Samuel Farina
Greece: Passed away after a long illness on Sunday, February 22, 2015 at the age of 78. He is predeceased by his parents, Mary Sam Farina; brother, Frank; Joe Violet Negrille. Survived by his wife of 49 years, Shirley Farina; children, Samuel Jr (Cathy), Scott (Lisa), Robert, Frank; grandchildren, Alyssa (Mike), Michael, Samuel, Robert, Victoria, Samantha, Pierson; sisters-in-law, Mary Farina, Jackie (Vic), Carol (Ray); brother-in-law, Joe; many cousins, nieces, nephews, friends; and best friend, Bob Joyce. No prior visitation at Sam's request. Sam's funeral mass will be celebrated at 9:30 AM Monday, March 2 at St. Charles Borromeo Church, 3003 Dewey Ave, Rochester. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Disabled American Veterans at DAV.ORG in Sam's memory. Sam was born on March 5, 1936 in Rochester, NY. He attended Aquinas Institute and John Marshall high school. Sam was very proud to have served in the US Marine Corps. In his early years, he worked at several different jobs. He was a plumber, landscaper, bartender, and manual pin setter. He eventually found his way to Eastman Kodak where he worked as a film inspector until his retirement 28 years later. ...[more]View Full Online Obituary and Tributes
e met Shirley at North Park Lanes and they were married in a ceremony at Our Mother of Sorrows Church. They were married for 49 years and raised four children. In his spare time, Sam liked to golf, bowl, play games of chance and softball. Sam always had multiple sets of golf clubs and bowling balls. He loved his cockatiel, Maggie and his son Scott's cat, Nicco. Some of Sam's other favorite things included watching Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune, as well as old western and black white movies. Sam enjoyed having a Southern Comfort manhattan and a Michelob Ultra. Sam also had many, many quotes that he was famous for, such as: "Snap out of it", "Shirley you just", You should have bought a farm", "That's disgusting", "Don't nervous me", "Good NU", and "We are out of cake". Family and friends would describe Sam as someone who had a great dry sense of humor, was traditional, generous, hard-working, neat, dedicated, and loved his grandchildren very much. He will be dearly missed.
