Cynthia W. Massey

1927 - 2019

Cynthia W Massey Cynthia W. Massey, 92, of Canandaigua, formerly of Geneva, passed away on Oct. 3, 2019, at Light Hill comfort care home in Canandaigua. Cynthia Wriston was born on Aug. 18, 1927, in Middlebury, Vt. When she was a child her family moved often and ended up in Highgate Springs, Vt. After graduating from the School of Agriculture at the University of Vermont, she obtained a master's degree in plant pathology from Cornell University. She married Louis Massey Jr. in 1949. In 1958 they moved to Geneva where she taught biology at Mynderse Academy for many years and retired in 1986. She was active in the League of Women Voters, the Art History Club of Geneva, the Ontario County Court Watch program, as a monitor for invasive species in Salmon Lake, Maine, and as a genealogist. After moving to Ferris Hills, Canandaigua, in 2001, Cynthia hiked, biked and skied with the Lakeland Rovers, attended the Unitarian Universalist Church of Canandaigua and the Center for Inquiry in Buffalo. She also authored "Ada of Enosburg." Cynthia is survived by her son, Nathan Massey; daughter-in-law, Patricia Turner-Massey; daughter, Deborah Massey; son-in-law, Hubert Heimburger; four grandchildren, Noah Massey, Rebecca Massey, Gregory Heimburger and Christopher Heimburger; and two great-grandchildren, Gabriel and Tobias Massey. A celebration of life will be held at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Canandaigua on a date to be announced and in Maine during the summer of 2020. To light a candle or express condolences, please go to www.never-gone.com. In lieu of flowers, friends and family are invited to donate to Light Hill comfort care home at www.lighthillhome.org. To share a memory or express condolences online, please visit www.fullerfh.com.