Pete Deckman joined his father and uncle full-time after graduating from Geneseo State University in 1986. After having spent seven summers working in the warehouse, making deliveries and reconditioning the drum deposits, he was ready to assist in the computerization of all Deckman Oil’s business functions. After completion, Pete managed the office until 1990 at which point he turned to …

In 1970, the company moved to Honeoye Falls, NY, 20 miles south of Rochester. Bernie Deckman joined his brother at the distributorship in 1971 after earning his Bachelor of Business Administration degree from St. John Fisher. Three years later, the brothers decided to rename the company to reflect their family name, Deckman Oil Company, Inc.

Woodfill & Wegman was founded in 1924 by Oliver B. Woodfill and John Wegman and was run by its founding partners until the late 1930s. It was at this time that Woodfill bought out Wegman and changed the company name to Woodfill, Inc. After Oliver Woodfill’s death in 1956, his nephew John, and Clarence Deckman assumed command of the distributorship …