Doris Anne Nicholson Backus, 88, passed away at home on Fayette Street in Mexico, N.Y. where she had lived for 70 years. She leaves her husband of 70 years, Horace, who continues to reside at the family home. For many years she traveled with him to Holstein activities in the Northeast and across the country and had wide acquaintance in the dairy industry.
She was a long-time member of the First Presbyterian Church of Mexico. She and one other were the first females of the session of the church. She was also a Chairman of the Board of Deacons and a Sunday school teacher for many years. She also helped with many of the Church’s activities. She enjoyed helping the Pastor and her husband order flowers for Church, that fit in so well with the events.
Horace recalls, “We had a beautiful family camp on Lake Ontario for 30 years, which Doris treasured.”
She was predeceased by their son, Harry. She leaves her son John and wife Debra Backus in Rochester, N.Y., and their sons Jesse (Lauren) Vorrasi, Andrew (Hidemi) Backus, and Jonathan Backus and their great-grandchildren Sophie Vorrasi and Landon Vorrasi. Doris also leaves her daughter Kim (Marc) Grindle; and their son Derek, as well as a brother, William (Nancy) Nicholson and their children and grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, May 12, 2022 from the First Presbyterian Church of Mexico with Pastor Karen Green officiating. Interment will be in Mexico Village Cemetery. Relatives and Friends are invited to call from 12 to 2 pm at the church prior to the service. Arrangements are in care of Harter Funeral Home, Inc., 9 Washington Avenue, Mexico, NY.
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