Kent R. Hoyt Sr.
June 25, 1948 - September 10, 2022
Kent R. Hoyt Sr. Obituary
MORRIS - Kent Robert Hoyt, 74, of Maple Grove, Morris, died Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022.
He was born in Oneonta on June 25, 1948, the first child of Bob and Ruth Hoyt.
He graduated from Gilbertsville High School before moving on to Erie County Community College, where he majored in drafting.
He was a draftsman at the Blenheim-Gilboa dam project until he was drafted on his honeymoon in 1974 and joined the Air Force where he served four years at Westover Air Force Field.
After the Air Force, Kent and his wife Sue eventually went into business with his sister and brother-in-law, Helen and Jim Groff, a partnership that endures today at the Big M Supermarket in Walton.
Kent enjoyed playing coronet in the band, attending youth fellowship, golfing, hunting, snowmobiling and motorcycling. Besides his beloved Maple Grove where he lived his entire life, he loved spending time at Sue's family pond and at "the barn" with family and friends.
Kent is survived by his wife, Susan Ganio; aunts, Irene Johnson and Arlyn Wade; sisters, Helen (Jim) Groff and Jan Costello (Bill); children, Sandra (Andy) Meyers, Kent Hoyt Jr. (Amanda), Laura Hoyt (John), and Kelly Hoyt (Anthony); grandchildren, Andrew, Kyle, Nicole, Dakoda, Mackenzie, Joseph, and Zeta; cousins George (Linda) Wade and Chuck (Lynn) Wade, and Shirley Paquin (Ron); in-laws, John (Mary Lou) Ganio, Gino (Joan) Ganio and Robert Ganio; and numerous other nieces, nephews, cousins and extended family.
Kent was predeceased by his parents; nephew, Tyler Hoyt Costello; sister-in-law, Virginia Ganio; uncles and their wives, Keith (Frances) Matteson, Douglas (Jeannette) Matteson, Ellsworth (Eleanor) Matteson, and Dever (Ruth) Matteson; Janice Peckham and Jack (Eva) Hoyt.
Calling hours will be at Johnston & Stanimer Funeral Home in Morris from 4 to 6 p.m., Friday, Sept. 16. A memorial service at First Presbyterian Church of Gilbertsville at 11 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 17, will be followed by reception.
Memorial donations may be made to hospice or the American Cancer Society.
His family has entrusted his care to the Johnston & Stanimer Funeral Home in Morris.
Online messages of sympathy may be made at www.JohnstonFH.com.
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MORRIS - Kent Robert Hoyt, 74, of Maple Grove, Morris, died Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022.
He was born in Oneonta on June 25, 1948, the first child of Bob and Ruth Hoyt.
He graduated from Gilbertsville High School before moving on to Erie County Community College, where he majored in drafting.
He was a draftsman at the Blenheim-
Published on September 12, 2022
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