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Mrs. Margaret Jean Price
Apr 22, 2021
The announcement of a loved one’s passing is never something one wants to do. So, it is with great sadness, and yet also joy that she is now at rest, that Margaret Jean Price (Jean), our mother, grandmother, aunt, passed into the hands of Our Lord on April 22, 2021 at age 95. She spent her last days at Crossroads...
Peter Gaines Schultz
Apr 21, 2021
Peter Gaines Schultz passed away on April 21, 2021 at the age of 60 years to lung cancer. He was born on January 19, 1961 at Genesee Memorial Hospital in Batavia, New York to Charlotte Buchholtz Schultz and Lawrence Henry Schultz Jr. On the day he was born, his mother requested a television to watch the inauguration of John F....
Ruth R. Myers
Apr 20, 2021
Oakfield - Heaven gained a beautiful angel when Ruth Marie Myers went home to God Wednesday, April 20, 2021 with loving family by her side. Ruth led a full and interesting life based on family, faith and community. She was born in Naples, New York to the late John Jacob and Vinnie Amanda Rectenwald. She graduated Valedictorian of her class...
Richard C. Redinger
Apr 20, 2021
Bergen - Richard C. Redinger, 68 of Bergen passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, (April 20, 2021) at his home. Mr. Redinger was born January 19, 1953 in Batavia, a son of the late Richard A. and Eleanor (Henry) Redinger. Richard was a simple man who enjoyed cooking and spending time with his family. An avid outdoorsman, he liked to hunt...
Mr. Robert L. Sheehan
Apr 19, 2021
Batavia - Robert L. Sheehan, age 74, of Batavia, passed away on Monday, April 19, 2021 at United Memorial Medical Center in Batavia. He was born May 6, 1946 in Batavia, a son of the late Kenneth Sheehan and Rosalin McBee Sheehan. He worked for over 20 years for Community Action of Orleans & Genesee where he still has many...
Sharon A. Eastman
Apr 19, 2021
Sharon A. Eastman, 76, of Batavia, passed away on Monday, April 19, 2021 at Wyoming County Skilled Nursing Facility in Warsaw. Sharon was born October 23, 1944 in Batavia, a daughter of the late John and Verline (Swartz) Collard. She was a sewing machine operator at the former P.W. Minor & Sons Shoe Factory in Batavia. Surviving are her children,...
Mr. Jack G. Hulburt
Apr 18, 2021
Churchville - Jack G. Hulburt, 83 of Churchville, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 18, 2021 with his family by his side. Mr. Hulburt was born Monday, March 21st, 1938 in Batavia, New York a son of the late Frank Hulburt and Agnes Gillam Hulburt. Prior to working as a firefighter for Eastman Kodak in Rochester, Jack was a firefighter...
Nelson A. Foley
Apr 17, 2021
Nelson A. Foley, 83, of Batavia, passed away on Saturday, April 17, 2021 at Hildebrandt Hospice Care Facility in Rochester. Nelson was born June 30, 1937 in Moira, a son of the late Ross and Marian (Bowman) Foley, Sr. A member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Batavia, Nelson loved racing, watching wrestling, tinkering on cars and jigsaw puzzles. Nelson...
Loren F Merrill
Apr 15, 2021
Loren F. Merrill of Bethany Center died on Thursday, April 15, 2021 leaving behind his 100-year-old body to enter into still sweeter communion with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. When asked about his age, he would frequently say “I’d like to live to 100, but if I don’t, all the better,” telling us in our grief to rejoice for...
Janet M. Anderson
Apr 14, 2021
Janet M. Anderson, 80, of Batavia, passed away on Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at her home under the care of her loving family and HomeCare and Hospice. Janet was born November 15, 1940 in Watertown, a daughter of the late Lawrence "Bud" and Loretta (Boucher) Delaney. Janet was an active member of Resurrection Parish with her faith being very important...
Gary S Antinore, Jr.
Apr 13, 2021
Bergen - Gary S. Antinore, Jr., 58 of Bergen, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, (April 13, 2021) at his parent's home in Bergen. Mr. Antinore was born December 8, 1962 in Batavia, a son of Sandra (Howard) Brew of Bergen and the late Gary S. Antinore, Sr. Gary was a deeply religious person who enjoyed hunting, hockey, football, and politics....
Mrs. Shirley Ann Boyce
Apr 12, 2021
Elba - Shirley Ann Boyce, age 80, of Elba passed away unexpectedly on Monday, April 12, 2021 at her home. Mrs. Boyce was born on April 14, 1940, in Warsaw, a daughter of the late Nelson Kipfer and Anna Lee Logsdon Kipfer. Shirley was a rural United States Postal Carrier in Elba for 30 years. A devoted mother and grandmother,...
Thomas S Butler
Apr 11, 2021
Oakfield - Thomas S. Butler, 43 of Oakfield, passed away on Sunday, (April 11, 2021) as a result of injuries sustained in an ATV accident. Mr. Butler was born January 14, 1978 in Batavia, a son of Beverly (Jack, Jr.) Hillabush of Elba. He was a supervisor with the NYS Dept. of Transportation in Albion and a past member of...
Mr. Richard A Lawrence
Apr 10, 2021
Batavia - Richard A. Lawrence, 76 of Batavia, passed away on Saturday, April 10, 2021 at Hildebrandt Hospice Care Facility in Rochester. Mr. Lawrence was born on September 22, 1944 in Buffalo, New York a son of the late Leo Lawrence and Ida Bognar Lawrence. A registered professional nurse, he retired from the United States Army Reserve as a Major...
Mrs. Mary Lucille Yunker
Apr 9, 2021
Oakfield - Mrs. Mary Lucille Yunker, age 85 of Oakfield, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 9, 2021 at Buffalo General Hospital following a brief illness. Mrs. Yunker was born March 25, 1936 in Medina, a daughter of the late Edward John DePalma and Marian Elizabeth Dujenski DePalma. She worked as a telephone operator and bank teller before becoming a...
Michael Frank Raczka
Mar 31, 2021
Buffalo - Michael F. Raczka, 73 of Buffalo passed away on Wednesday, (March 31, 2021) at Orchard Rehab and Nursing Center in Medina. Mr. Raczka was born December 8, 1947 in Buffalo, a son of the late Frank M. Raczka and Helen S. (Papaj) Raczka. Michael served honorably with the Air Force. He was a lover of sports, especially baseball;...
Mrs. Shirley T. Mowers
Mar 31, 2021
Bergen - Shirley T. Mowers, 97 of Bergen, passed away on Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at Premier Genesee Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. Mrs. Mowers was born September 1, 1923 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Daniel Rich and Edna Spencer Rich. A graduate of Elba Central School, Shirley loved to sew and will be remembered as a wonderful...
Mr. Gerald E. Good
Mar 28, 2021
Batavia - Gerald E. Good, 79 of Batavia, passed away on Sunday, March 28, 2021 at his home under the care of HomeCare & Hospice surrounded by his loving family and friends. He was born September 27, 1941 in Batavia, a son of the late Raymond Good and Beatrice Sprague Good. Jerry worked for many years in the local farming...
Scott G. Clark
Mar 26, 2021
Scott G. Clark, 69, of Batavia and formerly of Massena, passed away on Friday, March 26, 2021 at United Memorial Medical Center in Batavia. Scott was born March 12, 1952 in Potsdam, a son of the late Walter and Virginia (DeLong) Clark. He loved cars and camping. Surviving are his daughter, Gina (Barrett) Doane of Batavia; his son, Kevin (Beth)...
Michael Edward King
Mar 23, 2021
Batavia - Michael Edward King, 57 of Batavia passed away on Tuesday, (March 23, 2021) at his home in Batavia. Mr. King was born June 12, 1963 in Batavia, a son of the late Edward King Jr. and Sharon (McEwen) Hillabush. Mike attended City Church in Batavia and enjoyed antique cars, muscle cars, and racing. He was a lover of...
Mrs. Margaret Jean Price
Apr 22, 2021
The announcement of a loved one’s passing is never something one wants to do. So, it is with great sadness, and yet also joy that she is now at rest, that Margaret Jean Price (Jean), our mother, grandmother, aunt, passed into the hands of Our Lord on April 22, 2021 at age 95. She spent her last days at Crossroads...
Peter Gaines Schultz
Apr 21, 2021
Peter Gaines Schultz passed away on April 21, 2021 at the age of 60 years to lung cancer. He was born on January 19, 1961 at Genesee Memorial Hospital in Batavia, New York to Charlotte Buchholtz Schultz and Lawrence Henry Schultz Jr. On the day he was born, his mother requested a television to watch the inauguration of John F....
Ruth R. Myers
Apr 20, 2021
Oakfield - Heaven gained a beautiful angel when Ruth Marie Myers went home to God Wednesday, April 20, 2021 with loving family by her side. Ruth led a full and interesting life based on family, faith and community. She was born in Naples, New York to the late John Jacob and Vinnie Amanda Rectenwald. She graduated Valedictorian of her class...
Richard C. Redinger
Apr 20, 2021
Bergen - Richard C. Redinger, 68 of Bergen passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, (April 20, 2021) at his home. Mr. Redinger was born January 19, 1953 in Batavia, a son of the late Richard A. and Eleanor (Henry) Redinger. Richard was a simple man who enjoyed cooking and spending time with his family. An avid outdoorsman, he liked to hunt...
Mr. Robert L. Sheehan
Apr 19, 2021
Batavia - Robert L. Sheehan, age 74, of Batavia, passed away on Monday, April 19, 2021 at United Memorial Medical Center in Batavia. He was born May 6, 1946 in Batavia, a son of the late Kenneth Sheehan and Rosalin McBee Sheehan. He worked for over 20 years for Community Action of Orleans & Genesee where he still has many...
Sharon A. Eastman
Apr 19, 2021
Sharon A. Eastman, 76, of Batavia, passed away on Monday, April 19, 2021 at Wyoming County Skilled Nursing Facility in Warsaw. Sharon was born October 23, 1944 in Batavia, a daughter of the late John and Verline (Swartz) Collard. She was a sewing machine operator at the former P.W. Minor & Sons Shoe Factory in Batavia. Surviving are her children,...
Mr. Jack G. Hulburt
Apr 18, 2021
Churchville - Jack G. Hulburt, 83 of Churchville, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 18, 2021 with his family by his side. Mr. Hulburt was born Monday, March 21st, 1938 in Batavia, New York a son of the late Frank Hulburt and Agnes Gillam Hulburt. Prior to working as a firefighter for Eastman Kodak in Rochester, Jack was a firefighter...
Nelson A. Foley
Apr 17, 2021
Nelson A. Foley, 83, of Batavia, passed away on Saturday, April 17, 2021 at Hildebrandt Hospice Care Facility in Rochester. Nelson was born June 30, 1937 in Moira, a son of the late Ross and Marian (Bowman) Foley, Sr. A member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Batavia, Nelson loved racing, watching wrestling, tinkering on cars and jigsaw puzzles. Nelson...
Loren F Merrill
Apr 15, 2021
Loren F. Merrill of Bethany Center died on Thursday, April 15, 2021 leaving behind his 100-year-old body to enter into still sweeter communion with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. When asked about his age, he would frequently say “I’d like to live to 100, but if I don’t, all the better,” telling us in our grief to rejoice for...
Janet M. Anderson
Apr 14, 2021
Janet M. Anderson, 80, of Batavia, passed away on Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at her home under the care of her loving family and HomeCare and Hospice. Janet was born November 15, 1940 in Watertown, a daughter of the late Lawrence "Bud" and Loretta (Boucher) Delaney. Janet was an active member of Resurrection Parish with her faith being very important...
Gary S Antinore, Jr.
Apr 13, 2021
Bergen - Gary S. Antinore, Jr., 58 of Bergen, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, (April 13, 2021) at his parent's home in Bergen. Mr. Antinore was born December 8, 1962 in Batavia, a son of Sandra (Howard) Brew of Bergen and the late Gary S. Antinore, Sr. Gary was a deeply religious person who enjoyed hunting, hockey, football, and politics....
Mrs. Shirley Ann Boyce
Apr 12, 2021
Elba - Shirley Ann Boyce, age 80, of Elba passed away unexpectedly on Monday, April 12, 2021 at her home. Mrs. Boyce was born on April 14, 1940, in Warsaw, a daughter of the late Nelson Kipfer and Anna Lee Logsdon Kipfer. Shirley was a rural United States Postal Carrier in Elba for 30 years. A devoted mother and grandmother,...
Thomas S Butler
Apr 11, 2021
Oakfield - Thomas S. Butler, 43 of Oakfield, passed away on Sunday, (April 11, 2021) as a result of injuries sustained in an ATV accident. Mr. Butler was born January 14, 1978 in Batavia, a son of Beverly (Jack, Jr.) Hillabush of Elba. He was a supervisor with the NYS Dept. of Transportation in Albion and a past member of...
Mr. Richard A Lawrence
Apr 10, 2021
Batavia - Richard A. Lawrence, 76 of Batavia, passed away on Saturday, April 10, 2021 at Hildebrandt Hospice Care Facility in Rochester. Mr. Lawrence was born on September 22, 1944 in Buffalo, New York a son of the late Leo Lawrence and Ida Bognar Lawrence. A registered professional nurse, he retired from the United States Army Reserve as a Major...
Mrs. Mary Lucille Yunker
Apr 9, 2021
Oakfield - Mrs. Mary Lucille Yunker, age 85 of Oakfield, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 9, 2021 at Buffalo General Hospital following a brief illness. Mrs. Yunker was born March 25, 1936 in Medina, a daughter of the late Edward John DePalma and Marian Elizabeth Dujenski DePalma. She worked as a telephone operator and bank teller before becoming a...
Michael Frank Raczka
Mar 31, 2021
Buffalo - Michael F. Raczka, 73 of Buffalo passed away on Wednesday, (March 31, 2021) at Orchard Rehab and Nursing Center in Medina. Mr. Raczka was born December 8, 1947 in Buffalo, a son of the late Frank M. Raczka and Helen S. (Papaj) Raczka. Michael served honorably with the Air Force. He was a lover of sports, especially baseball;...
Mrs. Shirley T. Mowers
Mar 31, 2021
Bergen - Shirley T. Mowers, 97 of Bergen, passed away on Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at Premier Genesee Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. Mrs. Mowers was born September 1, 1923 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Daniel Rich and Edna Spencer Rich. A graduate of Elba Central School, Shirley loved to sew and will be remembered as a wonderful...
Mr. Gerald E. Good
Mar 28, 2021
Batavia - Gerald E. Good, 79 of Batavia, passed away on Sunday, March 28, 2021 at his home under the care of HomeCare & Hospice surrounded by his loving family and friends. He was born September 27, 1941 in Batavia, a son of the late Raymond Good and Beatrice Sprague Good. Jerry worked for many years in the local farming...
Scott G. Clark
Mar 26, 2021
Scott G. Clark, 69, of Batavia and formerly of Massena, passed away on Friday, March 26, 2021 at United Memorial Medical Center in Batavia. Scott was born March 12, 1952 in Potsdam, a son of the late Walter and Virginia (DeLong) Clark. He loved cars and camping. Surviving are his daughter, Gina (Barrett) Doane of Batavia; his son, Kevin (Beth)...
Michael Edward King
Mar 23, 2021
Batavia - Michael Edward King, 57 of Batavia passed away on Tuesday, (March 23, 2021) at his home in Batavia. Mr. King was born June 12, 1963 in Batavia, a son of the late Edward King Jr. and Sharon (McEwen) Hillabush. Mike attended City Church in Batavia and enjoyed antique cars, muscle cars, and racing. He was a lover of...
