Obituary of Dwight Hilliard Gardiner

Went to the Lord on Monday, July 16 at home after a 1 ½ year battle with bladder cancer. He was born August 10, 1919 to Margaret Neidinger Gardiner and Dwight Murray Gardiner. He is survived by his life’s partner, Barbara Evelyn Herr, and his first cousin, Elaine Pugliese, and her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchild. He attended Aquinas High School and received his Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctoral degrees in Psychology from the University of Rochester, where he was Instructor at the Prince Street Women’s Campus. He spent his career at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, NY, where he was Professor and Chair of Psychology for many years. He taught until he was 80. He was a member of the Geneva Country Club, an assistant at the Genesee Valley Golf Course while a graduate student, and Technical Director of the Swain Ski School in the 1960’s. He was also a Navy veteran of WWII. Grateful thanks to Robert Kerper, MD, and the personnel at Woodside Manor and Lifetime Care Home Health Care for their superb and loving care. Friends may call WEDNESDAY 2-4 & 7-9 at Miller Funeral Homes, Inc. (3325 Winton Road South). Click Here For A Map To The Funeral Home His Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Catherine of Siena Church, 26 Mendon-Ionia Road, Mendon, NY at 10 AM on THURSDAY. Click Here For A Map To Church Interment will be in Stumptown Mennonite Cemetery in Lancaster, PA. Home Farmington Birthplace Rochester, New York Donations Hobart & William Smith Colleges Scholarship Fund 615 South Main Street Geneva, New York 14456