AREA

•Rock, Annette (Ann) L., on February 12, 2013. Resided in Brockport and Sand Bay, NY. Beloved wife of the late William C. Rock. Predeceased by her brother, Richard Lamphier. Survived by her children: Sally (Craig) Skinner Brothers, Laura Rock Kopczak, Stephen Skinner, William Randolph Rock, Susan Beth (Stephen) Skinner Fornof, Susan Lorraine Rock Schleede; siblings: Jack (Elaine) Lamphier, Joyce (Jim) Rauhe, Patricia Saggese, and Sandra (Jerry) Kelly; 14 grandchildren; five great grandchildren, nieces, nephews, family and dear friends. In her early years, her career included working as an RN at Rochester General Hospital and as a school nurse at Fairbanks Road Elementary School.

A celebration of her life was held February 23 at Springdale Farm, Colby Road, Spencerport. Contributions can be made in her memory to the Annette Lamphier Rock Nursing Scholarship by mailing a check to the Brockport Foundation, 350 New Campus Drive, The College at Brockport, Brockport, NY 14420.

 

CHILI

•Alden, Corinne R. (Kramer), February 19, 2013. Predeceased by her mother, Helen A. Kramer. Survived by her husband, Wesley; daughter, Jenna; father, Philip Kramer; sister, Kim (Jim) Creighton; nephew and niece, Joey and Jaime Creighton and many dear friends.

A Funeral Mass was held February 23 at St. Pius X Church, Chili. Entombment, White Haven Memorial Park. Donations can be made to the Juvenile Diabetes Association in her memory.

 

•Benson, Robert L., February 18, 2013 peacefully at age 88. Predeceased by his wife, Francis. Survived by his children, John Marc (Janet) Benson and Karen (Shaun Flanagan) Vocco; grandchildren, Jennifer (Robert) Gutzmer and Melissa (William) Kelly; great-grandson, Justin Kelly; sister, Barbara (Gene) Monette; several nieces, nephews and cousins. Bob was a WWII Navy Veteran and a member of the Masonic Lodge Hesperus #837, Bergen.

A Funeral Service was held February 21 at White Haven Memorial Park All Seasons Chapel. Entombment, White Haven Memorial Park.

 

•Herzog, Anne (Grace), February 16, 2013, seven weeks after her loving husband of 57 years, James H. Herzog. Predeceased by parents George and Bridget (Reid) Grace, siblings Mary Cruttenden, Lorraine Robinson, Veronica Harrington, Rev. Patrick Grace, Albert Hasenauer. Survived by children, Mark, Timothy (Betsy Yagel), Janet, and Gregory Herzog; grandchildren Bridget Anne Anderson-Mays, Kurt Anderson (fiancée Nicole Paryz), Colin (Parrish Gibbons), Peter Herzog (fiancée Rebecca Denee); great-grandsons (Her “Dollies”) Devin Greek, Bailey Mays; siblings George Grace, Shirley Hasenauer; sisters-in-law Norma (Joe) Grolling, Jean (Jim) Keenan, Dorothy Salzer, Jane Muratore, Irene Herzog; niece Jean and nephew Deacon Ray Noll; many nieces, nephews, and friends. Anne was a 44 year member of St. Pius the Tenth Parish, retired from General Medical.

Funeral Mass was said February 23 at St. Pius the Tenth Church. Interment, St. Pius Cemetery. Donations can be made to Lifetime Care Hospice, 3111 South Winton Road, Rochester, NY 14623 or St. Camillus Catholic Community at MCH, 435 East Henrietta Road, Rochester, NY 14620 in her memory.

 

•Korn, Jean D., February 16, 2013. Predeceased by her husband, Chuck Korn; son and daughter-in-law, Glenn and Michelle Korn. Survived by her sons, Gary (Sarah) and Keith (Michelle); grandchildren, Kym Weaver, Michael Korn, Rachel (Dave) Demanchick, Jason, Tim (Laura) and Chelsea Korn; great-granddaughter, Mary Grace; sisters-in-law, Jeanie, Rose, Fern, Nancy and Sylvia; brother-in-law, Len; several nieces and nephews. Jean was a longtime member of Gates Presbyterian Church.

Funeral Services were held February 20 at Gates Presbyterian Church. Interment, Grove Place Cemetery. Donations can be made to the church or Visiting Nurse Hospice in her memory.

 

CLARKSON

•Mehserle, Louis W., On February 12, 2013 at age 75. Predeceased by his wife of 49 years Carol A. Brundage Mehserle, his parents William and Helen (Swick) Mehserle, siblings Bernice Hayes, C. Louise McConachie and Douglas Mehserle; brother-in-law John McConachie and sister-in-law Chun Mehserle. Surviving are children and spouses Tracy and Ernie Ross, and Michael Mehserle, all of Brockport, Greg and Patti Mehserle and Vicki and Jon Remington all of Nevada; grandchildren Jamie Chapman and husband Brady, of Maryland, James Mehserle and girlfriend Heather Brock of New York and Kelly Mehserle, Jessica Mehserle, Phillip Remington and girlfriend Dobnei Hintze and Rachel Remington and fiance Shane Coleman, all of Nevada; five great-grandchildren; siblings and spouses, Shirley and Karl Burlingame of Florida, Bernard Mehserle Sr. of Massachusetts, Robert Mehserle of Hamlin, Beatrice and Robert Farrier of Georgia, and Dwight Mehserle of Brockport; sister-in-law Carmela Mehserle of New York; many nieces, nephews and other relatives.

Funeral Services were held February 19 at the Fowler Funeral Home Inc., Brockport. Spring interment, Lake-view Cemetery. Contributions can be made to Brockport Firemen’s Exempts in his memory.

 

HILTON

•Burroughs, Audrey, age 93, died February 10, 2013. Predeceased by her husband of 63 years, Edwin C. Burroughs. She is survived by her children, Robert (Dina) Burroughs of Hilton, Richard (Linda) Burroughs of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida; and daughter, Barbara (Mark) Wilson of Lilburn, Georgia. Also survived by five grandchildren, Laura Burroughs Zigarowicz and Victor Burroughs both of Hilton, Steven Burroughs of Brooklyn, Kimberley Burroughs of Tampa, Florida and Garrett Wilson of Lilburn, Georgia and three great-grandchildren; and twin great-grandsons due this summer; also survived by three nephews and a niece and their families.

Funeral Services were held February 23 at the Thomas E. Burger Funeral Home, Hilton. Contributions can be made to the Salvation Army in her memory.

 

•Juergens, Emma J., on February 13, 2013. Predeceased by her husband, Harald. Survived by her children, David (Risa), Kenneth (Gaby), Monika (Michael Kramer), Stephanie (George Cantebene), Harald (Lauren) and Heather Juergens; her grandchildren, Thayer, Mary, Ryan, Harald, Courtney and Alyssa; and her brother, George (Myra) Brand of Glasgow, Scotland; nephews, James (Lucy) Bunce, Andrew (Ana) Burke and Carolan Burke. Born in Scotland and a Hilton resident for over 46 years, Emma was known for her wit, sense of humor and story-telling.

Her Memorial Service was held February 18 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Hilton. Contributions can be made to St. Paul Lutheran Church Memorial Fund in her memory.

 

•Warren, Joanne C., on February 14, 2013 at age 78. She is predeceased by her husband, Darwin Warren. Survived by her son, David (Dawn) Warren; daughters, Mary (James) Koval, Beth Evans and Laura Warren; grandchildren, Daniel (Becky) Koval, Eric Koval, Timothy (Michelle) Evans, David (Leslie) Warren, Andrew (Nichole) Warren, Jennifer Warren; 16 great-grandchildren.

Funeral Services were held February 19 at New Comer Funeral Home, Greece. Interment, Creekside Cemetery.

 

NORTH CHILI

•Gibson, Ada Mae, peacefully, February 13, 2013 at age 68.

Funeral Services were held February 18, at Calvary Spiritual Church, Morgan Street. Interment, Grove Place Cemetery, Chili.

 

•Sak, Eugene J. Sr., February 12, 2013, at age 93. Predeceased by his daughter, Carol Ann Sak; sister, Eleanor Sak. He is survived by his loving wife of 66 years, Edna Sak; children, Eugene J. Jr. (Susan) Sak, Cheryl (Gary Randolph) Sak; grandchildren, Israel (Karen) Sak, Peter (Jackie) Sak; great grandchildren, Shannon, Maggie, Ellie, Tommy and Ryan; brother, Richard Sak; sisters-in-law, Eleanor Verhay, Rita Gatz; special nephew, Daniel (Lori) Callipare; many nieces and nephews. Mr. Sak was a retiree of Alliance Tool and Die, a member of the Greece American Legion Post #0468 and an Army Air Force Veteran of WWII.

His Memorial Funeral Mass was said February 23 at St. Jude’s Church. Interment, private. Donations can be directed to Honor Flight Rochester, P.O. Box 23581, Rochester, New York 14692 in his memory.

 

SPENCERPORT

•Mura, Nancy A., February 19, 2013. Predeceased by her husband, Raymond; mother, Marie and sister, Patricia. Nancy is survived by loving cousins, in-laws and dedicated friends.

Please join the family on Saturday, March 2 at 11:15 a.m. for Nancy’s Memorial Mass at St. Theodore’s Church (168 Spencerport Road 14606). Interment private. Donations can be made to Hildebrandt Hospice Care, 2652 Ridgeway Avenue 14626 in her memory.

 

Helen Moore – business woman and community leader

by Maggie Fitzgibbon

Helen Moore will be remembered for her service to a community she loved. Moore, a lifelong Spencerport resident, died February 6 at the age of 85. She was a business woman, and a community leader, and most importantly, a person who loved the Spencerport/Ogden community.

In an article about Helen published in Suburban News in 2005, she was quoted, “I love this area. I never wanted to live anywhere else.”

Helen Moore lived in Spencerport for her entire life; she was the daughter of Eva and W. Boyd Moore and grew up in a house located in the Village of Spencerport. This home is now the Ogden Senior Center, located at 200 South Union Street. Her father’s insurance business, W.B. Moore Company, was located adjacent to this home, in the building where the Spencerport Veterinary Clinic is located. In 1956, Moore joined her father in his business and eventually renamed the company, Helen C. Moore Insurance. After her father passed in the 1960s, she moved with her mother to another home in Spencerport and expanded the insurance business to a new location on Nichols Street.

She never married; but devoted her life to her business and her community. She served on countless committees and gave her time to a myriad of groups and boards. The Ogden Town Board, Spencerport Area Chamber of Commerce, the First Congregational UCC (also known as the historic White Church), the Ogden Republican Committee, the Spencerport High School Alumni Association and the Order of the Eastern Star – Etolian Chapter #308 are just a few of the organizations in which she held membership. Her contributions to Spencerport were so great and far reaching that in 2011 she was named Citizen of the Year.

Local attorney Fred Holbrook knew Moore for almost 50 years. He first met her when he purchased real estate from her and moved his law firm into the building that previously housed her insurance business. Over time their friendship grew as they both were active in the Ogden Republican Committee and other community projects. In the late 1980s, Holbrook and a few other community members spearheaded a project to create a local chamber of commerce.

“Joyce Lobene, Keith Ryan and I embarked upon a revival of the Spencerport Chamber in 1988, and Helen was an enthusiastic supporter,” Holbrook explained. At this time, Moore was very active in the Rochester Area Downtown Chamber of Commerce. In the 2005 article, Holbrook said Moore was the catalyst for this new Spencerport Chamber.

Holbrook also described Moore as an historian. “She was very involved in the publication of the Ogden-Spencerport Arcadia book in 2002. This book is still sold in the local history section of area bookshops,” Holbrook said.

Ginny Swarthout, owner of The Unique Shop in Spencerport, will always remember Helen Moore as an active and enthusiastic supporter of the Spencerport Chamber of Commerce and of her church.

“She was always willing to help wherever she was needed. She served as president of the Chamber and worked on the nominating committee. She would represent us when we were affiliated with the Downtown Rochester Chamber. Helen would inform us of programs the Downtown Chamber was offering and encourage us to attend when it was something we could benefit from,” Swarthout said.

Swarthout also knew Moore through their church, First Congregational UCC, where they both were active members.

“Helen served on the Finance Committee for many years and was active in the Women’s Guild. She always offered new ideas and continually worked on finding new members. She always looked for and suggested ideas that would interest the various age groups within the church,” Swarthout said.

Above all, Swarthout recalls that Moore will be remembered because her love of Spencerport carried through in all she did.

“Helen enjoyed being involved in the community and volunteered her time as needed. The history of the village and town was important to her. She was one of the guides when school classes came to the village to learn more about the area. Helen shared her knowledge of the community whenever she could. She recorded information that she felt would be of interest to others,” she said.

Joyce Lobene, mayor of the Village of Spencerport, knew Moore through the Spencerport Chamber of Commerce. She described Moore as a true asset to Spencerport.

“Helen never married and this community was very dear to her. She was small in stature but she was a go-getter who was able to accomplish so much in a quiet, unobtrusive way. She was a friend to everyone and will be greatly missed,” Lobene said.

Love your neighbor is one of the Ten Commandments and Dan and Betty Kelley followed that commandment faithfully. They were neighbors to Moore for almost 25 years and have many fond memories. Dan recalled a time when he painted Moore’s garage.

“I purchased two gallons of paint to cover the inside of her garage and after finishing the walls, I told Helen that I needed more paint to cover the ceiling. She quickly replied, ‘Don’t worry, I don’t even look up there,’ and I never finished painting the ceiling,” Dan added with a laugh.

Both Betty and Dan described Moore as a determined lady who was not afraid to voice her opinion and a person who was committed to her village and town.

“She was a pillar of our community and was very forward thinking. Because we were neighbors for so long, she became part of our family. We will miss her and Spencerport is a better place because of Helen’s good works,” Betty said.

Helen Moore passed away peacefully at her home. She was predeceased by her parents, Eva (Westcott) & W. Boyd Moore and is survived by many friends who remember her for her tireless energy and commitment to the community she loved.