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Marie Blackshear

May 27, 2023

Batavia - Marie Blackshear, 87 of Batavia passed away on Saturday, (May 27, 2023) at Orchard Rehab and Nursing Center in Medina. Mrs. Blackshear was born June 27, 1935 in Miami, Florida a daughter of the late Samuel and Nora (Williams) Roberts. Marie was a founding member of the Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Batavia and was affectionately known...

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Joyce Cupicha

May 27, 2023

BETHANY - Joyce Cupicha, 86, of Bethany, passed away Saturday, May 27, 2023, at Wyoming County Skilled Nursing Facility. Joyce was born May 29, 1936, in Riga. She was the daughter of the late Edward and Gladys (Pimm) Spring. She was a devoted Roman Catholic and a member of the Immaculate Conception Church in East Bethany. Joyce worked hard on...

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Margaret A. Smith

May 27, 2023

Lowville, NY - Mrs. Margaret A. "Peg" Smith, age 91, formerly of Bergen; Batavia; Raleigh, North Carolina & Utica passed away on Saturday, May 27, 2023 at Lewis County Residential Health Care Facility. Peg was born on May 24, 1932 in Louisville, Kentucky a daughter of the late Thurman Whalin and Firman Speed Whalin. Peg enjoyed ceramics, shopping, playing cards,...

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Roger C Draper Sr

May 26, 2023

Batavia – Roger C. Draper, Sr., 65, of Batavia, passed away Friday, May 26, 2023 at Rochester General Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Draper was born May 18, 1958 in Batavia, a son of Charlotte (Gould) Draper of Batavia and the late Charles G. Draper. Roger enjoyed fishing, hunting, and being in the outdoors. He liked cars, playing...

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Myron L. Day

May 26, 2023

Oakfield - Myron L. “Mike” Day, age 86, passed away on Friday, May 26, 2023 at LeRoy Village Green Nursing Home. He was born Tuesday, March 9th, 1937 in Mount Morris, a son of the late Llewellyn Day and Dorothy Anderson Day. A member of St. James Episcopal Church in Batavia, Mike was a member and past president of the...

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Jean E. Haber

May 24, 2023

Batavia - Jeanne E. Haber, 97, of Batavia joined God’s heavenly choir May 24 where she resided at Le Roy Village Green nursing home. Born September 21, 1925 in Batavia, she was the daughter of the late Marion F. and Jennie Winegar Ingalsbe. Following graduation from Corfu High School she was accepted into the nurses’ training program at Wyoming County...

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Dean Merriman

May 22, 2023

Batavia - Dean Merriman, 69 of Batavia passed away on Monday, May 22, 2023 at his home in Batavia, NY. Dean was born Sunday, January 3rd, 1954 in Batavia, New York a son of the late Myron Merriman and Marion (Morrison) Merriman. He enjoyed an eclectic variety of music, including Frank Zappa, going to concerts, volunteering at the Byron dig...

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Mary U. Sickmond

May 22, 2023

Bergen - Mary U. Sickmond, 87 of Bergen passed away on Monday, (May 22, 2023) at United Memorial Medical Center in Batavia. Mrs. Sickmond was born November 26, 1935 in Pottsville, Pennsylvania a daughter of the late Clarence and Catherine (Buehler) Unger. She was a long-time member of the American Legion Auxiliary Unit #575. Mary loved to travel and collect...

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B. Margaret Jones

May 21, 2023

Batavia - B. Margaret (Dryer) Jones passed on May 21, 2023 in Ft. Myers, Florida with her loving family at her side. Margaret was born on October 26, 1918 in Batavia, NY to William and Maude (Gear) Dryer. A graduate of Batavia High School, she married Leon “Bud” Jones on June 6, 1941. She lived in Batavia until 2011 when...

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Peter Neer

May 20, 2023

Peter S. Neer, 72, of Mount Morris, NY, previously East Bethany, NY, passed away on Saturday, May 20, 2023 at Strong Memorial Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. Peter was born June 23, 1950 in Great Barrington, MA, a son of Catherine (Thorp) Kuhn and the late Ronald C. Neer. Peter was an avid hunter and fisherman and loved the...

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Marilyn Dusen

May 19, 2023

East Pembroke - Marilyn L. Dusen, 80 of East Pembroke, passed away on Friday, (May 19, 2023) at LeRoy Village Green Nursing Home in LeRoy. Mrs. Dusen was born January 7, 1943 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Willis and Bertha (Alquist) Jackett. Marilyn was a member of the Oakfield United Methodist Church, and a former member of both...

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Everett F. West

May 18, 2023

Everett Floyd West passed into his home in Heaven on May 18, 2023 at UMMC in Batavia NY. He was born on May 13, 1923, to John P. West and Ella A. (Glor) West in Orangeville, NY.

Everett is preceded in death by his beloved wives: Vera G. (Frisbee) West (1946 – 1974) and Shirley M. (Wymer) West (1984...

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Dorris Coulson

May 17, 2023

Batavia- Dorris Coulson, 65 of Batavia passed away on Wednesday, May 17, 2023 at United Memorial Medical Center. Dorris was born Thursday, June 20th, 1957 in Bronx, NY, the daughter of the late Phillip and Doris (Miller) Gardner. She enjoyed being close to nature and meditating. Dorris stood for what she believed in, always reaching out to help others, and...

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Jose A. Arroyo Sr.

May 15, 2023

Jose A. Arroyo, Sr., 71, of Batavia, passed away on May 15, 2023 at Hildebrandt Hospice Care Facility in Rochester.

Jose was born August 19, 1951 in Puerto Rico, a son of the late Francisco and Ines (Zayas) Arroyo.

Jose enjoyed baseball and was a machinist at General Motors in Rochester.

Surviving are his sons, Jose (Patricia)...

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Stefanie L. Boise

May 13, 2023

Rochester - Stefanie L. Boise, 51 of Rochester passed away on Saturday (May 13, 2023) at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester. She was born March 20, 1972 in Santa Barbara, California a daughter of Stephen J. and Jeanne (O'Hara) Hitchcock Boise of Marion. Stefanie attended Webster Schroeder High School class of 1991. She went on to earn a degree in...

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Lesley K. Kosiorek

May 13, 2023

BATAVIA – Lesley K. Kosiorek, 73, of Batavia, passed away on Saturday, May 13 2023 at Crossroads House surrounded by her loving family. She was born October 25, 1949, in Liverpool, England, the oldest child and only daughter of Cyril John Wills and Dorothy (nee Aldersey) Wills. Lesley will be missed by her husband, Edmund Kosiorek II of Batavia, whom...

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Patricia M. Burke

May 13, 2023

Rochester - Mrs. Patricia "Pat" Burke, age 81, passed away on Saturday, May 13, 2023 at St. Ann's Nursing Home in Rochester. She was born on February 24, 1942 in Rochester, the daughter of the late Frank Lawlor and Constance Hogan Lawlor. Pat was an active and faithful member of St. Brigid Church in Bergen and St. Pius X Church...

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Timothy R Sands

May 8, 2023

Timothy R. Sands, 56, of Medina, passed away on Tuesday, May 8, 2023. Timothy was born June 29, 1966 in Batavia, NY. He was a son of Richard “Dick” and Joyce Sands. Tim was a loving family man that cherished his family above all else. He was a genuine guy, funny, hardworking, a jack of all trades, and had a...

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Timothy F. Edgerton

May 7, 2023

Timothy Freeman Edgerton, 62, of Oakfield, went to rest at home Sunday night (May 7, 2023). Tim was born August 6th, 1960, in Batavia, son of the late Freeman and Dorothy (Landon) Edgerton. His ties to the Western NY area ran deep as the great-grandson of former Genesee County Sheriff Freeman Edgerton, and cousin to Hiram Haskell Edgerton, the 49th...

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Randall Steven Pashong

May 4, 2023

Randall S. Pashong, 64, of Batavia, passed away on Thursday, (May 4, 2023) at his home. Randall was born on December 12, 1958 in Batavia, a son of the late Melvern L. and Shirley (Kirkpatrick) Pashong. Mr. Pashong spent many long days working as a roofer for Mooney Construction in Warsaw, enjoying his retirement in later years. He will be...

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