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Rosemarie Thiele
Jul 27, 2018
Rosemarie Thiele (Marlin)Rochester - July 27, 2018 at age 88. Predeceased by her husband, Charles and daughter, Sandra. Survived by her children, Denise Wittmer, Charlene Tobey, Daniel (Terry) Thiele; 9 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Friends may call Tuesday 11 AM - 1:30 PM at Farrell-Ryan Funeral Home, 777 Long Pond Road. Funeral Service immediately following at 1:30 at the funeral home....
Nellie Kruppenbacher
Jul 25, 2018
Nellie Bommelje KruppenbacherRochester - July 25, 2018 at age 90. Predeceased by her parents, Abraham and Nellie Bommelje; sister, Mickey Hamm and brother-in-law, John Hamm; brother, Abraham Bommelje; sister-in-law Audrey Bommelje; brother-in-law, Stanley A. Ward. Survived by her loving husband of 68 years, Frank J. Kruppenbacher; sons, Robert F., Ronald J. (Rose Mancuso), Frank A. (Jacqueline Schertz), Dean F. (Linda),...
Alicia Skillman
Jul 25, 2018
Alicia A. SkillmanPenfield - July 25, 2018, age 40. Predeceased by husband, Greg Skillman. Survived by her mother, Judy (Jim) Cumming; father, Craig (Sandra Palermo) Hunt; son, Noah Skillman; brother, Ian Cumming; soul mate Mark Miles; sisters, Tara (Jason) Blanchard, Carly Gasz; her dog, Grady; aunts, uncles, cousins, nephews and friends. She was a graduate of Greece Arcadia H.S., attended...
Alberta Leenhouts
Jul 17, 2018
A. Evelyn LeenhoutsPittsford - Died peacefully on July 17, 2018 at the age of 96. Survived by her daughter, Barbara (Keith) Howell and son, Paul (Dawn) Leenhouts; grandchildren, Alan (Elaina) Howell, Betsy (Joseph) Hennigan, Deanna (David) Turnbull, Jessica (Adam) Cipolla; 7 great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.Friends may call Friday 4-7 PM at Farrell-Ryan Funeral Home, 777 Long Pond Rd. (between English...
Marian Howard
Jul 14, 2018
Marian M. HowardGreece - July 14, 2018 at age 97. Survived by her children, Nancy (Rod) Wagner and Thomas Howard; grandchildren, Cathy, Christy and Charlene; 6 great-grandchildren. Marian was a retiree of the Greece Teacher's Association.Funeral Service and Interment at the convenience of the family.
Deborah Drake
Jul 10, 2018
Deborah P. DrakeGreece - Suddenly, July 10, 2018. Predeceased by her parents, Marvin and Lillian Drake. Survived by her children, Cortney (Mark) Freedman and Amy (Andrew) Embury; grandchildren, Jordan, Lillian, Maddison, Zayne, Norah and Nikolas; brothers, Lester (Debbie) Drake and David (Sue) Drake; sister, Patty (Mark) Bellucco; several nieces and nephews.Friends may call Monday 4-7 at Farrell-Ryan Funeral Home, 777...
Michael Coon
Jul 9, 2018
Michael F. Coon Jr.Hilton - At age 33 passed away unexpectedly on July 9, 2018. Predeceased by his grandmother, Ann Tuttle and grandfather, Gene Coon; step-brother, Jon Krenzer. Survived by his sons, Nicholas and James; parents, Meg Krenzer and Mike (Michelle) Coon Sr.; sisters, Krissy (Erik) Smegelsky and Kayla Coon; maternal grandfather, Paul Tuttle; paternal grandmother, Betty Coon; step-sister, Heather...
Marie Lynch
Jul 5, 2018
Marie A. LynchGreece - July 5, 2018 passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family, at age 86. She is survived by her husband of 63 years, John; children, Jeanne (Dennis) Lynch, Patricia (Russell) Militello, James (Cheryl) Lynch and Thomas (Teresa) Lynch of TN; grandchildren, John, Devin, Tylor, RJ; niece and nephews; sister-in-law, Diane Haag.Funeral Services held privately for the...
Patricia Keiling
Jul 4, 2018
Patricia A. KeilingGreece - July 4, 2018 unexpectedly went home to be with the Lord. Survived by her husband, Thomas; children, Michael (Oralia), Dawn Keiling Murphy; grandchildren, David, Naomi, Laura, Micah, Elise, Sidonie, Lilah; great-granddaughter, Teagan; brothers, Merritt (Barb) Williams, Mike (Becky) Williams; sisters, Jeannie (Bob) Washburn, Cheryl (Derek) Shuttleworth, Yvonne Starkjohann; many nieces and nephews.Patricia was a retiree of...
John Holihan
Jun 30, 2018
John HolihanRochester - John had a very long and active life and passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 30, 2108 after a brief illness.He is predeceased by his wife of sixty years, Marguerite and his brother Leo. He is survived by his cousins; Mary Lou (Paul) Helberg, Jack (Kay) Quinn, Tom (Kathleen) Barry (Ireland) , Ron Timmons, other family members...
Leland Degraff
Jun 28, 2018
Leland R. DeGraffGreece - June 28, 2018 at age 66. Predeceased by wife, Suzanne; parents, Leland "Bud" and Mabel. Survived by sons, Christopher and Jeffrey; sisters, Cynthia (Gus) Gleichauf and Nancy Bonczek; brother, Robert DeGraff; nieces and nephews.Friends may call Monday 4-7 at Farrell-Ryan Funeral Home, 777 Long Pond Road followed by Words of Remembrance. Interment, private. In lieu of...
Michael Flanagan
Jun 27, 2018
Michael J. FlanaganGreece - Passed away on Wednesday, June 27, 2018 at age 53. Predeceased by his parents, Rose Marie and Joseph Flanagan; and his brother, Robert. Survived by his daughter, Ellie Rose Flanagan; Ellie's mother, Becky; sister, Deborah (Eric) Reinhardt; nieces, Erica and Amanda Reinhardt; aunts and uncles, Pat (Skip) Carr, Frankie Perry, Jim Carden, Bernie Lane, Patrick (Alice)...
Sanford Petix
Jun 24, 2018
Sanford R. PetixGreece - Our dear Uncle Sandy passed away June 24, 2018 at age 77. He is survived by several nieces, nephews, great-nieces and nephews. To everyone who enjoyed his company, whether family or friends, he was beloved "Uncle Sandy". We all sensed in Uncle Sandy a soul who naturally radiated kindness. He retired as a New York State...
Gordon Weller
Jun 18, 2018
Gordon WellerRochester - June 18, 2018. Survived by his wife, Josephine; 2 nieces; 2 nephews; and many good friends. Gordon served in the Navy during WW II. He was a graduate of John Marshall High School and a member of Local #86.
Charles Edwards
Jun 12, 2018
Charles J. EdwardsGreece - June 12, 2018. Predeceased by his wife, Elizabeth. Survived by his children, Sharon (Bob) Donke, Anne Edwards, Beth Edwards, Buddy (Gina) Edwards; grandchildren, Cody, Kaysie, Jesse, Brandon, Sierra and Autumn; special friend, Linda Roca; beloved pet, Daisy and extended family.Charles was the proud owner of Edwards Press, member of Lions Club and was actively involved in...
Gregory Benvenuto
Jun 9, 2018
Greg R. "Benny" BenvenutoSpencerport - Unexpectedly passed on June 9, 2018. Survived by the love of his life and best friend, Suzie Marianetti; parents, Bobby & Mary Lou Benvenuto; sister, Gia (Chris) Callari; nieces, Isabella, Giavanna & Valentina; and his loving dogs, Clayton, Alex & Abbey. Benny worked at Bryce Marine for 36 years.Friends may call 1-4 Saturday at Farrell-Ryan...
Lena Parisi
Jun 8, 2018
Lena ParisiGreece - June 8, 2018 at age 94. In 1946 Lee received her RN after graduating from Park Avenue School of Nursing through the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps. She met her husband of 58 years, Philip C Parisi, and after a whirlwind courtship they were married. Phil and Lee had three children: Judy (Stefan) Perkowski, Philip L Parisi (Gilda),...
Michael Grosodonia
Jun 7, 2018
Michael T. GrosodoniaGreece - June 7, 2018 surrounded by his loving family. Predeceased by his parents, Thomas and Josephine; sister, Joann Holoka. Survived by his children, William (Christine), Cheri (Bob) Potter, Michael II (Patty), Michelle, Vicki and Dawn; several grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews.Friends may attend Calling Hours/Celebration of Life Friday, June 15th 5PM - 9 PM at...
