| Date of Birth | June 4, 1949 |
| Passed Away | September 16, 2026 |
| Place of Residence | Williamson |
| Home State | New York |
| Service Date | September 26, 2026 |
| Service Time | 1:00 PM |
| Service Location | Bishop & DeSanto Funeral Home, Hammondsport |
| Interment Location | Prattsburgh Cemetery |
WILLIAMSON – Gerald D. “Jerry” Raner passed away at his home on Wednesday, September 16, 2026.
He was born in Canandaigua, New York, to the late Amelia L. (Decker) and Stanley H. Raner, and graduated from Prattsburgh Central School in 1967.
Jerry married Sally Lynn Sinsebox, the love of his life, on Saturday, February 21, 1970. They enjoyed 55 years together before Sally’s passing in 2025.
Jerry and Sally moved from Prattsburgh to Hall, NY, where Jerry was drafted, and they were sent to Maryland. When Jerry was discharged, they returned to Hall before relocating to Williamson, NY, where they remained.
Jerry worked at Xerox in Webster, NY, for many years before retiring.
He was a proud Little League baseball coach and enjoyed hunting, cars, the outdoors, and especially mowing his lawn and the Patriots. He was always watching either a sports game or a Western movie.
He is lovingly survived by his daughter, Marsha (Jim) Dockstader, his son Ricky (Denise) Raner, grandchildren Stephanie, Adam, Tyler, Mackenzie, Mason, and Cierra, siblings Etta (Bill) Stell, Bob (Cathy) Raner, and Carol Fox, sisters-in-law Ann Sikes (Ronnie Raner), Sue (Steve) Walker, Sonya (Gil) Bocenegra, brother-in-law Scott (Karen) Sinsebox, many nieces and nephews, and his cat companion, Taffy.
Jerry is predeceased by his wife, Sally Lynn (Sinsebox) Raner, parents Amelia and Stanley Raner, parents-in-law Leonard and Grace Sinsebox, nephew Brian Sinsebox, siblings Vern (Joie) Raner, Kenny (April) Raner, Harold Raner, Ronnie Raner, and Joyce (Les) Hixson, brother-in-law Ronnie Fox, and Jerry and Sally’s best friends, Kenny and Debbie and Preston.
There will be two hours of calling from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM on Saturday, September 26, 2026, at Bishop & DeSanto Funeral Home, Hammondsport, where a funeral service will take place at 1:00 PM. Interment will follow at Prattsburgh Cemetery, reuniting Jerry with Sally.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in Jerry’s memory to the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association either by mail to 713 Columbia Turnpike, East Greenbush, NY 12061 or by visiting www.nysrpa.org.
Bishop & DeSanto Funeral Home, Hammondsport, is honored to assist Jerry’s family with the arrangements.
Online condolences or remembrances of Jerry are welcome below or on the Facebook page of Bishop-Johnson & DeSanto Funeral Home.
