Valerie Ann Oles, 66, loving wife and mother, passed away Friday, July 8, 2016. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, July 18, at St. Vincents Cathedral, 1300 Forest Ridge Drive, Bedford. Valerie fought a courageous battle against scleroderma for over 24 years. She is survived by her husband, Frederick; daughter and son-in-law, Steffanie and Thomas Kantosky; son and daughter-in-law, Phillip and Kerrie Oles; sister, Carol Cheese; brother, Leonard Colton; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.