Arthur L. Carney:
Beloved Father and Grandfather
Arthur L. Carney, 90, of 7341 Country Road 1, Friendship,
joined his beloved wife in heaven on Friday, June 7, 2019 after a lengthy
illness.
Born on March 4, 1929, in Cuba, he was a son of John A. and
Julia Douglas Carney. On November 12, 1949, he married the former Marjorie M.
Goodliff who predeceased him on May 3, 2018.
Art attended Friendship Central School. While his children were young, he worked at
both Friendship Dairies and for the New York State Department of
Transportation. He began his career with
the State as a Heavy Equipment Operator, then he was promoted to Foreman and
then to his final position of Safety Representative, retiring in 1985.
He was an avid hunter, loved gardening, mowing, and
maintaining his property, truly enjoying all that the outdoors had to
offer. He was also known as a jack of
all trades and used his handyman expertise to fix anything that was
broken. He loved finding new artistic
and craft ideas to build for his family.
Surviving are a son, Arthur D. (Barbara) Carney of Geneseo, NY; three daughters, Beverly (David)
Newton of Beverly Hills, Florida, Bonita Sortore of Friendship, Marsha (Karl)
Kruger of Friendship; 9 Grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren; a brother, Richard
“Dick” (Carolyn) Carney of Friendship; Several Nieces and Nephews. In addition
to his parents and wife he was predeceased by his siblings John, Alfred, Harry,
Mary, Lovina, Leona, Violet, Francis, Julia, Sarah, Elizabeth and Loretta.
The family will receive friends at the Mark F. Rinker
Funeral Home & Memorial Service, Inc., 9 Bull Street, Cuba, on Tuesday,
June 11, 2019 from 7-9 p.m. and again on Wednesday, June 12, 2019 from 10:00 a.m.
until Noon at which time funeral services will be held. Anne Jenkins, a Chaplin at Wellsville Manor
Care Center, will officiate.
Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Friendship, New
York.
Memorials may be made to the Nile Community Church, Rte.
275, Friendship, NY 14739.
