BATES - Loretta J. (nee Guzzo) September 21, 2014 at age 94. Beloved wife of the late Leroy W. Bates, Sr.; dear mother of Leroy (Janet) Bates, Jr. and the late Albert L. Bates; loving grandmother of Lee E. Bates and Kimberly T. Bates; great-grandmother of Sara Grace Rose Bates and Anthony Michael Bates; dear sister of Michael Guzzo and numerous deceased brothers and sisters; also survived by nieces and nephews. Family and friends are invited to attend a Mass of Christian Burial at Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, 5337 Genesee St., Bowmansville, NY on Wednesday September 24th at 9:30 AM. Interment will follow in Sacred Heart of Jesus Cemetery. Please share your online condolences at www.KOLANOFUNERALHOME.com