Sharron M. Stebbins, beloved mother and grandmother

BRADFORD, Pa. — Sharron M. Stebbins, 81, of Bradford, and formerly of Friendship, N.Y., passed away Wednesday (Jan. 14, 2026.)

Born May 2, 1944, Cuba, N.Y., she was a daughter of Clifford and Velma Rollins Butler. On April 13, 1969, in Belfast, N.Y., she married Alan Stebbins who predeceased her Sept. 28, 2015.

Sharron was a graduate of Belfast Central School.

She had worked at ACME Electric and later as a receptionist for Dr. Kolish and Dr. Gulati in Friendship. This is where she became life long friends with Dottie Williams and her family. After the office closed in Friendship, she returned to JCC and received her associates degree and worked as a substance and abuse counselor for the Cattaraugus County Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse.

Sharron was a member of Sacred Heart Church in Friendship until its closing and later was a member of St. Bernard of Clairvaux Church in Bradford.

She loved her grandchildren and enjoyed spending time with them. She found great joy in giving of herself to others and helping them anyway she could. She also enjoyed sewing.

Surviving are two daughters, Tisha Young and Melissa (Charles) Lananger, both of Bradford; her grandchildren, Anthony Young, Ahsley, Dylan, Tyler and Janelle Lananger; her great-grandchildren, Ryker and Zuri Pedersen and Octavia Lananger; and several nieces and nephews.

In addition to her husband and parents, she was predeceased by a son-in-law, Raymond Young; a brother, Richard Butler; and a sister, Betty Jedrusiejko.

Friends will be received from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, at the Mark F. Rinker Funeral Home & Memorial Service, Inc., 9 Bull St., Cuba, at which time a funeral service will be held in the funeral home. Deacon Frank Pasquale will officiate. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Belfast.