Funeral Homes in Rochester, NY

Facts about the city

• Some of the notable people born here have been: Joy Tanner (actor), Jamil Walker (football player), Brian Kozlowski (american football player), Rob Konrad (american football player), Kevin McMahan (american football player), The Roadblock (wrestler), and Joe Arlauckas (basketball player).
• Rochester is home to the following sports teams: Rochester Knighthawks.

Rochester (/ˈrɒtʃɨstər/ or /ˈrɒˌtʃɛstər/) is a city and the county seat of Monroe County, south of Lake Ontario in the state of New York, in the United States. Throughout its history, Rochester has acquired several nicknames; it has been known as "the World's Image Center", "the Flour City", "the Flower City", and most recently as "the Photonics Capital of the world". It hosts the Lilac Festival every year to celebrate its history as "the Flower City".Rochester's city population according to the 2010 census is approximately 210,565, making it New York's third most populous city after New York City and Buffalo. It is at the center of a larger metropolitan area which encompasses and extends beyond Monroe County and includes Genesee County, Livingston County, Ontario County, Orleans County and Wayne County. This area, which is part of the Western New York region, had a population of 1,079,671 people at the time of the 2010 Census. As of July 1, 2012 estimates indicated that this population rose to 1,082,284. Rochester was one of America's first "boomtowns" and rose to prominence initially as the site of many flour mills located on the Genesee River, then as a major manufacturing hub. Rochester is now an international center of higher education, as well as medical and technological development. The region is known for many acclaimed universities, and several of them (notably the University of Rochester and Rochester Institute of Technology) are nationally renowned for their research programs. In addition, Rochester has been and continues to be the site of many important inventions and innovations in consumer products. The Rochester area is the birthplace to corporations such as Kodak, Bausch & Lomb and Xerox that conduct extensive research and manufacturing in the fields of industrial and consumer products. Until 2010, the Rochester metropolitan area was the second largest regional economy in New York State according to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, after the New York City metropolitan area. Rochester's GMP has since ranked just below that of Buffalo, New York, while still exceeding it in per-capita income.Rochester was ranked as the "most livable city" among 379 U.S. metropolitan areas in the 25th edition (2007) of the Places Rated Almanac. The Rochester area also received the top ranking for overall quality of life among U.S. metros with populations of more than 1 million in a 2007 study by Expansion Management magazine. In the same study, Expansion Management rated the area's public schools as sixth best nationwide. In 2010 Forbes rated Rochester as the third best place to raise a family. In 2012 Kiplinger rated Rochester as the fifth best city for families, citing low cost of living, top public schools, and a low jobless rate.Rochester has the least expensive real estate prices of any city in New York; the median house price is $62,600 there, considerably lower than the state's median housing price of $254,200.

Rochester Obituaries

It was written by Seneca Shop on April 20th, 2022 that Edward R "Sonny" McDonald perished in Rochester, New York.  McDonald was 98 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Edward R "Sonny"'s life.

It was disclosed by Buffalo News on March 6th, 2022 that Elaine Marie miss Cozzarin died in Rochester, New York.  Cozzarin was 76 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Elaine Marie miss's life.

It was disclosed by Orange County Register on February 20th, 2022 that Tom Carpenter Gillan perished in Aliso Viejo, California.  Gillan was 81 years old and was born in Rochester, NY.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Tom Carpenter's life.

It was written by Lansing State Journal on February 2nd, 2022 that Jay Richard Jensen passed away in Holt, Michigan.  Jensen was 79 years old and was born in Rochester, NY.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Jay Richard's life.

It was revealed by Buffalo News on January 13th, 2022 that Mary Kathleen miss Deneen died in Rochester, New York.  Deneen was 77 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Mary Kathleen miss's life.

It was written by Buffalo News on December 9th, 2021 that Charles Jr Sr Guzdek passed on in Rochester, New York.  Guzdek was 71 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Charles Jr Sr's life.

It was disclosed by Seneca Shop on December 1st, 2021 that Neal Malcolm Updike died in Rochester, New York.  Updike was 69 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Neal Malcolm's life.

It was noted by Key West Citizen on November 27th, 2021 that Bob Ouellet passed on in Key West, Florida.  Ouellet was 81 years old and was born in Rochester, NY.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Bob's life.

It was revealed by Seneca Shop on November 17th, 2021 that Cynthia A Moran (Larsen) died in Rochester, New York.  Ms. Moran was 64 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Cynthia A's life.

It was written by Niagara Gaz on November 2nd, 2021 that Raymond Specht passed on in Rochester, New York.  Specht was 82 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Raymond's life.

History

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America's first "boom town" is now known as a center for learning. Four Universities sit within the city limits, with University of Rochester claiming the title of "one of the new Ivies." The Eastman School of Music (in the U of R) is the number one music school in the nation.

Rochester is also the home of the unique local dish the "garbage plate." The "plate" typically consists of onion, meat sauce, macaroni salad, cube fries, mustard and hot dog or hamburger.

The official website for the city of Rochester is http://www.cityofrochester.gov.