Kathleen Sasenbury

ROCHESTER- Kathleen Ann (Twiss) Sasenbury, 68, passed away on Tuesday, July 2, 2019 at Highland Hospital.


She was born in Batavia, NY on September 8, 1950 to the late Jeanette (Wisniewski) Ritz and Gordon E. Twiss. She was a 1968 graduate of Batavia High School and attended Bryant and Stratton Business School. Kathleen moved to Rochester in 1968 to work for the Rochester Telephone Company and later in the telecommunications industry. She moved back to Batavia for several years where her children attended high school but moved back to Rochester in 1988 where she lived for the rest of her life.


Kathleen loved cooking, her kitties, putting on office parties and was full of life. She went through many hardships but remained a very loving, caring and giving person.


She was predeceased by her husband, Arlin Dale Sasenbury, and her daughter Joelle Lee Sasenbury who died on November 25, 2018.


Kathleen is survived by her son, Richard E. Sasenbury, of Rochester; her sisters, Connie (Chris) Stone and Becky Ritz; a stepsister, Sharon Piscitelli; a step father, Robert Ritz, all of Batavia; an uncle, Victor (Jeanne) Wisniewski, of Prince Frederick, MD, and many cousins, nieces and nephews.


Calling hours will be held at New Comer Cremations & Funerals, 2636 Ridgeway Ave., Rochester, NY on Friday, July 12, 2019, from 12:00pm-2:00pm with a service immediately to follow.