Obituaries

Joseph M. Clancy

Joseph M. Clancy

Jan 11, 2014

Joseph Michael Clancy, age 79, of Corning, NY, passed away Saturday, January 11th at the Corning Hospital. He was born October 13, 1934 in Olyphant, PA the son of John and Margaret Sweeney Clancy. Mr. Clancy graduated from Olyphant High School in 1952, he joined the Air Force in July, 1953 and was discharged on July 8, 1957. He attended...

David C. Coulter

David C. Coulter

Jan 6, 2014

David C. Coulter, age 59, of Bath, NY died Monday, January 6, 2014. He was born in Boston, MA the son of the late Chan L. and Trocelia A. Coulter. David was a Senior Electrical Engineer at Philips Lighting in Bath. He was an Air Force veteran and while in the service he found his interest for Electrical engineering. He...

Edwin H. 'Ted' Parke

Edwin H. 'Ted' Parke

Jan 6, 2014

Edwin Hugh "Ted" Parke, age 77, of West Washington Street, Bath, NY, also previously lived in Cazenovia, NY for 15 years, died on January 6th, 2014 at the Ira Davenport Hospital. He was born on November 27, 1936 in Binghamton, NY, the son of Harold Fay and Helen Fessenden Parke. Ted grew up on the South Side of Binghamton on...

Laurence C. Gardner

Laurence C. Gardner

Dec 28, 2013

Laurence Clinton Gardner, age 96, of Bath, NY, died Dec. 28 in Jacksonville, NC. He was born in the town of Milo, Yates County, NY, May 2, 1917, the son of Robert E. and Mary Phelps Gardner. Formerly of Penn Yan, NY, Larry and his wife Lucille moved to Bath in 1962. Larry was a graduate of Penn Yan Academy...

Charles Joseph Banach

Charles Joseph Banach

Dec 28, 2013

"Charles Joseph Banach of Anthem, Arizona passed away on December 28, 2013 at the age of 24. Charles was born and raised in Corning, NY. He is survived by his parents, Michael and Helen Eichner Banach, and his siblings, Courtney and Samuel Banach, also of Anthem. Charles is also survived by his maternal grandmother, Margaret Eichner, as well as aunts...

Nancy Jean Dyer

Nancy Jean Dyer

Dec 27, 2013

Bath- Nancy Jean Dyer, age 77, of Snell Hill Road, Bath, NY died on December 27, 2013 at Robert Packard Hospital, in Sayre, PA. She was born on November 25, 1936, and was the daughter of Lloyd and Fanny Mae (Davis) Ormsby. Nancy graduated from Haverling High school in 1954. After graduation she married her sweetheart Roger Dyer on August...

Rita M. Denno

Rita M. Denno

Dec 19, 2013

Rita M. Denno, age 89, of Olean, NY and formerly of Bath, NY died, Thursday, December 19, 2013 at the Pines Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center of Olean. She was born April 6, 2013 in Georgetown, NY the daughter of Rae and Nina (Gregg) Reynolds. Mrs. Denno was a retired Teacher from Bath Central School and she was an active member...

Betty J. Pym

Betty J. Pym

Dec 16, 2013

Betty J. Pym, age 90, of Bath, NY died Monday, December 16, 2013 at the Taylor Health Center, Bath, NY. She was born in Williamsport, PA September 10, 1923 the daughter of Robert S. and Beulah G. Leach Roote. Mrs. Pym was retired from Mercury Aircraft in Hammondsport, NY after 30 years of service. She was a member of the...

Marguerite S. Wilson

Marguerite S. Wilson

Dec 16, 2013

Marguerite S. Wilson, age 100, formerly of Cameron Mills, NY died December 16, 2013 at the Cayuga Ridge Nursing Home in Ithaca, NY. She was born in Fort Meade, Florida September 4, 1913, the daughter of Kent L. and Elsie A. (Bruce) Scudder. Mrs. Wilson was a member of the Risingville United Methodist Church. She had served 20 years as...

Edward Stephen Kilmer

Edward Stephen Kilmer

Dec 12, 2013

Edward Stephen Kilmer, age 62, of Bath, NY died Thursday, December 12, 2013 at the Buffalo VA, Buffalo, NY. He was a Vietnam Army Veteran. He is survived by loving companion Cynthia Burnett of Bath, NY, sister, Genevieve Sweet of Hudson, NY and brother Bernard S. Kilmer of Burlington, NC and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Friends may call...

Genevieve H. Hough

Genevieve H. Hough

Dec 11, 2013

Genevieve H. Hough, age 83, of Bath, NY, died Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at the Soldiers and Sailors Hospital in Penn Yan, NY. She was born June 17, 1930 in Corning, NY the daughter of the late George and Elsie Brown of Addison. Mrs. Hough had worked for the City of Hornell. She loved to play the electric organ and...

Betty B. Shaw

Betty B. Shaw

Dec 10, 2013

Betty Bailey Shaw BATH - Betty Bailey Shaw, 83, of 43 Shannon Street passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 10, 2013 at home surrounded by family and friends. She was born in Bath, NY on June 9, 1930, the daughter of Stephen S. Bailey and Rose Gilchrist Bailey. Betty grew up in Hammondsport and was a 1947 graduate of Hammondsport...

Mabel Hojnoski Kinney

Mabel Hojnoski Kinney

Dec 2, 2013

Mabel Hojnoski Kinney, age 94, of Bath, NY died Monday, December 2, 2013 at the Arnot Ogden Medical Center in Elmira, NY surrounded by family. She was born in Bath, NY January 9, 1919 the daughter of Floyd H. and Jessie M. (Armstrong) Gay. Mabel worked in food service at Westinghouse in Bath and also was a lunch lady at...

Phyllis J. Argentieri

Phyllis J. Argentieri

Dec 1, 2013

Phyllis J. Argentieri, age 87, of Bath, NY and formerly St. Augustine, FL, died Sunday, December 1, 2013 at the Taylor Health Center in Bath. She was born in Hornell, NY, March 14, 1926, the daughter of the late Howard and Mary (Stoeffel) Reynolds. Phyllis is survived by her children Michael (Cathleen) Argentieri of Hammondsport, NY and Mary Jo Argentieri...

Mary L. Learn

Mary L. Learn

Dec 1, 2013

Mary L. Learn passed away on December 1, 2013 in her home in Bath, New York. Born in Bath, NY on November 26, 1943 to Leo D. Jones Sr., and Nancy (Card) Jones, she will be greatly missed. Mary was a devoted and loving mother, wife and friend. Mary enjoyed a very full and rich life. She started her career...

Eugene E. Matteson

Eugene E. Matteson

Nov 30, 2013

Eugene E. Matteson, age 82, of Avoca, NY, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, November 30, 2013. Gene was born on November 11, 1931 to Eugene and Lorraine (Florence) Matteson. On July 19, 1956, in Buffalo, he married the former Shirley Rhoden who survives. He joined the Navy and served 4 years in the Korean Conflict and was honorably...

Madeline J. 'Susie' Ritter

Madeline J. 'Susie' Ritter

Nov 26, 2013

Madeline "Susie" J. Ritter, age 77, of Bath, NY died November 26, 2013 at Elcor Health Services in Horseheads, NY. She was born in Bath, NY December 22, 1935, the daughter of Walter and Maude (Platt) Palmer. She had worked at Westinghouse in Bath, NY and Mercury Aircraft in Hammondsport, NY. She is survived by her daughters, Lisa (Robert) Wurth...

Janice Audrey Wheeler

Janice Audrey Wheeler

Nov 23, 2013

Janice Audrey (Miller) Wheeler, age 82, of Bath, NY, died Saturday, November 23, 2013 at Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY. She was born August 3, 1931 in Bath, NY the daughter of John (Jack) Morgan Stapleton and Emmaline Francis Andrews Miller. She is survived by her husband, Harold Howard Wheeler who she married on July 23, 1955 in Hammondsport, NY,...

Mary F. Fratarcangelo

Mary F. Fratarcangelo

Nov 23, 2013

Bath, NY Mary Frances Fratarcangelo, age 85, of Bath, NY, passed away peacefully in the presence of the Lord on Saturday November 23, 2013 at the Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital after a short illness. She was born December 13, 1927 in Cincinnati, Ohio the daughter of Cyril and Ruth Rieckelman Reinstatler. Mary was employed by Taylor Great Western Winery before...

David C. Simms

David C. Simms

Nov 23, 2013

David Charles Simms, age 52, of Kanona, NY, died Saturday, November 23, 2013 at his home. He was born April 11, 1961 in Bath, NY the son of Robert and Patricia Grosfelt Simms. David was a graduate of Haverling Central School. He worked as a certified nurse's assistant and was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was predeceased by...