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Isabelle Catherine Rada

By T.J. Woodward

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  Isabelle Catherine Rada, 95, of Batavia passed away peacefully on Thursday July 21, 2016 at Genesee County Nursing Home.  She was born February 8, 1921 in Alabama, NY to the late Mathias (Helen Meyer) Tretter.  Mrs. Rada is preceded in death by her husband Raymond J. Rada; son Roger Rada; brother Paul Tretter; sisters Joan Moynihan, Mary Tretter, Teresa Dehm, Sister Theresa Florence Tretter, daughter-in-law Onlee Rada.

Mrs. Rada was a longtime member of Resurrection Parish, and the Legion of Mary. She worked at the NYS School for the Blind in Batavia for 25 years. Most of all she was a devoted and loving mother to her five children. Family was her greatest joy.

She is survived by her beloved children Patricia (Donald) Hayles of AZ; Richard (Cindy) Rada; Helen (Mark) Weibel of Batavia; Donald (Kristy) Rada of Byron; brother Carl Tretter of Batavia; daughter-in-law Jolynne Rada of Batavia; brothers-in-law Kenneth Dehm and Donald Moynihan of Batavia; 19 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, along with many nieces and nephews.  

Friends are invited to call on Sunday July 24, 2016 from 2-6 PM at Gilmartin Funeral Home & Cremation Company, Inc. 329 West Main Street Batavia, New York 14020.  Prayers will be recited 9:00 AM on Monday July 25, 2016 at the Funeral Home followed by a 9:30 AM Mass of Christian Burial at Resurrection Parish 18 Ellicott St. Batavia, NY 14020. She will be entombed in St. Joseph’s Mausoleum, Batavia.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Resurrection Parish 303 East Main St.  Batavia, NY 14020. For more information please call 585-343-8260 or to leave a message of condolence please visit www.gilmartinfuneralhome.com.  Arrangements completed by Gilmartin Funeral Home & Cremation Company, Inc. 329-333 West Main Street Batavia, New York 14020.

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