Obituary Listings

Jan 28, 2024

Florence V. Pontillo, 94 of Batavia passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at Crossroads House in Batavia. She was born March 18, 1929 in Batavia to the late James and Florence (Falkowski) Sformo. She is preceded in death by her first husband, Frank “Windy” Pontillo and second Charles Poteat, siblings, Genevieve (George) Jacobs, Helen (Peter) deJongh, James (Lena)...

Jan 27, 2024

William H. Gillam Jr, 87 of Batavia, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 27, 2024 at Premier Genesee in Batavia. He was born February 26, 1936 in Batavia to the late William Sr and Helen (Hulbert) Gillam. He is predeceased by his beloved wife, Patricia (Oxencis) Gillam, daughter, Anne Marie Gillam Twichell and brother Gerald Gillam.

Jan 26, 2024

Ronald J. Snyder Sr, 87, of Elba, passed away on Friday, January 26, 2024 at NYS Veterans Home @ Batavia. He was born July 18, 1936 in Alabama, NY to the late Charles J. and Marjorie (Spencer) Snyder. He is preceded in death by a son Gerald Snyder and four siblings, Betty, Vera, Bob and Gene.

Jan 25, 2024

Shirley A. Hulburt, 84, of Batavia passed away on Thursday January 25, 2024 with family by her side. She was born in Batavia on June 29, 1939 to the late Leslie and Minnie (Reiss) Robinson. In addition to her parents, Shirley is predeceased by her daughter; Kelly Hulburt.

She is survived by her daughter; Vicki...

Jan 20, 2024

James E. “Jim” McClurg, age 68, of Elba went home to his Lord and Savior on January 20, 2024. He was born on November 5, 1955 to the late Everett and Ethel (Weidrich) McClurg.

Jim was a graduate of Oakfield-Alabama School where he enjoyed cross country running. He was a truck driver for Tyler Trucking...

Jan 19, 2024

Christine E. Garland, 51 of Batavia, passed away after a courageous battle with cancer on January 19, 2024 at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester. She was born July 24, 1972 in Rochester, to Joseph and Sharon (Costanzi) Garland of Batavia. She is preceded in death by a brother, Stephen J. Garland.

Chris loved the outdoors,...

Jan 12, 2024

Louis J. Marchese, 94 of Batavia, passed away on Friday, January 12, 2024 at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester. He was born in Batavia, to the late Felix and Antoinette (Parrinello) Marchese. He is preceded in death by his siblings, Joseph, Samuel and Anthony Marchese, Rose Antinore, Marie Tiberio and Catherine Cianfrini; brothers-in-law, Frank, James Jr and Samuel Capuano....

Jan 10, 2024

Dieter Baumann, 91 of Corfu, NY passed away peacefully on Wednesday January 10, 2024 at Crossroads House. He was born on January 16, 1932 in Essen, Germany. He was the older of two children to the late Mattias Hermann Baumann and Cecelie Radtke. Dieter is predeceased by his beloved wife, Helga E. Baumann and son, Wolfgang KH Fuchs.

Jan 4, 2024

Mary Jean Corradini, 91 of Batavia passed away on January 4, 2024 at the United Memorial Medical Center. She was born April 29, 1932 in Batavia, NY to the late Sebastian (Mamie Desimone) DiPietro.

Mrs. Corradini was a longtime member of St. Anthony’s Parish until its closure in December 2012, and then most recently Ascension...

Dec 27, 2023

Evan Charles Lamb, 96, of Batavia, NY, entered peacefully into eternal rest on Wednesday, December 27, 2023 at the NYS Veterans’ Home in Batavia. Born on May 9, 1927 in Darien, NY, he was the son of the late Henry and Ida (Welker) Lamb. He is preceded in death by siblings, Elsie, Leslie, Kenneth, Roland and Gerald, and sisters-in-law,...

Dec 25, 2023

Betty J. Currier, 82, of Elba passed away on December 25, 2023 at the United Memorial Medical Center after a brief illness. Betty was born on March 4, 1941 to the late Edward and Mearl Base. In addition to her parents, she is predeceased by her sister; Virginia Mooney.

Betty’s joys in life were her...

Dec 22, 2023

Pasquale Fenello, 82 of Batavia, passed away on Friday, December 22, 2023 at the Grand in Batavia. He was born December 2, 1941 in Batavia to the late Frank and Antoinette Fenello. He is preceded in death by siblings, Filomena Marshall, Vito and Frank Fenello Jr, brothers-in-law, Frank Olivieri and Robert Marshall, sister-in-law, Helen Fenello.

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Dec 13, 2023

Mary Jameson Maser, 92 of Batavia, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Wednesday, December 13, 2023 at LeRoy Village Green. She was born April 10, 1931 in Huddersfield, England, to the late Jack and Winifred (Rogers) Jameson. She is preceded in death by her husband, Hubert Maser, sisters, Nellie Watkins, Peggy Holder and Renee Brownhill.

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Dec 11, 2023

Mary “Nani” Barone, 96 of Batavia, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family on Monday, December 11, 2023. She was born December 18, 1926 in Batavia, to the late Salvatore and Concetta (Parrinella) Zito. She is preceded in death by her beloved husband, James Barone, daughter, Maryann Barone, siblings, Harry, Frank, Emmanuel, John, Joseph and Anthony...

Dec 9, 2023

Marilyn M. Britton, 95 of Bennington, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on December 9, 2023 at Gateway Home in Attica. She was born July 7, 1928 in North Tonawanda to the late Harold and Inez (Burtch) Scott. She is preceded in death by husband, Ralph Schuld and husband George Britton, son Randy Schuld.

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Dec 8, 2023

John M. Pauly (82) of Elba, NY went to be with his Savior on December 8, 2023. His wife of 61 years, Martha (Ville) was at his side.

John was born to Anthony and Carol Pauly on March 26, 1941 in Buffalo, NY. He worked for many years at his family's business, West Metal Works...

Dec 3, 2023

Charles M. “Woodie” Wood, 85 of Oakfield, passed away peacefully at home with his wife by his side on Sunday, December 3, 2023. He was born October 8, 1938 in Batavia, to the late Clifford and Evelyn (Bartlett) Wood.

Chuck proudly retired as a NYS National Guardsman for 35 years, and worked in that capacity...

Dec 2, 2023

Ronald R. Hawker, 69 of Waterloo, passed away on Saturday, December 2, 2023 at Rochester General Hospital. He was born in Batavia, January 25, 1954 to Pearl (Volino) Eley of Batavia and the late Raymond Hawker. He is preceded in death his brother Reginald Hawker and step-father Raymond Eley.

Ronald worked as a Tree Trimmer....

Nov 29, 2023

Sharon Breton (79) went to her forever home with the Lord on November 29, 2023. Sharon was born on May 14, 1944 to Jane and Jim Murphy. She is predeceased by her parents; brother James; sister Kathy and son Rusty.

She is survived by her 2 sisters, Patty (late Michael) Smukall, and Anita Brown, her...

Nov 22, 2023

James J. “Jim” Findlay, 62 of Batavia, passed away on November 22, 2023 in Warren, PA. He was born in Batavia, December 9, 1960 to the late John B. “Jack” and Concetta E. (Cetta) Findlay.

Jim was a 1979 graduate of Byron-Bergen High School and 1983 graduate of SUNY Fredonia. He had just retired as...