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Sophie T. Dedman

Sophie T. Dedman

Mar 8, 2019

Obituary of Sophie T. Dedman BATAVIA - Sophie T. Dedman, 91, of Batavia, passed away Friday, March 8, 2019, at The Grand Rehabilitation And Nursing At Batavia. Sophie was born December 23, 1927, in Batavia, a daughter of the late Andrew and Josephine Grzebielucha. She had worked at the former GTE Sylvania and then as a clerk for Norbans Store...

Thomas J. Mazerbo

Thomas J. Mazerbo

Mar 1, 2019

Obituary of Thomas J. Mazerbo Stafford - Thomas J. Mazerbo, age 67, of Stafford, passed on away Friday, March 1, 2019, at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, surrounded by his loving family and friends who were by his side. He was born November 27, 1951, in Medina, a son of Jean Navarra Mazerbo of Rochester and the late Anthony Mazerbo....

Rodney L. Blackshear

Rodney L. Blackshear

Feb 28, 2019

Obituary of Rodney L. Blackshear Batavia - Rodney L. Blackshear, 58, of Batavia, passed away on Thursday, February 28, 2019, at his home in Batavia. Rodney was born May 10, 1960, in Batavia, a son of Marie (Roberts) Blackshear of Batavia and the late Oraid Blackshear. Rodney will be remembered as a caring person, who was passionate about his family,...

Dorothy M. Dilcher

Dorothy M. Dilcher

Feb 28, 2019

Obituary of Dorothy M. Dilcher Bergen - Dorothy M. Dilcher, 100, of Bergen, passed away on Thursday, February 28, 2019 at United Memorial Medical Center. Dorothy was born August 21, 1918, in Rochester, a daughter of the late Otto and Louise (Wahl) Bobzin. After her retirement from Taylor Instrument in Rochester, where she made blood pressure bands, Dorothy learned how...

Susan A. Colton

Susan A. Colton

Feb 25, 2019

Obituary of Susan A. Colton Warsaw - Susan A. Colton, age 60, of Warsaw, passed away on Thursday, February 28, 2019. She was born March 5, 1958, in Batavia, New York, the daughter of the late Charles M. Colton and  Ann Kibbe Colton. A 1977 graduate of Attica High School, Susan was a nurse for many years. She had a...

Terrance D. Bauer

Terrance D. Bauer

Feb 25, 2019

Obituary of Terrance D. Bauer ALABAMA CENTER - Terrance D. Bauer, 57, of Alabama Center, passed away unexpectedly Monday, (February 25, 2019), at United Memorial Medical Center. Terry was born November 26, 1961, in Warsaw, son of the late Charles W. and Gloria M. (Matteson) Bauer. He was a member of ABATE and a past member of the Alabama Volunteer...

Elaine T. Brunette

Elaine T. Brunette

Feb 22, 2019

Obituary of Elaine T. Brunette Batavia - Elaine T. Brunette, 87, of Batavia, formerly of Camillus, passed away Friday, February 22, 2019, at Premier Genesee Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. Elaine was born July 13, 1931, in Ilion, New York, the daughter of the late Wilfred Brunette and Vina Yando Brunette. Elaine was a graduate of Ilion High School, Central...

Frank P. Bellucci

Frank P. Bellucci

Feb 21, 2019

Obituary of Frank P. Bellucci BATAVIA - Frank P. Bellucci, 63, of Batavia, passed away Thursday, (February 21, 2019), at Buffalo General Hopital. He was born November 18, 1955, in Batavia, a son of the late John and Mary (Riolo) Bellucci. Frank was a life long self-employed contractor in the Batavia area.  He served his country honorably with the Air...

Dorothy M. Coughlin

Dorothy M. Coughlin

Feb 21, 2019

Obituary of Dorothy M. Coughlin Batavia/Elba - Dorothy M. Coughlin, 92, of Batavia/Elba, passed away on Thursday, February 21, 2019 at Highland Hospital in Rochester. Dorothy was born October 4, 1926, in Batavia, a daughter of the late George H. and Mildred (Shuler) Coughlin. A teacher of English, drama, speech and reading at Elba Central School for 35 years, she...

Betty Lou Biggins

Betty Lou Biggins

Feb 20, 2019

Obituary of Betty Lou Biggins Bergen - Betty Lou Canfield Biggins age 86, of Bergen, formerly of Attica, passed away on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at Absolute Care of East Aurora under the loving care of Hospice. Mrs. Biggins was born February 12, 1933 in Bolivar, a daughter of the late Glenn and Margaret Cossaboon Canfield. A longtime resident of...

Florence I. Miller

Florence I. Miller

Feb 19, 2019

Obituary of Florence I. Miller Batavia - Florence I. Miller, 84, of Batavia, passed away Tuesday, February 19, 2019, in Bergen. Florence was born May 21, 1934, in Batavia, a daughter of the late George T. Miller and Roselin Walbridge Miller. Known to many as "Grandma Flo", she enjoyed playing Bingo, cards and working word search books. She was devoted to her family, especially her...

John W. Anna, Sr.

John W. Anna, Sr.

Feb 16, 2019

Obituary of John W. Anna, Sr. BATAVIA - John W. Anna, Sr., 84, of Batavia, passed away on Saturday, February 16, 2019, at Rochester General Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. John was born January 29, 1935, in Utica, New York, the son of the late John W. and Ethel (Patterson) Anna. John earned a Masters Degree and several other...

Leaburn Wilcox

Leaburn Wilcox

Feb 16, 2019

Leaburn (Marrs) Wilcox passed away on February 16th after a lengthy bout with lung cancer.  She was born on December 8, 1940 in Newhall, West Virginia to Dewey and Athlene Marrs.  Leaburn’s father was an underground coal miner who left West Virginia in the early 1950’s upon the advent of strip mining, something he felt was wrong because of its...

Gloria M. Bauer

Gloria M. Bauer

Feb 14, 2019

ALABAMA CENTER - Gloria Bauer, 94, went to be with her valentine on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019 at her home while under the care of HomeCare & Hospice. She was born July 28, 1924 in Warsaw, a daughter of the late Heywood and Florence (Powers) Matteson. On April 8, 1944 she married Charles Bauer.  They were married for 64 years...

Wayne William Bassett

Wayne William Bassett

Feb 12, 2019

Obituary of Wayne William Bassett Batavia - Wayne William Bassett, age 63, of Batavia, passed away Tuesday, February 12, 2019, at Strong Memorial Hospital. Wayne was born October 8, 1955, in Warsaw, the son of Joyce L. Bush Bassett of Batavia and the late Robert F. Bassett. A graduate of Batavia High School and Alfred State College, Wayne was a corrections officer for 28...

Diane Ridder

Diane Ridder

Feb 12, 2019

Obituary of Diane Ridder Medina - Diane Ridder, age 71, of Medina, passed away Tuesday, February 12, 2019, at Orchard Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Mrs. Ridder was born July 15, 1947, in Batavia, a daughter of the late John Caccamise, Sr. and Pearl Parmalee Campbell of Batavia. A graduate of Elba Central School, Diane loved playing the piano and spending...

Olive W. Hockey

Olive W. Hockey

Feb 7, 2019

Obituary of Olive W. Hockey BATAVIA - Olive W. Hockey, 96, of Batavia, passed away Thursday, (February 7, 2019), at Premier Genesee Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. Olive was born April 25, 1922, in Watertown, a daughter of the late Oscar and Lilly (Hart) Williams. Olive was a woman of remarkable faith and endless curiosity. Her life is an example...

Jeffrey Francis "Jeff" Bonk

Jeffrey Francis "Jeff" Bonk

Feb 6, 2019

Obituary of Jeffrey Francis Bonk SEVEN POINTS TX/BYRON - Jeff Bonk, 55 of Seven Points, Texas, formerly of Byron passed away Wednesday, February 6, 2019, at the home of his brother in Texas. Jeff was born on June 1, 1963 in Batavia a son Harvey Bonk of Texas and the late Sheila E. (Comins) Bonk. He is survived by his...

Seymour Steinberg

Seymour Steinberg

Jan 27, 2019

Obituary of Seymour Steinberg Batavia - Seymour Steinberg, 90, of Batavia, longtime owner of Brenner's Jewelry in Batavia, passed away Sunday, January 27, 2019, at Premier Genesee Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. He was born April 14, 1928, in Brooklyn, a son of the late David and the late Anna (Halbrecht) Steinberg. A member of Temple Emanu-El and B'Nai B'rith,...

Peggy E. Stamp

Peggy E. Stamp

Jan 25, 2019

Obituary of Peggy E. Stamp Peggy E. Stamp, 90, of Alexander, passed away on Friday, Jan. 25, 2019, at her daughter’s home in Henrietta under the care of her family and hospice. Peggy was born June 9, 1928, in Buffalo, a daughter of the late Albert and Irene (O’Neil) Hughes. Peggy was a head teller for Marine Midland Bank in...

Sophie T. Dedman

Sophie T. Dedman

Mar 8, 2019

Obituary of Sophie T. Dedman BATAVIA - Sophie T. Dedman, 91, of Batavia, passed away Friday, March 8, 2019, at The Grand Rehabilitation And Nursing At Batavia. Sophie was born December 23, 1927, in Batavia, a daughter of the late Andrew and Josephine Grzebielucha. She had worked at the former GTE Sylvania and then as a clerk for Norbans Store...

Thomas J. Mazerbo

Thomas J. Mazerbo

Mar 1, 2019

Obituary of Thomas J. Mazerbo Stafford - Thomas J. Mazerbo, age 67, of Stafford, passed on away Friday, March 1, 2019, at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, surrounded by his loving family and friends who were by his side. He was born November 27, 1951, in Medina, a son of Jean Navarra Mazerbo of Rochester and the late Anthony Mazerbo....

Rodney L. Blackshear

Rodney L. Blackshear

Feb 28, 2019

Obituary of Rodney L. Blackshear Batavia - Rodney L. Blackshear, 58, of Batavia, passed away on Thursday, February 28, 2019, at his home in Batavia. Rodney was born May 10, 1960, in Batavia, a son of Marie (Roberts) Blackshear of Batavia and the late Oraid Blackshear. Rodney will be remembered as a caring person, who was passionate about his family,...

Dorothy M. Dilcher

Dorothy M. Dilcher

Feb 28, 2019

Obituary of Dorothy M. Dilcher Bergen - Dorothy M. Dilcher, 100, of Bergen, passed away on Thursday, February 28, 2019 at United Memorial Medical Center. Dorothy was born August 21, 1918, in Rochester, a daughter of the late Otto and Louise (Wahl) Bobzin. After her retirement from Taylor Instrument in Rochester, where she made blood pressure bands, Dorothy learned how...

Susan A. Colton

Susan A. Colton

Feb 25, 2019

Obituary of Susan A. Colton Warsaw - Susan A. Colton, age 60, of Warsaw, passed away on Thursday, February 28, 2019. She was born March 5, 1958, in Batavia, New York, the daughter of the late Charles M. Colton and  Ann Kibbe Colton. A 1977 graduate of Attica High School, Susan was a nurse for many years. She had a...

Terrance D. Bauer

Terrance D. Bauer

Feb 25, 2019

Obituary of Terrance D. Bauer ALABAMA CENTER - Terrance D. Bauer, 57, of Alabama Center, passed away unexpectedly Monday, (February 25, 2019), at United Memorial Medical Center. Terry was born November 26, 1961, in Warsaw, son of the late Charles W. and Gloria M. (Matteson) Bauer. He was a member of ABATE and a past member of the Alabama Volunteer...

Elaine T. Brunette

Elaine T. Brunette

Feb 22, 2019

Obituary of Elaine T. Brunette Batavia - Elaine T. Brunette, 87, of Batavia, formerly of Camillus, passed away Friday, February 22, 2019, at Premier Genesee Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. Elaine was born July 13, 1931, in Ilion, New York, the daughter of the late Wilfred Brunette and Vina Yando Brunette. Elaine was a graduate of Ilion High School, Central...

Frank P. Bellucci

Frank P. Bellucci

Feb 21, 2019

Obituary of Frank P. Bellucci BATAVIA - Frank P. Bellucci, 63, of Batavia, passed away Thursday, (February 21, 2019), at Buffalo General Hopital. He was born November 18, 1955, in Batavia, a son of the late John and Mary (Riolo) Bellucci. Frank was a life long self-employed contractor in the Batavia area.  He served his country honorably with the Air...

Dorothy M. Coughlin

Dorothy M. Coughlin

Feb 21, 2019

Obituary of Dorothy M. Coughlin Batavia/Elba - Dorothy M. Coughlin, 92, of Batavia/Elba, passed away on Thursday, February 21, 2019 at Highland Hospital in Rochester. Dorothy was born October 4, 1926, in Batavia, a daughter of the late George H. and Mildred (Shuler) Coughlin. A teacher of English, drama, speech and reading at Elba Central School for 35 years, she...

Betty Lou Biggins

Betty Lou Biggins

Feb 20, 2019

Obituary of Betty Lou Biggins Bergen - Betty Lou Canfield Biggins age 86, of Bergen, formerly of Attica, passed away on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at Absolute Care of East Aurora under the loving care of Hospice. Mrs. Biggins was born February 12, 1933 in Bolivar, a daughter of the late Glenn and Margaret Cossaboon Canfield. A longtime resident of...

Florence I. Miller

Florence I. Miller

Feb 19, 2019

Obituary of Florence I. Miller Batavia - Florence I. Miller, 84, of Batavia, passed away Tuesday, February 19, 2019, in Bergen. Florence was born May 21, 1934, in Batavia, a daughter of the late George T. Miller and Roselin Walbridge Miller. Known to many as "Grandma Flo", she enjoyed playing Bingo, cards and working word search books. She was devoted to her family, especially her...

John W. Anna, Sr.

John W. Anna, Sr.

Feb 16, 2019

Obituary of John W. Anna, Sr. BATAVIA - John W. Anna, Sr., 84, of Batavia, passed away on Saturday, February 16, 2019, at Rochester General Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. John was born January 29, 1935, in Utica, New York, the son of the late John W. and Ethel (Patterson) Anna. John earned a Masters Degree and several other...

Leaburn Wilcox

Leaburn Wilcox

Feb 16, 2019

Leaburn (Marrs) Wilcox passed away on February 16th after a lengthy bout with lung cancer.  She was born on December 8, 1940 in Newhall, West Virginia to Dewey and Athlene Marrs.  Leaburn’s father was an underground coal miner who left West Virginia in the early 1950’s upon the advent of strip mining, something he felt was wrong because of its...

Gloria M. Bauer

Gloria M. Bauer

Feb 14, 2019

ALABAMA CENTER - Gloria Bauer, 94, went to be with her valentine on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019 at her home while under the care of HomeCare & Hospice. She was born July 28, 1924 in Warsaw, a daughter of the late Heywood and Florence (Powers) Matteson. On April 8, 1944 she married Charles Bauer.  They were married for 64 years...

Wayne William Bassett

Wayne William Bassett

Feb 12, 2019

Obituary of Wayne William Bassett Batavia - Wayne William Bassett, age 63, of Batavia, passed away Tuesday, February 12, 2019, at Strong Memorial Hospital. Wayne was born October 8, 1955, in Warsaw, the son of Joyce L. Bush Bassett of Batavia and the late Robert F. Bassett. A graduate of Batavia High School and Alfred State College, Wayne was a corrections officer for 28...

Diane Ridder

Diane Ridder

Feb 12, 2019

Obituary of Diane Ridder Medina - Diane Ridder, age 71, of Medina, passed away Tuesday, February 12, 2019, at Orchard Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Mrs. Ridder was born July 15, 1947, in Batavia, a daughter of the late John Caccamise, Sr. and Pearl Parmalee Campbell of Batavia. A graduate of Elba Central School, Diane loved playing the piano and spending...

Olive W. Hockey

Olive W. Hockey

Feb 7, 2019

Obituary of Olive W. Hockey BATAVIA - Olive W. Hockey, 96, of Batavia, passed away Thursday, (February 7, 2019), at Premier Genesee Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. Olive was born April 25, 1922, in Watertown, a daughter of the late Oscar and Lilly (Hart) Williams. Olive was a woman of remarkable faith and endless curiosity. Her life is an example...

Jeffrey Francis "Jeff" Bonk

Jeffrey Francis "Jeff" Bonk

Feb 6, 2019

Obituary of Jeffrey Francis Bonk SEVEN POINTS TX/BYRON - Jeff Bonk, 55 of Seven Points, Texas, formerly of Byron passed away Wednesday, February 6, 2019, at the home of his brother in Texas. Jeff was born on June 1, 1963 in Batavia a son Harvey Bonk of Texas and the late Sheila E. (Comins) Bonk. He is survived by his...

Seymour Steinberg

Seymour Steinberg

Jan 27, 2019

Obituary of Seymour Steinberg Batavia - Seymour Steinberg, 90, of Batavia, longtime owner of Brenner's Jewelry in Batavia, passed away Sunday, January 27, 2019, at Premier Genesee Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. He was born April 14, 1928, in Brooklyn, a son of the late David and the late Anna (Halbrecht) Steinberg. A member of Temple Emanu-El and B'Nai B'rith,...

Peggy E. Stamp

Peggy E. Stamp

Jan 25, 2019

Obituary of Peggy E. Stamp Peggy E. Stamp, 90, of Alexander, passed away on Friday, Jan. 25, 2019, at her daughter’s home in Henrietta under the care of her family and hospice. Peggy was born June 9, 1928, in Buffalo, a daughter of the late Albert and Irene (O’Neil) Hughes. Peggy was a head teller for Marine Midland Bank in...