| Date of Birth | September 22, 1986 |
| Passed Away | May 2, 2026 |
| Place of Residence | Hornell/Canisteo |
| Home State | NY |
| Interment Location | St. Mary's Cemetery, Town of Fremont |
Kari Ann Koskie
HORNELL/CANISTEO – Kari Ann Koskie, 39, formerly of Hornell and Canisteo, passed away late Saturday evening (May 2, 2026) at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, NY.
Born in Hornell on Sept. 22, 1986 she was a daughter of William Koskie, who survives and Gloria (Sirianni) Koskie, who predeceased her. Besides her mother she was also predeceased by her paternal grandparents, Jack and Julia Koskie and maternal grandparents, Richard “Dick” and Thelma Sirianni.
A graduate of Hornell High School, class of 2005, Kari resided in Portland, Oregon with her husband, Derek for eight years before returning to the Hornell and Canisteo area about 12 years ago. She dearly loved children, and while residing in Portland, Kari was a devoted day care provider. Throughout the years Kari enjoyed listening to music, liked to attend concerts, play the saxophone, and loved cooking for her family.
She is survived by her husband, Derek Jersey and their daughter, Ophelia Jersey of Canisteo; her father, William Koskie of Hornell; one sister, Tara (Andrew) Phelps of Arkport, NY; three nieces, Gloriana, Gwyneth and Georgia Phelps; as well as several aunts, uncles and cousins.
There will be no calling hours. A private service in memory of Kari will take place at the convenience of the family at the Bishop-Johnson & Desanto Funeral Home, 285 Main St., Hornell, NY. She will be laid to rest with her mother, Gloria at St. Mary’s Cemetery, Town of Fremont.
In lieu of flowers, those wishing may contribute in her memory to PH Awareness (Pulmonary Hypertension) in care of Dr. James White, 400 Red Creek Drive, Suite 110, Rochester, NY 14623.
The Bishop-Johnson & Desanto Funeral Home is honored to assist Kari’s family with the arrangements.
Online condolences or remembrances of Kari are welcome below or on the Facebook page of Bishop-Johnson & DeSanto Funeral Home.
I am at a complete loss for words in hearing/ reading the news of Kari’s passing but I want to introduce myself to her daughter here and share some special memories of her mom with her and send thoughts to Tara and her father. Kari was my best friend in my early teenage years and she was the absolute best friend I could ever been blessed to have. Kari made me laugh, Kari cried with me when I cried, she talked me through teenage heartbreaks, she saw the best in me when I could n’t see the best in myself. Her well of empathy was deeper than an ocean and it was mysterious how it could be so when she was just a child. Kari was fun and funny. We could make fun out of thin air just being together doing nothing. Kari made me kinder,l and we shared something that felt unique to me but I know now was not unique to Kari – I felt loved and accepted by Kari for who I was and she made everyone she knew feel that way. Today when I read her obituary I had forgotten her birthday and saw that she was born on the 22nd as are both of my children which feels like a special connection in some way that can’t be random. When Kari and I went separate ways in life I carried a heartbreak and a wish that we would come back together again and laugh and hang out the way we did when Kari lost her mom. We came back together for one evening and laughed, cried and poured our hearts and souls out to each other again and I always wished for this at least once more and am so so sad to learn that day will not come again and I will not get to sit in the sun of Kari’s loving heart. I can not imagine the pain and sadness her family and loved ones are feeling now and I am thinking of you all and know Kari WILL be showing herself to you in many symbolic ways to let you know she is still by your side and there even if not in body in energy and spirit.
I’m so sorry to learn of Kari Ann’s passing so young from the same disease as her mother, my cousin. Seems the Lord takes the best home to him so soon. God bless the family.
My sincere condolences to Bill and family. Such a young woman gone to soon. May Kari rest easy in the arms of her mother Gloria.