Obituary of Winfield S. Gardner

Winfield S. "Beezy" Gardner, 87, of East Groveland Road in Groveland died Wednesday May 19, 2010 at his residence. He was born August 8, 1922 the son of the late Carl and Elva (Bennett) Gardner. He attended Geneseo High School and was a Veteran of WW II where he enlisted in the Army-Air Force during WW II. He was the recipient of many awards including the Distinguished Flying Cross for having flown more than 80 raids over Europe including Cherbourg and Normandy. He was married on May 20, 1949 in Groveland, NY to Irene (Litteer) Gardner who he has been married to for 60 years. He had been employed at the former Lucidol Plant in Piffard, NY retiring in 1984 as a Chemical Engineer. He was a farmer who worked and ran the family farm (South Hermitage Farm) in Groveland for many years. He also was an avid outdoors man who enjoyed hunting, fishing and trapping. He was predeceased by his parents Elva (Bennett) and Carl Dickerson Gardner, a daughter; Susan and a grandson Jeremy Tuso. Besides his wife Irene (Litteer) Gardner, daughters; Ann (James) Couture, Linda Jarvis, Sharon Tuso, and Robin Gardner and a son; Scott (Allison) Gardner, 11 grandchildren, and 6 great grandchildren. Friends may call Saturday May 22, 2010 from 3-7 pm at the Rector-Hicks Funeral Home, 111 Main Street in Geneseo. Memorial contributions are gratefully declined.