
Daniel Buttery
Aug 13, 2012
Daniel A. Buttery, age 62 of Lewiston died on Monday August 13, 2012 in the Erie County Medical Center in Buffalo from injuries he sustained in a motorcycle accident while returning home from the 2012 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in Sturgis, SD. Dan was born August 23, 1949 in Lewiston, the son of the late Donald and Ada Mae (Murray)...

Lorene Near
Aug 9, 2012
Lorene Near, age 80 of Lewiston went to be with her Heavenly Father on Thursday August 9, 2012 in Our Lady of Peace Nursing Residence in Lewiston, after a lengthy illness. Lorene was born December 24, 1931 in Hurley, VA, the daughter of the late John and Marjorie Lester and has resided in Lewiston the past 30 years. She...

Christopher Taczak
Aug 8, 2012
Christopher G. Taczak, age 48 of Lewiston died unexpectedly on Wednesday August 8, 2012 while at work at the Erie County Medical Center in Buffalo. Chris was born August 29, 1963 in North Tonawanda, NY, the son of Eva (Clerk) Taczak Leach of Kingman, AZ (formerly of Niagara Falls) and the late Paul Taczak. He was a graduate of...

Lisa M. Bradshaw
Jul 25, 2012
Lisa M. Bradshaw, 63, formerly of Lewiston, NY, went to her heavenly home on Wednesday, July 25, 2012, after a long and difficult illness. She passed peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, in Clearwater, Florida, where she resided with her sister, Sarah Thompson, since 2010. Born on July 18, 1949, in Niagara Falls, NY, she was the daughter of...

Keith Edwards
Jul 23, 2012
Keith J.S. Edwards, 58, of Niagara Falls, NY, died on July 23, 2012 in Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center. Born in Toronto, Ontario on August 11, 1953. He was employed at the Goodyear Co. and the Mack Trucking Co., both in Toronto. He also served in the Canadian Militia. Keith moved to Niagara County in 1989 and received his...

Joan Pillittere
Jul 20, 2012
Joan A. Pillittere, 73, of Lewiston, NY, died on Friday, July 20, 2012 in Our Lady of Peace Nursing Care Residence, Lewiston, after a lengthy illness. Born in Buffalo, NY, on August 14, 1938 to the late Angelo and Jennie (Dolce) Bella. On July 16, 1955, she was married to Joseph T. Pillittere, the former NYS Assemblymen, and they...

Patricia Marotta
Jul 15, 2012
Patricia Marotta, age 83 of Lewiston died Sunday July 15, 2012 in Mercy Hospital in Buffalo. Patricia was born December 9, 1928 in Lockport, NY, the daughter of the late Mark and Helen (Redner) Singer. She married Joseph J. Marotta on July 12, 1952 and they had resided in Lewiston since 1970. Joseph predeceased her on September 4, 2008....

Rosemary Flood
Jul 10, 2012
Rosemary K. Flood, age 56 of Youngstown was reunited with her beloved late husband, Roger, on Tuesday July 10, 2012 after being stricken at her home. Rosemary was born March 3, 1956 in Pierre, SD, the daughter of Marian (Flom) Ernst of Youngstown and the late John R. Ernst. She was a graduate of Theodore Riggs High School in...

Milan Carr
Jul 3, 2012
Milan L. Carr, age 77 of Ransomville died Tuesday July 3, 2012 in the Niagara Rehabilitation & Nursing Center in Niagara Falls, NY. Milan was born July 12, 1934 in Coudersport, PA, the son of the late John and Ruth (Mamon) Carr and has lived in Ransomville the past 32 years. He was a U.S. Marine Corp veteran of...

Edward Fitzpatrick
Jul 1, 2012
Edward Fitzpatrick, age 92 of Lewiston passed away suddenly on Sunday July 1, 2012 at Mt. St. Mary's Hospital in Lewiston. Born on December 8, 1919 in Saltcoats, Scotland to the late Edward and Diana (Brown) Fitzpatrick, he immigrated to Niagara Falls, NY in 1936 and later moved to Lewiston in 1949 where he has resided the last 63...

Charles Bills
Jul 1, 2012
Charles R. Bills, age 77 of Ransomville, died Sunday July 1, 2012 in Niagara Hospice House in Lockport, after a short illness. Charles was born July 1, 1935 in Niagara Falls, NY, the son of the late Charles E. and Jean (Newing) Bills and was a lifelong resident of Ransomville. He attended Wilson High School and played bugle as...

Elizabeth Stoyell
Jun 30, 2012
Lewiston, Elizabeth A. Stoyell (Betty Ann), age 87, of Lewiston died Saturday, June 30, 2012 in the Highland's Living Center, in Pittsford, NY, after a short illness. Elizabeth was born January 29, 1925 in Niagara Falls, the daughter of the late John T. and Marie (Kennedy) Williams. She graduated from Wilson High School in Wilson and went to work...

George Hof, Jr.
Jun 25, 2012
George A. Hof, Jr. of Youngstown, NY on June 25, 2012. Passed away peacefully surrounded by his immediate family. Survived by his cherished children Joe, (of Warrenton, VA), Amy Kathryn (of Fairport, NY), and Laura (of Wolfeboro, NH). Beloved father-in-law of Arleen, Richard, and Bob. Adored grandfather of Sarah, Hillary, Annie, Marina, George, and Grace. Born April 11, 1929...

Edmund Wendt
Jun 23, 2012
Edmund R. Wendt, age 92 of Sanborn, died Saturday June 23, 2012 in Mt St. Mary's Hospital in Lewiston, after a brief illness. Ed was born December 12, 1919 in Sanborn, NY, the son of the late Edward and Lena (Strassburg) Wendt and was a lifelong resident. He married Jane M. McCollum on October 2, 1948. Jane predeceased him...

Georgia Krauser
Jun 16, 2012
Georgia F. Krauser, age 97 of Lewiston NY, died Saturday June 16, 2012 in Mount St. Mary's Hospital in Lewiston. Georgia was born June 11, 1915 in Elmira, NY, the daughter of the late Ralph and Leonia (Conklin) Brisco and had resided in Lewiston since 1941. She attended the City Hospital of Buffalo School of Nursing in 1959 received...

Mary Ann Davenport
Jun 15, 2012
Mary Ann Davenport, age 48 of Wheatfield died Friday June 15, 2012 in Mt St. Mary's Hospital in Lewiston. Mary Ann was born December 7, 1963 in Andalusia, AL, the daughter of Emory and Charlotte (McCart) Davenport. A consumer of Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara, Mary Ann had resided in Ransomville for 5 years prior to moving to Wheatfield a...

Mark H. Johnston
Jun 14, 2012
Mark H. Johnston, 53, Oakdale CT, passed on to the Lord at Yale New Haven Hospital on June 14, 2012. Born on August 3, 1958 in Lockport NY, he was the beloved son of Rita A. (Lamaspi) Johnston and the late Calvin H. Johnston of Odessa FL. Mark was a graduate of Ledyard High School in Ledyard CT, Thames...

Margaret White
Jun 11, 2012
Margaret E. White, age 79 formerly of South Lake St. in Youngstown, died Monday June 11, 2012 in the Newfane Rehabilitation & Health Care Center after a lengthy illness. Margaret was born in August 21, 1932 in Youngstown, the daughter of the late Willard R. and Margaret L. (Bishop) Peak Calviello and was a lifelong resident. She worked as...

Chester Serba
Jun 4, 2012
Chester P. Serba, age 91 formerly of Niagara Falls died Monday June 4, 2012 in the DeGraff Memorial Hospital in North Tonawanda, after a long illness. Chester was born June 18, 1920 in Youngstown, NY, the son of the late John Sr. and Bertha (Ceasar) Serba. He grew up in Youngstown and was a 1937 graduate of Youngstown High...

Gloria Schultz
Jun 3, 2012
Gloria Schultz, age 75 of Ransomville, died Sunday June 3, 2012 in Our Lady of Peace Nursing Residence in Lewiston, after a long illness. Gloria was born August 18, 1936 in Rochester, NY. She has been a consumer of Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara since moving to Ransomville from West Seneca in 1995. Services will be held at HARDISON FUNERAL...