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Local obituaries for Batavia, New York and surrounding areas
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Caroline F. Bianchi
Nov 19, 2020
Caroline F. Bianchi, 74, of Bergen, passed away on Thursday, November 19, 2020. Caroline was born March 20,1946 in Gowanda, a daughter of the late Clyde and Lucy (Garrow) Cole. Surviving are her children, Johnie Bianchi, Jr. of Bergen, Clyde (Kelly) Bianchi of Bergen and Bianca Bianchi of Bloomfield; a brother, Charles (Lavon) Cole of Idaho; a sister, Cassie (Tony)...
James Warren Palmer
Nov 19, 2020
Bergen - James Warren Palmer, 92 of Bergen, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, (November 19, 2020) in Spencerport. Mr. Palmer was born December 28, 1927 in Deposit, New York a son of the late Elmer S. Palmer and Katheryn (Middaugh) Palmer. James was a life-long truck driver and enjoyed traveling with his wife. He enjoyed the friendships he made during...
David Van Ornum
Nov 18, 2020
David Van Ornum, born August 17th 1945, passed away the morning of November 18th 2020. At 75 years of age, David is survived by his sister: Ann (Mark) Fackler, five children: Michael (Sharon) Van Ornum, Rachael (Jon) Morrill, Daniel (Sheena) Van Ornum, Gail (Brad) Vosburg, and Cheryl (Pat) Single; a beloved former wife: Trudie Van Ornum: fifteen grandchildren, and one...
Mr. Robert Wilbur Genesky
Nov 16, 2020
Oakfield - At age 97; Born on July 29th, 1923 in South Alabama, NY to William Genesky Sr. and Elizabeth (Frieday) Genesky. Loving husband of Dora (Nanni) Genesky who passed away last year, for 69 years, his children; Derek (Elizabeth Balbick) Genesky of Batavia; Martin (Judi Fischbach) Genesky of Alpharetta, Ga.; John (Terry Agro) Genesky of Kenmore; Bruce (Patricia Heckathorn)...
Mrs. Vinette G. Cline
Nov 13, 2020
Oakfield - Vinette G. Cline, age 74, of Oakfield, passed away on Friday, November 13, 2020 at her home. She was born Wednesday, September 25th, 1946 in Batavia, the daughter of the late Wallbridge Gann and Vivian Wallace Gann. She will be remembered by her family for her creative and artistic mind. She loved to paint, draw and making crafts....
Mr. Earl Delbert Dorman
Nov 12, 2020
Earl D. Dorman, 97, of Batavia, passed on November 12, 2020 at Crossroads House in Batavia. He was born on June 20, 1923 in Batavia, to the late Leo and Fannie (Laramy) Dorman. He married Suzanne (Hopp) Dorman April 1, 1945 at the First Presbyterian Church in Batavia where he has been a member for 74 years. Suzanne passed away...
Mrs. Grace P. Cook
Nov 10, 2020
Batavia - Grace P. Cook, age 84, of Batavia, passed away on Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at The Grand Rehabilitation and Nursing at Batavia. Mrs. Cook was born Friday, October 2nd, 1936 in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada, a daughter of the late Hedley Robert Earle and Mary Elizabeth Cook Earle. Grace was a member of Resurrection Parish in Batavia. An...
Richard Christie, Iii
Nov 6, 2020
Florida/Batavia - Richard Langford Christie, III, 57 of Ruskin, Florida and Batavia passed away on Friday, (November 6, 2020) at his home in Batavia. Mr. Christie was born February 19, 1963 in Miami, Florida, a son of Richard Langford Christie, Sr. and Eartha Lee (Jackson) Christie. Services for Richard will be held in Florida at Serenity Meadows Funeral Home &...
Joseph F. Zaso
Nov 5, 2020
Joseph F. Zaso, 89, of Batavia, passed away on Thursday, November 5, 2020 at Premier Genesee Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Batavia. He was the loving husband of Jean Zaso for 62 years. Joe was born Thursday, August 20, 1931 in Dansville, a son of the late Frank and Mary (Jacubus) Zaso. Joe loved Batavia and was the department...
Ms. Elizabeth J. Suttell
Nov 5, 2020
Batavia - Elizabeth J. Suttell, age 94, of Batavia, longtime guidance counselor at LeRoy High School, passed away on Thursday, November 5, 2020 at her home. Ms. Suttell was born December 22, 1925 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Edward B. Suttell, Sr. and Clara (Lee) Suttell. Elizabeth received her undergraduate degree from D'Youville College where she graduated cum...
Temple D. Lewis
Nov 5, 2020
East Bethany - Temple D. Lewis, Jr., 82 of East Bethany passed away on November 5, 2020 at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester. He was a resident of this community for 23 years and attended First Baptist Church in Batavia. He was born in 1938 at Vasser Hospital, Poughkeepsie, New York, and was the son of Evelyn Pervall Lewis and...
Thomas J. Feldman Sr.
Nov 4, 2020
Thomas (Tom) J. Feldman Sr. age 75, of Greenville, SC (and formerly of Little River, SC and Western NY) passed away peacefully on November 4th. Born on March 28, 1945 in Buffalo, NY; he was preceded in death by his parents Tony and Margaret Feldman. In 1967 he married GeorgAnn (Stoessel Smith), she survives. They recently celebrated 53 years together,...
Mr Donald D. Hilbert
Nov 3, 2020
Batavia - Donald D. Hilbert, age 90, of Batavia passed away on Tuesday, November 3, 2020 at The Grand Rehabilitation and Nursing at Batavia. Mr. Hilbert was born April 28, 1930 in Batavia, a son of the late Gerald L. Hilbert and Doris E. Dillon Hilbert. A 1948 graduate from Batavia High School and graduate of the Erie County Technical...
Mr. Eric Anthony Easton
Oct 28, 2020
Mesa, Arizona - Eric Anthony Easton, 37 of Mesa, Arizona, formerly of Basom, New York, passed away most tragically on Wednesday, October 28, 2020 as a result of injuries sustained in an accident. Eric was born September 11, 1983 in Batavia, a son of Gerald Easton and Bernadette Corbelli Easton of Basom. Eric was an avid fisherman and enjoyed hunting...
Mr. Allan N. Parkhurst
Oct 28, 2020
Allan N. Parkhurst, age 88, passed away suddenly while with his family on October 28th, 2020. He was born in Corry, Pennsylvania on November 22, 1931 to Norman and Altha Falker Parkhurst. Allan worked with his father at an early age learning the plumbing trade at W.G. Maney in Batavia. In 1972, Allan retired from the US Air Force after...
John M. Quincey
Oct 27, 2020
John M. Quincey, 80, of Batavia, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at his home in Batavia under the care of his loving family. John was born Saturday, August 31, 1940 in Rochester, NY a son of the late James E. and Lucille (Favreau) Quincey. He graduated high school from Churchville-Chili Central in Churchville, NY in 1958. He...
Jason Christopher Hale
Oct 26, 2020
Batavia - Jason Christopher Hale, 49, of Batavia, passed away on Monday, (October 26, 2020) at Highland Hospital in Rochester. Mr. Hale was born December 7, 1970 in Batavia, a son of Richard and Sheila (Pribison) Hale of Corfu. He enjoyed fishing and playing the latest video games. He followed all forms of motorsports on TV: NASCAR, NHRA, INDYCAR, and...
Josephine A. Talone
Oct 25, 2020
Josephine A. Talone, 74, of Batavia, passed away on Sunday, October 25, 2020 at Rochester General Hospital. Josephine was born Tuesday, August 20, 1946 in Rochester, a daughter of the late Thomas and Pauline (Almalfa) Giunta. Josephine loved spending time with her family and adored her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She enjoyed baking and cooking and was wonderful at both. Surviving...
Mrs. Jean A. Richardson
Oct 24, 2020
Basom - Jean A. Richardson, age 82, of Basom, passed away on Saturday, October 24, 2020 at United Memorial Medical Center. Mrs. Richardson was born February 18, 1938 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Walter Wickham and Gladys Parsons Wickham. A graduate of Oakfield-Alabama Central School and the Highland School of Nursing in Rochester, Jean was a longtime member...
Caroline F. Bianchi
Nov 19, 2020
Caroline F. Bianchi, 74, of Bergen, passed away on Thursday, November 19, 2020. Caroline was born March 20,1946 in Gowanda, a daughter of the late Clyde and Lucy (Garrow) Cole. Surviving are her children, Johnie Bianchi, Jr. of Bergen, Clyde (Kelly) Bianchi of Bergen and Bianca Bianchi of Bloomfield; a brother, Charles (Lavon) Cole of Idaho; a sister, Cassie (Tony)...
James Warren Palmer
Nov 19, 2020
Bergen - James Warren Palmer, 92 of Bergen, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, (November 19, 2020) in Spencerport. Mr. Palmer was born December 28, 1927 in Deposit, New York a son of the late Elmer S. Palmer and Katheryn (Middaugh) Palmer. James was a life-long truck driver and enjoyed traveling with his wife. He enjoyed the friendships he made during...
David Van Ornum
Nov 18, 2020
David Van Ornum, born August 17th 1945, passed away the morning of November 18th 2020. At 75 years of age, David is survived by his sister: Ann (Mark) Fackler, five children: Michael (Sharon) Van Ornum, Rachael (Jon) Morrill, Daniel (Sheena) Van Ornum, Gail (Brad) Vosburg, and Cheryl (Pat) Single; a beloved former wife: Trudie Van Ornum: fifteen grandchildren, and one...
Mr. Robert Wilbur Genesky
Nov 16, 2020
Oakfield - At age 97; Born on July 29th, 1923 in South Alabama, NY to William Genesky Sr. and Elizabeth (Frieday) Genesky. Loving husband of Dora (Nanni) Genesky who passed away last year, for 69 years, his children; Derek (Elizabeth Balbick) Genesky of Batavia; Martin (Judi Fischbach) Genesky of Alpharetta, Ga.; John (Terry Agro) Genesky of Kenmore; Bruce (Patricia Heckathorn)...
Mrs. Vinette G. Cline
Nov 13, 2020
Oakfield - Vinette G. Cline, age 74, of Oakfield, passed away on Friday, November 13, 2020 at her home. She was born Wednesday, September 25th, 1946 in Batavia, the daughter of the late Wallbridge Gann and Vivian Wallace Gann. She will be remembered by her family for her creative and artistic mind. She loved to paint, draw and making crafts....
Mr. Earl Delbert Dorman
Nov 12, 2020
Earl D. Dorman, 97, of Batavia, passed on November 12, 2020 at Crossroads House in Batavia. He was born on June 20, 1923 in Batavia, to the late Leo and Fannie (Laramy) Dorman. He married Suzanne (Hopp) Dorman April 1, 1945 at the First Presbyterian Church in Batavia where he has been a member for 74 years. Suzanne passed away...
Mrs. Grace P. Cook
Nov 10, 2020
Batavia - Grace P. Cook, age 84, of Batavia, passed away on Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at The Grand Rehabilitation and Nursing at Batavia. Mrs. Cook was born Friday, October 2nd, 1936 in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada, a daughter of the late Hedley Robert Earle and Mary Elizabeth Cook Earle. Grace was a member of Resurrection Parish in Batavia. An...
Richard Christie, Iii
Nov 6, 2020
Florida/Batavia - Richard Langford Christie, III, 57 of Ruskin, Florida and Batavia passed away on Friday, (November 6, 2020) at his home in Batavia. Mr. Christie was born February 19, 1963 in Miami, Florida, a son of Richard Langford Christie, Sr. and Eartha Lee (Jackson) Christie. Services for Richard will be held in Florida at Serenity Meadows Funeral Home &...
Joseph F. Zaso
Nov 5, 2020
Joseph F. Zaso, 89, of Batavia, passed away on Thursday, November 5, 2020 at Premier Genesee Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Batavia. He was the loving husband of Jean Zaso for 62 years. Joe was born Thursday, August 20, 1931 in Dansville, a son of the late Frank and Mary (Jacubus) Zaso. Joe loved Batavia and was the department...
Ms. Elizabeth J. Suttell
Nov 5, 2020
Batavia - Elizabeth J. Suttell, age 94, of Batavia, longtime guidance counselor at LeRoy High School, passed away on Thursday, November 5, 2020 at her home. Ms. Suttell was born December 22, 1925 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Edward B. Suttell, Sr. and Clara (Lee) Suttell. Elizabeth received her undergraduate degree from D'Youville College where she graduated cum...
Temple D. Lewis
Nov 5, 2020
East Bethany - Temple D. Lewis, Jr., 82 of East Bethany passed away on November 5, 2020 at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester. He was a resident of this community for 23 years and attended First Baptist Church in Batavia. He was born in 1938 at Vasser Hospital, Poughkeepsie, New York, and was the son of Evelyn Pervall Lewis and...
Thomas J. Feldman Sr.
Nov 4, 2020
Thomas (Tom) J. Feldman Sr. age 75, of Greenville, SC (and formerly of Little River, SC and Western NY) passed away peacefully on November 4th. Born on March 28, 1945 in Buffalo, NY; he was preceded in death by his parents Tony and Margaret Feldman. In 1967 he married GeorgAnn (Stoessel Smith), she survives. They recently celebrated 53 years together,...
Mr Donald D. Hilbert
Nov 3, 2020
Batavia - Donald D. Hilbert, age 90, of Batavia passed away on Tuesday, November 3, 2020 at The Grand Rehabilitation and Nursing at Batavia. Mr. Hilbert was born April 28, 1930 in Batavia, a son of the late Gerald L. Hilbert and Doris E. Dillon Hilbert. A 1948 graduate from Batavia High School and graduate of the Erie County Technical...
Mr. Eric Anthony Easton
Oct 28, 2020
Mesa, Arizona - Eric Anthony Easton, 37 of Mesa, Arizona, formerly of Basom, New York, passed away most tragically on Wednesday, October 28, 2020 as a result of injuries sustained in an accident. Eric was born September 11, 1983 in Batavia, a son of Gerald Easton and Bernadette Corbelli Easton of Basom. Eric was an avid fisherman and enjoyed hunting...
Mr. Allan N. Parkhurst
Oct 28, 2020
Allan N. Parkhurst, age 88, passed away suddenly while with his family on October 28th, 2020. He was born in Corry, Pennsylvania on November 22, 1931 to Norman and Altha Falker Parkhurst. Allan worked with his father at an early age learning the plumbing trade at W.G. Maney in Batavia. In 1972, Allan retired from the US Air Force after...
John M. Quincey
Oct 27, 2020
John M. Quincey, 80, of Batavia, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at his home in Batavia under the care of his loving family. John was born Saturday, August 31, 1940 in Rochester, NY a son of the late James E. and Lucille (Favreau) Quincey. He graduated high school from Churchville-Chili Central in Churchville, NY in 1958. He...
Jason Christopher Hale
Oct 26, 2020
Batavia - Jason Christopher Hale, 49, of Batavia, passed away on Monday, (October 26, 2020) at Highland Hospital in Rochester. Mr. Hale was born December 7, 1970 in Batavia, a son of Richard and Sheila (Pribison) Hale of Corfu. He enjoyed fishing and playing the latest video games. He followed all forms of motorsports on TV: NASCAR, NHRA, INDYCAR, and...
Josephine A. Talone
Oct 25, 2020
Josephine A. Talone, 74, of Batavia, passed away on Sunday, October 25, 2020 at Rochester General Hospital. Josephine was born Tuesday, August 20, 1946 in Rochester, a daughter of the late Thomas and Pauline (Almalfa) Giunta. Josephine loved spending time with her family and adored her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She enjoyed baking and cooking and was wonderful at both. Surviving...
Mrs. Jean A. Richardson
Oct 24, 2020
Basom - Jean A. Richardson, age 82, of Basom, passed away on Saturday, October 24, 2020 at United Memorial Medical Center. Mrs. Richardson was born February 18, 1938 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Walter Wickham and Gladys Parsons Wickham. A graduate of Oakfield-Alabama Central School and the Highland School of Nursing in Rochester, Jean was a longtime member...
