Frederick Butz
Jan 23, 2016
Frederick N. Butz, age 71 of Ransomville, went to his heavenly home on Saturday January 23, 2016 surrounded and cared for by his loving family. Fred was born January 30, 1944 in Niagara Falls, NY, the son of the late Frederick W. and Dorothy (Schultz) Butz and was a lifelong resident of Ransomville. He was employed as a Welder...
Edwin Dunn
Jan 15, 2016
Edwin P. Dunn, age 85 of Ransomville, died Friday January 15, 2016 in the Eastern Niagara Hospital in Lockport after a long illness. Ed was born June 6, 1930 in Lockport, NY, the son of the late Perry E. and Lillie May (Ryan) Dunn. A veteran of the Korean War, Ed served in the U.S. Army from 1949 to...
Ralph Myers
Jan 15, 2016
Ralph E. Myers, age 86, formerly of Townline Rd. Town of Lewiston, died Friday January 15, 2016 in the Eastern Niagara Hospital in Lockport, after a long illness. Ralph was born December 27, 1929 in Lewiston, the son of the late Roy E. and Leona (Chittenden) Myers and was a lifelong town resident. He was an U.S. Air Force...
Judith Cloy
Jan 9, 2016
Judith R. Cloy, age 75 of Middleport NY, died Saturday January 9, 2016 in the Medina Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Judith was born November 8, 1940 in New Castle, PA, the daughter of the late Orval and Erma (Swanton) Dibbley. She was 1958 graduate of Lewiston-Porter High School and had attended Plattsburgh State College. On October 22,...
Phyllis Franzek
Jan 3, 2016
Dr. Phyllis J. Franzek, 65, of Los Angeles, CA passed away January 3, 2016, after a short illness. Born in Lewiston New York, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Eugenia (Deskiewicz) Franzek. Phyllis was raised in Lewiston, New York, and was graduated from St. Peter Roman Catholic School and Lewiston Porter Central High School. She began...
Eileen Herstek
Jan 2, 2016
Eileen Herstek, age 70 of Sanborn, died Saturday January 2, 2016 at her residence under the loving care of her family and Niagara Hospice. Eileen was born January 6, 1945 in Buffalo, NY, the daughter of the late Steve W. and Catherine (Metzinger) Stephens. She was a lifelong resident of Sanborn and was a 1963 graduate of Niagara Wheatfield...
Betty Burlingame
Jan 1, 2016
Betty Burlingame, former longtime resident of Lewiston NY, passed away peacefully after a brief illness on January 1, 2016 with her family by her side. She was born In Pittsburgh, PA to William and Josephine Felix. Betty was a Registered nurse who worked at the former Ransomville hospital. She was involved for several years with the Lewiston Council on...
Joan Gipp
Dec 30, 2015
Joan E. Gipp, 86 lifelong resident of Lewiston, NY died December 30, 2015 at Our Lady of Peace, Lewiston. She was married to the late Arthur H. Gipp, and was the daughter of the late William Martin and Annie Martin. She is survived by her sons William (William Mauceri)and Gerald (Sue Brade), her sister Sylvia Hoffmeier, and a nephew...
Mary Taylor
Dec 27, 2015
Mary L. Taylor, age 77 of the Town of Cambria, NY, died Sunday December 27, 2015 in Mt. St. Mary's Hospital in Lewiston, after a lengthy illness. Mary was born January 3, 1938 in Burlington, Ontario, Canada, the daughter of the late George and Mary (Sheppard) Gombert. She was a 1956 graduate of LaSalle High School and later received...
Harriet Lawson
Dec 25, 2015
Harriet N. 'Penny' Lawson, 78, of Youngstown, NY, died Friday, December 25, 2015, in Our Lady of Peace after a brief illness. Born in Niagara Falls, NY, on March 23, 1937 to the late Everett and Frances (Good) Noble and was raised in Lewiston. She was a graduate from Lewiston-Porter High School in 1946 and then attended Thiel College...
Rosalie Dreier
Dec 25, 2015
Rosalie (Gibbons) Dreier, 65, of Lewiston, NY, one week ago, was married on December 19, 2015, to Richard Dreier, passed away on Christmas Day in Mt. St. Mary's Hospital after a short illness. Born in Salzburg, Austria on March 28, 1950 to the late Robert and Berta (Kaldy) Gibbons, and was a graduate of Grand Island High School. Rosalie...
Edward Julias
Dec 24, 2015
Edward J. Julias, age 27 of Niagara Falls NY, died unexpectedly on Thursday December 24, 2015. Edward was born August 10, 1988 in Niagara Falls, NY, the son of Robert "Keith" and Cheryl (Toby) Julias of Ransomville. He attended Niagara Falls High School and was employed by the Hard Rock Cafe in Niagara Falls, NY as a Prep Cook...
James Mathieson
Dec 16, 2015
James M. Mathieson, age 88 of Lewiston NY, formerly of Hamburg, NY died Wednesday December 16, 2015 under the loving care of his family and Buffalo Hospice. Jim was born April 25, 1927 in Renfrew, Scotland the son of the late James and Miria (Morrice) Mathieson. He served proudly in the British Royal Navy during WW II. In 1947...
Lula Mae Senior
Dec 14, 2015
Lula Mae Senior, age 88 formerly of West End, NC and Palmetto, FL died peacefully on Monday December 14, 2015 at Absolut Care in Gasport, NY with her daughter Carol by her side. She was born in Gipsy, PA, the daughter of the late Wallace and Lottie (Fry) Beck. She was preceded in death by her husband, George W....
Paul Norwich
Dec 11, 2015
Paul R. Norwich, age 67 of Youngstown NY, passed away unexpectedly on Friday December 11, 2015 in Sisters of Charity Hospital in Buffalo. He was born in Niagara Falls, NY on June 9, 1948, the son of the late Raymond and Jean Norwich. Paul was a graduate of Bishop Duffy High School. Upon retiring from Delphi Harrison in Lockport,...
Stanley Cross
Dec 9, 2015
Stanley L. Cross, of Niagara Falls NY, died Wednesday December 9, 2015 in Mt. St. Mary's Hospital in Lewiston, after a brief illness. Stanley was born October 8, 1934 in New Jersey, the son of the late Vernon and Helen (Schaefer) Cross. A U.S. Marine Corps Veteran of the Korean War, he served from February of 1953 to his...
Janet Jachlewski
Dec 2, 2015
Janet S. Jachlewski, (Motyka) age 89, passed away on December 2, 2015, after a long illness. She was born on October 20, 1926, the daughter of the late Michael and Felicia (Lenart) Motyka. She was predeceased by her loving husband of 40 years, Richard H. Jachlewski, who died in 1991. Janet is survived by her four children, Jean (Jim)...
Ronald Harrison
Dec 1, 2015
Ronald J. Harrison, age 67 of Grand Island, died Tuesday December 1, 2015 in Kenmore Mercy Hospital after a brief illness. Ronald was born November 4, 1948 in Libertyville, IL, the son of the late George William and Rose (Ackermann) Harrison. He married Helen K. Gallion on June 23, 1973 and they had lived in Youngstown for 10 years...
William Hallatt
Nov 28, 2015
William E. Hallatt, 90, of Lewiston NY, died Saturday November 28, 2015 at Mt. St. Mary's Hospital in Lewiston. He was born in Niagara Falls, NY on July 19, 1925, the son of William and Honor Welch Hallatt. Bill attended elementary school at Stella Niagara Cadet School and was Cadet Captain in 1938-1939. He then attended Niagara Falls High...
Kenneth Chamberlain
Nov 27, 2015
Kenneth L. Chamberlain, age 83 of Ransomville passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Friday November 27, 2015 at Niagara Hospice House in Lockport. Born December 11, 1931 in Syracuse, NY, he was the son of the late Edward and LaAnna (MacDonald) Chamberlain. Upon graduation from Lewiston High School in 1949 he enlisted in the U.S. Air...
