Obituaries

Robert S. Bidwell

Robert S. Bidwell

Jan 26, 2013

Robert S. Bidwell, age 71 of Savona, NY, died Saturday, January 26, 2013 at home. He retired in 1993 from Delco Products of Rochester, NY after 30 years of service. He is survived by his wife, Beverly A.Bidwell of Savona, NY; three sons, Richard (Elizabeth) Bidwell of Elmira Heights, NY, Steven Bidwell of Cocoa Beach, FL and Christopher (Kristy) Bidwell...

Lawrence D. Murray

Lawrence D. Murray

Jan 24, 2013

Lawrence D. Murray, Jr., age 84, of Bath, NY, died Thursday, January 24, 2013 at home. He was born May 18, 1928, in Addison, NY the son of Lawrence Sr. and Ellen Murray. Mr. Murray retired from Mercury Aircraft in Hammondsport, NY as Treasurer, after 42 years of service. He was on the Board of Directors at Mercury Aircraft. He...

Nita S. Kleinschmidt

Nita S. Kleinschmidt

Jan 21, 2013

Nita S. Kleinschmidt, age 88, of Bath, NY died January 21, 2013 at the Steuben County Health Care Facility. She was born in Elmira, NY January 1, 1925 the daughter of Robert and Elizabeth Hyde Kemp. Mrs. Kleinschmidt retired as a Bookkeeper for Herff Jones of Buffalo, NY and Gettysburg, PA. She was a member and past president of the...

John Michael 'Jack' Thornton

John Michael 'Jack' Thornton

Jan 10, 2013

John Jack' M. Thornton, age 77, of Bath, NY, died Thursday, January 10, 2013 at home. He was born August 11, 1935 in Buffalo, NY the son of Joseph H. and Jane Keyes Thornton. Jack was an avid horseshoe pitcher. He was a local contractor for many years and enjoyed farming as a hobby. He also loved animals. He is...

Irene L. Hale

Irene L. Hale

Jan 9, 2013

Irene L. Hale, 75 years of age, went to be with the Lord on 1/9/13. She passed away peacefully at her home in Bath, NY. Irene was born on 6/3/37 to the late Frank and Ruth McKenzie Hamilton. She was married to Phillip Hale Sr. and they had the following children together; Charles (Merlinda) Hale of Burlington, VT, Carol Hale...

Donald R. Benham

Donald R. Benham

Jan 9, 2013

Donald R. Benham, age 78, of Hammondsport, NY died Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at home. He was born January 1, 1935 in Bath, NY the son of Robert M. and Arvilla King Benham. He was an Army Veteran. Mr. Benham retired from Clark's Specialty in Hammondsport, NY after 36 years of service, and he owned and operated Benham's Rental Equipment....

Frederick A. Rider

Frederick A. Rider

Dec 31, 2012

Frederick A. Rider, age 63, of Bath, NY died Monday, December 31, 2012 at home. He was born August 20, 1949 in Waterloo, NY the son of Harry and Flora Mae Tighe Rider. He was an Army Veteran. He had worked at Monroe Muffler and at Lakeview Mini Mart in Bath. He was always helping others anyway he could, and...

Doris June Richardson

Doris June Richardson

Dec 22, 2012

June Richardson, age 95, of Bath, NY died Saturday, December 22, 2012 at the Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital. She was born June 15, 1917 in Howard, New York the daughter of Zypha and Helen Ross Swift. Mrs. Richardson was a retired Teacher from the Avoca Central School. She was a past member of the Bath Country Club and a member...

Barbara V. Borkowski

Barbara V. Borkowski

Dec 17, 2012

Barbara Victoria Borkowski (nee Benyak) 83, formerly of Beaver Dams, NY, passed away Monday, December 17, 2012 at Founder's Pavilion in Corning. She was born in Salemville, Pennsylvannia on December 11, 1929, the daughter of the late Robert and Mary Benyak. She was the youngest of 11 siblings . She was the wife of Frank Borkowski (Sr.), whom she married...

Lois E. Jimerson

Lois E. Jimerson

Dec 16, 2012

Lois E. Jimerson, age 74, of Bath, NY died Sunday, December 16, 2012 at home. She was born January 15, 1938 in Bath, NY the daughter of Eugene and Ireta Croffut Demonstay. She had worked at the Bath V.A.M.C. food service. Lois enjoyed her close friends at Lakeview Apartments and loved to play cards everyday. She was an avid Elvis...

Walter Beh 'Beh' Herter

Walter Beh 'Beh' Herter

Dec 15, 2012

Walter Beh Herter, Jr., age 76, of Prattsburgh, NY died Saturday, December 15, 2012 at the Arnot Ogden Medical Center, Elmira, NY. He was born April 23, 1936 in Cincinnati Ohio the son of Dr. Walter Beh Sr. and Ruth Cameron Herter. Mr. Herter was a member of the St. James Episcopal Church in Hammondsport, the Elks Club and the...

William D. 'Bill' Sherwood

William D. 'Bill' Sherwood

Dec 7, 2012

Bath, NY-William D. "Bill" Sherwood, formerly of Howard, NY passed away Friday, December 7, 2012 at the Taylor Health Center. Born November 3, 1927 in the town of Bath to the late Dan and Florence Sherwood. He was one of four children. Bill met Joyce A. Newman as a young man. They fell in love and were married on June...

Robert J. Ramsey

Robert J. Ramsey

Dec 3, 2012

Robert J. Ramsey, age 52, of Bath, NY, died Monday, December 3, 2012 at home. He was born in Painesville, Ohio May 18, 1960, the son of Louis and Maureen Shepard Ramsey. Bob moved back to this area from Florida about two years ago. He worked at Smart Systems in Bath and enjoyed his career as a Welder/Fabricator and held...

Lois B. Barnes

Lois B. Barnes

Nov 24, 2012

Lois B. Barnes, age 82, of Bath, NY died November 24, 2012 at home. She was born June 8, 1930 in Bath the daughter of Arthur and Cynthia Anderson Burleson. She was a member of the Bath Baptist Church and the Ira Davenport Hospital Women's Auxilliary. Lois was a graduate of Haverling High School in 1949 and Cobleskill Agriculture and...

Walter Durward Sprague

Walter Durward Sprague

Nov 21, 2012

Walter "Sonny" D. Sprague, age 70, of Campbell, NY, died Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at the Bath Veterans Administration Medical Center, Bath, NY. He was born July 24, 1942 in Bath the son of Durward and Cora Fuller Sprague. He was an Air Force Veteran. He was retired from Hakes Construction. He is survived by his children, Tammy Sprague of...

John E. Ambrosone

John E. Ambrosone

Nov 20, 2012

John E. Ambrosone, age 65 of Bath, NY died suddenly, Tuesday morning, November 20, 2012. He is survived by his wife, Cheryl (Hero) Ambrosone; his daughter Sarah Ambrosone and his two grand children Wyatt and Joselyn, as well as sisters Mary (Ray) Helmer of Hornell and Margaret Erway, brother-in-law Charles Hero, and a niece, nephews and their families. He is...

Barbara E. Horton Taft

Barbara E. Horton Taft

Nov 13, 2012

Visitation 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Thursday, November 15, 2012 Fagan's Inc. Funeral Home 31 West Morris St. Bath, New York, United States 14810 Visitation 12:00 am - 1:00 pm Friday, November 16, 2012 Fagan's Inc. Funeral Home 31 West Morris St. Bath, New York, United States 14810 Funeral Service 1:00 pm Friday, November 16, 2012 Fagan's Funeral Home Bath,...

Collin R. Knowles

Collin R. Knowles

Nov 12, 2012

Collin R. Knowles, age 14, of Campbell, NY died Monday, November 12, 2012. He was a student at the Campbell-Savona High School. A Candlelight Vigil will be held at the Campbell Savona High School on Thursday November 15th at 6:00 pm. Memorial donations may be made to Memorial Sloan Kettering Osteosarcoma Research, 633 Third Avenue 28th Floor, New York, NY...

Hazel D. Pruyn

Hazel D. Pruyn

Nov 10, 2012

Hazel D. Pruyn, age 103, of Bath, NY, died Saturday, November 10, 2012 at the Steuben County Health Care Facility. She was born September 23, 1909 in Yonkers, NY, Hazel Elizabeth Dykes, the youngest of seven children. Her father died when she was 6 months old and she was raised by her single widowed mother. She married John I. Pruyn...

Beatrice F. Wells

Beatrice F. Wells

Nov 3, 2012

Beatrice Kathryn Fluent Wells, age 96, of Bath, NY, died November 3, 2012 at the Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital. She retired from the New York Telephone Company, Bath, New York after many years as an operator. Bea was a life member of the Telephone Pioneers of America, Keshequa Winnebago Club, Steuben County Historical Society and a member since birth, of...