Peter Maclaren
Dec 18, 2017
Peter C. MacLaren, 76, of Lewiston, died unexpectedly on Monday, December 18, 2017. Born on December 8, 1941 in Niagara Falls, NY, Peter was the son of the late Donald and Helen (Cameron) MacLaren. A graduate of Niagara Falls High School, Peter honorably served in the US Army from 1960-1963. He married Eileen Albion in 1965 and has resided...
Joseph "Mitch" Dufort
Dec 16, 2017
Joseph M. “Mitch” DuFort, age 51 of Niagara Falls NY, died unexpectedly at his residence on Saturday December 16, 2017. Mitch was born December 15, 1966 in Niagara Falls, NY, the son of the late Mitchell and Sybil (Law) DuFort and was a 1983 graduate of Niagara Falls High School. He was employed as the manager of the Red...
Doris Bish
Dec 10, 2017
Doris N. Bish, age 88 of Sanborn, passed into the arms of her Lord on Sunday December 10, 2017, surrounded by her family in Niagara Hospice House in Lockport. Doris was born December 28, 1928 in Summerville, PA, the daughter of the late Milo and Ethel M. (Sayers) Himes and was a graduate of Clarion Limestone High School. On...
Dora Johnston
Dec 6, 2017
Dora M. Johnston, age 88 of Ransomville, died Wednesday December 6, 2017 in Mt. St. Mary's Hospital in Lewiston after a brief illness. Dora was born, June 16, 1929 in Sanborn, NY, the daughter of the late Arthur and Mary Marie (Benthin) Schuler. On January 25, 1956 she married John R. Johnston and they lived in Youngstown for many...
Franklin "Frank" Wright
Dec 3, 2017
Franklin L. "Frank" Wright, age 84 of Lewiston, died Sunday December 3, 2017 at his home under the loving care of his family and Niagara Hospice. Frank was born July 30, 1933 in Niagara Falls, NY, the son of the late Lester and Laura C. (Flack) Wright. He graduated from Trott Vocational High School in 1951 and went to...
Lena "Sally" Phillips
Nov 30, 2017
Lena “Sally” M. Phillips, age 94 of Youngstown, died peacefully on Thursday November 30, 2017 with family by her side, at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center. Sally was born on October 27, 1923 in Wellsville, NY, the daughter of the late Howard and Frances (Brown) Voorhees. She had worked as a Nurse’s Aide at Jones Memorial Hospital in Wellsville...
Elizabeth "Betty" Clark
Nov 28, 2017
Elizabeth "Betty" Clark, age 93 of Lewiston, died Tuesday November 28, 2017 in Mt. St. Mary's Hospital in Lewiston after a brief illness. Betty was born September 9, 1924 in Broomall, PA, the daughter of the late Jesse and Alice (Mullen) Wilds. On November 17, 1947 she married Earl Clark and they had resided in Lewiston since 1947. Earl...
Eileen Hertel
Nov 26, 2017
Eileen M. Hertel, age 86 of Lockport, formerly of Ransomville, passed into the arms of her Savior on Sunday November 26, 2017 in Our Lady of Peace Nursing Care Residence in Lewiston. Eileen was born February 14, 1931 in Niagara Falls, NY the daughter of the late William F. and Lily (Waddell) Moran. She was a 1948 graduate of...
Robert Band, Jr.
Nov 26, 2017
Robert A. "Bob" Band, Jr., age 57 of Youngstown NY, died Sunday November 26, 2017 in the Buffalo General Medical Center after a long illness. Bob was born February 25, 1960 in Niagara Falls, NY, the son of the late Robert A. Sr. and Joyce (Raybon) Band Gall. He was a 1978 graduate of Lewiston-Porter High School and had...
Jean Eber
Nov 25, 2017
Eber, Jean Elizabeth (Nee Deering) Nov. 25, 2017, of Lewiston formerly of Eggertsville. Cherished daughter of her late parents Charles A. and Gertrude Deering; dear wife of the late Martin Eber; most beloved “little sis” of Nancy Deering, Charles (late Betsy and Arlene) and the late Paul (Bev); kind aunt of Patrick, Jeffery, the late William, Matthew, Robert and...
Kenneth Edwards
Nov 23, 2017
Kenneth R. Edwards, age 95 of Youngstown died Wednesday November 22, 2017 in the Northgate Health Care Facility in the Town of Wheatfield after a short illness. Ken was born May 7, 1922 in Niagara Falls, NY, the son of the late Kenneth W. and Helen (Grome) Edwards and has been a resident of Youngstown since 1972. He worked...
Betty Manchester
Nov 21, 2017
Betty J. "Betsy" "Bets" Manchester, age 75 of Ransomville, died unexpectedly at her residence on Tuesday November 21, 2017. Betty was born March 12, 1942 in Clarion, PA, the daughter of the late John and Judy (Smith) Aaron. She was a graduate of LaSalle High School and received her cosmetology license. Betty married Paul H. Manchester on September 8,...
Michelle Jones
Nov 19, 2017
Michelle R. Jones, age 52 of Niagara Falls NY, passed away peacefully Sunday November 19, 2017 in Mt. St. Mary's Hospital in Lewiston, after a long illness. Michelle was born January 18, 1965 in Niagara Falls, NY, the daughter of Duane Robinson of Ransomville and the late Bonnie (Abel) Robinson. She was a graduate of Wilson High School and...
Francine Barry
Nov 18, 2017
Francine J. Barry, age 98 of Lewiston, died unexpectedly on Saturday November 18, 2017 in Mt. St. Mary's Hospital in Lewiston. Francine was born March 19, 1919 in Deep River, MI, the daughter of the late John and Katherine (Kwolek) Baron. As a young woman, she was a professional dancer and circus performer. Francine was a Hostess at the...
Ann Waggy
Nov 18, 2017
Ann W. Waggy, age 75 of Lewiston, died Saturday November 18, 2017 in Niagara Hospice House in Lockport, after a lengthy illness. Ann was born August 7, 1942 in Buffalo, NY, the daughter of the late Leon and Helen (Seeger) Struebel and was a 1960 graduate of Wilson High School. She married Larry Waggy on August 27, 1977 and...
Siegfried Boelter
Nov 18, 2017
Siegfried "Zig" R. Boelter, age 76 of Lewiston passed into eternal life on Saturday November 18, 2017 in Mt. St. Mary's Hospital in Lewiston after a long illness. Zig was born May 19, 1941 in Germany and has lived in Lewiston since 1993. He was a meat cutter for Tops Market on Grand Island for over 40 years. He...
Gerardus Houwaart
Nov 14, 2017
Gerardus M. "Jerry" Houwaart, age 85 of Lewiston NY, died Tuesday November 14, 2017 in Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center after a long illness. Jerry was born October 26, 1932 in Jakarta, Indonesia, the son of the late Gerardus and Camshia Houwaart. He grew up in the Netherlands and worked as a welder. On November 5, 1955 he married...
William Winchester
Nov 13, 2017
William C. Winchester, age 93, formerly of Oneida St. Lewiston, died Monday November 13, 2017 in Our Lady of Peace Nursing Care Residence in Lewiston, after a long illness. Bill was born October 25, 1924 in Niagara Falls, NY, the son of the late Joseph and Margaret (Clark) Winchester and was a graduate of Trott Vocational High School. A...
Marie Curthoys
Nov 12, 2017
Marie F. Curthoys, age 81, long time resident of Grand Island and the Town of Wheatfield, died Sunday November 12, 2017 in Our Lady of Peace Nursing Care Residence in Lewiston. Marie was born March 7, 1936 in Buffalo, NY, the daughter of the late Chester and Albina (Galvin) Maurer. On September 15, 1972 she married Richard Curthoys who...
Irene (Mackenna) Shiffer
Nov 2, 2017
Irene Georgia Rich (Mackenna), Shiffer, 99, of Lewiston, New York, passed away peacefully with her family at her side on November 2, 2017 at Elderwood at Grand Island. Irene was born in Somerville, Massachusetts to Matilda O’Neil Rich and Arthur Rich on February 7, 1918. She graduated from Lockport High School in 1937. She worked at Harrison Radiator after...
