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Walter Buck

Apr 21, 2015

Stafford - Walter D. Buck, 86, of Stafford, passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at his home under the care of HomeCare & Hospice. Mr. Buck was born October 10, 1928 in Elba, the son of the late Walter and Florence Hill Buck. He served in the United States Navy during and after World War II as a radio...

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Irene Gates

Apr 21, 2015

Irene H. Gates of Batavia passed away on Tuesday (April 21, 2015) at United Memorial Hospital. Born in Worthington, Pennsylvania, Irene was the third child and second daughter of Hamilton Smith Hogg and Berth Bundy Hogg. Her father owned the Buffalo Valley Dairy farm, and her family still loves to collect old milk bottles from the dairy. She is survived...

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June Chamberlain

Apr 20, 2015

June F. Chamberlain, 88, of Elba, passed away Monday (April 20, 2015) at her home in Elba. June was born January 5, 1927 in Buffalo, a daughter of the late George and Marguerite (Poole) Ames. June was a homemaker, who helped her husband on the farm. She loved Snoopy, family genealogy and on October 4, 2014 June was inducted into...

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Thelma Montreal

Apr 17, 2015

Batavia - Thelma C. Montreal, 81, of Batavia, passed away on Friday, April 17, 2015 at the LeRoy Village Green Nursing Facility. Mrs. Montreal was born May 6, 1933 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Laverne and Doris Dorman Wood. A longtime member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Batavia, she was active in several church ministries including the...

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Alan Myers

Apr 16, 2015

Oakfield - Alan H. Myers, 88, of Oakfield, died Thursday, April 16, 2015 at his home while under Homecare and Hospice. Mr. Myers was born January 24, 1927 in Batavia, a son of the late Charles and Marion (Balfour) Myers. At age 11, he worked for adult wages on the Elba muck. He delivered newspapers by bicycle, set bowling pins,...

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Ruel Lovett

Apr 12, 2015

Bergen - Ruel "Buz" Lovett, 82, of Bergen, a retired Supervisor at GM Delco, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, (April 12, 2015) at Strong Memorial Hospital, in Rochester. Mr. Lovett was born April 4, 1933 in Finley, NC, a son of the late Dr. William D. and Geneva (Clark) Lovett. Buzz served his country honorably during the Korean War with the...

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Rose Tresco

Apr 11, 2015

Rose M. Tresco, 97, of Batavia, passed away peacefully on Saturday (April 11, 2015) in the Comfort Care Center at United Memorial Medical Center. She was born September 20, 1917 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Joseph and Carmella (Pappero) Suozzi. Rose was a member of Ascension Parish and longtime employee of Alexanders Clothing Store. She loved watching the...

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Suzanne Dorman

Apr 9, 2015

Batavia - Suzanne H. Dorman, 89, of Batavia, switchboard operator at the former St. Jerome Hospital in Batavia for over 30 years, passed away on Thursday, April 9, 2015 at the Genesee County Nursing Home. Mrs. Dorman was born February 24, 1926 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Lawrence and Ruby Beckwith Hopp. A member of the First Presbyterian...

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Valerie Penepent

Apr 7, 2015

Stafford - Valerie Elizabeth Penepent, 38, of Stafford, passed away Tuesday, (April 7, 2015) at her home, in Stafford Ms. Penepent was born February 2, 1977 in Batavia, a daughter of Richard and Althea (Schramm) Penepent of Stafford. Valerie was a member of Resurrection Parish, St. Joseph's Church and enjoyed working at the Genesee ARC. She loved to bowl, dance,...

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Jessie Frier

Apr 5, 2015

Jessie E. Frier, 68, of Batavia, died Sunday (April 5, 2015) at United Memorial Medical Center in Batavia. Jessie was born March 28, 1947 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Edward and Doris (Foster) Meyers. A loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Jessie will be remembered for her dedication to taking care of people. She was a certified nurse's...

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Charles Price

Apr 1, 2015

Albion - Charles A. Price, 61, of Albion, passed away on Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at Strong Memorial Hospital. Mr. Price was born August 24, 1953 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, a son of Jean Jackson Price of Byron and the late Arthur Price. Charlie enjoyed photography and traveling with his family. His true passion was boating and being out on...

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Melvin Osborne

Mar 30, 2015

Melvin Osborne, 59, of Elba, died Monday (March 30, 2015) at his home in Elba. Melvin was born October 26, 1955 in Batavia, a son of the late Nelson and Beatrice (Worthington) Osborne. Survivors include his life partner, Cindy Amato of Elba; one son, Brad Osborne of Rochester; two daughters, Andrea Osborne of Albion and Serena Osborne of Elba; three...

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Violet Beverly

Mar 25, 2015

Violet L. Beverly, 87, of Oakfield, died Wednesday (March 25, 2015) at Buffalo General Hospital. Beverly was born March 12, 1928 in Charleston, WV, a daughter of the late Homer and Della Mae King. Violet loved her children, grandchildren and the Lord and sharing stories about Him along with reading her bible. She enjoyed working in her garden, cooking and...

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Pauline Higgins

Mar 24, 2015

Oakfield - Pauline M. Higgins, 97, of Oakfield, passed away on Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at her home. Mrs. Higgins was born October 9, 1917 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Emanuel John and Fredericka Schneckenburger Cross. A member of the First Baptist Church in Batavia, Mrs. Higgins enjoyed sharing a meal with her family at the Caryville Inn....

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Patricia Monroe

Mar 22, 2015

Batavia - Patricia B. Monroe, 83, of Batavia, former secretary for the First Baptist Church of Batavia for over 20 years, passed away at her home in Batavia on Sunday, March 22, 2015. Mrs. Monroe was born March 19, 1932 in Batavia, the daughter of the late Leo and Mildred Beachel Berryman. A 1949 graduate of Alexander High School, she...

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Frank Mikolajczyk, Jr.

Mar 22, 2015

Oakfield - Frank J. Mikolajczyk, Jr., 80, of Oakfield, a retired General Foreman at US Gypsum Co. passed away Sunday, (March 22, 2015) at his home, in Oakfield. Mr. Mikolajczyk was born February 1, 1935 in Oakfield, a son of the late Frank J. and Mary (Matla) Mikolajczyk, Sr. Frank was a member of St. Padre Pio Parish and the...

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Herta Wight

Mar 13, 2015

Herta M. Wight, 88, of Batavia, died Friday (March 13, 2015) at the New York State Veterans Home in Batavia. Herta was born July 3, 1926 in Karlsruhe Baden, Germany, a daughter of the late Rudolf and Anna Marie (Wieler) Jaeger. She was an inspector at GTE Sylvania in Batavia. Survivors include one son, Glenn (Grisel) Fuller of Orlando, FL.;...

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Dawn Wittcop

Mar 12, 2015

Batavia - Dawn Wittcop, 54, of Batavia, died Thursday, March 12, 2015 at United Memorial Medical Center, in Batavia. Mrs. Wittcop was born January 11, 1961 in Ft. Worth, TX. She attended Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Shaw MS and enjoyed her grandchildren, her companion Roxie, crochet and reading. She is the wife of the late C. Lamar Thomas who...

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Laura Stranger

Mar 11, 2015

Alexander - Laura Seaver Stranger, 93, of Alexander, a Registered Nurse at St. Lawrence Central School in Basher Falls, NY prior to her retirement, died Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at her home in Alexander. Mrs. Stranger was born July 21, 1921 in Waterbury, CT, a daughter of the late John and Ella (Winship) Seaver. Her husband, Homer Stranger, died in...

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Alice King-Maher

Mar 9, 2015

Oakfield - Alice Ruth King-Maher, age 90, passed away on March 9th at the Genesee County Nursing Home. Alice was born to Florence Keith Beaulne on April 4, 1924 in Buffalo, NY and was raised by Florence and Harold (Duke) Shipman. Survivors include her sons Lloyd Arlon King Jr. of Lafayette, Louisiana; James Alan King of Cambridge City, Indiana and...

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