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Robert Richard Mosich Sr.

1935 - 2022

Robert Richard Mosich Sr. obituary, 1935-2022, Gorham, NY

BORN

1935

DIED

2022

FUNERAL HOME

Perkins-Ames Funeral Home, Inc.

2583 East Main Street

Gorham, New York

Robert Mosich Obituary

PENN YAN - Robert Richard Mosich, Sr., age 87, died Sunday (May 15, 2022) at The Homestead in Penn Yan.

Friends may call from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday (May 26) at the Kenneth J. Perkins Funeral Home in Gorham.

A Memorial Service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday (May 27) at the Seneca #9 Presbyterian Church. Burial, with Military Honors, will be in Number Nine Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to Seneca Presbyterian Church, 4414 Number Nine Rd., Stanley, NY 14561.

Bob was born March 21, 1935 in Queens, N.Y. He was the son of the late William Mosich and Edna Lohnam Mosich. Bob graduated from Phelps High School. He served in the U.S. Marines from February 1953 until February 1956, serving in Korea.

Bob married Esther Christine Sloth on March 10, 1956, at Seneca #9 Presbyterian Church. He retired as a boiler operator at Seneca Foods in Geneva, N.Y.

Bob loved tractors, no matter the color. He also loved trains and going on train trips. Bob was an avid deer hunter, and went on his last hunt three years ago.

Bob was a former Commander of the Gorham V.F.W. On May 14, 2017, he traveled to Washington, D.C., with Honor Flight, with his son, Bob Jr., as his Guardian.

Bob is survived by two daughters, Deborah Compher and Donna (Phillip) Peek; son, Robert (Jenny) Mosich, Jr; four grandchildren, Amanda Mosich, Christine (Kyle) Mosich-Barkley, Heather Peek and Matthew Peek; two sisters-in-law, Shirley Mosich and Nancy (Tony) Pitifer; two brothers-in-law, Bruce (Jean) Sloth and Paul (Marilyn) Sloth; and several nieces and nephews.

Bob was predeceased by his wife, Esther in 2017; and two brothers, William F. Mosich and Paul Mosich; and several brothers-and-sisters-in-law.

Please visit www.kenperkinsfuneralhome.com to send a condolence to the Mosich family.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Finger Lakes Times from May 21 to May 24, 2022.

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May

26

Calling hours

5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Perkins-Ames Funeral Home, Inc.

2583 East Main Street P.O. Box 201, Gorham, NY 14461

May

27

Memorial service

11:00 a.m.

Seneca #9 Presbyterian Church

NY

May

27

Burial

Number Nine Cemetery

NY

Funeral services provided by:

Perkins-Ames Funeral Home, Inc.

2583 East Main Street P.O. Box 201, Gorham, NY 14461

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