Allan Vandenbosch
Feb 1, 2015
Allan V. VanDenBosch, age 81, a lifelong resident of Lewiston, died Sunday February 1, 2015 in Niagara Hospice House in Lockport, after a lengthy illness. Allan was born October 7, 1933 in Lewiston, the son of the late Victor J. and Violet (Armstrong) VanDenBosch. He was quite proud of the fact that both he and his mother were born...
Gabriele Bacola
Jan 29, 2015
Gabriele Bacola, age 69 of Youngstown, died Thursday January 29, 2015 in Mt. St. Mary's Hospital in Lewiston, after a lengthy illness. Gabriele was born July 22, 1945 in Kiel, Germany, the daughter of the late Henry and Frieda (Poech) Behrent. The family immigrated to Canada and eventually settled in Youngstown. Gabriele was a 1965 graduate of Lewiston-Porter High...
Wilhelmina Fideli
Jan 28, 2015
Wilhelmina Gina Fideli (Orsi), better known as "Willie or "Grandma Willie" by friends and family, 70, of Youngstown, NY passed away on January 28, 2015 at her home after a lengthy illness. Born March 22, 1944 in Lewiston, NY, she was the daughter of Paul Orsi, Sr. and Grace Orsi (Wager). She graduated from Lewiston-Porter High School in 1962,...
Anthony Fay
Jan 27, 2015
Anthony E. "Tony" Fay, age 35 of Ransomville, died unexpectedly after a brief illness on Tuesday January 27, 2015 in Buffalo General Hospital. Tony was born June 9, 1979 in Niagara Falls, NY, the son of Dorothy (Pitzer) Fay of Ransomville and the late Frederick E. Fay. A lifelong resident of Ransomville, he was a 1979 graduate of Wilson...
Richard Kramer
Jan 27, 2015
Richard J. Kramer, age 95, formerly of Randall Rd. in Ransomville, died Tuesday January 27, 2015 in the Odd Fellow & Rebekah Health Care Center in Lockport where he has resided since June of last year. Prior to that, he had lived in the Presbyterian Home in Lockport for 3 years. Richard was born September 18, 1919 in the...
Norma Briggs
Jan 20, 2015
Norma M. (Caldwell) Briggs, age 91 former 30 year resident of Wilson and 27 year resident of Ft. Myers, FL died Tuesday January 20, 2015 at her son's residence while under the loving care of her family and Niagara Hospice. Norma was born July 1, 1923 in Niagara Falls, NY, the daughter of the late Harrison and Ruth (Fisher)...
Donna Dobrasz
Jan 20, 2015
Donna Jean (Parks) Dobrasz, age 67 of Niagara Falls NY, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Tuesday, January 20, 2015. Donna was born May 11, 1947 (Mother's Day) in North Tonawanda, NY, the daughter of the late Donald and Madie (Grafton) Parks. She graduated from Niagara Falls High School in 1965. Shortly thereafter she married Daniel Dobrasz and...
Dennis Greene, Jr.
Jan 20, 2015
Dennis M. Greene, Building Contractor and Farmer, died Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at home. Dennis, 83, lived on a farm on Creek Road. Mr. Greene was a native of Niagara Falls, attended Trott Vocational High School and Niagara University and has resided in Youngstown since 1960. He served the local community as Mayor of Youngstown, a Village Trustee, president...
Harold Wiepert
Jan 17, 2015
Harold J. Wiepert, age 87 of Ransomville, died Saturday January 17, 2015 in Our Lady of Peace Nursing Care Residence in Lewiston, after a lengthy illness. Harold was born December 24, 1927 in Niagara Falls, NY, the son of the late Louis and Mabel (Hecht) Wiepert, and was a lifelong resident of Ransomville. He graduated from Wilson High School...
Franklyn Collins
Jan 14, 2015
Franklyn McQueen Collins, age 85 of Lewiston, died Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at his home in Lewiston under the loving care of his family and Niagara Hospice. Frank was born in Toronto, Canada March 13th 1929 the son of Franklin Walter Collins and Jean Isabel McQueen. The family moved to Kenmore, New York in 1939. Frank graduated from Kenmore...
Betty Maines
Jan 13, 2015
Betty L. Maines, age 87 of Lewiston and formerly longtime resident of Wilson, died Tuesday January 13, 2015 in the Eastern Niagara Hospital in Lockport. Betty was born December 5, 1927 in Altoona, PA, the daughter of the late Raymond and Mary Elizabeth (Heisler) Edevane. She married Marvin W. Maines on June 24, 1950 and they lived in Wilson...
Chad Davis
Jan 6, 2015
Chad E. Davis, age 39, lifelong resident of Niagara Falls, died Tuesday January 6, 2015 in Mt. St. Mary's Hospital in Lewiston, after a lengthy illness. Chad was born August 23, 1975 in Big Spring, TX, the son of the late Mark and Cindy (VanAsperen) Davis and was a 1993 graduate of Niagara Wheatfield High School. He had worked...
Joann Norbut
Jan 4, 2015
JoAnn K. Norbut, age 70 of Ransomville, died Sunday January 4, 2015 in Mt. St. Mary's Hospital in Lewiston. JoAnn was born August 13, 1944 in Canisteo, NY, the daughter of the late Lewis and Gladys (Cline) Bush. She attended Canisteo High School and graduated from Niagara County Community College's Nursing School as a Registered Nurse in 1983. Upon...
Felix Lombardi, Jr.
Jan 4, 2015
Felix A. Lombardi, Jr.,passed away in peace on Sunday, January 4, 2015, in the comfort of his home surrounded by his family in Roswell, New Mexico. Felix was 92, being born May 31, 1922,to Felix A. Lombardi, Sr. and Nora Carmosino Lombardi in Lewiston, New York. He was preceded in death by his wife, Nellie;his parents; one brother,Sebastian Lombardi;...
Eugene Scott
Jan 3, 2015
Eugene H. Scott, age 98 of Lewiston died Saturday January 3, 2015 in Mt. St. Mary's Hospital in Lewiston. Eugene was born September 12, 1916 in Indianapolis, IN, the son of the late Elmer E. and Phoebe D. (Hill) Scott. He graduated from Indiana University in 1938 with his Bachelors of Science Degree in Business. A U.S. Navy Veteran...
Phyllis Lynch
Jan 2, 2015
Phyllis M. Lynch, age 88 formerly of Youngstown, died Friday January 2, 2015 in the Clare Bridge Assisted Living in the Town of Wheatfield, where she has resided since 2011. Phyllis was born October 2, 1926 in Niagara Falls, NY, the daughter of the late Henry C. and Catherine (Hammon) Wagner. She attended local schools and was a 1944...
Sarah Lockhart
Jan 2, 2015
Sarah Diez Lockhart, 72, died January 2, 2015 under Hospice care in Wheatfield, NY. She was born July 5, 1942 to Russell and Mildred (Freeman) Diez in Youngstown, NY. After graduating from Millard Fillmore School of Nursing, she joined the Army Nurse Corps and completed a Bachelors Degree in Nursing from the University of Virginia. While in the Army,...
Grace Laudenslager
Dec 26, 2014
Grace M. Laudenslager, 88, of Youngstown, NY, died on Friday, December 26, 2014 in Buffalo General Hospital after a lengthy illness. Born in Epson, Surrey, England on January 12 , 1926 to the late Alfred A. and Matilda G. (Cox) Furse. While still living in England, during World War II, Grace worked at the American Embassy in London for...
Edmund Page
Dec 24, 2014
Edmund A. Page of Lewiston, NY passed away December 24, 2014 at Our Lady of Peace Rehabilitation Center in Lewiston at the age of 89. He was born October 29, 1925 in Niagara Falls, NY to the late Charles and Isabelle Page. Ed attended Niagara Falls schools. During World War II in 1943, at the age of seventeen, he...
Kimberly Smiley
Dec 18, 2014
Kimberly Smiley, age 43 of Wilson died Thursday December 18, 2014 at her home under the loving care of her family and Niagara Hospice. Kimberly was born May 29, 1971 in Niagara Falls, NY, the daughter of James E. and Pamela E. (Maynard) Smiley of Wilson. She was a graduate of School 84 in Buffalo and moved with her...
