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Beverly Fisher
Nov 13, 2014
Batavia - Beverly J. Fisher, 86, of Batavia, a Registered Nurse and Supervisor at the Genesee County Nursing Home, Batavia, prior to her retirement, passed away Thursday, (November 13, 2014) at Strong Memorial Hospital, in Rochester. Mrs. Fisher was born June 14, 1928 in Batavia, the daughter of the late William L. and Leila Mae (Christian) Betters. She graduated as...
Andrew Krafchak
Nov 11, 2014
Age 90, November 11, 2014, at home in Tonawanda, NY, beloved husband of 67 years to Elinor (nee Hawkins) Krafchak; father of Rev. Barbara K. (Rev. John L.) Tipton, David A. (Karen Battaglia), Todd M. and Nancy L.; grandfather of John A. Tipton; brother of Teresa Potopchuk, Anne, and the late Stephen II, Helen (John) Milley, and James; also survived...
Sidney Mulcahy
Nov 10, 2014
East Bethany - Sidney C. "Sid" Mulcahy, 88, of East Bethany, passed away Monday, (November 10, 2014) at United Memorial Medical Center, in Batavia following a brief illness. Mr. Mulcahy was born April 24, 1926 in Stafford, a son of the late Arthur and Berniece (Greening) Mulcahy. Sid was our father, grandfather, great grandfather, and husband to our mother. He...
Priscilla Norton
Nov 10, 2014
Bethany Center - Priscilla J. Norton, 86, a longtime resident of East Bethany, passed away on Monday, November 10, 2014 at her home. Mrs. Norton was born April 15, 1928 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Richard and Gertrude Day Nichols. A 1945 graduate of Batavia High School, Mrs. Norton was a lifelong member of the Bethany Center Baptist...
Rosa Miller
Nov 10, 2014
Rosa Lee Miller, 85, of Batavia, died Monday (November 10, 2014) at the Genesee County Nursing Home in Batavia. Rosa was born May 14, 1929 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Joseph and Stella (Hale) Richardson. She was raised by her late uncle and aunt, Clarence and Harriett Hubbard. She was a legal secretary at Gardner & Balbick in...
Douglas Weig
Nov 5, 2014
Douglas R. Weig, 57, of LeRoy, died Wednesday (November 5, 2014) at Crossroads House in Batavia. Doug was born August 15, 1957 in Buffalo, the son of Sally (Christ) Weig of Florida and the late Richard Weig. Doug enjoyed gardening and karaoke. He was a machinist at Lexington Machine in Rochester. Surviving along with his mother are his wife, Linda...
Kitty Tessitore
Nov 3, 2014
Batavia - Kitty Tessitore, of Batavia, passed away on Monday, November 3, 2014 at United Memorial Medical Center, in Batavia. Mrs. Tessitore was born in Batavia, a daughter of the late Joseph and Concetta Pastore Morette . Mrs. Tessitore was a self-employed hairdresser for many years and previously owned Kitty's Beauty Salon of Batavia. She was an avid reader and...
Alan Furber
Oct 30, 2014
Batavia - Mr. Alan Furber, age 75, of Batavia, passed away on Thursday, October 30, 2014 at his home in Batavia surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Furber was born March 16, 1939 in Chester, England, a son of the late Thomas and Dorothy Beecroft Furber. An avid fisherman and golfer, Mr. & Mrs. Furber wintered for several years in...
Elsie Carter
Oct 28, 2014
Batavia - Elsie Carter, 90, of Batavia, a retiree of the Bank of America, passed away Tuesday, (October 28, 2014) at Eastside Nursing Home, in Warsaw. Ms. Carter was born December 17, 1923 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Charles and Ethel B. (Burns) Carter. Elsie loved cats and was an avid basketball fan. She also enjoyed watching Giants...
Robert Bird
Oct 27, 2014
Batavia - Robert C. "Bob" Bird of Batavia, New York died October 27, 2014 at UMMC. He was born October 13, 1928 in Batavia, the son of Charles F. and Pearl (Morley) Bird. He was very active in high school sports playing golf, basketball, baseball and football. In 2002 he was honored to be among the first group inducted into...
Alice Lynch
Oct 26, 2014
Alice Rose Lynch, 86, of Oakfield, passed away on Sunday (October 26, 2014) at the United Memorial Medical Center in Batavia. Alice was born November 1, 1927 in Aquila, Italy, a daughter of the late Americo and Anna (Ercole) Paolucci. A member of St. Padre Pio Parish, Alice was an assembler at General Motors in Rochester and also worked at...
Jennie Lafarnara
Oct 25, 2014
Jennie (Tessitore) LaFarnara, 96, of Batavia, died Saturday (October 25, 2014) at her son's home in Batavia surrounded by her family. Jennie was born October 11, 1918 in Canton, Ohio, a daughter of the late Nicholas and Victoria (Spina) Tessitore. A member of Ascension Parish, Jennie was also a member of the Altar and Rosary Society at the church. She...
Joseph Marone
Oct 22, 2014
Joseph V. "Trigger" Marone, age 90, passed away on Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at the Genesee County Nursing Home. He was born January 17, 1924, in Batavia, a son of the late Dominic and Rose Sce Marone, and was a member of the Ascension Parish (the former St. Anthony's Roman Catholic Church). Joe was a lifelong resident of the city...
Elizabeth Scroger
Oct 20, 2014
Medina - Elizabeth A. Scroger, 92, of Medina, passed away on Monday, October 20, 2014 at The Villages of Orleans Health and Rehabilitation Center, where she had resided the past five years. Mrs. Scroger was born May 25, 1922 in Java, a daughter of the late Walter and Rose R. (Becker) Reisdorf. Her husband, Ward Scroger, passed away in 1979....
Rena Wolcott
Oct 17, 2014
Rena H. Wolcott, 94, of Byron, died Friday (October 17, 2014) at the LeRoy Village Green Nursing Home. Rena was born July 30, 1920 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Frank and Amelia (Royal) Wolcott. She was a bookkeeper at George Smith Motors and Wortzman Furniture, both in Batavia. Rena loved cats. Survivors include four nephews, Thomas Lambert of...
Rosario Tumminello
Oct 16, 2014
Batavia - Rosario S. Tumminello, 85, retired manager at the former Marshalls News Store in Batavia, died Thursday (October 16, 2014) at the New York State Veteran's Home. Mr. Tumminello was born December 16, 1928 in Batavia, a son of the late Rosario and Josephine (Gugino) Tumminello. "Rosie" began working the Marshall's News Store as a paperboy at the age...
Joanne Crawford
Oct 16, 2014
Batavia - Joanne Harris Hollister Crawford, 85, of Batavia, passed away Thursday, (October 16, 2014) at the Genesee County Nursing Home, in Batavia. Ms. Crawford was born December 11, 1928, in Perry, a daughter of the late Joseph and Charlotte (Harris) Hollister. She is survived by a son, Thomas Marcello of Las Vegas; a grandson, Dustin Marcello of Las Vegas....
Roland Marvin
Oct 12, 2014
Byron - Roland E. Marvin, 78, of Byron, passed away Sunday, (October 12, 2014) at Genesee County Nursing Home, in Batavia. Mr. Marvin was born June 29, 1936 in Hornell a son of the late Shurley and Bertha (Henshaw) Marvin. He served his country honorably with the Navy during the Korean War. He is a retiree of the Batavia VA...
Randall Johnson
Oct 11, 2014
Oakfield - Randall W. Johnson, 88, of Oakfield, a Crew Chief at Agway in Batavia, prior to his retirement, died Saturday, October 11, 2014 at his home in Oakfield under the care of HCR. Mr. Johnson was born April 26, 1926 in Batavia, a son of the late Clarence and Pearl (Amos) Johnson. He served during World War II with...
Mary Wiedrich
Oct 10, 2014
Jamestown - Mary Helen Wiedrich, "Mrs. Mary", 80, of Jamestown and formerly of Batavia, passed peacefully at home on October 10, 2014, surrounded by her family. She was born July 10, 1934 in Batavia, to the late Ezra and Julia (Beecher) Votry. Mary was retired from the Pembroke Central School System. She enjoyed trips to the casino, spending time with...
Beverly Fisher
Nov 13, 2014
Batavia - Beverly J. Fisher, 86, of Batavia, a Registered Nurse and Supervisor at the Genesee County Nursing Home, Batavia, prior to her retirement, passed away Thursday, (November 13, 2014) at Strong Memorial Hospital, in Rochester. Mrs. Fisher was born June 14, 1928 in Batavia, the daughter of the late William L. and Leila Mae (Christian) Betters. She graduated as...
Andrew Krafchak
Nov 11, 2014
Age 90, November 11, 2014, at home in Tonawanda, NY, beloved husband of 67 years to Elinor (nee Hawkins) Krafchak; father of Rev. Barbara K. (Rev. John L.) Tipton, David A. (Karen Battaglia), Todd M. and Nancy L.; grandfather of John A. Tipton; brother of Teresa Potopchuk, Anne, and the late Stephen II, Helen (John) Milley, and James; also survived...
Sidney Mulcahy
Nov 10, 2014
East Bethany - Sidney C. "Sid" Mulcahy, 88, of East Bethany, passed away Monday, (November 10, 2014) at United Memorial Medical Center, in Batavia following a brief illness. Mr. Mulcahy was born April 24, 1926 in Stafford, a son of the late Arthur and Berniece (Greening) Mulcahy. Sid was our father, grandfather, great grandfather, and husband to our mother. He...
Priscilla Norton
Nov 10, 2014
Bethany Center - Priscilla J. Norton, 86, a longtime resident of East Bethany, passed away on Monday, November 10, 2014 at her home. Mrs. Norton was born April 15, 1928 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Richard and Gertrude Day Nichols. A 1945 graduate of Batavia High School, Mrs. Norton was a lifelong member of the Bethany Center Baptist...
Rosa Miller
Nov 10, 2014
Rosa Lee Miller, 85, of Batavia, died Monday (November 10, 2014) at the Genesee County Nursing Home in Batavia. Rosa was born May 14, 1929 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Joseph and Stella (Hale) Richardson. She was raised by her late uncle and aunt, Clarence and Harriett Hubbard. She was a legal secretary at Gardner & Balbick in...
Douglas Weig
Nov 5, 2014
Douglas R. Weig, 57, of LeRoy, died Wednesday (November 5, 2014) at Crossroads House in Batavia. Doug was born August 15, 1957 in Buffalo, the son of Sally (Christ) Weig of Florida and the late Richard Weig. Doug enjoyed gardening and karaoke. He was a machinist at Lexington Machine in Rochester. Surviving along with his mother are his wife, Linda...
Kitty Tessitore
Nov 3, 2014
Batavia - Kitty Tessitore, of Batavia, passed away on Monday, November 3, 2014 at United Memorial Medical Center, in Batavia. Mrs. Tessitore was born in Batavia, a daughter of the late Joseph and Concetta Pastore Morette . Mrs. Tessitore was a self-employed hairdresser for many years and previously owned Kitty's Beauty Salon of Batavia. She was an avid reader and...
Alan Furber
Oct 30, 2014
Batavia - Mr. Alan Furber, age 75, of Batavia, passed away on Thursday, October 30, 2014 at his home in Batavia surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Furber was born March 16, 1939 in Chester, England, a son of the late Thomas and Dorothy Beecroft Furber. An avid fisherman and golfer, Mr. & Mrs. Furber wintered for several years in...
Elsie Carter
Oct 28, 2014
Batavia - Elsie Carter, 90, of Batavia, a retiree of the Bank of America, passed away Tuesday, (October 28, 2014) at Eastside Nursing Home, in Warsaw. Ms. Carter was born December 17, 1923 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Charles and Ethel B. (Burns) Carter. Elsie loved cats and was an avid basketball fan. She also enjoyed watching Giants...
Robert Bird
Oct 27, 2014
Batavia - Robert C. "Bob" Bird of Batavia, New York died October 27, 2014 at UMMC. He was born October 13, 1928 in Batavia, the son of Charles F. and Pearl (Morley) Bird. He was very active in high school sports playing golf, basketball, baseball and football. In 2002 he was honored to be among the first group inducted into...
Alice Lynch
Oct 26, 2014
Alice Rose Lynch, 86, of Oakfield, passed away on Sunday (October 26, 2014) at the United Memorial Medical Center in Batavia. Alice was born November 1, 1927 in Aquila, Italy, a daughter of the late Americo and Anna (Ercole) Paolucci. A member of St. Padre Pio Parish, Alice was an assembler at General Motors in Rochester and also worked at...
Jennie Lafarnara
Oct 25, 2014
Jennie (Tessitore) LaFarnara, 96, of Batavia, died Saturday (October 25, 2014) at her son's home in Batavia surrounded by her family. Jennie was born October 11, 1918 in Canton, Ohio, a daughter of the late Nicholas and Victoria (Spina) Tessitore. A member of Ascension Parish, Jennie was also a member of the Altar and Rosary Society at the church. She...
Joseph Marone
Oct 22, 2014
Joseph V. "Trigger" Marone, age 90, passed away on Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at the Genesee County Nursing Home. He was born January 17, 1924, in Batavia, a son of the late Dominic and Rose Sce Marone, and was a member of the Ascension Parish (the former St. Anthony's Roman Catholic Church). Joe was a lifelong resident of the city...
Elizabeth Scroger
Oct 20, 2014
Medina - Elizabeth A. Scroger, 92, of Medina, passed away on Monday, October 20, 2014 at The Villages of Orleans Health and Rehabilitation Center, where she had resided the past five years. Mrs. Scroger was born May 25, 1922 in Java, a daughter of the late Walter and Rose R. (Becker) Reisdorf. Her husband, Ward Scroger, passed away in 1979....
Rena Wolcott
Oct 17, 2014
Rena H. Wolcott, 94, of Byron, died Friday (October 17, 2014) at the LeRoy Village Green Nursing Home. Rena was born July 30, 1920 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Frank and Amelia (Royal) Wolcott. She was a bookkeeper at George Smith Motors and Wortzman Furniture, both in Batavia. Rena loved cats. Survivors include four nephews, Thomas Lambert of...
Rosario Tumminello
Oct 16, 2014
Batavia - Rosario S. Tumminello, 85, retired manager at the former Marshalls News Store in Batavia, died Thursday (October 16, 2014) at the New York State Veteran's Home. Mr. Tumminello was born December 16, 1928 in Batavia, a son of the late Rosario and Josephine (Gugino) Tumminello. "Rosie" began working the Marshall's News Store as a paperboy at the age...
Joanne Crawford
Oct 16, 2014
Batavia - Joanne Harris Hollister Crawford, 85, of Batavia, passed away Thursday, (October 16, 2014) at the Genesee County Nursing Home, in Batavia. Ms. Crawford was born December 11, 1928, in Perry, a daughter of the late Joseph and Charlotte (Harris) Hollister. She is survived by a son, Thomas Marcello of Las Vegas; a grandson, Dustin Marcello of Las Vegas....
Roland Marvin
Oct 12, 2014
Byron - Roland E. Marvin, 78, of Byron, passed away Sunday, (October 12, 2014) at Genesee County Nursing Home, in Batavia. Mr. Marvin was born June 29, 1936 in Hornell a son of the late Shurley and Bertha (Henshaw) Marvin. He served his country honorably with the Navy during the Korean War. He is a retiree of the Batavia VA...
Randall Johnson
Oct 11, 2014
Oakfield - Randall W. Johnson, 88, of Oakfield, a Crew Chief at Agway in Batavia, prior to his retirement, died Saturday, October 11, 2014 at his home in Oakfield under the care of HCR. Mr. Johnson was born April 26, 1926 in Batavia, a son of the late Clarence and Pearl (Amos) Johnson. He served during World War II with...
Mary Wiedrich
Oct 10, 2014
Jamestown - Mary Helen Wiedrich, "Mrs. Mary", 80, of Jamestown and formerly of Batavia, passed peacefully at home on October 10, 2014, surrounded by her family. She was born July 10, 1934 in Batavia, to the late Ezra and Julia (Beecher) Votry. Mary was retired from the Pembroke Central School System. She enjoyed trips to the casino, spending time with...
