Christine Drinkwalter passed away on Saturday December 2, 2017 in Eastern Niagara Hospital, Lockport. Born in Lockport on March 26, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Clara Scartinato Turco. She enjoyed cooking, bowling and doing ceramics. Christine is predeceased by her husband Jerry Drinkwalter Sr., who passed away in 1999, and her son Jerry Jr., who passed away in 2011, her great grandson Jayden and her brother Thomas Turco.
She was the mother of Vickie (Tom) Fleming, Clara (David) Disinger and Tammy (Ken Ellnor) Durie; grandmother of Lauren, Sean, Samantha, Jonathan and Megan; great grandmother of 6. Christine was the sister of Connie (Gene) Oakes; she is also survived by several nieces and nephews.
Friends may call on Wednesday December 6th, 4-7 PM in Prudden and Kandt Funeral Home, 242 Genesee Street, Lockport, where services will immediately follow at 7 PM. Interment will be in Cold Spring Cemetery on Thursday Dec. 7, 2017 at 10 AM. Memorials to the JDRF of WNY Chapter, 331 Alberta Drive, Suite 106, Buffalo, NY 14226, would be appreciated by the family. Online condolences at www.pruddenandkandt.com.
