Jeffrey J. Carpenter, 70, of Rochester Twp., passed away on Wednesday, February 28, 2024 in Good Samaritan Hospice House in Wexford, PA.  He was born in Rochester, PA on April 10, 1953, a son of the late Robert and Florence Carpenter. In addition to his parents, preceding him in death is one of his siblings, Wynn Starr.

He is survived by his wife Wendy; 5 siblings: Billie Lee Starr, Sherry Quinn (fiancé Ron Wall), Kenneth & Robin Carpenter, Susan & Robert Gordon, and Karen & William O’Neal; 2 step siblings: Robert Carpenter and Joyce Carpenter; a very special sister-in-law and brother-in-law: Brenda & Norman Bible; special niece: Lauren and Zach Mley, and a special nephew Ryan Carpenter; numerous nieces and nephews, great nieces and nephews, and friends that each had a special place in his heart.  He will be greatly missed by all who knew him.

He was a retired mixer operator with Valspar Corporation after 22 years and was a member of the Rochester VFW #128 and Rochester Owls.

Jeff was a loving, kind, wonderful person and always positive.  He loved spending time with his family, fishing and camping.  He greatly enjoyed going on his yearly trips to fish in Canada with his family and buddies.  His favorite place was to be on a lake in the morning with a bear claw and a coffee.

Jeff and his beloved wife Wendy spent 42 happy years together. They were happiest being together and spent many years camping, fishing, traveling, and going on bus trips to almost all 50 states.  He was a terrific and loving husband and him and his wife had the life people dream of.

These song lyrics were written by Chuck Bible, a dear friend in honor of Jeff.

“We stopped by to see you today, you’re not where you ought to be, life throws us many curves and sometimes we’ll never see, the years that we should have, but there’s nothing you can do except live your life each day and be the best possible you. Now I hope you really know, you showed us how to be, but if you’re not really sure, just look in a mirror and see that you’re thoughtful and kind, you put others first and never mind, you always say yes when asked a favor, and always care about your neighbors. Your lasting impact on us will never ever be clearer, we’re so honored to be a friend of the man in the mirror. We hope it will be awhile, but someday we’ll be apart, rest assured and don’t you worry, we will always do our part by keeping our loved ones nearer only because of lessons we have learned from the man in the mirror. Please take another look and you’ll be impressed, because you taught us how to be the best. Yes, you taught us to be thoughtful and kind, put others first and never mind, say yes when asked a favor and care about our neighbors. Now our hearts and minds have never been clearer, only because we are friends with the man in the mirror. Yes, we’ll always be friends with, and love the man in the mirror.”

During his final days, a special thank you is given to all the doctors, nurses, housekeeping, hospital staff of Heritage Valley Beaver, UPMC Presbyterian Hospital 7D, and Good Samaritan Hospice. In according to his wishes, all services are private.  In honor of Jeff, be kind to each other.