Stephen Stanley Bucek age 96 of Richfield Springs passed away peacefully on Saturday morning April 30, 2016 in Bassett Medical Center, Cooperstown. He was born on December 27, 1919 in Middleville, son of the late Felix and Frances Schafranik Bucek. He was raised and educated in Middleville and later in Cranes Corners. On February 14, 1942 he was united in marriage with the former Elizabeth Wiegand in Frankfort. They shared a loving and devoted union of sixty-three years until her passing in 2005. Mr. Bucek started out by owning his own dairy farm, he later owned J.S. Drilling in Richfield Springs and from 1964 to 1974 owned and operated the Tally-Ho restaurant. He retired in 1978. Stanley had a strong belief in God and was a member of Saint Joseph the Worker RC Church in Richfield Springs. In his leisure time he enjoyed the outdoors, hunting, fishing, trapping and gardening. He loved to sing and dance, and he entertained with his silly songs and amazing stories. Any conversation with him was straight and to the point yet you always felt his warmth and friendship whenever you were with him. He will be truly missed. Surviving are three daughters, Sharon A. Donnelly of Schuyler Lake, Beverly Fran Birch and her husband Ronald of VA, Patricia Dixon and her husband Samuel of SC, seven grandchildren, twelve great grandchildren, brother-in-law, Robert Wiegand, several nieces and nephews. Besides his parents and wife Elizabeth he was preceded in death by a granddaughter Deborah Donnelly, a son-in-law James Donnelly, two brothers, Walter and Joseph Bucek, four sisters, Anna Schafer, Margaret Geer, Agnes Bristol and Helen Bucek. Friends and family are invited to attend a funeral mass for Mr. Bucek on Friday morning at 11:00 am, in Saint Joseph the Worker RC Church, Richfield Springs. The Reverend Father Silvaster Sarihaddula, Pastor, will officiate. Interment will follow in Saint Josephs Cemetery. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Saint Joseph the Worker RC Church, PO Box 791, Richfield Springs, NY 13439. Envelopes will be available at the church service. Mass of Christian Burial St. Joseph the Worker Church Friday, May 6, 2016 11:00 AM 35 Canadarago Street Richfield Springs, NY 13439