Nikolay N. Chizh

Batavia - Mr. Nikolay N. Chizh, 89, of Batavia, died Tuesday, (April 15, 2008) at Strong Memorial Hospital.
Mr. Chizh was born December 6, 1918 in Belarus, a son of the late Nikifor and Tatyana  Chizh.

He was a member of Slavic Pentecostal Church of Rochester.  Mr. Chizh was a Deacon at his church in Belarus.  While he lived in Belarus, Mr. Chizh was a farmer.

He is survived by his wife, Mariya (Radukevich) Chizh, of Batavia; nine children, Stephan Chizh of Belarus, Fedor (Galina) Chizh of Batavia, Alexey (Tatyana) Chizh of Batavia, Victor (Tatyana) Chizh of Binghamton, Mihail (Elena) Chizh of Moldova, Grigoriy (Tatyana) Chizh of Corfu, Nina (Nikolay) Bondaruk of Iowa, Tatyana (Victor) Yefremenko of Batavia and Lyubov (Timothy) Leonou of Oregon; a brother and sister in Belarus, 53 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

He is predeceased by a daughter-in-law, Tatyana Chizh.