William Derusha, Jr.
Feb 7, 2017
William W. DeRusha Jr., age 80 of Lewiston, died Tuesday February 7, 2017 in Mt. St. Mary's Hospital in Lewiston. Bill was born November 17, 1936 in Niagara Falls, NY, the son of the late William W. Sr. and Reta (Steigerwalt) DeRusha and was a lifelong resident of Lewiston. He graduated from Lew-Port High School in 1954 and served...
William Johnson
Feb 5, 2017
William E. Johnson, age 93 of the Town of Wheatfield, died Sunday February 5, 2017 at his residence while under the loving care of his family and Niagara Hospice. Bill was born December 16, 1923 in Niagara Falls, NY, the son of the late William M. and Mary (Barry) Johnson. He was an U.S. Army Veteran of WW II...
James Campbell
Feb 5, 2017
James M. Campbell, age 86 of Youngstown, died Sunday February 5, 2017 in the De Graff Memorial Hospital in North Tonawanda. Jim was born November 22, 1930 in Clifton, NJ, the son of the late James D. and Helen B. (McElwee) Campbell. He was a graduate of Fordham and Notre Dame Universities with a B.S. and Ph.D. in Chemistry...
Margaret Waite
Feb 4, 2017
Margaret C. Waite, age 100 of Wilson, died Saturday February 4, 2017 in the Odd Fellow & Rebekah Health Facility in Lockport. Margaret was born July 27, 1916 in St. Catharine's Ontario, Canada, the daughter of the late John and Margaret (O'Brien) Foley and was raised in Niagara Falls, NY. She was a 1934 graduate of Niagara Falls High...
Joshua Johnson
Feb 3, 2017
Joshua M. "Jiffy" Johnson, age 18 of Wilson, died unexpectedly on Friday February 3, 2017 at Mt. St. Mary's Hospital in Lewiston. Joshua was born March 13, 1998 in Lewiston, the son of Darryl C. and Jeanine (DeBiase) Johnson of Wilson. Raised in Wilson, Joshua was a 2016 graduate of Wilson High School and was attending Alfred State University...
Rev. George Kraft
Jan 29, 2017
Rev. George H. Kraft entered into rest on Sunday January 29, 2017 following a life of service to the Lord, his family and community. Born July 15, 1925 in Waterbury, CT to Max and Lillian Kraft, he was the second youngest of 7 children. Following service in the Army Air Force during WW II in the Pacific Theatre, he...
Naomi Neimanis
Jan 27, 2017
NAOMI NEIMANIS, ACTRESS IN RESIDENCE AT NIAGARA UNIVERSITY Naomi Neimanis, age 82, of Lewiston died Friday, January 27, 2017 in Niagara Hospice House in Lockport where she spent the last three years under their graceful and loving care. Naomi was born April 20, 1934 in New York City to the late Isia and Anna Seligman. She taught and Niagara...
Carmella Rados
Jan 26, 2017
Carmella M. Rados, age 82 of Lewiston NY, died Thursday January 26, 2017 in the Niagara Hospice House in Lockport after a short illness. Carmella was born August 3, 1934 in Niagara Falls, NY, the daughter of the late James and Bernice (Delosh) Perry. She was a graduate of LaSalle High School and was a Hair Stylist in Niagara...
Marlie Force
Jan 24, 2017
Marlie Paul Force, "Paul", of Lewiston died on January 24, 2017 after a brief illness. Born on February 1, 1936 in Niagara Falls, NY Paul graduated from Niagara Falls High School and briefly attended the University of Rochester. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1955 to 1958 then joined his father in the family business, Force Motor Parts....
Lorraine Beach
Jan 23, 2017
Lorraine C. Beach, age 92 of the Town of Cambria, died Monday January 23, 2017 in the Odd Fellow & Rebekah Health Facility in Lockport, after a brief illness. Lorraine was born August 19, 1924 in Colon, Panama, the daughter of the late LeRoy and Clara (Langhoop) Hoagland. She grew up in Brooklyn and graduated from Brooklyn High School....
Gary Raby, Sr.
Jan 20, 2017
Gary J. Raby, Sr. age 63 of Lewiston, died Friday January 20, 2017 in Niagara Hospice House in Lockport after a lengthy illness. Gary was born April 19, 1953 in Lewiston, the son of the late Chester and Ada (Collins) Raby Labelle. He was a 1971 graduate of Lewiston-Porter High School and attended Sterling College in Kansas to play...
Virginia Roach
Jan 17, 2017
Virginia "Ginger" Mary Corsten Roach, of Southington, Connecticut, formerly of Lewiston, New York, died peacefully at Connecticut Hospice at Branford on January 17th at the age of 90.She was born in 1926 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She was the beloved wife of John David Roach who predeceased her in 1985 after 35 years of marriage. She is survived by two...
Beverly Denny
Jan 15, 2017
Beverly J. Denny Beverly June Denny (nee Lort) born April 15, 1928, entered into her eternal home on Sunday, January 15, 2017, surrounded by her loving family. Beverly was the daughter of the late Frederick (Sam) and Evelyn Lort. She grew up in Wilson, NY and was a graduate of Wilson High School. She loved music, which was reflected...
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...
