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Lawrence Bly

Lawrence Bly

Mar 14, 2014

Elba - Mr. Lawrence T. Bly, 93, of Elba, NY, a maintenance worker at US Postal Service, Batavia, died Friday, March 14, 2014 at New York State Veteran's Home in Batavia. Mr. Bly was born October 13, 1920 in St. Augustine, TX, the son of the late Charles and Lavania (Anderson) Bly. He served during WWII war with the US...

Adelbert Snell

Adelbert Snell

Mar 10, 2014

Stafford - Mr. Adelbert H. "Bud" Snell, 92, died Monday, March 10, 2014 at the New York State Veteran's Home in Batavia. Mr. Snell was born July 16, 1921 in Elba, the son of the late Oscar H. and Helen Timmerman Snell. He was a World War II Army Air Corp veteran. Stationed in England with the 8th Air Force,...

Fredrick Wind

Fredrick Wind

Mar 10, 2014

Fredrick M. Wind, 45, of East Rochester, died Monday (March 10, 2014) at his mother's home in Stafford. Fredrick was born December 12, 1968 in Lackawanna, a son of Bonnie Roth-Kinney of Stafford and the late Warren Wind. A veteran, he served during Desert Shield with the United States Navy and also enjoyed fishing. Surviving along with his mother are...

Loretta Gibbons

Loretta Gibbons

Mar 7, 2014

Batavia - Miss Loretta M. Gibbons, of Batavia, inspector at Doehler-Jarvis for over 40 years, passed away on Friday, March 7, 2014. Miss Gibbons was born in Batavia, a daughter of the late Peter J. and Ellen Rowan Gibbons. A member of Resurrection Parish, she was a graduate of St. Joseph's School, Batavia High School and was a member of...

Victoria Irrera

Victoria Irrera

Mar 3, 2014

Victoria Irrera, 51, of Batavia, died Monday (March 3, 2014) at the United Memorial Medical Center in Batavia. Victoria was born May 25, 1962 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Philip Irrera and Dolores Turazzo. She was a LPN for the LeRoy Village Green Nursing Home along with the Batavia Health Care Center and she loved to take care...

Leonard Guarino

Leonard Guarino

Feb 28, 2014

Batavia - Mr. Leonard Charles Guarino, age 94, formerly of Oakfield, passed away on Friday, February 28, 2014 as a resident of the New York State Veteran's Home in Batavia. Leonard was born April 11, 1919, in Mount Morris, the youngest of ten children to the late Joseph and Mary Muscato Guarino. He served honorably in World War II as...

Thomas Kabel

Thomas Kabel

Feb 25, 2014

Batavia - Mr. Thomas A. Kabel, 66, of Batavia, passed away on February 25, 2014 at United Memorial Medical Center. Mr. Kabel was born August 12, 1947 in Batavia, a son of the late Frederick and Marie Marks Kabel. A member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Mr. Kabel worked side by side with his brothers in the construction business for...

D. Jeanne Ager

D. Jeanne Ager

Feb 23, 2014

Batavia - Miss D. Jeanne Ager, was born in Batavia on November 3, 1920 and passed away at the Genesee County Nursing Home on February 23, 2014. She was the daughter of the late Gregory and Minerva Ager. She was preceded in death by her sisters, Betty Grinnell and Eileen Barton and her brother Gregory Ager, her niece, Jacqueline Stokes...

Richard Newton

Richard Newton

Feb 19, 2014

Barre - Richard F. "Rick" Newton, Jr., 57, of Barre, a fork lift technician at BMH in Buffalo, died Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at his home in Barre. Mr. Newton was born July 28, 1956 in Medina, a son of the late Richard F. and Carol (Giambatista) Newton, Sr. He was a graduate of Medina High School. He enjoyed hunting,...

Annabel Winters

Annabel Winters

Feb 18, 2014

Waterport - Miss Annabel Louise Winters, 81, of Waterport, went home to be with her Lord on Tuesday, February 18, 2014 at the Batavia Health Care Center. Miss Winters was born February 21, 1932 in Wyckoff, New Jersey, a daughter of the late Samuel and Florence Morgan Winters. She graduated from Ramsey High School in 1949 and received a three...

Dorothy Grant

Dorothy Grant

Feb 15, 2014

Dorothy L. Grant of Batavia passed away Saturday (February 15, 2014) at home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on October 24, 1922, the daughter of the late Karl and Erna Lange of Seneca Avenue. She was predeceased by her brothers, Edward Lange and Herman Lange. Dorothy graduated from Batavia High School, vice-president of her class in 1940....

Floyd Betters

Floyd Betters

Feb 14, 2014

Floyd Douglas Betters, "Buck" passed away Friday (February 14, 2014). Floyd Douglas Betters, "Buck" was born on September 7, 1919 in Mineville, NY to Leila Mae Christian Betters and William L. Betters. At the age of four, his family moved to Oakfield, NY, and Buck graduated from Oakfield-Alabama High School at the age of 16. Within a year he became...

Leon Fox

Leon Fox

Feb 12, 2014

Bergen - Leon F. Fox, 84, of Bergen, a foreman at J.G. Turner in Rochester prior to his retirement, died Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at Rochester General Hospital. Mr. Fox was born February 28, 1929 in Lyons, a son of the late Leon G. and Mary V. (Keif) Fox. He was a member of St. Brigid's Church in Bergen. He...

Sophie Mcclurg

Sophie Mcclurg

Feb 10, 2014

Sophie A. McClurg, 83, of Stafford, passed away Monday (February 10, 2014) at her home. Sophie was born August 31, 1930 in Batavia, to the late Theodore and Anna (Duda) Krywy. She attended Batavia High School and enjoyed going to and watching NASCAR races. She also loved spending time with her grandkids. Survivors include her husband of 47 years, Roy...

Edward Hale

Edward Hale

Feb 8, 2014

Batavia - Mr. Edward A. "Dizzy" Hale, 83, of Batavia, passed away on Saturday, February 8, 2014 at United Memorial Medical Center, hours after his wife Floreen passed. Mr. Hale was born November 9, 1930 in Batavia, a son of the late Albert and Marie Rider Hale. He was a graduate of Batavia High School, Ithaca College, Cornell University and...

Floreen Hale

Floreen Hale

Feb 7, 2014

Batavia - Mrs. Floreen M. Hale, 82, of Batavia, passed away on Friday, February 7, 2014 at United Memorial Medical Center. Mrs. Hale was born September 14, 1931 in Albion, a daughter of the late Mario and Sarah D'Orazio Papponetti. A faithful member of St. Mary's Church in Batavia, she was a graduate of Albion High School. Mrs. Hale was...

Jean Hare

Jean Hare

Feb 5, 2014

Elba - Jean completed her life on February 5, 2014 and now lives in the hearts and memories of those who love her forever. Mrs. Hare was born September 15, 1929 in Batavia, the daughter of the late Lester and Blanche Balfour Gillard. A lifelong Elba resident, Jean was a graduate of Elba Central School and Keuka College. She was...

Darlene Johnson

Darlene Johnson

Feb 2, 2014

Mrs. Darlene A. Johnson, 60, of Batavia, died Sunday (February 2, 2014) at her home in Batavia, while under the care of Homecare & Hospice. Mrs. Johnson was born July 14, 1953 in Batavia, the daughter of the late Joseph A. and Gertrude M. (Weatherbee) Ratulowski. She will be remembered as a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister, who enjoyed...

Clair Albee

Clair Albee

Feb 1, 2014

Batavia - Mr. Clair J. Albee, 69, of Batavia, passed away on Saturday, February 1, 2014 at United Memorial Medical Center. Mr. Albee was born June 28, 1944 in Batavia, a son of the late Irving and Florence Cook Albee. A 1962 graduate of Elba Central School, Mr. Albee was a member of Resurrection Parish and coached softball from 1983-1997....

Rea Austin

Rea Austin

Jan 31, 2014

Mr. Rea Austin Jr., 87, of Rochester and formerly of Oakfield, died Friday (January 31, 2014) at Unity Health System in Rochester. Mr. Austin was born December 18, 1926 in Glade Spring, VA, a son of the late Rea and Ethel (Blevins) Austin. A veteran, he served with the United States Army. He was a hard working family man and...

Lawrence Bly

Lawrence Bly

Mar 14, 2014

Elba - Mr. Lawrence T. Bly, 93, of Elba, NY, a maintenance worker at US Postal Service, Batavia, died Friday, March 14, 2014 at New York State Veteran's Home in Batavia. Mr. Bly was born October 13, 1920 in St. Augustine, TX, the son of the late Charles and Lavania (Anderson) Bly. He served during WWII war with the US...

Adelbert Snell

Adelbert Snell

Mar 10, 2014

Stafford - Mr. Adelbert H. "Bud" Snell, 92, died Monday, March 10, 2014 at the New York State Veteran's Home in Batavia. Mr. Snell was born July 16, 1921 in Elba, the son of the late Oscar H. and Helen Timmerman Snell. He was a World War II Army Air Corp veteran. Stationed in England with the 8th Air Force,...

Fredrick Wind

Fredrick Wind

Mar 10, 2014

Fredrick M. Wind, 45, of East Rochester, died Monday (March 10, 2014) at his mother's home in Stafford. Fredrick was born December 12, 1968 in Lackawanna, a son of Bonnie Roth-Kinney of Stafford and the late Warren Wind. A veteran, he served during Desert Shield with the United States Navy and also enjoyed fishing. Surviving along with his mother are...

Loretta Gibbons

Loretta Gibbons

Mar 7, 2014

Batavia - Miss Loretta M. Gibbons, of Batavia, inspector at Doehler-Jarvis for over 40 years, passed away on Friday, March 7, 2014. Miss Gibbons was born in Batavia, a daughter of the late Peter J. and Ellen Rowan Gibbons. A member of Resurrection Parish, she was a graduate of St. Joseph's School, Batavia High School and was a member of...

Victoria Irrera

Victoria Irrera

Mar 3, 2014

Victoria Irrera, 51, of Batavia, died Monday (March 3, 2014) at the United Memorial Medical Center in Batavia. Victoria was born May 25, 1962 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Philip Irrera and Dolores Turazzo. She was a LPN for the LeRoy Village Green Nursing Home along with the Batavia Health Care Center and she loved to take care...

Leonard Guarino

Leonard Guarino

Feb 28, 2014

Batavia - Mr. Leonard Charles Guarino, age 94, formerly of Oakfield, passed away on Friday, February 28, 2014 as a resident of the New York State Veteran's Home in Batavia. Leonard was born April 11, 1919, in Mount Morris, the youngest of ten children to the late Joseph and Mary Muscato Guarino. He served honorably in World War II as...

Thomas Kabel

Thomas Kabel

Feb 25, 2014

Batavia - Mr. Thomas A. Kabel, 66, of Batavia, passed away on February 25, 2014 at United Memorial Medical Center. Mr. Kabel was born August 12, 1947 in Batavia, a son of the late Frederick and Marie Marks Kabel. A member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Mr. Kabel worked side by side with his brothers in the construction business for...

D. Jeanne Ager

D. Jeanne Ager

Feb 23, 2014

Batavia - Miss D. Jeanne Ager, was born in Batavia on November 3, 1920 and passed away at the Genesee County Nursing Home on February 23, 2014. She was the daughter of the late Gregory and Minerva Ager. She was preceded in death by her sisters, Betty Grinnell and Eileen Barton and her brother Gregory Ager, her niece, Jacqueline Stokes...

Richard Newton

Richard Newton

Feb 19, 2014

Barre - Richard F. "Rick" Newton, Jr., 57, of Barre, a fork lift technician at BMH in Buffalo, died Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at his home in Barre. Mr. Newton was born July 28, 1956 in Medina, a son of the late Richard F. and Carol (Giambatista) Newton, Sr. He was a graduate of Medina High School. He enjoyed hunting,...

Annabel Winters

Annabel Winters

Feb 18, 2014

Waterport - Miss Annabel Louise Winters, 81, of Waterport, went home to be with her Lord on Tuesday, February 18, 2014 at the Batavia Health Care Center. Miss Winters was born February 21, 1932 in Wyckoff, New Jersey, a daughter of the late Samuel and Florence Morgan Winters. She graduated from Ramsey High School in 1949 and received a three...

Dorothy Grant

Dorothy Grant

Feb 15, 2014

Dorothy L. Grant of Batavia passed away Saturday (February 15, 2014) at home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on October 24, 1922, the daughter of the late Karl and Erna Lange of Seneca Avenue. She was predeceased by her brothers, Edward Lange and Herman Lange. Dorothy graduated from Batavia High School, vice-president of her class in 1940....

Floyd Betters

Floyd Betters

Feb 14, 2014

Floyd Douglas Betters, "Buck" passed away Friday (February 14, 2014). Floyd Douglas Betters, "Buck" was born on September 7, 1919 in Mineville, NY to Leila Mae Christian Betters and William L. Betters. At the age of four, his family moved to Oakfield, NY, and Buck graduated from Oakfield-Alabama High School at the age of 16. Within a year he became...

Leon Fox

Leon Fox

Feb 12, 2014

Bergen - Leon F. Fox, 84, of Bergen, a foreman at J.G. Turner in Rochester prior to his retirement, died Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at Rochester General Hospital. Mr. Fox was born February 28, 1929 in Lyons, a son of the late Leon G. and Mary V. (Keif) Fox. He was a member of St. Brigid's Church in Bergen. He...

Sophie Mcclurg

Sophie Mcclurg

Feb 10, 2014

Sophie A. McClurg, 83, of Stafford, passed away Monday (February 10, 2014) at her home. Sophie was born August 31, 1930 in Batavia, to the late Theodore and Anna (Duda) Krywy. She attended Batavia High School and enjoyed going to and watching NASCAR races. She also loved spending time with her grandkids. Survivors include her husband of 47 years, Roy...

Edward Hale

Edward Hale

Feb 8, 2014

Batavia - Mr. Edward A. "Dizzy" Hale, 83, of Batavia, passed away on Saturday, February 8, 2014 at United Memorial Medical Center, hours after his wife Floreen passed. Mr. Hale was born November 9, 1930 in Batavia, a son of the late Albert and Marie Rider Hale. He was a graduate of Batavia High School, Ithaca College, Cornell University and...

Floreen Hale

Floreen Hale

Feb 7, 2014

Batavia - Mrs. Floreen M. Hale, 82, of Batavia, passed away on Friday, February 7, 2014 at United Memorial Medical Center. Mrs. Hale was born September 14, 1931 in Albion, a daughter of the late Mario and Sarah D'Orazio Papponetti. A faithful member of St. Mary's Church in Batavia, she was a graduate of Albion High School. Mrs. Hale was...

Jean Hare

Jean Hare

Feb 5, 2014

Elba - Jean completed her life on February 5, 2014 and now lives in the hearts and memories of those who love her forever. Mrs. Hare was born September 15, 1929 in Batavia, the daughter of the late Lester and Blanche Balfour Gillard. A lifelong Elba resident, Jean was a graduate of Elba Central School and Keuka College. She was...

Darlene Johnson

Darlene Johnson

Feb 2, 2014

Mrs. Darlene A. Johnson, 60, of Batavia, died Sunday (February 2, 2014) at her home in Batavia, while under the care of Homecare & Hospice. Mrs. Johnson was born July 14, 1953 in Batavia, the daughter of the late Joseph A. and Gertrude M. (Weatherbee) Ratulowski. She will be remembered as a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister, who enjoyed...

Clair Albee

Clair Albee

Feb 1, 2014

Batavia - Mr. Clair J. Albee, 69, of Batavia, passed away on Saturday, February 1, 2014 at United Memorial Medical Center. Mr. Albee was born June 28, 1944 in Batavia, a son of the late Irving and Florence Cook Albee. A 1962 graduate of Elba Central School, Mr. Albee was a member of Resurrection Parish and coached softball from 1983-1997....

Rea Austin

Rea Austin

Jan 31, 2014

Mr. Rea Austin Jr., 87, of Rochester and formerly of Oakfield, died Friday (January 31, 2014) at Unity Health System in Rochester. Mr. Austin was born December 18, 1926 in Glade Spring, VA, a son of the late Rea and Ethel (Blevins) Austin. A veteran, he served with the United States Army. He was a hard working family man and...