Rita Johannes
May 13, 2013
Rita A. Johannes, age 73 of Ransomville died Monday May 13, 2013 at her residence in Ransomville under the loving care of her family and Niagara Hospice. Rita was born November 4, 1939 in Niagara Falls, NY, the daughter of the late Floyd and Martha (Greaser) Garlitz. She was a 1957 graduate of Niagara Falls High School and married...
Mark Farrell
May 10, 2013
Mark W. Farrell of Lewiston passed away peacefully at home on May 10, 2013 surrounded by his loving family and friends. Mark was born on November 22, 1956 in Niagara Falls, New York to his wonderful parents, the late Jeremiah (Jerry) and Catherine (O'Brien) Farrell Backlas, He grew up in Niagara Falls, attended Mt. Carmel parochial school and graduated...
Elisabeth Schiegg
May 7, 2013
Elisabeth L. "Liesl" Schiegg, age 90 of Lewiston died Tuesday May 7, 2013 at her daughter's residence in Lewiston, after a brief illness. Liesl was born September 30, 1922 in Munich, Germany, the daughter of the late August and Cecelia (Hofman) Halbauer. She married Karl Schiegg on September 1, 1943 in Germany and they immigrated to the United States...
Allison Bernadowicz
May 5, 2013
Allison E. (Butcher) Bernadowicz, 92, of Lewiston, entered into rest on May 5, 2013 in Niagara Hospice House in Lockport, NY. She was born on August 24, 1920 in Niagara Falls, NY, the daughter of the late Frederick and Amy (Denny) Butcher. Allison attended local schools and graduated from Trott Vocational High School in Niagara Falls. She met her...
Joan Stephens
May 2, 2013
Joan Warner Stephens, age 77 of Lewiston died Thursday May 2, 2013 in Niagara Hospice House in Lockport. Joan was born September 2, 1935 in Niagara Falls, NY, the daughter of the late Howard and Ellen (Eloise Heary) Warner. She was a 1953 graduate of LaSalle High School and in 1955 she married Laurence A. Stephens. They have resided...
Barbara Ormsby
Apr 30, 2013
Barbara E. Ormsby, 91, a former resident of Niagara Falls and Youngstown, died Tuesday, April 30, 2013, in Our Lady of Peace Nursing Care Residence, Lewiston, where she had resided for the last two years and four months. A mother of nine who had a special love and concern for all children, Barbara was born May 19, 1921, in...
Catherine Mcmillan
Apr 30, 2013
Catherine A. McMillan, age 91 of Lewiston, died Sunday April 28, 2013 in the Our Lady of Peace Nursing Residence in Lewiston. She was born Caterina Salvatore on September 28, 1921 in Niagara Falls, NY, the daughter of the late Frank and Teresa (Fabiano) Salvatore. She was a School Secretary, employed by Community Consolidated School District 54 in Illinois...
Harry Figura
Apr 23, 2013
Harry Figura, age 88 of Ransomville, died on Tuesday April 23, 2013 while under the loving care of his family and Hospice in Niagara Hospice House in Lockport. Harry was born September 19, 1924 in Ransomville, the son of the late Joseph and Agnes (Kubuious) Figura. A lifelong resident, he was a 1942 graduate of Wilson High School. For...
Don Duke
Apr 17, 2013
Don B. Duke, age 89 of Youngstown, died Wednesday April 17, 2013 at the Niagara Hospice House in Lockport, after a long illness. Don was born November 10, 1923 in La Grainge, GA, the son of the late John A. and Erma (Barton) Duke. A World War II Veteran of the United State Coast Guard, he served from July...
Patricia Woolson
Apr 16, 2013
Patricia A. Woolson, age 72 of Ransomville, died Tuesday April 16, 2013 in Niagara Hospice House in Lockport, while under the care of Hospice and her loving family. Pat was born May 19, 1940 in Niagara Falls, NY, the daughter of the late Hector R. and Dorothy G. (Wright) Humphrey and was a 1958 graduate of Lewiston Porter High...
Herman Stanley
Apr 15, 2013
Herman V. Stanley, age 94 of Youngstown died Monday April 15, 2013 at his home while under the loving care of his family and Niagara Hospice. Herman was born November 30, 1918 in Detroit, MI, the son of the late William and Ella (Gehring) Stanley and has lived in Youngstown the past 60 years. On April 25, 1942 he...
James Mcintyre
Apr 14, 2013
James M. "Gentleman Jim" McIntyre, age 85 of Lewiston, died unexpectedly from injuries sustained in a fire at his home on Sunday, April 14, 2013. Jim was born July 5, 1927 in Niagara Falls, NY, the son of the late Angus and Janet (Ramsey) McIntyre. He attended Maple Ave. School and was a 1945 graduate of Niagara Falls High...
Olga Wermuth
Apr 13, 2013
Olga E. Wermuth, in her 100th year, of Youngstown died Saturday April 13, 2013 in Elderwood Health Care at Riverwood on Grand Island, NY. Olga was born April 25, 1912 in Sanborn, NY, the daughter of the late John and Augusta (Stoelting) Strasburg and graduated from Holy Ghost Lutheran Church School. She married Frederick A. Wermuth on June 21,...
D. Irene Shorey
Mar 30, 2013
D. Irene Shorey, 91, of Lewiston, NY, died on Saturday, March 30, 2013 in Mt. St. Mary's Hospital. Born in Ontario, Canada on February 6, 1922 to the late James E. and Dorothy (Comstock) Shorey and moved to Niagara Falls, NY at a young age where she attended local schools. She moved to Lewiston in the 1950's where she...
Mary Moore
Mar 23, 2013
Mary Louise Moore, 90, of Ransomville, NY, a loving mother, grandmother, and sister, died peacefully on Saturday, March 23, 2013 at Mt. St. Mary's Hospital. Her life began Feb. 2, 1923 to the late John P. and Hilda (Sweet) Conrad. Her entire life was spent in Western New York, where she was employed by Moore Business Forms in Niagara...
Gerardo Liermo, Iii
Mar 19, 2013
Gerardo "Jerry" Liermo III, 69, of the Town of Cambria, NY, died at his residence on Tuesday, March 19, 2013. Born in Niagara Falls, NY, on October 15, 1943 to Dolores (Mansu) Liermo of Modesto, CA and the late Gerardo Liermo II. Jerry was a graduate of Niagara Falls High School in 1961, and then started working at Harrison-Radiator...
Wallace Karyus
Mar 13, 2013
Wallace J. Karyus, 87, of Ransomville, NY, died Wednesday, March 13, 2013, at Crestwood Health Care, after a brief illness. Born in Buffalo, NY, June 11, 1925 to the late John G. and Edna A. (Merz) Karyus. Wallace was a graduate from Tonawanda High School in 1943, and then enlisted in the US Army Air Corp. in 1994. He...
Howard Chamberlain
Mar 12, 2013
Howard J. "Shorty" Chamberlain, 79, died unexpectedly Tuesday, March 12, 2013, in the Heart of Florida Hospital, Davenport, FL. Born in Syracuse, NY on April 2, 1934 to the late Edward H. and LaAnna (MacDonald) Chamberlain. Shorty was a graduate from the Lewiston High School in 1951, then enlisted in the US Air Force and served from 1951-1955. Shorty...
Lucille Schurr
Mar 11, 2013
Lucille B. Schurr, 88, formerly of Wilson-Cambria Rd., Ransomville, NY, died March 11, 2013, at the residence of her daughter in Gasport, NY, while under the loving care of her family and Niagara Hospice. Born in Ilion, NY on January 5, 1925 to the late Stephen and Obeline (Jutras) Dubuc. On June 29, 1944, she was married to Lloyd...
Eva Salacinski
Mar 10, 2013
Eva R. Salacinski, 88, of Lewiston, NY, died March 10, 2013, at the Newfane Rehab and Health Care Center, after a lengthy illness. Born in Quebec, Canada on January 28, 1925 to the late Napolian and Julia (Holmes) Huard. In 1948 she was married to Boleslaw "Barney" Salacinski, a WWII veteran, and have resided in Lewiston since 1962. Eva...
