John D. Emery Sr.

JOHN D. EMERY, SR.

AVOCA-John D. Emery, Sr., State Route 415, died early Sunday morning (April 19, 2009) at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester.
Born in Barker on Oct. 19, 1925, he was the son of the late John and Inace Sterling Emery.
A resident of Avoca since 1960, he was employed by the W.W. Babcock Ladder Co. in Bath and also did masonry.
John will be remembered for being a very avid reader.
His family includes his wife of 53 years Ina (Carney) Emery; his five children, John (Laurie) Emery, Jr. of Bath, Susan (Gary) Gegfurtner of Lutz, Fla., Carolyn (Harold) Sabins of Avoca, Robert (Vicky) Emery of Albuquerque, New Mexico and Douglas (Cindy) Emery of Farmington; his 11 grandchildren, John (Crystal) Emery III, Debra Emery (Robert Dowdle), Donald (Megan) Emery, Gary, David, Cathy and Ashley Gegfurtner; Andy (Heather) Sabins, Crystal (John) Ross, Scott Sabins (Heather Bacon) and Kenny Emery; his four great-grandchildren; his three sisters, Verna Lopez, Inace Hennessey and Evelyn Page all of Deposit; also his many nieces and nephews.
There will be no calling hours. A private funeral service will be held at the Bath V.A. Center Chapel at the convenience of his family. Committal services and interment, with military honors, will follow at the Bath National Cemetery.
Arrangements are with the Avoca Funeral Home, 22 N. Main St., Avoca.