William Irving Goodfellow passed away peacefully at Crouse Community Center in Morrisville on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019. Bill was born Aug. 2, 1938 to Donald and Grace Goodfellow and was a lifelong resident of Cazenovia, attending Cazenovia Schools. He engaged in farming all his life and spent many hours gardening and tending to his chickens to his very end. He was also the head custodian at Burton Street School for 25 years until his retirement.
Besides his parents, he was predeceased by his wife of 46 years, the former Arlene “Pink” Wilcox; his grandson, Tucker Jon Goodfellow; brothers, Donald and Ronald Goodfellow; sisters, Pearl Norris, Barbara Murdock, Donaldleen Albanese, Patricia Keifer and Evelyn Taylor.
Bill is survived by his sons, Dale Goodfellow and William (Debra) Goodfellow both of Cazenovia; step-daughters, Debra (Richard) Janson of Cazenovia and Cheryl Kenyon Morgan of Oneida; 12 grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; his brothers, Herbert Goodfellow and James Goodfellow; his sisters, Bonnie Munroe and Sharon Walters.
A celebration of Bill and Pink’s lives will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5, at the Cazenovia American Legion, 26 Chenango St., Cazenovia. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to CAVAC, 106 Nelson St., Cazenovia, NY 13035, the Cazenovia United Methodist Church, 23 Lincklaen St., Cazenovia, NY 13035 or to the Cazenovia Fire Department, 127 Albany St., Cazenovia, NY 13035 in memory of Bill. To leave a message of sympathy for the Goodfellow family, please visit michaelebrownfuneralservices.com.
