Obituaries
Local obituaries for Batavia, New York and surrounding areas
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Howard Busmire
Jun 20, 2013
Howard W. Busmire, Jr. Byron - Howard W. Busmire, Jr., age 75, of Byron, a heavy machine operator at Iroquois Rock Products in Brockport, died Thursday, June 20, 2013 at Strong Memorial Hospital, in Rochester. Mr. Busmire was born July 29, 1937 in Ogden, a son of the late Howard William and Florence (Lapp) Busmire. He was a 1959 graduate...
Ira Baker
Jun 16, 2013
Batavia - Mr. Ira M. Baker, 90, of Batavia, who retired as a chief line mechanic at Niagara Mohawk Power Company in Batavia after 35 years of service, passed away suddenly on Sunday, June 16, 2013 at United Memorial Medical Center. Mr. Baker was born June 15, 1923 in Batavia, the son of the late Elmer C. and Lillian Dimm...
Patricia Abramo
Jun 14, 2013
Patricia J. Abramo Basom - Patricia J. Abramo, 77, of Basom, a former employment Counselor at Snelling and Snelling, in Buffalo, died Friday, June 14, 2013 at her home in Basom. Mrs. Abramo was born February 23, 1936 in Buffalo, a daughter of the late Earl and Geraldine (Hientz) Marchant. She was a former member of the Alabama Full Gospel...
Charles Thornton
Jun 13, 2013
Batavia - Mr. Charles E. Thornton, 77, of Batavia, died Thursday (June 13, 2013) at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester. Mr. Thornton was born June 3, 1936 in Williston, TN, a son of the late Paul and Winnie Ann (Jackson) Thornton. His wife, Betty Jo Thornton, died June 10, 2007. He is also predeceased by a brother, John Thornton. After...
Anna Gabriel
Jun 11, 2013
Alabama - Anna E. (Gross) Gabriel, 93, of Alabama, passed away Tuesday, (June 11, 2013) at her home. Mrs. Gabriel was born September 5, 1919 in Buffalo, a daughter of the late John and Anna (Bosnak) Gross. Anna was a member of St. Padre Pio Parish, St. Cecelia's Church and formerly attended mass at the former St. Patrick's Church in...
Arlene Hodgins
Jun 11, 2013
Batavia - Mrs. Arlene H. Hodgins, 85, of Batavia, died Tuesday (June 11, 2013) at United Memorial Medical Center in Batavia. Mrs. Hodgins was born January 11, 1928 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Walter and Ellen (Wight) Cook. Mrs. Hodgins was a lifetime member of the West Bethany Baptist Church. She was also a member of the Alexander...
Dolores Dennis
Jun 11, 2013
Dolores M. Dennis Oakfield/Alabama - Dolores M. Dennis, 83, of Medina, a buyer at Peterson Services in Oakfield for 41 years prior to her retirement, died Tuesday, June 11, 2013 at Orchard Manor Nursing Home in Medina. Mrs. Dennis was born March 13, 1930 in Alabama, NY, a daughter of the late Raymond and Bessie (Newton) Smith. She was a...
Beth Ryan
Jun 10, 2013
Batavia - Mrs. Beth Diane Ryan, 72, of Batavia, parole transcriptionist for the Attica Department of Corrections, passed away on Monday, June 10, 2013 at the Genesee County Nursing Home. Mrs. Ryan was born March 8, 1941 in Plattsburgh, the daughter of the late Curtis W. and Bernice Spry Scharping. A talented artist, she had a great love for animals,...
James Beideck
Jun 6, 2013
Batavia - James E. Beideck, 87, of Batavia, passed away Thursday, (June 6, 2013) at New York State Veteran's Home, in Batavia, where he had resided for the past three years. Mr. Beideck was born December 5, 1925 in Darien, a son of the late Warren T. and Clara (Colby) Beideck. His mother died with James was two weeks old...
Charles Taylor
Jun 4, 2013
Charles G. Taylor Batavia - Charles G. Taylor, 88, of Batavia, Owner of the former Taylor Typewriter & Business Equipment in Batavia, died Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at Genesee County Nursing Home. Mr. Taylor was born December 5, 1924 in Buffalo, a son of the late Charles H. and Dorothea K. (Beck) Taylor. He graduated from Amherst Central School in...
Charles Sickmond
Jun 4, 2013
Bergen - Charles R. Sickmond, 82, of Bergen, a retired manager at Eastman Kodak, passed away suddenly Tuesday, (June 4, 2013) at the United Memorial Medical Center, in Batavia. Mr. Sickmond was born April 22, 1931 in Clyde, a son of the late Charles R. and Marjorie M. (Dobbin) Sickmond. Chuck served his country honorably with the Marine Corps during...
Larry Tapp
Jun 2, 2013
Pavilion - Mr. Larry A. Tapp, 50, of Pavilion, graphic designer at Hodgins Engraving in Batavia, passed away on Sunday, June 2, 2013 at Unity Health System. Mr. Tapp was born August 30, 1962 in Batavia, a son of William and Evelyn Smith Tapp of East Bethany. A member of Godfrey's Pond, Mr. Tapp was an avid gardener and wonderful...
Shirley Stenson
May 29, 2013
Oakfield - Shirley M. Stenson, 84, of Oakfield, died Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at Rochester General Hospital. Mrs. Stenson was born April 28, 1929 in Valley Stream, NY, the daughter of the late Julius and Medora (Anderson) Baehrel. She was a member of St. Padre Pio Parish since 1990 where she served in the choir, Altar and Rosary Society, as...
Annie Crimes
May 17, 2013
Batavia- Miss Annie J. Crimes, 53, of Batavia, former employee of Angelica died Friday May 17, 2013 at United Memorial Medical Center, in Batavia. Miss Crimes was born July 21, 1960 in Hannah, Alabama, a daughter of the late Annie B. (Crimes) Henderson and Jimmy Lee Henderson. She was a member Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church where she served as...
Carol Johnson
May 16, 2013
BATAVIA - Carol S. Johnson, 79, of Batavia, passed away Thursday, (May 16, 2013) at the United Memorial Hospital in Batavia, following a courageous fight with cancer. She was born November 14, 1933 in Medina, a daughter of the late George and Corinne Smith of Middleport. Carol worked at A.J.'s Automotive in Attica, between 1995 and 2010 as office manager,...
Harold Wight
May 15, 2013
Batavia - Mr. Harold D. Wight, 86, of Batavia, died Wednesday (May 15, 2013) at the New York State Veteran's Home in Batavia. Mr. Wight was born October 21, 1926 in Bolivar, a son of the late David and Pearl (Skerritt) Wight. A veteran, he served with the United States Army from 1945 to 1947. Mr. Wight worked at the...
Bruce Borodich
May 15, 2013
LeRoy - Mr. Bruce Borodich, 59, of LeRoy, passed away Wednesday, (May 15, 2013) at United Memorial Medical Center, in Batavia. Mr. Borodich was born April 30, 1954 in Brooklyn, a son of John and Gladys (Golden) Borodich, both of Long Island. Bruce served his country honorably with the Navy and in his younger years loved to go canoeing and...
Roy Lane
May 12, 2013
Oakfield - Roy G. Lane, 64, of Oakfield, a former plant manager at Great Lakes Kraut Co., in Waterport, NY, died Sunday, May 12, 2013 at United Memorial Medical Center, in Batavia. Mr. Lane was born November 11, 1948 in Bath, a son of the late Clair and Virginia (Meacham) Lane. He played Santa Clause for many years and loved...
Kevin Williams
May 11, 2013
Spencerport - Saturday, May 11th at age 53; son of Alvin (Joan) Williams; husband of Deborah Williams; father of Andrew Preston Williams; step-father of William (Siobhan Horgan) Fargo, Elizabeth Fargo, James Keitz & Blake Fargo; grandfather of Kelso & Hailey Fargo; brother of Jacqueline (Tom Wulf) Williams, Teresa Williams, Mark Williams, Patrick Williams and the late Darryl Williams. There are...
Betty Jones
May 11, 2013
Betty Muriel Brandt Jones LeRoy - Mrs. Betty Muriel Brandt Jones, 95, passed quietly away around noon on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at the Leroy Village Green Nursing Home in Leroy. She was formerly of Oakfield and Batavia, and was a former secretary having worked at Buffalo's Courier Express. Mrs. Jones was born April 21, 1918 in Westfield, NJ, a...
Howard Busmire
Jun 20, 2013
Howard W. Busmire, Jr. Byron - Howard W. Busmire, Jr., age 75, of Byron, a heavy machine operator at Iroquois Rock Products in Brockport, died Thursday, June 20, 2013 at Strong Memorial Hospital, in Rochester. Mr. Busmire was born July 29, 1937 in Ogden, a son of the late Howard William and Florence (Lapp) Busmire. He was a 1959 graduate...
Ira Baker
Jun 16, 2013
Batavia - Mr. Ira M. Baker, 90, of Batavia, who retired as a chief line mechanic at Niagara Mohawk Power Company in Batavia after 35 years of service, passed away suddenly on Sunday, June 16, 2013 at United Memorial Medical Center. Mr. Baker was born June 15, 1923 in Batavia, the son of the late Elmer C. and Lillian Dimm...
Patricia Abramo
Jun 14, 2013
Patricia J. Abramo Basom - Patricia J. Abramo, 77, of Basom, a former employment Counselor at Snelling and Snelling, in Buffalo, died Friday, June 14, 2013 at her home in Basom. Mrs. Abramo was born February 23, 1936 in Buffalo, a daughter of the late Earl and Geraldine (Hientz) Marchant. She was a former member of the Alabama Full Gospel...
Charles Thornton
Jun 13, 2013
Batavia - Mr. Charles E. Thornton, 77, of Batavia, died Thursday (June 13, 2013) at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester. Mr. Thornton was born June 3, 1936 in Williston, TN, a son of the late Paul and Winnie Ann (Jackson) Thornton. His wife, Betty Jo Thornton, died June 10, 2007. He is also predeceased by a brother, John Thornton. After...
Anna Gabriel
Jun 11, 2013
Alabama - Anna E. (Gross) Gabriel, 93, of Alabama, passed away Tuesday, (June 11, 2013) at her home. Mrs. Gabriel was born September 5, 1919 in Buffalo, a daughter of the late John and Anna (Bosnak) Gross. Anna was a member of St. Padre Pio Parish, St. Cecelia's Church and formerly attended mass at the former St. Patrick's Church in...
Arlene Hodgins
Jun 11, 2013
Batavia - Mrs. Arlene H. Hodgins, 85, of Batavia, died Tuesday (June 11, 2013) at United Memorial Medical Center in Batavia. Mrs. Hodgins was born January 11, 1928 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Walter and Ellen (Wight) Cook. Mrs. Hodgins was a lifetime member of the West Bethany Baptist Church. She was also a member of the Alexander...
Dolores Dennis
Jun 11, 2013
Dolores M. Dennis Oakfield/Alabama - Dolores M. Dennis, 83, of Medina, a buyer at Peterson Services in Oakfield for 41 years prior to her retirement, died Tuesday, June 11, 2013 at Orchard Manor Nursing Home in Medina. Mrs. Dennis was born March 13, 1930 in Alabama, NY, a daughter of the late Raymond and Bessie (Newton) Smith. She was a...
Beth Ryan
Jun 10, 2013
Batavia - Mrs. Beth Diane Ryan, 72, of Batavia, parole transcriptionist for the Attica Department of Corrections, passed away on Monday, June 10, 2013 at the Genesee County Nursing Home. Mrs. Ryan was born March 8, 1941 in Plattsburgh, the daughter of the late Curtis W. and Bernice Spry Scharping. A talented artist, she had a great love for animals,...
James Beideck
Jun 6, 2013
Batavia - James E. Beideck, 87, of Batavia, passed away Thursday, (June 6, 2013) at New York State Veteran's Home, in Batavia, where he had resided for the past three years. Mr. Beideck was born December 5, 1925 in Darien, a son of the late Warren T. and Clara (Colby) Beideck. His mother died with James was two weeks old...
Charles Taylor
Jun 4, 2013
Charles G. Taylor Batavia - Charles G. Taylor, 88, of Batavia, Owner of the former Taylor Typewriter & Business Equipment in Batavia, died Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at Genesee County Nursing Home. Mr. Taylor was born December 5, 1924 in Buffalo, a son of the late Charles H. and Dorothea K. (Beck) Taylor. He graduated from Amherst Central School in...
Charles Sickmond
Jun 4, 2013
Bergen - Charles R. Sickmond, 82, of Bergen, a retired manager at Eastman Kodak, passed away suddenly Tuesday, (June 4, 2013) at the United Memorial Medical Center, in Batavia. Mr. Sickmond was born April 22, 1931 in Clyde, a son of the late Charles R. and Marjorie M. (Dobbin) Sickmond. Chuck served his country honorably with the Marine Corps during...
Larry Tapp
Jun 2, 2013
Pavilion - Mr. Larry A. Tapp, 50, of Pavilion, graphic designer at Hodgins Engraving in Batavia, passed away on Sunday, June 2, 2013 at Unity Health System. Mr. Tapp was born August 30, 1962 in Batavia, a son of William and Evelyn Smith Tapp of East Bethany. A member of Godfrey's Pond, Mr. Tapp was an avid gardener and wonderful...
Shirley Stenson
May 29, 2013
Oakfield - Shirley M. Stenson, 84, of Oakfield, died Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at Rochester General Hospital. Mrs. Stenson was born April 28, 1929 in Valley Stream, NY, the daughter of the late Julius and Medora (Anderson) Baehrel. She was a member of St. Padre Pio Parish since 1990 where she served in the choir, Altar and Rosary Society, as...
Annie Crimes
May 17, 2013
Batavia- Miss Annie J. Crimes, 53, of Batavia, former employee of Angelica died Friday May 17, 2013 at United Memorial Medical Center, in Batavia. Miss Crimes was born July 21, 1960 in Hannah, Alabama, a daughter of the late Annie B. (Crimes) Henderson and Jimmy Lee Henderson. She was a member Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church where she served as...
Carol Johnson
May 16, 2013
BATAVIA - Carol S. Johnson, 79, of Batavia, passed away Thursday, (May 16, 2013) at the United Memorial Hospital in Batavia, following a courageous fight with cancer. She was born November 14, 1933 in Medina, a daughter of the late George and Corinne Smith of Middleport. Carol worked at A.J.'s Automotive in Attica, between 1995 and 2010 as office manager,...
Harold Wight
May 15, 2013
Batavia - Mr. Harold D. Wight, 86, of Batavia, died Wednesday (May 15, 2013) at the New York State Veteran's Home in Batavia. Mr. Wight was born October 21, 1926 in Bolivar, a son of the late David and Pearl (Skerritt) Wight. A veteran, he served with the United States Army from 1945 to 1947. Mr. Wight worked at the...
Bruce Borodich
May 15, 2013
LeRoy - Mr. Bruce Borodich, 59, of LeRoy, passed away Wednesday, (May 15, 2013) at United Memorial Medical Center, in Batavia. Mr. Borodich was born April 30, 1954 in Brooklyn, a son of John and Gladys (Golden) Borodich, both of Long Island. Bruce served his country honorably with the Navy and in his younger years loved to go canoeing and...
Roy Lane
May 12, 2013
Oakfield - Roy G. Lane, 64, of Oakfield, a former plant manager at Great Lakes Kraut Co., in Waterport, NY, died Sunday, May 12, 2013 at United Memorial Medical Center, in Batavia. Mr. Lane was born November 11, 1948 in Bath, a son of the late Clair and Virginia (Meacham) Lane. He played Santa Clause for many years and loved...
Kevin Williams
May 11, 2013
Spencerport - Saturday, May 11th at age 53; son of Alvin (Joan) Williams; husband of Deborah Williams; father of Andrew Preston Williams; step-father of William (Siobhan Horgan) Fargo, Elizabeth Fargo, James Keitz & Blake Fargo; grandfather of Kelso & Hailey Fargo; brother of Jacqueline (Tom Wulf) Williams, Teresa Williams, Mark Williams, Patrick Williams and the late Darryl Williams. There are...
Betty Jones
May 11, 2013
Betty Muriel Brandt Jones LeRoy - Mrs. Betty Muriel Brandt Jones, 95, passed quietly away around noon on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at the Leroy Village Green Nursing Home in Leroy. She was formerly of Oakfield and Batavia, and was a former secretary having worked at Buffalo's Courier Express. Mrs. Jones was born April 21, 1918 in Westfield, NJ, a...
