OBITUARIES

Melody C. Neely

Melody C. Neely

Apr 8, 2022

Melody C. Neely

Newark—Melody C. Neely, 54, died on Friday, April 8, 2022 at Rochester General Hospital.

Friends may call from 4 to 7 PM on

Friday, April 22, 2022 at the Paul L. Murphy & Sons Funeral Home, 127 East Miller Street, Newark, New York. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 AM on Saturday,...

Ida "Midge"  Demarco

Ida "Midge" Demarco

Mar 30, 2022

 

 

 

Ida M. DeMarco “Midge”

Newark—Midge DeMarco, 84, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 30, 2022 at the Laurel House Comfort Care Home.

A public Celebration of Life will be held in the future. A private Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Michael Catholic Church in Newark. Burial will be in Newark Cemetery.

In lieu...

Jacqueline "Jackie" Decann

Jacqueline "Jackie" Decann

Mar 30, 2022

Jacqueline “Jackie” Lee DeCann, 77, of Overland Park, KS passed away peacefully Tuesday, February 1, 2022.

Jackie was born in Morehead City, NC June 21, 1944 to Clarence and Crystal Matthews and then as a child moved with her family to Newark, NY. Jackie met the love of her life, Myron “Mike” DeCann in high school and they were married December 11, 1965. In...

Laura Kinney Price

Laura Kinney Price

Mar 29, 2022

Kinney-Price, Laura

East Palmyra/Rochester--Laura Kinney Price, 72, passed away on Tuesday, March 29, 2022 at Clifton Springs Hospital. Friends may call from 6-8 PM on Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at Paul L. Murphy and Sons Funeral Home, 127 E. Miller St., Newark, NY 14513. A funeral service will be held at the funeral home on Thursday, April 7, 2022 at...

Ann Marie Devries Burgess

Ann Marie Devries Burgess

Mar 11, 2022

Our loving mother, Ann Marie (DeVries) Burgess, 90 of Newark, New York passed away on March 11th, 2022, in Kissimmee, Florida.

 Ann was born in Newark to Alice (Polee) and Anton DeVries on August 6th, 1931. She attended Newark High School before marrying Frederick W. Burgess Jr. on January 21st, 1950. Her life’s passions were family, raising her ten children,...

Brantley David Edmonds

Brantley David Edmonds

Feb 24, 2022

Brantley David Edmonds

Newark-Brantley David Edmonds, loving son, brother and friend, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, February 24, 2022 at the age of 33.

A Memorial Service and Celebration of Life will be held at Newark First United Methodist Church (301 S Main St, Newark, NY 14513) on Saturday, March 5, 2022 at 10am with a reception afterwards in the...

Chad "Cleatus" Bouwens

Chad "Cleatus" Bouwens

Feb 23, 2022

Chad G. Bouwens “Cleatus”

Newark—Chad G. Bouwens, 41, passed away on February 23, 2022 at Newark Wayne Community Hospital.

A Celebration of life will be held from 4 to 9 PM on Saturday, March 5, 2022 at the Marbletown Fire Department, 6461 Silver Hill Rd., Newark, NY 14513.

Chad was born in Newark, NY on June 19, 1980 the...

Barbara  Reifsteck

Barbara Reifsteck

Feb 22, 2022

Barbara Reifsteck

Newark—Barbara Reifsteck, 57, passed away on Wednesday, February 23, 2022 at Rochester General Hospital.

Family and friends may call from 4 – 6 PM on Thursday, March 3, 2022 at Paul L. Murphy and Sons Funeral Home, 127 E. Miller St., Newark, NY. Burial will be in Newark Cemetery.

Barbara was born in Penn Yan NY on...

Patricia A. Pitts

Patricia A. Pitts

Feb 17, 2022

 

Patricia A. Pitts

Newark—Patricia A. Pitts, 91, died Thursday, February 17, 2022 at her home in Arcadia.

Friends may call from 10-11 AM on Saturday, February, 26, 2022 at Paul L. Murphy & Sons Funeral Home, 127 E. Miller St., Newark, NY. A funeral service will follow at 11 AM at the funeral home.

In Lieu of flowers,...

Katherine P. Toye

Katherine P. Toye

Feb 16, 2022

Katherine Toye

Sodus-- Katherine Toye, 84, passed away on Wednesday, February 16, 2022, at the Clifton Springs Nursing Home.

A funeral service will be held at 11 AM on Saturday, March 5, 2022 at the First Reformed Church, 18 Maple Ave, Sodus, NY. Burial will be in the Brick Church Cemetery at a later date.

Katherine was born in Sodus,...

Leslie Wade Printup

Leslie Wade Printup

Feb 16, 2022

 

 

 

 

Leslie Wade Printup

Newark—Leslie Wade Printup, 65, died on Thursday, October 7, 2021 at Newark Wayne Community Hospital.

A graveside service will be held at 11am, on July 26, 2022 at Sodus Rural Cemetery, Rt 88, Sodus, NY

Mr. Printup was born on the Tuscarora Nation Reservation on July 26, 1956. He was a...

Helen  Mirras

Helen Mirras

Feb 14, 2022

 

Helen Mirras

Helen (Boosalis) Mirras passed away peacefully at home in Newark NY on Monday, February 14, 2022 at 104 years of age.

 

She is survived by her son Dean (Kathy) Mirras, granddaughter Eleni Mirras (Troy Johnson), great granddaughter Maxine Johnson, sisters Eftyhia Kassandrinos and Jean Doukas, sisters-in-law Fifi Boosalis and Paraskevi Boosalis, special niece Mary Anagnostopoulos and...

Anthony J. Destaffan

Anthony J. Destaffan

Feb 12, 2022

Anthony J. DeStaffan age 97, passed away peacefully Saturday, February 12th after a brief hospitalization in Clifton Springs.  He was surrounded in love by friends and family who celebrate his long and well-lived life. 

 

AJ was born in Syracuse NY on September 11, 1924, the son of the late Nicolas and Jenny (Tucci) DeStaffan.  Shortly after high school, he...

Vernon "Vern" J. Coleman

Vernon "Vern" J. Coleman

Feb 9, 2022

Vernon J. Coleman “Vern”

Newark-- Vern Coleman, 86, passed away on Wednesday, February 9, 2022 in the wonderful care of the Wayne County Nursing Home where he resided for the last five years.

A Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday, May 29, 2022, time and location to be announced. Burial will be in Fairville Cemetery.

Memorials in his...

Jacqueline "Jackie" Decann

Jacqueline "Jackie" Decann

Feb 1, 2022

Jacqueline “Jackie” Lee DeCann, 77, of Overland Park, KS passed away 

peacefully Tuesday, February 1, 2022.

Jackie was born in Morehead City, NC June 21, 1944 to Clarence and Crystal 

Matthews and then as a child moved with her family to Newark, NY.

Jackie met the love of her life, Myron “Mike” DeCann in high school and 

they were married...

Joseph Fredrick Santoro

Joseph Fredrick Santoro

Jan 29, 2022

Joseph F. Santoro

Canandaigua/Newark—Joseph F. Santoro, 95, died Saturday, January 29, 2022 at M.M. Ewing Continue Care Center in Canandaigua.

A private Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Michael Catholic Church in Newark. Burial will be in Newark Cemetery.

Memorials, in his name, may be made to The Arc of Wayne, 150 VanBuren St., Newark, NY 14513....

Helen Van Lare Zornow Hogan

Helen Van Lare Zornow Hogan

Jan 28, 2022

Helen Van Lare Zornow Hogan

Newark/North Carolina----Helen passed peacefully January 28, 2022, at Amoren Hospice Forlines Center in Hudson North Carolina.

She was born August 4, 1942 in Sodus, N.Y., the second daughter of the late Paul and Jennie Hotel Van Lare. Helen graduated from Marion Central School in 1960 and was a member of the first class to graduate from...

James R. Johnson

James R. Johnson

Jan 20, 2022

James R. Johnson

Newark—James R. Johnson, 98, passed away on Thursday, January 20, 2022 at Newark Wayne Community Hospital.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 AM on Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at St. Michael Church, 401 South Main St., Newark, NY. Burial will be in Fairville Cemetery.

Mr. Johnson is survived by four daughters Joan (Edward)...

Kevin H. Casselman

Kevin H. Casselman

Jan 19, 2022

Kevin H. Casselman

Newark—Kevin H. Casselman, 65, died Wednesday, January 19, 2022 at the Newark Wayne Community Hospital.

A Celebration of Kevin’s life will be held on Tuesday (January 25th) from 4-6 PM with a brief service at 6:30 PM at the Paul L. Murphy & Sons Funeral Home, 127 East Miller Street, Newark. Burial will be in Newark Cemetery.

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Claudia Anne Crider

Claudia Anne Crider

Jan 16, 2022

Claudia Crider

Newark—Claudia Crider, 48, passed away on January 16, 2022 at Newark Wayne Community Hospital.

A Celebration of Life is being planned for Spring/Summer 2022.

Claudia was born in Columbia, Missouri on March 19, 1973 the daughter of Dennis McKee and Sharon Smith. She was a graduate of Newark Senior High School.

She is survived by her daughter...