U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-CurrentVanAusdall, Regina Redick, age 61, of Lakeland, California, died October 27, 2006 at her home following a long illness. Born on March 7, 1945 in Rochester, she graduated from Kendall High School in 1962, worked at Eastman Kodak for 1 and 1/2 years then moved to California. Regina was preceded in death by her mother Marjorie Wadhams; sister Patrica Egami and nephew Jon-David Bartlett. She is survived by her husband Kenneth VanAusdall; step-son Jeffrey VanAusdall both of Lakeland, California; step-daughter, Patti (Dan) Howard of Livingston, Montana; step-son Terry (Carol) VanAusdall of Boulder Creek, California; sister-in-law Carol (Leo) Oakes of Grants Pass, Oregon; brother-in-law Larry (Barbara) VanAusdall of Medford, Oregon; eight grandchildren; one great-grandchild; step-father William W. Wadhams of Carlton; sisters Judith (Floyd Holland) McGuire of Hamlin, Claire Bartlett, Sandra Walter, Sharon Daniels all of Albion, Janette (Steven) McClary of Carlton; brothers William M. (Mary) Wadhams of Clarendon, Michael (Dora) Wadhams of Jacksonville, Florida, Edward Wadhams of Brockport; brother-in-law Walter Egami of California; several uncles, aunts, nieces, nephews and cousins.
A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, November 18, 2006 at 11 a.m. at the Barre Center Presbyterian Church. Memorials can be made to the Jon-David
Bartlett Scholarship Fund, Albion High School, 324 East Avenue, Albion, NY 14411 or to the American Cancer Society.
Heater, Melody Ann, age 55, November 8, 2006. Survived by her husband Daniel; daughter Dawn Heater Bellinger of Irondequoit; son Keith (Nadine) Heater of Albion; two grandsons Brandon and Cody; parents Edwin and Betty (Rose) Davis; sister Sandra (John) Panteleo of Colorado.
A Memorial Service will be held at the convenience of the family. Memorials can be made to the American Diabetes Association.
Fishell, June D., November 2, 2006, after a long illness. Predeceased by husband, Allen R. Fishell, Sr.; daughter, Marjorie Fishell, mother and father, Arthur and Margaret DeRoller; and brother, George DeRoller. Survived by daughters, Lori (Marty) Boatwright, Terry Miller and life partner, Frank Callea; sons, Allen Ross (Rebecca) Fishell, Jr., George (Lorie) Fishell; sisters, Dorathy German, Georgiana Wehner, Barbara DeRoller; ten grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Contributions can be made to American Cancer Society. Memorial Services to be announced at a later date.
Stanzione, Patricia A. "Missy" (Jehlen), Suddenly November 7, 2006 at age 49. She is survived by her parents Leon and Anne Jehlen; her husband of 23 years Matthew P. Stanzione; her children Christie Leigh and Joseph Matthew Stanzione; her sister Mary (Stan) Pietrzykowski; brothers Michael and Christopher Jehlen; many nieces and nephews. Missy worked at Rochester General Hospital in the 5400 Cardiac Unit for the past five years.
A Funeral Mass was said November 11 at St. John's Church, Spencerport. Interment, Fairfield Cemetery. Contributions can be made to the education fund for her children in her memory.
Joseph Kinsella, 97, honorary Spencerport fireman
Lots of people in the Spencerport area knew Joe.
Joe Kinsella died at Wedgewood Nursing Home in Spencerport on January 17, 2007. He had been a resident there more than a decade, first in the Adult Home and later moving to the nursing home. Wedgewood staffers say Joe loved animals and kept several, including a rabbit, bird and hamster, at various times during his stay at the facility. Until about three years ago, he did the recycling of cans and bottles and tended a vegetable garden in the summer months. He loved receiving mail and especially enjoyed the visits of therapy dogs. A sketch of Joe was included in a book by Ann Lacey about her visits with her therapy dog, Ricky.
Joe’s family roots reached back into the area to the 1850s. Like his ancestors, he was a good worker and lived a long life. Joe's parents, Richard, a Parma assessor, and Julia Kinsella, kept a farm on the Ridge. Joe maintained the farm both during his father's lifetime and after his father's death. He saw to the upkeep of the orchard and the harvesting of the hay crop.
The Kinsellas are known for their longevity. Joe's mother Julia Mills Kinsella, lived to be 105. Joe's sister, Vinetta, a renowned school teacher in North Greece and Hilton, lived to be 98. Joe, blessed with longevity and fitness, lived to be 97. Joe had another sister, Mary Morrell. He is survived by his sister, Teresa Kinsella Greene, of Arizona; a cousin, Marcella Kinsella McAniff and several nephews and nieces.
Members of the Spencerport Volunteer Fire Department served as pall bearers at Joe’s funeral on January 22 at St. John the Evangelist Church. A firefighter’s shield emblem accompanied Joe’s death notice in the Rochester daily newspaper. Joe was an honorary member of the department and was embraced by volunteers as their friend.
Over a period of 20 or so years, the leaders of the department frequently offered Joe the privilege to ride on a fire truck in the annual firemen’s parade. His broad smile and the spirited wave of his hand as he sat on one of the company’s biggest trucks were certain signs of his delight with the experience.
Fire Commissioner and former Spencerport Fire Chief Dave Spencer said Joe did a lot for the department, including efforts such as selling tickets for fundraisers like turkey raffles. “He’d stand out in front of the grocery store and ask people to buy tickets. He’d outsell everyone -- sometimes several hundred dollars worth! Who could say no to him?” Spencer asked.
As long as his health permitted it, Joe was out and about. Until about five or fewer years ago, it was common to see Joe walking around the village or on Union Street. He tended rabbits at a site near Route 104 and walked to and from there frequently from Wedgewood. After being involved in a minor motor vehicle-pedestrian accident, the firemen equipped Joe with a helmet-style hat with a blinking red light on the front, to make him more visible to others when he was on his journeys.
Father Bernard McAniff, S.J., a relative of the deceased, delivered the eulogy at the funeral mass. He noted how the Spencerport community and the congregation at St. John’s included the man well before the mentally retarded became mainstreamed in society. “Despite the challenges he faced, Joe was well-known by many on the streets of Spencerport. Since he did not drive, he walked often from his family's farm on Ridge Road to Spencerport and back. He would often be spotted by village residents and be given a lift. He knew both drivers and, when on foot in the village, passersby by name and loved to converse with them. And they, in turn, found themselves living out the Beatitudes,” he said.
Spencerport Fire Department personnel in full dress uniforms carried the casket bearing Joe Kinsella’s body from the Walker Brothers hearse into the church for the funeral mass, and retraced the journey for the procession of a few cars to St. John’s Cemetery at the end of Evergreen Street in Spencerport village. The six pall bearers rode in the department’s red SUV, following the hearse, as they traveled the short distance down Amity Street to Evergreen. The vehicle’s red and white emergency lights mounted on the roof top pulsated through the light snow of the January morning to honor Joe and mark his last ride.
Joe would have liked that.
Wood, Rowena K., January 19, 2007, age 92. Wife of the late George S. Wood; mother of George E. Wood and Denniston K. Wood, both of Batavia, Charles M. (Teresa) Wood of Churchville and Rowena J. (James) Wood of Monterey, California; grandmother of Stacey (Robert) Stephens, Steven Klinge, Peter Wood, Charles Wood and Madeline Kowalik-Bova. She is predeceased by five brothers and sisters.
Private services were held. Memorials can be made to American Cancer Society, 101 John James Audobon Parkway W., Amherst, NY 14228.
Wright, Carol Ann, January 22, 2007 after a courageous battle with cancer. Carol was born March 1, 1952 in Chicago, Illinois and grew up in North Chili. Predeceased by her father Wesley A. Wright in 1985 and half-sister, D. Jean McLaughlin in 1995. She is survived by her mother, Mary E. (Mastin) Wright of Orlando, Florida; her children Kyle, Kristina and Kiera Mulhern of Greece; three sisters, Janet (Matthew) Garrett, Churchville, Christene (Wayne) Schifferli, Venice, Florida, Barbara Knight (Louis Scuderi), Orlando, Florida; three brothers, Richard (Kathrine) Wright, Orlando, Florida, Larry Wright of Orlando, Florida and Robert (Mary) Wright of Davenport, Florida; half-sister, Frances Kolb, Penfield and dear lifelong friend, Linda Fedrau of Avon; numerous nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.
A Memorial Service was held January 27 at Open Door Baptist Church, Chili. Contributions can be made to Lipson Cancer Center, Rochester General Hospital, 1425 Portland Avenue, Rochester 14621 in her memory. Interment with grandparents and father at Creekside Cemetery, Churchville.
Wicks, Ross D., January 17, 2007, at age 73, after a lengthy illness. Predeceased by his parents, Harry and Mary (Maxson) Wicks; brother Harry Wicks; granddaughter Rachel Wicks; sisters, Alberta Dodd and Gail Berger. Survived by his wife of 52 years, Anita; children Laurie Magill of Florida, Dale (Darnell) Wicks of Oklahoma and Lisa Reese of Nevada; cherished by four grandchildren and one great grandchild; brother-in-law Donald (Betty) Held; sister-in-law Beverly (Wicks) Velez; nieces, nephews and several cousins. Ros was a Veteran of the U.S.Air Force (Korean Conflict). He retired from Eastman Kodak in 1986 after 32 years of service.
A Memorial Gathering will be held in the spring. Contributions can be made to the Brockport Ambulance Corps, 38 Market Street, Brockport 14420 or the American Lung Association, 1595 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester 14620 in his memory.
Kaiser, James F., January 20, 2007, age 74. He was pre-deceased by his wife, Anne. He is survived by his children, Michael (Patty) Kaiser, Susan (Lynn) Bronson, Stephen (Allison) and James (Julie) Kaiser; grandchildren Matthew (fiancée Laura Nemchick) and Erin Bronson; his loving companion, Carole Treichler and her children, Lynn (Steve) Brown, Robert (Mary) Treichler and Lisa Thompson and grandchildren, Brett Treichler, Danica and Jacquelyn Thompson; nieces, nephews and many friends. He was a retired Monroe County Deputy Sheriff.
Funeral Services were held January 23 at the Thomas E. Burger Funeral Home, Inc., Hilton. Interment, Parma Union Cemetery. Contributions can be made to VNS Hospice or Hamlin Volunteer Ambulance in his memory.
