Category: Obituaries

Allen (Whitey) Hetlinger Whitey passed away last week at age 79 at Thomson in Canandaigua. A fixture at Fingerlakes Racetrack for over 50 years, Whitey had worked mostly as a jockey’s agent (securing mounts in the afternoon races) but also put in some time as a racing secretary (decides what races are to be run)…

Lisa Michele Ristau  October 3, 1973 – January 18, 2025  You are reading about me in the obituaries, which means I have lost my fight against metastatic breast cancer. Metastatic breast cancer is when the cancer spreads beyond the breast to another part of the body such as the bones, lungs, liver or brain. Please…

Gerald Williams, born on March 16, 1931, passed away on January 14, 2025. He was preceded in death by his parents, Oscar and Luella Williams and his beloved wife, Joanne Peters Williams. Jerry is survived by his children: Jan Williams Osborn (Michael), with grandchildren Elizabeth Osborn and Megan Osborn (Mike Price); Jay Williams (Dawn), with…

Jennifer Lynn Newcomb passed away on January 15, 2025, at the age of 56, after a long battle with multiple illnesses. Born on September 26, 1968, in Cleveland, Ohio,  Jennifer is survived by her high school sweetheart and husband of 30 years, Michael F. Newcomb II; her adored children Trey (Lexi), Emily, Katherine and Max…

Ruth Marion Forbes  January 14, 1929 – January 13, 2025  Beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother  Ruth Forbes…..passed away peacefully on January 13, 2025 at the age of 95. Born on January 14, 1929 in New Britain, CT, she was preceded by John P. Forbes her beloved husband of 41 years. She is survived by…

Dave Leicht…..passed away peacefully on January 14, 2025 at the age of 86. Born on November 20, 1938, he is survived by his wife of 56 years, Gayle Leicht, his daughter Beth Anne Napier (Bill), grandchildren Alexander and Sarah Napier, of Palm Beach, Florida. Predeceased by his parents Eugene and Cora Leicht, brother Jerry Leicht…

FAIRPORT – Robert Jerome Warren (Jerry), born in Rochester, NY on September 5,1943, passed away on December 31, 2024 at the age of 81. He was predeceased by his parent’s Joseph and Jessie Warren. He is survived by his wife of 27 years, Jean; brother Joel (Rita) Warren; sons Brett (Denise) Warren, Jeremy Warren; grandchildren…

Virginia Mae (nee Parker) Walker was born on December 5, 1936, in Emporia, Virginia. She transitioned on January 9, 2025, after a brief illness at the tender age of 88.  Virginia accepted Christ as her savior at an early age. She was educated in the Greensville County School System. Virginia worked as a sharecropper in Emporia along…

In Memory of Earl V. Jackson May 30, 1929 – January 10, 2025 Earl Jackson of Fairport, NY passed away on January 10, 2025 at the age of 95. Earl is survived by his wife of 45 years, Elnore Taylor Jackson, and their children Deborah Jackson, Linda Riesman, Carol Jackson, Jill (Chris) Warren, Nancy (Brett)…

Mary Jane Theresa (Proulx) Strazzeri of Fairport, NY, passed away suddenly and peacefully on January 11, 2025, at the age of 93. She was predeceased by her beloved husband, Anthony, with whom she shared 67 years of loving marriage. Born in Nashua, New Hampshire, Jane attended nursing school in Boston, where she met Anthony, the…