Henrietta NY: August 24, 2015. Dean is survived by his wife, Ruth (Conrad) Bridenbaker; son, Shawn Sharkey; sister, Susan (Dr. Charles) Day; brother-in-law, William Conrad; sister-in-law, Jan (gregory) Beachner; nieces, Davida Graham, Tanya Sharkey & Clastity Socola; nephews, Eric John Pole & Gregory Beachner, Jr.; great-nieces, Alicja Socola & Katya Socola; great-nephew, Andrew Socola, Jr.; faithful dog, Barney. He is predeceased by his parents, Lyle & Catherine Bridenbaker.
Dean is a Veteran of the United States Army and served during the Vietnam War.
His Graveside service will be held Saturday, September 12th, 10:15 A.M. at Maplewood Cemetery, followed by A Celebration of Life at Henrietta United Church of Christ at 11 A.M.
Rochester Cremation, 4044 W. Henrietta Road, Rochester NY 14623, 359-2300, RochesterCremation.com
God bless you, Ruth and your family.
Ruthie
I am deeply saddened by the news of Dean’s passing. My thoughts and prayers are with you and family
Ruthie, you are in our hearts and prayers during this time of loss, mourning and transition. Dean was a very caring and loving human. He was always ready and willing to help but the last one to ask for help for himself. I’ll miss my friend, driver and pushing me thru the snow and slush of our Rochester winters.
Rest well my love no more pain. Guess we didn’t make the big 50 but 47 1/2 yrs is pretty respectable. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Henrietta United Church of Christ, 1400 Lehigh Station Rd, Hen., NY, 14467.
Memorial Fund
Our thoughts and prayers are with you Ruthie at this time. You and Dean were blessed to have had so many years together. God bless you and your family. Art and Karen Miller
While technically, Dean was a biological cousin, I was fortunate enough to have gotten 9 yrs with his closer family.
I’ve always considered him & Sue, to have been my only siblings.
I remember getting out of school (Kindergarten) & getting to go to his Army graduation, later getting to go into the comersary with him, & him buying me a QUART , thanks to a woman, at best I could only grow to tolerate,
He was one GREAT BIG BROTHER (
Sadly, thanks to Hurricane Jane,
While technically, Dean was a biological cousin, I was fortunate enough to have gotten 9 yrs with his closer family.
I’ve always considered him & Sue, to have been my only siblings.
I remember getting out of school (Kindergarten) & getting to go to his Army graduation, later getting to go into the commissary with him, & him buying me a QUART of milk that seemed incredibly impossible to drink, but being to shy to admit I hated milk.
Another time, I remember him at the yellow house ?35 Fair St. (My fav. , 1st house, 33.) cooking eggs, & I guess I must of ?’d I didn’t know he could cook, & his reply being,
“All the great chef’s are men.” So thru the years, when ask if I could cook, I always told ppl from what my brother taught me, why bother, because all the best cooks are men :D.
It’s possible that my son, having grown up, & always using that as an excuse to get out of cooking when I could, took Culinary Arts in HS.
In short, he was one GREAT BIG BROTHER for the time I had him.
Have missed the family for a long time.
Love Penny