Marianne (Banach) Bellamy, 80

January 02, 2014

Marianne (Banach) Bellamy, 80, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania and Hammondsport, New York, passed away January 2, 2014, at home, surrounded by her loving family. She was the devoted wife of Peter K. Bellamy with whom she shared 51 wonderful years of marriage. Marianne was born January 23, 1933, in Bristol, Connecticut, and was the daughter of the late Teofil P. and Karolina (Jadlowska) Banach.

Marianne was the mother of Susan Bellamy Loretan, married to Dr. William D. Loretan, of Ephrata, PA, and Peter K. Bellamy Jr., married to Kimberly Robinson, of Cambridge, NY. She was the proud grandmother of two beautiful granddaughters, Karoline Bellamy Loretan and Rachael Katherine Loretan.

She is survived by a brother, Karl P. Banach of Cheshire, CT; her sister Alice B. Lavery and her husband, Richard, of Bristol, CT; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her sister, Genevieve, a brother, Joseph, and her nephew and godson, Steven.

Marianne had a passion for dance and the theatre. A charter member of the Hartford Ballet Company, she taught ballet and modern dance to students in Connecticut and Pennsylvania, danced in televised performances with the Hartford Symphony Orchestra, performed on stage in Connecticut and Pennsylvania, and appeared in musical productions at the Fulton Opera House and Franklin & Marshall College.

For 20 years, Marianne worked as the administrative assistant to the Vice President of Franklin & Marshall College. An original member of St. Leo the Great Catholic Church, she also became a member of the St. Leo’s Women’s Club and enjoyed spending time at the Lancaster Liederkranz. After her retirement, Marianne was an enthusiastic volunteer at the Curtiss Museum and St. Gabriel’s Church in Hammondsport, New York.

A lifelong athlete, Marianne loved playing tennis, skiing, biking, gardening, and spending time outdoors. She and her husband traveled extensively and enjoyed entertaining at their homes in Lancaster and on Keuka Lake.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11am Tuesday, January 7, 2014, at St. Leo the Great Catholic Church. Interment will be held privately at St. Joseph’s New Catholic Cemetery in Lancaster. Charles F. Snyder, Jr. Funeral Home & Crematory is assisting the family with the arrangements. In lieu of flowers, please send memorial donations to: Cumming Nature Center c/o the Rochester Museum & Science Center, 657 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607 or to The Finger Lakes Museum, PO Box 96, Keuka Park, NY 14478.