John A. Cooney, Sr.

June 26, 2016

GENEVA – John A. Cooney Sr., 70, of W. North St., passed away on Sunday, June 26, 2016 in F.F. Thompson Hospital, Canandaigua. Friends may call at the DeVaney-Bennett Funeral Home, 181 N. Main St. in Geneva on Wednesday, June 29, 2016 from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Members of the C. J. Folger Hook Ladder Co. will meet at 6:15 p.m. at the funeral home for a service for their departed brother. A prayer service will be at 9 a.m. on Thursday, June 30, 2016 in the funeral home and a Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 9:30 a.m. in St. Francis de Sales Church. Burial will be in St. Patrick’s Cemetery. Memorial contributions, in his memory may be made to Geneva Troop 4 of the Boy Scouts of America or to Thrive to Survive. John was born in Geneva and was a lifelong resident. He was the son of the late John and Eleanor Hoffman Cooney. John was a graduate of DeSales High School Class of 1963, Rochester Business Institute, and FLCC. He was a member of Local 46 Sheet Metal Union. He formerly owned and operated Cooney’s Hardware and worked for various sheet metal companies in the Rochester area. He was a life member and formerly Captain, First and Second Lieutenant of the C. J. Folger Hook and Ladder Co. of the Geneva Fire Department, Sons of the American Legion, and Our Lady of Peace Parish. He is survived by his wife, Linda; his daughters, Erica (Patrick) Connor of Geneva, Kathleen (Ron) Lesko of Albany and his son, John Andrew (Michelle) Cooney Jr. of Victor; two sisters, Nora (Robert) Krol of North Charleston, SC and Celia (William) McAdoo of Geneva; five grandchildren: Patrick Connor IV, Sarah Jane Connor, Sofia Lesko and Zachary and Kyle Cooney; several nieces, nephews and cousins.