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- George Gratton Wallace Jr., age 83, passed away peacefully, Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at Noyes Memorial Hospital in Dansville.
Grat was born May 16, 1931 in Atlanta, a son of George G. & Winifred (Rex) Wallace Sr. He was a graduate of Cohocton Central School. He worked on the family farm until he was 19; he then worked at Polly-O Dairy in Cohocton. He married Joan Zeh on December 16, 1950; she survives. He started his own his own farm in Ingleside; then went into construction in Rochester working at J. G. Turner, retiring after 35 years. In addition to his parents, he was also predeceased by two sisters, Mary Lou Schuyler & Alma Howey and two brothers, Robert & William Wallace.
Grat was a member of the St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Cohocton, The Rochester Laborer's Union, and President of the Mapleview Cemetery Assoc., member of the NCA Rod & Gun Club and a former member of the Cohocton Men's Softball League.
He enjoyed hunting, bowling, his property, caring for the cemetery, the Atlanta Braves, the Buffalo Bills, riding his "Gator" around town, but most of all he loved spending time with his family.
Grat is survived by his wife of 63 years, Joanie; his daughters, Sally Stone (Tom Siwa) & Sandy Johnson; his granddaughter, Patty (Leo) Vicari; 2 great granddaughters, Haley & Jenna Vicari; sisters-in-law & brothers-in-law, Laura Mae Wallace, Elsie Wallace, Jean & Jim Beckerman, Francis & Rosemary Zeh and Kenneth Howey; his uncle, Leland Rex; several nieces, nephews & cousins.
Friends may call 4-8 pm Thursday at the Walter E. Baird & Sons Funeral Home, 300 West Naples St., Wayland. Funeral services will be held 11 am, Friday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Cohocton. Burial will be in Mapleview Cemetery, Cohocton.
Contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or Mapleview Cemetery Assoc. Those who wish to light a memory candle for Grat may do so at www.bairdfuneralhomes.com
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