Obituaries

John B. Adams III, born on March 13, 1933, was sent peacefully to his eternal home on October 2, 2025, at age 92 surrounded by his loving family. He outlived his loving wife, Nancy, after being married to her for 43 years. John is survived by his three children and daughter-in-law: Elizabeth Van Blargan of...

Mary M. (Kress) Laurer

Mary entered her eternal home on September 18, 2025. She was predeceased by her husband, Louis A Laurer; parents, George and Edna Kress; brothers, George and Paul; sisters, Edna Bringley, Monica Lee, and Kathleen Moore.

Mary is survived by her children, Joseph (Lily) Laurer, Elizabeth...

Deacon Anthony J. Caruso, who served as a deacon in the Diocese of Rochester for more than 30 years, died Sept. 14, 2025. He was 84 years old.

After graduating from Rochester's John Marshall High School, Deacon Caruso worked for DuPont for four years before logging 25 years at Eastman Kodak Co. He retired from his...

Sister Patricia Pullman (formerly Sister Edward Lorraine), who was a Sister of St. Joseph for more than 70 years, died July 2, 2025. She was 92 years old.

Sister Pullman entered the congregation in 1950 from her home parish of St. Augustine, Rochester. She earned a bachelor's degree in English in 1957 and a...

Sister of St. Joseph Myra Monaghan, who co-founded Daystar, which offers child care and respite care for children with complex medical needs, died March 27, 2025. She was 87 years old.

Sister Monaghan entered the congregation in 1955 from her home parish of St. Charles Borromeo, Greece. She earned a bachelor's...

Deacon Robert W. Schrader, a permanent deacon in the Diocese of Rochester since 1997, died July 2, 2025. He was 93 years old.

Deacon Schrader was born in Watseka, Ill., and graduated from the University of Illinois. He was a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army, serving in Korea.

He logged 37 years as a chemical...

Father Eugene R. Weis, a priest of the Rochester Diocese for nearly 63 years, died May 7, 2025, at the Sisters of St. Joseph Motherhouse in Pittsford after a short illness. He was 89 years old.

Father Weis grew up in Rochester's Blessed Sacrament Parish. He attended the parish school, St. Andrew's Seminary and St....

Sister of St. Joseph Stephanine Riley, who served as principal at schools in Mount Morris and Rochester, died March 3, 2025. She was 87 years old.

Sister Riley entered the congregation in 1955 from her home parish of St. Monica, Rochester. She earned a bachelor's degree in history in 1967 and a master's degree in...

Ralph F. Zecchino, longtime music director at Greece's St. Charles Borromeo Church, died Feb. 28, 2025. He was 91 years old.

A native of Rochester, Mr. Zecchino received his bachelor of music degree from Heidelberg University in Ohio and his master's degree in music from the American Conservatory in Chicago. While...

Sister of St. Joseph Sienna Cameron, who served in education, social ministry and communications, died Jan. 10, 2025. She was 91 years old.

Sister Cameron entered the congregation from her home parish of St. James, Irondequoit. She earned a bachelor's degree in education in 1961 from Nazareth College.

She taught...

School Sister of Notre Dame Carol Marie Datz (formerly Sister Mary Leora) died Oct. 17, 2024. She was 89 years old.

Sister Datz attended Holy Ghost Elementary School in Gates. After graduation from Holy Ghost, she entered the School Sisters of Notre Dame Aspiranture in Fort Lee, N.J. Following graduation in 1953,...

Father Eugene O'Hara, a Capuchin Franciscan priest who served in the Diocese of Rochester for 15 years, died Aug. 26, 2024. He was 89.

A Manhattan native, the priest's given name was Peter O'Hara, according to an obituary published in the Oct. 1, 2024, issue of The Capuchin Journey, which is the magazine of the...