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Local obituaries for Batavia, New York and surrounding areas
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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.;...
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...
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...
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...
Teresa Del Plato
Mar 8, 2015
Teresa D. Del Plato, 94, of Batavia, died Sunday (March 8, 2015) at the Genesee County Nursing Home in Batavia. Teresa was born June 14, 1920 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Anthony and Marie (Pifalo) Fiore. Teresa loved her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren and was a member of the Knitting Club in Batavia. She volunteered at St. Anthony's...
Rosemary Surowka
Mar 7, 2015
Rosemary Griffin Surowka, 85, passed away peacefully, with her family by her side, on Saturday, March 7, 2015 at the Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation at Hoosick Falls after a battle with Alzheimer's disease. For most of her adult life, she lived in Batavia, New York, most recently at The Manor House. Born in Albany on February 17, 1930, she...
Orma Worthington
Feb 28, 2015
Oakfield - Orma Marie Worthington, 87, a longtime resident of Oakfield and resident of the School House Manor in Oakfield for twenty years and the owner and operator of the former Oakfield Cash Market, passed away on Saturday, February 28, 2015 at Genesee County Nursing Home, in Batavia. Orma was born on August 5, 1927 in Lisbon, a daughter of...
Derrick Jackson
Feb 27, 2015
Derrick Jackson, 27, of Oakfield, died unexpectedly Friday (February 27, 2015) at his home in Oakfield. He was born March 16, 1987 in Batavia, a son of Derrick (Judy) Jackson Sr. of Batavia and Joan Webb of Buffalo. Derrick attended Oakfield Alabama Central School and enjoyed mixed martial arts and music. Surviving along with his parents are his daughters, Gabryelle...
John Metzler
Feb 22, 2015
LeRoy - John W. Metzler, age 66, of LeRoy, passed away on February 22, 2015 at the Wilmot Cancer Center of Strong Memorial Hospital, in Rochester. He was born in Batavia, New York and was predeceased by his parents, Fred and Dorothy Metzler of LeRoy and infant twin sisters. He was a self-employed mason prior to his retirement and lived...
Jessie Boyd
Feb 20, 2015
Oakfield - Jessie M. Boyd, 62, of Oakfield, passed away on Friday, February 20, 2015 at Buffalo General Hospital. Mrs. Boyd was born May 16, 1952 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Jesse Manes and Louise Gray Manes Stevens. She enjoyed going to the casino and Las Vegas with her husband and sisters. Jessie will be remembered by her...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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.;...
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...
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...
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...
Teresa Del Plato
Mar 8, 2015
Teresa D. Del Plato, 94, of Batavia, died Sunday (March 8, 2015) at the Genesee County Nursing Home in Batavia. Teresa was born June 14, 1920 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Anthony and Marie (Pifalo) Fiore. Teresa loved her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren and was a member of the Knitting Club in Batavia. She volunteered at St. Anthony's...
Rosemary Surowka
Mar 7, 2015
Rosemary Griffin Surowka, 85, passed away peacefully, with her family by her side, on Saturday, March 7, 2015 at the Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation at Hoosick Falls after a battle with Alzheimer's disease. For most of her adult life, she lived in Batavia, New York, most recently at The Manor House. Born in Albany on February 17, 1930, she...
Orma Worthington
Feb 28, 2015
Oakfield - Orma Marie Worthington, 87, a longtime resident of Oakfield and resident of the School House Manor in Oakfield for twenty years and the owner and operator of the former Oakfield Cash Market, passed away on Saturday, February 28, 2015 at Genesee County Nursing Home, in Batavia. Orma was born on August 5, 1927 in Lisbon, a daughter of...
Derrick Jackson
Feb 27, 2015
Derrick Jackson, 27, of Oakfield, died unexpectedly Friday (February 27, 2015) at his home in Oakfield. He was born March 16, 1987 in Batavia, a son of Derrick (Judy) Jackson Sr. of Batavia and Joan Webb of Buffalo. Derrick attended Oakfield Alabama Central School and enjoyed mixed martial arts and music. Surviving along with his parents are his daughters, Gabryelle...
John Metzler
Feb 22, 2015
LeRoy - John W. Metzler, age 66, of LeRoy, passed away on February 22, 2015 at the Wilmot Cancer Center of Strong Memorial Hospital, in Rochester. He was born in Batavia, New York and was predeceased by his parents, Fred and Dorothy Metzler of LeRoy and infant twin sisters. He was a self-employed mason prior to his retirement and lived...
Jessie Boyd
Feb 20, 2015
Oakfield - Jessie M. Boyd, 62, of Oakfield, passed away on Friday, February 20, 2015 at Buffalo General Hospital. Mrs. Boyd was born May 16, 1952 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Jesse Manes and Louise Gray Manes Stevens. She enjoyed going to the casino and Las Vegas with her husband and sisters. Jessie will be remembered by her...


