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Local obituaries for Batavia, New York and surrounding areas
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Eddie Miles, Sr.
May 28, 2015
Niagara Falls - Eddie L. Miles, Sr., 73, of Niagara Falls, formerly of Batavia, departed this life on Thursday, May 28, 2015 at the Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center. He was born February 17, 1942 in Roba, Alabama to William, Sr. and Estella Lee Miles. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and dancing, and truly loved every day of his life. He...
Celia Chilson
May 25, 2015
Batavia - Celia Grace Chilson, 97, of Batavia, passed away Monday, (May 25, 2015) at her daughter's home, in Brockport, surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Chilson was born July 21, 1917 in Batavia. She was one of 13 children born to the late Daniel and Edna (Spencer) Rich. Celia enjoyed reading, vegetable and flower gardening and crocheting. She often...
Jackie Buszka
May 20, 2015
Batavia - Jackie L. Buszka, 43, of Batavia, died Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at her home, in Batavia. Miss Buszka was born October 23, 1971 in Warsaw, the daughter of Shirley (Baker) Davis of Batavia and the late Jerome Buszka. She attended the United Pentecostal Church of Batavia, and participated in the ARC Saturday Respite Program. She was employed at...
Theresa Mangee
May 20, 2015
Batavia - Theresa "Tess" Mangee, 93, of Batavia, passed away Wednesday, (May 20, 2015) at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Mangee was born September 18, 1921 in Rochester, a daughter of the late Joseph and Frances (Viavattene) DiGrazio. Tess was a member of St. Kateri Parish in Rochester and was a retiree of Sibley, Lindsay & Curr,...
Joseph Albiez
May 19, 2015
Joseph H. Albiez , formerly of Batavia, NY entered into rest at Memorial Hermann Medical Center of The Woodlands, Texas, on Tuesday, May 19, 2015. He was born in New York, New York on July 3, 1929, the son of the late Joseph F. (1976) and Elizabeth Obrist Albiez (1994). He was predeceased by his wife of 55 years, June...
Doris Schoepflin
May 19, 2015
West Seneca - Doris M. Schoepflin, 90, of West Seneca, formerly of Bergen, member of the Bergen United Methodist Church, passed away on Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at St. Joseph's Hospital, in Cheektowaga. Mrs. Schoepflin was born October 7, 1924 in Buffalo, a daughter of the late Alfred and Louise (Rother) Williams. Her husband, Richard P. Schoepflin, passed away on...
Geraldine Sims
May 13, 2015
Coolidge, AZ - Geraldine M. Sims, 52, of Coolidge, AZ, formerly of Pavilion, passed away Wednesday, (May 13, 2015) in Arizona. Mrs. Sims was born May 20, 1962 in Batavia, a daughter of Donald and Mona (Orr) Griswold, of Pavilion. Geraldine was a graduate of Pavilion High School and was a Cub Scout den mother and enjoyed volunteering at her...
Patricia Palmateer
May 11, 2015
Brockport - Patricia Ruth Palmateer, 88, of Brockport, formerly of Oakfield, an Admissions Representative at the former St. Jerome Hospital in Batavia prior to her retirement, died Monday, May 11, 2015 at Lakeside Beikirch Care Center, in Brockport. Mrs. Palmateer was born March 18, 1927 in Brockport, a daughter of the late Edward and Agatha "Gitch" (Feltz) Elwell. She was...
June Stack
Apr 30, 2015
Batavia - June E. Stack, 80, of Batavia, a Certified Nurse's Aide at Genesee County Nursing Home from where she retired, died Thursday, April 30, 2015 at United Memorial Medical Center, surrounded by her family. Mrs. Stack was born June 15, 1934 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Russell and Florence (Heffer) McClurg. She was a member of the...
Patricia Merritt
Apr 26, 2015
Fort Myers - Patricia Noel Merritt, 56, of Fort Myers, Florida, formerly of Batavia, died Sunday, April 26, 2015 in Fort Myers. Mrs. Merritt was born December 16, 1958 in Batavia, the daughter of the late Lawrence H. and Concetta Marone Merritt White. She is survived by her husband, Wayne Arth of Ft. Myers, Florida; her daughter, Corinne Edelstein of...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
Eddie Miles, Sr.
May 28, 2015
Niagara Falls - Eddie L. Miles, Sr., 73, of Niagara Falls, formerly of Batavia, departed this life on Thursday, May 28, 2015 at the Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center. He was born February 17, 1942 in Roba, Alabama to William, Sr. and Estella Lee Miles. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and dancing, and truly loved every day of his life. He...
Celia Chilson
May 25, 2015
Batavia - Celia Grace Chilson, 97, of Batavia, passed away Monday, (May 25, 2015) at her daughter's home, in Brockport, surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Chilson was born July 21, 1917 in Batavia. She was one of 13 children born to the late Daniel and Edna (Spencer) Rich. Celia enjoyed reading, vegetable and flower gardening and crocheting. She often...
Jackie Buszka
May 20, 2015
Batavia - Jackie L. Buszka, 43, of Batavia, died Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at her home, in Batavia. Miss Buszka was born October 23, 1971 in Warsaw, the daughter of Shirley (Baker) Davis of Batavia and the late Jerome Buszka. She attended the United Pentecostal Church of Batavia, and participated in the ARC Saturday Respite Program. She was employed at...
Theresa Mangee
May 20, 2015
Batavia - Theresa "Tess" Mangee, 93, of Batavia, passed away Wednesday, (May 20, 2015) at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Mangee was born September 18, 1921 in Rochester, a daughter of the late Joseph and Frances (Viavattene) DiGrazio. Tess was a member of St. Kateri Parish in Rochester and was a retiree of Sibley, Lindsay & Curr,...
Joseph Albiez
May 19, 2015
Joseph H. Albiez , formerly of Batavia, NY entered into rest at Memorial Hermann Medical Center of The Woodlands, Texas, on Tuesday, May 19, 2015. He was born in New York, New York on July 3, 1929, the son of the late Joseph F. (1976) and Elizabeth Obrist Albiez (1994). He was predeceased by his wife of 55 years, June...
Doris Schoepflin
May 19, 2015
West Seneca - Doris M. Schoepflin, 90, of West Seneca, formerly of Bergen, member of the Bergen United Methodist Church, passed away on Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at St. Joseph's Hospital, in Cheektowaga. Mrs. Schoepflin was born October 7, 1924 in Buffalo, a daughter of the late Alfred and Louise (Rother) Williams. Her husband, Richard P. Schoepflin, passed away on...
Geraldine Sims
May 13, 2015
Coolidge, AZ - Geraldine M. Sims, 52, of Coolidge, AZ, formerly of Pavilion, passed away Wednesday, (May 13, 2015) in Arizona. Mrs. Sims was born May 20, 1962 in Batavia, a daughter of Donald and Mona (Orr) Griswold, of Pavilion. Geraldine was a graduate of Pavilion High School and was a Cub Scout den mother and enjoyed volunteering at her...
Patricia Palmateer
May 11, 2015
Brockport - Patricia Ruth Palmateer, 88, of Brockport, formerly of Oakfield, an Admissions Representative at the former St. Jerome Hospital in Batavia prior to her retirement, died Monday, May 11, 2015 at Lakeside Beikirch Care Center, in Brockport. Mrs. Palmateer was born March 18, 1927 in Brockport, a daughter of the late Edward and Agatha "Gitch" (Feltz) Elwell. She was...
June Stack
Apr 30, 2015
Batavia - June E. Stack, 80, of Batavia, a Certified Nurse's Aide at Genesee County Nursing Home from where she retired, died Thursday, April 30, 2015 at United Memorial Medical Center, surrounded by her family. Mrs. Stack was born June 15, 1934 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Russell and Florence (Heffer) McClurg. She was a member of the...
Patricia Merritt
Apr 26, 2015
Fort Myers - Patricia Noel Merritt, 56, of Fort Myers, Florida, formerly of Batavia, died Sunday, April 26, 2015 in Fort Myers. Mrs. Merritt was born December 16, 1958 in Batavia, the daughter of the late Lawrence H. and Concetta Marone Merritt White. She is survived by her husband, Wayne Arth of Ft. Myers, Florida; her daughter, Corinne Edelstein of...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
