Obituaries
Local obituaries for Batavia, New York and surrounding areas
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Pastor J. Burling
Dec 26, 2013
Pastor J. Autry Burling, 72, of Batavia, went to be with the Lord on Thursday (December 26, 2013) at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Buffalo. Pastor Burling was born November 27, 1941 in Alabama City, AL, the son of Jackson and Bertie (Pruitt) Burling of Batavia. He was a Pastor at Calvary Baptist Church in Niagara Falls and was a...
Evelyn Mcelwain
Dec 23, 2013
Elizabethtown, Kentucky - Mrs. Evelyn A. McElwain, age 85, of Elizabethtown, Kentucky, formerly of Batavia, passed away on Monday, December 23, 2013 at Bradenburg Nursing and Rehab in Elizabethtown. She was a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and was a cook at the former Genesee Memorial Hospital in Batavia. She is survived by a son, William R. Watkins of Elizabethtown, Kentucky;...
Jacqueline Ridley
Dec 23, 2013
Bergen - Mrs. Jacqueline M. Ridley, 74, of Bergen, longtime cook for the Genesee Country Village and Museum, passed away on Monday, December 23, 2013 at her home under the care of HomeCare & Hospice. Mrs. Ridley was born June 1, 1939 in Rochester, the daughter of the late Harold and Mildred Jordan Harris. A founding member and volunteer for...
Steven Dibble
Dec 22, 2013
Warsaw - Steven J. Dibble, 38, of Warsaw, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, (December 22, 2013) in Lancaster. Mr. Dibble was born May 28, 1975 in Batavia, a son of Dale (Becky) Dibble of Avon and Patricia (Bob) Dibble of Batavia. Steve greatly enjoyed hunting, motorcycles, family BBQs, and NASCAR. The light of his life however, were his children. Surviving along...
Shirley Foley
Dec 20, 2013
Batavia - Shirley M. Foley, 77, of Batavia, passed away peacefully Friday, (December 20, 2013) at Crossroads House, in Batavia. Mrs. Foley was born November 6, 1936 in Buffalo, a daughter of the late Jack and Evelyn (Limon) Parker. Shirley was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Batavia. She was a gifted singer; and enjoyed being a part...
Douglas Baubie
Dec 19, 2013
Basom - Douglas E. Baubie, 55, of Basom, a water jet technician at ITT Exelis in Rochester, died unexpectedly on Thursday, December 19, 2013 at his home in Basom. Mr. Baubie was born April 28, 1958 in Batavia, a son of Gordon L. and Sarah F. (Hewitt) Baubie of Batavia. He was a 1976 graduate of Oakfield Alabama High School,...
Michael Surowka
Dec 15, 2013
Binghamton - Mr. Michael G. Surowka, 50, of Binghamton, an attorney at Coughlin & Gerhart, LLP in Binghamton, passed away suddenly on Sunday, December 15, 2013 at Wilson Memorial Hospital. Mr. Surowka was born June 5, 1963 in Batavia, the son of Rosemary Griffin Surowka of Batavia and the late Theodore A. Surowka. A 1981 graduate of Batavia High School,...
Margarite Burfeindt
Dec 12, 2013
Byron - Margarite R. Burfeindt, 76, of Byron, passed away Thursday, (December 12, 2013) at Hildebrandt Hospice Care Center, in Rochester. Mrs. Burfeindt was born December 6, 1937 in Solsville, NY, a daughter of the late Harry and Gladys (Fallon) Roberts. Margarite was well known for her love of cooking. She greatly enjoyed reading and flowers. She is the wife...
Daniel Culver
Dec 11, 2013
Daniel H. Culver, 48, of Byron, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday (December 11, 2013) doing what he does best, helping others. Mr. Culver was born June 28, 1965 in Rochester, a son of the late Earl N. and Lydia (Naum) Culver. He is a 3rd Degree Master Mason of the Hesperus Lodge 837 in Bergen, a court constable for the...
Diane Wheatley
Dec 11, 2013
BATAVIA - Diane Wheatley, 73, of Buford, GA, formerly of Batavia, passed away Wednesday, (December 11, 2013) at North East Georgia Medical Center, in Georgia. Mrs. Wheatley was born June 7, 1940 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Daniel P. and Mary Jane (Reese) Smith. She worked for many years in the Batavia office of the NYS DDSO. She...
Jan Vanwyngaarden
Dec 11, 2013
Batavia - Jan VanWyngaarden, Jr., 78, of Batavia, a Custodian at Byron-Bergen School System, prior to his retirement, died Wednesday, (December 11, 2013) at Crossroads House, in Batavia. Mr. VanWyngaarden was born January 10, 1935 in Rochester, a son of the late Jan and Evelyn (Wadsworth) VanWyngaarden, Sr. He was a member of Byron Presbyterian Church, and was an avid...
Marjorie Wilcox
Dec 10, 2013
Churchville - Marjorie E. Wilcox, 75, of Churchville, a clerk at Harris Wilcox, Inc, in Bergen, died on Tuesday, December 10, 2013 at Strong Memorial Hospital, from complications after open heart surgery. Mrs. Wilcox was born April 29, 1938 in Churchville, a daughter of the late Charles and Mary (Pauells) Ernst. She was a lifetime member of the Bergen First...
Erma Lewis
Dec 8, 2013
Churchville - Erma G. Lewis, 93, formerly of Batavia, died Sunday, December 8, 2013 at the Unity Living Center in Rochester. Mrs. Lewis was born November 20, 1920 in Batavia, the daughter of the late James and Alice (Lester) Merry. A lifelong resident of Batavia she moved to Churchville to be nearer her daughter. For many years she was a...
Robin Denniston-Keller
Dec 5, 2013
Byron - Robin M. Denniston-Keller, 44, of Byron, passed away Thursday, (December 5, 2013) at Monroe County Community Hospital, in Rochester, following a lengthy illness. She was the co-owner of Den-Kel Jerseys, LLC in Byron. Mrs. Denniston-Keller was born December 6, 1968 in Sharon, CT, the daughter of Roy T. Denniston of North Chatham, NY and the late Deborah (Berry)...
Gary Burr
Dec 1, 2013
Chandler, Arizona - Mr. Gary L. Burr, 54, of Chandler, Arizona, professor at Mesa Community College in Mesa, passed away suddenly on Sunday, December 1, 2013 at Banner Desert Medical Center in Chandler, Arizona. Mr. Burr was born May 27, 1959 in Olean, a son of Guy and Joyce Baker Burr of Bergen. A 1977 graduate of Byron-Bergen High School,...
Diane Bolster
Dec 1, 2013
Diane Bolster, 56, of Batavia, died Sunday (December 1, 2013) at Crossroads House in Batavia. Diane was born October 15, 1957 in Dansville, the daughter of Myron "Mike" (Norma) Day of Oakfield and the late Betty (Baize) Day. She was a registered nurse and care coordinator for Homecare & Hospice in Batavia. Diane enjoyed spending time with her family and...
Percy Hale
Dec 1, 2013
Batavia - Percy L Hale, 79, of Batavia, passed away Sunday, (December 1, 2013) at Genesee County Nursing Home, in Batavia. Mr. Hale was born December 6, 1933 in Alabama, the son of the late Avis Hale. Percy served his country honorably with the Army and was an avid racing fan and was involved with Mike Scroger's Prentice Auto Parts...
Janet Swarts
Nov 28, 2013
Batavia - Mrs. Janet G. Swarts, 94, of Batavia, former resident of Alexander, passed away on Thursday, November 28, 2013 at United Memorial Medical Center. Mrs. Swarts was born December 12, 1918 in North Tonawanda, a daughter of the late Edward F. and Irene Kinzly Grefrath. Mrs. Swarts was a member of the St. Paul Lutheran Church where she was...
William Marble
Nov 27, 2013
Batavia - William J. Marble, 54, of Batavia, passed away Wednesday, (November 27, 2013) at Hildebrandt Hospice Care Center, in Rochester, following a brief illness. Mr. Marble was born April 13, 1959 in Batavia, a son of Salvatrice (Maccarrella) Marble of Nunda and late Darwin Marble. Bill was a true outdoors man. He greatly enjoyed hunting, fishing, and most other...
Shirley Zastrocky
Nov 25, 2013
Bergen: November 25, 2013, age 79, Peacefully. Survived by her loving children, Thomas, Barbara (Michael Robinson) Barons, David (Deborah), Donna (Michael) Brown, Susan (Rick) Hubbard and Ronald (Barbara Bratton), Siblings Harry (Phyllis) Leathersich, Sylvia (Richard) Watson, Linda Burlingame and Donald (Nicolette) Leathersich. Many grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Memorial service at Union Congregational Church, Churchville, December 11, 2013 at...
Pastor J. Burling
Dec 26, 2013
Pastor J. Autry Burling, 72, of Batavia, went to be with the Lord on Thursday (December 26, 2013) at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Buffalo. Pastor Burling was born November 27, 1941 in Alabama City, AL, the son of Jackson and Bertie (Pruitt) Burling of Batavia. He was a Pastor at Calvary Baptist Church in Niagara Falls and was a...
Evelyn Mcelwain
Dec 23, 2013
Elizabethtown, Kentucky - Mrs. Evelyn A. McElwain, age 85, of Elizabethtown, Kentucky, formerly of Batavia, passed away on Monday, December 23, 2013 at Bradenburg Nursing and Rehab in Elizabethtown. She was a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and was a cook at the former Genesee Memorial Hospital in Batavia. She is survived by a son, William R. Watkins of Elizabethtown, Kentucky;...
Jacqueline Ridley
Dec 23, 2013
Bergen - Mrs. Jacqueline M. Ridley, 74, of Bergen, longtime cook for the Genesee Country Village and Museum, passed away on Monday, December 23, 2013 at her home under the care of HomeCare & Hospice. Mrs. Ridley was born June 1, 1939 in Rochester, the daughter of the late Harold and Mildred Jordan Harris. A founding member and volunteer for...
Steven Dibble
Dec 22, 2013
Warsaw - Steven J. Dibble, 38, of Warsaw, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, (December 22, 2013) in Lancaster. Mr. Dibble was born May 28, 1975 in Batavia, a son of Dale (Becky) Dibble of Avon and Patricia (Bob) Dibble of Batavia. Steve greatly enjoyed hunting, motorcycles, family BBQs, and NASCAR. The light of his life however, were his children. Surviving along...
Shirley Foley
Dec 20, 2013
Batavia - Shirley M. Foley, 77, of Batavia, passed away peacefully Friday, (December 20, 2013) at Crossroads House, in Batavia. Mrs. Foley was born November 6, 1936 in Buffalo, a daughter of the late Jack and Evelyn (Limon) Parker. Shirley was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Batavia. She was a gifted singer; and enjoyed being a part...
Douglas Baubie
Dec 19, 2013
Basom - Douglas E. Baubie, 55, of Basom, a water jet technician at ITT Exelis in Rochester, died unexpectedly on Thursday, December 19, 2013 at his home in Basom. Mr. Baubie was born April 28, 1958 in Batavia, a son of Gordon L. and Sarah F. (Hewitt) Baubie of Batavia. He was a 1976 graduate of Oakfield Alabama High School,...
Michael Surowka
Dec 15, 2013
Binghamton - Mr. Michael G. Surowka, 50, of Binghamton, an attorney at Coughlin & Gerhart, LLP in Binghamton, passed away suddenly on Sunday, December 15, 2013 at Wilson Memorial Hospital. Mr. Surowka was born June 5, 1963 in Batavia, the son of Rosemary Griffin Surowka of Batavia and the late Theodore A. Surowka. A 1981 graduate of Batavia High School,...
Margarite Burfeindt
Dec 12, 2013
Byron - Margarite R. Burfeindt, 76, of Byron, passed away Thursday, (December 12, 2013) at Hildebrandt Hospice Care Center, in Rochester. Mrs. Burfeindt was born December 6, 1937 in Solsville, NY, a daughter of the late Harry and Gladys (Fallon) Roberts. Margarite was well known for her love of cooking. She greatly enjoyed reading and flowers. She is the wife...
Daniel Culver
Dec 11, 2013
Daniel H. Culver, 48, of Byron, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday (December 11, 2013) doing what he does best, helping others. Mr. Culver was born June 28, 1965 in Rochester, a son of the late Earl N. and Lydia (Naum) Culver. He is a 3rd Degree Master Mason of the Hesperus Lodge 837 in Bergen, a court constable for the...
Diane Wheatley
Dec 11, 2013
BATAVIA - Diane Wheatley, 73, of Buford, GA, formerly of Batavia, passed away Wednesday, (December 11, 2013) at North East Georgia Medical Center, in Georgia. Mrs. Wheatley was born June 7, 1940 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Daniel P. and Mary Jane (Reese) Smith. She worked for many years in the Batavia office of the NYS DDSO. She...
Jan Vanwyngaarden
Dec 11, 2013
Batavia - Jan VanWyngaarden, Jr., 78, of Batavia, a Custodian at Byron-Bergen School System, prior to his retirement, died Wednesday, (December 11, 2013) at Crossroads House, in Batavia. Mr. VanWyngaarden was born January 10, 1935 in Rochester, a son of the late Jan and Evelyn (Wadsworth) VanWyngaarden, Sr. He was a member of Byron Presbyterian Church, and was an avid...
Marjorie Wilcox
Dec 10, 2013
Churchville - Marjorie E. Wilcox, 75, of Churchville, a clerk at Harris Wilcox, Inc, in Bergen, died on Tuesday, December 10, 2013 at Strong Memorial Hospital, from complications after open heart surgery. Mrs. Wilcox was born April 29, 1938 in Churchville, a daughter of the late Charles and Mary (Pauells) Ernst. She was a lifetime member of the Bergen First...
Erma Lewis
Dec 8, 2013
Churchville - Erma G. Lewis, 93, formerly of Batavia, died Sunday, December 8, 2013 at the Unity Living Center in Rochester. Mrs. Lewis was born November 20, 1920 in Batavia, the daughter of the late James and Alice (Lester) Merry. A lifelong resident of Batavia she moved to Churchville to be nearer her daughter. For many years she was a...
Robin Denniston-Keller
Dec 5, 2013
Byron - Robin M. Denniston-Keller, 44, of Byron, passed away Thursday, (December 5, 2013) at Monroe County Community Hospital, in Rochester, following a lengthy illness. She was the co-owner of Den-Kel Jerseys, LLC in Byron. Mrs. Denniston-Keller was born December 6, 1968 in Sharon, CT, the daughter of Roy T. Denniston of North Chatham, NY and the late Deborah (Berry)...
Gary Burr
Dec 1, 2013
Chandler, Arizona - Mr. Gary L. Burr, 54, of Chandler, Arizona, professor at Mesa Community College in Mesa, passed away suddenly on Sunday, December 1, 2013 at Banner Desert Medical Center in Chandler, Arizona. Mr. Burr was born May 27, 1959 in Olean, a son of Guy and Joyce Baker Burr of Bergen. A 1977 graduate of Byron-Bergen High School,...
Diane Bolster
Dec 1, 2013
Diane Bolster, 56, of Batavia, died Sunday (December 1, 2013) at Crossroads House in Batavia. Diane was born October 15, 1957 in Dansville, the daughter of Myron "Mike" (Norma) Day of Oakfield and the late Betty (Baize) Day. She was a registered nurse and care coordinator for Homecare & Hospice in Batavia. Diane enjoyed spending time with her family and...
Percy Hale
Dec 1, 2013
Batavia - Percy L Hale, 79, of Batavia, passed away Sunday, (December 1, 2013) at Genesee County Nursing Home, in Batavia. Mr. Hale was born December 6, 1933 in Alabama, the son of the late Avis Hale. Percy served his country honorably with the Army and was an avid racing fan and was involved with Mike Scroger's Prentice Auto Parts...
Janet Swarts
Nov 28, 2013
Batavia - Mrs. Janet G. Swarts, 94, of Batavia, former resident of Alexander, passed away on Thursday, November 28, 2013 at United Memorial Medical Center. Mrs. Swarts was born December 12, 1918 in North Tonawanda, a daughter of the late Edward F. and Irene Kinzly Grefrath. Mrs. Swarts was a member of the St. Paul Lutheran Church where she was...
William Marble
Nov 27, 2013
Batavia - William J. Marble, 54, of Batavia, passed away Wednesday, (November 27, 2013) at Hildebrandt Hospice Care Center, in Rochester, following a brief illness. Mr. Marble was born April 13, 1959 in Batavia, a son of Salvatrice (Maccarrella) Marble of Nunda and late Darwin Marble. Bill was a true outdoors man. He greatly enjoyed hunting, fishing, and most other...
Shirley Zastrocky
Nov 25, 2013
Bergen: November 25, 2013, age 79, Peacefully. Survived by her loving children, Thomas, Barbara (Michael Robinson) Barons, David (Deborah), Donna (Michael) Brown, Susan (Rick) Hubbard and Ronald (Barbara Bratton), Siblings Harry (Phyllis) Leathersich, Sylvia (Richard) Watson, Linda Burlingame and Donald (Nicolette) Leathersich. Many grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Memorial service at Union Congregational Church, Churchville, December 11, 2013 at...
