Donna Lynn Weckerle-Hafner
Jan 14, 2017
Donna Lynn Weckerle Hafner of Williamsville, New York, daughter of the late George and Beverly Weckerle, passed away peacefully on January 14th three weeks shy of her 69th birthday. She is survived by her husband Wayne Hafner; her siblings, Diane Weckerle (the late Fred James) of Royal Oak, Michigan, Doreen (Robert) Sturm of West Hartford,Connecticut, Deborah (Thomas) Galley of...
Frederick Fay
Jan 14, 2017
Frederick E. Fay, age 67 of Wilson, died unexpectedly on Saturday January 14, 2017 at his home in Wilson. Fred was born April 25, 1949 in Mishawaka, IN, the son of the late Frederick and Dorothy (Pitzer) Fay. A 35 year resident of Wilson, he was a graduate of Wilson High School. He was a U.S. Marine Corps Veteran...
Ruth Pasquarette
Jan 14, 2017
Ruth Pasquarette, age 77 of the Town of Cambria died unexpectedly on Saturday January 14, 2017 in Buffalo General Medical Center. Ruth was born July 7, 1939 in Wilson, the daughter of the late Edward and Agatha (Beutel) Schaal. She was a graduate of Wilson High School and she married Gale C. Pasquarette on November 22, 1958. They have...
Robert Shumate
Jan 10, 2017
Robert J. Shumate, age 82 of Ransomville, died Tuesday January 10, 2017 in Mercy Hospital of Buffalo after a brief illness. Bob was born January 2, 1935 in Capels, WV, the son of the late Robert H. and Eula (Spears) Shumate. He married Maxine (Sheets) Shumate on June 14, 1958 and they moved to Ransomville from Niagara Falls in...
Thomas Beck
Jan 8, 2017
Thomas L. Beck, age 44 of Ransomville, died Sunday January 8, 2017 in Mt. St. Mary's Hospital in Lewiston, after a lengthy illness. Tommy was born July 10, 1972 in Lockport, the son of Marilyn (Jakubec) Beck of Ransomville and the late Eugene Beck. He was a 1990 graduate of Wilson High School and a lifelong resident of Ransomville....
David Kennedy
Jan 7, 2017
David W. Kennedy, age 67 of Ransomville died Saturday January 7, 2017 at his home under the loving care of his family and Niagara Hospice, after a lengthy illness. He was born March 7, 1949 in Houtzdale, PA, the son of the late William and Margaret (Kephart) Kennedy. David married Janet (Mort) Kennedy on July 31, 1982 and they...
Julie Gratz-Kleylein
Jan 5, 2017
Julie C. Gratz-Kleylein, age 45 of Lockport died Thursday January 5, 2017 in the Niagara Hospice House in Lockport, after a lengthy illness. Julie was born October 25, 1971 in Lewiston, NY, the daughter of Dennis and Faye (Lederhouse) Gratz of Ransomville. She was a 1989 graduate of Wilson High School and went on to receive her Bachelor's Degree...
Betty Van Zandt
Dec 30, 2016
Betty Van Zandt, age 84 of Youngstown, died Friday December 30, 2016 in Elderwood at Wheatfield Nursing Home in the Town of Wheatfield. Betty was born September 19, 1932 in Rockville Center, NY, the daughter of the late Harry and Lillian E. (Bang) Van Zandt. She was employed as an Administrative Assistant by Lehman Brothers from 1961 to 1978,...
Jonathan Bergeron
Dec 29, 2016
Jonathan H. Bergeron (Jon), 42 of Newfane passed away suddenly on Thursday December 29, 2016, from a heart attack. Jon was born on October 23, 1974, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Lewiston, NY. He spent his childhood at his home in Stuyvesant, NY and spent his summers with his Grandmother and Father in Lewiston. He graduated from Ichabod Crane...
Marjorie Carlin
Dec 29, 2016
Marjorie R. Carlin, 87, of Lewiston, NY, died on December 29, 2016 in Our Lady Of Peace after lengthy a illness. Born in Niagara Falls on January 26, 1929 to the late Burr and Mary (Flanigan) Payne and graduated from St. Mary's High School in Niagara Falls, on June 26, 1948. She married John J. Carlin and resided in...
Doris Metzler
Dec 29, 2016
Doris L. Metzler, age 98, formerly of Youngstown, passed away on Thursday, December 29, 2016 at Carol`s Rest Home in Bedford, PA. She was born on March 22, 1918, in Alum Bank, PA, the daughter of the late Roy A. and Midge (Walker) Mock. After Doris graduated from the Pleasantville High School in 1935, she went to Lock Haven...
Anna Hartman
Dec 26, 2016
Anna Hartman, age 83 of Youngstown, died Monday December 26, 2016 in Niagara Hospice House in Lockport, after a lengthy illness. Anna was born June 22, 1933 in Niagara Falls, NY, the daughter of the late Alexander and Marion (Mule`) Proietti. She married William Hartman on June 27, 1959 and they had resided in Youngstown for 50 years. William...
Camille Fournier
Dec 25, 2016
Camille J. "Cam" Fournier, age 89 of Wilson, died Sunday December 25, 2016 in Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center after a lengthy illness. Cam was born June 10, 1927 in Piercefield, NY, the son of the late Camille E. and Madalen (Lamar) Fournier. He was a 1944 graduate of LaSalle High School and enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard...
Ingeborg Praus
Dec 15, 2016
Ingeborg E. Praus, age 88 of Lewiston, died Thursday December 15, 2016 in Mt. St. Mary's Hospital in Lewiston, after a brief illness. Ingeborg was born February 18, 1928 in Germany, the daughter of the late Friedrich and Irma (Weiler) Meerwarth. She married Joseph R. Praus in September of 1948 and they moved to Pletcher Rd. in Youngstown in...
Debra Ganshaw
Dec 11, 2016
Debra J. Ganshaw, age 60 of Ransomville, died Sunday December 11, 2016 in Mt. St. Mary's Hospital in Lewiston after a short illness. Debbie was born March 16, 1956 in Niagara Falls, NY, the daughter of Carol (Johnston) Steblein and the late Joseph Steblein. A lifelong resident, she was a 1974 graduate of Wilson High School and on May...
Bonnie Jakubec
Dec 11, 2016
Juanita D. "Bonnie" Jakubec, age 58 of Newfane, passed from this life on Sunday, December 11, 2016 in Niagara Hospice House in Lockport, with the loving care of her family by her side. Bonnie was born January 6, 1958 in Niagara Falls, NY, the daughter of the late Albert and Elizabeth (Smith) Pries. She was a homemaker for many...
Ronald Fox
Dec 2, 2016
Ronald W. Fox of Youngstown, NY, passed away on December 2, 2016 at Niagara Hospice House, surrounded by his family. Ronald was born on November 2, 1932 in Niagara Falls, NY, the son of the late William and Luetta (Messing) Fox. He served in Europe in the U.S. Air Force from 1949 to 1953 where he met his wife...
Margaret Walters
Nov 30, 2016
Margaret A. Walters, age 62 of Youngstown NY, died unexpectedly on Wednesday November 30, 2016 in Mt. St. Mary's Hospital in Lewiston. Margaret was born June 7, 1954 in Meadville, PA, the daughter of the late William and Sandra (Richardson) Hogan and was a graduate of Niagara Falls High School. She was a Pharmacy Technician, employed by WalMart in...
Scott Rutherford
Nov 15, 2016
Scott Lee Rutherford, age 49 of Ransomville, died Tuesday November 15, 2016 in Niagara Rehabilitaion Center in Niagara Falls, after a long illness. He was born July 16, 1967, the beloved son of the late Benjamin Pattison and Marian Pattison Withrow, and step son of the late Vernon Withrow. Scott was also the beloved brother of James (Jamie) Pattison,...
Ruth Edwards
Nov 13, 2016
Ruth S. Edwards, of Ransomville, passed away on Sunday November 13, 2016 at the age of 91, in Our Lady of Peace Nursing Care Residence in Lewiston. She was born January 5, 1925 in Ransomville, the daughter of the late Herman and Ada (Miller) Schulze. Ruth kept very busy with the family farm in Ransomville before retirement. After graduating...
