Canandaigua/Livonia: At age 87, Tom passed away peacefully, with his family by his side at his home in Canandaigua on Saturday, January 2, 2021. Tom was born in Honeoye Falls to the late John and Enid Sargeant. He was predeceased by his brother; John Sargeant, son-in-law; Charles Deller, his grandson; Richard Britton, and great grandson; Jerry Britton. Survived by his beloved wife of 69 years; Virginia Sargeant, his daughters; Barbara Deller, Sharon Sargeant, Linda (Armando) Alvarado, and Amber (Jeff) Savage, and his siblings; Bob Sargeant, James (Dorothy) Sargeant, Susanna Wright, and Margaret (Robert) Richardson, his aunt; Margaret Snoddy, along with 11 grandchildren, 18 great grandchildren and several nieces, nephews and friends.
Tom learned at an early age to weld from his father, and he pursed his passion for ornamental works and started Sargeants Ornamental Iron Works in Livonia.
Tom enjoyed spending his free time gardening, being out in the nature, wood working, spending time with his family and talking to others and cracking jokes. He also enjoyed talking about herbs, politics and watching trains. Tom also has a display of Hess trucks that he has collected over the years at the Livonia Public Library.
Tom’s Ornamental work of 45 years can be seen all over, some are as local as a house hold stair railings or the Livonia Public Library to historical places such as Letchworth State Park and a Las Vegas Casino.
Tom was involved in many organizations, and was members of the Dansville Moose Club, NYS Covered Bridge Society and the Noma Society.
A memorial service will be announced at a future date. A private graveside service will take place at Covered Bridge Evergreen Cemetery in Springwater, NY. To share a memory or a condolence, please visit: www.doughertyfuneralhomes.com.
Thank-you for being my second father after we lost our Dad. I loved you and respected all the advise you passed on to me… Yes, even when you picked on me for my crazy hats and outfits…I will greatly miss you and the fun we always had no matter what else was going on in the country…. Thanks to you I have taken my vitamins and herbs for many years.. Our health counts….I knew I could always tell you any thing….I know you are in heaven. Much love your sister Susannah
Rest peacefully Grandpa!
Praying for our family as a whole that God comforts each of us in our own way as well for all who loved him especially Grandma!
Was a great guy n a heck of a welder. A great loss to the Hemlock area
Tommy was my older brother, I enjoyed our talks every much. He was always a hard worker. We once went on a road trip to find covered bridges it was a great trip. I will miss him very much.
I miss you big brother. God bless you and keep you.
A wonderful Uncle I will miss a lot. I’m glad I talked to him last summer. Many fond memories. A wonderful person in every way.
Love you dad! You will be so missed by our whole family. I am so grateful to my sister Amber and niece Tricia for all the aid and care they were able to give to our dad. You were so much help for Mom during this time. The great memories we all have will help us through. Love you all, I will miss dad, his jokes, family lore, his fantastic garden each year, talking politics even if we disagreed, talking steam engines he loved to see with his dad, Grandpa Sargeant. We are fortunate to have him as long as we did. Love to you all. Barb.