Greece, NY: Richard passed away on February 28th, 2021. He is predeceased by his loving wife of 53 years, Joan M. He is survived by his 2 daughters: Charlene (Richard) Shipherd and Diane (Michael) Bidzerkowny; 5 grandchildren: Matthew (Melissa); Melissa (James) Marquardt; Michelle Shipherd; Michael (Joellen) Bidzerkowny; Meredith (Brad) Constantino; great grandchildren: Alexandra, Samantha, Michael, Madelyn, James, Wyatt, Joseph, Savannah, Dominic and Adriana.
Richard was an usher at St. John the Evangelist and a member of the Knights of Columbus. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Knights of Columbus.
Richard’s Celebration Funeral Mass will be held on Friday, March 5th at 10:30am at St John the Evangelist, 2400 West Ridge Road, Rochester, NY. Burial entombment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. Masks and Social Distancing Required.
12-17-25 – 2-28-2021
My sincere condolences to Charlene and family, I had the pleasure to meet Your father a number of times and what a nice man!