Carey, Michael W.

Rochester: April 18, 2015. Michael W. Carey, 53, loving son, father, and grandfather. He was born on March 2, 1962, son of William H. Carey and Barbara B. Carey. He is survived by his daughter, Laurel Carey and son, Michael Carey Jr.; and partner, Kaitlin Gravante; his sister, Elizabeth and her husband, Danruin Raup; his nephews, Douglas and his wife, Treena Blair, their children Taylor, Eathen and Jacob, Jason, and niece Carrie and her daughter Marley; also loved by his grandchildren; Brianna, Carey, Alivia Hudson, and Talen Carey and their other grandparents. He is also survived by his aunt and uncle Joan and Charles Kelly, cousins John Wickes, Jim Wickes, and Jenny Ullman and their families.

Mike attended Pittsford Schools and graduated from Lyndon Institute in Lyndonville, Vermont. He served in the US Coast Guard, stationed in Ketchikan, Alaska and Long Beach, California. He was honorably discharged in 1984. A celebration of his life will be at a memorial mass at St. Catherine of Sienna Church in Mendon, N.Y. on Thursday at 11 a.m. Donations in his name may be directed to: Wounded Warrior Project, 370 7th Street Suite 1802, New York, New York 10001.