Obituaries
Local obituaries for Batavia, New York and surrounding areas
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Pauline May Grice
Nov 7, 2015
Pauline May Grice, 78, of Batavia died Saturday, Nov. 7 at her home. A native of Nottingham, England, Pauline was born on May 16, 1937 to the late Joseph and Frances Stevenson. She was named one of London's top beauties and worked for an electric company when she met her husband, the late David Grice, while he was in England...
Frank Surace
Nov 2, 2015
Medina - Frank Surace, 67, of Medina, died Monday, November 2, 2015 at Orchard Manor Residential Health Care Facility, in Medina. Mr. Surace was born February 3, 1948 the son of the late Frank Charles and Mary Frances (Gargano) Surace. Friends may attend a time of celebration of Frank’s life at 10 am on Monday, November 9, 2015 at St....
Charlotte L. Rathbun/Spaulding Greening
Nov 1, 2015
Batavia - Charlotte L. Greening, 83, of Batavia, passed away on Sunday, November 1, 2015, All Saints Day, after a long illness. The daughter of the late Frank A. Rathbun and Nelson and Kathryn Scholes Rathbun Spaulding was born in Nunda, NY January 4, 1932. She married Harold W. Greening on July 3, 1949 with whom she shared the love...
Jonathan Brent Marvin
Oct 31, 2015
Batavia - Jonathan Brent Marvin, 39, of Batavia, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, October 31, 2015 at his home. He was born November 25, 1975 in Warsaw, a son of Irv (Ginger) Emerson of Corfu and Nancy Marvin Emerson of Batavia. He enjoyed fishing and helping his friends work on their cars. His greatest joys were spending time with his...
Walter F. Chaya
Oct 31, 2015
Batavia - Walter F. Chaya, 91, who formerly owned and operated the Batavia Paint & Wallpaper Store, died Saturday, October 31, 2015 at LeRoy Village Green Nursing Facility. Mr. Chaya was born February 10, 1924 in Batavia, a son of the late Joseph and Sophia Adamczyk Chaya. He was a member of Resurrection Parish and was a WWII veteran serving...
Elizabeth M. Ruhland
Oct 31, 2015
Stafford - Elizabeth M. Ruhland, 92, of Stafford, passed away Saturday, (October 31, 2015) at United Memorial Medical Center, in Batavia. Mrs. Ruhland was born May 14, 1923 in Batavia, the daughter of the late George and Aida (Bohm) Roth. Elizabeth was a traditional mother and enjoyed all things associated with that important role. She loved to garden, can, cook,...
Phyllis A. Brew
Oct 29, 2015
Stafford - Phyllis A. Brew, 46, of Stafford, passed away suddenly Thursday, (October 29, 2015) at United Memorial Medical Center, in Batavia. Mrs. Brew was born September 4, 1969 in Batavia, a daughter of Phyllis (Morse) Irwin of Stafford and the late Robert Irwin. Phyllis was a talented crafter and enjoyed sewing and writing. She also owned a wholesale animal...
Clayton W. Sharp
Oct 24, 2015
Clayton W. Sharp, 93, lifelong farmer and Oakfield resident, died Saturday (October 24, 2015) at Tender Loving Family Care-Canalview in Albion. He was born February 24, 1922 in Oakfield, a son of the late Charles and Ruth (Lovejoy Lewis) Sharp. Clayton was a member of the Genesee County Farm Bureau and also the First Baptist Church of Elba, having served...
Charles Krtanik
Oct 22, 2015
Alexander - Charles Krtanik, 90, of Alexander, a Batavia business man and proprietor of Krtanik Jewelers for 62 years in Batavia, died Thursday, October 22, 2015 at United Memorial Medical Center, in Batavia Mr. Krtanik was born May 19, 1925 in Akron, a son of the late Frank and Mary (Slava) Krtanik. He served in Okinawa during WWII with the...
Lucy A. Greer
Oct 20, 2015
Batavia – Mrs. Lucy A. Greer, 93, of Batavia, a member of Ascension Parish, passed away Tuesday (October 20, 2015) while under the care of the New York State Veteran’s Home, in Batavia. Mrs. Greer was born December 12, 1921 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Salvatore and Vincencia (Delplato) Anastisia Prior to enlisting in the Army in 1944,...
Lawrence J. Casper
Oct 11, 2015
Batavia - Lawrence J. Casper, 80, of Batavia, a mechanic at Genesee Community College in Batavia for 13 years prior to his retirement in 1999, died Sunday, October 11, 2015 at Buffalo General Medical Center, in Buffalo. Mr. Casper was born December 12, 1934 in Buffalo, the son of the late Joseph and Evelyn (Joslyn) Casper. He served with the...
Valma Adeline Howard
Oct 11, 2015
Amherst/Alabama - Valma Adeline Howard, 89, of Amherst, formerly of Alabama died Sunday, October 11, 2015 at Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital, in Williamsville. Mrs. Howard was born May 31, 1926 in Hume, NY, a daughter of the late John and Amanda (Wood) Fisher. She was a member of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Medina and she enjoyed bowling. She is...
Shirley A. Turner
Oct 10, 2015
Shirley A. Turner, 83, of Batavia, passed away on Saturday (October 10, 2015) at the New York State Veteran's Home in Batavia. Shirley was born October 29, 1931 in Camden, ME, a daughter of the late Carroll and Geneva (Dow) Fuller. She was a member of the South Byron United Methodist Church, Senior Center Quilters and Quota International. She enjoyed...
Donald Scroger
Oct 7, 2015
Elba - Donald Scroger, 80, of Elba, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, (October 7, 2015) at the United Memorial Medical Center, in Batavia. Mr. Scroger was born March 11, 1935 in Batavia, a son of the late Louis and Catherine (Merch) Scroger. He is the husband of Kay (Neth) Scroger, of Elba. The two were married in 1968. In addition...
Mikel Anthony Anderson
Oct 5, 2015
Byron - Mikel A. Anderson, 24, of Lockport, formerly of Byron, passed away suddenly on Monday, (October 5, 2015) at his mother's home, in Byron. Mr. Anderson was born March 3, 1991 in Rochester, a son of Basil Scott Anderson of Warsaw and Dawn (Marvin) Anderson of Byron. Mikel greatly enjoyed helping others that were struggling with their lives. He...
Margaret Ann Morasco
Oct 3, 2015
Batavia - Margaret Ann Morasco, 91, of Batavia, passed away on Saturday, October 3, 2015 at Crossroads House. Mrs. Morasco was born September 25, 1924 in Ashley, Pennsylvania, a daughter of the late Joseph Edward and Sarah Ann Duffy McCann. A member of St. Joseph's Church, Mrs. Morasco enjoyed painting, reading, ceramics and writing in her journals. She will be...
Evelyn Frances Harloff
Oct 2, 2015
Rocky River, Ohio - Evelyn Frances Harloff, 89, of Rocky River, Ohio, passed away on Friday, October 2, 2015 at Normandy Manor Skilled Nursing Facility. Mrs. Harloff was born January 11, 1926 in Elba, a daughter of the late Clark B. Churchill and Bessie A. Conniber Churchill. Evelyn's mother died of pneumonia when she was a child. Life was hard...
Barbara Mikolajczyk
Oct 2, 2015
Oakfield - Barbara Mikolajczyk, 78, of Oakfield, passed away suddenly on Friday, (October 2, 2015) at United Memorial Medical Center, in Batavia. Mrs. Mikolajczyk was born April 29, 1937 in Geneva, a daughter of the late Charles and Elsie (Alexander) Grower. Barb was a long time member of St. Padre Pio Parish and attended mass at St. Cecelia's Church. She...
Peter Francis Wasiulewski
Oct 1, 2015
Oakfield - Peter Francis Wasiulewski, 93, of Oakfield, lost his battle with cancer on Thursday (October 1, 2015). He died peacefully in his home surrounded by his family. Peter was born in Poland on May 2, 1922, a son of the late Frank and Anne Wasiulewski. He served in the British Army from 1938 until 1948 during World War II....
Joseph M. Cervone
Oct 1, 2015
Joseph M. Cervone, 88, of Batavia, died Thursday (October 1, 2015) at the New York State Veteran's Home in Batavia. Joe was born July 10, 1927 in Batavia, a son of the late Amadeo and Margaret Cervone. He served with the United States Navy and was a nurse at the VAMC in Batavia. Joe enjoyed fishing, riding his motorcycle, bowling,...
Pauline May Grice
Nov 7, 2015
Pauline May Grice, 78, of Batavia died Saturday, Nov. 7 at her home. A native of Nottingham, England, Pauline was born on May 16, 1937 to the late Joseph and Frances Stevenson. She was named one of London's top beauties and worked for an electric company when she met her husband, the late David Grice, while he was in England...
Frank Surace
Nov 2, 2015
Medina - Frank Surace, 67, of Medina, died Monday, November 2, 2015 at Orchard Manor Residential Health Care Facility, in Medina. Mr. Surace was born February 3, 1948 the son of the late Frank Charles and Mary Frances (Gargano) Surace. Friends may attend a time of celebration of Frank’s life at 10 am on Monday, November 9, 2015 at St....
Charlotte L. Rathbun/Spaulding Greening
Nov 1, 2015
Batavia - Charlotte L. Greening, 83, of Batavia, passed away on Sunday, November 1, 2015, All Saints Day, after a long illness. The daughter of the late Frank A. Rathbun and Nelson and Kathryn Scholes Rathbun Spaulding was born in Nunda, NY January 4, 1932. She married Harold W. Greening on July 3, 1949 with whom she shared the love...
Jonathan Brent Marvin
Oct 31, 2015
Batavia - Jonathan Brent Marvin, 39, of Batavia, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, October 31, 2015 at his home. He was born November 25, 1975 in Warsaw, a son of Irv (Ginger) Emerson of Corfu and Nancy Marvin Emerson of Batavia. He enjoyed fishing and helping his friends work on their cars. His greatest joys were spending time with his...
Walter F. Chaya
Oct 31, 2015
Batavia - Walter F. Chaya, 91, who formerly owned and operated the Batavia Paint & Wallpaper Store, died Saturday, October 31, 2015 at LeRoy Village Green Nursing Facility. Mr. Chaya was born February 10, 1924 in Batavia, a son of the late Joseph and Sophia Adamczyk Chaya. He was a member of Resurrection Parish and was a WWII veteran serving...
Elizabeth M. Ruhland
Oct 31, 2015
Stafford - Elizabeth M. Ruhland, 92, of Stafford, passed away Saturday, (October 31, 2015) at United Memorial Medical Center, in Batavia. Mrs. Ruhland was born May 14, 1923 in Batavia, the daughter of the late George and Aida (Bohm) Roth. Elizabeth was a traditional mother and enjoyed all things associated with that important role. She loved to garden, can, cook,...
Phyllis A. Brew
Oct 29, 2015
Stafford - Phyllis A. Brew, 46, of Stafford, passed away suddenly Thursday, (October 29, 2015) at United Memorial Medical Center, in Batavia. Mrs. Brew was born September 4, 1969 in Batavia, a daughter of Phyllis (Morse) Irwin of Stafford and the late Robert Irwin. Phyllis was a talented crafter and enjoyed sewing and writing. She also owned a wholesale animal...
Clayton W. Sharp
Oct 24, 2015
Clayton W. Sharp, 93, lifelong farmer and Oakfield resident, died Saturday (October 24, 2015) at Tender Loving Family Care-Canalview in Albion. He was born February 24, 1922 in Oakfield, a son of the late Charles and Ruth (Lovejoy Lewis) Sharp. Clayton was a member of the Genesee County Farm Bureau and also the First Baptist Church of Elba, having served...
Charles Krtanik
Oct 22, 2015
Alexander - Charles Krtanik, 90, of Alexander, a Batavia business man and proprietor of Krtanik Jewelers for 62 years in Batavia, died Thursday, October 22, 2015 at United Memorial Medical Center, in Batavia Mr. Krtanik was born May 19, 1925 in Akron, a son of the late Frank and Mary (Slava) Krtanik. He served in Okinawa during WWII with the...
Lucy A. Greer
Oct 20, 2015
Batavia – Mrs. Lucy A. Greer, 93, of Batavia, a member of Ascension Parish, passed away Tuesday (October 20, 2015) while under the care of the New York State Veteran’s Home, in Batavia. Mrs. Greer was born December 12, 1921 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Salvatore and Vincencia (Delplato) Anastisia Prior to enlisting in the Army in 1944,...
Lawrence J. Casper
Oct 11, 2015
Batavia - Lawrence J. Casper, 80, of Batavia, a mechanic at Genesee Community College in Batavia for 13 years prior to his retirement in 1999, died Sunday, October 11, 2015 at Buffalo General Medical Center, in Buffalo. Mr. Casper was born December 12, 1934 in Buffalo, the son of the late Joseph and Evelyn (Joslyn) Casper. He served with the...
Valma Adeline Howard
Oct 11, 2015
Amherst/Alabama - Valma Adeline Howard, 89, of Amherst, formerly of Alabama died Sunday, October 11, 2015 at Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital, in Williamsville. Mrs. Howard was born May 31, 1926 in Hume, NY, a daughter of the late John and Amanda (Wood) Fisher. She was a member of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Medina and she enjoyed bowling. She is...
Shirley A. Turner
Oct 10, 2015
Shirley A. Turner, 83, of Batavia, passed away on Saturday (October 10, 2015) at the New York State Veteran's Home in Batavia. Shirley was born October 29, 1931 in Camden, ME, a daughter of the late Carroll and Geneva (Dow) Fuller. She was a member of the South Byron United Methodist Church, Senior Center Quilters and Quota International. She enjoyed...
Donald Scroger
Oct 7, 2015
Elba - Donald Scroger, 80, of Elba, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, (October 7, 2015) at the United Memorial Medical Center, in Batavia. Mr. Scroger was born March 11, 1935 in Batavia, a son of the late Louis and Catherine (Merch) Scroger. He is the husband of Kay (Neth) Scroger, of Elba. The two were married in 1968. In addition...
Mikel Anthony Anderson
Oct 5, 2015
Byron - Mikel A. Anderson, 24, of Lockport, formerly of Byron, passed away suddenly on Monday, (October 5, 2015) at his mother's home, in Byron. Mr. Anderson was born March 3, 1991 in Rochester, a son of Basil Scott Anderson of Warsaw and Dawn (Marvin) Anderson of Byron. Mikel greatly enjoyed helping others that were struggling with their lives. He...
Margaret Ann Morasco
Oct 3, 2015
Batavia - Margaret Ann Morasco, 91, of Batavia, passed away on Saturday, October 3, 2015 at Crossroads House. Mrs. Morasco was born September 25, 1924 in Ashley, Pennsylvania, a daughter of the late Joseph Edward and Sarah Ann Duffy McCann. A member of St. Joseph's Church, Mrs. Morasco enjoyed painting, reading, ceramics and writing in her journals. She will be...
Evelyn Frances Harloff
Oct 2, 2015
Rocky River, Ohio - Evelyn Frances Harloff, 89, of Rocky River, Ohio, passed away on Friday, October 2, 2015 at Normandy Manor Skilled Nursing Facility. Mrs. Harloff was born January 11, 1926 in Elba, a daughter of the late Clark B. Churchill and Bessie A. Conniber Churchill. Evelyn's mother died of pneumonia when she was a child. Life was hard...
Barbara Mikolajczyk
Oct 2, 2015
Oakfield - Barbara Mikolajczyk, 78, of Oakfield, passed away suddenly on Friday, (October 2, 2015) at United Memorial Medical Center, in Batavia. Mrs. Mikolajczyk was born April 29, 1937 in Geneva, a daughter of the late Charles and Elsie (Alexander) Grower. Barb was a long time member of St. Padre Pio Parish and attended mass at St. Cecelia's Church. She...
Peter Francis Wasiulewski
Oct 1, 2015
Oakfield - Peter Francis Wasiulewski, 93, of Oakfield, lost his battle with cancer on Thursday (October 1, 2015). He died peacefully in his home surrounded by his family. Peter was born in Poland on May 2, 1922, a son of the late Frank and Anne Wasiulewski. He served in the British Army from 1938 until 1948 during World War II....
Joseph M. Cervone
Oct 1, 2015
Joseph M. Cervone, 88, of Batavia, died Thursday (October 1, 2015) at the New York State Veteran's Home in Batavia. Joe was born July 10, 1927 in Batavia, a son of the late Amadeo and Margaret Cervone. He served with the United States Navy and was a nurse at the VAMC in Batavia. Joe enjoyed fishing, riding his motorcycle, bowling,...
