Robert Lee Sumner

Predeceased by first wife, Ruth Bell Sumner; son, Robert Wesley Sumner; grandson, Jeremy Shannon; and several siblings.

He is survived by his wife, Joanne Baker Sumner; children, Sharon, Steven, Brian, Raymond, Kenny, Frank, Joe, Laura, Paul, Martha, Grace, Christine, Christopher, Julia, Matthew, Joshua, Gloria, Kate; over 100 grandchildren & great-grandchildren; siblings, Venita Shuff, Joann Smith, Laura Miller, George Sumner; and numerous “adopted” children to whom he was a father figure.

Bob loved reading, music - classic guitar, playing cards, crossword puzzles and above all, all of his family.

The family would like to thank the staff of Latta A Nursing Home for their kind and compassionate care.

Flowers are welcome. In lieu of flowers a donation can be made in Bob’s memory to The Alzheimer’s Association, Rochester and Finger Lakes Region, 435 East Henrietta Road Rochester, NY 14620.

Memorial Service will be held Friday, June 12, 2015 11AM at All Saint’s Mausoleum, White Haven Memorial Park, Pittsford, NY.

"When we have passed the tests we were sent to Earth to learn, we are allowed to graduate. We are allowed shed our body, which impressions our soul the way a cocoon encloses the future butterfly, and when the time is right we can let go of it. Then we will be free of pain, free of fears, free of worries…Free as a beautiful butterfly returning home to God…Which is a place where we are never alone, where we continue to grow and to sing and to dance, where we are with those we loved, and where we are surrounded with more love than we can ever imagine."

By Elisabeth Kubler-Ross