Arnot Ogden Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Richard C. and Helen L.(Gutchess) Rowe. Rusty was born in Elmira, January 7, 1925. She is survived her daughter and son in law; Dee Ann (Verle) Harper of Elkins, WV; 4 grandchildren, and 8 great grandchildren. Rusty is predeceased by her daughter; Catherine Gerrard and Husband;Eldred Bortle. Rusty enjoyed her life. She was a wonderful wife, loving mother and grandmother. She found great joy in her membership in the Harmony-Loyal Order of Eastern Star #265 O.E.S. and the Grotto Club with her husband Eldred. They shared countless wonderful memories. She had a profound love for all animals.It was Rusty's wish that all her funeral services remain private. She will be laid to rest next to her dearly missed husband Eldred and daughter Catherine in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Elmira at a time convenient with the family.Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the Olthof Funeral Home, Inc. Those wishing may make memorial donations to the SPCA of Chemung County, Rt. 352, Elmira, NY orthe St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 in Myrle "Rusty" Bortles memory. A 'Candle of Remembrance' may be left for the family in obituaries atwww.olthof.com