U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-CurrentDill, Bruce V., on September 20, 2007. Predeceased by his mother and step-father, Ruth and Fred Flemming and sister, Shirley Shebloski. He is survived by his wife, Susan; children, Daniel (Kimberly) of Orlando, Florida, Jennifer (Kurt) Jenson of Lebanon, Ohio, John "Reggie" of Orlando, Florida; his grandchildren, Annalora and Chloe Dill, Emma and Henry Jenson; nephews and cousins.
Funeral Services were held September 22 at the Fowler Funeral Home Inc., Brockport. Contributions can be made to Lollypop Farm in his memory.
Howe, Eleanor, September 25, 2007, age 83. Surviving are two sons, David (Pamela )Howe of Indian Trail, North Carolina, Douglas Howe of Spencerport; two daughters, Marsha (James) MacConnell of Bergen, Diane (Frank) Strock of Manhattan; sister, Elizabeth Loth of Rochester; six grandchildren, Terry MacConnell serving with the U.S. Air Force, stationed in Dover, Delaware, Chris MacConnell of South Beach, Florida, Joe (Melissa) Ellingham of New York City, Heather (Roger) Langille of North Carolina, Matthew Howe of North Carolina, Maura Howe of North Carolina; a great-granddaughter, Riley Kathleen Langille of North Carolina; a brother-in-law, Ted Kaiser of Byron; several nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews and a dear friend, Jane Ivison of Byron.
Funeral Services were held September 30 at North Bergen Presbyterian Church. Private interment, North Bergen Cemetery. Contributions can be made to North Bergen Presbyterian Church, 7068 North Bergen Road, Bergen or The Sunshine Fund at LeRoy Village Green Nursing Facility, 10 Munson Street, LeRoy, NY 14482 in her memory.
Sullivan, Alice A., September 23, 2007 at age 94. Predeceased by her husband, Ernest; sons, Richard and Bruce; great-grandsons, Bruce, Bryan, Brad and Daniel Sullivan. She is survived by her grandsons, Bruce (Suzanne), Timothy (Deborah) and Michael Sullivan; daughter-in-law, Patricia Sullivan; great-grandchildren, Carolynne (Scott) Schleede, Kevin, Kelley, Scott, Steven, Robbie and Kayce Sullivan; several nieces and nephews; special friends, David and Linda Schultz.
Funeral Services were held September 26 at New Comer Family Funeral Home, Greece. Private interment.
Contestable, Frances "Fay" (Berardicurti), September 23, 2007, at age 84, after a sudden illness. Predeceased by her husband, Philip. Beloved mother of Phyllis L. Contestable, Andrea R. Piazza; grandmother "Nana" of Bianca Rose and Salvatore Philip Piazza; sister of John (Fay), Andrew (Clair), Frank, Joseph (Geraldine) Berardicurti, Mary (Louis) DeBole and Gladys Hoppenbauer along with many nieces, nephews, cousins and dear friends.
To honor and celebrate Fay's exceptional life, a special gathering will be announced at a later date. Memorial contributions can be directed to the Eye and Human Parts Bank, 524 White Spruce Blvd., Rochester, NY 14623.
Merritt, Leslie W., September 22, 2007, age 83. He was predeceased by his wife, "Peg," 2006. Survived by his children, Gary (Patricia) Merritt, Trudy (David) Roach, Tracy Hand (Dan Nunnenkamp); his brother, Donald Merritt; sister, Dorothy Merritt; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; ever faithful companion cat, Chloe; and many friends at Hilton Family Restaurant. Also predeceased by his sons, Jeffrey and Leslie; and his brother, Merchant Merritt.
Funeral Services were held September 25 at the Thomas E. Burger Funeral Home, Inc., Hilton. Interment, Garland Cemetery. Contributions can be made to Hilton Ambulance in his memory.
Fishbaugh, Charles J. "Chuck", age 85, September 20, 2007. Predeceased by his wife Kathryn "Kitty" in 2002. Survived by sons Karl (Cheryl) of Hilton, Kurt (Cheryl) of Holley; grandchildren Kyle (Liz) Fishbaugh, Jennifer (Geoff) Thomas, Kelly (Chris) Odrzywolski, Lindsay Fishbaugh; three great-grandchildren Cain, Drake, Trent; sisters Betty Cushing of Hilton, Fanny DeMallie of Cape Vincent, Irene (Glenn) Woolston of Waterport; several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Funeral Services were held September 22 at the Christopher Mitchell Funeral Homes, Inc., Holley. Burial in Waterport Cemetery. Contributions can be made to Holley American Legion or Carlton United Methodist Church in his memory.
Persia, Alfred L., age 91, died September 22, 2007. Predeceased by wife Josephine, brothers: Sylvester, America, Frank, Albert and Thomas Persia, sisters: Mary D'Amico, Clara Paduano. Survived by son: David (Elva) Persia, daughter: Loretta (Mark) Langevin, four grand-children: Ryan, Eric, Kyle, Adam, two sisters-in-law: Helen Persia, Gloria LaPaglia; dear niece: Mary Ann Grande, many other loved nieces and nephews.
A Mass of Christian Burial was said September 29 at St. Mary's Church, Holley. Interment, Holy Cross Cemetery. Contributions can be made to Harris Hospice Unit, 200 Hawthorne Lane, P.O. Box 33549, Charlotte, North Carolina 28233-3549 in his memory.
Lawson, Arline M., September 20, 2007, at age 78. She was predeceased by her son Glenn Thomas "Tom" Lawson, her grandson Nathan Thomas Lawson and her son-in-law Edward P. Jourdan. She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Glenn F. Lawson; her children Judith M. Jourdan and Mark (Cheryl) Lawson; her grandchildren, Desirae and Robert Jourdan, Jessica and Melissa Lawson; her brothers Kenneth and James Slobbe; several nieces, nephews and dear friends. Arline was a retiree of the Spencerport School District and was a member of Etolian Chapter #308 O.E.S.
Funeral Services were held September 25 at Walker Brothers Co. Funeral Home Inc., Spencerport. Interment, Fairfield Cemetery. Contributions can be made to the Spencerport United Methodist Church or to the American Cancer Society in her memory.
Thompson, William T., September 20, 2007 at age 61. He was predeceased by his granddaughter Alicia. He is survived by his wife Joyce P. Thompson; his daughter Rebecca (Matthew) Copeland of Middlebury, Indiana; granddaughters Patricia and Holly; his sister Mary Coles; several nieces, nephews and cousins.
A Prayer Service was held September 23 at Walker Brothers Co. Funeral Home Inc., Spencerport. Interment, Fairfield Cemetery at the convenience of the family. Contributions can be made to Lifetime Care Hospice, 3111 Winton Road South, Rochester 14623 in his memory.
Tomasso, Deborah Jane, September 21, 2007. Survived by her loving husband, Patrick. Predeceased by her father, Delbert Rockefeller. Survived by her mother, Marilyn Rockefeller; sister, Darlene (Jeffrey) Cohn; Tomasso family, Angela, Barbara, David (Jean), Michael (Lori), Robert (Rita), Teresa (Louis) DeSisti, Sue (Imtiaz) Kadir, Mary Louise (Richard) Papineau, Mary Jane (David) Schwan, Jean (William) Albinger; many loving nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and dear friends. She was an employee of Xerox Capital Services, a member of the Xerox Women Network, C.F.D.D. and an avid quilter.
Funeral Services were held September 26 at the Farrell-Ryan Funeral Home, Greece. Entombment, Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. Contributions can be made to a charity of one's choice in her memory.
Strasburger, Penny J., age 56, September 30, 2007.
Worked for many years at Eastman Kodak and helped her husband run Frank's Auto Center in Albion.
Predeceased by her brother Wayne (Carol) Martin; in-laws Frank and Genevieve Strasburger. Survived by her husband Frank; son Matthew Howell Sr. of Albion; grandchildren Matthew Jr., Brayden, Colton, Joshua, Miranda Howell; brothers Roy (Anne) Martin of Chili, Tim Martin of Virginia; sisters Terry Thran of Hamlin, Yvonne Martin, Marlene Warnick, both of Hilton, Linda Forbes of Rochester, Robin (Kurt) Woodams of Oakfield, Donna (John) Almeter of Morton, Cindy (Tracy) D'Amico of Albion; brothers-in-law John (Marybeth) Strasburger of Florida, Michael Strasburger of Rochester, Patrick Strasburger, Brian (Luellen) Strasburger both of California; close friend Rodney Wilson; several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Funeral Services were held October 5 at the Christopher Mitchell Funeral Homes, Inc., Albion. Interment, Mt. Albion Cemetery. Contributions can be made to Hospice of Orleans in her memory.
