Ilion - Miss Hayleigh Mae Marie Shoemaker, 25, of Ilion and Sprakers, NY, passed away on May 26, 2024 at Westchester Medical Center following a lifelong illness.
Hayleigh was born in Cooperstown, NY on February 18, 1999, the daughter of Jennifer (Jeff) Llewellyn and Dustin (Tora Hammond) Shoemaker and she attended Ilion schools.
Hayleigh was the co-owner of Bartlett BBQ in Sprakers, NY. Her hobbies included fishing, races, barbecuing with the love of her life, Charlie, hanging with her friends at the Moose Lodge, and she loved enjoying movies and taking lots of pictures.
"Just breathe" Hayleigh was a cystic fibrosis warrior for 25 years. Starting at birth, she fought the fight. Hospital visits and overnight stays in hospitals for weeks on end. Cystic fibrosis didn't stop her though. She played her favorite sports; softball, soccer, and basketball all through school. She beat the odds with so many things. She loved everyone. She was such a caregiver, always wanting to care for everyone. Hayleigh's fight is now over and she is at peace for the first time in her 25 years. May she rest in peace and fly high.
Hayleigh is survived by her parents, Jennifer (Jeff) Llewellyn and Dustin (Tora Hammond) Shoemaker; her fiancé, Charles Bartlett; siblings, Brooke Jodoin and her husband, Shaun, Derek Shoemaker and his partner Ethen Lincoln, Jonathan and Kaitlyn Shoemaker, Aubree Shoemaker, Davin Shoemaker and Aven Jo Shoemaker; her step-siblings, James Hammond, Amiya Hammond and Jade Llewellyn; her grandparents, Michele Stone, Michael Stone, Joanne Schook, Lori Grover, Doug Grover, Debra DuFrense, Westley Shoemaker and Cassie Shoemaker; aunts and uncles, Kristy Messineo, Ashley DuFrense, Mikey Stone, Cassandra DuFrense, Shane DuFrense and his wife, Christina, Mary Sweet and Kenny Sweet, Nikki and Eric Storie; great-grandparents, Lillian Kress and John Kress, Eugene DuFrense and Joan DuFrense; her cousins Hannah Storie, Kamron Storie and Emma Storie; nieces and nephews, Emilee Jodoin, Shawn Jodoin, Jayce Jodoin, Adelynn Jodoin, Keith Jodoin, cousins, Zack, Jaxon and Izzy; her bestfriend and fellow CF warrior Lexi; her beloved canine companions, Henry, Athena and Bella. Many great grandparents, great aunts, great uncles, cousins and friends.
She was predeceased by two brothers, Jett John Shoemaker and Zachary Michael Davis; grandfather, Keith DuFrense; cousin, Katelynn Sweet; one uncle, Peter Messineo; and grandma, Janet Broadbent.
A funeral service will be held on Saturday, June 1, 2024 at 3 PM in the Whiter-Hendrix Funeral Home, 100 Otsego St., Ilion, NY 13357. Calling hours will take place from 2 PM until the time of services. A gathering will take place in Hayleigh's memory at the Ilion Knights of Columbus at the conclusion of Hayleigh's funeral home services.
Donations in Hayleigh's memory may be made to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 4550 Montgomery Ave. Suite 1100 N, Bethesda, MD 20814
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