Sanders A. “Sandy” Grant

Born on April 22, 1969 in Dunkirk, NY, he was a son of Sherman Grant and Linda Blodgett. He went to Fredonia High School and graduated in 1987. In 1989, Sandy graduated from Alfred State University with an associate degree from the agricultural division. A majority of his life was spent in food production and quality assurance. Sandy worked for Carousel Foods on Long Island, as their quality assurance manager and later for many years at Mountainside Farms in Roxbury, NY. Most recently, he was a co-owner of the Sunrise Family Farms in Norwich where they produced quality yogurts. Sandy also owned a concord grape vineyard in western New York.

Sandy enjoyed gardening, finding a good auction, and was an animal lover – dogs being his favorite. Sandy had a strong faith and recently started attending the CVFree Church in Norwich.

Sandy is survived by his parents; step-mom, Dorothy Grant; brother, Randall (Tina and daughter Charlotte), of Fredonia, NY; step-brother, Timothy Grant (Rachel with son Micah), of Fredonia, NY; step-sisters, Bethany Grant Rodriguez, of Seattle, WA and Emily Grant, of Bergen, NY; step-children, Adam (Justyna) Bessell, of TX, Erica Wiekiera, of Norwich, NY; and Danielle Losudro, of Syracuse, NY; step-grandchildren, Alex Wolcott, Lillyann Buel, Brandan Buel, Natasha (Kegan Levesque) Bessell, Aezlyn Mellott, and Emma Losurdo; great-grandchildren, Asher Mellott, Trent Brooker, Archer Levesque, Aleczander Levesque, and Sanders Levesque. He was predeceased by his loving wife, Mary Jane Bessell Grant in 2023.

Memorial services for Sandy will be announced at a future date. Memorial contributions in his memory may be made to your local 4-H or FFA program, the CVFree Church of Norwich or Harvest Chapel Church of Fredonia.

Funeral arrangements were conducted with the Wilson Funeral Home. To leave the family a message of sympathy, please visit: www.wilsonfh.com.