Obituaries
Local obituaries for Batavia, New York and surrounding areas
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Thomas M. "Tiny" Kretschmer
Aug 5, 2017
Batavia – Well ya see what had happened was (his favorite saying), on August 5, 2017, Thomas M. "Tiny" Kretschmer it was your time to be called home at the age of 45. He was born October 13, 1971 in Fredonia, a son of Norma Kretschmer and the late Richard Kretschmer. He was a master mechanic with a heart of...
Pauline B. Sprague
Aug 3, 2017
Batavia - Mrs. Pauline B. Sprague, age 98, of Batavia, passed away on Thursday, August 3, 2017 at Crossroads House. Mrs. Sprague was born July 4, 1919 in Bergen, the daughter of the late Victor and Anna Petrie Trick. A member of First Baptist Church of Batavia for over 65 years, she was the head cashier at the former Big...
K. Richard Brumber
Jul 29, 2017
Batavia - K. Richard Brumber, 76, of Batavia, a Resource Director at Jones Chemicals, Leroy, prior to his retirement, died Saturday, July 29, 2017 at his home, in Batavia. Mr. Brumber was born August 7, 1940 in Batavia, the son of the late Irvine and Betty (Hendershott) Brumber. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Batavia, where he...
Kathleen Ann Cintorino Grasso
Jul 29, 2017
Rochester - Kathleen Ann Cintorino Grasso, 70, of Rochester, passed away on Saturday, July 29, 2017 at Shorewinds Nursing Home, surrounded by her loving family under the care of VNS Hospice. Mrs. Grasso was born February 14, 1947 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Joseph "Mickey Devine" Cintorino and Jennie Pirro Cintorino. Kathy was employed for 40 years as...
Phillip W. Czaja
Jul 29, 2017
Phillip Czaja, 34 of Oakfield, passed from our sight and hearing on July 29, 2017 at home after a long illness. Phillip was born on July 26, 1983 in Batavia, NY to William and Peggy (Fagan) Czaja. Phillip was a avid fan of the Buffalo Bills and Sabres, along with the New York Yankees. He was always up for a...
Richard Bret "Dick" Yaw
Jul 25, 2017
The Villages, Florida - Mr. Richard Bret “Dick” Yaw, age 82, longtime Batavia resident, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 25, 2017 under the care of Cornerstone Hospice in The Villages, Florida following a brief illness. Mr. Yaw was born November 18, 1934 in West Seneca, the son of the late Charles Yaw and Ruth Woodard Yaw. Dick is preceded...
Rose Strollo
Jul 23, 2017
Rose Strollo, 99, of Batavia, died on Sunday (July 23, 2017) at United Memorial Medical Center. Rose was born December 25, 1917 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Antonio and Carmella (Corrado) Strollo. Rose was a member of Ascension Parish and the Altar and Rosary Society at the church. She enjoyed cooking, gardening and helping out others. Rose was...
Mary J. Fillette
Jul 21, 2017
Batavia - Mrs. Mary J. Fillette, age 95, of Batavia, passed away on Friday, July 21, 2017 at Johnson’s Elderly Care in Byron. Mrs. Fillette was born March 31, 1922 in Elba, a daughter of the late Harold and Dorothy Morris Watson. A member of Elba Presbyterian Church, she loved to tell jokes and while living in Virginia, was one...
Marguerite "Maggie" Dirisio
Jul 21, 2017
Batavia – Marguerite "Maggie" DiRisio, 90, of Batavia, passed away Friday, (July 21, 2017) at Premier Genesee Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, in Batavia. Maggie was born July 16, 1927 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Albert and Belle (Blandino) DiRisio, Sr.. Miss DiRisio was a long time member of Resurrection Parish, St. Joseph's Church. Surviving are a brother,...
Jason Lewis Tinklepaugh
Jul 20, 2017
Batavia - Jason Lewis Tinklepaugh, 44, of Batavia, died Thursday, July 20, 2017 at United Memorial Medical Center, in Batavia. Mr. Tinklepaugh was born April 13, 1973 in Oyster Bay, NY, a son of Bonita J. (Tinklepaugh) of Batavia. He was a member of Northgate Free Methodist Church and the Genesee Orleans ARC. He enjoyed ceramics as well as many...
Donna M. Worthington
Jul 18, 2017
Batavia - Donna M. Worthington, 83, of Batavia, 20-year employee at K-Mart in Batavia, passed away on Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at Premier Genesee Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, in Batavia. Mrs. Worthington was born August 23, 1933 in Harpursville, a daughter of the late Virginia Doddato Smith. A 1952 graduate of Batavia High School, she graduated from the Catherine...
Frederick B. "Freddie" Barber
Jul 16, 2017
Batavia – Frederick B. “Freddie” Barber, age 79, of Batavia passed away on July 16, 2017 at Premier Genesee Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Batavia. He was born March 27, 1938 in Elba, a son of the late Frederick H. and Edna Walheim Barber. He was employed, for many years, by “Torchy” Babcock of Batavia. Freddie loved country music...
Cynthia M. Vernon
Jul 15, 2017
Batavia - Cynthia M. Vernon, 82, of Batavia, passed away on Saturday, July 15, 2017 at her home, in Batavia. Mrs. Vernon was born January 24, 1935 in Mcleansboro, IL, a daughter of the late William Elton and Martha (Middlekauf) Johnson. She was the loving wife of 62 years of Frank J. Vernon, whom she married on August 11, 1955....
William B. "Pa" Hayes
Jul 11, 2017
Bergen-William B. "Pa" Hayes passed away peacefully on July 11, 2017 at Highland Hospital in Rochester. He was 93 years old. Mr. Hayes was born February 4, 1924 in Rochester, a son of the late Randsford and Mary (Baird) Hayes. William is predeceased by his wife of 67 years, Dorothy (Hargrave) Hayes; and his daughter-in-law, Denise Dugan. Pa, as he...
Lester L. Snyder
Jul 10, 2017
Batavia – Mr. Lester L. Snyder, 87, of Batavia, longtime resident of Alabama, passed away on Monday, July 10, 2017 at The New York State Veteran's Home, in Batavia. Mr. Snyder was born August 27, 1929 in Alabama, a son of the late Milford and Elma Ostrander Snyder. A 1949 graduate of Akron High School, Mr. Snyder retired in 1986...
Amy E. Herbeck
Jul 10, 2017
Dansville - Amy E. Herbeck, 52, of Dansville, passed away Monday, (July 10, 2017) at her home, in Dansville. Ms. Herbeck was born February 28, 1965 in Buffalo, a daughter of Donald and Josephine (Clifford) Frase of Macedon. Amy was an artist and enjoyed drawing. She greatly enjoyed spending time with her beloved canine companion, C.C. Surviving along with her...
Sean M. Madigan
Jul 10, 2017
Sean M. Madigan, son of Sean M. Madigan and Britany L. Fay, both of Batavia, passed away on Monday (July 10, 2017) at United Memorial Medical Center in Batavia. Surviving along with his parents, Sean and Brittany, include his paternal grandmother, Susan M. Madigan of Oberlin, KS and maternal grandmother, Karen (James) Bridge of Batavia. Sean is predeceased by his...
Betty Peters
Jul 8, 2017
Stafford - Betty Peters, 92, of Stafford, passed away Saturday, (July 8, 2017) at Premier Genesee Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, in Batavia. Mrs. Peters was born August 18, 1924 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Henry and Bertha (Killian) Hahn. She was a member of the St. James Episcopal Church in Batavia. Betty was the wife of the...
Theodore "Larry" Murphy
Jul 7, 2017
Theodore Murphy, "Larry", 56, of Batavia, a machine operator at Kutter's Cheese Factory in Corfu, passed away on Friday, July 7, 2017 at the Premier Genesee Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. He was born September 27, 1960 in Farmerville, AL, a son of the late Zeb and Lillie Belle (Hale) Murphy, Jr. Theodore is survived by 4 children, 4 brothers,...
Rena C. Wagner
Jul 6, 2017
Batavia - Rena C. Wagner, 90, of Batavia, passed away on Thursday, July 6, 2017 at the New York State Veteran's Home. Mrs. Wagner was born December 17, 1926 in Asiago, Italy, a daughter of the late Peter and Battastina Dalle Ave Costa. A member of St. Joseph's Church, she enjoyed gardening and word puzzles. Her husband, Robert E. Wagner,...
Thomas M. "Tiny" Kretschmer
Aug 5, 2017
Batavia – Well ya see what had happened was (his favorite saying), on August 5, 2017, Thomas M. "Tiny" Kretschmer it was your time to be called home at the age of 45. He was born October 13, 1971 in Fredonia, a son of Norma Kretschmer and the late Richard Kretschmer. He was a master mechanic with a heart of...
Pauline B. Sprague
Aug 3, 2017
Batavia - Mrs. Pauline B. Sprague, age 98, of Batavia, passed away on Thursday, August 3, 2017 at Crossroads House. Mrs. Sprague was born July 4, 1919 in Bergen, the daughter of the late Victor and Anna Petrie Trick. A member of First Baptist Church of Batavia for over 65 years, she was the head cashier at the former Big...
K. Richard Brumber
Jul 29, 2017
Batavia - K. Richard Brumber, 76, of Batavia, a Resource Director at Jones Chemicals, Leroy, prior to his retirement, died Saturday, July 29, 2017 at his home, in Batavia. Mr. Brumber was born August 7, 1940 in Batavia, the son of the late Irvine and Betty (Hendershott) Brumber. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Batavia, where he...
Kathleen Ann Cintorino Grasso
Jul 29, 2017
Rochester - Kathleen Ann Cintorino Grasso, 70, of Rochester, passed away on Saturday, July 29, 2017 at Shorewinds Nursing Home, surrounded by her loving family under the care of VNS Hospice. Mrs. Grasso was born February 14, 1947 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Joseph "Mickey Devine" Cintorino and Jennie Pirro Cintorino. Kathy was employed for 40 years as...
Phillip W. Czaja
Jul 29, 2017
Phillip Czaja, 34 of Oakfield, passed from our sight and hearing on July 29, 2017 at home after a long illness. Phillip was born on July 26, 1983 in Batavia, NY to William and Peggy (Fagan) Czaja. Phillip was a avid fan of the Buffalo Bills and Sabres, along with the New York Yankees. He was always up for a...
Richard Bret "Dick" Yaw
Jul 25, 2017
The Villages, Florida - Mr. Richard Bret “Dick” Yaw, age 82, longtime Batavia resident, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 25, 2017 under the care of Cornerstone Hospice in The Villages, Florida following a brief illness. Mr. Yaw was born November 18, 1934 in West Seneca, the son of the late Charles Yaw and Ruth Woodard Yaw. Dick is preceded...
Rose Strollo
Jul 23, 2017
Rose Strollo, 99, of Batavia, died on Sunday (July 23, 2017) at United Memorial Medical Center. Rose was born December 25, 1917 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Antonio and Carmella (Corrado) Strollo. Rose was a member of Ascension Parish and the Altar and Rosary Society at the church. She enjoyed cooking, gardening and helping out others. Rose was...
Mary J. Fillette
Jul 21, 2017
Batavia - Mrs. Mary J. Fillette, age 95, of Batavia, passed away on Friday, July 21, 2017 at Johnson’s Elderly Care in Byron. Mrs. Fillette was born March 31, 1922 in Elba, a daughter of the late Harold and Dorothy Morris Watson. A member of Elba Presbyterian Church, she loved to tell jokes and while living in Virginia, was one...
Marguerite "Maggie" Dirisio
Jul 21, 2017
Batavia – Marguerite "Maggie" DiRisio, 90, of Batavia, passed away Friday, (July 21, 2017) at Premier Genesee Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, in Batavia. Maggie was born July 16, 1927 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Albert and Belle (Blandino) DiRisio, Sr.. Miss DiRisio was a long time member of Resurrection Parish, St. Joseph's Church. Surviving are a brother,...
Jason Lewis Tinklepaugh
Jul 20, 2017
Batavia - Jason Lewis Tinklepaugh, 44, of Batavia, died Thursday, July 20, 2017 at United Memorial Medical Center, in Batavia. Mr. Tinklepaugh was born April 13, 1973 in Oyster Bay, NY, a son of Bonita J. (Tinklepaugh) of Batavia. He was a member of Northgate Free Methodist Church and the Genesee Orleans ARC. He enjoyed ceramics as well as many...
Donna M. Worthington
Jul 18, 2017
Batavia - Donna M. Worthington, 83, of Batavia, 20-year employee at K-Mart in Batavia, passed away on Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at Premier Genesee Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, in Batavia. Mrs. Worthington was born August 23, 1933 in Harpursville, a daughter of the late Virginia Doddato Smith. A 1952 graduate of Batavia High School, she graduated from the Catherine...
Frederick B. "Freddie" Barber
Jul 16, 2017
Batavia – Frederick B. “Freddie” Barber, age 79, of Batavia passed away on July 16, 2017 at Premier Genesee Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Batavia. He was born March 27, 1938 in Elba, a son of the late Frederick H. and Edna Walheim Barber. He was employed, for many years, by “Torchy” Babcock of Batavia. Freddie loved country music...
Cynthia M. Vernon
Jul 15, 2017
Batavia - Cynthia M. Vernon, 82, of Batavia, passed away on Saturday, July 15, 2017 at her home, in Batavia. Mrs. Vernon was born January 24, 1935 in Mcleansboro, IL, a daughter of the late William Elton and Martha (Middlekauf) Johnson. She was the loving wife of 62 years of Frank J. Vernon, whom she married on August 11, 1955....
William B. "Pa" Hayes
Jul 11, 2017
Bergen-William B. "Pa" Hayes passed away peacefully on July 11, 2017 at Highland Hospital in Rochester. He was 93 years old. Mr. Hayes was born February 4, 1924 in Rochester, a son of the late Randsford and Mary (Baird) Hayes. William is predeceased by his wife of 67 years, Dorothy (Hargrave) Hayes; and his daughter-in-law, Denise Dugan. Pa, as he...
Lester L. Snyder
Jul 10, 2017
Batavia – Mr. Lester L. Snyder, 87, of Batavia, longtime resident of Alabama, passed away on Monday, July 10, 2017 at The New York State Veteran's Home, in Batavia. Mr. Snyder was born August 27, 1929 in Alabama, a son of the late Milford and Elma Ostrander Snyder. A 1949 graduate of Akron High School, Mr. Snyder retired in 1986...
Amy E. Herbeck
Jul 10, 2017
Dansville - Amy E. Herbeck, 52, of Dansville, passed away Monday, (July 10, 2017) at her home, in Dansville. Ms. Herbeck was born February 28, 1965 in Buffalo, a daughter of Donald and Josephine (Clifford) Frase of Macedon. Amy was an artist and enjoyed drawing. She greatly enjoyed spending time with her beloved canine companion, C.C. Surviving along with her...
Sean M. Madigan
Jul 10, 2017
Sean M. Madigan, son of Sean M. Madigan and Britany L. Fay, both of Batavia, passed away on Monday (July 10, 2017) at United Memorial Medical Center in Batavia. Surviving along with his parents, Sean and Brittany, include his paternal grandmother, Susan M. Madigan of Oberlin, KS and maternal grandmother, Karen (James) Bridge of Batavia. Sean is predeceased by his...
Betty Peters
Jul 8, 2017
Stafford - Betty Peters, 92, of Stafford, passed away Saturday, (July 8, 2017) at Premier Genesee Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, in Batavia. Mrs. Peters was born August 18, 1924 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Henry and Bertha (Killian) Hahn. She was a member of the St. James Episcopal Church in Batavia. Betty was the wife of the...
Theodore "Larry" Murphy
Jul 7, 2017
Theodore Murphy, "Larry", 56, of Batavia, a machine operator at Kutter's Cheese Factory in Corfu, passed away on Friday, July 7, 2017 at the Premier Genesee Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. He was born September 27, 1960 in Farmerville, AL, a son of the late Zeb and Lillie Belle (Hale) Murphy, Jr. Theodore is survived by 4 children, 4 brothers,...
Rena C. Wagner
Jul 6, 2017
Batavia - Rena C. Wagner, 90, of Batavia, passed away on Thursday, July 6, 2017 at the New York State Veteran's Home. Mrs. Wagner was born December 17, 1926 in Asiago, Italy, a daughter of the late Peter and Battastina Dalle Ave Costa. A member of St. Joseph's Church, she enjoyed gardening and word puzzles. Her husband, Robert E. Wagner,...
