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- Robert J. Perry, 75, of Jefferson Ave., Dansville, died unexpectedly Wednesday, Aug. 9, 1995.
He was born in Honeoye on Aug. 2, 1920, the son of the late Marshall and Mary Vogler Perry. Bob was married May 29, 1947 at St. Mary's Church to the former Beulah Applin, who survives.
Prior to his retirement in 1982, he had been lineman and foreman for the Utica Powerline Construction Co. for 49 years. Bob had also been a bartender at Rawlings Bar and Fagans Bar in Dansville.
He was a communicant of St. Mary's Church and a member of the Local Union 1249 I.B.E.W. Mr. Perry was also an avid gardener, hunter and fisherman.
Besides his wife Beulah, he is survived by three daughters, Sharon (John) Burnett, Deborah Derrenbacher and Donna (Richard) Shultz, all of Dansville; two sons, Ronald (Lisa) and Tom (Julie) of Dansville; four sisters, Mary Palmesano of Hornell, Anna Draper of Niagara Falls, Alice (John) Thielges of Dansville and Patricia (Burt) Price of Dansville; 11 grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by his son, James, in 1992.
Friends called Thursday from 7-9 p.m. and Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the Chamberlin Funeral Home, Inc., 73 Main St., Dansville. A funeral Mass was held Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at St. Mary's Church with the Rev. Joseph Catanese officiating. Burial took place in Holy Cross Cemetery.
Those wishing may make memorial contributions to the Dansville Ambulance or Noyes Memorial Hospital. (GCE, August 17, 1995, p4
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