Obituaries
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Ruth B. "Battles" Travis
Jan 3, 2016
Ruth B. Travis Canisteo Ruth B. Travis, 92, formerly of Greenwood St., passed away Sunday (January 3, 2016) at her daughter's home in Windsor. Born in Meadville, PA, January 20, 1923, the daughter of Dale and Hazel Johnson Battles, she had resided in the Canisteo area since 1948. Ruth was a graduate of the Hornell High School Class of 1939...
Aristides A. Bud"" Villa
Jan 1, 2016
Aristides A. "Bud" Villa Jr. Angelica Aristides A. "Bud" Villa Jr. 85, of Swift Rd., passed away Thursday (July 28, 2016) at the Wellsville Manor. Born in Gardenville, New York July 1, 1931, the son of Aristides Villa Sr. and Agnes Gushea Villa, he had resided most of his life in Buffalo, moving to Angelica in 1975. Bud had been...
Reginald A. Reg"" Evans
Jan 1, 2016
Reginald "Reg" A. Evans Hornell Reginald A. Evans, 70, of 229 Vincent Street, passed away Friday (January 8, 2016) at Jones Memorial Hospital. Born in North Hornell, September 10, 1945, the son of Robert E. and Marjorie (Acomb) Evans, he was a lifelong area resident, graduating from Hornell High School. He joined the US Marine Corps during the Vietnam War...
Alexander C. Prigge
Dec 30, 2015
Alexander C. Prigge Hornell Alexander C. Prigge, 7 Month old son of Jarod and Bekki Bostock Prigge passed away unexpectedly Wednesday (December 30, 2015) at St. James Mercy Hospital. Born on May 26, 2015 in Dansville, he had spent the first months of his life at the Golisano Children's Hospital in Rochester before going home to be with his family...
Roderick C. Ford
Dec 18, 2015
Roderick C. Ford Greenwood Roderick C. Ford, of Greenwood passed Friday (December 18, 2015) at his home "He said He didn't feel well". Rod succumbed from his lifetime addiction to taters and gravy. Born in the town of Jasper on May 23, 1944, the son of Jennings B. and Betty Bailey Ford. Rod was a graduate of the former Angelica...
Otis L. Marvin
Dec 16, 2015
Otis L. Marvin Alfred Station Otis L. Marvin, 81, of State Rt. 244, passed away Wednesday (December 16, 2015) at the Wellsville Manor. Born in Andover, January 12, 1934, the son of Leon and Vivia Vanderhoef Marvin, he had resided in Alfred Station for many years. Otis was a graduate of the Painted Post High School Class of 1952 and...
Mark T. Culley
Dec 9, 2015
Mark T. Culley Cheektowaga/Hornell Mark T. Culley, 42, of Autumn Wood Dr., passed away after a battle with illness, Wednesday (December 9, 2015) in Hornell. Born in Niagara Falls, June 15, 1973, the son of Paul and Cynthia Haskin Culley, he had resided in Cheektowaga, for many years. Mark was a graduate of the Alfred-Almond Central School Class of 1991...
Mary Ella "Wilson" Kernan
Dec 5, 2015
Mary Ella Kernan Canisteo Mary Ella Kernan, 85, of 16 Eighth Street, passed away Saturday (December 5, 2015) at St James Mercy Hospital. Born in Hornell, NY, June 21, 1930, the daughter of Charles and Bessie Knight Wilson, she had resided in Canisteo all her life. Mary Ella had worked at the former Westinghouse Plant in Bath, Marion Rohr's in...
Freida G. Downing
Nov 24, 2015
Freida G. Downing Canisteo Freida G. Downing, 97, formerly of 3rd St., passed away Tuesday (November 24, 2015) at the Hornell Gardens. Born in Belmont, February 18, 1918, the daughter of Donald F. and Louann Davis Spratt, she was a graduate of Hornell High School, class of 1936. She moved to Buffalo in 1941 and returned to Canisteo in 1980....
Hoxsie L. Crosby
Nov 24, 2015
Hoxsie L. Crosby Ft. Collins Hoxsie L. Crosby, 84, a native of Hornell, New York, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday (November 24, 2015) at his home in Ft. Collins, Colorado. Hoxsie was born and raised in Hornell and graduated from HHS "Class of 1949". He was a member of the Hornell High School Alumni Association for the past few years....
Paula L. Baker
Nov 22, 2015
Paula L. Baker Hornell Paula L. Baker, 72, of Madison Avenue, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Sunday (November 22, 2015) at Jones Memorial Hospital. Born in Hornell, November 29, 1942, the daughter of Paul and Geraldine Knowlton Lorow, she had resided in Hornell, all her life. Paula retired as a housekeeper from St. James Mercy Hospital...
Winifred A. "Aitchison" Robinson
Nov 21, 2015
Winifred A. "Bina" Robinson Swain Winifred A. "Bina" Robinson, 92, passed away Saturday (November 21, 2015) at the Leo Center for Caring Hospice in Rochester, surrounded by her family. Born in Schenectady, August 31, 1923, the daughter of Thomas and Winifred Binless Aitchison, she resided in Swain since 1946. Bina earned her Bachelor's degree in English and History (cum laude)...
Jacqueline L. "Sick" Burdick
Nov 19, 2015
Jacqueline L. "Jackie" Burdick Alfred Station Jacqueline L. "Jackie" Burdick, 77, of State Rt. 244, passed away Thursday (November 19, 2015) at the Comfort House of Allegany County in Wellsville. Born in North Hornell, January 25, 1938, the daughter of Ellsworth and Gladys Todd Sick, she had resided in Alfred-Almond area all her life. She was a graduate of the...
Carl T. Hess
Nov 17, 2015
Carl T. "CT" Hess Hornell Carl T. "CT" Hess, 91, of Edgeview Estates, passed away peacefully Tuesday (November 17, 2015) at his home surrounded by his loving wife and family. Born in Burns, September 14, 1924, the son of Leon A. and Lucille Carnes Hess, he had resided in Cuba during his early life and came to Hornell in 1940....
Wilbur P. Horton
Nov 14, 2015
Wilbur P. Horton Hornell Wilbur Perry Horton, 96, formerly of Depot St., passed away Saturday (November 14, 2015) at the Hornell Gardens. He was the son of Delbert and Maude Horton. He was born in the town of Rathbone on January 1, 1919. He was predeceased in death by his twin brother, Wilson Delbert Horton in 1992. Later by his...
Linda L. "Mcmanus" Burdick
Nov 13, 2015
Linda L. Burdick Hornell Linda L. Burdick, 70, of 480 Maple City Drive, passed away peacefully with her husband by her side on Friday (November 13, 2015) at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester. Born in Hornell, May 12, 1945, the daughter of Richard and Phyllis Fletcher McManus, she was a graduate of Hornell High School and had resided in California...
Christine L. "Carson" Spencer
Nov 11, 2015
Christine L. Spencer Hornell Christine L. Spencer, 50, of Hart St., passed away Wednesday Evening (November 11, 2015) at St. James Mercy Hospital surrounded by her family. Born in North Hornell, April 25, 1965, the daughter of Delmar and Margaret Stephens Carson, she had resided in Hornell all her life. Christine took great pride in her work as a Data...
Beverly E. "Barney" Recktenwald
Oct 26, 2015
Beverly E. Recktenwald Canisteo Beverly E. Recktenwald, 89, of Third St., passed away Monday (October 26, 2015) at St James Hospital in Hornell. Born in Hornell, May 7, 1926, the daughter of William J. and Winifred E. Norton Barney, she had resided in the Hornell-Canisteo Area all her life. Beverly worked for the former Heugates in Hornell as well the...
Jack O. Aber
Oct 23, 2015
Jack O. Aber Canisteo Jack O. Aber, 87, of 5281 State Route 248, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family Friday (October 23, 2015) at the Hornell Gardens where he had resided since August. Born in Canisteo, September 16, 1928, the son of Laverne and Dorothy Ordway Aber, he had resided in Canisteo all his life. He attended Canisteo Central...
Linda A. "Willey" Cole
Oct 15, 2015
Linda A. Cole Canisteo Linda A. Cole, 76, of 7 Bennett Street, passed away Thursday (October 15, 2015) at her home. Born in Hornell, May 18, 1939, the daughter of Karl and Marion Schrader Willey, she was a graduate of Hornell High School, Class of 1957 and Alfred State College in 1959. She was employed as a secretary for the...
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