All Obituaries

MACEDON: Margaret N. Eaton (Peg) was born October 24, 1923 in Melrose, Massachusetts.  She was the youngest of the three daughters of William Josiah Nutter and Miriam Fearing Nutter.  She earned a BS in Chemistry from Simmons College and moved to Rochester to work in the lab for Eastman Kodak.  She joined the Outing Club and was actively involved in church.   She met James C Eaton (Jim) at Eastman Kodak and they were married December 20, 1947. Margaret was actively...

PALMYRA: Merritt, Donna Jean; died on Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at the age of 51. Please join the family for a graveside service at 11am on Wednesday, May 22 in East Palmyra Cemetery. Contributions in Donna’s memory may be directed to the American Lung Association, 1595 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14620.      Donna is survived by her daughter Christy (Houndrea) Lewis Sr.; sons David (Lauren Carney) Merritt Jr. and Christopher (Sasha) Merritt; sisters Carol (Alan)...

FAIRPORT: Rhinewald, Jeffrey Scott; died on Friday, May 10, 2019 at the age of 50. Jeff was known as the guy who would always help a friend. He was very caring and enjoyed people. Jeff very much enjoyed cooking and had worked for several area restaurants over the years.  He is survived by his mother Marlene (Dennis Buford) Rhinewald; brothers Drue (Carol) Schell, Randall (Karen) Schell and Kevin Schell; sister-in-law and good friend Peggy (Ryan) Timm and several nieces and nephews....

Clifton Springs/Nazareth, Pa/Elmhurst, Queens; DeNardo, Mae; died on Monday, April 15, 2019 at the age of 91. Family and friends are invited to call from 5:30 to 6:30pm on Thursday, April 18 at the Robert L. Yost Funeral Home, Inc., 123 West Main Street, Palmyra where a funeral service will follow calling at 6:30. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Nazareth, Pa. In lieu of flowers please consider memorials to the Alzheimers Association, 435 East Henrietta Rd., Rochester, NY...

SHORTSVILLE: Elvin, Ann K.; died on Friday, March 29, 2019 at the age of 82. Family and friends are invited to call from 5-7pm on Monday, April 1 at the Robert L. Yost Funeral Home, Inc., 123 West Main Street, Palmyra where a funeral service will be held at 11am on Tuesday, April 2. Burial will follow in Palmyra Village Cemetery. Pease consider memorials to Golisano Children’s Hospital, 300 East River Rd., P.O. Box 278996, Rochester, NY 14627 or click the link...

ROCHESTER: Rollins, Shawn K.; died unexpectedly in his sleep on March 28, 2019 at the age of 53. Family and friends are invited to call from 4-7pm on Thursday, April 4 at the Robert L. Yost Funeral Home, Inc., 123 West Main Street, Palmyra. A brief prayer service will follow calling at 7pm. In lieu of flowers please consider memorials to FLACRA, Otte Hall, 28 East Main Street, Clifton Springs, NY 14432 or online; https://www.flacra.org/donate.      Shawn was born on...

NEWARK: Pearl Newton Rook, youngest of the three children of the late Paul D. and Pearl S. Newton, died March 18, 2019, after a short illness. She would have been 96 on March 26. Mrs. Rook’s mother and father had purchased the landmark Jackson & Perkins home on High Street in 1935 where she and her family spent many happy years.  Her father, P.D. Newton, was one of the founders of Commercial Enterprises, President of a local bank and a former Newark mayor. Pearl graduated from...

MACEDON: Haak, Ethel M., died on January 15, 2019 at the age of 92. Private graveside services will be held in East Bloomfield Cemetery.  Ethel was born on January 23, 1926 in Bloomfield, New York the daughter of Abram and Mary McMillan Haak. She was a retiree of Garlock and a member of the First Baptist Church of Macedon. Mrs. Haak was predeceased by her first husband Gordon Strohm; her sister Nellie Haak and her brother Donald Haak. She is survived by her former husband and friend...

PALMYRA: Cook, Michael C.; died on Wednesday, January 2, 2019 at the age of 64. Family and friends are invited to call from 1-3 pm on Sunday, January 6 at the Robert L. Yost Funeral Home, Inc., 123 W. Main St., Palmyra. Committal prayers will follow calling at 3pm. A celebration of life will follow at the Palmyra Fire Dept. In lieu of flowers please consider donations to Mike’s family c/o Erin Cook, 8 Walnut Dr., Penfield, NY 14526 or to a charity of your...

CLIFTON SPRINGS: Melcher, Jane L.; died on Saturday, December 29, 2018 at the age of 82. Family and friends are invited to call from 11-2 on Saturday, January 5 at the Robert L. Yost Funeral Home, Inc., 123 West Main Street, Palmyra. A brief prayer service will follow calling at 2pm. Please consider donations in Jane’s memory to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City OK 73123.      Jane was born on March 18, 1936 in Fayette, New York the...