Obituaries

Marcia S. Fisher

Marcia S. Fisher

Oct 26, 2015

Marcia S. Graham-Fisher, age 61, of Bath, NY died Monday, October 26, 2015 at Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, PA. She was born in Bath, NY on November 6, 1953 the daughter of Richard Miles and Martha (MacCallum) Graham. Marcia grew up attending the Episcopal Church in Bath with her grandfather, Dwight Graham, as the Reverend, and later became a...

Christopher M. Yarka

Christopher M. Yarka

Oct 23, 2015

Christopher M. Yarka, age 55, of Bath, NY died Friday, October 23, 2015 at Arnot Ogden Medical Center in Elmira, NY. He was born April 22, 1960 in Bath, NY the son of Chester and Beverly (Smith) Yarka. He worked for Bennett's Auto Parts of Bath. Chris loved spending time with his family and especially his grandchildren. He is survived...

Judith A. Cagle

Judith A. Cagle

Oct 19, 2015

Judith A. Cagle, age 71, of Savona, NY passed away on Monday, October 19, 2015 after a courageous battle with leukemia. She was born in the town of Urbana the daughter of George and Orah (Hargrave) Stopka. Judy married Billy G. Cagle Sr. on February 17, 1979 and he predeceased her in 2005 after 26 years of marriage. She retired...

Beverly Anne Bidwell

Beverly Anne Bidwell

Oct 14, 2015

Beverly Anne Bidwell, age 72, of Savona, NY died Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at home. She was born in Rochester, NY the daughter of the late John R. and Noreen (Enright) Wetzlau. She was a homemaker. She and her husband Robert were married 51 years when he predeceased her on January 26, 2013. She is survived by three sons, Richard...

Andrew C. 'Andy' Robson

Andrew C. 'Andy' Robson

Oct 11, 2015

Andrew 'Andy' C. Robson, age 63, of Bath, NY died Sunday, October 11, 2015 at Guthrie Corning Hospital as a result of cancer. He was born in Geneva, NY the son of the late John and Dorothy Robson of Hall, NY. Andy had worked at Kodak in Rochester, NY and co-operated his family's business, Robson Seed Farms. He was a...

Audrey Kahabka

Audrey Kahabka

Oct 3, 2015

Audrey Davis Kahabka, 86, of Bath, died on October 3rd at the Vincent House in Wayland, NY. Audrey was born in Delanson, NY to Lloyd and Ruth Davis who moved to Elmira from the Albany area where Audrey attended Southside High School and Graduated in 1946. Upon graduation, she worked in the secretarial sciences, enjoyed the arts of writing, painting,...

Scott C. Wheeler

Scott C. Wheeler

Sep 30, 2015

Scott C. Wheeler, age 67, of Wheeler, NY, died suddenly on Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at Strong Memorial Hospital of Rochester, NY. He was born in Osceola, PA May 15, 1948 the son of Milton and Wilma (Swezey) Wheeler. Scott had worked as Maintenance Supervisor for Lehigh Hanson of Pavilion for 30 years. His main interest throughout life encompassed the...

Leroy F. 'Jim' Wager

Leroy F. 'Jim' Wager

Sep 29, 2015

LeRoy "Jim" F. Wager, age, 76, of Bath, NY, died Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at the Taylor Health Center of Bath, NY. He was born October 23, 1938 in Bath, NY the son of George and Alberta (Bills) Wager. Jim was an Air Force veteran. He retired from the Bath Electric, Gas & Water Services after 27 years. Jim will...

Charles Richard Peacock

Charles Richard Peacock

Sep 27, 2015

CHARLES R. "CHARLIE" PEACOCK, age 82, of Tavares FL (previously Bath NY), peacefully went to be with Our Lord on September 27, 2015 with his wife by his side. Charlie was born on November 12, 1932 in Bath NY, son of the late Roland and Rose Fay Peacock. He graduated from Bath-Haverling High School in 1950 and chose to proudly...

Eileen Kennedy

Eileen Kennedy

Sep 25, 2015

Eileen J. Kennedy, 93, of Edison, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family at St. Peter's Hospital in New Brunswick on Friday, September 25, 2015. Born on April 3, 1922, Eileen grew up as the youngest of three sisters on Powers Street in New Brunswick. She graduated from St. Peter's High School in 1940 and, following her 50th reunion,...

Lorraine Kae Loomis-Konig

Lorraine Kae Loomis-Konig

Sep 13, 2015

Lorraine Loomis-Knig obituary Lorraine Kae Loomis-Knig, with her family by her side, joined her Lord on September 13, 2015 after losing her battle with a rare cancer. She was born on 19. March 1956 in the old Bath Hospital, the daughter of Duane and Evelyn (Pruden) Loomis and the Granddaughter of Clinton F. and Ethelyn (Drake) Loomis and Raymond and...

Robert Paul Vanderhoef

Robert Paul Vanderhoef

Aug 26, 2015

Robert P. Vanderhoef, age 74 of Bath, NY, died Wednesday, August 26, 2015. He was born January 22, 1941 in West Union, NY the son of Lynn and Frances (Fox) Vanderhoef. He was a retired Truck Driver having worked for Mercury Aircraft in Hammondsport, R.C. Billings and Agway of Bath. He was a member of the Charles E. Wescott American...

Shirley Ann Edsall

Shirley Ann Edsall

Aug 26, 2015

Shirley Ann Edsall, 82, of Campbell, NY died suddenly on Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at Guthrie Corning Hospital. Shirley was born January 16, 1933 in Bath, NY, the daughter of Otis and Marjorie Phillips Edsall. Shirley was a graduate of Campbell Central High School in 1950, she had a Bachelors and Masters Degree from SUNY Albany and earned her PhD...

Lois E. 'Betsy' Geyer

Lois E. 'Betsy' Geyer

Aug 6, 2015

Lois (Betsy) Elizabeth Geyer passed away on August 6, 2015 after a brief illness in Sayre, PA. Betsy was predeceased by her father, George Geyer. She is survived by her mother, Lois (Divens) Geyer, her brother Thomas Geyer, niece Stacie Woodruff and nephew Michael (Rachael Brown) Geyer, great nephews; Tyler Green, Tristen and Trace Woodruff. Betsy retired from Finger Lakes...

Albert C. Robbins

Albert C. Robbins

Aug 1, 2015

Albert C. Robbins, 85, of Robbins Road, Bath, NY passed away early Saturday morning August 1, 2015 at the Steuben Center for Rehabilitation and Health Care. He was born May 2, 1930 on the family farm on Robbins Road where he farmed most of his life. He was the son of the late Joseph K. and Ethel (Knowles) Robbins. He...

Ronald F. Fries

Ronald F. Fries

Jul 29, 2015

Ronald F. Fries, age 82, of Hammondsport, NY died Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at the Robert Packer Hospital of Sayre, PA. He was born May 5, 1933 in Prattsburgh, NY the son of Clair and Fannie (Lee) Fries. He was a retired Air Force Veteran from the Presidential Squadron and very proud of his service time. Mr. Fries was also...

Mary Yvonne Warner

Mary Yvonne Warner

Jul 29, 2015

Yvonne Warner, age 85,of Bath, NY, died July 29, 2015 at the Taylor Health Center of Bath, NY. She was born in Rochester, NY, May 11, 1930, the daughter of John and Katherine (Cook) Kellogg. She graduated from Avoca Central School where she played her favorite sport softball and was a cheerleader. Mrs. Warner was the bookkeeper at her family's...

Lucia J. Brown

Lucia J. Brown

Jul 27, 2015

Lucia J. Atanesian Brown, age 95, of Bath, NY, died Monday, July 27, 2015 at the Taylor Health Center of Bath, NY. She was born in Akron, OH, August 8, 1919 , the daughter of George Z. and Mary Ellen (Hess) Atanesian. Lucia was retired from the Steuben County Treasurers Office. She loved to garden and was an avid decorator....

Ruth A. Wells

Ruth A. Wells

Jul 25, 2015

Ruth Ann Wells died on Saturday July 25, 2015. She was born December 10, 1949 in Buffalo, NY to M. Hazen Wells and Beatrice (Bartlett) Wells. She graduated from the State University College at Buffalo with a BS. Ed. Degree and received her Masters in Library Science from Geneseo State University College. Ruth came to the Bath area in 1972...

James N. Gardner

James N. Gardner

Jul 24, 2015

James N. Gardner, age 70, of Bath, NY died Friday, July 24, 2015 at the Arnot Ogden Hospital in Elmira, NY. He was born July 5, 1945 in Bath, NY the son of Charles and Lillian Morrison Brewer. Mr. Gardner was a Bus Driver for Haverling Central School in Bath and also was a Truck Driver. He enjoyed fishing and...