Obituary for
Charles P. "Chuck" Dempsey
Dempsey, Charles P.
Avon: Unexpectedly April 5, 2017 at age 47. Predeceased by his parents, James and Geraldine Dempsey; brother, James and sister, Barbara Dempsey. He is survived by his beloved wife, Stephanie; son, Sean and daughter, Margaret; sisters, Elizabeth (Dale Hennigar) Wilbert and Mary (Richard) Buscetto; mother in-law and father-in-law, Wendy and Eric Melenbacker; brother-in-law, Nathan Melenbacker; many nieces, nephews and great-nephew.
Friends may call Sunday 2-5 PM at the Stephenson-Dougherty Funeral Home Inc., 350 Genesee St., Avon. His Memorial Service will be held Monday 11 AM at St. Timothy Lutheran Church, 5015 Lakeville Rd. (Rte. 20A), Geneseo. Private interment. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to SVF Foundation, 52 Harrison Ave., Newport, RI 02840, an organization that helps to preserve rare and endangered livestock or an organization of your choice.
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Life Story for Charles P. "Chuck" Dempsey
Chuck was born on January 9, 1970 in Rochester, NY.
He was a Quality Assurance Engineer who had the opportunity to work at various companies around Rochester such as Kodak, Xerox, and most recently Solu Technologies Inc. Chuck had a great work ethic and took pride in what he did and the projects that he worked on - whether it be at work, volunteering for different programs or just helping a neighbor out. Chuck was a very personable guy and always enjoyed a good laugh. In Chuck's spare time, he enjoyed hunting, cooking, woodworking and watching the Steelers. Chuck was also very proud of his children and everything that they were involved in.
Chuck and his loving wife, Stephanie, were together for 30 years, ever since the first day they met working at Seabreeze Amusement Park together. Chuck, Stephanie and their two children moved to Avon and ran a small farm for many years where they raised a heritage breed of Sheep called Hog Island Sheep. They were only one of two breeders in New York State who raised this rare breed of sheep in the hopes of preserving the breed. Most of the other Hog Island Sheep today can be found in Virginia.