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Joanne Scroger
Dec 24, 2021
Joanne Scroger, 90, of Medina, passed away on December 24, 2021 at the United Memorial Medical Center. Joanne was born November 26, 1931 in Medina, a daughter of the late George and Margaret Goldsmith. Joanne enjoyed watching Wheel of Fortune, soap operas and the Buffalo Bills. Surviving are her daughter, Margaret (Rick) Stanley; a sister, Norma Newton; five grandchildren and...
Mr. Timothy J. Shaut
Dec 23, 2021
Batavia – Timothy J. “T.J.” Shaut, age 57, of Batavia, passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, December 23, 2021. T.J. was born on November 7, 1964, in Batavia, a son of the late Frederick Shaut, Sr. and Arleda “Pete” Lynk Shaut. A diehard fan of the New York Yankees, T.J. loved to cook, enjoyed a cold beer and...
Miss Cinnomon Shyneque Shepherd
Dec 22, 2021
Batavia- Cinnomon Shyneque Shepherd, age 26, was called to Heaven by the Angels on December 22, 2021. She was born on May 9, 1995 to the proud parents of Nathaniel Shepherd, Jr. and Jacqueline Colleen Shepherd in Batavia. Cinnomon loved life and enjoyed seeing everyone around her enjoying her life with her. Cinnomon was an awesome mother and when her...
James Edwin Woodruff
Dec 15, 2021
James (Jim) Edwin Woodruff passed away on December 15th at his home in Batavia surrounded by his loving family and nursing staff. Jim was born August 2, 1928 in Youngstown, Ohio, the son of the late Gideon and Thelma (Sands) Woodruff. Jim was civic minded from an early age, having earned the Eagle Scout rank in Boy Scouts and serving...
Eileen L. Biaselli
Dec 15, 2021
Batavia - Eileen L. Biaselli, 63 of Batavia passed away on Wednesday, (December 15, 2021) at home. Mrs. Biaselli was born June 15, 1958 in Batavia. Eileen enjoyed decorating, music, and reading. She loved to cook, camp, and watch various TV shows and movies. She had a love for animals and greatly liked playing board games. Surviving are her mother,...
Amy A. Davis
Dec 15, 2021
Batavia - Amy A. Davis, 62 of Batavia, passed away on Wednesday, (December 15, 2021) at her home. Amy was born October 11, 1959 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Harold and Marjory (Kibler) Davis. She is predeceased by her fiance, Ron Cecere; and her Aunt and Uncles, Bob & Rita Newton, Ed & Arlene Leaton and Nancy Lomazzo,...
Mr. David W. Leaton, Sr.
Dec 14, 2021
Byron-David W. Leaton, Sr., age 93, of Byron, passed away on Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at United Memorial Medical Center. He was born on February 20, 1928 in Batavia, a son of the late Alfred and Bertha Squires Leaton. A member of the Byron Kiwanis Club, he enjoyed woodworking. He is predeceased by his wife, Bernice E. Farnsworth Leaton who...
Lee C. Weaver
Dec 13, 2021
Medina - Lee Charles Weaver passed away peacefully at home on December 13, 2021. He was surrounded by his loving family. Lee was born December 23, 1944 in Buffalo, NY. Throughout his life he lived in Oakfield, Batavia, Middleport, and Medina NY. He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Edward (Lillian) Weaver. He is preceded in death...
Mr. H. Jeffery Neal
Dec 12, 2021
Medina - H. Jeffery Neal, age 76, of Medina passed away on Sunday, December 12, 2021 at United Memorial Medical Center. He was born Tuesday, November 6th, 1945 in Albion, a son of the late Albert Neal Sr. and Henrietta Jeffery Neal. A veteran of the United States Army, he worked for many years at ABEX Corporation in Medina as...
Walter R. Dyer
Dec 9, 2021
Walter R. Dyer, 68, of Bergen, passed away on Thursday, December 9, 2021 at Unity Hospital. Walter was born February 13, 1953 in Athol, Massachusetts, a son of the late Arnold and Frances (Begor) Dyer. Walter was a cook at the Bergen Farm Market. Surviving are his sister, Deanna Blissett of Holley, brother, Bruce Dyer of Wisconsin, his friends, Patty...
Digno C. Perez
Dec 9, 2021
Digno C. Perez, 90, of Batavia, passed away on Thursday, December 9, 2021 at the Gateway House in Attica. Digno was born February 22,1931 in Humacao, Puerto Rico, a son of the late Liborio and Jauna (Perez) Castro. Digno enjoyed fishing, boxing and spending time with his family. He was a New York Yankees fan and will be remembered for...
Miss Karen L. Loos
Dec 7, 2021
East Aurora – Karen L. Loos, age 49, died suddenly on Tuesday, December 7, 2021 as a result of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident in the town of Lancaster. She was born on August 18, 1972, in Cheektowaga, a daughter of Mary Ella Moxham Loos of Batavia and the late Roger A. Loos. She is survived by the...
Gerhard Fore
Dec 7, 2021
Batavia - Gary Fore, 56 of Batavia passed away on Tuesday, (December 7, 2021) at Unity Hospital in Rochester. Mr. Fore was born January 27, 1965 in Nurnberg, Germany a son of the late Richard and Inge (Stark) Fore. Gary enjoyed fishing along with attending auctions, going to garage sales, flea markets, and car shows. He is survived by his...
Mr. William T. Richardson
Dec 6, 2021
Spencerport - William T. Richardson, 77 of Spencerport, passed away on Monday, December 6, 2021 at his home. Mr. Richardson was born Wednesday, August 16th, 1944 in Rochester, a son of the late Kenneth Richardson and Marian Munt Richardson. A veteran of the United States Navy, he was a graduate of Byron Bergen High School and proprietor of Richardson &...
Mary Anne Higgs
Dec 6, 2021
Mary Anne Higgs, 80, of Batavia, passed away on Monday, December 6, 2021 at United Memorial Medical Center. Mary Anne was born December 2, 1941 in Batavia, the daughter of the late Wallace and Meta (Kessler) Kornow. Mary Anne enjoyed the activities at the Monsignor Kirby Apartments with the other residents. Surviving are her children, Scott Higgs of Virginia Beach,...
Mrs. Yvonne T. Youll
Dec 4, 2021
Stafford - Yvonne T. Youll, 96 of Stafford passed away on Saturday, December 4, 2021 at United Memorial Medical Center. Mrs. Youll was born Thursday, July 16th, 1925, in Hornell, New York a daughter of the late Stanley Hall and Maria LaLoire Hall. A member of St. Joseph's Church, she enjoyed going to yard sales and doing word search puzzles....
Robert Laverne Easton
Dec 3, 2021
Robert LaVerne Easton, "Butch", 74 of Batavia, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, December 3, 2021. Butch was born April 9, 1947 in Batavia, the son of the late LaVerne and Eleanor Easton of Batavia. Butch was an employee of Chapin Manufacturing for 38 years until he retired. Butch enjoyed airplanes, fishing, hunting, auto racing and assembling models. Butch served with...
Mr. David J. Bridge
Nov 30, 2021
Stafford - David J. Bridge, age 84 of Stafford passed away on Tuesday, November 30, 2021 at United Memorial Medical Center in Batavia. Mr. Bridge was born Thursday, September 16th, 1937 in Batavia, New York a son of the late Rudolph Richenberg and Dorothea Bridge Burroughs. Mr. & Mrs. Bridge were the former owners and proprietors of Bridge's Cottage Motel...
David L. Brooks
Nov 30, 2021
David Lawrence Brooks, better known as Papa David in the Oakfield-Alabama athletic community, passed away peacefully surrounded by his wife and daughters on Tuesday, November 30th. One of nine children, he was the baby of the family. He was born on his mother’s birthday, September 21st, 1941 to Bernard and Winfred Brooks and welcomed home by siblings; Bernard, Betty, Lucille,...
Mrs. Linda M. Doody
Nov 30, 2021
Batavia - Linda M. Doody, 73 of Batavia passed away on Tuesday, November 30, 2021 at United Memorial Medical Center in Batavia. She was born Monday, May 3rd, 1948 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Joseph P. Caruso Sr. and Rose Merica Caruso. A 1966 graduate of Notre Dame High School, Linda was a member of St. Joseph’s Church...
Joanne Scroger
Dec 24, 2021
Joanne Scroger, 90, of Medina, passed away on December 24, 2021 at the United Memorial Medical Center. Joanne was born November 26, 1931 in Medina, a daughter of the late George and Margaret Goldsmith. Joanne enjoyed watching Wheel of Fortune, soap operas and the Buffalo Bills. Surviving are her daughter, Margaret (Rick) Stanley; a sister, Norma Newton; five grandchildren and...
Mr. Timothy J. Shaut
Dec 23, 2021
Batavia – Timothy J. “T.J.” Shaut, age 57, of Batavia, passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, December 23, 2021. T.J. was born on November 7, 1964, in Batavia, a son of the late Frederick Shaut, Sr. and Arleda “Pete” Lynk Shaut. A diehard fan of the New York Yankees, T.J. loved to cook, enjoyed a cold beer and...
Miss Cinnomon Shyneque Shepherd
Dec 22, 2021
Batavia- Cinnomon Shyneque Shepherd, age 26, was called to Heaven by the Angels on December 22, 2021. She was born on May 9, 1995 to the proud parents of Nathaniel Shepherd, Jr. and Jacqueline Colleen Shepherd in Batavia. Cinnomon loved life and enjoyed seeing everyone around her enjoying her life with her. Cinnomon was an awesome mother and when her...
James Edwin Woodruff
Dec 15, 2021
James (Jim) Edwin Woodruff passed away on December 15th at his home in Batavia surrounded by his loving family and nursing staff. Jim was born August 2, 1928 in Youngstown, Ohio, the son of the late Gideon and Thelma (Sands) Woodruff. Jim was civic minded from an early age, having earned the Eagle Scout rank in Boy Scouts and serving...
Eileen L. Biaselli
Dec 15, 2021
Batavia - Eileen L. Biaselli, 63 of Batavia passed away on Wednesday, (December 15, 2021) at home. Mrs. Biaselli was born June 15, 1958 in Batavia. Eileen enjoyed decorating, music, and reading. She loved to cook, camp, and watch various TV shows and movies. She had a love for animals and greatly liked playing board games. Surviving are her mother,...
Amy A. Davis
Dec 15, 2021
Batavia - Amy A. Davis, 62 of Batavia, passed away on Wednesday, (December 15, 2021) at her home. Amy was born October 11, 1959 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Harold and Marjory (Kibler) Davis. She is predeceased by her fiance, Ron Cecere; and her Aunt and Uncles, Bob & Rita Newton, Ed & Arlene Leaton and Nancy Lomazzo,...
Mr. David W. Leaton, Sr.
Dec 14, 2021
Byron-David W. Leaton, Sr., age 93, of Byron, passed away on Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at United Memorial Medical Center. He was born on February 20, 1928 in Batavia, a son of the late Alfred and Bertha Squires Leaton. A member of the Byron Kiwanis Club, he enjoyed woodworking. He is predeceased by his wife, Bernice E. Farnsworth Leaton who...
Lee C. Weaver
Dec 13, 2021
Medina - Lee Charles Weaver passed away peacefully at home on December 13, 2021. He was surrounded by his loving family. Lee was born December 23, 1944 in Buffalo, NY. Throughout his life he lived in Oakfield, Batavia, Middleport, and Medina NY. He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Edward (Lillian) Weaver. He is preceded in death...
Mr. H. Jeffery Neal
Dec 12, 2021
Medina - H. Jeffery Neal, age 76, of Medina passed away on Sunday, December 12, 2021 at United Memorial Medical Center. He was born Tuesday, November 6th, 1945 in Albion, a son of the late Albert Neal Sr. and Henrietta Jeffery Neal. A veteran of the United States Army, he worked for many years at ABEX Corporation in Medina as...
Walter R. Dyer
Dec 9, 2021
Walter R. Dyer, 68, of Bergen, passed away on Thursday, December 9, 2021 at Unity Hospital. Walter was born February 13, 1953 in Athol, Massachusetts, a son of the late Arnold and Frances (Begor) Dyer. Walter was a cook at the Bergen Farm Market. Surviving are his sister, Deanna Blissett of Holley, brother, Bruce Dyer of Wisconsin, his friends, Patty...
Digno C. Perez
Dec 9, 2021
Digno C. Perez, 90, of Batavia, passed away on Thursday, December 9, 2021 at the Gateway House in Attica. Digno was born February 22,1931 in Humacao, Puerto Rico, a son of the late Liborio and Jauna (Perez) Castro. Digno enjoyed fishing, boxing and spending time with his family. He was a New York Yankees fan and will be remembered for...
Miss Karen L. Loos
Dec 7, 2021
East Aurora – Karen L. Loos, age 49, died suddenly on Tuesday, December 7, 2021 as a result of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident in the town of Lancaster. She was born on August 18, 1972, in Cheektowaga, a daughter of Mary Ella Moxham Loos of Batavia and the late Roger A. Loos. She is survived by the...
Gerhard Fore
Dec 7, 2021
Batavia - Gary Fore, 56 of Batavia passed away on Tuesday, (December 7, 2021) at Unity Hospital in Rochester. Mr. Fore was born January 27, 1965 in Nurnberg, Germany a son of the late Richard and Inge (Stark) Fore. Gary enjoyed fishing along with attending auctions, going to garage sales, flea markets, and car shows. He is survived by his...
Mr. William T. Richardson
Dec 6, 2021
Spencerport - William T. Richardson, 77 of Spencerport, passed away on Monday, December 6, 2021 at his home. Mr. Richardson was born Wednesday, August 16th, 1944 in Rochester, a son of the late Kenneth Richardson and Marian Munt Richardson. A veteran of the United States Navy, he was a graduate of Byron Bergen High School and proprietor of Richardson &...
Mary Anne Higgs
Dec 6, 2021
Mary Anne Higgs, 80, of Batavia, passed away on Monday, December 6, 2021 at United Memorial Medical Center. Mary Anne was born December 2, 1941 in Batavia, the daughter of the late Wallace and Meta (Kessler) Kornow. Mary Anne enjoyed the activities at the Monsignor Kirby Apartments with the other residents. Surviving are her children, Scott Higgs of Virginia Beach,...
Mrs. Yvonne T. Youll
Dec 4, 2021
Stafford - Yvonne T. Youll, 96 of Stafford passed away on Saturday, December 4, 2021 at United Memorial Medical Center. Mrs. Youll was born Thursday, July 16th, 1925, in Hornell, New York a daughter of the late Stanley Hall and Maria LaLoire Hall. A member of St. Joseph's Church, she enjoyed going to yard sales and doing word search puzzles....
Robert Laverne Easton
Dec 3, 2021
Robert LaVerne Easton, "Butch", 74 of Batavia, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, December 3, 2021. Butch was born April 9, 1947 in Batavia, the son of the late LaVerne and Eleanor Easton of Batavia. Butch was an employee of Chapin Manufacturing for 38 years until he retired. Butch enjoyed airplanes, fishing, hunting, auto racing and assembling models. Butch served with...
Mr. David J. Bridge
Nov 30, 2021
Stafford - David J. Bridge, age 84 of Stafford passed away on Tuesday, November 30, 2021 at United Memorial Medical Center in Batavia. Mr. Bridge was born Thursday, September 16th, 1937 in Batavia, New York a son of the late Rudolph Richenberg and Dorothea Bridge Burroughs. Mr. & Mrs. Bridge were the former owners and proprietors of Bridge's Cottage Motel...
David L. Brooks
Nov 30, 2021
David Lawrence Brooks, better known as Papa David in the Oakfield-Alabama athletic community, passed away peacefully surrounded by his wife and daughters on Tuesday, November 30th. One of nine children, he was the baby of the family. He was born on his mother’s birthday, September 21st, 1941 to Bernard and Winfred Brooks and welcomed home by siblings; Bernard, Betty, Lucille,...
Mrs. Linda M. Doody
Nov 30, 2021
Batavia - Linda M. Doody, 73 of Batavia passed away on Tuesday, November 30, 2021 at United Memorial Medical Center in Batavia. She was born Monday, May 3rd, 1948 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Joseph P. Caruso Sr. and Rose Merica Caruso. A 1966 graduate of Notre Dame High School, Linda was a member of St. Joseph’s Church...


