Albert Lavender, Sr.
Apr 4, 2017
Albert H. Lavender Sr., age 84 of Model City, died Tuesday April 4, 2017 in Niagara Hospice House in Lockport after a long illness. He was the beloved husband of Mary June (Luskin) Lavender whom he married on July 3, 1955. Albert was born November 24, 1932 in Holley, NY, the son of the late Lester and Ellen (Jeffery)...
Elizabeth Eydt
Mar 29, 2017
Elizabeth Dobson Eydt, age 95 formerly of Lewiston, died Wednesday March 29, 2017 in McArthur Manor in Manchester, TN. Mrs. Eydt was born December 18, 1921 in Niagara Falls, NY, the daughter of the late James and Janet (Gibson) McKimmie. She was a 1938 graduate of Niagara Falls High School and in August of 1940 she married Victor C....
Joanne Pollow
Mar 29, 2017
Joanne Pollow, age 82 of Ransomville, died Wednesday March 29, 2017 in Niagara Hospice House in Lockport, after a brief illness. Joanne was born September 23, 1934 in Niagara Falls, NY, the daughter of the late Lawrence and Lillian (Rivers) Smith. She graduated from Niagara Falls High School in June of 1952 and the following August 1, she married...
Frank "Coach" Weiss
Mar 18, 2017
Frank "Coach" Weiss, age 88 of Lewiston, died Saturday March 18, 2017 in Mt. St. Mary's Hospital in Lewiston, after a brief illness. Frank was born December 4, 1928 in Adrian, PA, the son of the late Thomas and Eileen Weiss. He grew up in Niagara Falls and was a graduate of Niagara Falls High School where he pitched...
Doris Irwin
Mar 16, 2017
Doris Marie Irwin, age 89 formerly of Ransomville, died Thursday March 16, 2017 in the Absolut Care of Gasport. Doris was born in Brantford, Ontario, Canada, the daughter of the late Harry and Grace (Smart) Harris. She married Donald R. Irwin in 1947 and they lived in Ransomville since 1950. Don predeceased her in 1971. Doris had worked as...
Gladys Kciuk
Mar 13, 2017
Gladys A. Kciuk, age 95 formerly of Lewiston, died Monday March 13, 2017 in Noblesville, IN. Gladys was born September 22, 1921 in Niagara Falls, NY, the daughter of the late John and the late Aniela (Bialy) Macielage. She was a 1939 graduate of Niagara Falls High School and was employed as a clerk by the Carborundum Co. in...
Robert Miller
Mar 9, 2017
Robert R. Miller, age 62 of Niagara Falls, died unexpectedly at his residence on Thursday March 9, 2017. He was born October 30, 1954 in Niagara Falls, NY, the son of the late Ernest N. and Elizabeth A. (Suchocki) Miller and was a graduate of Trott Vocational High School. Robert had worked as a Millwright for Stratcor in Niagara...
Cynthia Foster
Mar 9, 2017
Cynthia S. Foster, age 62 of the Town of Cambria, died unexpectedly on Thursday March 9, 2017 at her residence. Cynthia was born September 4, 1954 in North Tonawanda, the daughter of the late Andrew and Dorothy (Zeitz) Garlock. She was a 1972 graduate of Tonawanda High School. Cynthia married Michael E. Foster on April 21, 1998 and they...
Bernice Mclaughlin
Mar 8, 2017
Bernice J. McLaughlin, age 88, lifelong resident of Ransomville died Wednesday March 8, 2017 in the Briody Health Care Facility in Lockport, after a lengthy illness. Bernice was born December 14, 1928 in Ransomville, the daughter of the late Robert and Bernice Cora (Glenn) Clement. She had attended Roberts Wesleyan Junior College in North Chili. Bernice married William McLaughlin...
Dorothy Nowicki
Mar 4, 2017
Dorothy Nowicki, 80 of Wilson, NY died Saturday March 4, 2017 in Niagara Hospice House, Lockport. Dorothy was born in Buffalo, NY on December 14, 1936 to the late John and Katherine (Olszowa) Czajkowski. She graduated from St.Mary’s Business School in Buffalo in 1953. She married the love of her life Leonard Nowicki on June 17, 1961 and moved...
David Hanson
Mar 3, 2017
David H. Hanson, 87 of Lewiston, NY died at his residence, Friday March 3, 2017. Born in Kewnee, IL on November 25, 1929 to the late Henning and Mary (Chambers) Hanson. After graduating Kewanee High School, David enlisted in the U.S Air Force in June 1949 untill his honorable discharge in December 1952 with the rank of airman first...
Darlene Gratz
Mar 3, 2017
Darlene S. Gratz passed away unexpectedly at Niagara Falls Memorial Hospital on Friday March 3, 2017. She was born on January 3rd, 1929 in Niagara Falls to Richard and Edna (Lemke) Schieman. She attended local schools and graduated from Niagara Falls High School at the age of 17. She immediately went to work for the DuPont Corporation in the...
Robert Shank
Mar 3, 2017
Robert Arthur Shank, age 53 of Ransomville, died suddenly on Friday March 3, 2017. Bob was born April 18, 1963 in Ransomville, the son of Helen Dietz Sider and the late Gerald Shank. He was a 1982 graduate of Wilson Central School and the Niagara Orleans BOCES Building Trades Program. Bob was employed as a commercial carpenter for 30...
Elizabeth Olrogge
Mar 2, 2017
Elizabeth "Betty" M. Olrogge, age 88, lifelong resident of Lewiston, died Thursday March 2, 2017 in De Graff Memorial Hospital in North Tonawanda, after a brief illness. Elizabeth was born May 28, 1928 in Niagara Falls, NY, the daughter of the late Charles A. and Elizabeth Alice (Pettitt) Near. She was a graduate of Stanford Collegiate High School in...
Henry Ketch
Mar 1, 2017
Henry J. Ketch, age 86 of Ransomville, died Wednesday March 1, 2017 at his residence under the loving care of his family and Niagara Hospice. Henry was born March 19, 1930 in the Town of Wheatfield, NY, the son of the late Joseph and Helen (Zublit) Ketch. He was an U.S. Army Veteran of Korean War serving from March...
Paul Van Den Bosch
Feb 26, 2017
Paul T. "Bunyan" Van Den Bosch, age 76 of Ransomville, died Sunday February 26, 2017 in the Niagara Rehabilitation and Health Center in Niagara Falls, NY after a lengthy illness. Paul was born October 10, 1940 in Niagara Falls, NY, the son of the late Victor J. and Violet (Armstrong) Van Den Bosch and was a lifelong resident of...
John Susice
Feb 16, 2017
John P. Susice, Sr., age 75 of Ransomville, died Thursday February 16, 2017 at his home under the loving care of his family and Niagara Hospice. John was born November 7, 1941 in Malone, NY, the son of the late Peter and Eva (Sochia) Susice and he has resided in Ransomville the past 53 years. John was employed by...
Robert Lindsay
Feb 14, 2017
Robert E. Lindsay, age 83 of Youngstown died Tuesday February 14, 2017 in Mt. St. Mary's Hospital in Lewiston, after a brief illness. Bob was born August 24, 1933 in Brooklyn, NY, the son of the late Milton J. and Marie (Rick) Lindsay and was raised in Niagara Falls, NY. He was a 1951 graduate of Niagara Falls High...
Nelson Beard
Feb 12, 2017
Nelson Michael Beard, beloved elementary teacher, age 35 of Olean, died unexpectedly at his residence on Sunday February 12, 2017. Nelson was born October 23, 1981 in Goldsboro, NC, the son of Nelson L. and Margaret (Seiver) Beard of Youngstown, NY. He was a 2000 graduate of Lewiston-Porter High School and graduated summa cum laude from Ithaca College with...
Paul Harvey
Feb 12, 2017
Paul E. Harvey, age 87 of Newfane died Sunday February 12, 2017 in Our Lady of Peace Nursing Care Residence in Lewiston, after a brief illness. Paul was born January 16, 1930 in Niagara Falls, NY, the son of the late William and Harriet (Davidson) Harvey. He enlisted in the U.S. Army National Guard in June of 1948 and...
