Obituaries

Lucinda K. Searfoss

Lucinda K. Searfoss

Sep 14, 2024

Lucinda Katheryn (O’Hare) Searfoss, aged 83, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on September 14, 2024 at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, NY. She was born on August 6, 1941 in Indiana, Pennsylvania.  

Cindy raised her family in Westchester county before returning to the greater Rochester area in the late 1990’s. She worked in various business roles at Holiday...

Gail French

Gail French

Sep 13, 2024

Passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on September 13, 2024 at the age of 78. 

Predeceased by her husband of 43 years, Harry French; parents, Dominick & Elizabeth Spatola; In-laws, Catherine & Theodore French; siblings, Elizabeth Garren, Edward Spatola, Anthony Spatola, Regina Lenhard & Jacqueline Spatola.

Gail is survived by her son, Dominick French; grandson Brayden; siblings, Bob (Lori) Spatola, John...

Alexander "Alex" Lipton

Alexander "Alex" Lipton

Sep 12, 2024

Passed away in September at the age of 76. 

Alex was a veteran of the Vietnam War, and was a loving husband, father, uncle, and friend.

Predeceased by his parents, Nicholas Lipton & Josephine Lipton, and his son; Jason A. Lipton.

He is survived by his loving wife of 52 years, Kathryn A. Lipton; his daughter, Barbara McHale, his grandchildren; Devin McHale, Katelynn...

Pamela Marie Kane

Pamela Marie Kane

Sep 11, 2024

Greece: Pamela Kane passed from her earthly body on Wednesday, September 11, 2024 after a protracted illness. Pamela was predeceased by her husband, Fred Kane; parents, Peter and Catherine Novellin; brothers, Peter and Alan Novellin. Pamela is survived by her daughters, Kathy Lusk and Judith Luttrell; grandchildren, Jeremy and Michael Zenkar, Aaron Bonham, Jessica Martin, and Jennifer Wiley; several great-grandchildren,...

Edward G. Ramsperger

Edward G. Ramsperger

Sep 11, 2024

Edward Ramsperger, a dedicated public servant in Monroe County, passed away peacefully on September 11, 2024. He was 75.

Born on September 22, 1948, Ed was the youngest of seven children. Ed learned early on the importance of service to others, as well as getting to the dinner table first. That passion to help others grew and he became a committed...

Warren B. Hawes

Warren B. Hawes

Sep 11, 2024

Warren Burnett Hawes

September 11, 2024 at age 92. 

Warren is survived by his loving wife of 31 years, Barbara A. Stephan Hawes; children, Catherine DiBella, Sheryl Phillips (Mark), Warren Christopher Hawes (Betsy), Dawn Relin (Michael Eadie), stepson Joseph Donahue, stepdaughter Karen Donahue, step son-in-law Jeff Marlette; grandchildren, Joseph DiBella (Melissa), Ashley Presciutti (Nicholas), Justin DiBella (Sara), Nicholas Hawes (Devon), Jack Hawes...

Stephen J. Monaghan

Stephen J. Monaghan

Sep 11, 2024

Passed away on September 11, 2024 at the age of 72. 

Predeceased by his father, John (Helen) Monaghan; mother, Mary Monaghan.

He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Norma Monaghan; children, Sean (Jennifer) Monaghan, Heather (Rich) Drake, Jamie Monaghan; grandchildren, Aidan, Reese, Peyton, & Avery; sister, Sharon Martin; step-sisters, Sharon (John) Zenkel & Sandi (Butch) Giardino, Lynda (Dave) O'Connor; many...

Phil A. Wood

Phil A. Wood

Sep 9, 2024

Phil Wood, 67, of Hilton, New York, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, September 9, 2024 in Orlando, Florida.

He was born in Sacramento, CA on June 27, 1957.

Predeceased by his father, Glenn Wood, his mother, Janet Moore, and his son Timothy Wood

He is survived by his loving wife, Elizabeth Wood, children, Karissa Wood , Jonathan Wood and Kate Ferguson, his sister...

Amy R. Gillan

Amy R. Gillan

Sep 9, 2024

Passed peacefully on Sept. 9, 2024. Survived by children Jerromey (Aimee) Sullivan and Jennifer (Kevin) Merkel; grandchildren Arianna Sullivan, Favian Kettles, Angelina Costantino and Ava Sullivan; sisters Mary Manning and Darlene Hughes; nephews and nieces Matthew (Laura) Hughes, Shaun (Wendy) Sullivan, Heather (Mitch) McAllister and Ian Gary; and additional extended family members. Predeceased by daughter Kelly Gillan; parents Daniel and Evelyn Sullivan;...

Sandra A. DeGroff

Sandra A. DeGroff

Sep 9, 2024

Passed away on September 9, 2024, at the age of 86. 

Predeceased by her parents, Frederick & Marion Richards (Cobleskill, NY).

She is survived by her loving husband of 65 years, Ronald DeGroff; sons, Peter (Joanne) DeGroff & Paul (Melody) DeGroff; grandchildren, Matthew DeGroff & Joe (Melissa) Zajonczkoski; great-grandchildren, Jack, Kylie, Tony, Weston & Asher; sister-in-law, Bernice DeGroff; brother-in-law, Norman DeGroff. 

Family will...

Maria Giancursio

Maria Giancursio

Sep 8, 2024

Maria Giancursio of Rochester, New York, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 8, 2024, at the age of 77. She is predeceased by her parents, Jaroslaw and Maria Szepetyk, her sisters, Lisa Creed and Christyna Dutcher, and her brother, Orest Szepetyk. She is survived by her sister, Olga Kacmarski (Charles), her daughter, Michelle, her grandson, Ian Giancursio (Jordan), and her...

Nil See

Nil See

Sep 8, 2024

The family will receive friends for a funeral remembrance service 9:30 am Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at New Comer Cremations and Funerals, 2636 Ridgeway Ave.(corner of Long Pond Rd and Ridgeway Ave.) Interment Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.

To sign her guest book or to light a virtual candle scroll to bottom of page.

မိသားစုသည် အောက်မေ့ဖွယ်ဈာပနအခမ်းအနားအတွက် သူငယ်ချင်းများကို 2024 ခုနှစ် စက်တင်ဘာလ 17 ရက်နေ့ နံနက် 9:30...

Alice Butera

Alice Butera

Sep 7, 2024

Passed away on September 7, 2024 at the age of 94.

Predeceased by her parents, Sam Yannatone, Mary Yannatone; and her siblings, .

She is survived by her children, Sam (Roseann Buda) Butera, MaryJo Passero, Vern (Linda) DePriest; grandchildren, Kimberly (Scott) Sternberg, Samantha (Jeremy Frank) Butera, Joshua (Sarah) Butera, Jessica (Vaughn) Brooks, Jennifer Stone, Anthony Butera, Will Butera; great-grandchildren, Emma , Nick,...

James W. Boyd

James W. Boyd

Sep 7, 2024

James Wayne Boyd was born in Stoneboro, Pennsylvania, to Basil and Ruth (Walker) Boyd. For a long time, the family had a farm, but in the 1930s, Jim’s dad opened a hardware store. Jim remembers assembling bicycles for customers and putting in extra hours during county fair days and holidays.

Busy at the store, Jim didn’t get to engage in many...

Dmytro Skrylnyk

Dmytro Skrylnyk

Sep 6, 2024

 Dmytro took his journey to heaven unexpectedly at the young age of 56 at Rochester General Hospital in Rochester, NY. 

He received wonderful care there for a long time. Dmytro’s form of ‘humor’ was very different from most people. The ‘sarcasm’ was there almost every time he spoke. He was extremely stubborn & always had to be ‘right’. He would never,...

Richard H. Grover

Richard H. Grover

Sep 6, 2024

Passed away on September 6, 2024 at the age of 90. 

Predeceased by his finance, Carol Regatuso; parents, Samuel & Doris Grover.

He is survived by his son, Richard Grover, many grandchildren & great-grandchildren.

He enjoyed animals, wild life, hiking, plane rides with his friends from H20 Pilots. He also enjoyed fast cars, going to the Adirondacks & his greatest joy was making...

Marie Montgomery

Marie Montgomery

Sep 5, 2024

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Marie Montgomery of Pittsford, who left us on September 5, 2024. Born on February 26, 1926, Marie lived a fulfilling life that was cherished by many, and she will be deeply missed.

Marie was a beacon of love and cherished her family more than anything in the world. She leaves...

Sondra Ann Davis

Sondra Ann Davis

Sep 5, 2024

Passed away on, September 5, 2024 at the age of 79. 

Sondra was a loving mother and a devoted friend, she dedicated her life to the service of others.

Predeceased by her parents, Howard and Mary Vivian Farnsworth.

She is survived by her children, Jeffrey Centola and Jennifer Duvall, grandchildren; Jon, Cody, Chase, and James; her brother, Gary Farnsworth; her sister in law,...

Thomas Fortunato

Thomas Fortunato

Sep 4, 2024

Passed away on September 4, 2024 at the age of 75. 

Predeceased by his parents, Thomas R. & Helen Fortunato.

He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Charlene Fortunato; sons, Mark (Molly) Fortunato, & Scott (Erin) Fortunato; grandchildren, Mason, Leo, Cecily, Max, Madison, & Viola; great grandson, Fischer; siblings, Ross (Mary), Bill (Mary Beth), June (George); sisters and brothers-in-law, Debby...

Robert "Robbie" D. Caswell

Robert "Robbie" D. Caswell

Sep 4, 2024

Passed away on September 4, 2024 at the age of 55. 

Predeceased by his parents, Robert and Janis D. Caswell.

He is survived by his brother, Christian (Kris) Caswell, nephew and niece; Christopher and Kristen Caswell, and many friends from the group home. 

A service will be held on Friday, September 13 at 10am, at New Comer Cremations & Funerals, 2636 Ridgeway Avenue....

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