Robert
Robert Goff
d. January 16, 2015
Batavia -Elba Robert A. Goff, 84, of Batavia, formerly of Elba, died Friday, January 16, 2015 at United Memorial Medical Center, in Batavia.
Mr. Goff was born April 7, 1930 in Canandaigua, the son of the late Almon and Catherine C. (Smith) Goff.
He was proud to have served as an Army tank commander during the Korean War. He was a graduate of Canandaigua High School, was a member of St. Padre Pio Parish, Our Lady of Fatima Worship Site and was a lifetime member of the Elba Fire Department.
He is survived by his wife, Marguerite P. (Park) Goff, whom he married September 17, 1955; 2 sons, Stephen Goff of Elba and James (Ellen) Goff of Oakfield; a daughter, Lorie (Greg Frielinghaus) Goff of Rochester; a sister, Margaret Rex of Canandaigua; 2 grandchildren, Jessica (Keith) Kertman of Palmyra and Elizabeth Goff of Oakfield; a great-grandchild, Cali Kertman of Palmyra; a sister-in-law, Betty Monangan of Elba; and several nieces and nephews.
He was the brother of 4 deceased sisters.
Friends may call on Tuesday from 1-3 & 6-8 p.m. at H.E. Turner & Co, Funeral Home, 403 E. Main St., Batavia, where the Rosary prayer service will be held at 6 p.m.. His Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday at St. Padre Pio Parish, Our Lady of Fatima Worship Site, in Elba. Memorials may be made to Elba Fire Department, P.O. Box 58, Elba, NY 14058 or to Wounded Warrior Project, 370 7th Ave., Suite 1802, New York, NY 10001. Burial will be in Mt. Albion Cemetery in Albion.
Mr. Goff was born April 7, 1930 in Canandaigua, the son of the late Almon and Catherine C. (Smith) Goff.
He was proud to have served as an Army tank commander during the Korean War. He was a graduate of Canandaigua High School, was a member of St. Padre Pio Parish, Our Lady of Fatima Worship Site and was a lifetime member of the Elba Fire Department.
He is survived by his wife, Marguerite P. (Park) Goff, whom he married September 17, 1955; 2 sons, Stephen Goff of Elba and James (Ellen) Goff of Oakfield; a daughter, Lorie (Greg Frielinghaus) Goff of Rochester; a sister, Margaret Rex of Canandaigua; 2 grandchildren, Jessica (Keith) Kertman of Palmyra and Elizabeth Goff of Oakfield; a great-grandchild, Cali Kertman of Palmyra; a sister-in-law, Betty Monangan of Elba; and several nieces and nephews.
He was the brother of 4 deceased sisters.
Friends may call on Tuesday from 1-3 & 6-8 p.m. at H.E. Turner & Co, Funeral Home, 403 E. Main St., Batavia, where the Rosary prayer service will be held at 6 p.m.. His Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday at St. Padre Pio Parish, Our Lady of Fatima Worship Site, in Elba. Memorials may be made to Elba Fire Department, P.O. Box 58, Elba, NY 14058 or to Wounded Warrior Project, 370 7th Ave., Suite 1802, New York, NY 10001. Burial will be in Mt. Albion Cemetery in Albion.
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