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Local obituaries for Batavia, New York and surrounding areas
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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...
Eleanor L. Cortright, "Nellie"
Mar 22, 2021
Eleanor L. Cortright, "Nellie", of Basom, passed away on her 91st birthday, Monday, March 22, 2021 at United Memorial Medical Center in Batavia. Eleanor was born March 22, 1930 in Williamsville, a daughter of the late Michael and Charlotte (Werner) Sullivan. Nellie loved spending time with her family and also camping at Bennington Camp Grounds. She enjoyed going to the...
Richard C. Parkman, Jr.
Mar 15, 2021
Batavia - Richard C. "Dick" Parkman, Jr., 79 of Batavia, passed away on Monday, (March 15, 2021) at LeRoy Village Green Residential Health Care Facility in LeRoy. Mr. Parkman was born May 6, 1941 in Buffalo, a son of the late Richard C. Parkman Sr. and Evelyn (Slocum) Parkman. He graduated from South Park High School in 1959 and Buffalo...
Mr. Jeffrey C. Bruce
Mar 15, 2021
Jeffrey was born March 16, 1958 in Warsaw, New York to the late Harold Bruce and Vivian McCracken. He leaves behind two children; daughter, Michelle (Chad) Oberther and a son, Joshua Bruce; their mother Mary (David Lane) Resch Bruce; a significant other, Maureen Corey; brothers, Harold Russell (Josie) Bruce, the late Richard Bruce, Terrence Bruce and Andrew (Rhonda) Bruce; sisters,...
Sophie R. "Sue" Tydelski
Mar 14, 2021
Sophie R. “Sue” Tydelski peacefully ascended to her Lord and Savior on Sunday, March 14, 2021. Sophie, 94 years young and a lifelong resident of Alexander, was just days from her 95th birthday on March 21st. She had been a resident at the Premier Genesee Center for Nursing in Batavia since October. She was married in 1946 to her loving...
Mr. Carl Yunker
Mar 13, 2021
Carl Yunker age 97, lifelong farmer and founder of what was to become CY Farms passed away peacefully at his home in Elba on March13, 2021. He was born to Louisa Yunker on August 28, 1923 at the family farmhouse in Sheldon, NY. He was raised by his mother and two older brothers Alfred and Otto; they ran the small...
Mary H. Kelly
Mar 10, 2021
Batavia - Mary Hart Kelly, 91 of Batavia, passed away on Wednesday, (March 10, 2021) at LeRoy Village Green Residential Health Care Facility in LeRoy. Ms. Kelly was born August 29, 1929 in Tionesta, Forest County, Pennsylvania, a daughter of the late Bernard Matthew Kelly and Katherine (Hart) Kelly. In 1933 her family moved back to B.M. Kelly’s hometown, Ellicottville,...
Edward J. Olander
Mar 9, 2021
Rochester - Edward J. Olander, 79 of Rochester passed away on Tuesday, (March 9, 2021) at Hildebrandt Hospice Care Facility in Rochester. Mr. Olander was born September 25, 1941 in Amsterdam, New York a son of the late John and Agnes (Filuba) Olander. Edward graduated from Wilbur H. Lynch High School in Amsterdam in 1959 and joined the U.S. Army...
Mr. Stephen Robert Goff
Mar 9, 2021
Elba - Stephen Robert Goff, "Stork", age 64 of Elba, passed away on Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester. Stork was born on October 20, 1956 in Canandaigua, a son of Marguerite Park Goff of Batavia the late Robert A. Goff. Stork was the longtime owner and proprietor of the Stumblin' Inn in Elba and served...
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...
Eleanor L. Cortright, "Nellie"
Mar 22, 2021
Eleanor L. Cortright, "Nellie", of Basom, passed away on her 91st birthday, Monday, March 22, 2021 at United Memorial Medical Center in Batavia. Eleanor was born March 22, 1930 in Williamsville, a daughter of the late Michael and Charlotte (Werner) Sullivan. Nellie loved spending time with her family and also camping at Bennington Camp Grounds. She enjoyed going to the...
Richard C. Parkman, Jr.
Mar 15, 2021
Batavia - Richard C. "Dick" Parkman, Jr., 79 of Batavia, passed away on Monday, (March 15, 2021) at LeRoy Village Green Residential Health Care Facility in LeRoy. Mr. Parkman was born May 6, 1941 in Buffalo, a son of the late Richard C. Parkman Sr. and Evelyn (Slocum) Parkman. He graduated from South Park High School in 1959 and Buffalo...
Mr. Jeffrey C. Bruce
Mar 15, 2021
Jeffrey was born March 16, 1958 in Warsaw, New York to the late Harold Bruce and Vivian McCracken. He leaves behind two children; daughter, Michelle (Chad) Oberther and a son, Joshua Bruce; their mother Mary (David Lane) Resch Bruce; a significant other, Maureen Corey; brothers, Harold Russell (Josie) Bruce, the late Richard Bruce, Terrence Bruce and Andrew (Rhonda) Bruce; sisters,...
Sophie R. "Sue" Tydelski
Mar 14, 2021
Sophie R. “Sue” Tydelski peacefully ascended to her Lord and Savior on Sunday, March 14, 2021. Sophie, 94 years young and a lifelong resident of Alexander, was just days from her 95th birthday on March 21st. She had been a resident at the Premier Genesee Center for Nursing in Batavia since October. She was married in 1946 to her loving...
Mr. Carl Yunker
Mar 13, 2021
Carl Yunker age 97, lifelong farmer and founder of what was to become CY Farms passed away peacefully at his home in Elba on March13, 2021. He was born to Louisa Yunker on August 28, 1923 at the family farmhouse in Sheldon, NY. He was raised by his mother and two older brothers Alfred and Otto; they ran the small...
Mary H. Kelly
Mar 10, 2021
Batavia - Mary Hart Kelly, 91 of Batavia, passed away on Wednesday, (March 10, 2021) at LeRoy Village Green Residential Health Care Facility in LeRoy. Ms. Kelly was born August 29, 1929 in Tionesta, Forest County, Pennsylvania, a daughter of the late Bernard Matthew Kelly and Katherine (Hart) Kelly. In 1933 her family moved back to B.M. Kelly’s hometown, Ellicottville,...
Edward J. Olander
Mar 9, 2021
Rochester - Edward J. Olander, 79 of Rochester passed away on Tuesday, (March 9, 2021) at Hildebrandt Hospice Care Facility in Rochester. Mr. Olander was born September 25, 1941 in Amsterdam, New York a son of the late John and Agnes (Filuba) Olander. Edward graduated from Wilbur H. Lynch High School in Amsterdam in 1959 and joined the U.S. Army...
Mr. Stephen Robert Goff
Mar 9, 2021
Elba - Stephen Robert Goff, "Stork", age 64 of Elba, passed away on Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester. Stork was born on October 20, 1956 in Canandaigua, a son of Marguerite Park Goff of Batavia the late Robert A. Goff. Stork was the longtime owner and proprietor of the Stumblin' Inn in Elba and served...
