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Local obituaries for Batavia, New York and surrounding areas
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Ms. Karen Solovey
Jun 27, 2021
Batavia - Karen Solovey, 60 of Batavia passed away on Sunday, (June 27, 2021) at her home in Batavia. Ms. Solovey was born July 7, 1960 in Buffalo, a daughter of the late Nicholas Solovey and Florence (Panchenko) Solovey. She was a member of Living Waters Apostolic Ministries in Batavia. Karen is survived by her brother, Peter (Barbara) Solovey of...
Cynthia S. Reynolds
Jun 23, 2021
Bergen - Cynthia S. Reynolds, 74 of Bergen, passed away on Wednesday, (June 23, 2021) at Unity Hospital in Rochester. Mrs. Reynolds was born December 10, 1946 a daughter of the late Stanley Ratajczak Jr. and Ann (Zamaitis) Ratajczak. Cynthia was a parishioner of St. Brigid's Church in Bergen and greatly enjoyed spending time with her family. She was a...
Madison R. Boorom
Jun 22, 2021
Rochester - Madison R. Boorom, 20 of Rochester, passed away on Tuesday, (June 22, 2021) at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester. Madison was born October 3, 2000 in Rochester, a daughter of Denise Boorom of Rochester. She loved animals and rescued several cats and dogs over the years. A caring person, Madison enjoyed her work caring for patients as a...
Sherwin A. Radka
Jun 22, 2021
Oakfield – Sherwin Amos Radka, loving husband and caring father died Tuesday, June 22, 2021 at the LeRoy Village Green Residential Healthcare Facility. He was 95. Born in Oakfield on September 5, 1925, Sherwin was the son of the late Helen Brumsted Radka Davis and Amos F. Radka. He was a 1943 graduate of Oakfield High School. In 1944, he...
Sandra J. Van Buren
Jun 20, 2021
Wyoming/Ocklawaha, FL - Sandra J. Van Buren, 78 of Ocklawaha, Florida and formerly of Wyoming, passed away on Sunday, (June 20, 2021) at Buffalo General Hospital in Buffalo. Mrs. Van Buren was born May 21, 1943 in Arcade, a daughter of the late Alvie and Helen Schriber Rogers. Sandra was a member of the Morning Star Cowboy Church in Florida....
Mr. Graham A. Spiers
Jun 19, 2021
Graham Arthur Spiers of Batavia, NY passed away on June 19, 2021. He is preceded in death by his wife, Grace Orcutt Spiers, and his twin sister, Sue Spiers McLean. He is survived by his four children, Margaret E. (Peggy) Spiers, Robert B. (Debra Hyde) Spiers, Steven A. (Ann Trankina) Spiers and Sarah J. (Tony) Reuter; and four grandchildren, Samantha...
Patricia Ann Birge
Jun 17, 2021
Patricia Ann Birge, 78, of Byron, passed away on Thursday, June 17, 2021 at United Memorial Medical Center. Patricia was born December 16, 1942 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Clarence J. and Hazel (Hunn) Baker. Patricia enjoyed reading, spending time at the casino, traveling, camping, fishing, flowers and gardening. Surviving are her husband, Gerald Birge, Sr. of Byron;...
Grace Violet Wickins Grefrath
Jun 16, 2021
Grace Violet Wickins Grefrath, 75, of Alexander, NY, died June 16, 2021, at Highland Hospital after a recent diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. Grace was born July 29, 1945, in North Tonawanda, NY, to the late Robert and Frances Helf Wickins and spent much of her life in Alexander, NY. Grace was a proud graduate of Alexander High School- Class of...
Shirley Elaine Perkins Leseur
Jun 14, 2021
Shirley Elaine Perkins LeSeur, 93, of Batavia N.Y. passed away on June 14, 2021 at the LeRoy Village Green. Shirley was born in Batavia on July 16, 1927. She was a life-long Batavian. She was the daughter of the late Judd L. and Ethel Forsyth Perkins; the sister of the late Gordon F. Perkins; and the wife of the late...
Mr. James A. Goff
Jun 11, 2021
James A Goff, 63, of Oakfield, passed away on June 11, 2021 at his home with family and friends at his side. Jim was born October 27, 1957 in Canandaigua, a son of Marguerite (Park) Goff of Batavia and the late Robert A. Goff. Jim is predeceased by his father, Robert A. Goff, brother, Stephen R. Goff, and sister, Lorie...
Jerry M. Cantrell
Jun 11, 2021
Ogden - Jerry M. Cantrell, 62 of Ogden, passed away suddenly on Friday, (June 11, 2021) at his home. Mr. Cantrell was born April 9, 1959 in Jenkins, Kentucky a son of the late Roy M. and Beulah (Sampson) Cantrell. Jerry was a family man and enjoyed spending time with his children, grandchildren, and siblings. He liked to tinker and...
Darlene G. Bilby
Jun 8, 2021
Oakfield - Darlene G. Bilby, age 87 of Oakfield passed away on Tuesday, June 8, 2021 at her home under the care of HomeCare & Hospice. She was born August 22, 1933 in Morocco, Indiana, a daughter of the late Lawrence Dawson and Verda Hickman Dawson. She was a longtime employee of Fisher-Price in Medina and a member of Living...
Mr. Joshua Thomas Jones-Dickens
Jun 8, 2021
Batavia - Joshua Jones-Dickens, age 49, of Batavia passed away on June 8, 2021. He is survived by his mother, Mary Alice Flagler, his aunt and uncle, Anne and Jack Endries and his cousins, Carrie and John Endries. Joshua was a graduate of Notre Dame High School and attended SUNY Buffalo. He was a volunteer at the Batavia VA Hospital...
Richard Cole
Jun 8, 2021
Oakfield - Richard F. Cole, 78 of Oakfield, passed away on Tuesday, ( June 8, 2021) at United Memorial Medical Center. Mr. Cole was born December 1, 1942 in Batavia, a son of the late Floyd and Roberta (Dixon) Cole. Richard retired from Niagara Mohawk. He was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church and the Oakfield Rod & Gun...
Doris Henry (Mayl)
Jun 7, 2021
Niagara Falls - Doris Henry (Mayl), age 68 of Niagara Falls, passed away on Monday, June 7, 2021 at Newfane Rehabilitation and Health Center. Doris was born on August 14, 1952 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Kenneth Henry Sr. and Minnie Vitatoe Henry. Surviving are her son, James A. (Roxanne) Henry of Rochester; three grandchildren; Adele, Tessa and...
Naomi Parsons Meier Slusser
Jun 5, 2021
After 102 years, Naomi Parsons Meier Slusser left this world on June 5, 2021 to be with loved ones in heaven. She was born in Ripley, WV, the daughter of Guy W. and Pearl Williams Parsons. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Donald W. Meier, whom she married in 1946. After Don’s death, she married William H....
Bruce W. Morgan
Jun 1, 2021
Attica - Bruce W. Morgan, 67 of Attica, passed away on Tuesday, (June 1, 2021) at his home. Mr. Morgan was born June 20, 1953 in Gouverneur, New York a son of the late George and June (Woodrow) Morgan. Bruce enjoyed camping, hunting, fishing, and classic cars. He also enjoyed attending his grandchildren's sporting events. He is survived by his...
Mrs. Helen M. O'Brien
May 28, 2021
Bergen, NY/Bradenton, Fla. - Helen M. O'Brien, age 91 passed away on Friday, May 28, 2021 at St. Petersburg General Hospital. Helen was born March 11, 1930 in Spencerport, a daughter of the late Evan King and Edna Kern King. Helen has been reunited with the love of her life, Burdette "Tuck" O'Brien who passed away on December 22, 2015....
Mrs. Patricia J. Hendershott-Matthews
May 27, 2021
Medina - Patricia J. Hendershott-Matthews, 85, passed away on Thursday, May 27, 2021 at Orchard Rehab and Nursing Center in Medina. She was born August 4, 1935 in Albion, a daughter of the late Thomas and Jenny Tuttle Monagan. She worked as a lab technician for Eastman Kodak in Rochester for many years and was an avid motorcycle rider and...
Mr. Clifford F. Shultz, Sr.
May 26, 2021
Batavia - Clifford F. Shultz, Sr. age 55, of Batavia passed away on Wednesday, May 26, 2021 at United Memorial Medical Center in Batavia, following a brief illness. He was born December 20, 1965 in Batavia and is predeceased by his father, Gary L. Shultz and his step-mother Kathleen "Cookie" M. Hicks Shultz. Cliff enjoyed going to Genesee Speedway to...
Ms. Karen Solovey
Jun 27, 2021
Batavia - Karen Solovey, 60 of Batavia passed away on Sunday, (June 27, 2021) at her home in Batavia. Ms. Solovey was born July 7, 1960 in Buffalo, a daughter of the late Nicholas Solovey and Florence (Panchenko) Solovey. She was a member of Living Waters Apostolic Ministries in Batavia. Karen is survived by her brother, Peter (Barbara) Solovey of...
Cynthia S. Reynolds
Jun 23, 2021
Bergen - Cynthia S. Reynolds, 74 of Bergen, passed away on Wednesday, (June 23, 2021) at Unity Hospital in Rochester. Mrs. Reynolds was born December 10, 1946 a daughter of the late Stanley Ratajczak Jr. and Ann (Zamaitis) Ratajczak. Cynthia was a parishioner of St. Brigid's Church in Bergen and greatly enjoyed spending time with her family. She was a...
Madison R. Boorom
Jun 22, 2021
Rochester - Madison R. Boorom, 20 of Rochester, passed away on Tuesday, (June 22, 2021) at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester. Madison was born October 3, 2000 in Rochester, a daughter of Denise Boorom of Rochester. She loved animals and rescued several cats and dogs over the years. A caring person, Madison enjoyed her work caring for patients as a...
Sherwin A. Radka
Jun 22, 2021
Oakfield – Sherwin Amos Radka, loving husband and caring father died Tuesday, June 22, 2021 at the LeRoy Village Green Residential Healthcare Facility. He was 95. Born in Oakfield on September 5, 1925, Sherwin was the son of the late Helen Brumsted Radka Davis and Amos F. Radka. He was a 1943 graduate of Oakfield High School. In 1944, he...
Sandra J. Van Buren
Jun 20, 2021
Wyoming/Ocklawaha, FL - Sandra J. Van Buren, 78 of Ocklawaha, Florida and formerly of Wyoming, passed away on Sunday, (June 20, 2021) at Buffalo General Hospital in Buffalo. Mrs. Van Buren was born May 21, 1943 in Arcade, a daughter of the late Alvie and Helen Schriber Rogers. Sandra was a member of the Morning Star Cowboy Church in Florida....
Mr. Graham A. Spiers
Jun 19, 2021
Graham Arthur Spiers of Batavia, NY passed away on June 19, 2021. He is preceded in death by his wife, Grace Orcutt Spiers, and his twin sister, Sue Spiers McLean. He is survived by his four children, Margaret E. (Peggy) Spiers, Robert B. (Debra Hyde) Spiers, Steven A. (Ann Trankina) Spiers and Sarah J. (Tony) Reuter; and four grandchildren, Samantha...
Patricia Ann Birge
Jun 17, 2021
Patricia Ann Birge, 78, of Byron, passed away on Thursday, June 17, 2021 at United Memorial Medical Center. Patricia was born December 16, 1942 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Clarence J. and Hazel (Hunn) Baker. Patricia enjoyed reading, spending time at the casino, traveling, camping, fishing, flowers and gardening. Surviving are her husband, Gerald Birge, Sr. of Byron;...
Grace Violet Wickins Grefrath
Jun 16, 2021
Grace Violet Wickins Grefrath, 75, of Alexander, NY, died June 16, 2021, at Highland Hospital after a recent diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. Grace was born July 29, 1945, in North Tonawanda, NY, to the late Robert and Frances Helf Wickins and spent much of her life in Alexander, NY. Grace was a proud graduate of Alexander High School- Class of...
Shirley Elaine Perkins Leseur
Jun 14, 2021
Shirley Elaine Perkins LeSeur, 93, of Batavia N.Y. passed away on June 14, 2021 at the LeRoy Village Green. Shirley was born in Batavia on July 16, 1927. She was a life-long Batavian. She was the daughter of the late Judd L. and Ethel Forsyth Perkins; the sister of the late Gordon F. Perkins; and the wife of the late...
Mr. James A. Goff
Jun 11, 2021
James A Goff, 63, of Oakfield, passed away on June 11, 2021 at his home with family and friends at his side. Jim was born October 27, 1957 in Canandaigua, a son of Marguerite (Park) Goff of Batavia and the late Robert A. Goff. Jim is predeceased by his father, Robert A. Goff, brother, Stephen R. Goff, and sister, Lorie...
Jerry M. Cantrell
Jun 11, 2021
Ogden - Jerry M. Cantrell, 62 of Ogden, passed away suddenly on Friday, (June 11, 2021) at his home. Mr. Cantrell was born April 9, 1959 in Jenkins, Kentucky a son of the late Roy M. and Beulah (Sampson) Cantrell. Jerry was a family man and enjoyed spending time with his children, grandchildren, and siblings. He liked to tinker and...
Darlene G. Bilby
Jun 8, 2021
Oakfield - Darlene G. Bilby, age 87 of Oakfield passed away on Tuesday, June 8, 2021 at her home under the care of HomeCare & Hospice. She was born August 22, 1933 in Morocco, Indiana, a daughter of the late Lawrence Dawson and Verda Hickman Dawson. She was a longtime employee of Fisher-Price in Medina and a member of Living...
Mr. Joshua Thomas Jones-Dickens
Jun 8, 2021
Batavia - Joshua Jones-Dickens, age 49, of Batavia passed away on June 8, 2021. He is survived by his mother, Mary Alice Flagler, his aunt and uncle, Anne and Jack Endries and his cousins, Carrie and John Endries. Joshua was a graduate of Notre Dame High School and attended SUNY Buffalo. He was a volunteer at the Batavia VA Hospital...
Richard Cole
Jun 8, 2021
Oakfield - Richard F. Cole, 78 of Oakfield, passed away on Tuesday, ( June 8, 2021) at United Memorial Medical Center. Mr. Cole was born December 1, 1942 in Batavia, a son of the late Floyd and Roberta (Dixon) Cole. Richard retired from Niagara Mohawk. He was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church and the Oakfield Rod & Gun...
Doris Henry (Mayl)
Jun 7, 2021
Niagara Falls - Doris Henry (Mayl), age 68 of Niagara Falls, passed away on Monday, June 7, 2021 at Newfane Rehabilitation and Health Center. Doris was born on August 14, 1952 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Kenneth Henry Sr. and Minnie Vitatoe Henry. Surviving are her son, James A. (Roxanne) Henry of Rochester; three grandchildren; Adele, Tessa and...
Naomi Parsons Meier Slusser
Jun 5, 2021
After 102 years, Naomi Parsons Meier Slusser left this world on June 5, 2021 to be with loved ones in heaven. She was born in Ripley, WV, the daughter of Guy W. and Pearl Williams Parsons. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Donald W. Meier, whom she married in 1946. After Don’s death, she married William H....
Bruce W. Morgan
Jun 1, 2021
Attica - Bruce W. Morgan, 67 of Attica, passed away on Tuesday, (June 1, 2021) at his home. Mr. Morgan was born June 20, 1953 in Gouverneur, New York a son of the late George and June (Woodrow) Morgan. Bruce enjoyed camping, hunting, fishing, and classic cars. He also enjoyed attending his grandchildren's sporting events. He is survived by his...
Mrs. Helen M. O'Brien
May 28, 2021
Bergen, NY/Bradenton, Fla. - Helen M. O'Brien, age 91 passed away on Friday, May 28, 2021 at St. Petersburg General Hospital. Helen was born March 11, 1930 in Spencerport, a daughter of the late Evan King and Edna Kern King. Helen has been reunited with the love of her life, Burdette "Tuck" O'Brien who passed away on December 22, 2015....
Mrs. Patricia J. Hendershott-Matthews
May 27, 2021
Medina - Patricia J. Hendershott-Matthews, 85, passed away on Thursday, May 27, 2021 at Orchard Rehab and Nursing Center in Medina. She was born August 4, 1935 in Albion, a daughter of the late Thomas and Jenny Tuttle Monagan. She worked as a lab technician for Eastman Kodak in Rochester for many years and was an avid motorcycle rider and...
Mr. Clifford F. Shultz, Sr.
May 26, 2021
Batavia - Clifford F. Shultz, Sr. age 55, of Batavia passed away on Wednesday, May 26, 2021 at United Memorial Medical Center in Batavia, following a brief illness. He was born December 20, 1965 in Batavia and is predeceased by his father, Gary L. Shultz and his step-mother Kathleen "Cookie" M. Hicks Shultz. Cliff enjoyed going to Genesee Speedway to...
