Obituaries
Local obituaries for Batavia, New York and surrounding areas
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Daniel S. Grastorf
Jan 11, 2017
Churchville - Daniel S. Grastorf, 46, of Churchville, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, (January 11, 2017) in Henrietta. Mr. Grastorf was born November 15, 1970 in Batavia, the son of Gary G. and Cheryl (Ellison) Grastorf of Churchville. Daniel was a member of Our Lady of Mercy Parish and worshiped at St. Peter's Church in LeRoy. An avid golfer, he...
Patrick T. Bodkin
Jan 11, 2017
Batavia - Patrick T. Bodkin, 83, of Batavia, passed away on Wednesday, January 11, 2017 at the Buffalo VA Medical Center, in Buffalo. Mr. Bodkin was born March 11, 1933 in Buffalo, a son of the late George and Katherine A. Conners Bodkin. A member of St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish, Pat proudly served his country with the United States Air...
Albert Lopez
Jan 6, 2017
Albert Lopez, 87, of Bergen, passed away on Friday (January 6, 2017) at the LeRoy Village Green Nursing Home. Albert was born February 28, 1929 in Puerto Rico, a son of the late Alejandro and Dolores (Millan) Lopez. Albert loved hunting, fishing, gardening, playing baseball, singing, dancing and playing his harmonica. He worked maintenance at the former Curtis Burns Factory....
Shirley Ann Fenello
Jan 6, 2017
Fairport - Shirley Ann Fenello, age 76, of Fairport, longtime resident of Oakfield, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, January 6, 2017. She was born May 6, 1940 in Batavia, the daughter of the late Raymond Rademacker and Marian Frieday Rademacker. A 1958 graduate of Oakfield Alabama High School, Shirley retired in 2002 after 30 years of service as a customer...
Nancy Ellen Stringham Tarkington
Jan 5, 2017
Batavia - Nancy Ellen Stringham Tarkington, 95, passed into Glory on January 5, 2017 at the New York State Veteran's Home. She was born January 17, 1921 in New Edinburg, Arkansas, daughter of the late Roy Edgar and Mable Roberson Roebuck. She is predeceased by her husbands, Lamar Reaves, Morse R. Stringham and Dean Tarkington; her children, Lamar Ann (Reaves)...
Mahlon M. "Ham" Hamilton
Jan 3, 2017
Mahlon M. Hamilton, 97, of Stephens City, Virginia, formerly of Batavia, New York, passed away peacefully Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at Greenfield Reflections in Strasburg, Virginia, with his wife of 64 years, Lila, 88, at his bedside. Mahlon “Ham” Hamilton was born on November 12, 1919 in Avon, New York, the son of Myron and Hettie Lucas Hamilton. Ham attended...
Linda M. Mead Engelhardt Royse
Jan 1, 2017
Batavia - Linda M. Mead Engelhardt Royse, 76, of Batavia, an avid bingo player who loved her family dearly, passed away on died Thursday, November 16, 2017 at United Memorial Medical Center. Mrs. Royse was born May 12, 1941, a daughter of the late George and Irene Larmon Mead. She is predeceased by her husbands, John W. Engelhardt and Ralph...
Catherine D. Donnelly - Benoit
Jan 1, 2017
LeRoy - Catherine D. Donnelly-Benoit, 63, of LeRoy, a Certified Nurse’s Assistant at the former Genesee County Nursing Home, died Sunday, July 16, 2017 at her home in LeRoy. Catherine was born February 15, 1954 in Batavia, a daughter of Patricia (Monagan) Hendershott of Medina and the late Douglas Hendershott, Sr. She was a 1972 graduate of Pembroke High School,...
Robert E. "Bob" Merritt
Jan 1, 2017
Robert E. "Bob" Merritt, 62, of Batavia, passed away on Saturday (May 6, 2017) at his home in Batavia. Bob was born December 30, 1954 in Batavia, a son of the late Larry H. and Concetta (Marone) Merritt White. He loved sports, fishing and was a shop manager at Mr. Decal in Batavia. Survivors include one brother, Larry (Michelle Calick)...
Charlene E. White
Jan 1, 2017
Charlene E. White Churchville - Charlene E. White, 61, of Churchville, a substitute Special Education Teacher at Churchville Elementary School in Churchville, died Thursday, June 15, 2017 at Rochester General Hospital, in Rochester. Mrs. White was born October 29, 1955 in Batavia, the daughter of the late Charles and Bertha White. She was a lifetime member of the Bergen Evangelical...
Patricia A. Chudoba
Jan 1, 2017
Oklahoma - Patricia A. Chudoba, 80, of Alexander, New York, died Sunday, January 1, 2017 in Oklahoma where she has been under the care of her children since October 2013. She was born August 8, 1936 in Dunkirk, New York, the daughter of the late Michael Kuznicki and Frances (Rushnowski) Kuznicki Robinson. She was the sister of the late Geraldine...
Anna Lewis Ahl
Dec 29, 2016
Oakfield - Anna Lewis Ahl, 100, of Oakfield, a school bus driver for the Oakfield - Alabama Schools, died Thursday, December 29, 2016 at Batavia Health Care Center in Batavia. Mrs. Ahl was born August 10, 1916 in Darien, a daughter of the late Lawrence and Hattie (Hagen) Phillipps. She was a lifetime member of St. Paul Lutheran Church where...
Georgia E. Speed
Dec 29, 2016
Georgia E. Speed, 69, of Batavia, passed away on Thursday (December 29, 2016) at Strong Memorial Hospital, in Rochester. Georgia was born April 9, 1947 in Bangor, ME, a daughter of the late George Edward and Frances (Bushey) Chapman. She was a line worker at Grey Metals in Avon. Survivors include one daughter, Tanya Vargas of Batavia; her grandchildren, Miguel,...
Ronald R. Green
Dec 25, 2016
Batavia - Ronald R. Green, 92, of Batavia, owner and proprietor of Ron Co. Farms in Batavia, passed away on Sunday, December 25, 2016 at his home doing what he wanted – with his boots on outside working. Mr. Green was born September 13, 1924 in Alexander, a son of the late Raymond and Isabella French Green. After being rejected...
Eugene "Geno" Penepent
Dec 22, 2016
Eugene "Geno" Penepent, 56, of Bergen, passed away on Thursday (December 22, 2016) at Rochester General Hospital. Eugene was born January 9, 1960 in Batavia, a son of Richard and Althea (Schramm) Penepent of Byron. Along with his brother and cousin, they were partners in the ownership at Western New York Concrete located in Batavia. Geno was a New York...
Margaret Helen Berry
Dec 20, 2016
Bergen - Margaret Helen Berry, 77, of Bergen, a call center operator at the former Washington Mutual, (Dime Bank) in Albion, died Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at her home, in Bergen. Mrs. Berry was born June 8, 1939 in Rochester, a daughter of the late Victor and Helen (Komerowski) Figlerwicz. She graduated from Nazareth High School and was the operator...
Dorothy M. Putney
Dec 15, 2016
Springville - Mrs. Dorothy M. Putney of Springville, passed away Dec. 15, 2016 at age 90. Predeceased by her loving husband Laurence. Cherished mother of Todd (Marcia), Marc (Deidre), Susan (William Skura), and Cindy Matteson (Steven). Proud grandmother of 13 and great grandmother of 19. Survived by siblings Chester (Thelma), Genevieve (Late Lawrence), and Clarence (Shirley). Predeceased by Lawrence, Donald,...
Benjamin J. Ligon, Sr.
Dec 15, 2016
Elba - Benjamin J. Ligon, Sr., 75, died Thursday, December 15, 2016 at United Memorial Medical Center, in Batavia after having been admitted earlier in the day. Mr. Ligon, Sr. was born March 11, 1941 in Society Hill, Alabama, the son of the late Benjamin Turrance and Minnie Ligon Houston. He was a member and Deacon of the Church of...
Jeanette S. Bouquin Bosseler
Dec 14, 2016
Chili - Jeanette S. Bouquin Bosseler, 68, died Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at Hildebrandt Hospice Care Center, in Rochester. Mrs. Bouquin Bosseler was born October 12, 1948 in Buffalo, the daughter of the late Lowell and Bernice (Wolf) Bouquin. Jeanette graduated from Trocaire College in Buffalo where she received her bachelor’s degree. She retired from the Allstate Insurance Co. as...
Lewis Partridge, Jr.
Dec 14, 2016
Batavia - Lewis Partridge, Jr., 92, of Batavia, passed away on Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at United Memorial Medical Center. Mr. Partridge was born November 22, 1924 in Caledonia, the son of the late Lewis J. and Clarabelle McVean Partridge. A longtime member of the Morganville United Church of Christ, he has served as a trustee and moderator of the...
Daniel S. Grastorf
Jan 11, 2017
Churchville - Daniel S. Grastorf, 46, of Churchville, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, (January 11, 2017) in Henrietta. Mr. Grastorf was born November 15, 1970 in Batavia, the son of Gary G. and Cheryl (Ellison) Grastorf of Churchville. Daniel was a member of Our Lady of Mercy Parish and worshiped at St. Peter's Church in LeRoy. An avid golfer, he...
Patrick T. Bodkin
Jan 11, 2017
Batavia - Patrick T. Bodkin, 83, of Batavia, passed away on Wednesday, January 11, 2017 at the Buffalo VA Medical Center, in Buffalo. Mr. Bodkin was born March 11, 1933 in Buffalo, a son of the late George and Katherine A. Conners Bodkin. A member of St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish, Pat proudly served his country with the United States Air...
Albert Lopez
Jan 6, 2017
Albert Lopez, 87, of Bergen, passed away on Friday (January 6, 2017) at the LeRoy Village Green Nursing Home. Albert was born February 28, 1929 in Puerto Rico, a son of the late Alejandro and Dolores (Millan) Lopez. Albert loved hunting, fishing, gardening, playing baseball, singing, dancing and playing his harmonica. He worked maintenance at the former Curtis Burns Factory....
Shirley Ann Fenello
Jan 6, 2017
Fairport - Shirley Ann Fenello, age 76, of Fairport, longtime resident of Oakfield, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, January 6, 2017. She was born May 6, 1940 in Batavia, the daughter of the late Raymond Rademacker and Marian Frieday Rademacker. A 1958 graduate of Oakfield Alabama High School, Shirley retired in 2002 after 30 years of service as a customer...
Nancy Ellen Stringham Tarkington
Jan 5, 2017
Batavia - Nancy Ellen Stringham Tarkington, 95, passed into Glory on January 5, 2017 at the New York State Veteran's Home. She was born January 17, 1921 in New Edinburg, Arkansas, daughter of the late Roy Edgar and Mable Roberson Roebuck. She is predeceased by her husbands, Lamar Reaves, Morse R. Stringham and Dean Tarkington; her children, Lamar Ann (Reaves)...
Mahlon M. "Ham" Hamilton
Jan 3, 2017
Mahlon M. Hamilton, 97, of Stephens City, Virginia, formerly of Batavia, New York, passed away peacefully Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at Greenfield Reflections in Strasburg, Virginia, with his wife of 64 years, Lila, 88, at his bedside. Mahlon “Ham” Hamilton was born on November 12, 1919 in Avon, New York, the son of Myron and Hettie Lucas Hamilton. Ham attended...
Linda M. Mead Engelhardt Royse
Jan 1, 2017
Batavia - Linda M. Mead Engelhardt Royse, 76, of Batavia, an avid bingo player who loved her family dearly, passed away on died Thursday, November 16, 2017 at United Memorial Medical Center. Mrs. Royse was born May 12, 1941, a daughter of the late George and Irene Larmon Mead. She is predeceased by her husbands, John W. Engelhardt and Ralph...
Catherine D. Donnelly - Benoit
Jan 1, 2017
LeRoy - Catherine D. Donnelly-Benoit, 63, of LeRoy, a Certified Nurse’s Assistant at the former Genesee County Nursing Home, died Sunday, July 16, 2017 at her home in LeRoy. Catherine was born February 15, 1954 in Batavia, a daughter of Patricia (Monagan) Hendershott of Medina and the late Douglas Hendershott, Sr. She was a 1972 graduate of Pembroke High School,...
Robert E. "Bob" Merritt
Jan 1, 2017
Robert E. "Bob" Merritt, 62, of Batavia, passed away on Saturday (May 6, 2017) at his home in Batavia. Bob was born December 30, 1954 in Batavia, a son of the late Larry H. and Concetta (Marone) Merritt White. He loved sports, fishing and was a shop manager at Mr. Decal in Batavia. Survivors include one brother, Larry (Michelle Calick)...
Charlene E. White
Jan 1, 2017
Charlene E. White Churchville - Charlene E. White, 61, of Churchville, a substitute Special Education Teacher at Churchville Elementary School in Churchville, died Thursday, June 15, 2017 at Rochester General Hospital, in Rochester. Mrs. White was born October 29, 1955 in Batavia, the daughter of the late Charles and Bertha White. She was a lifetime member of the Bergen Evangelical...
Patricia A. Chudoba
Jan 1, 2017
Oklahoma - Patricia A. Chudoba, 80, of Alexander, New York, died Sunday, January 1, 2017 in Oklahoma where she has been under the care of her children since October 2013. She was born August 8, 1936 in Dunkirk, New York, the daughter of the late Michael Kuznicki and Frances (Rushnowski) Kuznicki Robinson. She was the sister of the late Geraldine...
Anna Lewis Ahl
Dec 29, 2016
Oakfield - Anna Lewis Ahl, 100, of Oakfield, a school bus driver for the Oakfield - Alabama Schools, died Thursday, December 29, 2016 at Batavia Health Care Center in Batavia. Mrs. Ahl was born August 10, 1916 in Darien, a daughter of the late Lawrence and Hattie (Hagen) Phillipps. She was a lifetime member of St. Paul Lutheran Church where...
Georgia E. Speed
Dec 29, 2016
Georgia E. Speed, 69, of Batavia, passed away on Thursday (December 29, 2016) at Strong Memorial Hospital, in Rochester. Georgia was born April 9, 1947 in Bangor, ME, a daughter of the late George Edward and Frances (Bushey) Chapman. She was a line worker at Grey Metals in Avon. Survivors include one daughter, Tanya Vargas of Batavia; her grandchildren, Miguel,...
Ronald R. Green
Dec 25, 2016
Batavia - Ronald R. Green, 92, of Batavia, owner and proprietor of Ron Co. Farms in Batavia, passed away on Sunday, December 25, 2016 at his home doing what he wanted – with his boots on outside working. Mr. Green was born September 13, 1924 in Alexander, a son of the late Raymond and Isabella French Green. After being rejected...
Eugene "Geno" Penepent
Dec 22, 2016
Eugene "Geno" Penepent, 56, of Bergen, passed away on Thursday (December 22, 2016) at Rochester General Hospital. Eugene was born January 9, 1960 in Batavia, a son of Richard and Althea (Schramm) Penepent of Byron. Along with his brother and cousin, they were partners in the ownership at Western New York Concrete located in Batavia. Geno was a New York...
Margaret Helen Berry
Dec 20, 2016
Bergen - Margaret Helen Berry, 77, of Bergen, a call center operator at the former Washington Mutual, (Dime Bank) in Albion, died Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at her home, in Bergen. Mrs. Berry was born June 8, 1939 in Rochester, a daughter of the late Victor and Helen (Komerowski) Figlerwicz. She graduated from Nazareth High School and was the operator...
Dorothy M. Putney
Dec 15, 2016
Springville - Mrs. Dorothy M. Putney of Springville, passed away Dec. 15, 2016 at age 90. Predeceased by her loving husband Laurence. Cherished mother of Todd (Marcia), Marc (Deidre), Susan (William Skura), and Cindy Matteson (Steven). Proud grandmother of 13 and great grandmother of 19. Survived by siblings Chester (Thelma), Genevieve (Late Lawrence), and Clarence (Shirley). Predeceased by Lawrence, Donald,...
Benjamin J. Ligon, Sr.
Dec 15, 2016
Elba - Benjamin J. Ligon, Sr., 75, died Thursday, December 15, 2016 at United Memorial Medical Center, in Batavia after having been admitted earlier in the day. Mr. Ligon, Sr. was born March 11, 1941 in Society Hill, Alabama, the son of the late Benjamin Turrance and Minnie Ligon Houston. He was a member and Deacon of the Church of...
Jeanette S. Bouquin Bosseler
Dec 14, 2016
Chili - Jeanette S. Bouquin Bosseler, 68, died Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at Hildebrandt Hospice Care Center, in Rochester. Mrs. Bouquin Bosseler was born October 12, 1948 in Buffalo, the daughter of the late Lowell and Bernice (Wolf) Bouquin. Jeanette graduated from Trocaire College in Buffalo where she received her bachelor’s degree. She retired from the Allstate Insurance Co. as...
Lewis Partridge, Jr.
Dec 14, 2016
Batavia - Lewis Partridge, Jr., 92, of Batavia, passed away on Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at United Memorial Medical Center. Mr. Partridge was born November 22, 1924 in Caledonia, the son of the late Lewis J. and Clarabelle McVean Partridge. A longtime member of the Morganville United Church of Christ, he has served as a trustee and moderator of the...
