Obituaries
Local obituaries for Batavia, New York and surrounding areas
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Shirley Kingdon
Jul 1, 2013
Stafford - Mrs. Shirley V. Kingdon, 93, of Stafford, passed away on Monday, July 1, 2013 at her home. Mrs. Kingdon was born February 22, 1920 in Batavia, a daughter of the late William and Viola Schultz Zillman. A member of Calvary Baptist Church, Mrs. Kingdon was a lifelong crafter who enjoyed embroidering, especially the embroidery of doilies. She is...
Nellie Walbridge
Jun 30, 2013
Mrs. Nellie "Lee" Walbridge, 90, of Stafford, died Sunday (June 30, 2013) at her home. Mrs. Walbridge was born June 9, 1923 in Hoisington, KS, a daughter of the late Harold and Grace (Carver) Mann. A veteran, she served with the Army Air Corps and was a cashier at the former Star Market in LeRoy. Mrs. Walbridge was a member...
Anna Mandia
Jun 30, 2013
We sadly announce the passing of Ann M. Mandia on Sunday June 30, 2013. Anna (Ann) Maria Mandia, 85, of Batavia died at United Memorial Medical Center after a lengthy illness and now is at peace with our heavenly Father and her parents. She was born October 31, 1927 in Batavia, daughter of the late Dominic and Rose Sce Marone....
Dominic Marone
Jun 28, 2013
Batavia - Dominic J. "Dolly" Marone, 83, of Batavia, passed away Friday, (June 28, 2013) at the New York State Veteran's Home, in Batavia, following a brief illness. Mr. Marone was born March 18, 1930 in Batavia, a son of the late Emiel Sr. and Rose (VanDetta) Marone. He served his country honorably with the Army during the Korean War....
Elnora Bauer
Jun 24, 2013
Batavia - Mrs. Elnora R. Bauer, 92, of Batavia, nurse at the former St. Jerome Hospital in Batavia for 25 years, passed away on Monday, June 24, 2013 at the LeRoy Village Green Nursing Facility. Mrs. Bauer was born August 3, 1920 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Erwin and Ruth Houseknecht Worthington. The oldest living member of Northgate...
Stephen Carr
Jun 21, 2013
Stephen Hamilton Carr, 65, of LeRoy, NY died suddenly Friday, June 21st 2013. Son of the late Robert Wickham and Lucile Hamilton Carr, he succeeded his father and grandfather Claude Leland as President of the C.L. Carr Co., which opened in 1915 as Batavia's Main Street Department Store. He made lifelong friends attending grammar school in Batavia and while in...
Howard Busmire
Jun 20, 2013
Howard W. Busmire, Jr. Byron - Howard W. Busmire, Jr., age 75, of Byron, a heavy machine operator at Iroquois Rock Products in Brockport, died Thursday, June 20, 2013 at Strong Memorial Hospital, in Rochester. Mr. Busmire was born July 29, 1937 in Ogden, a son of the late Howard William and Florence (Lapp) Busmire. He was a 1959 graduate...
Ira Baker
Jun 16, 2013
Batavia - Mr. Ira M. Baker, 90, of Batavia, who retired as a chief line mechanic at Niagara Mohawk Power Company in Batavia after 35 years of service, passed away suddenly on Sunday, June 16, 2013 at United Memorial Medical Center. Mr. Baker was born June 15, 1923 in Batavia, the son of the late Elmer C. and Lillian Dimm...
Patricia Abramo
Jun 14, 2013
Patricia J. Abramo Basom - Patricia J. Abramo, 77, of Basom, a former employment Counselor at Snelling and Snelling, in Buffalo, died Friday, June 14, 2013 at her home in Basom. Mrs. Abramo was born February 23, 1936 in Buffalo, a daughter of the late Earl and Geraldine (Hientz) Marchant. She was a former member of the Alabama Full Gospel...
Charles Thornton
Jun 13, 2013
Batavia - Mr. Charles E. Thornton, 77, of Batavia, died Thursday (June 13, 2013) at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester. Mr. Thornton was born June 3, 1936 in Williston, TN, a son of the late Paul and Winnie Ann (Jackson) Thornton. His wife, Betty Jo Thornton, died June 10, 2007. He is also predeceased by a brother, John Thornton. After...
Anna Gabriel
Jun 11, 2013
Alabama - Anna E. (Gross) Gabriel, 93, of Alabama, passed away Tuesday, (June 11, 2013) at her home. Mrs. Gabriel was born September 5, 1919 in Buffalo, a daughter of the late John and Anna (Bosnak) Gross. Anna was a member of St. Padre Pio Parish, St. Cecelia's Church and formerly attended mass at the former St. Patrick's Church in...
Arlene Hodgins
Jun 11, 2013
Batavia - Mrs. Arlene H. Hodgins, 85, of Batavia, died Tuesday (June 11, 2013) at United Memorial Medical Center in Batavia. Mrs. Hodgins was born January 11, 1928 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Walter and Ellen (Wight) Cook. Mrs. Hodgins was a lifetime member of the West Bethany Baptist Church. She was also a member of the Alexander...
Dolores Dennis
Jun 11, 2013
Dolores M. Dennis Oakfield/Alabama - Dolores M. Dennis, 83, of Medina, a buyer at Peterson Services in Oakfield for 41 years prior to her retirement, died Tuesday, June 11, 2013 at Orchard Manor Nursing Home in Medina. Mrs. Dennis was born March 13, 1930 in Alabama, NY, a daughter of the late Raymond and Bessie (Newton) Smith. She was a...
Beth Ryan
Jun 10, 2013
Batavia - Mrs. Beth Diane Ryan, 72, of Batavia, parole transcriptionist for the Attica Department of Corrections, passed away on Monday, June 10, 2013 at the Genesee County Nursing Home. Mrs. Ryan was born March 8, 1941 in Plattsburgh, the daughter of the late Curtis W. and Bernice Spry Scharping. A talented artist, she had a great love for animals,...
James Beideck
Jun 6, 2013
Batavia - James E. Beideck, 87, of Batavia, passed away Thursday, (June 6, 2013) at New York State Veteran's Home, in Batavia, where he had resided for the past three years. Mr. Beideck was born December 5, 1925 in Darien, a son of the late Warren T. and Clara (Colby) Beideck. His mother died with James was two weeks old...
Charles Taylor
Jun 4, 2013
Charles G. Taylor Batavia - Charles G. Taylor, 88, of Batavia, Owner of the former Taylor Typewriter & Business Equipment in Batavia, died Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at Genesee County Nursing Home. Mr. Taylor was born December 5, 1924 in Buffalo, a son of the late Charles H. and Dorothea K. (Beck) Taylor. He graduated from Amherst Central School in...
Charles Sickmond
Jun 4, 2013
Bergen - Charles R. Sickmond, 82, of Bergen, a retired manager at Eastman Kodak, passed away suddenly Tuesday, (June 4, 2013) at the United Memorial Medical Center, in Batavia. Mr. Sickmond was born April 22, 1931 in Clyde, a son of the late Charles R. and Marjorie M. (Dobbin) Sickmond. Chuck served his country honorably with the Marine Corps during...
Larry Tapp
Jun 2, 2013
Pavilion - Mr. Larry A. Tapp, 50, of Pavilion, graphic designer at Hodgins Engraving in Batavia, passed away on Sunday, June 2, 2013 at Unity Health System. Mr. Tapp was born August 30, 1962 in Batavia, a son of William and Evelyn Smith Tapp of East Bethany. A member of Godfrey's Pond, Mr. Tapp was an avid gardener and wonderful...
Shirley Stenson
May 29, 2013
Oakfield - Shirley M. Stenson, 84, of Oakfield, died Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at Rochester General Hospital. Mrs. Stenson was born April 28, 1929 in Valley Stream, NY, the daughter of the late Julius and Medora (Anderson) Baehrel. She was a member of St. Padre Pio Parish since 1990 where she served in the choir, Altar and Rosary Society, as...
Annie Crimes
May 17, 2013
Batavia- Miss Annie J. Crimes, 53, of Batavia, former employee of Angelica died Friday May 17, 2013 at United Memorial Medical Center, in Batavia. Miss Crimes was born July 21, 1960 in Hannah, Alabama, a daughter of the late Annie B. (Crimes) Henderson and Jimmy Lee Henderson. She was a member Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church where she served as...
Shirley Kingdon
Jul 1, 2013
Stafford - Mrs. Shirley V. Kingdon, 93, of Stafford, passed away on Monday, July 1, 2013 at her home. Mrs. Kingdon was born February 22, 1920 in Batavia, a daughter of the late William and Viola Schultz Zillman. A member of Calvary Baptist Church, Mrs. Kingdon was a lifelong crafter who enjoyed embroidering, especially the embroidery of doilies. She is...
Nellie Walbridge
Jun 30, 2013
Mrs. Nellie "Lee" Walbridge, 90, of Stafford, died Sunday (June 30, 2013) at her home. Mrs. Walbridge was born June 9, 1923 in Hoisington, KS, a daughter of the late Harold and Grace (Carver) Mann. A veteran, she served with the Army Air Corps and was a cashier at the former Star Market in LeRoy. Mrs. Walbridge was a member...
Anna Mandia
Jun 30, 2013
We sadly announce the passing of Ann M. Mandia on Sunday June 30, 2013. Anna (Ann) Maria Mandia, 85, of Batavia died at United Memorial Medical Center after a lengthy illness and now is at peace with our heavenly Father and her parents. She was born October 31, 1927 in Batavia, daughter of the late Dominic and Rose Sce Marone....
Dominic Marone
Jun 28, 2013
Batavia - Dominic J. "Dolly" Marone, 83, of Batavia, passed away Friday, (June 28, 2013) at the New York State Veteran's Home, in Batavia, following a brief illness. Mr. Marone was born March 18, 1930 in Batavia, a son of the late Emiel Sr. and Rose (VanDetta) Marone. He served his country honorably with the Army during the Korean War....
Elnora Bauer
Jun 24, 2013
Batavia - Mrs. Elnora R. Bauer, 92, of Batavia, nurse at the former St. Jerome Hospital in Batavia for 25 years, passed away on Monday, June 24, 2013 at the LeRoy Village Green Nursing Facility. Mrs. Bauer was born August 3, 1920 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Erwin and Ruth Houseknecht Worthington. The oldest living member of Northgate...
Stephen Carr
Jun 21, 2013
Stephen Hamilton Carr, 65, of LeRoy, NY died suddenly Friday, June 21st 2013. Son of the late Robert Wickham and Lucile Hamilton Carr, he succeeded his father and grandfather Claude Leland as President of the C.L. Carr Co., which opened in 1915 as Batavia's Main Street Department Store. He made lifelong friends attending grammar school in Batavia and while in...
Howard Busmire
Jun 20, 2013
Howard W. Busmire, Jr. Byron - Howard W. Busmire, Jr., age 75, of Byron, a heavy machine operator at Iroquois Rock Products in Brockport, died Thursday, June 20, 2013 at Strong Memorial Hospital, in Rochester. Mr. Busmire was born July 29, 1937 in Ogden, a son of the late Howard William and Florence (Lapp) Busmire. He was a 1959 graduate...
Ira Baker
Jun 16, 2013
Batavia - Mr. Ira M. Baker, 90, of Batavia, who retired as a chief line mechanic at Niagara Mohawk Power Company in Batavia after 35 years of service, passed away suddenly on Sunday, June 16, 2013 at United Memorial Medical Center. Mr. Baker was born June 15, 1923 in Batavia, the son of the late Elmer C. and Lillian Dimm...
Patricia Abramo
Jun 14, 2013
Patricia J. Abramo Basom - Patricia J. Abramo, 77, of Basom, a former employment Counselor at Snelling and Snelling, in Buffalo, died Friday, June 14, 2013 at her home in Basom. Mrs. Abramo was born February 23, 1936 in Buffalo, a daughter of the late Earl and Geraldine (Hientz) Marchant. She was a former member of the Alabama Full Gospel...
Charles Thornton
Jun 13, 2013
Batavia - Mr. Charles E. Thornton, 77, of Batavia, died Thursday (June 13, 2013) at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester. Mr. Thornton was born June 3, 1936 in Williston, TN, a son of the late Paul and Winnie Ann (Jackson) Thornton. His wife, Betty Jo Thornton, died June 10, 2007. He is also predeceased by a brother, John Thornton. After...
Anna Gabriel
Jun 11, 2013
Alabama - Anna E. (Gross) Gabriel, 93, of Alabama, passed away Tuesday, (June 11, 2013) at her home. Mrs. Gabriel was born September 5, 1919 in Buffalo, a daughter of the late John and Anna (Bosnak) Gross. Anna was a member of St. Padre Pio Parish, St. Cecelia's Church and formerly attended mass at the former St. Patrick's Church in...
Arlene Hodgins
Jun 11, 2013
Batavia - Mrs. Arlene H. Hodgins, 85, of Batavia, died Tuesday (June 11, 2013) at United Memorial Medical Center in Batavia. Mrs. Hodgins was born January 11, 1928 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Walter and Ellen (Wight) Cook. Mrs. Hodgins was a lifetime member of the West Bethany Baptist Church. She was also a member of the Alexander...
Dolores Dennis
Jun 11, 2013
Dolores M. Dennis Oakfield/Alabama - Dolores M. Dennis, 83, of Medina, a buyer at Peterson Services in Oakfield for 41 years prior to her retirement, died Tuesday, June 11, 2013 at Orchard Manor Nursing Home in Medina. Mrs. Dennis was born March 13, 1930 in Alabama, NY, a daughter of the late Raymond and Bessie (Newton) Smith. She was a...
Beth Ryan
Jun 10, 2013
Batavia - Mrs. Beth Diane Ryan, 72, of Batavia, parole transcriptionist for the Attica Department of Corrections, passed away on Monday, June 10, 2013 at the Genesee County Nursing Home. Mrs. Ryan was born March 8, 1941 in Plattsburgh, the daughter of the late Curtis W. and Bernice Spry Scharping. A talented artist, she had a great love for animals,...
James Beideck
Jun 6, 2013
Batavia - James E. Beideck, 87, of Batavia, passed away Thursday, (June 6, 2013) at New York State Veteran's Home, in Batavia, where he had resided for the past three years. Mr. Beideck was born December 5, 1925 in Darien, a son of the late Warren T. and Clara (Colby) Beideck. His mother died with James was two weeks old...
Charles Taylor
Jun 4, 2013
Charles G. Taylor Batavia - Charles G. Taylor, 88, of Batavia, Owner of the former Taylor Typewriter & Business Equipment in Batavia, died Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at Genesee County Nursing Home. Mr. Taylor was born December 5, 1924 in Buffalo, a son of the late Charles H. and Dorothea K. (Beck) Taylor. He graduated from Amherst Central School in...
Charles Sickmond
Jun 4, 2013
Bergen - Charles R. Sickmond, 82, of Bergen, a retired manager at Eastman Kodak, passed away suddenly Tuesday, (June 4, 2013) at the United Memorial Medical Center, in Batavia. Mr. Sickmond was born April 22, 1931 in Clyde, a son of the late Charles R. and Marjorie M. (Dobbin) Sickmond. Chuck served his country honorably with the Marine Corps during...
Larry Tapp
Jun 2, 2013
Pavilion - Mr. Larry A. Tapp, 50, of Pavilion, graphic designer at Hodgins Engraving in Batavia, passed away on Sunday, June 2, 2013 at Unity Health System. Mr. Tapp was born August 30, 1962 in Batavia, a son of William and Evelyn Smith Tapp of East Bethany. A member of Godfrey's Pond, Mr. Tapp was an avid gardener and wonderful...
Shirley Stenson
May 29, 2013
Oakfield - Shirley M. Stenson, 84, of Oakfield, died Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at Rochester General Hospital. Mrs. Stenson was born April 28, 1929 in Valley Stream, NY, the daughter of the late Julius and Medora (Anderson) Baehrel. She was a member of St. Padre Pio Parish since 1990 where she served in the choir, Altar and Rosary Society, as...
Annie Crimes
May 17, 2013
Batavia- Miss Annie J. Crimes, 53, of Batavia, former employee of Angelica died Friday May 17, 2013 at United Memorial Medical Center, in Batavia. Miss Crimes was born July 21, 1960 in Hannah, Alabama, a daughter of the late Annie B. (Crimes) Henderson and Jimmy Lee Henderson. She was a member Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church where she served as...
