Obituary of Erwin TenEyck

Fayette/Waterloo - Erwin R. TenEyck, 88, of 1908 County House Road, died Friday (Nov. 2, 2012) unexpectedly at his home. Friends may call from 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Wednesday (Nov. 7) at Coe-Genung Funeral Home in Waterloo. The memorial service will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday (Nov. 8) at the funeral home. Rev. Sarah West, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Waterloo, will officiate. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to North Seneca Ambulance, 1645 North Rd., Waterloo, 13165; Fayette Volunteer Fire Department, P.O. Box 21, Fayette, 13065 or Waterloo Sportsmen's Club, P.O. Box 269, Waterloo, 13165. Erwin was born April 11, 1924 in Rossie, the son of Clarence and Ella May Stowell TenEyck. He owned and operated Erwindale Farms and milked registered Holsteins until 1988. He continued to farm and in 1990 he purchased his first red Angus beef cattle. He was a cattle trucker for many years. He also was a school bus driver for Waterloo Central School District. He was a member of the NY Holstein Association for 66 years. He was a life member of the Waterloo Sportsmen's Club. He was a member of the Seneca County Farm Bureau, NY Angus Assoc., NY Red Angus Assoc., NY Simmental Assoc., NY Beef Producers, Mason-Dixon Red Angus Assoc., and the Red Angus Association of America. He was a life member of the Hector Grazing Association. He was a former member of the Seneca County Agricultural Society. Erwin was an avid bowler, euchre player, and NY Yankees fan. He loved the time he spent camping and vacationing in Florida with his family. He is survived by his wife of forty years, Ellen Poormon TenEyck; one son, Jason (Rebecca, D.V.M.) TenEyck of Waterloo; one daughter, Jennifer (Randal) Gardner of Cayuga; two grandsons, Ty Randal and Troy Erwin Gardner; one brother, Wallace (Barbara) TenEyck of Waterloo; four sisters, Erdine Spencer, Maralene Healy of Rochester, M. Eileen (Irving) Buchholtz of Waterloo, and Joan (William) Savage of Aurora, CO; father-in-law, Leroy Poormon of Waterloo; brother-in-law, Michael (Arlene) Poormon of Waterloo; sisters-in-law, Patricia (LeRoy) Yates of N. Rose, Lorraine TenEyck of Port Charlotte, FL, and Rose Patella of Seneca Falls, many cousins, nieces and nephews, and the extended Poormon family. He was predeceased by three brothers, Robert, Donald, and Earl TenEyck; and two sisters, Katherine Hayes and Gwendolyn Peck. Online condolences may be sent to www.coegenungfuneralhome.com.