Obituaries
Local obituaries for Batavia, New York and surrounding areas
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Pauline B. Jaczynski
Sep 19, 2017
LeRoy - Pauline B. Jaczynski, 91, formerly of Batavia, died Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at United Memorial Medical Center, in Batavia. Mrs. Jaczynski was born June 19, 1926 in Turbotville, PA, the daughter of the late Henry and Harriet (Rider) Pursel. She enjoyed Shopping, eating out and playing BINGO, Pokeno and scratch off tickets. Her husband, Walter W. Jaczynski, died...
June C. Vukman
Sep 16, 2017
Batavia - June Cotton Vukman, 87, went to be with our Lord September 16, 2017 surrounded by her family. She was born in Buffalo, NY on January 21, 1930, a daughter of Andrew and Mildred Baube Cotton. She is predeceased by the “love of her life”, Roy J. Vukman, who passed away January 24, 1997 and her brother Lloyd and...
Adelyn Pero
Sep 13, 2017
Batavia- Adelyn Pero, 62, native of Batavia, longtime resident of Florida, passed away on Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital, in Williamsville while under the care of hospice after a 2 year battle with cancer. Adelyn was born July 4, 1955 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Charles R. Pero and Marien Pixley Pero. She is...
Richard Anthony Rodon
Sep 13, 2017
Oakfield - Richard Anthony Rodon, of Oakfield, a self-employed engineer, passed away on Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at The New York State Veteran's Home, in Batavia. Mr. Rodon was born in Batavia, a son of the late Martin and Mary Macougski Rodon. A member of St. Padre Pio Parish in Elba and the American Legion Post No. 332 in Batavia,...
Joseph P. Caruso
Sep 13, 2017
Batavia - Joseph P. Caruso, Sr., age 97, of Batavia, passed away on Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at The New York State Veteran's Home, in Batavia. Mr. Caruso was born August 8, 1920 in Varapodia, Italy, a son of the late Anthony Caruso and Francis Conti Caruso. He was the owner and proprietor of Caruso Auto Service in Batavia for...
Debra C. Higgins
Sep 3, 2017
Elba - Mrs. Debra C. Higgins, age 64, longtime resident of Oakfield, passed away on Sunday, September 3, 2017 at her home in Elba. Mrs. Higgins was born August 17, 1953 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Robert "Dutch" and Corrine Campbell Falker. She was a lifetime member of Alabama Methodist Church. She had been in fire service since...
Kenneth C. Motts
Sep 2, 2017
Kenneth C. Motts, 90, of Oakfield, passed away peacefully on Saturday (September 2, 2017) at the New York State Veteran's Home in Batavia. Ken was born December 24, 1926 in Silver Springs, a son of the late Louis and Edith (Gill) Motts and raised by his grandmother Katherine Gill in Wyoming, NY, who was the inspiration and champion for his...
Elaine Spanton
Sep 2, 2017
Elaine Spanton, 83, of Batavia, passed away on Saturday (September 2, 2017) at Premier Genesee Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, in Batavia. Elaine was born June 27, 1934. Services will be at Elk Hills Memorial Park, Charleston, West Virginia.
Nancy J. Settle
Sep 1, 2017
Cowlesville – Mrs. Nancy J. Settle, 80, of Cowlesville, passed away on Friday, September 1, 2017 at Sisters of Charity Hospital, St. Joseph's Campus, in Cheektowaga while under hospice care. Mrs. Settle was born June 22, 1937 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, a daughter of the late Clifford Davis, Sr. and Pearl Grant Davis. A member of Wales Center Community Baptist Church,...
Josephine R. "Jay" Carter
Sep 1, 2017
Batavia – Mrs. Josephine R. “Jay” Carter, age 93, of Batavia, longtime clerk at the former Marchese Bell Supermarket in Batavia, passed away on Friday, September 1, 2017 at Premier Genesee Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. Mrs. Carter was born June 26, 1924 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Nicholas LaFarnara and Josephine Di Maio LaFarnara. A member of...
Lidia Cipollone
Aug 31, 2017
Lidia Cipollone, 94, of Batavia, passed away on Thursday (August 31, 2017) at Premier Genesee Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Batavia. Lidia was born March 16, 1923 in Scerni, Italy, a daughter of the late Luigi and Domenica (Pietropaulo) Sabatini. Lidia was a member of Ascension Parish and the Notre Dame Prayer Group. Along with her husband, Nicola, they...
Lorraine K. Alexander
Aug 15, 2017
Bergen - Lorraine K. Alexander, 65, of Bergen, passed away Tuesday, (August 15, 2017) at her home, in Bergen. Mrs. Alexander was born November 23, 1951 in Massapequa, a daughter of the late Robert and June (Schardt) Trimble. Lori was a member of the Bergen Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary, and enjoyed tending to her flower garden and spoiling her grandchildren....
Alexander Krywy
Aug 13, 2017
Alexander Krywy, 84, of Stafford, passed away suddenly on Sunday, August 13, 2017. Alexander was born August 12, 1933 in Batavia, a son of the late Theodore and Anna (Duda) Krywy. Alexander will be remembered for his sense of humor, quick wit and how he enjoyed telling stories. He graduated from Batavia High School in 1951. He served proudly with...
Ethan Gabriel Dabill
Aug 13, 2017
Ethan Gabriel Dabill Lockport - Ethan Gabriel Dabill of Lockport died Sunday, August 13, 2017 at his home just 6 months and 27 days after his birth. Mr. Dabill was born January 17, 2017 in Niagara Falls, NY, the son of Scott and Imelda (Caliz) Dabill of Lockport. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his sister, Janelle...
Barbara A. Mccarrick
Aug 7, 2017
Batavia - Barbara A. McCarrick, 78, of Batavia, a retired secretary at the Batavia VA Medical Center, died Monday, August 7, 2017 at LeRoy Village Green Nursing Facility following a lengthy illness. Mrs. McCarrick was born January 31, 1939 in Batavia, the daughter of the late Frank and Rose (Bartholomew) Raziano. She was a member of Resurrection Parish and a...
Rita Jane Seaburg
Aug 6, 2017
Oakfield - Rita Jane Seaburg, 85, of Oakfield, assistant Manager for M&T Bank in Batavia, passed away on Sunday, August 6, 2017 at her home under the care of HomeCare & Hospice. Mrs. Seaburg was born February 22, 1932 in Batavia, the daughter of the late Lee and Agnes Krantz Goodman. An employee of M&T Bank for over 20 years,...
Thomas M. "Tiny" Kretschmer
Aug 5, 2017
Batavia – Well ya see what had happened was (his favorite saying), on August 5, 2017, Thomas M. "Tiny" Kretschmer it was your time to be called home at the age of 45. He was born October 13, 1971 in Fredonia, a son of Norma Kretschmer and the late Richard Kretschmer. He was a master mechanic with a heart of...
Pauline B. Sprague
Aug 3, 2017
Batavia - Mrs. Pauline B. Sprague, age 98, of Batavia, passed away on Thursday, August 3, 2017 at Crossroads House. Mrs. Sprague was born July 4, 1919 in Bergen, the daughter of the late Victor and Anna Petrie Trick. A member of First Baptist Church of Batavia for over 65 years, she was the head cashier at the former Big...
K. Richard Brumber
Jul 29, 2017
Batavia - K. Richard Brumber, 76, of Batavia, a Resource Director at Jones Chemicals, Leroy, prior to his retirement, died Saturday, July 29, 2017 at his home, in Batavia. Mr. Brumber was born August 7, 1940 in Batavia, the son of the late Irvine and Betty (Hendershott) Brumber. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Batavia, where he...
Kathleen Ann Cintorino Grasso
Jul 29, 2017
Rochester - Kathleen Ann Cintorino Grasso, 70, of Rochester, passed away on Saturday, July 29, 2017 at Shorewinds Nursing Home, surrounded by her loving family under the care of VNS Hospice. Mrs. Grasso was born February 14, 1947 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Joseph "Mickey Devine" Cintorino and Jennie Pirro Cintorino. Kathy was employed for 40 years as...
Pauline B. Jaczynski
Sep 19, 2017
LeRoy - Pauline B. Jaczynski, 91, formerly of Batavia, died Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at United Memorial Medical Center, in Batavia. Mrs. Jaczynski was born June 19, 1926 in Turbotville, PA, the daughter of the late Henry and Harriet (Rider) Pursel. She enjoyed Shopping, eating out and playing BINGO, Pokeno and scratch off tickets. Her husband, Walter W. Jaczynski, died...
June C. Vukman
Sep 16, 2017
Batavia - June Cotton Vukman, 87, went to be with our Lord September 16, 2017 surrounded by her family. She was born in Buffalo, NY on January 21, 1930, a daughter of Andrew and Mildred Baube Cotton. She is predeceased by the “love of her life”, Roy J. Vukman, who passed away January 24, 1997 and her brother Lloyd and...
Adelyn Pero
Sep 13, 2017
Batavia- Adelyn Pero, 62, native of Batavia, longtime resident of Florida, passed away on Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital, in Williamsville while under the care of hospice after a 2 year battle with cancer. Adelyn was born July 4, 1955 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Charles R. Pero and Marien Pixley Pero. She is...
Richard Anthony Rodon
Sep 13, 2017
Oakfield - Richard Anthony Rodon, of Oakfield, a self-employed engineer, passed away on Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at The New York State Veteran's Home, in Batavia. Mr. Rodon was born in Batavia, a son of the late Martin and Mary Macougski Rodon. A member of St. Padre Pio Parish in Elba and the American Legion Post No. 332 in Batavia,...
Joseph P. Caruso
Sep 13, 2017
Batavia - Joseph P. Caruso, Sr., age 97, of Batavia, passed away on Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at The New York State Veteran's Home, in Batavia. Mr. Caruso was born August 8, 1920 in Varapodia, Italy, a son of the late Anthony Caruso and Francis Conti Caruso. He was the owner and proprietor of Caruso Auto Service in Batavia for...
Debra C. Higgins
Sep 3, 2017
Elba - Mrs. Debra C. Higgins, age 64, longtime resident of Oakfield, passed away on Sunday, September 3, 2017 at her home in Elba. Mrs. Higgins was born August 17, 1953 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Robert "Dutch" and Corrine Campbell Falker. She was a lifetime member of Alabama Methodist Church. She had been in fire service since...
Kenneth C. Motts
Sep 2, 2017
Kenneth C. Motts, 90, of Oakfield, passed away peacefully on Saturday (September 2, 2017) at the New York State Veteran's Home in Batavia. Ken was born December 24, 1926 in Silver Springs, a son of the late Louis and Edith (Gill) Motts and raised by his grandmother Katherine Gill in Wyoming, NY, who was the inspiration and champion for his...
Elaine Spanton
Sep 2, 2017
Elaine Spanton, 83, of Batavia, passed away on Saturday (September 2, 2017) at Premier Genesee Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, in Batavia. Elaine was born June 27, 1934. Services will be at Elk Hills Memorial Park, Charleston, West Virginia.
Nancy J. Settle
Sep 1, 2017
Cowlesville – Mrs. Nancy J. Settle, 80, of Cowlesville, passed away on Friday, September 1, 2017 at Sisters of Charity Hospital, St. Joseph's Campus, in Cheektowaga while under hospice care. Mrs. Settle was born June 22, 1937 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, a daughter of the late Clifford Davis, Sr. and Pearl Grant Davis. A member of Wales Center Community Baptist Church,...
Josephine R. "Jay" Carter
Sep 1, 2017
Batavia – Mrs. Josephine R. “Jay” Carter, age 93, of Batavia, longtime clerk at the former Marchese Bell Supermarket in Batavia, passed away on Friday, September 1, 2017 at Premier Genesee Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. Mrs. Carter was born June 26, 1924 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Nicholas LaFarnara and Josephine Di Maio LaFarnara. A member of...
Lidia Cipollone
Aug 31, 2017
Lidia Cipollone, 94, of Batavia, passed away on Thursday (August 31, 2017) at Premier Genesee Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Batavia. Lidia was born March 16, 1923 in Scerni, Italy, a daughter of the late Luigi and Domenica (Pietropaulo) Sabatini. Lidia was a member of Ascension Parish and the Notre Dame Prayer Group. Along with her husband, Nicola, they...
Lorraine K. Alexander
Aug 15, 2017
Bergen - Lorraine K. Alexander, 65, of Bergen, passed away Tuesday, (August 15, 2017) at her home, in Bergen. Mrs. Alexander was born November 23, 1951 in Massapequa, a daughter of the late Robert and June (Schardt) Trimble. Lori was a member of the Bergen Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary, and enjoyed tending to her flower garden and spoiling her grandchildren....
Alexander Krywy
Aug 13, 2017
Alexander Krywy, 84, of Stafford, passed away suddenly on Sunday, August 13, 2017. Alexander was born August 12, 1933 in Batavia, a son of the late Theodore and Anna (Duda) Krywy. Alexander will be remembered for his sense of humor, quick wit and how he enjoyed telling stories. He graduated from Batavia High School in 1951. He served proudly with...
Ethan Gabriel Dabill
Aug 13, 2017
Ethan Gabriel Dabill Lockport - Ethan Gabriel Dabill of Lockport died Sunday, August 13, 2017 at his home just 6 months and 27 days after his birth. Mr. Dabill was born January 17, 2017 in Niagara Falls, NY, the son of Scott and Imelda (Caliz) Dabill of Lockport. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his sister, Janelle...
Barbara A. Mccarrick
Aug 7, 2017
Batavia - Barbara A. McCarrick, 78, of Batavia, a retired secretary at the Batavia VA Medical Center, died Monday, August 7, 2017 at LeRoy Village Green Nursing Facility following a lengthy illness. Mrs. McCarrick was born January 31, 1939 in Batavia, the daughter of the late Frank and Rose (Bartholomew) Raziano. She was a member of Resurrection Parish and a...
Rita Jane Seaburg
Aug 6, 2017
Oakfield - Rita Jane Seaburg, 85, of Oakfield, assistant Manager for M&T Bank in Batavia, passed away on Sunday, August 6, 2017 at her home under the care of HomeCare & Hospice. Mrs. Seaburg was born February 22, 1932 in Batavia, the daughter of the late Lee and Agnes Krantz Goodman. An employee of M&T Bank for over 20 years,...
Thomas M. "Tiny" Kretschmer
Aug 5, 2017
Batavia – Well ya see what had happened was (his favorite saying), on August 5, 2017, Thomas M. "Tiny" Kretschmer it was your time to be called home at the age of 45. He was born October 13, 1971 in Fredonia, a son of Norma Kretschmer and the late Richard Kretschmer. He was a master mechanic with a heart of...
Pauline B. Sprague
Aug 3, 2017
Batavia - Mrs. Pauline B. Sprague, age 98, of Batavia, passed away on Thursday, August 3, 2017 at Crossroads House. Mrs. Sprague was born July 4, 1919 in Bergen, the daughter of the late Victor and Anna Petrie Trick. A member of First Baptist Church of Batavia for over 65 years, she was the head cashier at the former Big...
K. Richard Brumber
Jul 29, 2017
Batavia - K. Richard Brumber, 76, of Batavia, a Resource Director at Jones Chemicals, Leroy, prior to his retirement, died Saturday, July 29, 2017 at his home, in Batavia. Mr. Brumber was born August 7, 1940 in Batavia, the son of the late Irvine and Betty (Hendershott) Brumber. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Batavia, where he...
Kathleen Ann Cintorino Grasso
Jul 29, 2017
Rochester - Kathleen Ann Cintorino Grasso, 70, of Rochester, passed away on Saturday, July 29, 2017 at Shorewinds Nursing Home, surrounded by her loving family under the care of VNS Hospice. Mrs. Grasso was born February 14, 1947 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Joseph "Mickey Devine" Cintorino and Jennie Pirro Cintorino. Kathy was employed for 40 years as...
