Peter Gozelski was born on July 29, 1939 in Huntington, New York to parents Johanna and William Gozelski. He went to school at Alfred University in Alfred, New York - a school that other relatives went to. Pete raised potatoes and Black Angus beef cattle for many years.
Peter died on June 15, 2021. He's buried in St Marys Cemetery, Silver Springs, New York.
Obituary
Peter Gozelski
Jun 17, 2021 Updated Jun 17, 2021
Peter Gozelski, age 81, of Gainesville, N.Y., passed away at home on June 15, 2021 surrounded by his loving family.
He was born July 29, 1939, in Huntington, N.Y., son of the late William and Johanna Strauss Gozelski. Pete was involved in agriculture and farming most of his life. He was a member of the Empire Potato Growers Association and raised Black Angus beef cattle for many years. He was a farm tractor enthusiast particularly International Harvester, Massey Ferguson and Oliver. He enjoyed logging and was a great supporter of the organization, People, Inc. In earlier years, Pete enjoyed hunting and antique collecting.
Pete was a devout Catholic and a longtime member of St. Isidore’s Parish, St. Mary’s church site in Silver Springs.
Surviving are his wife, Judy; children, Johanna (Doug Berwanger) Gozelski of Gainesville, Mary Avella of Lafayette, Calif., Melinda (Leonard) Mecca of Lake Worth, Fla., Barbara (Vern) Brooks of Le Roy, Peter (Kim) Gozelski, Jr. of Walnut Creek, Calif., Luke Gozelski of Amherst; grandchildren, Kassandra Johnson, Leonard Mecca, Jr., Francesco Avella, Giovanni Avella, Giuliano Avella, Antonio Avella, Sophia Blore, Brittney Starr, Ryan Lowden, Drew Gozelski, Zack Gozelski, Johanna Gozelski; great-grandchildren, Rebecca, Jacob and Noah Johnson, Emmalie and Lillyenne Starr and Parker Bisnett-Lowden; siblings, George (Nancy) Gozelski of Geneseo and Joe Gozelski of Castile. He was the brother of the late William Gozelski, James Gozelski and David Gozelski.
Friends may call Friday, June 18 from 2–7 p.m. at St. Isidore’s Parish, St. Mary’s church site, Church St., Silver Springs where Pete’s Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday, June 19, at 11 a.m. Burial will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Silver Springs. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Gainesville Fire Department, Gainesville, NY 14066 or the Arcade Fire Department, 145 North St., Arcade, NY 14009. Arrangements are being completed by Robinson & Hackemer Funeral Home, Warsaw. Online condolences at https://www.robinsonandhackemer.com.
Barbara Dodge
Barbara Jean Dodge was born on September 27, 1943 in Hornell, New York. She married Peter Gozelski on August 4, 1962.
Barbara was an avid seamstress and gardener.
She died on October 24, 2006 in Rochester, New York and is buried in Saint Marys Cemetery, Silver Springs, New York, Plot A 86 C Stone
Elizabeth I. Edwards
Elizabeth I. Edwards was born on April 30, 1957.
She married Peter Gozelski on September 17, 1989. They divorced in December 1999 and
had no children together. She is now married to husband Jeffrey J Hastings, and lives in Castile, New
York on Main Street.
Judith Hanna
Judith Hanna was born on October 19, 1958. She was Peter Gozelski's third wife. They married on March 11, 2001 while on a cruise.
Their son is Luke Gozelski. She lives in Amherst, NY.
Pete's house
In the early 1960s, Pete purchased the house next to his parents house from a family named Torrey. He worked on remodeling the house for a year or two, and moved in in the summer of 1963, when Jojo was 6 months old.
The property used to have a barn.
Pete lived in that house until he died.