Obituaries
Local obituaries for Batavia, New York and surrounding areas
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Emma Carpenter
Oct 31, 2012
Batavia - Mrs. Emma J. Carpenter, 93, of Batavia, passed away on Wednesday, October 31, 2012 at the Episcopal Church Home in Rochester. Mrs. Carpenter was born October 18, 1919 in Batavia, a daughter of the late H. Earl and Mary Duench Winspear. A lifetime resident of the area, Mrs. Carpenter was a retired cook from Elba Central School and...
Donald Mumford
Oct 29, 2012
Donald J. Mumford Oakfield - Donald J. Mumford, 87, of Oakfield, a senior power plant engineer at Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo prior to his retirement in 1980, died Monday, October 29, 2012 at his home, in Oakfield. Mr. Mumford was born July 7, 1925 in Cooperstown, NY, a son of the late Howard and Hallie Mumford. He worked...
Dorothy Didget
Oct 27, 2012
Dorothy G. Didget ELBA - Dorothy G. Didget, 97, of Indianapolis, formerly of Elba, died Saturday, October 27, 2012 at Rosegate Nursing Facility, in Indianapolis, IN. Mrs. Didget was born April 11, 1915 in LeRoy, the daughter of the late Ned and Helen (Underhill) Van Deusen. She was a member of the Garfield Park United Church of Christ and the...
Leslie Lamb
Oct 24, 2012
OAKFIELD - Leslie Craig Lamb, age 100, of Oakfield, NY died on October 24, 2012. Mr. Lamb was born in Darien on May 6, 1912 son of the late Henry C. and Ida Mae Welker Lamb. On September 3, 1938 he married Margaret Lloyd in Sage Chapel at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. Mrs. Lamb died June 7, 2002. Mr. Lamb...
Alton Tooley
Oct 23, 2012
Clifton Springs - Alton Robert Tooley of Batavia and Clifton Springs, died peacefully October 23, 2012 at age 95. Mr. Tooley was born in the Town of Batavia on January 20, 1917, the son of James W. and Myrtie A. Kilian Tooley. After graduating from Batavia High School where he lettered in track, he attended business school in Rochester. Mr....
Florence Jannain
Oct 23, 2012
Batavia - Florence L. Jannain, 84, of Batavia passed away Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at United Memorial Medical Center. Mrs. Jannain was born December 23, 1927 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Blood. Mrs. Jannain was a past president of the VFW Ladies Auxillary and was very active in the Pavilion Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary. She...
Robert Ellingham
Oct 20, 2012
Elba - Mr. Robert C. Ellingham, 78, of Elba, an assembler at O&K Trojan in Batavia, passed away Saturday, October 20, 2012 at Buffalo General Hospital. Mr. Ellingham was born March 9, 1934 in Batavia, a son of the late R. Henry and Carmelita Blatt Ellingham. A fan of the New York Yankees and Buffalo Bills, he enjoyed fishing, going...
Barbara Kingdom
Oct 19, 2012
Alabama - Barbara Jean Kingdom, 66, of Alabama, a Cook at Oakfield - Alabama School, passed away Friday evening, (October 19, 2012) at her home. Mrs. Kingdom was born July 3, 1946 in Batavia, a daughter of the late George and Pauline (Brydges) Mills. Barb had a love of flowers, and the holidays. She was an excellent cook and enjoyed...
Joan Marchese
Oct 16, 2012
Batavia - Mrs. Joan S. Marchese, 75, of Batavia, died Tuesday (October 16, 2012) at the Batavia Health Care Center in Batavia. Mrs. Marchese was born March 7, 1937 in Schenectady, the daughter of the late Lansing J. and Pearl (Wherry) Sowersby. She was a senior E.S. clerk for the New York State Department of Labor/Unemployment Division in Batavia. Survivors...
Ruth Johns
Oct 16, 2012
Oakfield - Mrs. Ruth M. Johns, 86, of Oakfield, retiree of Fisher Price in Medina, passed away on Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at Strong Memorial Hospital, in Rochester. Mrs. Johns was born July 27, 1926 in Oakfield, the daughter of the late George H. and Maude Morse Harvey. A 1945 graduate of Oakfield-Alabama High School, Mrs. Johns was a long...
William Hunt
Oct 12, 2012
William Jay Hunt Jr. Bergen - William Jay Hunt, Jr., 87, of Bergen, a teller at Fleet Bank in Batavia for 20 years prior to his retirement, died Thursday, October 12, 2012 at Strong Memorial Hospital, in Rochester. Mr. Hunt was born April 13, 1925 in Bergen, the son of the late William Jay (Sr.) and Edith Mae (Sherman) Hunt....
Susan Favaloro
Oct 12, 2012
Susan M. Favaloro Claremont, NH - Susan M. Favaloro, 62, of Claremont, NH, formerly of Batavia, a sales associate at BJ's Wholesale Club, in NH, died Friday, October 12, 2012 at her home, in Claremont. Mrs. Favaloro was born January 21, 1950 in Niagara Falls, a daughter of the late Walter and Dorothy Jean (Robinson) Burnett. Survivors include a son,...
Stephen Ferry
Oct 11, 2012
Stephen T. Ferry Oakfield - Stephen T. Ferry, 21, of Oakfield, a lineman at Ironwood Heavy Highway LLC. in Rochester, died Thursday, October 11, 2012 at as a result of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident in Oakfield. Mr. Ferry was born April 5, 1991 in Brockport, the son of Dolores (Harvey Lamie) Harvey of Oakfield and Ace T....
David Gooley
Oct 8, 2012
Batavia - Mr. David A. Gooley, 66, of Batavia, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, October 8, 2012. Mr. Gooley was born September 1, 1946 in Buffalo, a son of the late Maurice and Kathryn (Coyle) Gooley. Mr. Gooley was devoted to the Lord, his family and his friends. A veteran, he served with the United States...
Olga Ebling
Oct 7, 2012
Mrs. Olga B. Ebling, of Hendersonville, NC and formerly of Batavia passed away quietly Sunday (October 7, 2012) at the Laurel of Hendersonville in Hendersonville, NC. Olga was born in Liverpool, England on August 13, 1924, a daughter of the late Norman and Janet (McIntosh) Cohen. She led an amazing life that included moving to London in her teens during...
Gilbert Morith
Oct 7, 2012
Batavia - Mr. Gilbert J. Morith, 95, of Batavia, retiree of Eastman Kodak Co. in Rochester, died Sunday, October 7, 2012 at LeRoy Village Green Nursing Facility. Mr. Morith was born August 14, 1917 in Batavia, a son of the late Joseph G. and Winifred Taylor Morith. A lifetime resident of Batavia, Mr. Morith was a member of the First...
Dorothy Trimmer
Oct 7, 2012
Dorothy E. Trimmer Oakfield - Dorothy E. Trimmer, 81, of Oakfield, a former dental receptionist for Richard A. Valente, DDS, in Snyder, died Sunday, October 7, 2012 at Kenmore Mercy Hospital. Mrs. Trimmer was born July 7, 1931 in Buffalo, the daughter of the late Thomas A. and Herta G. (Schmidt) Carroll. She graduated from Bryant & Stratton Business School....
Warren Hopkins
Oct 7, 2012
Batavia - Mr. Warren Coleman Hopkins, (Hoppy), 91, retired Troop Quartermaster at NYS Troopers - Troop A, Batavia, died Sunday, October 7, 2012 at New York State Veteran's Home, in Batavia. Mr. Hopkins was born June 21, 1921 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Mr. Hopkins was retired from the U.S. Navy after 20 years of service. He was a veteran of...
Elizabeth Tetter
Oct 4, 2012
Mrs. Elizabeth J. Tetter Stafford - Mrs. Elizabeth J. Tetter, 96, formerly of Stafford, died Thursday, October 4, 2012 at LeRoy Village Green Nursing Facility, in LeRoy. Mrs. Tetter was born February 10, 1916 in Batavia, the daughter of the late James and Mary (Peters) Randall. She graduated of Russell Sage College in 1938 and taught Home Economics in Lyons,...
Robert Eichenberger
Oct 3, 2012
South Byron - Robert N. Eichenberger, 85, of South Byron, a retired Tool And Die Maker at Delco Products, passed away Wednesday, (October 3, 2012) at Crossroads House, in Batavia, following a brief illness. Mr. Eichenberger was born September 18, 1927 in Attica, a son of the late Frederick J. and Ruby O. (Richert) Eichenberger, Sr. Robert was very skilled...
Emma Carpenter
Oct 31, 2012
Batavia - Mrs. Emma J. Carpenter, 93, of Batavia, passed away on Wednesday, October 31, 2012 at the Episcopal Church Home in Rochester. Mrs. Carpenter was born October 18, 1919 in Batavia, a daughter of the late H. Earl and Mary Duench Winspear. A lifetime resident of the area, Mrs. Carpenter was a retired cook from Elba Central School and...
Donald Mumford
Oct 29, 2012
Donald J. Mumford Oakfield - Donald J. Mumford, 87, of Oakfield, a senior power plant engineer at Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo prior to his retirement in 1980, died Monday, October 29, 2012 at his home, in Oakfield. Mr. Mumford was born July 7, 1925 in Cooperstown, NY, a son of the late Howard and Hallie Mumford. He worked...
Dorothy Didget
Oct 27, 2012
Dorothy G. Didget ELBA - Dorothy G. Didget, 97, of Indianapolis, formerly of Elba, died Saturday, October 27, 2012 at Rosegate Nursing Facility, in Indianapolis, IN. Mrs. Didget was born April 11, 1915 in LeRoy, the daughter of the late Ned and Helen (Underhill) Van Deusen. She was a member of the Garfield Park United Church of Christ and the...
Leslie Lamb
Oct 24, 2012
OAKFIELD - Leslie Craig Lamb, age 100, of Oakfield, NY died on October 24, 2012. Mr. Lamb was born in Darien on May 6, 1912 son of the late Henry C. and Ida Mae Welker Lamb. On September 3, 1938 he married Margaret Lloyd in Sage Chapel at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. Mrs. Lamb died June 7, 2002. Mr. Lamb...
Alton Tooley
Oct 23, 2012
Clifton Springs - Alton Robert Tooley of Batavia and Clifton Springs, died peacefully October 23, 2012 at age 95. Mr. Tooley was born in the Town of Batavia on January 20, 1917, the son of James W. and Myrtie A. Kilian Tooley. After graduating from Batavia High School where he lettered in track, he attended business school in Rochester. Mr....
Florence Jannain
Oct 23, 2012
Batavia - Florence L. Jannain, 84, of Batavia passed away Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at United Memorial Medical Center. Mrs. Jannain was born December 23, 1927 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Blood. Mrs. Jannain was a past president of the VFW Ladies Auxillary and was very active in the Pavilion Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary. She...
Robert Ellingham
Oct 20, 2012
Elba - Mr. Robert C. Ellingham, 78, of Elba, an assembler at O&K Trojan in Batavia, passed away Saturday, October 20, 2012 at Buffalo General Hospital. Mr. Ellingham was born March 9, 1934 in Batavia, a son of the late R. Henry and Carmelita Blatt Ellingham. A fan of the New York Yankees and Buffalo Bills, he enjoyed fishing, going...
Barbara Kingdom
Oct 19, 2012
Alabama - Barbara Jean Kingdom, 66, of Alabama, a Cook at Oakfield - Alabama School, passed away Friday evening, (October 19, 2012) at her home. Mrs. Kingdom was born July 3, 1946 in Batavia, a daughter of the late George and Pauline (Brydges) Mills. Barb had a love of flowers, and the holidays. She was an excellent cook and enjoyed...
Joan Marchese
Oct 16, 2012
Batavia - Mrs. Joan S. Marchese, 75, of Batavia, died Tuesday (October 16, 2012) at the Batavia Health Care Center in Batavia. Mrs. Marchese was born March 7, 1937 in Schenectady, the daughter of the late Lansing J. and Pearl (Wherry) Sowersby. She was a senior E.S. clerk for the New York State Department of Labor/Unemployment Division in Batavia. Survivors...
Ruth Johns
Oct 16, 2012
Oakfield - Mrs. Ruth M. Johns, 86, of Oakfield, retiree of Fisher Price in Medina, passed away on Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at Strong Memorial Hospital, in Rochester. Mrs. Johns was born July 27, 1926 in Oakfield, the daughter of the late George H. and Maude Morse Harvey. A 1945 graduate of Oakfield-Alabama High School, Mrs. Johns was a long...
William Hunt
Oct 12, 2012
William Jay Hunt Jr. Bergen - William Jay Hunt, Jr., 87, of Bergen, a teller at Fleet Bank in Batavia for 20 years prior to his retirement, died Thursday, October 12, 2012 at Strong Memorial Hospital, in Rochester. Mr. Hunt was born April 13, 1925 in Bergen, the son of the late William Jay (Sr.) and Edith Mae (Sherman) Hunt....
Susan Favaloro
Oct 12, 2012
Susan M. Favaloro Claremont, NH - Susan M. Favaloro, 62, of Claremont, NH, formerly of Batavia, a sales associate at BJ's Wholesale Club, in NH, died Friday, October 12, 2012 at her home, in Claremont. Mrs. Favaloro was born January 21, 1950 in Niagara Falls, a daughter of the late Walter and Dorothy Jean (Robinson) Burnett. Survivors include a son,...
Stephen Ferry
Oct 11, 2012
Stephen T. Ferry Oakfield - Stephen T. Ferry, 21, of Oakfield, a lineman at Ironwood Heavy Highway LLC. in Rochester, died Thursday, October 11, 2012 at as a result of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident in Oakfield. Mr. Ferry was born April 5, 1991 in Brockport, the son of Dolores (Harvey Lamie) Harvey of Oakfield and Ace T....
David Gooley
Oct 8, 2012
Batavia - Mr. David A. Gooley, 66, of Batavia, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, October 8, 2012. Mr. Gooley was born September 1, 1946 in Buffalo, a son of the late Maurice and Kathryn (Coyle) Gooley. Mr. Gooley was devoted to the Lord, his family and his friends. A veteran, he served with the United States...
Olga Ebling
Oct 7, 2012
Mrs. Olga B. Ebling, of Hendersonville, NC and formerly of Batavia passed away quietly Sunday (October 7, 2012) at the Laurel of Hendersonville in Hendersonville, NC. Olga was born in Liverpool, England on August 13, 1924, a daughter of the late Norman and Janet (McIntosh) Cohen. She led an amazing life that included moving to London in her teens during...
Gilbert Morith
Oct 7, 2012
Batavia - Mr. Gilbert J. Morith, 95, of Batavia, retiree of Eastman Kodak Co. in Rochester, died Sunday, October 7, 2012 at LeRoy Village Green Nursing Facility. Mr. Morith was born August 14, 1917 in Batavia, a son of the late Joseph G. and Winifred Taylor Morith. A lifetime resident of Batavia, Mr. Morith was a member of the First...
Dorothy Trimmer
Oct 7, 2012
Dorothy E. Trimmer Oakfield - Dorothy E. Trimmer, 81, of Oakfield, a former dental receptionist for Richard A. Valente, DDS, in Snyder, died Sunday, October 7, 2012 at Kenmore Mercy Hospital. Mrs. Trimmer was born July 7, 1931 in Buffalo, the daughter of the late Thomas A. and Herta G. (Schmidt) Carroll. She graduated from Bryant & Stratton Business School....
Warren Hopkins
Oct 7, 2012
Batavia - Mr. Warren Coleman Hopkins, (Hoppy), 91, retired Troop Quartermaster at NYS Troopers - Troop A, Batavia, died Sunday, October 7, 2012 at New York State Veteran's Home, in Batavia. Mr. Hopkins was born June 21, 1921 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Mr. Hopkins was retired from the U.S. Navy after 20 years of service. He was a veteran of...
Elizabeth Tetter
Oct 4, 2012
Mrs. Elizabeth J. Tetter Stafford - Mrs. Elizabeth J. Tetter, 96, formerly of Stafford, died Thursday, October 4, 2012 at LeRoy Village Green Nursing Facility, in LeRoy. Mrs. Tetter was born February 10, 1916 in Batavia, the daughter of the late James and Mary (Peters) Randall. She graduated of Russell Sage College in 1938 and taught Home Economics in Lyons,...
Robert Eichenberger
Oct 3, 2012
South Byron - Robert N. Eichenberger, 85, of South Byron, a retired Tool And Die Maker at Delco Products, passed away Wednesday, (October 3, 2012) at Crossroads House, in Batavia, following a brief illness. Mr. Eichenberger was born September 18, 1927 in Attica, a son of the late Frederick J. and Ruby O. (Richert) Eichenberger, Sr. Robert was very skilled...
