PORT BYRON — Robert “Bob” Stanley Ware, born May 5, 1945, passed away unexpectedly on March 13, 2017.
Born to the late Robert A. and Ethel (Leiger) Ware, Bob grew up in Port Byron and graduated from the Port Byron Central School District in 1963. He worked closely with his father and brother, John and Dennis, in the construction business. Following in the footsteps of the Ware men before him, Bob and his brothers worked beside their father at the Port Byron Fire Department as well. Next to his passion for cooking, hunting, and fishing, serving his community was Bob’s life.
Bob worked as a Cayuga County 911 dispatcher and retired after 33 years of service. After his retirement, Bob spent his days driving Weedsport Central School buses and served on the Port Byron Central School District Board of Education for 15 years. Bob was chief and a member of the Port Byron Fire Department for 53 years and was an Emergency Medical Technician for 46. Bob was also a member of the Aurelius Fire Department and worked with the Weedsport Fire Department as a Critical Care Technician. Bob was also the medic on the Cayuga County Sheriff’s Department SWAT Team. Bob also served on the Mentz Town Board. There was never a time that you could not count on this wonderful man to help in a time of need.
Bob was predeceased by his twin siblings, Donna and David Ware, in March 1946; his aunts, Beatrice Leiger in January 2001 and Sephrona Ware in November 2003; his uncle, Paul Ware, in December 2007; his mother, Ethel (Leiger) Ware, May 2005; and his father, Robert A. Ware, in December 2008.
Bob is survived by his wife of 37 years, Lucy (Wilder); his sons, Shawn (Julia) Nagell, Scott (late Jennifer Norris Nagell) Nagell, and David (Kelly) Ware; his grandsons, Denver VanCamp, Christopher, Liam, Cavan, and Braden Nagell, and Benjamen Ware. Bob is also survived by his brothers John (Connie) Ware and Dennis (Chere) Ware, his nieces and nephews, John William (Angie) Ware and family, Natalie (Sam) Lomascolo, Jeannine (George) Powers and family, Denise Ware and family, and his cousin Paula Wallace. Bob also leaves behind a large extended “family,” including Charlene Wood, Richard, Christine, and Zach Bobbett, the entire Kopp-Wells family, the Kahler family, and many others.
Calling hours will be arranged by Audioun’s Funeral Home and held Thursday, March 16, 2017 at the Federated Church of Port Byron, 35 Tex Pultz Parkway, from 4 to 8 p.m. Funeral services will follow on Friday, March 17, 2017 at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, contributions in his name can be made to the Port Byron Fire Department “Little Mo” refurbishment fund.
Source: Citizen, The (Auburn, NY) – Wednesday, March 15, 2017