All Obituaries

PALMYRA: Culver, Jane C.; died on Friday, January 3, 2020 at the age of 90. Please join the family for a memorial service to be held at 2pm on Sunday, January 12 at Western Presbyterian Church of Palmyra. A reception will follow in Fellowship Hall. Private family burial will be at a later date in Evergreen Cemetery, Bristol, NY. Please consider memorials to the House of John, 14 Spring St. Clifton Springs, NY 14432, Western Presbyterian Church, 101 E. Main St., Palmyra, NY 14522 or Pal-Mac...

PALMYRA: Mieszczak, Arlene; died on Saturday, December 28, 2019 at the age of 84. All are welcome to attend Arlene's committal service at 10am on Friday, January 3 at East Palmyra Cemetery. Arlene is predeceased by her husband Richard and parents Theodore and Helen Karalus Kopinski. She is survived by her brother Theodore; sisters Joanne and Susan and nieces and nephews.

MACEDON: Bender, Jane Anne; passed away peacefully at the House of John Comfort Care Home in Clifton Springs on Monday, December 16, 2019. After a long and brave fight with cancer, she was ready to leave the struggles of this world.  Jane grew up in Dallas, Pennsylvania. It is here that she started attending Salvation Army camps and planned on becoming a Salvation Army officer. Although she did not pursue this particular ministry, what she learned in the Salvation Army shaped her life....

Ontario: Cooper, Roger H.; died on Friday, December 6, 2019 at the age of 78. Please join the family for Roger’s memorial service and military honors at 7pm on Thursday, December 12 at the Robert L. Yost Funeral Home, Inc., 123 W. Main St., Palmyra. In lieu of flowers please consider memorials to the National Kidney Foundation, 30 East 33rd St., New York NY 10016.     Roger was born on June 19, 1941 in Naples, NY the son of Roy and Lillian Emmons Cooper. Roger made...

PALMYRA: Gosman, Alfred John; Aug. 26, 1933- Dec. 4, 2019; Fun, giving, kindhearted, playful, loving Husband, Dad, Grandpa and Great-Grandpa. Al is survived by his devoted wife of 64 Years Shirley Gosman and his three children; Rosemarie Barney, John Alfred (Tonya) Gosman and Suzanne (Earl) Fox Jr. and their families of many grandchildren, great-grandchildren as well as several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his sister and three brothers. Al retired from Eastman Kodak after many...

MARION: Reiss, Terrill F.; died on Monday, December 2, 2019 at the age of 72. Family and friends are invited to call from 11am-noon on Saturday, December 7 at the Robert L. Yost Funeral Home, Inc., 123 W. Main St., Palmyra. Burial will follow at Palmyra Cemetery. Please consider memorials to Pines of Peace, 2378 Ridge Rd, Ontario, NY 14519. Terry was an avid fisherman and camper. The funeral home proudly flies the United States Marine Corp flag in honor of “Swoops” service to our...

PALMYRA: Wilcox, Frank H.; age 82, died on Sunday, December 1, 2019 at his home in Palmyra. Frank was born June 8, 1937 in Macedon, New York to Adelbert and Ruth (Bills) Wilcox. Frank retired from Garlock Sealing Technologies after 31 years. Frank was predeceased by his parents Adelbert and Ruth (Bills) Wilcox and brothers Richard, Gerald, Robert, Harmon and William Wilcox. He is survived by his sisters Janet Herman and Joan Longwell; special nephew Daniel Herman and niece Kay Herman and...

PALMYRA/NEWARK: Francis, Eileen B.; died on Wednesday, November 20, 2019 at the age of 75. At Eileen’s request there will be no calling hours or service. Eileen is survived by her sister Bea Murray; special niece and caregiver Amy Brown and several nieces, nephews and cousins. She was predeceased by her sister Marian Brown and brothers Robert and Ronald Francis.

CLIFTON SPRINGS: Cummings, Suzanne; Loving wife, mother and grandmother, died on Saturday, November 16, 2019 at the age of 60. Family and friends are invited to call from 6-8pm on Friday, November 22 at the Robert L. Yost Funeral Home, Inc., 123 West Main Street, Palmyra. Committal prayers will be offered at 8pm. Please consider memorials to American Cancer Society, 1120 S. Goodman St, Rochester, NY 14620 or to St. Jude Children’s Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place Memphis, TN...

MACEDON: Jones, William C.; died on Friday, October 25, 2019 at the age of 83. Please join the family for graveside committal prayers with military honors on Tuesday, November 12 at 11am at the Palmyra Cemetery. In lieu of flowers please consider memorials to the Masonic Brotherhood Fund, 71 West 23rd Street, New York NY 10010.        Bill was a longtime resident of the Palmyra-Macedon area. He was a 1954 graduate of Palmyra-Macedon High School and a member of...