Obituaries
Local obituaries for Batavia, New York and surrounding areas
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Wendy K. Speagle
Jan 8, 2021
Wendy K. Speagle, 48, of Bergen, passed away on Friday, January 8, 2021 at Eastern Niagara Hospital in Lockport. Wendy was born May 17, 1972 in Batavia, a daughter of Rita (Hartman) Pfenninger of Lockport and the late Wayne Douglas Cayea, Sr. Being a CNA, Wendy enjoyed taking care of the elderly and especially those patients with Alzheimer's. She loved...
Mrs. Adriane C. Broadbooks
Jan 7, 2021
LeRoy - Adriane C. Broadbooks, 93, formerly of Byron and Bergen, died Thursday, January 7, 2021 at LeRoy Village Green Nursing Home. Mrs. Broadbooks was born on Sunday, March 20th, 1927 in Niagara Falls, a daughter of the late James Patrick Casey and Alida Van Esbroek Casey. Raised in Rochester, Adriane was a graduate of Houghton College. She taught for...
Mrs. Sedra Hyde
Jan 6, 2021
Batavia- Sedra Clare Stockton Hyde, age 82, of Batavia, passed away on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at the LeRoy Village Green Nursing Home. She was born on March 19, 1938, in Batavia, a daughter of the late Burton and Britta Bird Stockton. Sedra had a beautiful smile that would light up a room as well as an unmistakable laugh. She...
Audrey J. (Brown) Fay
Jan 6, 2021
Audrey J. (Brown) Fay, 87, of Batavia, passed away on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at the LeRoy Village Green Nursing Home. Audrey was born October 9, 1933, in East Bethany, a daughter of the late Howard and Winifred (Carlson) Brown. Audrey was a greeter at Walmart in Batavia, loved being with her family and was a New York Yankees and...
Frederick G. Facer
Jan 6, 2021
Batavia - Frederick G. Facer, 96 of Batavia passed away on Wednesday, (January 6, 2021) at New York State Veterans Home in Batavia. Mr. Facer was born February 10, 1924 in Rochester, a son of the late Claude and Carolyn (Schlageter) Facer. Fred was a member of Resurrection Parish. He served the country honorably with the US Army during World...
Mr. David Gordon Cross
Jan 5, 2021
Elba- David Gordon Cross, age 67, passed away unexpectedly at his home on January 5, 2021. He was born June 24, 1953, in Batavia, a son of the late Gordon and Arlene Hoffmeister Cross. A 1971 graduate of Elba Central School, he retired from the Town of Byron Highway Department after 35 years as a heavy equipment operator and then...
Michelle Bauer
Jan 4, 2021
Oakfield - Michelle Katherine Bauer, 54 of Oakfield, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, (January 4, 2021) at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester. Mrs. Bauer was born June 8, 1966 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Richard and Bonnie (Burr) Say. Michelle had a heart of gold and accepted people for who they were. She loved to see people smile...
Mrs. Joan F. White
Jan 2, 2021
Oakfield - Joan F. White, age 85 of Oakfield, passed away on Saturday, January 2, 2021 at New York State Veterans Home in Batavia. Mrs. White was born Thursday, October 31, 1935 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Anson Forsyth and Florence Ferguson Forsyth. A longtime member of the Oakfield United Methodist Church, Joan was very active in the...
Mrs. Marsha K. Barton
Jan 2, 2021
Marsha K. Barton, 81, of Batavia left her earthly body for her eternal home in Heaven with Jesus on Saturday, January 2, 2021. She had resided at the New York State Veterans Home in Batavia for the past four years. Marsha was born on January 13, 1939 near Macomb, Illinois (the area they called “Gin Ridge”). She was a daughter...
John Christopher Stone
Dec 31, 2020
John Christopher Stone, 71, of Batavia, passed away on December 31, 2020 at home, under the loving care of his wife of 50 years. John, called Chris from a child, was born March 1, 1949 in Waterloo, NY, the son of the late John W. and June (Larsen) Stone. He was a 1967 graduate of Batavia High School, and a...
Paul Eshelman
Dec 31, 2020
Batavia - Paul L. Eshelman, 80 of Batavia, went to meet his Lord on Thursday, (December 31, 2020) at his home. Mr. Eshelman was born June 7, 1940 in Clearfield, Pennsylvania, a son of the late Paul R. and Jennie (Cole) Eshelman. He moved to New York where he married his wife of 57 years, Maria (Dicman) Eshelman, who survives...
Barbara F. Morris
Dec 31, 2020
Barbara F. Morris, 89, of LeRoy, passed away on Thursday, December 31, 2020 at the LeRoy Village Green Residential Health Care Facility. Barbara was born August 10, 1931 in Jersey City, New Jersey, the daughter of the late Lester and Lillian (Fletcher) Morris. Barbara was a member of the Stafford Historical Society, Garden Club and St. Paul's Episcopal Church in...
Mrs. Sandra Lee Anderson
Dec 30, 2020
Batavia - Sandra Lee Anderson, age 75, of Batavia passed away on Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at Premier Genesee Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. Mrs. Anderson was born Friday, May 25th, 1945 in Batavia, New York a daughter of the late William A. Gilliatt Sr. and Mildred M. Christan Gilliatt. A member of Assembly of God Church in Batavia, she...
Mrs. Helen L. Meritt
Dec 30, 2020
Age 96, of Caledonia, passed away on December 30, 2020. A member of Trinity Emmanuel Presbyterian Church, she loved time with her family. Predeceased by her husband, Nicholas A. Meritt in 1993. Loving mother to Wayne (Deborah) Meritt & Diane (Late Arthur J. Jr.) Harrington; beloved grandmother to Matthew (Becky) Meritt, Melissa (Zachary) Kuter, Aaron (Danielle) Harrington, Andrew (Christy Hoepting)...
Sheila Hale
Dec 30, 2020
Corfu - Sheila K. Hale, 72 of Corfu passed away on Wednesday (December 30, 2020) at Premier Genesee Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Batavia. Mrs. Hale was born February 3, 1948 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Philip and Rita (Corcoran) Pribison. Sheila was a member of Resurrection Parish and enjoyed reading. She was a die hard Bills...
David Lee Funston
Dec 29, 2020
Batavia - David Lee Funston, 82 of Batavia passed away on Tuesday, (December 29, 2020) at United Memorial Medical Center in Batavia. Mr. Funston was born January 11, 1938 in Syracuse, a son of the late Herbert and Margaret (Windett) Funston. Dave was a devout Episcopalian and active musician. He played percussion in the Genesee Symphony Orchestra for 50 years...
Mrs. Beverly Mcallister
Dec 28, 2020
Batavia- Beverly (Woodhouse) McAllister, age 82, went peacefully to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, December 28, 2020 at LeRoy Village Green Nursing Facility. Mrs. McAllister was born Saturday, June 4, 1938 in Batavia, New York a daughter of the late Gordon Woodhouse and Marion Dempsey Woodhouse. A 1956 graduate of Batavia High School, she worked for Kozak...
Richard A. Cecere
Dec 27, 2020
Richard A. Cecere, 84, of Alexander, passed away on Sunday, December 27, 2020 at his home. Richard was born August 19, 1936 in Batavia, a son of the late Anthony and Anna (Palvino) Cecere. Richard loved being with his family, raising his turkeys, mowing his lawn and going to the track and watching the horses race. He was an avid...
Ms. Jane L. Ivison
Dec 26, 2020
Byron - Jane L. Ivison, age 63, of Warsaw, passed away on Saturday, December 26, 2020 at the Wyoming County Skilled Nursing Facility in Warsaw. Jane was born Monday, November 25, 1957 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Howard R. Ivison and Arlene Rudd Ivison. A 1976 graduate from Byron-Bergen High School, Jane retired from the LeRoy Village Green...
Roosevelt Smith Sr.
Dec 26, 2020
Roosevelt Smith, Sr., 75, long time residence of Genesee County, passed away on Saturday, December 26, 2020 at his son’s home under the care of his family. Roosevelt was born, January 24, 1945 in Minter, Alabama, a son of the late Lee Earnest and Lucinda (Moore) Smith. Roosevelt was a founding member of the Genesee Country Church where he served...
Wendy K. Speagle
Jan 8, 2021
Wendy K. Speagle, 48, of Bergen, passed away on Friday, January 8, 2021 at Eastern Niagara Hospital in Lockport. Wendy was born May 17, 1972 in Batavia, a daughter of Rita (Hartman) Pfenninger of Lockport and the late Wayne Douglas Cayea, Sr. Being a CNA, Wendy enjoyed taking care of the elderly and especially those patients with Alzheimer's. She loved...
Mrs. Adriane C. Broadbooks
Jan 7, 2021
LeRoy - Adriane C. Broadbooks, 93, formerly of Byron and Bergen, died Thursday, January 7, 2021 at LeRoy Village Green Nursing Home. Mrs. Broadbooks was born on Sunday, March 20th, 1927 in Niagara Falls, a daughter of the late James Patrick Casey and Alida Van Esbroek Casey. Raised in Rochester, Adriane was a graduate of Houghton College. She taught for...
Mrs. Sedra Hyde
Jan 6, 2021
Batavia- Sedra Clare Stockton Hyde, age 82, of Batavia, passed away on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at the LeRoy Village Green Nursing Home. She was born on March 19, 1938, in Batavia, a daughter of the late Burton and Britta Bird Stockton. Sedra had a beautiful smile that would light up a room as well as an unmistakable laugh. She...
Audrey J. (Brown) Fay
Jan 6, 2021
Audrey J. (Brown) Fay, 87, of Batavia, passed away on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at the LeRoy Village Green Nursing Home. Audrey was born October 9, 1933, in East Bethany, a daughter of the late Howard and Winifred (Carlson) Brown. Audrey was a greeter at Walmart in Batavia, loved being with her family and was a New York Yankees and...
Frederick G. Facer
Jan 6, 2021
Batavia - Frederick G. Facer, 96 of Batavia passed away on Wednesday, (January 6, 2021) at New York State Veterans Home in Batavia. Mr. Facer was born February 10, 1924 in Rochester, a son of the late Claude and Carolyn (Schlageter) Facer. Fred was a member of Resurrection Parish. He served the country honorably with the US Army during World...
Mr. David Gordon Cross
Jan 5, 2021
Elba- David Gordon Cross, age 67, passed away unexpectedly at his home on January 5, 2021. He was born June 24, 1953, in Batavia, a son of the late Gordon and Arlene Hoffmeister Cross. A 1971 graduate of Elba Central School, he retired from the Town of Byron Highway Department after 35 years as a heavy equipment operator and then...
Michelle Bauer
Jan 4, 2021
Oakfield - Michelle Katherine Bauer, 54 of Oakfield, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, (January 4, 2021) at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester. Mrs. Bauer was born June 8, 1966 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Richard and Bonnie (Burr) Say. Michelle had a heart of gold and accepted people for who they were. She loved to see people smile...
Mrs. Joan F. White
Jan 2, 2021
Oakfield - Joan F. White, age 85 of Oakfield, passed away on Saturday, January 2, 2021 at New York State Veterans Home in Batavia. Mrs. White was born Thursday, October 31, 1935 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Anson Forsyth and Florence Ferguson Forsyth. A longtime member of the Oakfield United Methodist Church, Joan was very active in the...
Mrs. Marsha K. Barton
Jan 2, 2021
Marsha K. Barton, 81, of Batavia left her earthly body for her eternal home in Heaven with Jesus on Saturday, January 2, 2021. She had resided at the New York State Veterans Home in Batavia for the past four years. Marsha was born on January 13, 1939 near Macomb, Illinois (the area they called “Gin Ridge”). She was a daughter...
John Christopher Stone
Dec 31, 2020
John Christopher Stone, 71, of Batavia, passed away on December 31, 2020 at home, under the loving care of his wife of 50 years. John, called Chris from a child, was born March 1, 1949 in Waterloo, NY, the son of the late John W. and June (Larsen) Stone. He was a 1967 graduate of Batavia High School, and a...
Paul Eshelman
Dec 31, 2020
Batavia - Paul L. Eshelman, 80 of Batavia, went to meet his Lord on Thursday, (December 31, 2020) at his home. Mr. Eshelman was born June 7, 1940 in Clearfield, Pennsylvania, a son of the late Paul R. and Jennie (Cole) Eshelman. He moved to New York where he married his wife of 57 years, Maria (Dicman) Eshelman, who survives...
Barbara F. Morris
Dec 31, 2020
Barbara F. Morris, 89, of LeRoy, passed away on Thursday, December 31, 2020 at the LeRoy Village Green Residential Health Care Facility. Barbara was born August 10, 1931 in Jersey City, New Jersey, the daughter of the late Lester and Lillian (Fletcher) Morris. Barbara was a member of the Stafford Historical Society, Garden Club and St. Paul's Episcopal Church in...
Mrs. Sandra Lee Anderson
Dec 30, 2020
Batavia - Sandra Lee Anderson, age 75, of Batavia passed away on Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at Premier Genesee Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. Mrs. Anderson was born Friday, May 25th, 1945 in Batavia, New York a daughter of the late William A. Gilliatt Sr. and Mildred M. Christan Gilliatt. A member of Assembly of God Church in Batavia, she...
Mrs. Helen L. Meritt
Dec 30, 2020
Age 96, of Caledonia, passed away on December 30, 2020. A member of Trinity Emmanuel Presbyterian Church, she loved time with her family. Predeceased by her husband, Nicholas A. Meritt in 1993. Loving mother to Wayne (Deborah) Meritt & Diane (Late Arthur J. Jr.) Harrington; beloved grandmother to Matthew (Becky) Meritt, Melissa (Zachary) Kuter, Aaron (Danielle) Harrington, Andrew (Christy Hoepting)...
Sheila Hale
Dec 30, 2020
Corfu - Sheila K. Hale, 72 of Corfu passed away on Wednesday (December 30, 2020) at Premier Genesee Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Batavia. Mrs. Hale was born February 3, 1948 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Philip and Rita (Corcoran) Pribison. Sheila was a member of Resurrection Parish and enjoyed reading. She was a die hard Bills...
David Lee Funston
Dec 29, 2020
Batavia - David Lee Funston, 82 of Batavia passed away on Tuesday, (December 29, 2020) at United Memorial Medical Center in Batavia. Mr. Funston was born January 11, 1938 in Syracuse, a son of the late Herbert and Margaret (Windett) Funston. Dave was a devout Episcopalian and active musician. He played percussion in the Genesee Symphony Orchestra for 50 years...
Mrs. Beverly Mcallister
Dec 28, 2020
Batavia- Beverly (Woodhouse) McAllister, age 82, went peacefully to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, December 28, 2020 at LeRoy Village Green Nursing Facility. Mrs. McAllister was born Saturday, June 4, 1938 in Batavia, New York a daughter of the late Gordon Woodhouse and Marion Dempsey Woodhouse. A 1956 graduate of Batavia High School, she worked for Kozak...
Richard A. Cecere
Dec 27, 2020
Richard A. Cecere, 84, of Alexander, passed away on Sunday, December 27, 2020 at his home. Richard was born August 19, 1936 in Batavia, a son of the late Anthony and Anna (Palvino) Cecere. Richard loved being with his family, raising his turkeys, mowing his lawn and going to the track and watching the horses race. He was an avid...
Ms. Jane L. Ivison
Dec 26, 2020
Byron - Jane L. Ivison, age 63, of Warsaw, passed away on Saturday, December 26, 2020 at the Wyoming County Skilled Nursing Facility in Warsaw. Jane was born Monday, November 25, 1957 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Howard R. Ivison and Arlene Rudd Ivison. A 1976 graduate from Byron-Bergen High School, Jane retired from the LeRoy Village Green...
Roosevelt Smith Sr.
Dec 26, 2020
Roosevelt Smith, Sr., 75, long time residence of Genesee County, passed away on Saturday, December 26, 2020 at his son’s home under the care of his family. Roosevelt was born, January 24, 1945 in Minter, Alabama, a son of the late Lee Earnest and Lucinda (Moore) Smith. Roosevelt was a founding member of the Genesee Country Church where he served...
