Obituaries

Helen Darlene Yochum

Helen Darlene Yochum

Apr 5, 2013

Helen Darlene Yochum, age 76, of Rumsey Street, Bath, NY, passed away Friday April 5, 2013, at home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born August 10, 1936 in Bath, NY the daughter of Chester and Bessie Thompson Williams. Mrs. Yochum retired from food service at the Haverling Central School in Bath. She and her husband were past members...

Ernest E. Putman

Ernest E. Putman

Apr 3, 2013

Ernest E. Putman, age 74, of Bath, NY died Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at the Bath Veterans Administration Medical Center. He was born in Blossburg, PA August 3, 1938 the son of the late Mark and Viola Butler Putman. Mr. Putman was a truck driver for Polly-O Dairy in Campbell, NY and he was an U.S. Army Veteran. He was...

Harold L. 'Bud' Brown

Harold L. 'Bud' Brown

Mar 30, 2013

Harold L. "Bud" Brown, age 73, of Tavares, FL passed away on Saturday, March 30, 2013. He was born June 19, 1939 in Bath, NY. He was the co-owner of Bath TV & Service, Inc. He was a member of the Elks, the Moose, Centenary United Methodist Church in Bath and Union Congregational Church in Tavares, FL. He is survived...

William Russell 'Russ' Silbaugh

William Russell 'Russ' Silbaugh

Mar 29, 2013

William R. "Russ" Silbaugh, 73, of Bath, NY passed away on March 29, 2013 at the Steuben County Health Care Facility. Born in Uniontown, PA the son of the late William Kenneth Silbaugh and Ruth Cruse Silbaugh, he was known as Russ to family and friends. Following his graduation from North Union High School in 1957, he came to Steuben...

Milton W. Wheeler

Milton W. Wheeler

Mar 27, 2013

Milton W. Wheeler, age 92, of Kanona, NY, passed away peacefully, on Wednesday, March 27, 2013 following surgery at Corning Hospital. He was surrounded by his wife of 65 years, Wilma Swezey Wheeler, and family. He was born on Jan. 20, 1921 in Wilna, NY (now part of Fort Drum). Milt (Bud) was the oldest of Milton E. and Marjorie...

Maryalice Prentice

Maryalice Prentice

Mar 18, 2013

Maryalice Prentice, age 75, of Bath, NY, died Monday, March 18, 2013 at home. She was born November 13, 1937 in Bath, NY the daughter of Henry D. and Winifred Shoemaker Brown. Mrs. Prentice was a member of the Centenary United Methodist Church in Bath, the Charles E. Wescott American Legion Post 173 Auxillary and she was a former member...

Phyllis M. Nielsen

Phyllis M. Nielsen

Mar 18, 2013

Phyllis Muller Nielsen, age 85, of Bath, New York died Monday, March 18, 2013 at the Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, NY. She was born in Bath July 30, 1927, the daughter of Frank Sr. and Susan Ryan Muller. Phyllis was the Superintendant Secretary at Haverling Central School in Bath for over 25 years and she was a clerk for...

Joyce A Sherwood

Joyce A Sherwood

Mar 11, 2013

Joyce A Sherwood, age 79, of Bath, NY died Monday, March 11, 2013 at the Taylor Health Center in Bath, NY. She was born February 14, 1934 in Cohocton, NY, the daughter of Andy and Alice Beyea Newman. She was a homemaker. She is survived by her son Gordon (Holly Ector) Sherwood of Savona, NY and daughter, Linda (Jim) Robords...

Robert Joseph Sestak

Robert Joseph Sestak

Mar 11, 2013

ROBERT JOSEPH SESTAK, JR. OBITUARY Robert Joseph Sestak, Jr. of Manaus, Brazil passed away unexpectedly on March 11, 2013 of natural causes. He was born in Bath, New York on May 12, 1962. In his early years, he attended St. Mary's School and served his church as an altar boy. Having a keen interest in sports, Robert participated in many...

Dorothy M.K. Cambeis

Dorothy M.K. Cambeis

Mar 10, 2013

Dorothy M. Kimbel Cambeis, 87, passed away March 10, 2013 at the Steuben County Healthcare Facility in Bath, New York. She was born in Wayland, New York to the late Raymond and Mildred Taylor Hoffman. She was one of thirteen children, predeceased by brothers Harold, Charles, Carl, Robert, Jim and Paul, and sisters Helen, Mary and Betty. She is survived...

Carol J. Cooke

Carol J. Cooke

Mar 8, 2013

Bath, NY : Carol J. Bronson Cooke, age 52, of Bath, NY died Friday, March 8, 2013 at the Arnot Ogden Medical Center, Elmira, NY. She was born April 3, 1960 in Bath, NY the daughter of Linwood and Della Boom Bronson. Carol worked at the Bath V.A.M.C. for 23 years in the Food Service Department. She loved to cook...

Denise Staheli

Denise Staheli

Mar 4, 2013

Denise Anne Staheli, 62, of DeLand, FL, passed away on 4 March 2013. A Memorial Service will be held at 10:00 am at St. Peters Church, 359 W New York Ave, DeLand, FL. A reception will be held at the church immediately after the services. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Lankford Funeral Home of DeLand. She was born Denise...

Elizabeth Rose Wilson

Elizabeth Rose Wilson

Feb 25, 2013

Elizabeth Rose Wilson went to be with the Lord February 25, 2013. She was born on November 4, 1981. She graduated from Avoca Central School in 2000 and went on to get a Bachelors Degree from Houghton College in 2004. Elizabeth enjoyed Art, volleyball, reading and spending time with friends and family. She was employed by Noteable Corp in Buffalo,...

Howard M. Nichols

Howard M. Nichols

Feb 21, 2013

Howard M. Nichols On Feb. 21, 2013 with his 3 girls at his side, Howard M. Nichols joined his loving wife, Eloise (Talbot) Nichols who predeceased him on Feb. 11, 2007 and his son Donald O. Nichols who predeceased him on Feb. 11, 2012. Howard was born the eldest son of Claude and Erma (Curry) Nichols on November 12, 1920,...

Edna E. Friedland

Edna E. Friedland

Feb 20, 2013

Edna E. Friedland, age 94, of Bath, NY, died Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at home. She was born January 27, 1919 in Mt. Vernon, NY the daughter of Albert and Isabelle (Carr) Wagner. Mrs. Friedland was a graduate of Woodmere High School, Long Island, NY and she attended NY City Business School. She was a Charter Member of the Bath...

Virginia Grace Sprague

Virginia Grace Sprague

Feb 15, 2013

Virginia Grace (Schoeffler) Sprague Virginia G. Sprague, age 94 of Bath NY, died Friday, February 15, 2013 at home. She was born July 24, 1918 in Bath, NY, the daughter of George Henry and Susan (Bailey) Schoeffler. She was a devoted wife and family manager, who enjoyed traveling the world with her husband of 72 years, the late William L....

Carol L. Green

Carol L. Green

Feb 13, 2013

Carol L. Green, age 64, of Bath, NY died Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at the Corning Hospital, Corning, NY. She is survived by her husband, William A.Green; four daughters, Kimberly Garrett, Lora Braun, Nancy Kraft and Rebecca Green, 13 grandchildren, 6 great grandchildren, her sister, Colleen Dillon and two brothers, Ernest Brigham and Rex Brigham. She was predeceased by her...

Ivan Walter Pelham

Ivan Walter Pelham

Feb 8, 2013

Ivan Walter Pelham, age 86, of Bath, NY died Friday, February 8, 2013 at the Bath Veterans Administration Medical Center. He was born July 24, 1926 in Montour Falls the son of Glenn and Mary Vanloon Pelham. He was a self employed Cattle Dealer. He was a World War II Army Veteran. Ivan was a board member and past president...

Jennifer Lynn Orcutt

Jennifer Lynn Orcutt

Feb 7, 2013

Jennifer Lynn Rial Orcutt, age 44, of Bath, NY, died Thursday, February 7, 2013 at home. She was born in Corning, NY, June 24, 1968, the daughter of William and Linda Mills Rial. She was a member of St. Marys Church in Bath. She was a graduate of Campbell Central School, attended Alfred State College and obtained her Bachelors Degree...

Edward F. Pigford

Edward F. Pigford

Jan 30, 2013

Edward F. Pigford, age 75, of Bath, NY died Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at St. Josephs Hospital in Elmira, NY after a short illness. He was born April 21, 1937 in Calypso, NC the son of Hicks and Helen (Adams) Pigford. He was employed with Westinghouse in New Jersey and Philips Lighting in Bath where he retired in 2003. Mr....