Obituaries

Warren M. Faucett

Warren M. Faucett

Feb 3, 2012

Warren M. Faucett, of Bath, NY, died February 3, 2012 at the Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, PA. He was born in Savona, NY the son of Myron and Stella Faucett. He retired from Taylor Wine Company in Hammondsport, NY and also worked at the Corning Museum of Glass after his retirement. He is survived by his wife Shirley(Rozumalski) Faucett of...

Roberta L. Rawleigh

Roberta L. Rawleigh

Feb 1, 2012

Roberta Lois Rawleigh, 83, of Bath, died Wednesday, February 1, 2012, at the Steuben County Health Care Facility in Bath, NY. Roberta was born on April 29, 1928 in Hanover Twp., Luzerne County, PA to James Harvey and Maggie Bristol Harvey. She married Chancy C. Rawleigh on November 28, 1946. She was the mother to two children, Rev. Chancy R....

Shirley Brayton Lyke

Shirley Brayton Lyke

Jan 26, 2012

Shirley Brayton Lyke, age 77, of Savona, NY, died Thursday, January 26, 2012 at the Bath Veterans Administration Medical Center, Bath, NY. He was born April 25, 1934 in Howard, NY the son of Brayton and Frances Edwards Lyke. He was a member of the Pomona Grange. Shirley worked for Ingersoll Rand in Painted Post, NY and was the previous...

Frank G. 'Turk' Muller

Frank G. 'Turk' Muller

Jan 26, 2012

Frank G. Muller, Jr., 92, life long resident of Bath, passed away Thursday, January 26 at the Bath VA Medical Center. Turk was born August 5, 1919. He graduated from Haverling Central School. Turk was an excellent athlete. He excelled at golf and ran the pro shop at the Bath Country Club. He also was an avid bowler and was...

Gary Bronson

Gary Bronson

Jan 23, 2012

Gary L. Bronson, 49 of Tilden Township died in Orwigsburg Center on January 23rd. He was born in Urbana, NY, (Steuben County) and was the son of the late Linwood and Della (Boom) Bronson. Gary was a graduate of Addison Central High School. He was an avid self employed farmer, and then worked for Hershey Foods, Luden's Division in Reading,...

Gary Grimshaw

Gary Grimshaw

Jan 20, 2012

Gary Ward Grimshaw, age 68, of Bath, NY died Friday, January 20, 2012. He was born May 5, 1943 in Buffalo, NY the son of Ward and Dorothy Jones Grimshaw. Gary was a 1961 graduate of Gouverneur High School and lettered in Wrestling all four years. He graduated from Paul Smith College in 1963. He was an Eagle Scout and...

Brenda Marie Gleason Schroder

Brenda Marie Gleason Schroder

Jan 12, 2012

Brenda Marie Gleason Schroder, age 62, of Addy, WA and Bath, NY was born October 21, 1949 in Bath, NY. Brenda blessed this earth until January 12, 2012. She was the daughter of Laverne and Elfreda "Bobbie" Gleason. She was retired Colville, WA Postmaster of 35 years. She lead women's groups in Rochester, NY for many years and was always...

Donna F. Arnett

Donna F. Arnett

Jan 2, 2012

Donna Faye (Vetter) Arnett, 60, died Monday, January 2, 2012 at the University of North Carolina Oncology Center in Chapel Hill, NC. Donna was born December 12, 1951 in Bath, graduated Savona Central School in 1970, and Corning Community College in 1989. She dedicated her career to the State of New York with the Corrections and Fire Academy Depts. She...

Dorothy Miller

Dorothy Miller

Dec 16, 2011

Dorothy Evelyn Miller,91,a long-time resident of Bath, NY, entered into rest on Friday, December 16, 2011.Born May 2, 1920, in Dundee, NY, Dorothy was the first born and only daughter of Della Mae (White)and Stanley Swarthout. She was followed by three brothers, Gale, Farrell and Keith. She married Edwin M. Sprague (deceased) 1943 in Hammondsport . Together they had 5...

Marian J. Kiff

Marian J. Kiff

Dec 14, 2011

Marian Jean Kiff of Bath, NY, passed away on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at the age of 84. Marian was born in Tower City, PA to Stella Russell Klinger and Howard Klinger. As a small child, her family moved to a farmhouse in Lykens, PA. Her father became a chicken farmer while continuing to work in the coal mines. School...

Kimberly R. Bennage

Kimberly R. Bennage

Dec 13, 2011

Kimberly R. Bennage, 53, of Bath, NY, died Tuesday December 13, 2011 at home. She was born December 28, 1957 in Bath, the daughter of Edwin and Lillian Crane Muck. Kim worked as a nurses aid at the old Steuben County Health Care Facility until her back injury. Kim had many friends and was affectionately known as Aunt Kim or...

Gordon F. Deats

Gordon F. Deats

Dec 13, 2011

Gordon F. Deats, age 85, of West Morris Street, Bath, NY, died December 13, 2011 at home. He was born in Wellsboro, PA, the son of the late Farham and Helen (Cook) Deats. He retired from Dresser Rand of Painted Post, NY after 30 years of service. He was a member of the Bath B.P.O.E. 1547. He enjoyed opening the...

Joseph M. Kish

Joseph M. Kish

Dec 12, 2011

Joseph M. Kish, 49 of Bath, NY, died Monday December 12, 2011 in the comfort of his Arc home, at 129 East Main Street, Hornell, NY. He was born in Bath, NY December 9, 1962, the son of Arnold and the late Helen (Woodford) Kish. He was retired from the Arc of Steuben of Bath, NY. He was a member...

Brunhilde Volz

Brunhilde Volz

Dec 8, 2011

Brunhilde Volz, 84, of Bath, NY, died Thursday December 8, 2011. She was born in Odessa, Ukraine, the daughter of the late Konstantin and the late Eugenie (Bartle) Frank. Mrs. Volz married Walter S. Volz June 19, 1953 and celebrated 58 years of marriage this year. She was a member of St. Mary's Church in Bath, the Quota Club of...

Stewart E. Mays

Stewart E. Mays

Dec 2, 2011

Webster, NY, Stewart Edgar Mays, age 89, of Hill Haven Nursing Home, Webster NY, passed away Friday December 2, 2011 at Hill Haven. Stewart was born May 15, 1922 in Blossburg PA, son of William and Marion Hyler Mays. He served in the US Army during WW II and was retired from Eastman Kodak after many years as a toolmaker....

Elizabeth M. Skuse

Elizabeth M. Skuse

Nov 18, 2011

Elizabeth (Betty) M. Skuse, 91, of Robie Road, Savona passed peacefully on Friday, November 18, 2011 at Fred & Harriett Taylor Health Center. Betty was born November 7, 1920 in Avoca to Paul H. and Daisy (Albee) Daniels, Sr. She married Charles Skuse, December 24, 1941 in Horseheads. She worked at Cornell University in housekeeping for 23 years. Residing her...

Joyce A. Karwoski

Joyce A. Karwoski

Nov 15, 2011

Joyce A. Karwoski, of Bath, NY, died November 15, 2011 at the Steuben County Health Care Facility, Bath, NY. Born April 24,1930 in Penn Yan, NY the daughter of Albert and Fannie (Osborne) Whitaker. She grew up in Pulteney and attended the Glenn Curtiss School in Hammondsport. For 35 years she was employed at Westinghouse and North American Phillips, retiring...

Guy M. 'Butch' Harris

Guy M. 'Butch' Harris

Nov 12, 2011

Guy M. 'Butch' Harris. The angels came and lifted Butch to his heavenly home on Saturday, November 12th 2011, while surrounded by his loving family. Butch was born June 13, 1940 in Avoca, NY to the late Guy and Bernice (Jackson) Harris. He is survived by his wife Phyllis and best friend of 53 years, and sister, Evelyn Goodine of...

Patricia M. Eichler

Patricia M. Eichler

Nov 11, 2011

Patricia Smith Eichler of Howard, NY born September 30, 1959 and died November 11, 2011 at St. James Hospital with her family at her side following a five year battle with cancer. Graduating from Bath Haverling School in 1977 and attending Corning Community College, she enjoyed a long career at Eckerd's Drug Store and the Bath VA as a pharmacy...

Harold M. Brownell

Harold M. Brownell

Nov 7, 2011

Harold M. Brownell, 84 of Waterloo, NY and formerly of Bath, NY, died Monday at the Canandaigua VAMC, Canandaigua , NY. He was born in Bath, NY, the son of the late Raymond and Lillian (Wager) Brownell. Mr. Brownell had worked at Dean Phipps Automotive in Corning and The National Auto Store in Geneva and retired from AL Blades of...