William Lazeski
Mar 25, 2016
William D. Lazeski, age 85 of Lewiston NY, died Friday March 25, 2016 in Mt. St. Mary's Hospital in Lewiston, after a short illness. William was born January 16, 1931 in Rochester, NY, the son of the late William and Christina (Nephew) Lazeski. He attended local schools and attended Yale University on a Fulbright Scholarship, graduating with a Bachelor...
James Fisher
Mar 23, 2016
James B. Fisher, age 95 of Lewiston NY, died Wednesday March 23, 2016 in Niagara Hospice House in Lockport, after a short illness. Jim was born November 16, 1920 in Pike, NY, the son of the late John A. and Amanda E. (Wood) Fisher. He was a 1938 graduate of Trott Vocational High School and worked as a Turret...
Richard "Rick" Buckow
Mar 22, 2016
Richard A. "Ricky" Buckow, age 31 of Lockport, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 22, 2016 in the Buffalo General Medical Center. Ricky was born January 14, 1985 in Niagara Falls, NY, and attended Lewiston-Porter High School. He was a machinist, employed by Johnson Control in Buffalo and he enjoyed the outdoors. He is survived by his father, Richard E....
Lois Monroe
Mar 21, 2016
Lois M. Monroe, age 89 of Youngstown, died Monday March 21, 2016 in the Schoellkopf Health Center in Niagara Falls, NY after a brief illness. Lois was born January 31, 1927 in Niagara Falls, NY, the daughter of the late Louis and Olive (Whittaker) McSpadden. She attended local schools and graduated from the Deaconess Hospital Nursing School. Lois retired...
Pauline "Ruth" Sirianni
Mar 21, 2016
Ruth Sirianni (1920-2016) passed away peacefully on Monday March 21, 2016 after a brief illness. Ruth was raised in Angola, Indiana the third daughter for Paul and Hope Blackburn. She was married to Josef W. Sirianni in 1939 for 40 years and has lived in Lewiston, NY for 62 years. Ruth's "wonderful world of music" began in a happy,...
George Decker
Mar 19, 2016
George E. Decker, age 101 of Lewiston, died Saturday March 19, 2016 in Mt. St. Mary's Hospital in Lewiston, after a short illness. George was born February 16, 1915 In Hudson, NY, the son of the late Edward L. and M. Eleanor (Dotterer) Decker. He was a graduate of the University of Albany where he received his Bachelor’s Degree...
Augustina Downs
Mar 18, 2016
Augustina T. Downs, age 85 of Ransomville NY, died Friday March 18, 2016 in the Mt. St. Mary's Hospital in Lewiston. Augustina was born in Niagara Falls, NY, the daughter of the late Andres and the late Rena (Aracne) Prieto. On July 17, 1953 she married Gerald P. Downs. Gerald predeceased her in 2011. Augustina worked as a Nurse's...
Timothy Edmister
Mar 18, 2016
Timothy Edmister, age 60 of Ransomville, died Friday March 18, 2016 in Mt. St. Mary's Hospital in Lewiston. Tim was born January 27, 1956 in Lockport, NY, the son of the late Ray and Phyllis (Lichard) Edmister. For the past ten years Tim has been a consumer of Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara. He is survived by four brothers, Steven,...
Kevin Macaulay
Mar 17, 2016
Kevin C. Macaulay, age 68 of Lewiston, died Thursday March 17, 20160 in Mt. St. Mary's Hospital in Lewiston, after a lengthy illness. Kevin was born in Jackson Heights Queens, NY, the son of the late Dennis and Margaret (Corkery) Macaulay and has resided in Lewiston since 2006. He retired as a Building Manager, employed by NYC Board Of...
Donald Reese
Mar 17, 2016
Donald D. Reese, age 81 of Ransomville, died Thursday March 17, 2016 in the Buffalo General Medical Center. Don was born February 20, 1935 in Niagara Falls, NY, the son of the late W. Duane and Mary L. (Stevens) Reese. He was a lifelong resident of Ransomville and a 1953 graduate of Wilson High School. Don served in the...
Dorothy Fay
Mar 15, 2016
Dorothy M. Fay, age 88 of Ransomville, died Tuesday March 15, 2016 in her home under the loving care of her family and Niagara Hospice. Dorothy was born November 27, 1927 in Newport, KY, the daughter of the late Albert Milton and Irma (Rhinehart) Pitzer. On June 16, 1946 she married Frederick E. Fay and they made their home...
Eugene Jakubowski
Mar 8, 2016
Eugene Jakubowski, age 90 of Lewiston, died Tuesday March 8, 2016 in Mt. St. Mary's Hospital in Lewiston, after a brief illness. Gene was born July 20, 1925 in Niagara Falls, NY, the son of the late Victor and Valeria (Dobraz) Jakubowski and he attended Trott Vocational High School. In 1947 he married Olga (Poltorak) Jakubowski and they moved...
Ruth Gaglione
Mar 7, 2016
Ruth M. Gaglione, 78 of Youngstown died peacefully Monday, March 7, 2016 in her Lake Ontario home. Ruth was born July 26, 1937 in Cleveland, Ohio, the daughter of the late Joseph DiBelle McCaulley and Antoinette (Fischer) McCaulley. She attended Holy Angels Academy and Rosary Hill (Daemen) College in Buffalo. In 1959 she married Franklin T. Gaglione at St....
Donald Mccollum
Mar 5, 2016
Donald Lee "Moo Cow" McCollum, age 72, lifelong resident of Ransomville, died Saturday March 4, 2016 in Niagara Hospice House in Lockport, after a lengthy illness. Lee was born August 31, 1943 in North Tonawanda, NY, the son of the late Donald and Elma (Jeffrey) McCollum. He married Anna E. Zimmerman on July 20, 1963. Lee was employed as...
Wayne Craig
Feb 21, 2016
Lt. Col. (ret.) Wayne O. Craig, age 77 of Youngstown, died Sunday, February 21, 2016 at Niagara Hospice House in Lockport. Wayne was born and brought up in Galva, IL, son of the late Vern and Jessie (Headstrom) Craig. He was a direct descendent of William Craig, Jr. who came with his family from Scotland to Ryegate, Vermont in...
Gary Keefer
Feb 18, 2016
Gary D. Keefer, age 83 formerly of Wilson and Wrights Corners, died Thursday, February 18, 2016 in Eastern Niagara Hospital in Lockport after a brief illness. Gary was born April 8, 1932 in Buffalo, NY, the son of the late Everett and Marion (Dustin) Keefer. He was a 1950 graduate of Bennett High School and attended the University of...
Thomas Goodroe
Feb 16, 2016
Thomas R. Goodroe, age 88 of the Town of Lewiston died Tuesday February 16, 2016 in Our Lady of Peace Nursing Care Residence in Lewiston, after a brief illness. Thomas was born May 25, 1927 in Niagara Falls, NY, the son of the late Henry and Clara (Applebee) Goodroe. He attended LaSalle High School and enlisted in the U.S....
Kristin Young
Feb 12, 2016
Kristin Elizabeth Young, age 67 of Youngstown, died Friday February 12, 2016 in Mt. St. Mary's Hospital in Lewiston, after a short illness. Kristin was born April 7, 1948 in Niagara Falls, NY, the daughter of the late William and Eleanor (Thayer Sumner) Kosoc and has lived most of her life in Youngstown. She married Edward Gregory Young on...
Diana Decker
Feb 10, 2016
Diana :Bunty" Decker aged 90 of Lewiston, NY, passed away on Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at Our Lady of Peace Nursing Care Residence in Lewiston after a brief illness. Bunty was born in Niagara Falls, NY on April 8, 1925, the daughter of Edward and Diana (Brown) Fitzpatrick originally of Glasgow, Scotland. Bunty attended local schools (some elementary years...
Henry "Hank" Mountain Aka "Whitey"
Feb 7, 2016
Henry “Hank” J. Mountain, aka “Whitey”, age 79 of Niagara Falls NY, died unexpectedly on Sunday February 7, 2016 at Mt. St. Mary’s Hospital in Lewiston. Hank was born February 28, 1936 in Buffalo, NY, the son of the late Richard and Bertha Mountain and lived most of his life in Niagara Falls. He was a custodian at the...
