Norbert Frank Sylor

1926 - 2022

FILLMORE - Norbert Frank Sylor, a former resident of Fillmore, passed away on Saturday (Sept. 3, 2022) in Litchfield Park, Ariz.

He was born on Sept. 7, 1926, in Short Tract, a son of the late Wayne and Gladys Smith Sylor. He married Wilma Steadman, who predeceased him on June 9, 2014.

Norb was veteran of WWII, serving from 1945 to 1946 in the U.S. Army.

He was a member of the Short Tract United Methodist Church; D. Victor Thomas American Legion Post 1155 of Fillmore; the United Methodist Men; and the Gideons International.

He enjoyed working and serving his Lord on missionary projects; 4-H clubs; horse shows; special deputy with the Wyoming County Sheriff's Office; and youth groups and all the campers, pastors and guests who came to "Camp Asbury," where he was manager for nearly 20 years.

Surviving are his daughters, Claudia J. (Joe) Honsberger of Goodyear, Ariz., Carolyn S. (Thomas III) Wrinn of Hamburg, Audrey S. (Gerard) Jurczynski of Schenectady and Kathleen E. Randall of Broad Brook, Conn.; his grandchildren, Heather Honsberger, Brian Honsberger, Thomas Wrinn IV, Jonathan Wrinn, Peter Jurcynski, Michael Jurcynski, Adam Jurczynski, Sarah Punturiero, Wesley Randall and Emily DeSantis; 18 great-grandchildren, a sister, Bernice Perry of Caneadea; and many nieces and nephews.

In addition to his wife and parents, he was predeceased by two brothers, Wayne Sylor Jr. and Adelbert Sylor.

A private graveside service will be held in Short Tract Cemetery. Pastor James Stevens will officiate. Friends and guests are invited to join the family for a celebration of life at 1 p.m. on Saturday (Nov. 26, 2022) at the Asbury Retreat Center (Koinonia), 16 Lakeside Ave., Silver Lake.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Kopler-Williams Funeral Home, 21 N. Genesee St., Fillmore.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Asbury Retreat Center Foundation, Inc., PO Box 218, Silver Lake, NY 14549.

Online condolences may be made at www.koplerwilliamsfuneralhome.com.