Obituary of Samuel R. Battaglia

Battaglia, Dr. Samuel R. Rochester: Dr. Samuel R. Battaglia, 100 years old, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 8, 2010 at Brightonian Skilled Nursing Home in Rochester, NY, where he resided for the past several months. He is survived by his son, Kenneth R. Battaglia of Fairport, NY; his daughter, Karen J. Battaglia, St. Louis, MO; his grandson, Theodore A. Battaglia, Rochester, NY; his granddaughter, Kristin A. Battaglia, Boston, MA; two nieces, Ann Warner, Perinton, NY, Marilyn Ciurca, Rochester, NY; his great nephew, Gary Warner, Pittsford, NY; four great-nieces, Sharon Warner, Perinton, NY, Joan Warner, Rochester, NY, Victoria Ciurca, Rochester, NY and Andrea, Ciurca, Rochester, NY. His wife of 50 years, Josephine (Scalia) Battaglia, passed away in 1996. Throughout his life, Dr. Battaglia was devoted to his family and was a lifelong member of the Catholic Church, St. Francis Xavier Church on Bay Street and later St. Andrew's Church on Portland Avenue in Rochester, NY. After enlisting in the U.S. Army in 1942, he served as a U.S. Army Captain in both the European and Pacific Theaters of War during World War II. He was a member of the American Legion Veterans of Foreign Wars. Dr. Battaglia practiced dentistry in Rochester, NY from 1935 until 1996 and was a lifetime member of the Monroe County Dental Society. After closing his dental practice in 1996, he donated his home and office on Portland Avenue to Catholic Charities; donated all his dental equipment to third world countries; and funded a perpetual scholarship fund for students at his alma mater, the University of Buffalo Dental School, Buffalo, NY. There will be no calling hours. His Funeral Mass will be celebrated Thursday morning at 10 o'clock at St. Catherine of Siena, Roman Catholic Church, 26 Mendon Ionia Road, Mendon, NY, followed by entombment at White Haven Memorial Park, 210 Marsh Road, Pittsford, NY.