OBITUARIES

Feliza "Alma" Rothfuss

Feliza "Alma" Rothfuss

Sep 4, 2025

Alma Rothfuss

L yons, September 4, 2025, Alma Rothfuss, 57, stepped into the arms of her beloved Jesus after a courageous battle with kidney cancer.

Born June 9,1968 in Rosita, Nicaragua in a country torn by civil war, she was dedicated to moving forward. She was known by the names of Feliciana, Feliza, Chanita and Alma. No matter the country or the...

Gerald Royce Crego

Gerald Royce Crego

Aug 23, 2025

Lyons- Gerald R Crego, 81, passed away Saturday, August 23, 2025, at Newark-Wayne Community Hospital surrounded by his family.

A private family graveside service was held at Rose Cemetery. 

Memorial contributions may be made to Newark Manor Nursing Home, 222 W Pearl St, Newark, Ny 14513 in Geralds memory. 

Gerald was born on June 10th, 1944, in Lyons, Ny a son to the...

Linda L. Busco

Linda L. Busco

Aug 22, 2025

Linda L. Busco

Lyons---Linda L. Busco, 85, passed away on Friday, August 22, 2025, at the Wayne County Nursing Home.

 A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 AM on Wednesday, August 27, 2025, at St. Michael’s Catholic Church, Corner of Phelps St. and Holley in Lyons, New York. Burial will be in S. Lyons Cemetery.

Memorials in her name may...

Harry P. Bailey

Harry P. Bailey

Aug 8, 2025

Harry P. Bailey

Lyons--Harry P. Bailey, 95, peacefully passed away on August 8, 2025, at the Wayne County Nursing Home.

A graveside service will be held at the South Lyons Cemetery, 1055 Route 14., Lyons, NY, on Friday, August 15, 2025, at 1:00 pm, followed by a family reception at the Lyons VFW.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you make...

Grace Joanna Carlson

Grace Joanna Carlson

Aug 7, 2025

Carlson, Grace J.

Phelps/Geneva--Grace Carlson, 87, passed away on Thursday, August 7, 2025, at Geneva General Hospital.

Funeral services will be held at a later date.

Memorials in her name may be made to the American Legion Seeley B. Parish Post 457, 1346 NY-96, Phelps, NY 14532.

Grace was born in Paterson, New Jersey on July 3, 1938 the daughter of the late Elmer...

Dorothy Mildred Lauster

Dorothy Mildred Lauster

Aug 2, 2025

Lauster, Dorothy M.

Lyons--Dorothy M. Lauster, 99, passed away on Saturday, August 2, 2025, at DeMay Living Center.

Funeral services will be at First Presbyterian Church, 11 Queen St., Lyons, NY 14489 at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, September 5, 2025. Burial will be at Elmwood Cemetery in Lyons.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Dorothy’s name to the First Presbyterian...

Elizabeth Mary Smith

Elizabeth Mary Smith

Jul 15, 2025

Elizabeth M. Smith “Liz”

Marion—Elizabeth Mary Smith “Liz”, 65, passed away on July 15, 2025, at Strong Memorial Hospital.

All services were private.

Liz was born on March 8, 1960, in Canandaigua, the daughter of the late Sherman and Sarah Putt Boudrieau. She retired from IEC in Newark where she was a Line Lead. She loved to go hunting, fishing and Camping with...

Earl Buchanan

Earl Buchanan

Jun 30, 2025

Colonel Earl Buchanan

Lyons---Earl Buchanan, 99, passed away on Monday, June 30.2025, at Newark Wayne Community Hospital about two weeks short of his 100th Birthday.

Friends may call from 5-7 on Monday, July 14, 2025, at Weeks-Keysor Funeral Home, 5 Phelps Street, Lyons New York. A funeral service will be held at 11 AM on Tuesday, July 15th at the Lyons United...

Kathryn J. Baker

Kathryn J. Baker

Jun 28, 2025

Baker, Kathryn Jean “Kay”

Lyons: Kathryn Jean Baker, known as “Jean” by her family and “Kay” by her friends, passed peacefully into Jesus’ arms at the age of 90 on Saturday, June 28, 2025, at the Bungalows Memory Care Facility in Fort Mill, SC.

Funeral services in Lyons, NY will be private along with a private Catholic Mass in her honor, which...

Phillip S. Juliano Sr.

Phillip S. Juliano Sr.

Jun 18, 2025

Phillip S. Juliano Sr.

Lyons—Phillip S. Juiano Sr, 90, passed away on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, at the Ontario Center Nursing Home.

Friends may call from 11 AM - 12:30 PM on Saturday, June 28, 2025, at the Weeks-Keysor Funeral Home, 5 Phelps St., Lyons, NY. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 1 PM on Saturday, June 28, 2025,...

Lela Rose Langdon

Lela Rose Langdon

Jun 10, 2025

Lela R. Langdon

Lyons— Lela R. Langdon, 99, passed away on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, at Clifton Springs Nursing Home.

Friends may call on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, from 4PM to 6 PM, at Weeks-Keysor Funeral Home, 5 Phelps St., Lyons, New York 14489. A funeral service will be held at 11 AM on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, at Maranatha Baptist Church,...

Dimitri W. McKinney

Dimitri W. McKinney

May 24, 2025

Dimitri W. McKinney Lyons, NY—Dimitri McKinney, 30, died on Saturday, May 24, 2025, at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, NY.

There will be a Celebration of Life at a later date.

Mr. McKinney was born April 14, 1995, in Newark, NY, the son of Michael Brothers and Amy McKinney. He worked at McDonald’s in Lyons working the grill and doing maintenance. Dimitri...

Tracy Jean Ayotte

Tracy Jean Ayotte

May 6, 2025

Tracy J. Ayotte

Lyons— Tracy Jean Ayotte, 58, passed away on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at Unity Hospital in Rochester after battling cancer for ten years.

Friends may call on Saturday, May 17, 2025, from 2 PM to 5 PM, at Weeks-Keysor Funeral Home, 5 Phelps St., Lyons, New York 14489.

Tracy was born in Newark on June 24, 1966, the daughter of...

Marianne C. Stephan

Marianne C. Stephan

Apr 28, 2025

Marianne (Clingerman) Stephan, 67, of Lyons, New York, passed away on Monday, April 28, 2025, at the Newark-Wayne Community Hospital. 

A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, May 16, at the South Lyons Cemetery, 976 Sohn Alloway Road, Lyons.

 Marianne was born in Lyons on March 15, 1958. She was the daughter of the late Milford “Max” Clingerman...

Ronald Allan Fernaays Jr.

Ronald Allan Fernaays Jr.

Apr 27, 2025

Fernaays, Jr., Ronald A.

Lyons—Ronald A. Fernaays, Jr., 58, passed away on Sunday, April 27, 2025, in a motorcycle accident.

Family and friends may visit from 3 – 6 PM on Sunday, May 18, 2025, at Weeks-Keysor Funeral Home, 5 Phelps Street, Lyons, NY 14489. A funeral service will follow at 6PM at the funeral home. Burial will be in Rose Cemetery.

Mr....

Melvin E. Briggs

Melvin E. Briggs

Apr 20, 2025

Melvin E. Briggs

Lyons: Melvin E. Briggs, 84, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 20, 2025, at Clifton Springs Hospital after a brief battle with cancer.

Honoring his wishes there will be no prior calling hours. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery with a graveside service at 1:00 pm on Wednesday, April 30, 2025.

Memorials in his name may be made to the...

Richard L. Clingerman

Richard L. Clingerman

Apr 3, 2025

Richard L. Clingerman

Lyons—Richard Clingerman, 87, passed away on April 3, 2025, at The Hurlbut Nursing Home in Henrietta, NY.

A private family graveside service was held at South Lyons Cemetery.

Mr. Clingerman was born in Ontario, NY on October 9, 1937, the son of the late Thomas and Myrtle Loveless Clingerman. He worked as a Group Leader for Mobil Chemical in Macedon,...

Iris M. Brower

Iris M. Brower

Mar 28, 2025

Iris M. Brower

Lyons—Iris Brower, 96, passed away on Friday, March 28, 2025, at The Wayne County Nursing Home in Lyons. Iris's lifelong wish that her body be donated to The University of Rochester Medical School Anatomical Gift Program.

A celebration of life will be held at a later date.

Mrs. Brower was born in Gloversville, NY on March 5, 1929 the son...

Vernon D. Youngs

Vernon D. Youngs

Mar 21, 2025

Youngs, Vernon D.

South Sodus---Vernon Duane Youngs, 93, passed away on March 21, 2025 at his home surrounded by his family.

A graveside service will be held on March 29th 2025, at 11:00 AM at the South Sodus Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to The American Cancer Society, ATTN Memorials, 1120 S. Goodman St., Rochester, NY 14620 or to Scouts USA, Seneca Waterways...

Harold J. Brentnall

Harold J. Brentnall

Mar 10, 2025

Harold “Butch” Brentnall Jr.

Lyons---Harold J. Brentnall Jr., 82, passed away on Monday, March 10, 2025, at Newark Wayne Community Hospital.

Friends may call from 5-7 PM on Thursday, March 20, 2025, at Weeks-Keysor Funeral Home, 5 Phelps St., Lyons, NY. A funeral service will be held at 11 AM on Friday, March 21, 2025, at Lyons United Methodist Church, 93 William...