Death Notices for the week of August 1, 2004

Death Notices for the week of
August 1, 2004

AREA

•LeBeau, Michael G., Monday, July 19, 2004 at age 48. Predeceased by his mother, Evelyn Elmer LeBeau and niece Paula Jean Newman. Survived by his father Leonard LeBeau Sr.; brother Leonard (Mary) LeBeau Jr.; sisters Marie (Gene) Newman, Carol LeBeau, Christine LeBeau; nieces and nephews.

Funeral Service and Interment at the convenience of the family. Contributions can be made to Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired, 422 South Clinton Avenue, Rochester 14620 in his memory.

BROCKPORT

•Hand, Martha N., July 26, 2004, age 89. Predeceased by her husband, John. Survived by her children, Art (Tracy) Hand, June (Lynn) Rawleigh; grandchildren, Matthew (Crystal) and Jason.

Funeral Services were held July 28 at Thomas E. Burger Funeral Home, Inc., Hilton. Interment, Parma Union Cemetery. Contributions can be made to Lakeside Foundation in her memory.

•Mehserle, Douglas Macarthur "Coach" "Gen.", On July 28, 2004 at the age of 62. He is survived by his loving wife of 35 years, Carmela; children, Michelle (Mark) Crowder, Michael Douglas (Andrea); four grandchildren, Mark Douglas, Sean Michael, Christina Marie, Alexa (Fred) Schanberger; great-grandson, Tyler; sisters, Shirley (Karl) Burlingame, Louise (John) McConachie, Beatrice (Bob) Farrier; brothers, Bernard (Chun), Louis (Carol), Robert and Dwight; many nieces and nephews and beloved pet, Buddie.

A Funeral Mass was said July 31 at the Church of the Nativity B.V.M., Brockport. Contributions can be made to the Scleroderma Foundation, 12 Kent Way, Suite 101, Byfield, Massachusetts 01922.

•Militello, Theresa A. (Piszkin), On July 23, 2004, at the age of 63. She is survived by her beloved husband of 37 years, Charles; her sons, Christopher (Stacey Himmelberger), and Michael (Amy). Mima to her grandchildren, Margaret Haag, Christopher J., Elizabeth, Mariana and Ryan Militello; her sisters, Mary Cook, Irene (Ken) Markovich and Clare Piszkin; several nieces and nephews. Predeceased by her brother, John Piszkin.

A Funeral Mass was celebrated July 26 at the Church of the Nativity BVM, Brockport. Interment, Mt. Olivet Cemetery.

CHURCHVILLE

•Cooney, Donald J., Thursday, July 22, 2004 at age 95. He was predeceased by his wife, Helen. He is survived by his sister, Rosella Hartman of Chili; many nieces and nephews. He was a retiree of Monroe County Parks and was a veteran of WWII.

A Memorial Mass was said July 26 at St. Vincent DePaul Church, Churchville. Interment St. Vincent DePaul Cemetery. Contributions can be made to the American Cancer Society in his memory.

HAMLIN

•Converse, Dale B. "Sidewinder", Sunday, July 25, 2004, at age 69. He is survived by his loving wife of 18 years, Betty Converse; his children, Sjanna (Richard) Redsicker, Terry (Jan) Zabelny, Michael (Traci) Converse, Jeffrey Converse, Christopher (Lois) Converse, Michele (Mike) Toebben and Doug (Christine) Dickinson; a brother, Bob Converse; also many grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Dale, who loved fishing, was a retiree of Eastman Kodak with 33 years of service.

Funeral Services were held July 27 at Vay-Schleich & Meeson Funeral Home, Greece. Private interment. Contributions can be made to American Cancer Society in his memory.

HILTON

•Johnson, Mark D., July 26, 2004, age 56. Predeceased by his father, Albert; father-in-law, Douglas Hasenauer. Survived by his wife, Ann; daughter, Alison; grandson, Joshua Gould; mother, Rita; brother, Scott (Jude) Johnson; sister, Beth (David) Reid; mother-in-law, Frances Hasenauer; many nieces, nephews and friends. Mark was a Vietnam Veteran with two tours in Vietnam.

A Celebration of his Life was held July 30 at the Ferris-Goodridge American Legion Post, Spencerport. Contributions can be made to the American Heart Association in his memory.

Knight, Kristine M., Suddenly, July 25, 2004, age 45. Predeceased by her mother, Barbara Knight. Survived by her son, Liam; father of her son, David Johnson; father John (Joanna); brothers, Ken (Ann) and Karl Knight; aunt, Nancy; nephew, Spencer; niece, Taylor; other relatives and many close friends.

A Memorial Service was held July 30 at Bethany Presbyterian Church. Contributions can be made to a Trust Fund for Liam Knight, P.O. Box 745, Hilton, 14468 in her memory.

•Maier, Leona K., July 24, 2004, age 83. Predeceased by her husband, Walter; children, Robert and William Maier; sisters, Mary Wride, Patricia Jenkins; brothers, Lawrence and James Keenan. Survived by her children, Patricia Bradley, Shirley (Greg) Slater, Barbara (Scott) Ewell; sisters, Lucile (Dan) Doherty, Eunice Lavender, Sheila Keenan; brothers, Raymond (Noreen) Keenan, Donald Keenan; grandchildren, Ryan and Jeff Slater, Christina Ewell; many nieces and nephews.

A Funeral Mass was said July 27 at St. Leo Church, Hilton. Interment, Maple Grove Cemetery. Contri-butions can be made to St. Leo Church or Hilton Fire Department in her memory.

•Smith, Emma (Hill), July 25, 2004 at age 93. She was predeceased by her husband, Gordon Smith Sr., and daughter, Marilyn E. Munzert. Survived by her son, Gordon (Evelyn) Smith Jr.; grandchildren, Betty (David) Benoit, Douglas (Nancy), Donald (Felicita) Smith, Barbara (Brian) Levy, Michael (Marilyn) Munzert, Lynn Braun and Brenda Jackling; 15 great grandchildren.

Funeral Services were held July 28 at the Thomas E. Burger Funeral Home, Inc., Hilton. Interment, Parma Union Cemetery. Contributions can be made to Hilton Baptist Church Music Department or Hilton Volunteer Ambulance in her memory.

HOLLEY

•Beale, Myron L. "Bud," Saturday, July 24, 2004, age 80. Husband of Arloine Beale; father of Robert (Beth) Beale, Debrah (Emanuele DiFrancesco) Beale-Culver, Barbara Velte, Richard (Charlene) Beale, Judy Fiscus. Also survived by several grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and great-nephews. Brother of the late Robert Beale.

Funeral Services were held July 28 at H. E. Turner and Company Funeral Home, Bergen. Interment, North Byron Cemetery. Memorials can be made to the family to be distributed to various charities.

Lane, Donald L., age 63, died suddenly, July 25, 2004. Survived by wife of 38 years, Carole; children, Chris (Deb Smith) Lane and Kimberly (Glenn) DeFrank, both of Holley; grandchildren, Kayla and Kasey; his mother, Marion Lane; sisters and brothers, Beverly (Arthur) Brennan of Brockport, Steve (Ruth) Lane of Webster, Charles (Carol Vahoviak) Lane of Florida, Judy Lane and Richard Lane, both of Holley; special friends, Tom Merritt, John Grosshans, Gerard Lechner; his dog, Bandit; several nieces, nephews and cousins. Predeceased by father, Amos Lane.

A Funeral Service was held July 29 at the Christopher Mitchell Funeral Homes, Inc., Holley. Burial in Hillside Cemetery. Memorials can be made to Holley First Presbyterian Church or Clarendon Fire Department in his memory.

KENDALL

•Banker, Donna (West), died on July 21, 2004 at Lakeside Memorial Hospital in Brockport, after a brief illness, at the age of 69. She is survived by her husband of 51 years, Charlie Banker; their five children, Lavina "Lolly" (George) Zivkovich of Brockport, Trina Harper of Hilton, John (Teresa) Banker of Henrietta, Mark (Janice) Banker and Patricia Banker; three grandchildren, Eric Banker, Katie Banker both of Henrietta, Michael Banker of Hilton.

Private services were held.

MEDINA

•Riches, Mark P., 50, died suddenly in Texas on July 14, 2004. He was a graduate of Medina High School, and enjoyed sports, traveling, going to flea markets and visit-ing with family and friends. He is survived by his par-ents, Florence and Paul Riches, both of Medina; brother Scott Riches of Medina; numerous aunts, uncles, cousins; special friends, Robert and Holley Guzik of Medina, Darrell Boyle of Washington.

A Memorial Service was held July 30 at the Merrill-Grinnell Funeral Home, Albion.

OGDEN

•Calvete, Elsie M. (Resue), July 23, 2004 at age 85. Predeceased by husband Michael Calvete (Colavito); her parents Jacob and Lucy (Helling) Resue; brother Robert Resue. Survived by children Michael L. (Janice) Calvete, Thomas (Linda) Calvete, Susan (Samuel) Miller; grandchildren Michael J. and Robert Calvete, Jeffrey Wager, Erin and Andrew Calvete, Rebecca and Christopher Miller; great granddaughter Samantha Miller-Barnes; sisters-in-law Marguerite Sunseri and Mary Ann Colavito; cousin Violet DiMascio; nieces, nephews, good friends and neighbors. Elsie was a long time resident of the town of Ogden, a 1941 graduate of the Eastman School of Music and gave music lessons for many years.

A Funeral Service was held July 28 at North Chili United Methodist Church. Interment, Creekside Cem-etery, Churchville. Contributions can be made to a charity of one's choice in her memory.

PARMA

•Janel, Jerzy "Mike," July 1, 2004. Predeceased by his father, Jerzy. Survived by his mother, Anna; sister, Dorothy (Martin Earl) Janel; brothers, Paul (Karen Rose) and Christopher Janel; aunts, uncles and cousins in the U.S. and Poland.

A Funeral Mass was said July 26 at St. Lawrence Church. Interment, Parma Union Cemetery.

SPENCERPORT

•Mahoney, Richard T.J. Sr., Ph.D., On July 20, 2004 at the age of 73. He is survived by his wife, Pat; his children, Richard Jr., Mark, Jeffrey (Rita), Stephen (Kristen) and Michael (Maren Haas); grandchildren, Ana (Chuck) Cerankosky, Jenny, Kelley, Allison, Sarah, Jackson and Nicholas; great-granddaughter, Sofia; sisters-in-law, Abigail and Betty; aunt, Margaret Truxes; several nieces, nephews and cousins. Predeceased by his brothers, Dennis and Hugh. Richard was a Professor of Mathematics at SUNY Brockport.

A Funeral Mass was celebrated July 24 at the Newman Oratory, Brockport. Interment, Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Donations can be made to the American Heart Association in his memory.

•Saltzgaber, Richard H., July 19, 2004 at age 83. He is survived by his beloved wife of 58 years Anne (Alfonsetti) Saltzgaber; his daughters Elizabeth (Jeffrey) Peters and Grace (Joseph) Griffee; his grandchildren, Megan, Andrew, Nicholas and Phillip; nephew Rev. Bruce Todd Brown of Memphis, Tennessee. Dick was a Rochester Products retiree and volunteered his time at the American Red Cross and Park Ridge Hospital.

A Funeral Mass was celebrated July 22 at St. Jude's Church. Interment Elmlawn Cemetery, Buffalo. Memorial donations can be made to the American Red Cross or the Humane Society at Lollypop Farm in his memory.