
Mabel Irene (Payne) Cimino died peacefully on Sept. 23, 2026 at the age of 89 in Rochester, N.Y.. She was born and raised in Clay, W.Va. Predeceased by her parents George and Nettie Payne, sister Betty Marie Nichols and her loving companion of 31 years, Ward Waid. Survived by her daughters, Amy (Joe Brophy) Bianchi, Donna (Rick Toleson) Lambe, Mary Ellen (Dale) Czudak. Grandchildren, Jenna (Andrew Freshwater) Czudak, Dylan (Mariah Brown) Czudak, Michael Brophy, Emily (Jessica) Walton-Brophy and five great-grandchildren, Violet, Giorgio, Damien, Jordan and Billie, her sister Lorna (Wade) Burnside, brothers James (Anna Mae) Payne, Dennie Payne and many nieces and nephews.
Thank you to the Rochester Regional Health Hospice team for their support and guidance during Mabel’s journey.
There will be no services per Mabel’s request.