Obituary of Zachary R. Hockey
Zachary R. Hockey, 24, of Henderson died Saturday afternoon June 17, 2017 at the Samaritan Medical Center after a long time battle with addiction. His funeral will be 10:30 am Friday at the Piddock Funeral Home, Adams, with Rev. Debbie Kelsey, interim Pastor, Adams Village Baptist Church officiating. Burial will follow in the Fairview Cemetery, Rodman.
Visitation will be Thursday evening 6- 8pm.
He is survived by his parents, Steven E. and Karen H. Guisti Hockey, Henderson; two sisters Jennifer Hockey and her companion Dakota Steele, Sandy Creek, Melissa Hockey and her companion Derek Huntley, Sackets Harbor; a brother Kiefer Hockey, Henderson; his paternal grandfather Keith and Carol Hockey, Lorraine; his paternal grandmother Eileen Hockey, Amsterdam; his maternal grandparents Robert Sr. and Judith Guisti, Tribes Hill, NY; and several aunts, uncles and cousins.
Zachery is also survived by three nieces who he was especially close with, Melanie May Calhoun, Liliana Steele, and Peyton Hockey.
Born March 8, 1993 in Amsterdam, NY, he graduated from Belleville Henderson High School and was employed for several years as a cook at Ryan’s Lookout restaurant, Henderson Harbor.
Zach was a knife collector and enjoyed tinkering with electronics, fixing just about anything.
Donations in his memory are requested to the Henderson Fire Dept., 8939 NYS. Rt. 178, Henderson, NY 13650 or Credo Community Center for the Treatment of Addictions, Inc., 595 W Main St., Watertown, NY 13601.
