Alice Sargent
Mar 26, 2015
Alice C. Sargent, age 97 formerly of Youngstown, died Thursday March 26,2015 in the Absolut Care of Aurora Park in East Aurora, NY. Alice was born August 7, 1917 in Saylesville, RI, the daughter of the late Arthur and Lillian (Young) Groves. She married Thomas D. Sargent on June 7, 1941. They moved from Chicago to Youngstown in 1972....
Beverly Harris
Mar 23, 2015
Mrs. Beverly J. Harris (Westerman), of Oramel, NY, formerly of Ransomville, passed away on Monday, March 23, 2015 at the age of 77. Bev was born to parents Leonard and Phoebe Westerman on January 23, 1938 in Niagara Falls, NY. She grew up one of four children. Bev married Gilbert J. Harris (Jim) on April 10, 1954. Bev and...
David Ellcome
Mar 22, 2015
David C. Ellcome, age 69 of Youngstown, died unexpectedly on Sunday March 22, 2015 in Mt. St. Mary’s Hospital in Lewiston. David was born October 18, 1945 in Portsmouth, England, the son of the late Edwin C and Joan (street) Ellcome. He was raised and schooled in Portsmouth and received his secondary education at the Portsmouth Glass Works. David...
Elaine Bentley
Mar 22, 2015
Elaine Elizabeth (nee Volante) Bentley, age 86 of Lewiston, passed away from this life with her family by her side on Sunday March 22, 2015 at Niagara Hospice House in Lockport, following a brief illness. Elaine was born December 16, 1928 in Niagara Falls, NY, the daughter of the late Thomas and Flora (Cromwell) Volante. She graduated from Trott...
David Phillips
Mar 20, 2015
David W. Phillips, age 74, lifelong resident of Ransomville, died Friday March 20, 2015 at his home after a lengthy illness. David was born August 2, 1940 in Ransomville, the son of the late David and Marion (Strablow) Phillips. He was a 1959 graduate of Wilson High School and was employed in the Maintenance Dept. of Harrison Radiator in...
John "Jack" Lymburner
Mar 17, 2015
John "Jack" E. Lymburner, age 94 of Ransomville died Tuesday March 17, 2015 in his son's home in Lewiston after a brief illness. Jack was born October 30, 1920 in Niagara Falls, NY, the son of the late Isaac and Marie (Piper) Lymburner. He graduated from Trott Vocational High School and worked for Shredded Wheat in Niagara Falls before...
Phyllis Jeffery
Mar 14, 2015
Phyllis E. (Geltz) Jeffery, age 89 of Ransomville died Saturday March 14, 2015 in Niagara Hospice House in Lockport, with her family by her side. Phyllis was born June 13, 1925 in Niagara Falls, NY, the daughter of the late Edward and Ruby (Arkles) Gatley and attended Barker Schools. She worked at the former Francie's Hill View Restaurant for...
Renton Bond
Mar 14, 2015
Renton Bond, age 84 of Youngstown died Saturday March 14, 2015 in Kenmore Mercy Hospital after a brief illness. Renton was born March 31, 1930 in Honolulu, Hawaii, the son of the late Benjamin H. and Hazel (Hoffman) Bond. He received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Middlebury College in Vermont and began a long career in Marketing and...
Barbara Gailey
Mar 5, 2015
Barbara England Gailey, known affectionately as Bobo, died Thursday, March 5, 2015 in Our Lady of Peace Nursing Care Residence in Lewiston after a lengthy illness. Bobo was born June 2, 1924 in London, Ontario, the daughter of the late Murray and Doris (Willy) England. She enjoyed dual citizenship in Canada and the U.S. She lived in Lewiston for...
Luella Willis
Mar 4, 2015
Luella M. Willis, age 84 of Ransomville, died Wednesday March 4, 2015 in the Odd Fellow & Rebekah Health Care Center in Lockport, after a lengthy illness. Luella was born January 30, 1931 in Saranac Lake, NY, the daughter of the late Percy and Agnes (Pearson) Cassavaugh. She married Robert G. Willis, Sr. on September 10, 1949 and they...
Judy Porroni
Mar 2, 2015
Judy M. Porroni, age 71 of Lockport, died Monday March 2, 2015 at her home under the loving care of her family and Niagara Hospice. Judy was born October 4, 1943 in Point Pleasant, WV, the daughter of the late Melvin and Lorena (Clark) Piatt. She was a 1961 graduate of Niagara Falls High School and married Richard T....
Garnet Mcconnaughey
Feb 28, 2015
Garnet I. McConnaughey, age 75 of Ransomville, died Saturday February 28, 2015 in Niagara Hospice House in Lockport, after a lengthy illness. Garnet was born June 7, 1939 in Punxsutawney, PA, the daughter of the late Gene and Hazel (Stahlman) Kiehl and has lived in Ransomville the past 20 years. She was a hard working mother who supported her...
Eldon Heidt
Feb 20, 2015
Eldon L. Heidt of Lewiston NY, passed away on Friday, February 20, 2015, at the age of 76 at Elderwood at Wheatfield after a lengthy battle with Multiple Sclerosis. Eldon was born June 26, 1938 in Silver Creek, NY, the son of the late W. Edward and Ruth (Mulkins) Heidt. He is survived by his beloved wife of 49...
Dianne Oberlander
Feb 19, 2015
Dianne I. "Dee" Oberlander, age 69 of Youngstown NY, died Thursday February 19, 2015 in Mt. St. Mary's Hospital in Lewiston. Dee was born December 22, 1945 in Potsdam, NY, the daughter of the late Edgar and Laura (Chittenden) Wagoner. Following her graduation from Wilson High School in 1964 she enlisted in the U.S. Air Force. She was the...
Doris Bell
Feb 15, 2015
Doris E. Bell, age 93 formerly of Dekalb and Brasher Falls, NY, passed away on Sunday February 15, 2015 in the Newfane Rehabilitation & Health Care Center in Newfane, NY. Doris was born August 22, 1921 in Rochester, VT, the daughter of the late Frank and Mary (Besaw) Murray. She was predeceased by her husband, William H. Bell whom...
Glenn Houser
Feb 10, 2015
Glenn Alan Houser, age 62 of Ransomville, passed away unexpectedly at his residence on Tuesday February 10, 2015. Glenn was born October 2, 1952 in Niagara Falls, NY, the son of the late Gordon and Vernetta (Graver) Houser. He grew up in Niagara Falls and graduated from Niagara Wheatfield High School. Glenn was employed as a Crane Operator by...
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...
