All Obituaries

Karen A. “Kay” Easton, 77 of Medina NY, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 30, 2020, at home with her loving family at her side. Kay was born on January 24, 1943 in Batavia, NY. She was the daughter of the late Irving J. and Florence (Hale) Pender. In 1961, she graduated from Oakfield- Alabama High School. She later married the late David A. Easton on February 17, 1962 and together they lovingly raised two daughters. Kay was employed as a nursing assistant at Orchard...

Cathy J. Miller, 65, of Medina, NY passed away on Sunday, May 24, 2020 at Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY. Born on August 14, 1954 in Albion, NY, she was the daughter of Verona (Reed) Pritchard and the late Donald Pritchard. Cathy graduated a year early from Medina High School, Class of 1971, so she could marry the love of her life, the late Ronald J. Miller. Together they made their home in Medina and raised three sons. At first, Cathy was a stay at home mother, until the...

Evelyn I. Brower, 95, of Medina, NY, went to be with the Lord on Monday, May 18, 2020 at her home with her loving family at her side. Born on January 18, 1925 in McClure, PA, she was the daughter of the late John W. and Ethel Orr Snook. On March 9, 1944, she married the late George J. Brower and together they raised five children. In her early years, she was an avid bowler and enjoyed camping, crocheting and crossword puzzles. She was a faithful member of the Millville United Methodist...

Joan A. Thomas, 86, of Medina passed away peacefully on Thursday May 14, 2020 at Absolut Care in Gasport, surrounded by family. Joan was born on September 16, 1933 and was a daughter of Vernon and Alice Krisher. She married the love of her life, John (Jack) A. Thomas on June 18, 1971 who predeceased her on October 18, 2015. Joan was a graduate of Lyndonville High School and Houghton College. She taught at Lyndonville Central School for 30+ years. Joan and Jack loved to travel around in...

Colleen T. Lewandowski, 74, of Medina NY, passed peacefully at Buffalo General Hospital on Thursday May 7, 2020. Born on December 24, 1945, in Medina, she was the daughter of the late Stanley and Grace (Tracey) Tylec. Colleen attended Middleport High School and Niagara University, where she received her Registered Nursing degree, specializing in labor and delivering. She worked for 44 years at the Medina Hospital. She assisted in delivering over 6,000 babies. Colleen was a communicant of...

Doris Betty Stout Grimes, 93, of Medina, NY died peacefully on Thursday, April 30, 2020 at the Villages Rehabilitation Center in Albion, NY. Doris was born in Gasport, NY on March 9, 1927 to George and Eva Stout. She was predeceased by Noel Grimes, her husband of 54 years, two brothers (Donald and Louis), a sister (Joy Stout Burns) and a son-in-law (Kevin Gilbert). Doris was the mother of five children: Rebecca (David) Odell, Robert (Esther) Grimes, Bonnie (Kevin) Gilbert, Bennett (Sharon)...

Gail Anstey Culver, 78, of East Shelby NY, went home to be with the Lord at her home on Wednesday morning, April 29, 2020, after a battle cancer, with her loving family at her side. She was born in 1941 in Batavia NY to the late Charles and Mildred “Ann” Anstey (Schrader) and grew up in East Shelby, attending the one room schoolhouse in East Shelby and graduated from Medina High School in 1959. She went on and became the first woman to graduate with a degree in Mechanical...

Nancy E. Hoyle, 86, quietly passed over the rainbow at Northwest Medical Center in Margate Florida on April 29, 2020. Born on February 18, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Malcom and Violet Parsels. Nancy began her journey in life in the town of Lyndonville New York. She lived a long and healthy life until this day in April, 2020. At this time she began a new journey in life and was reunited with her husband Clyde J. Hoyle. She is survived by 2 sons, 2 daughters, 2 sisters and 1...

Victorina Rodriguez, 80, of Medina NY, passed away on Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at the Orleans Community Health/ Medina Hospital. She was born in Puerto Rico and came to the United States when she was 15 years old. She worked various jobs while living in Medina and retired from the Molding Department at Fisher-Price. Victorina is survived by her husband of 43 years, Roberto Rodriguez, two sons, Candido Candelaria and Diago Russell, both of Medina, two nephews, Pedro (Betty) Vargas of Medina,...

James (Jim) Frank Chizick, 77, of Lyndonville, NY, skipped church and went straight to heaven to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 26, 2020. Born on March 5, 1943, in Detroit, MI, Jim was the son of the late James and Helen (Donitzen) Chizick. He was raised in Port Leyden, NY and attended Port Leyden Central School where he was class president, prom king, state champion basketball star, and accomplished trumpet player, graduating in 1962. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Education from...