Obituaries

James E. VanWagner Sr.

James E. VanWagner Sr.

October 1, 2023

(MEDINA) James E. VanWagner Sr., age 82, died October 1, 2023 in the Martin Linsin Hospice Residence following a long illness. He was born May 7, 1941 in PA to Harry and Hazel (Connelly) VanWagner and had lived in this area most of his life. Jim was a veteran of the United States Army, a member of the Lockport American...

Maddox Pearl

Maddox Pearl

September 30, 2023



Maddox James Pearl, 5, passed away peacefully in his home September 30th 2023 with his loving family by his side after a brief and courageous battle with DIPG.

Born October 15, 2017, he was the son of Ryan and Katelyn Pearl.  Maddox was a vibrant, fun loving and adventurous little boy.  He loved steamed engines, camping, side by side rides,...

Mary Blissett

Mary Blissett

September 29, 2023

Holley: Mary J. Blissett, 93, passed away peacefully in her home September 29, 2023. She was born April 12, 1930, in the Town of Murray, a daughter of the late Francis McAllister and Helen (Richard) Irvine.Mary retired from Rochester Products. She enjoyed sewing, making dolls, gardening and looking out her kitchen window admiring the birds. Mary’s greatest joy was spending...

Jennie Seager

Jennie Seager

September 27, 2023

Albion: Jennie Z. Seager, age 95, passed away September 27, 2023 at the Martin Linsin Hospice Residence. She was born on November 8, 1928 in Elba to the late Stanley and Josephine (Swiergula) Zielinski.

Mrs. Seager graduated from Elba Central School with the class of 1947. After graduating from Rochester Business Institute as a Medical Secretary, she worked at Genesee...

Jerome F. Machamer

Jerome F. Machamer

September 24, 2023

(Holley)Jerome F. (Jeff) Machamer passed away at home on Sunday, September 24, 2023. Born April 15, 1934 to Jerome and Luella Machamer of Duluth, Minnesota.  

He is survived by his wife Susan Hurd Machamer of Holley, NY, daughters Mary, Amy and Molly Machamer, grandchildren Annabelle Mannard, Amelia Sidonio, Annie and James Agar, and sons in law George Mannard, Joe...

Frederick H. Robinson

Frederick H. Robinson

September 23, 2023

(Holley) Frederick H. Robinson age 71 passed away September 23, at Highland Hospital. He was born February 3, 1952 in Medina, a son of the late Robert and Evelyn (Bosley) Robinson and had lived in this area all of his life.Fred had worked for many years at Kodak and after, worked for Union Pipe Covering, retiring in 2016. He enjoyed...

Kenneth J. Snider

Kenneth J. Snider

September 23, 2023

(ALBION) Kenneth J. Snider, age 80, died September 23, 2023 in Hildebrandt Hospice Care Center following a brief illness. He was born October 2, 1942 in Rochester to James and Florence (Benedict) Snider and was a lifetime resident of this area. Ken was a retiree of Rochester Products and enjoyed bowling, and watching the cargo ships in Alexandria Bay and...

George E. Diehl

George E. Diehl

September 22, 2023

Holley: George E. Diehl, 70, passed away September 22, 2023, at Hildebrandt Hospice surrounded by his loving family. He was born June 26, 1953 in Milton, PA., a son of the late George and Betty (Swanger) Diehl. He was a former employee of George's Terry's Co. and retired from Lapp Insulator. George enjoyed gardening, being outside and building things in...

Carolyn J Ashley

Carolyn J Ashley

September 22, 2023

(Ogdensburg/Morristown) Carolyn J. Ashley age 89 passed away September 22, 2023 at the Martin Linsin Residence surrounded by her family. She was born October 1, 1933 in Ogdensburg, NY a daughter of the late William and Cora Matott) Dupree.In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her son Richard Ashley, Jr.; sister Vivian McCaffrey; brothers Henry, Harold, Larry and...

Wayne A. Robinson

Wayne A. Robinson

September 21, 2023

Holley: Wayne A. Robinson, age 77, passed away September 21, 2023. He was born January 9, 1946 in Batavia, NY to the late Lawrence and Althea Robinson.

Wayne served in the U.S. Navy from 1963-1966. He worked at Eastman Kodak for 30 years before he retired. In his spare time he enjoyed hunting and traveling all over the U.S....

Janet E. Knight

Janet E. Knight

September 18, 2023

Albion: Janet E. Knight, age 72, passed away peacefully at the Martin Linsin Hospice Residence in Albion on September 18, 2023. She was born December 14, 1950 in Syracuse, NY to the late William and Virginia (Reed) Muntz.

Janet grew up in New Hartford, NY and graduated from New Hartford High School. She attended SUNY Morrisville and later attended Genesee...

Charlene Keihl

Charlene Keihl

September 15, 2023

 

Lyndonville: Charlene Keihl, age 68 passed away on September 15, 2023. She was born November 26, 1954 in Buffalo to the late Edwin and Mary (Pinelli) Richards.

Charlene was always taking care of the plants she had growing inside and outside the house, even recruiting her family members to help take care of them. She worked for over 45...

James W Kingdollar

James W Kingdollar

September 13, 2023

(Albion) James William Kingdollar age 85 passed away peacefully at United Memorial Medical Center in Batavia. Jim was born May 24, 1938 and worked all his life in farming and retired from the ARC of Orleans.He loved riding his bikes, his cowboy hats, and going to the Village House. Jim always had a smile on his face and you would...

Timothy L. Cook Sr.

Timothy L. Cook Sr.

September 12, 2023

(Rochester) Timothy L. Cook, Sr. age 65 passed away September 12, 2023 at Strong Memorial Hospital after a long illness. He was born September 28, 1957 in Rochester, a son of the late Ernest and Jeannette (Koerner) Cook.Tim had worked as a maintenance worker at Kodak. He was a family man and looked forward to sending his good morning texts...

James L. Dusett

James L. Dusett

September 11, 2023

(KENDALL) James L. Dusett, age 80, died September 11, 2023 in Unity Hospital following a brief illness. He was born December 20, 1942 in Medina, NY to Lewis and Madeline (Kirkpatrick) Dusett and was a lifetime resident of this area. Jim was a member of Concordia Lutheran Church in Kendall, was a retiree of Eastman Kodak and was a member...

Janet Mignano

Janet Mignano

September 11, 2023

 

Holley: Janet D. Mignano, age 63, passed away September 11, 2023 after a hard fought battle with Leukemia. She was born April 4, 1960 in Charleston, SC to the late Clarence and Shirley (Ferraro) Schuler.

Janet was a 1978 graduate of Kendall High School and spent over 25 years working in the billing department at Oak Orchard Health before...

Adam Gulbranson

Adam Gulbranson

September 9, 2023

Albion: Adam J. Gulbranson, age 36, passed away unexpectedly on September 9, 2023. He was born March 26, 1987 in New Hartford, NY to Mark and Tonya (Jaczynski) Gulbranson.

Adam was an avid fisherman, spending time at Black Lake, Lake Alice or any good spot he could find. He was known for his amazing cooking, especially his rice (even though...

Wilford K. Wraight

Wilford K. Wraight

September 6, 2023

Wilford K. “Willie” Wraight, age 89, passed away on Wednesday, September 6, 2023 at the Martin-Linsin Residence of Hospice.  He was born February 4, 1934 in Pulteney NY, a son of the late Victor and Unadah (Brown) Wraight and had lived in this area most of his life.

He was an avid woodsman, hunter, and gardener. He grew up behind...

Dominic P. Marciszewski Jr.

Dominic P. Marciszewski Jr.

September 5, 2023

(ALBION) Dominic P. Marciszewski, Jr. age 91, died September 5, 2023 in Medina Memorial Hospital following a long illness. He was born July 26, 1932 in Albion to Dominic (Sr.) and Gladys (Sanderson) Marciszewski and was life-long resident of this area. Dominic was a United States Army Veteran of the Korean War and retired from Harrison Radiator in Lockport. He...

Jonathan Eric Clute

Jonathan Eric Clute

September 4, 2023

Gasport: Jonathan E. Clute, 71, passed away September 4, 2023. He was born December 16, 1951 in Medina, NY a son of the late Donald G. and Ruth (Stolt) Clute. John enjoyed repairing old TV’s and junk.He is survived by his brother, Walt Clute and sister, Susan Clute, both of Gasport; special friends, Tom Ulrich, Dave Lavery and Matt Chunco;...

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