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1957
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2022
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Joseph Dean Obituary
Calling hours will be offered from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Monday (May 23) at Murphy Funeral & Cremation Chapels, 1040 Route 31, Macedon, N.Y.
A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday (May 24) at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, 52 W. Main St., Macedon N.Y. He will be laid to rest in Macedon Village Cemetery.
Donations in Joseph's memory may be made to Rochester Regional Hospice ATTN: Foundations, 330 Monroe Ave., Rochester, NY 14607, or Humane Society of Wayne County, 1475 County House Road, Lyons, NY 14489.
Joseph was born on September 15, 1957, in Syracuse, N.Y., to Joseph Sr. and Joan (Hourigan) Dean. Joe married his wife, Paula, on May 26, 1990, at St. Cecilia Church in Solvay, N.Y, and they made their family home in Macedon. Joe worked as an engineer in the manufacturing industry at General Electric in Syracuse, Bell Aerospace in Niagara Falls, IEC in Newark, Harris in Rochester, API Technologies (formerly SenDec) in Fairport, Northrop Grumman in Buffalo, and was also sole proprietor of MicroTest in Macedon. Joe enjoyed spending time with family and friends, golfing, tinkering in his barn, and driving around in his BMW convertible. Joe is remembered for his ability to strike up a conversation with anyone, always ready to lend a helping hand and, especially, his quick wit and sense of humor.
Joseph is survived by his wife, Paula (Bartz) Dean; daughters, Mandy (Jeffrey) Sanford of Bethesda, Md. and Emily Dean of Virginia Beach, Va.; is also survived by sisters, Mary (David) Bittel of Syracuse, Deborah Dean of Port St. Lucie, Fla., Therese Dean of Syracuse, Victoria (Robert) Pezzini of Hull, Mass. and Veronica Whipple of Syracuse; brother, William Dean of Canandaigua; mother-in-law, Norma (late Norman) Bartz; brother-in-law, Gary (late Mary) of Bradenton, Fla.; sisters-in-law, Lisa Wall of Alexander and Jodi (Robert) Hollwedel of Bethany; several nieces and nephews, along with furry friend, Tucker (Fatty).
He was predeceased by his parents, Joseph Sr. and Joan (Hourigan) Dean.
To leave the family an online condolence please visit Joseph's tribute wall, www.murphyfuneralservices.com.
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George Cole
April 12, 2024
To all the Dean family,I´m sorry for the loss of Joe.I first met him in school in 10th grade as we were new to MCS.I hit it off with him and we became friends.I eventually lost contact and hadn´t seen him in many years.R.I.P. Joe
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