Obituaries

Margaret Sovik, 82, of Skaneateles, loving mother, sister, grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully on January 20th, 2023, from Alzheimer’s disease. Margaret was born Margaret Gamage in Watertown, NY in 1940, where she was the first of eight children, born to John Francis Gamage and Mary Bremner, (both deceased). Her siblings are: Elizabeth Pettigrew, John…

PENFIELD, NY– Passed away January 19, 2023, at the age of 81.  Survived by her sister Nancy (Rick), brothers Tom (Terri) and John (Sandy), and many loving nieces and nephews. The highlight of Joan’s life was being the owner/innkeeper at the Red House Country Inn outside of Watkins Glen.  The Red House was a 7…

Rochester, NY: January 19,2023 at age 90. Walter is predeceased by his wife, Elizabeth Brown. Walter passed away peacefully with his family by his side. Walter is survived by son, Walter (Wendy) Brown, daughter Elaine (Jeff) Conderman & grandchildren, Sean (Michelle) Brown, Ryan Brown, Kristine (Frank) Pessia, Michael (Brittany) Conderman, & great- grandchildren, Ashlyn and…

Cornelius (Cornie) Charles DeGroat, affectionately known as Pastor D, passed peacefully to his eternal reward on Thursday, January 19, 2023, at the age of 90.  Cornie was born May 16, 1932, in Watertown, NY, to Cornelius and Grace (Moon) DeGroat and grew up on the family farm in Lyons, NY. After graduating high school, he…

Zarcone, Robert D. passed away on 1/18/23 at age 73 with his wife, Jean, by his side, after a brief illness. He is predeceased by his parents. He is survived by his wife, Jean and her children: Jason (Nancy) Bost and Nicole Collins along with their children and grandchildren. He is also survived by sister-in-laws:…

Jerry L. Barber Jr., “Rooner”, peacefully passed away Tuesday, January, 17, 2023 at the age of 62. Rooner enjoyed camping at the racetrack and parks around Rochester. He also had a passion for working on race cars, motorcycles and model cars. Predeceased by his mother Barbara Ziats ;survived by his father Jerry (Alleen) Barber Sr.; his siblings Vicki…

Michael J. “Wahoo” Stanton, 63, of Warners, NY, passed away peacefully on January 16th at Strong Memorial Hospital.  He was surrounded by his loved ones at the time of his passing. Michael was born on May 24, 1959 in Syracuse NY.  In July of 2019 he was diagnosed with MDS and had a stem cell…

Burt passed away on January 16, 2023 at the age of 80. He was predeceased by his wife of 56 years Nancy. He is survived by his children Debbie (Dave) Goff, Kelly Piotrowicz (Bobby Hare), and Tina (Jeff) Goole; Grandchildren Matthew, Brittney, Julia, Gunner and Sarah; Great grandchildren Wesley and River; Brother in law Art…

Penfield, NY: Paul B. Schmidt, born February 16, 1935, of Penfield, New York, passed away peacefully on January 16, 2023. Paul is predeceased by his parents George and Emma Schmidt, his brothers George and John Schmidt, and his grandsons Jason Sedita and Jeremiah Paul (JP) Schmidt. He is survived by his wife of 65 years,…

BATAVIA, NY:  January 16, 2023 at age 72. Beverly is predeceased by her mother, Eleanor and father, Raymond. Grandson, Samuel Jones. Sister, Diane. She is survived by daughters Tina Coleman, Doris Boyce and Tammy Coleman. Son, Louis Coleman. 11 grandchildren Summer Jones, Tesa Coleman, Winter Tomeno, Skye Tomeno, Nicolas Tomeno, Justin Boyce,  Austin Boyce, Alyissa…

BROCKPORT, NY – January 16, 2023, at age 83. Linda, formerly of Clifton Springs, is predeceased by her husband Rogelio and sister Johanna Fried. She is survived by her children Benjamin (Michelle), Lydia (Peter) and Daniel; her granddaughters Meredith and Jillian; and sisters Molly (Eric) Miller and Elizabeth (Darrell) Huckabone. The family will host a…

Gates, NY: Age 52.  Passed away on January 15, 2023.  Predeceased by his father, Wayne B Warren Sr. Wayne is survived by his wife, Patti Warren;  his beloved sons, Evan and Mason; mother, Kathie Warren; sister, Jennifer (Jeremy) Polfleit; father and mother-in-law, Rick and Karen Wallenhorst; brother-in-law, Rick (Jennifer) Wallenhorst; sister-in-law, Lynn (Andrew) Kolupski; sister-in-law,…

Dan Hoover passed away at home after a long illness on Sunday, January 15, 2023, surrounded by his loved ones. Born the fifth of six children in Sodus Point, NY in 1952, Dan learned the value of hard work at a young age. He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Clarkson University, and lived…

Our much-loved Barbara “Barb” Flanders, passed away in Rochester, NY on January 15, 2023 at the age of 84. Barb was born in Flint, MI on January 11, 1939, to the late Harold and Margaret Boyle, where she grew up with three sisters. In 1956, Barb met William “Bill” Flanders who was attending General Motors…

Joanne Keith Jaffey, age 73, passed  peacefully away January 15, 2023 at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester.  The youngest daughter of Edward G. Keith and Virginia Hewitt Keith, Joanne was born on July 26, 1949 in Camden, New Jersey.  After an early childhood in Moorestown, New Jersey, she moved to Syracuse, New York where she…

Born July 25th 1940, he went to be with the Lord Jesus Christ on Saturday, January 14, 2023. He loved music and play guitar, he was always happy and full of joy, he had lots of friends who he played dominoes with. He was kind, loving and caring. Survived by his adult children Wanda Santiago,…

Early on the morning of Saturday January 14th, Mark Edward Giovati passed away at the age of 69. Mark was born in Brooklyn, NY on July 18th 1953, astrologically, very much a Cancer sun! He pursued a career working as an electrical engineer with Kodak. Mark was very intelligent. He could take anything apart and…

Hamlin, NY:  Suddenly passed away at the age of 41. Shaun is predeceased by his grandfather Frank Morehead, grandmother Melba Morehead, grandfather Frank Vahl, and cousin Bobbie Jo Williams. He is survived by mother Billie Jo (Paul) Everhart, daughter Skyylynn Windhauser (Theresa Adams), grandmother Charlotte Vahl, Annette (Billy) McDaniels, Edward Windhauser Jr (Brittney Dye), Matthew…

Passed away peacefully on January 13, 2023 at the age of 93. Dorothy is survived by her sister and brother-in-law Virginia and Richard Britton, and beloved Britany spaniel companion, Cassey, and many nieces, nephews, cousins and close friends.  Dorothy was pre-deceased by her husband Peter Amore and brother William Weaver. Dorothy was born and grew…

Clark D. Brill, 80 Born March 18th 1942, he went to be with the Lord Jesus Christ on Friday, January 13, 2023. He loved telling people a joke, he was always happy and full of joy. He enjoyed playing cards (Scat) with Deaf Elderly Around Rochester’s friends (DEAR) at Rochester Recreation Club for the Deaf.…