Obituaries
Local obituaries for Batavia, New York and surrounding areas
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Elizabeth Gann
Jan 25, 2013
Elizabeth G. Gann Batavia - Elizabeth G. Gann, 97, of Batavia, died Friday, January 25, 2013 at United Memorial Medical Center, in Batavia following a brief illness. Mrs. Gann attended Geneseo Normal School and then received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Education from Buffalo State Teachers College in 1937. She was predeceased by her husband, Prescott A. Gann, who...
John Fee
Jan 25, 2013
Batavia - Mr. John H. Fee, 85, of Batavia, salesman for Kraft Foods in Rochester for 35 years, passed away Friday, January 25, 2013 at his home. Mr. Fee was born November 18, 1927 in Buffalo, a son of the late Frank and Ruth Beecher Fee. A member of St. Joseph's Church, Mr. Fee was a former member of the...
Nolia Camerera
Jan 22, 2013
Batavia - Mrs. Nolia Camerera, 94, died Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at Genesee County Nursing Home. Mrs. Camerera was born October 29, 1918 in Hessner, Louisiana, the daughter of the late Lionel L. and Eugenia Chatelain. Her husband, the late Morris Camerera, died in 1984. Survivors include one son: Ivan (Linda) J. Camerera of Myrtle Beach. SC; one sister, Montez...
Lois Boorom
Jan 21, 2013
Byron - Lois A. Boorom, 86, of Byron, passed away Monday, (January 21, 2013) at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center, in Myrtle Beach, following a brief illness. Mrs. Boorom was born March 7, 1926 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Clyde and Ruth E. (Stone) Ray. She was a kindergarten teacher at Byron - Bergen School for many years,...
Drew Spikes
Jan 21, 2013
Buffalo - Mr. Drew Spikes, III, age 67, of Batavia, passed from this life on Monday, January 21, 2013 at the Erie County Medical Center. Drew was born October 1, 1945 in Pace, Mississippi, a son of the late Drew, Jr. and Jannie Lee Jackson Spikes. Surviving are his children, Matthew and Karim, Sasha Spikes of Buffalo, Christy McEwen of...
Ruth Gear
Jan 18, 2013
Ruth E. Gear Ruth E. Gear, 93, of Batavia, a secretary at Dr. Paul Maloney DDS in Batavia, died Friday, January 18, 2013 at Batavia Health Care Center. Mrs. Gear was born December 22, 1919 in Batavia, NY, the daughter of the late George F. and Elizabeth (Wanglien) Hess. She was a member of St. Paul Lutheran church for many...
Marilyn Judkins
Jan 14, 2013
Alexander - Mrs. Marilyn Judkins, 86, of Alexander, passed into paradise, Monday (January 14, 2013) at Buffalo General Hospital. Mrs. Judkins was born August 4, 1926 in Attica, a daughter of the late John and Isabella (Strathern) Grau. She is the wife of the late W. William "Bill" Judkins and sister of the late Doris Sondericker. She is the loving...
Emil Rick
Jan 13, 2013
Batavia and Bergen - Emil C. "Carl" Rick, Jr., 86, of Batavia, formerly of Bergen, an electrician at Eastman Kodak Co. in Rochester, prior to his retirement, died Sunday, January 13, 2013 at New York State Veteran's Home in Batavia. Mr. Rick was born September 30, 1926 in Batavia, the son of the late Emil C. Rick, Sr. and the...
Nancy-Jo Rupp
Jan 10, 2013
Corfu - Mrs. Nancy-Jo Rupp, 76, of Corfu, passed away, Thursday, January 10, 2013 at Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital. Mrs. Rupp was born September 26, 1936 in Warsaw, a daughter of the late Edward and Florence Pickard Aubert. Nancy enjoyed gardening, cooking and entertaining with her family and friends. A devoted wife, mother, and grandmother; she will be remembered by...
Mary Cecere
Jan 7, 2013
Batavia - Mrs. Mary T. Cecere, 88, of Batavia, self-employed accountant, died Monday, January 7, 2013 at the Batavia Health Care Center. Mrs. Cecere was born April 17, 1924 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Rosario and Josephine Gugino Gaeta Tumminello. She was a member of Resurrection Parish, St. Joseph's Church and the sodality of the church. Mrs. Cecere...
Roger Owens
Jan 6, 2013
Roger P. Owens Rochester - Roger P. Owens, 66, of Rochester, formerly of Bergen, a piano technician in the Rochester area, died Sunday, January 6, 2013 at his home. Mr. Owens was born August 18, 1946 in Bergen, the son of the late Walter and Kathleen (Bissell) Owens. He was a member of Fairport Lions Club and enjoyed music and...
William Ferrando
Jan 3, 2013
Batavia - Mr. William T. Ferrando, Sr., 68, of Batavia, construction worker for Local 435 in Rochester for 24 years, died Thursday, January 3, 2013 at United Memorial Medical Center, following a brief illness. Mr. Ferrando was born May 23, 1944 in Buffalo, a son of the late Joseph Sr. and Helen Kijanka Ferrando. A faithful member of St. Anthony's...
Wanda Tempio
Jan 2, 2013
Batavia - Mrs. Wanda V. Tempio, 101, a retired employee of Servo Mechanism Co. located in California, died Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at Genesee County Nursing Home, in Batavia. Mrs. Tempio was born June 21, 1911 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the daughter of the late Anthony and Gladys Slivinski Slominski. She was a member of Resurrection Parish - St. Joseph's Church....
Nelson Stamp
Jan 2, 2013
Byron - Mr. Nelson Neil Stamp, 77, of Byron, went to be with his Lord on Wednesday, (January 2, 2013) at home after a lengthy illness. Mr. Stamp was born November 3, 1935 in Brighton, a son of the late Herbert and Mable (Crouse) Stamp Sr. Mr. Stamp was a 1955 graduate of Medina High School, having played guard on...
Alice Zwick
Dec 31, 2012
Alice Anna Zwick Batavia - Alice Anna Zwick, 99, of Batavia, a school teacher at the Springville Parochial School in Springville, NY, died Monday, December 31, 2012 at LeRoy Village Green Nursing Facility, in LeRoy. Mrs. Zwick was born April 9, 1913 in Buffalo, a daughter of the late George and Clara (Gund) Troidl. She was a graduate of Hutchison...
Dora Bateman Jones
Dec 31, 2012
Byron - Mrs. Dora M. Bateman Jones, 98, a retired teacher at the former Byron Union School and Byron - Bergen Elementary School died Monday, December 31, 2012 at home. Mrs. Jones was born May 12, 1914 in Ogden, New York, the daughter of the late Walter and Electa Gundry Naylor. She graduated in 1934 from Brockport Normal School with...
Ruth Chapell
Dec 29, 2012
Bergen - Mrs. Ruth S. Chapell, 96, of Bergen, longtime school teacher in the Byron-Bergen School District, died Saturday, December 29, 2012 at the Highlands Living Center in Pittsford. Mrs. Chapell was born September 13, 1916 in Bergen, a daughter of the late John and Dana Warboys Sands. A lifetime member of the Bergen Presbyterian Church, as well as faithful...
Martha Cain
Dec 28, 2012
Clarendon - Martha J. Cain, 75, of Clarendon, passed away Friday, (December 28, 2012) at Strong Memorial Hospital, in Rochester, following a brief illness. Mrs. Cain was born July 8, 1937 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Rollie and Elma (Frisch) Smith. Martha was a member of the Faith Community Chapel, in Batavia where she was very active. She...
Ruth Constantine
Dec 28, 2012
Raleigh, North Carolina - Mrs. Ruth E. Constantine, 93, of Raleigh, formerly of Mount Morris, passed away Friday, December 28, 2012, with family at her side at Hospice of Wake County in Raleigh. Mrs. Constantine was born September 9, 1919 in New Brunswick, New Jersey, the oldest daughter of the late William and Mary Nielsen DeSelms. Ruth retired from New...
Elizabeth Gann
Jan 25, 2013
Elizabeth G. Gann Batavia - Elizabeth G. Gann, 97, of Batavia, died Friday, January 25, 2013 at United Memorial Medical Center, in Batavia following a brief illness. Mrs. Gann attended Geneseo Normal School and then received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Education from Buffalo State Teachers College in 1937. She was predeceased by her husband, Prescott A. Gann, who...
John Fee
Jan 25, 2013
Batavia - Mr. John H. Fee, 85, of Batavia, salesman for Kraft Foods in Rochester for 35 years, passed away Friday, January 25, 2013 at his home. Mr. Fee was born November 18, 1927 in Buffalo, a son of the late Frank and Ruth Beecher Fee. A member of St. Joseph's Church, Mr. Fee was a former member of the...
Nolia Camerera
Jan 22, 2013
Batavia - Mrs. Nolia Camerera, 94, died Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at Genesee County Nursing Home. Mrs. Camerera was born October 29, 1918 in Hessner, Louisiana, the daughter of the late Lionel L. and Eugenia Chatelain. Her husband, the late Morris Camerera, died in 1984. Survivors include one son: Ivan (Linda) J. Camerera of Myrtle Beach. SC; one sister, Montez...
Lois Boorom
Jan 21, 2013
Byron - Lois A. Boorom, 86, of Byron, passed away Monday, (January 21, 2013) at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center, in Myrtle Beach, following a brief illness. Mrs. Boorom was born March 7, 1926 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Clyde and Ruth E. (Stone) Ray. She was a kindergarten teacher at Byron - Bergen School for many years,...
Drew Spikes
Jan 21, 2013
Buffalo - Mr. Drew Spikes, III, age 67, of Batavia, passed from this life on Monday, January 21, 2013 at the Erie County Medical Center. Drew was born October 1, 1945 in Pace, Mississippi, a son of the late Drew, Jr. and Jannie Lee Jackson Spikes. Surviving are his children, Matthew and Karim, Sasha Spikes of Buffalo, Christy McEwen of...
Ruth Gear
Jan 18, 2013
Ruth E. Gear Ruth E. Gear, 93, of Batavia, a secretary at Dr. Paul Maloney DDS in Batavia, died Friday, January 18, 2013 at Batavia Health Care Center. Mrs. Gear was born December 22, 1919 in Batavia, NY, the daughter of the late George F. and Elizabeth (Wanglien) Hess. She was a member of St. Paul Lutheran church for many...
Marilyn Judkins
Jan 14, 2013
Alexander - Mrs. Marilyn Judkins, 86, of Alexander, passed into paradise, Monday (January 14, 2013) at Buffalo General Hospital. Mrs. Judkins was born August 4, 1926 in Attica, a daughter of the late John and Isabella (Strathern) Grau. She is the wife of the late W. William "Bill" Judkins and sister of the late Doris Sondericker. She is the loving...
Emil Rick
Jan 13, 2013
Batavia and Bergen - Emil C. "Carl" Rick, Jr., 86, of Batavia, formerly of Bergen, an electrician at Eastman Kodak Co. in Rochester, prior to his retirement, died Sunday, January 13, 2013 at New York State Veteran's Home in Batavia. Mr. Rick was born September 30, 1926 in Batavia, the son of the late Emil C. Rick, Sr. and the...
Nancy-Jo Rupp
Jan 10, 2013
Corfu - Mrs. Nancy-Jo Rupp, 76, of Corfu, passed away, Thursday, January 10, 2013 at Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital. Mrs. Rupp was born September 26, 1936 in Warsaw, a daughter of the late Edward and Florence Pickard Aubert. Nancy enjoyed gardening, cooking and entertaining with her family and friends. A devoted wife, mother, and grandmother; she will be remembered by...
Mary Cecere
Jan 7, 2013
Batavia - Mrs. Mary T. Cecere, 88, of Batavia, self-employed accountant, died Monday, January 7, 2013 at the Batavia Health Care Center. Mrs. Cecere was born April 17, 1924 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Rosario and Josephine Gugino Gaeta Tumminello. She was a member of Resurrection Parish, St. Joseph's Church and the sodality of the church. Mrs. Cecere...
Roger Owens
Jan 6, 2013
Roger P. Owens Rochester - Roger P. Owens, 66, of Rochester, formerly of Bergen, a piano technician in the Rochester area, died Sunday, January 6, 2013 at his home. Mr. Owens was born August 18, 1946 in Bergen, the son of the late Walter and Kathleen (Bissell) Owens. He was a member of Fairport Lions Club and enjoyed music and...
William Ferrando
Jan 3, 2013
Batavia - Mr. William T. Ferrando, Sr., 68, of Batavia, construction worker for Local 435 in Rochester for 24 years, died Thursday, January 3, 2013 at United Memorial Medical Center, following a brief illness. Mr. Ferrando was born May 23, 1944 in Buffalo, a son of the late Joseph Sr. and Helen Kijanka Ferrando. A faithful member of St. Anthony's...
Wanda Tempio
Jan 2, 2013
Batavia - Mrs. Wanda V. Tempio, 101, a retired employee of Servo Mechanism Co. located in California, died Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at Genesee County Nursing Home, in Batavia. Mrs. Tempio was born June 21, 1911 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the daughter of the late Anthony and Gladys Slivinski Slominski. She was a member of Resurrection Parish - St. Joseph's Church....
Nelson Stamp
Jan 2, 2013
Byron - Mr. Nelson Neil Stamp, 77, of Byron, went to be with his Lord on Wednesday, (January 2, 2013) at home after a lengthy illness. Mr. Stamp was born November 3, 1935 in Brighton, a son of the late Herbert and Mable (Crouse) Stamp Sr. Mr. Stamp was a 1955 graduate of Medina High School, having played guard on...
Alice Zwick
Dec 31, 2012
Alice Anna Zwick Batavia - Alice Anna Zwick, 99, of Batavia, a school teacher at the Springville Parochial School in Springville, NY, died Monday, December 31, 2012 at LeRoy Village Green Nursing Facility, in LeRoy. Mrs. Zwick was born April 9, 1913 in Buffalo, a daughter of the late George and Clara (Gund) Troidl. She was a graduate of Hutchison...
Dora Bateman Jones
Dec 31, 2012
Byron - Mrs. Dora M. Bateman Jones, 98, a retired teacher at the former Byron Union School and Byron - Bergen Elementary School died Monday, December 31, 2012 at home. Mrs. Jones was born May 12, 1914 in Ogden, New York, the daughter of the late Walter and Electa Gundry Naylor. She graduated in 1934 from Brockport Normal School with...
Ruth Chapell
Dec 29, 2012
Bergen - Mrs. Ruth S. Chapell, 96, of Bergen, longtime school teacher in the Byron-Bergen School District, died Saturday, December 29, 2012 at the Highlands Living Center in Pittsford. Mrs. Chapell was born September 13, 1916 in Bergen, a daughter of the late John and Dana Warboys Sands. A lifetime member of the Bergen Presbyterian Church, as well as faithful...
Martha Cain
Dec 28, 2012
Clarendon - Martha J. Cain, 75, of Clarendon, passed away Friday, (December 28, 2012) at Strong Memorial Hospital, in Rochester, following a brief illness. Mrs. Cain was born July 8, 1937 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Rollie and Elma (Frisch) Smith. Martha was a member of the Faith Community Chapel, in Batavia where she was very active. She...
Ruth Constantine
Dec 28, 2012
Raleigh, North Carolina - Mrs. Ruth E. Constantine, 93, of Raleigh, formerly of Mount Morris, passed away Friday, December 28, 2012, with family at her side at Hospice of Wake County in Raleigh. Mrs. Constantine was born September 9, 1919 in New Brunswick, New Jersey, the oldest daughter of the late William and Mary Nielsen DeSelms. Ruth retired from New...
