Batavia - Hazel F. Shortt Fletcher, age 89, passed away on Saturday, February 3, 2024 at United Memorial Medcial Center.
She was born on February 9, 1934, in Brockport, a daughter of the late Basil Whitney, Sr. and Addie Wheeler Whitney.
Hazel is predeceased by her her husbands, Donald Shortt and John Fletcher, Sr. and her daughter, Donna L. Shortt.
Surviving are her sons, Edward (Eileen) Shortt and Michael (Julia) Shortt, both of Bergen; granddaughters, Stephanie Bowen of Las Vegas and Amy Shortt; four great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; her brother, Basil (Charlene) Whitney, Jr. of Bergen; sisters, Ruth (Calvin) Platten and Betty (Tom) Kent, both of Batavia, Katherine Anderson and Dorothy Goodell, both of Florida along with several nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.
Hazel had a fondness for word puzzles and enjoyed time with her late husband, John Fletcher Sr., while traveling on the road in his tractor trailer.
Friends and family are invited to call on Friday, February 9, 2023 from 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm at the H.E. Turner & Co. Funeral Home, 51 South Lake Street, Bergen. Private burial will be held at the convenience of the family at Mount Rest Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please make donations in her memory to Volunteers for Animals, P.O. Box 1621, Batavia, New York 14021 or the Bergen Fire Department, P.O. Box 428, Bergen, New York 14416. To leave a condolence, share a story or light a candle in her memory, please visit www.bataviafuneralhomes.com.
