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Local obituaries for Batavia, New York and surrounding areas
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Geraldine Sims
May 13, 2015
Coolidge, AZ - Geraldine M. Sims, 52, of Coolidge, AZ, formerly of Pavilion, passed away Wednesday, (May 13, 2015) in Arizona. Mrs. Sims was born May 20, 1962 in Batavia, a daughter of Donald and Mona (Orr) Griswold, of Pavilion. Geraldine was a graduate of Pavilion High School and was a Cub Scout den mother and enjoyed volunteering at her...
Patricia Palmateer
May 11, 2015
Brockport - Patricia Ruth Palmateer, 88, of Brockport, formerly of Oakfield, an Admissions Representative at the former St. Jerome Hospital in Batavia prior to her retirement, died Monday, May 11, 2015 at Lakeside Beikirch Care Center, in Brockport. Mrs. Palmateer was born March 18, 1927 in Brockport, a daughter of the late Edward and Agatha "Gitch" (Feltz) Elwell. She was...
June Stack
Apr 30, 2015
Batavia - June E. Stack, 80, of Batavia, a Certified Nurse's Aide at Genesee County Nursing Home from where she retired, died Thursday, April 30, 2015 at United Memorial Medical Center, surrounded by her family. Mrs. Stack was born June 15, 1934 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Russell and Florence (Heffer) McClurg. She was a member of the...
Patricia Merritt
Apr 26, 2015
Fort Myers - Patricia Noel Merritt, 56, of Fort Myers, Florida, formerly of Batavia, died Sunday, April 26, 2015 in Fort Myers. Mrs. Merritt was born December 16, 1958 in Batavia, the daughter of the late Lawrence H. and Concetta Marone Merritt White. She is survived by her husband, Wayne Arth of Ft. Myers, Florida; her daughter, Corinne Edelstein of...
Irene Gates
Apr 21, 2015
Irene H. Gates of Batavia passed away on Tuesday (April 21, 2015) at United Memorial Hospital. Born in Worthington, Pennsylvania, Irene was the third child and second daughter of Hamilton Smith Hogg and Berth Bundy Hogg. Her father owned the Buffalo Valley Dairy farm, and her family still loves to collect old milk bottles from the dairy. She is survived...
Walter Buck
Apr 21, 2015
Stafford - Walter D. Buck, 86, of Stafford, passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at his home under the care of HomeCare & Hospice. Mr. Buck was born October 10, 1928 in Elba, the son of the late Walter and Florence Hill Buck. He served in the United States Navy during and after World War II as a radio...
June Chamberlain
Apr 20, 2015
June F. Chamberlain, 88, of Elba, passed away Monday (April 20, 2015) at her home in Elba. June was born January 5, 1927 in Buffalo, a daughter of the late George and Marguerite (Poole) Ames. June was a homemaker, who helped her husband on the farm. She loved Snoopy, family genealogy and on October 4, 2014 June was inducted into...
Thelma Montreal
Apr 17, 2015
Batavia - Thelma C. Montreal, 81, of Batavia, passed away on Friday, April 17, 2015 at the LeRoy Village Green Nursing Facility. Mrs. Montreal was born May 6, 1933 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Laverne and Doris Dorman Wood. A longtime member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Batavia, she was active in several church ministries including the...
Alan Myers
Apr 16, 2015
Oakfield - Alan H. Myers, 88, of Oakfield, died Thursday, April 16, 2015 at his home while under Homecare and Hospice. Mr. Myers was born January 24, 1927 in Batavia, a son of the late Charles and Marion (Balfour) Myers. At age 11, he worked for adult wages on the Elba muck. He delivered newspapers by bicycle, set bowling pins,...
Ruel Lovett
Apr 12, 2015
Bergen - Ruel "Buz" Lovett, 82, of Bergen, a retired Supervisor at GM Delco, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, (April 12, 2015) at Strong Memorial Hospital, in Rochester. Mr. Lovett was born April 4, 1933 in Finley, NC, a son of the late Dr. William D. and Geneva (Clark) Lovett. Buzz served his country honorably during the Korean War with the...
Rose Tresco
Apr 11, 2015
Rose M. Tresco, 97, of Batavia, passed away peacefully on Saturday (April 11, 2015) in the Comfort Care Center at United Memorial Medical Center. She was born September 20, 1917 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Joseph and Carmella (Pappero) Suozzi. Rose was a member of Ascension Parish and longtime employee of Alexanders Clothing Store. She loved watching the...
Suzanne Dorman
Apr 9, 2015
Batavia - Suzanne H. Dorman, 89, of Batavia, switchboard operator at the former St. Jerome Hospital in Batavia for over 30 years, passed away on Thursday, April 9, 2015 at the Genesee County Nursing Home. Mrs. Dorman was born February 24, 1926 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Lawrence and Ruby Beckwith Hopp. A member of the First Presbyterian...
Valerie Penepent
Apr 7, 2015
Stafford - Valerie Elizabeth Penepent, 38, of Stafford, passed away Tuesday, (April 7, 2015) at her home, in Stafford Ms. Penepent was born February 2, 1977 in Batavia, a daughter of Richard and Althea (Schramm) Penepent of Stafford. Valerie was a member of Resurrection Parish, St. Joseph's Church and enjoyed working at the Genesee ARC. She loved to bowl, dance,...
Jessie Frier
Apr 5, 2015
Jessie E. Frier, 68, of Batavia, died Sunday (April 5, 2015) at United Memorial Medical Center in Batavia. Jessie was born March 28, 1947 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Edward and Doris (Foster) Meyers. A loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Jessie will be remembered for her dedication to taking care of people. She was a certified nurse's...
Charles Price
Apr 1, 2015
Albion - Charles A. Price, 61, of Albion, passed away on Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at Strong Memorial Hospital. Mr. Price was born August 24, 1953 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, a son of Jean Jackson Price of Byron and the late Arthur Price. Charlie enjoyed photography and traveling with his family. His true passion was boating and being out on...
Melvin Osborne
Mar 30, 2015
Melvin Osborne, 59, of Elba, died Monday (March 30, 2015) at his home in Elba. Melvin was born October 26, 1955 in Batavia, a son of the late Nelson and Beatrice (Worthington) Osborne. Survivors include his life partner, Cindy Amato of Elba; one son, Brad Osborne of Rochester; two daughters, Andrea Osborne of Albion and Serena Osborne of Elba; three...
Violet Beverly
Mar 25, 2015
Violet L. Beverly, 87, of Oakfield, died Wednesday (March 25, 2015) at Buffalo General Hospital. Beverly was born March 12, 1928 in Charleston, WV, a daughter of the late Homer and Della Mae King. Violet loved her children, grandchildren and the Lord and sharing stories about Him along with reading her bible. She enjoyed working in her garden, cooking and...
Pauline Higgins
Mar 24, 2015
Oakfield - Pauline M. Higgins, 97, of Oakfield, passed away on Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at her home. Mrs. Higgins was born October 9, 1917 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Emanuel John and Fredericka Schneckenburger Cross. A member of the First Baptist Church in Batavia, Mrs. Higgins enjoyed sharing a meal with her family at the Caryville Inn....
Frank Mikolajczyk, Jr.
Mar 22, 2015
Oakfield - Frank J. Mikolajczyk, Jr., 80, of Oakfield, a retired General Foreman at US Gypsum Co. passed away Sunday, (March 22, 2015) at his home, in Oakfield. Mr. Mikolajczyk was born February 1, 1935 in Oakfield, a son of the late Frank J. and Mary (Matla) Mikolajczyk, Sr. Frank was a member of St. Padre Pio Parish and the...
Patricia Monroe
Mar 22, 2015
Batavia - Patricia B. Monroe, 83, of Batavia, former secretary for the First Baptist Church of Batavia for over 20 years, passed away at her home in Batavia on Sunday, March 22, 2015. Mrs. Monroe was born March 19, 1932 in Batavia, the daughter of the late Leo and Mildred Beachel Berryman. A 1949 graduate of Alexander High School, she...
Geraldine Sims
May 13, 2015
Coolidge, AZ - Geraldine M. Sims, 52, of Coolidge, AZ, formerly of Pavilion, passed away Wednesday, (May 13, 2015) in Arizona. Mrs. Sims was born May 20, 1962 in Batavia, a daughter of Donald and Mona (Orr) Griswold, of Pavilion. Geraldine was a graduate of Pavilion High School and was a Cub Scout den mother and enjoyed volunteering at her...
Patricia Palmateer
May 11, 2015
Brockport - Patricia Ruth Palmateer, 88, of Brockport, formerly of Oakfield, an Admissions Representative at the former St. Jerome Hospital in Batavia prior to her retirement, died Monday, May 11, 2015 at Lakeside Beikirch Care Center, in Brockport. Mrs. Palmateer was born March 18, 1927 in Brockport, a daughter of the late Edward and Agatha "Gitch" (Feltz) Elwell. She was...
June Stack
Apr 30, 2015
Batavia - June E. Stack, 80, of Batavia, a Certified Nurse's Aide at Genesee County Nursing Home from where she retired, died Thursday, April 30, 2015 at United Memorial Medical Center, surrounded by her family. Mrs. Stack was born June 15, 1934 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Russell and Florence (Heffer) McClurg. She was a member of the...
Patricia Merritt
Apr 26, 2015
Fort Myers - Patricia Noel Merritt, 56, of Fort Myers, Florida, formerly of Batavia, died Sunday, April 26, 2015 in Fort Myers. Mrs. Merritt was born December 16, 1958 in Batavia, the daughter of the late Lawrence H. and Concetta Marone Merritt White. She is survived by her husband, Wayne Arth of Ft. Myers, Florida; her daughter, Corinne Edelstein of...
Irene Gates
Apr 21, 2015
Irene H. Gates of Batavia passed away on Tuesday (April 21, 2015) at United Memorial Hospital. Born in Worthington, Pennsylvania, Irene was the third child and second daughter of Hamilton Smith Hogg and Berth Bundy Hogg. Her father owned the Buffalo Valley Dairy farm, and her family still loves to collect old milk bottles from the dairy. She is survived...
Walter Buck
Apr 21, 2015
Stafford - Walter D. Buck, 86, of Stafford, passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at his home under the care of HomeCare & Hospice. Mr. Buck was born October 10, 1928 in Elba, the son of the late Walter and Florence Hill Buck. He served in the United States Navy during and after World War II as a radio...
June Chamberlain
Apr 20, 2015
June F. Chamberlain, 88, of Elba, passed away Monday (April 20, 2015) at her home in Elba. June was born January 5, 1927 in Buffalo, a daughter of the late George and Marguerite (Poole) Ames. June was a homemaker, who helped her husband on the farm. She loved Snoopy, family genealogy and on October 4, 2014 June was inducted into...
Thelma Montreal
Apr 17, 2015
Batavia - Thelma C. Montreal, 81, of Batavia, passed away on Friday, April 17, 2015 at the LeRoy Village Green Nursing Facility. Mrs. Montreal was born May 6, 1933 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Laverne and Doris Dorman Wood. A longtime member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Batavia, she was active in several church ministries including the...
Alan Myers
Apr 16, 2015
Oakfield - Alan H. Myers, 88, of Oakfield, died Thursday, April 16, 2015 at his home while under Homecare and Hospice. Mr. Myers was born January 24, 1927 in Batavia, a son of the late Charles and Marion (Balfour) Myers. At age 11, he worked for adult wages on the Elba muck. He delivered newspapers by bicycle, set bowling pins,...
Ruel Lovett
Apr 12, 2015
Bergen - Ruel "Buz" Lovett, 82, of Bergen, a retired Supervisor at GM Delco, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, (April 12, 2015) at Strong Memorial Hospital, in Rochester. Mr. Lovett was born April 4, 1933 in Finley, NC, a son of the late Dr. William D. and Geneva (Clark) Lovett. Buzz served his country honorably during the Korean War with the...
Rose Tresco
Apr 11, 2015
Rose M. Tresco, 97, of Batavia, passed away peacefully on Saturday (April 11, 2015) in the Comfort Care Center at United Memorial Medical Center. She was born September 20, 1917 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Joseph and Carmella (Pappero) Suozzi. Rose was a member of Ascension Parish and longtime employee of Alexanders Clothing Store. She loved watching the...
Suzanne Dorman
Apr 9, 2015
Batavia - Suzanne H. Dorman, 89, of Batavia, switchboard operator at the former St. Jerome Hospital in Batavia for over 30 years, passed away on Thursday, April 9, 2015 at the Genesee County Nursing Home. Mrs. Dorman was born February 24, 1926 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Lawrence and Ruby Beckwith Hopp. A member of the First Presbyterian...
Valerie Penepent
Apr 7, 2015
Stafford - Valerie Elizabeth Penepent, 38, of Stafford, passed away Tuesday, (April 7, 2015) at her home, in Stafford Ms. Penepent was born February 2, 1977 in Batavia, a daughter of Richard and Althea (Schramm) Penepent of Stafford. Valerie was a member of Resurrection Parish, St. Joseph's Church and enjoyed working at the Genesee ARC. She loved to bowl, dance,...
Jessie Frier
Apr 5, 2015
Jessie E. Frier, 68, of Batavia, died Sunday (April 5, 2015) at United Memorial Medical Center in Batavia. Jessie was born March 28, 1947 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Edward and Doris (Foster) Meyers. A loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Jessie will be remembered for her dedication to taking care of people. She was a certified nurse's...
Charles Price
Apr 1, 2015
Albion - Charles A. Price, 61, of Albion, passed away on Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at Strong Memorial Hospital. Mr. Price was born August 24, 1953 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, a son of Jean Jackson Price of Byron and the late Arthur Price. Charlie enjoyed photography and traveling with his family. His true passion was boating and being out on...
Melvin Osborne
Mar 30, 2015
Melvin Osborne, 59, of Elba, died Monday (March 30, 2015) at his home in Elba. Melvin was born October 26, 1955 in Batavia, a son of the late Nelson and Beatrice (Worthington) Osborne. Survivors include his life partner, Cindy Amato of Elba; one son, Brad Osborne of Rochester; two daughters, Andrea Osborne of Albion and Serena Osborne of Elba; three...
Violet Beverly
Mar 25, 2015
Violet L. Beverly, 87, of Oakfield, died Wednesday (March 25, 2015) at Buffalo General Hospital. Beverly was born March 12, 1928 in Charleston, WV, a daughter of the late Homer and Della Mae King. Violet loved her children, grandchildren and the Lord and sharing stories about Him along with reading her bible. She enjoyed working in her garden, cooking and...
Pauline Higgins
Mar 24, 2015
Oakfield - Pauline M. Higgins, 97, of Oakfield, passed away on Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at her home. Mrs. Higgins was born October 9, 1917 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Emanuel John and Fredericka Schneckenburger Cross. A member of the First Baptist Church in Batavia, Mrs. Higgins enjoyed sharing a meal with her family at the Caryville Inn....
Frank Mikolajczyk, Jr.
Mar 22, 2015
Oakfield - Frank J. Mikolajczyk, Jr., 80, of Oakfield, a retired General Foreman at US Gypsum Co. passed away Sunday, (March 22, 2015) at his home, in Oakfield. Mr. Mikolajczyk was born February 1, 1935 in Oakfield, a son of the late Frank J. and Mary (Matla) Mikolajczyk, Sr. Frank was a member of St. Padre Pio Parish and the...
Patricia Monroe
Mar 22, 2015
Batavia - Patricia B. Monroe, 83, of Batavia, former secretary for the First Baptist Church of Batavia for over 20 years, passed away at her home in Batavia on Sunday, March 22, 2015. Mrs. Monroe was born March 19, 1932 in Batavia, the daughter of the late Leo and Mildred Beachel Berryman. A 1949 graduate of Alexander High School, she...
