Edwin P. Dailor

February 10, 2017

Webster/Geneva – Edwin P. Dailor, 85 of Webster, formerly of Geneva, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 10, 2017 at St. Anne’s Cherry Ridge Center in Webster. Friends may call at the DeVaney-Bennett Funeral Home, 181 N. Main St., Geneva on Monday, February 13, 2017 from 4-7 p.m.  Member of Winnek Post #396 American Legion will meet at 6:30 p.m. for a service for their departed member. A prayer service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, February 14, 2017, in the funeral home with a Mass of Christian Burial to follow at 11 a.m. in St. Stephen’s Church.  Entombment will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery Mausoleum. Memorial contributions, in his memory, may be made to the Catholic Charities of the Finger Lakes - 94 Exchange St., Geneva, NY 14456. Ed was born in Geneva and was a lifelong resident of this area.  He was the son of the late Edwin W. and Mary McNulty Dailor.  He was a graduate of DeSales High School, did post graduate work at Geneva High School and graduated from Hobart in 1939. He served his country in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War from 1951-55.  He was retired from the Empire Telephone Corporation.  He was a member of Winnek Post #396 American Legion; was an active member of Our Lady of Peace Parish where he was a former member of the Parish Council; was a volunteer for Literacy Volunteers, the Geneva Food Bank; and was a member of the Tuesday Night Small Christian Community.  He was an enthusiast and loved traveling with his wife and family. Ed is survived by his wife, Joyce Alvaro Dailor; his sons: Michael (M.A.) Dailor of Rochester and Peter J. (Carrie) Dailor of Rochester; his daughter, Toni (Dwight) Greenlee of Penfield; his brother, James (Mary) Dailor of Fairport and his sister-in-law, Ann Dailor of Greece; four grandchildren: Brian (Laura) Matthews, Mary (Brandon Norton) Matthews; Sara and Meg Greenlee; one great grandson, Blake Matthews; and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his daughter Lisa Dailor Matthews, and his brother William Dailor.