Richard “Dick” Keirsbilck
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Rochester: Passed away peacefully, Monday, April 13, 2026. He was predeceased by his loving wife of 66 years, Polly, in 2013 and his son, Rick, in January of this year. He is survived by 5 children: Wendy (Garry) Hutchurson, Barbara Bennett, Mary Ellen (Richard) Bennett, Patti (Chuck) Sawyer, and John (Melinda) Keirsbilck, 17 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren, and 2 great-great-grandchildren. Richard was a WWII Navy Veteran. He owned and operated a small neighborhood grocery store and butcher shop from 1956 to 1980. After closing the store, he worked for the Monroe County Department of Weights and Measures for 10 years. Together with his wife, Polly, he volunteered for many years with Meals on Wheels, Rochester Area Multiple Sclerosis (RAMS), Catholic Family Center’s STAR Program, and Camp Good Days & Special Times, among others.
Richard’s visitation will be held Thursday (April 23rd) 4–7 PM at Vay-Schleich and Meeson Funeral Home, 1075 Long Pond Road. His Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday (April 24th) 11:30 AM at St. Charles Borromeo Church, 3003 Dewey Ave. Interment, Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, 2461 Lake Ave.
In lieu of flowers, please make a memorial gift to UR Medicine Home Care by visiting https://giveto.urmc.edu/homecare or by mail to: UR Medicine Home Care Foundation, Box 270032, Rochester, NY 14627-0032.
I got to know Dick when we, with other guys, counted on Mondays, what I call “God’s Money”. All of us had a wonderful relationship being together Monday mornings. Dick had a great personality; a gentle soul of a man. I once asked him if he ever thought of marring again – he promptly replied, “No one had a better wife than my wife!” What a wonderful reply. Of the many funny comments he made my favorite one was, referring to his butcher shop – “we trim the meats, not the customer.” I’ll miss this beautiful man.