Lori Lee (Woodard) Sanborn

Lori Lee Sanborn (Woodard) passed away suddenly on the morning of Sunday July 3, 2016 at her home in Batavia, NY. Lori and her husband Joseph had welcomed their first child, Orianna Grace, only two weeks before.

Lori was born on Tuesday, August 30th, 1977 in Goldsboro, North Carolina at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, on her sister's 3rd birthday. She was a 1995 graduate of Gates-Chili High School, where she overachieved in both academics and cheerleading. She also attended RIT for Hotel and Restaurant Management, which is where she met her husband, Joseph Sanborn. Since the store's grand opening when Lori was in high school, she's worked for Wegmans at the Chili-Paul location. A majority of that time she spent working in the pharmacy department.

Along with being a wife and mother she was a daughter (Steven Woodard and Amy (David) Johnston), sister (Lisa and Jason and Wendy), daughter-in-law (Grant Sanborn and Davette Sanborn), sister-in-law (Amy and Ryan, John and Kathy, Daniel), an Aunt Orli (Jason Jr., Aiden, Morgan, Amelia, Lucas, Jack and Kate, and many honorary nieces and nephews), a granddaughter, a niece, a cousin, a best friend and someone special to everyone who knew her. Lori will be reunited in soul with her father, grandfather, uncle, and many others that will now get to enjoy Lori as we once did.

Lori was great at a lot of things, however being an aunt was the one thing she did best. She enjoyed camping, sewing, cooking, listening to books, inappropriate humor, playing darts, vacationing on the beach, a glass of riesling, a bottle of Budweiser and of course her countless friends. Lori was kind hearted, caring, funny, strong, soft, stubborn, understanding and always right. She will certainly be missed by all.

Calling hours will be held on Sunday, July 10th between 12:00 and 3:00, with a service to follow at New Comer Funeral Home, 2636 Ridgeway Ave, Rochester, NY 14626. There will be a reception for friends and family at the home of Amy and David Johnston in Hilton following the service.

In lieu of flowers please consider donating or giving blood to the American Red Cross.

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