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Local obituaries for Batavia, New York and surrounding areas
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Catherine D. Schmidt
Sep 9, 2018
East Bethany - Catherine Dolores Grice Schmidt, passed away at the age of 94, surrounded by her loving family on Sunday, September 9, 2018. She was the daughter of the late William and Hannah Didget Grice. She was predeceased by her husband of 50 years, Howard L. "Juney" Schmidt, her son-in-law, Gregory Moscicki and her siblings, Ronald, Gerald and William...
Doris M. Hatch
Sep 7, 2018
Stafford- Doris M. Hatch, age 92, of Stafford, passed away on Friday, September 7, 2018 at the LeRoy Village Green Nursing Facility. Mrs. Hatch was born September 24, 1925 in Rochester, a daughter of the late Claude Moose and Olevia V. Hardy Moose. A longtime member of East Bethany Presbyterian Church, she was active in church activities including, the garden...
Nie'Sha M. Smith
Sep 4, 2018
Corfu - Nie’Sha M. Smith, 23, of Corfu, New York went to be with her Lord on September 4, 2018. She joins her beloved baby sister, LaShana Smith and aunt, Susan Burrell. She is survived by her mother, Rosemarie Smith. Her father, Worrel Chaplin. Brother, Tyrone Smith, and sister, LaToya Smith. Also, her “neicey poo,” Londyn Percival. Ni was a...
Linda F. Michalak
Aug 31, 2018
Albion - Linda F. Michalak, age 56, of Albion, passed away on Friday, August 31, 2018 at Strong Memorial Hospital. Linda was born April 18, 1962 in Batavia, a daughter of Donna Calnan Chamberlain of Albion and the late John C. Chamberlain, who passed away on April 18, 2018. A member of Eagle Harbor United Methodist Church in Albion, Linda...
Sandra J. Mullins
Aug 30, 2018
Sandra J. Mullins, 80, of Batavia, passed away on Thursday, August 30, 2018 at Strong Memorial Hospital, in Rochester. Sandra was born August 16, 1938 in Ogden, a daughter of the late Arthur and Lena (Adams) Heslor. Sandra was a member of Grace Baptist Church in Batavia and was an assembly worker at P.W. Minor Shoe Factory. Survivors include her...
Bonnie Roth Kinney
Aug 26, 2018
Bonnie Roth Kinney, 69, of Batavia, passed away on Sunday, August 26, 2018 at United Memorial Medical Center. Bonnie was born May 7, 1949 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Harry J. and Ethel (Pierce) Roth. Bonnie was a very active member of the Stafford Historical and Genesee County Democratic Committee. She was a benefits representative at Frontier Communications...
Lucy K. Mendola
Aug 22, 2018
Lucy K. Mendola (nee Fanara) In the middle of the night surrounded by the family she cherished, Lucy took her last breaths. She was hospitalized following an injury and three difficult weeks of treatment. She was 91. Lucy was a mother, a grandmother, a great-grandmother, a social butterfly, an incredible conversationalist, a night owl, a party queen, a fashionista, a...
Marlene F. Ireland
Aug 21, 2018
Bergen - Marlene F. Ireland, 77, of Bergen, passed away Tuesday, (August 21, 2018) at Strong Memorial Hospital, in Rochester. Mrs. Ireland was born November 4, 1940 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Sidney and Ruth (Sheridan) Maher. Marlene was a member of St. Brigid's Church, in Bergen. A retiree of General Motors in Rochester, she enjoyed going to...
Diana (Bova) Pacino
Aug 19, 2018
Diana (Bova) Pacino, 75, of Orchard Park, formerly of Batavia, passed away on Sunday, August 19, 2018 at Mercy Hospital in Buffalo. Diana was born September 10, 1942 in Buffalo, a daughter of the late Michael and Theresa Bova. Survivors include her stepchildren, Vincent Pacino of Moon Township, PA, Thomas (Rose) Pacino of Las Vegas, NV, David (Nadine) Pacino of...
Alice Joy "Terry" Schroeder
Aug 17, 2018
Attica - Alice Joy "Terry" Schroeder, 92, of Attica, executive secretary at the former Westinghouse Foundry in Attica, passed away on August 17, 2018. Mrs. Schroeder was born November 15, 1925 in Niagara Falls, the daughter of the late John Baum and Alice Cook Baum. Her husband, Henry E. Schroeder, passed away on September 29, 2013. She is survived by...
Johnie Bianchi
Aug 13, 2018
Johnie Bianchi, Sr., 78, of Bergen, passed away on Monday, August 13, 2018 at United Memorial Medical Center. Johnie was born November 20, 1939 in Cumberland, KY, a son of the late Louis and Rubye Elizabeth (Brogan) Bianchi. Johnie will be remembered as a very spiritual man who was family oriented. He enjoyed the thrill of a deal, hunting...
Eleanor G. (Green) Johnson
Aug 12, 2018
Byron - Eleanor G. (Green) Johnson, 88, of Byron, a former Marketing Specialist at Church Bulletins of Buffalo, died Sunday, August 12, 2018 at Premier Genesee Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, in Batavia. Mrs. Johnson was born March 20, 1930 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Irving D. and Gwendolen D. (Durfee) Green. She graduated from South Byron High...
Travis T. Bauer
Aug 3, 2018
Oakfield - Travis T. Bauer, 29, of Oakfield, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, (August 3, 2018) in Tonawanda. Travis was born April 19, 1989 in Batavia, a son of Robert and Michelle (Say) Bauer of Oakfield. To Travis, family was everything. He was a guitar player, enjoyed video games, computers, and skateboarding. He easily made friends. Travis will be missed...
John Douglas "Jack" Moodie
Aug 3, 2018
East Bethany - John Douglas “Jack” Moodie, age 87, of East Bethany, passed away on Friday, August 3, 2018 at LeRoy Village Green Nursing Facility, in LeRoy with his loving family by his side. Mr. Moodie was born August 17, 1930 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, the son of the late Douglas Anderson Moodie and Mabel King Moodie. He is predeceased...
Jimmy K. Williams
Aug 2, 2018
Batavia - Jimmy K. Williams, 62, of Batavia, passed away on Thursday, August 2, 2018 at Rochester General Hospital, in Rochester. Mr. Williams was born November 15, 1955 in Silver Creek, a son of the late Benjamin and Ella Mae Johnson Williams. Jimmy volunteered his time selflessly for the Crisis Hotline and Mental Health Association in Batavia. He was very...
Kenneth I Merrick
Jul 31, 2018
Batavia - Kenneth I Merrick, 74, of Batavia, passed away Tuesday, (July 31, 2018) at Highland Hospital, in Rochester. Mr. Merrick was born May 5, 1944 in Batavia, a son of the late Marion and Jane E. (Near) Merrick. Kenneth owned and operated the Harvester Hotel in Batavia for 44 years. He was a collector of cars and enjoyed riding...
Richard O. Hameister
Jul 29, 2018
Batavia - Richard O. Hameister, Sr., age 80, of Batavia, truck driver for the former Bells Supermarkets in Buffalo, passed away on Sunday, July 29, 2018 at Batavia Health Care Center, LLC. Mr. Hameister was born February 3, 1938 in Buffalo, a son of the late Orin and Winifred Niebch Hameister. His wife, Sally Bannon Hameister, passed away on February...
Vicki L. Cain
Jul 27, 2018
Lyndonville - Vicki L. Cain, 54, of Lyndonville, died Friday, July 27, 2018 at her home in Lyndonville. Mrs. Cain was born October 23, 1963 in Brockport, a daughter of Rita (Zajaczkowski) Paeth of Clarendon and the late William Paeth. She worked at the Lyndonville Library, was a graduated of Bryant & Stratton with a Secretarial Degree, was a Girl Scout Leader of Troop...
Craig C. Burgess
Jul 26, 2018
Craig C. Burgess, 60, of Byron, passed away on Thursday, July 26, 2018 at Buffalo General Medical Center. Craig was born September 23, 1957 in Brockport, a son of Glenn Burgess of Byron and the late Vera (Lougheed) Burgess. Craig loved motorcycle racing, the outdoors and taking camping trips. A veteran, he served with the United States Army and was...
Catherine D. Schmidt
Sep 9, 2018
East Bethany - Catherine Dolores Grice Schmidt, passed away at the age of 94, surrounded by her loving family on Sunday, September 9, 2018. She was the daughter of the late William and Hannah Didget Grice. She was predeceased by her husband of 50 years, Howard L. "Juney" Schmidt, her son-in-law, Gregory Moscicki and her siblings, Ronald, Gerald and William...
Doris M. Hatch
Sep 7, 2018
Stafford- Doris M. Hatch, age 92, of Stafford, passed away on Friday, September 7, 2018 at the LeRoy Village Green Nursing Facility. Mrs. Hatch was born September 24, 1925 in Rochester, a daughter of the late Claude Moose and Olevia V. Hardy Moose. A longtime member of East Bethany Presbyterian Church, she was active in church activities including, the garden...
Nie'Sha M. Smith
Sep 4, 2018
Corfu - Nie’Sha M. Smith, 23, of Corfu, New York went to be with her Lord on September 4, 2018. She joins her beloved baby sister, LaShana Smith and aunt, Susan Burrell. She is survived by her mother, Rosemarie Smith. Her father, Worrel Chaplin. Brother, Tyrone Smith, and sister, LaToya Smith. Also, her “neicey poo,” Londyn Percival. Ni was a...
Linda F. Michalak
Aug 31, 2018
Albion - Linda F. Michalak, age 56, of Albion, passed away on Friday, August 31, 2018 at Strong Memorial Hospital. Linda was born April 18, 1962 in Batavia, a daughter of Donna Calnan Chamberlain of Albion and the late John C. Chamberlain, who passed away on April 18, 2018. A member of Eagle Harbor United Methodist Church in Albion, Linda...
Sandra J. Mullins
Aug 30, 2018
Sandra J. Mullins, 80, of Batavia, passed away on Thursday, August 30, 2018 at Strong Memorial Hospital, in Rochester. Sandra was born August 16, 1938 in Ogden, a daughter of the late Arthur and Lena (Adams) Heslor. Sandra was a member of Grace Baptist Church in Batavia and was an assembly worker at P.W. Minor Shoe Factory. Survivors include her...
Bonnie Roth Kinney
Aug 26, 2018
Bonnie Roth Kinney, 69, of Batavia, passed away on Sunday, August 26, 2018 at United Memorial Medical Center. Bonnie was born May 7, 1949 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Harry J. and Ethel (Pierce) Roth. Bonnie was a very active member of the Stafford Historical and Genesee County Democratic Committee. She was a benefits representative at Frontier Communications...
Lucy K. Mendola
Aug 22, 2018
Lucy K. Mendola (nee Fanara) In the middle of the night surrounded by the family she cherished, Lucy took her last breaths. She was hospitalized following an injury and three difficult weeks of treatment. She was 91. Lucy was a mother, a grandmother, a great-grandmother, a social butterfly, an incredible conversationalist, a night owl, a party queen, a fashionista, a...
Marlene F. Ireland
Aug 21, 2018
Bergen - Marlene F. Ireland, 77, of Bergen, passed away Tuesday, (August 21, 2018) at Strong Memorial Hospital, in Rochester. Mrs. Ireland was born November 4, 1940 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Sidney and Ruth (Sheridan) Maher. Marlene was a member of St. Brigid's Church, in Bergen. A retiree of General Motors in Rochester, she enjoyed going to...
Diana (Bova) Pacino
Aug 19, 2018
Diana (Bova) Pacino, 75, of Orchard Park, formerly of Batavia, passed away on Sunday, August 19, 2018 at Mercy Hospital in Buffalo. Diana was born September 10, 1942 in Buffalo, a daughter of the late Michael and Theresa Bova. Survivors include her stepchildren, Vincent Pacino of Moon Township, PA, Thomas (Rose) Pacino of Las Vegas, NV, David (Nadine) Pacino of...
Alice Joy "Terry" Schroeder
Aug 17, 2018
Attica - Alice Joy "Terry" Schroeder, 92, of Attica, executive secretary at the former Westinghouse Foundry in Attica, passed away on August 17, 2018. Mrs. Schroeder was born November 15, 1925 in Niagara Falls, the daughter of the late John Baum and Alice Cook Baum. Her husband, Henry E. Schroeder, passed away on September 29, 2013. She is survived by...
Johnie Bianchi
Aug 13, 2018
Johnie Bianchi, Sr., 78, of Bergen, passed away on Monday, August 13, 2018 at United Memorial Medical Center. Johnie was born November 20, 1939 in Cumberland, KY, a son of the late Louis and Rubye Elizabeth (Brogan) Bianchi. Johnie will be remembered as a very spiritual man who was family oriented. He enjoyed the thrill of a deal, hunting...
Eleanor G. (Green) Johnson
Aug 12, 2018
Byron - Eleanor G. (Green) Johnson, 88, of Byron, a former Marketing Specialist at Church Bulletins of Buffalo, died Sunday, August 12, 2018 at Premier Genesee Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, in Batavia. Mrs. Johnson was born March 20, 1930 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Irving D. and Gwendolen D. (Durfee) Green. She graduated from South Byron High...
Travis T. Bauer
Aug 3, 2018
Oakfield - Travis T. Bauer, 29, of Oakfield, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, (August 3, 2018) in Tonawanda. Travis was born April 19, 1989 in Batavia, a son of Robert and Michelle (Say) Bauer of Oakfield. To Travis, family was everything. He was a guitar player, enjoyed video games, computers, and skateboarding. He easily made friends. Travis will be missed...
John Douglas "Jack" Moodie
Aug 3, 2018
East Bethany - John Douglas “Jack” Moodie, age 87, of East Bethany, passed away on Friday, August 3, 2018 at LeRoy Village Green Nursing Facility, in LeRoy with his loving family by his side. Mr. Moodie was born August 17, 1930 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, the son of the late Douglas Anderson Moodie and Mabel King Moodie. He is predeceased...
Jimmy K. Williams
Aug 2, 2018
Batavia - Jimmy K. Williams, 62, of Batavia, passed away on Thursday, August 2, 2018 at Rochester General Hospital, in Rochester. Mr. Williams was born November 15, 1955 in Silver Creek, a son of the late Benjamin and Ella Mae Johnson Williams. Jimmy volunteered his time selflessly for the Crisis Hotline and Mental Health Association in Batavia. He was very...
Kenneth I Merrick
Jul 31, 2018
Batavia - Kenneth I Merrick, 74, of Batavia, passed away Tuesday, (July 31, 2018) at Highland Hospital, in Rochester. Mr. Merrick was born May 5, 1944 in Batavia, a son of the late Marion and Jane E. (Near) Merrick. Kenneth owned and operated the Harvester Hotel in Batavia for 44 years. He was a collector of cars and enjoyed riding...
Richard O. Hameister
Jul 29, 2018
Batavia - Richard O. Hameister, Sr., age 80, of Batavia, truck driver for the former Bells Supermarkets in Buffalo, passed away on Sunday, July 29, 2018 at Batavia Health Care Center, LLC. Mr. Hameister was born February 3, 1938 in Buffalo, a son of the late Orin and Winifred Niebch Hameister. His wife, Sally Bannon Hameister, passed away on February...
Vicki L. Cain
Jul 27, 2018
Lyndonville - Vicki L. Cain, 54, of Lyndonville, died Friday, July 27, 2018 at her home in Lyndonville. Mrs. Cain was born October 23, 1963 in Brockport, a daughter of Rita (Zajaczkowski) Paeth of Clarendon and the late William Paeth. She worked at the Lyndonville Library, was a graduated of Bryant & Stratton with a Secretarial Degree, was a Girl Scout Leader of Troop...
Craig C. Burgess
Jul 26, 2018
Craig C. Burgess, 60, of Byron, passed away on Thursday, July 26, 2018 at Buffalo General Medical Center. Craig was born September 23, 1957 in Brockport, a son of Glenn Burgess of Byron and the late Vera (Lougheed) Burgess. Craig loved motorcycle racing, the outdoors and taking camping trips. A veteran, he served with the United States Army and was...
