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Troy M. Hickman

Aug 7, 2015

Troy M. Hickman Batavia - Troy M. Hickman, 49, of Batavia, died Friday, August 7, 2015 in Batavia. Mr. Hickman was born July 29, 1966 in Batavia, a son of Rosetta (Austin) Hickman of Batavia and Toy Hickman of Buffalo. He was a former Boy Scout and played Little League in Batavia as a young man. He was known for...

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Elizabeth A. "Betty" Hakes

Aug 5, 2015

Elizabeth A. "Betty" Hakes Batavia - Elizabeth A. "Betty" Hakes, 88, of Batavia, passed away Wednesday, (August 5, 2015) at her home, in Batavia. Mrs. Hakes was born June 27, 1927 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Alan and Lena (Laney) Bermingham. She was married to the late Charles Hakes, Jr. for 62 years and spending time with family...

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Fay E. Smith

Aug 5, 2015

Fay E. Smith Bethany - Fay E. Smith, 82, of Bethany, passed away Wednesday, (August 5, 2015) at his home, under the care of his family and Home Care & Hospice. Mr. Smith was born February 25, 1933 in Clearfield, PA, a son of the late Thomas and Sylvia (Thompson) Smith. He is the husband of Gail (Hargrave) Smith. The...

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Lorraine Kinney

Aug 4, 2015

Lorraine Kinney, 85, of Batavia, passed away on Tuesday (August 4, 2015) at the Genesee County Nursing Home in Batavia. She was born September 23, 1929 in Albion, a daughter of the late Thomas and Jennie (Tuttle) Monagan. Lorraine enjoyed playing cards. Survivors include a sister, Patricia Matthews of Albion; two half-sisters, Elizabeth Weese of Medina and Evelyn Weese of...

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Frederick W. Grimm

Aug 3, 2015

Bergen - Frederick W. Grimm, Jr., 82, of Bergen, a retiree from Eastman Kodak Co. and Bergen Sales, in Bergen, died Monday, August 3, 2015 at Lifetime Care at Hildebrandt Hospice, in Rochester. Mr. Grimm was born May 6, 1933 in Queens, the son of the late Frederick W. and Ruth (Deertz) Grimm. He served in the Army during Korean...

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Lee M. Toal

Jul 30, 2015

Lee M. Toal Avon - Lee M. Toal, 46, of Avon, formerly of Elba, passed away Thursday, (July 30, 2015) at Strong Memorial Hospital, in Rochester following a lengthy illness. Mr. Toal was born September 29, 1968 in Batavia, a son of Lee F. and Carol (Armbrewster) Toal, of Avon. Lee loved to work on cars, fish with his boys...

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Beverly A. Shaw-Miller

Jul 24, 2015

Batavia - Beverly A. Shaw-Miller, 54, of Batavia, passed away on Friday (July 24, 2015) at the Genesee County Nursing Home in Batavia. She was born on August 24, 1960 in Yakima, Washington, the daughter of Richard (Kathleen) Shaw of Batavia and the late Barbara Allen Shaw Weyrauch. Beverly loved family, caring for her cats, golf and having fun talking...

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Charles N. Abramo

Jul 14, 2015

Charles N. Abramo, Sr. Palm Bay, Fla. - Charles N. Abramo, Sr., 81, of Palm Bay, longtime resident of Basom, passed away on Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at Holmes Regional Medical Center, in Melbourne, Florida. Mr. Abramo was born December 4, 1933 in Buffalo, the son of the late Angelo Abramo and Philomena Sparrazza Abramo. A truck driver for over...

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Thomas J. Greene

Jul 14, 2015

Thomas J. "Duck" Greene, Sr. Oakfield - Thomas J. "Duck" Greene, Sr., 72, of Oakfield, a retired Parts Manager at Allen's Inc., in Brockport, passed away Tuesday, (July 14, 2015) at the Medina Memorial Health System, in Medina. Mr. Greene was born October 8, 1942 in Batavia, a son of the late Clarence E. and Marguerite L. (Pask) Greene. He...

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Joan E. Ritz

Jul 14, 2015

Mrs. Joan E. Ritz Batavia – Mrs. Joan E. Ritz, age 81, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, July 14, 2015 surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Ritz was born February 15, 1934 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Ellsworth and Ella Mapes Sands. A longtime member of Batavia...

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Elaine M. Skelton

Jul 9, 2015

Oakfield - Elaine M. Skelton, 83, of Oakfield, died Thursday, July 9, 2015 at United Memorial Medical Center, in Batavia. Mrs. Skelton was born February 23, 1932 in Cleveland, Ohio, the daughter of the late LaDue L. and Evelyn (Mason) Timby. She was a member of the former St. Michael's Episcopal Church in Oakfield. Her husband, James L. Skelton, died...

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Ronald E. Boyd

Jul 9, 2015

Ronald E. Boyd, 85 of Batavia passed away on Thursday, July 9, 2015 at the New York State Veterans Home in Batavia. During his short stay at the Veteran's home he received and was treated with respect, compassion, and dignity, which was much appreciated by his family. He was born February 16, 1930 in Warsaw, New York, the son of...

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Janice Walker

Jul 1, 2015

Janice Duer (nee Huth) Walker died peacefully of natural causes while under Warsaw hospice care at her daughter's home in Attica, NY, on July 1, 2015. Janice was born 3/13/1932, in her parents' apartment in the historic J. Eshelman Building, Goodrich Rd, Clarence Center, NY. Her parents were Pauline (nee Knapp) and Harold Huth; as the eldest of their two...

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Helen Staley

Jul 1, 2015

Mrs. Helen "Toots" Staley (nee Walz) passed away quietly this morning, July 1st, 2015, in her home in Batavia NY, surrounded by her family. She was 95 years old. Helen was born on July 18, 1919 in Batavia, NY and was the daughter of Louis W. and Gertrude (Lasher) Walz. As a young girl, she loved attending baseball games and...

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Robert Bachorski

Jun 28, 2015

Robert Raymond Bachorski, 80, of Stafford, passed away Sunday (June 28, 2015) at the United Memorial Medical Center in Batavia. Bob was born April 13, 1935 in Batavia, a son of the late Chester S. and Pauline (Burke) Bachorski. Bob was a 1953 graduate of Batavia High School, life member of the Stafford Fire Department, member of the Masonic Lodge...

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Elizabeth Jahn

Jun 27, 2015

Age 86, of LeRoy, formerly of Holland entered into rest June 27, 2015. Wife of the late William Jahn; mother of Jayne (Michael) Jeffords of Byron; grandmother of Briana Jeffords of Byron and Trent Jeffords of NYC; step-mother of Cynthia (Roger) Barnes of VA. Also survived by many step-grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by step children, Judy (Rob) Parker,...

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Marvin Skelton

Jun 23, 2015

Batavia - Marvin J. Skelton, husband of Berniece Rudolph Skelton, passed away on June 23, 2015. He had recently celebrated his 96th birthday and his 74th wedding anniversary. He was born April 16, 1919 in the town of Batavia, to Norman and Celia Eick Skelton, both deceased. Two brothers, Roger (Ruth) and John (Dorothy), also predeceased him. Mr. Skelton graduated...

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Bruce Cooper

Jun 22, 2015

Bergen - Bruce M. Cooper, 66, of Bergen, a retired machinist at Gettinge, in Henrietta, passed away suddenly on Monday, (June 22, 2015) at his home, in Bergen. Mr. Cooper was born March 9, 1949 in Rochester, a son of the late Paul and Helen (Mann) Cooper. Bruce was a member of the NRA and greatly enjoyed time spent at...

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Edith Wright

Jun 21, 2015

Edith M. Wright, 81, of Batavia, who enjoyed cooking, passed away Sunday (June 21, 2015) at home in Batavia, while under the care of Homecare & Hospice. Edith was born April 19, 1934 in Rock Glen, NY, a daughter of the late Floyd and Grace Good. Survivors include two granddaughters, Jessica (Kevin) Simmons of Batavia and Vanessa (Brian) Wright-Heick of...

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Richard Earl

Jun 19, 2015

Batavia - Richard Daniel Earl, 60, of Batavia, passed away on Friday, June 19th, 2015 at Strong Memorial Hospital. Mr. Earl was born October 30, 1954 in Rochester, a son of the late Bert C. Sr. and Shirley King Earl. He is survived by his children, Tracy Toth of Wisconsin, Nicole Hatch of Niagara Falls, Richard Earl and Mandy Earl,...

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