Obituaries
Local obituaries for Batavia, New York and surrounding areas
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John C. Chamberlain
Apr 18, 2018
Albion - John C. Chamberlain, 77, of Albion, a compositer at Fix Printing Co. in Batavia, for 33 years prior to his retirement in 1990, died Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at Rochester General Hospital. Mr. Chamberlain was born June 5, 1940 in Batavia, a son of the late Arthur W. and Mary (Phillips) Chamberlain. He was a member of Eagle...
Karen L. Hoak
Apr 17, 2018
Batavia - Karen L. Hoak, 70, of Batavia, passed away Tuesday, (April 17, 2018) at her home, in Batavia. She was under the care of HomeCare & Hospice, her family, and the Crossroads House End-of-Life Doulas. Ms. Hoak was born August 19, 1947 in Buffalo, a daughter of the late Raymond and Lena (Constantino) Kowalski. Karen was a special education...
Josephine Dudley
Apr 15, 2018
Bergen - Josephine Dudley, 95, of Bergen, passed away Sunday, (April 15, 2018) at LeRoy Village Green Nursing Facility, in LeRoy. Ms. Dudley was born August 24, 1922 in Brooklyn, a daughter of the late E. Roy and Florence (Reed) Dudley. She is preceded in death by her sister, Lucille Dudley. There will be no prior visitation. Services will be...
John A. Specht
Apr 13, 2018
Bergen - John A. Specht, 77, of Bergen, passed away on Friday, April 13, 2018 at Strong Memorial Hospital. Mr. Specht was born November 26, 1940 in Flint Valley, Pennsylvania, a son of the late Clifton and Helen Steffen Specht. A member of the Free & Accepted Masons, Hesperus Lodge and the American Legion, Sackett Merrill White Post #575, John...
Keith Goodwin
Apr 11, 2018
Byron - Keith Goodwin, age 66, of Byron, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, April 11, 2018. Mr. Goodwin was born November 3, 1951 in Batavia, the son of the late Orville Goodwin and Rita Wasiewaleski Goodwin. He is also preceded in death by his sister, Kathie Mulhall. An avid hunter, fisherman and fan of horse racing, Keith was...
Hattie Rose Carpenter
Apr 8, 2018
Oakfield - Hattie Rose Carpenter, 73 of Oakfield, the only female miner at US Gypsum Co. in Oakfield, died Sunday, April 8, 2018 at Strong Memorial Hospital, in Rochester. Mrs. Carpenter was born February 26, 1945 in Batavia, the daughter of the late Walter and Hedwig Wojkowski. She was an avid and award winning Horseshoe pitcher, gardener and enjoyed growing...
Sara Johnson
Apr 8, 2018
Sara ("Sue") McKinsey Johnson, age 96, of Batavia, NY, passed away on Sunday, April 8, 2018 at the LeRoy Village Green Residential Health Care Facility. She spent her life caring for others. Sara was born August 29, 1921 in Helen Furnace, PA, daughter of Harold and Doris McKinsey. Sara served in the U.S. Cadet Nurses Corp during World War II....
Joseph D. "Joey" Jaszko, Iii
Apr 5, 2018
Corfu - Joseph D. "Joey" Jaszko, III, 56, of Corfu, passed away suddenly on Thursday, (April 5, 2018) at Erie County Medical Center, in Buffalo, a result of injuries sustained at work. Mr. Jaszko was born June 27, 1961 in Batavia, the son of Joseph, II and Nancy (Chatt) Jaszko of Batavia. He was a mechanic with Zoladz Construction. Joey...
Eleanor Latko
Apr 5, 2018
Oakfield - Eleanor Latko, 83, of Oakfield, passed away on Thursday, April 5, 2018 at Strong Memorial Hospital, in Rochester. Eleanor was born April 23, 1934 in Bethany, a daughter of the late George and Mary (Salat) Cupicha. The most important thing in Eleanor's life are her children, grandchildren and her great-grandson. She was a devout Roman Catholic who maintained...
Carol Ann Salisbury
Apr 4, 2018
Carol Ann Salisbury, 47, of Batavia, passed away on Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at United Memorial Medical Center. Carol was born April 6, 1970 in Cleveland, OH, the daughter of the late James and Jean (Tennant) Salisbury. Survivors include her fiancé, Oliver Spikes of Batavia; children, Lincoln Spikes, Raven Spikes and Logan Spikes, all of Batavia; two sisters, Kathy (Tim)...
Betty J Norton
Apr 3, 2018
LeRoy - Betty J. Norton, 93, of LeRoy, formerly of Batavia, passed away Tuesday, (April 3, 2018) at LeRoy Village Green Nursing Facility, in LeRoy. Mrs. Norton was born July 13, 1924 in Batavia, a daughter of the late William and Nina (Van Duser) Hammond. Betty was a long time member of the West Bethany Baptist Church. She was very...
John M. Utz
Apr 2, 2018
John M. Utz, Jr., born December 6, 1953. Survived by his wife Brenda, step-daughter, Jennifer and grandchildren. Also, sister Jackie Evans of Florida and a niece, Amy Oviedo of Virginia. Memorials to Homecare and Hospice or Crossroads House.
Mary Louise "Marylou" Tonner
Apr 2, 2018
Oakfield – MaryLouise (Dimmick) Tonner, 86, passed away on April 2, 2018, with family by her side. She was born February 22, 1932 in Kenmore, New York. MaryLou was a retired supervisor from Fisher Price Toys. MaryLou loved animals, especially her birds. She also enjoyed traveling, walking on the beach and spending time with family. Mary Lou had a...
Ethel D. John
Mar 30, 2018
Bergen/North Chili - Passed away on Friday, March 30, 2018, at age 97. Survived by her children, Richard Reynolds, Donna (late Tom Fischer) Pringle, Gary (Bernie) Reynolds, James (Robin) Reynolds, Sharon (John) Lohman; step-sons, Ken John and Bill (Mari) John; grandchildren, Debra (Wayne) Klieger, Rich (Sue) Pringle, Brandy Reynolds, Brett (Annie) Reynolds, Brian (Catherine) Reynolds, Jay (Felisa) Reynolds and Matthew...
Marian D. Shepard
Mar 29, 2018
Byron - Marian D. Shepard, 90, of Byron, Designer at Francis D. Shepard Engineer & Associates, Byron, NY, died Thursday, March 29, 2018 at her home in Byron. Mrs. Shepard was born October 24, 1927 in Rochester, a daughter of the late Irving and Gwendolen (Durfee) Green. She was a lifetime member of the Byron Presbyterian Church, where she served...
John C. Mcdaniels
Mar 25, 2018
John C. McDaniels, 84, of Batavia, passed away on Sunday, March 25, 2018 at his home. John was born June 6, 1933 in Columbia, SC, son of the late John C. and Clara Pearl (Leak) McDaniels. John served with the United States Army and worked in the farming industry. Surviving are his friends including Nick, Tony and Vinny Calarco and...
Alice Z. Grady
Mar 25, 2018
Batavia - Alice Z. Grady, age 78, of Batavia, passed away on Sunday, March 25, 2018 at Batavia Health Care Center, LLC. Mrs. Grady was born March 25, 1940 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Charles Richmond, Sr. and Eleanor Wright Richmond. A graduate of Batavia High School, she was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Batavia, Mrs....
Carolyn "Butchie" Weit
Mar 23, 2018
Bergen – Carolyn "Butchie" Weit, 70, of Bergen, passed away Friday, (March 23, 2018) at Unity Health System, in Rochester. Mrs. Weit was born December 8, 1947 in Rochester, a daughter of the late Myers Robert "Bob" and Helen (Brundage) Blair. Carolyn was a 20 plus year employee of Wegmans in Brockport. She was an avid reader and enjoyed cross-stitch,...
Carmen A. Difilippo
Mar 22, 2018
Batavia - Carmen A. DiFilippo, age 80, of Batavia, steward for over 30 years at St. Nicholas Club in Batavia, passed away on Thursday, March 22, 2018 at Unity Hospital. Mr. DiFilippo was born April 19, 1937 in Batavia, a son of the late Frank DiFilippo, Sr. and Assunta DeCelso DiFilippo. A graduate of Batavia High School, Carmen was a...
John C. Chamberlain
Apr 18, 2018
Albion - John C. Chamberlain, 77, of Albion, a compositer at Fix Printing Co. in Batavia, for 33 years prior to his retirement in 1990, died Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at Rochester General Hospital. Mr. Chamberlain was born June 5, 1940 in Batavia, a son of the late Arthur W. and Mary (Phillips) Chamberlain. He was a member of Eagle...
Karen L. Hoak
Apr 17, 2018
Batavia - Karen L. Hoak, 70, of Batavia, passed away Tuesday, (April 17, 2018) at her home, in Batavia. She was under the care of HomeCare & Hospice, her family, and the Crossroads House End-of-Life Doulas. Ms. Hoak was born August 19, 1947 in Buffalo, a daughter of the late Raymond and Lena (Constantino) Kowalski. Karen was a special education...
Josephine Dudley
Apr 15, 2018
Bergen - Josephine Dudley, 95, of Bergen, passed away Sunday, (April 15, 2018) at LeRoy Village Green Nursing Facility, in LeRoy. Ms. Dudley was born August 24, 1922 in Brooklyn, a daughter of the late E. Roy and Florence (Reed) Dudley. She is preceded in death by her sister, Lucille Dudley. There will be no prior visitation. Services will be...
John A. Specht
Apr 13, 2018
Bergen - John A. Specht, 77, of Bergen, passed away on Friday, April 13, 2018 at Strong Memorial Hospital. Mr. Specht was born November 26, 1940 in Flint Valley, Pennsylvania, a son of the late Clifton and Helen Steffen Specht. A member of the Free & Accepted Masons, Hesperus Lodge and the American Legion, Sackett Merrill White Post #575, John...
Keith Goodwin
Apr 11, 2018
Byron - Keith Goodwin, age 66, of Byron, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, April 11, 2018. Mr. Goodwin was born November 3, 1951 in Batavia, the son of the late Orville Goodwin and Rita Wasiewaleski Goodwin. He is also preceded in death by his sister, Kathie Mulhall. An avid hunter, fisherman and fan of horse racing, Keith was...
Hattie Rose Carpenter
Apr 8, 2018
Oakfield - Hattie Rose Carpenter, 73 of Oakfield, the only female miner at US Gypsum Co. in Oakfield, died Sunday, April 8, 2018 at Strong Memorial Hospital, in Rochester. Mrs. Carpenter was born February 26, 1945 in Batavia, the daughter of the late Walter and Hedwig Wojkowski. She was an avid and award winning Horseshoe pitcher, gardener and enjoyed growing...
Sara Johnson
Apr 8, 2018
Sara ("Sue") McKinsey Johnson, age 96, of Batavia, NY, passed away on Sunday, April 8, 2018 at the LeRoy Village Green Residential Health Care Facility. She spent her life caring for others. Sara was born August 29, 1921 in Helen Furnace, PA, daughter of Harold and Doris McKinsey. Sara served in the U.S. Cadet Nurses Corp during World War II....
Joseph D. "Joey" Jaszko, Iii
Apr 5, 2018
Corfu - Joseph D. "Joey" Jaszko, III, 56, of Corfu, passed away suddenly on Thursday, (April 5, 2018) at Erie County Medical Center, in Buffalo, a result of injuries sustained at work. Mr. Jaszko was born June 27, 1961 in Batavia, the son of Joseph, II and Nancy (Chatt) Jaszko of Batavia. He was a mechanic with Zoladz Construction. Joey...
Eleanor Latko
Apr 5, 2018
Oakfield - Eleanor Latko, 83, of Oakfield, passed away on Thursday, April 5, 2018 at Strong Memorial Hospital, in Rochester. Eleanor was born April 23, 1934 in Bethany, a daughter of the late George and Mary (Salat) Cupicha. The most important thing in Eleanor's life are her children, grandchildren and her great-grandson. She was a devout Roman Catholic who maintained...
Carol Ann Salisbury
Apr 4, 2018
Carol Ann Salisbury, 47, of Batavia, passed away on Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at United Memorial Medical Center. Carol was born April 6, 1970 in Cleveland, OH, the daughter of the late James and Jean (Tennant) Salisbury. Survivors include her fiancé, Oliver Spikes of Batavia; children, Lincoln Spikes, Raven Spikes and Logan Spikes, all of Batavia; two sisters, Kathy (Tim)...
Betty J Norton
Apr 3, 2018
LeRoy - Betty J. Norton, 93, of LeRoy, formerly of Batavia, passed away Tuesday, (April 3, 2018) at LeRoy Village Green Nursing Facility, in LeRoy. Mrs. Norton was born July 13, 1924 in Batavia, a daughter of the late William and Nina (Van Duser) Hammond. Betty was a long time member of the West Bethany Baptist Church. She was very...
John M. Utz
Apr 2, 2018
John M. Utz, Jr., born December 6, 1953. Survived by his wife Brenda, step-daughter, Jennifer and grandchildren. Also, sister Jackie Evans of Florida and a niece, Amy Oviedo of Virginia. Memorials to Homecare and Hospice or Crossroads House.
Mary Louise "Marylou" Tonner
Apr 2, 2018
Oakfield – MaryLouise (Dimmick) Tonner, 86, passed away on April 2, 2018, with family by her side. She was born February 22, 1932 in Kenmore, New York. MaryLou was a retired supervisor from Fisher Price Toys. MaryLou loved animals, especially her birds. She also enjoyed traveling, walking on the beach and spending time with family. Mary Lou had a...
Ethel D. John
Mar 30, 2018
Bergen/North Chili - Passed away on Friday, March 30, 2018, at age 97. Survived by her children, Richard Reynolds, Donna (late Tom Fischer) Pringle, Gary (Bernie) Reynolds, James (Robin) Reynolds, Sharon (John) Lohman; step-sons, Ken John and Bill (Mari) John; grandchildren, Debra (Wayne) Klieger, Rich (Sue) Pringle, Brandy Reynolds, Brett (Annie) Reynolds, Brian (Catherine) Reynolds, Jay (Felisa) Reynolds and Matthew...
Marian D. Shepard
Mar 29, 2018
Byron - Marian D. Shepard, 90, of Byron, Designer at Francis D. Shepard Engineer & Associates, Byron, NY, died Thursday, March 29, 2018 at her home in Byron. Mrs. Shepard was born October 24, 1927 in Rochester, a daughter of the late Irving and Gwendolen (Durfee) Green. She was a lifetime member of the Byron Presbyterian Church, where she served...
John C. Mcdaniels
Mar 25, 2018
John C. McDaniels, 84, of Batavia, passed away on Sunday, March 25, 2018 at his home. John was born June 6, 1933 in Columbia, SC, son of the late John C. and Clara Pearl (Leak) McDaniels. John served with the United States Army and worked in the farming industry. Surviving are his friends including Nick, Tony and Vinny Calarco and...
Alice Z. Grady
Mar 25, 2018
Batavia - Alice Z. Grady, age 78, of Batavia, passed away on Sunday, March 25, 2018 at Batavia Health Care Center, LLC. Mrs. Grady was born March 25, 1940 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Charles Richmond, Sr. and Eleanor Wright Richmond. A graduate of Batavia High School, she was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Batavia, Mrs....
Carolyn "Butchie" Weit
Mar 23, 2018
Bergen – Carolyn "Butchie" Weit, 70, of Bergen, passed away Friday, (March 23, 2018) at Unity Health System, in Rochester. Mrs. Weit was born December 8, 1947 in Rochester, a daughter of the late Myers Robert "Bob" and Helen (Brundage) Blair. Carolyn was a 20 plus year employee of Wegmans in Brockport. She was an avid reader and enjoyed cross-stitch,...
Carmen A. Difilippo
Mar 22, 2018
Batavia - Carmen A. DiFilippo, age 80, of Batavia, steward for over 30 years at St. Nicholas Club in Batavia, passed away on Thursday, March 22, 2018 at Unity Hospital. Mr. DiFilippo was born April 19, 1937 in Batavia, a son of the late Frank DiFilippo, Sr. and Assunta DeCelso DiFilippo. A graduate of Batavia High School, Carmen was a...
