
Betty Verguson
Jul 24, 2011
Betty J. Verguson, age 79 of Lewiston died Sunday July 24, 2011 in Niagara Hospice House in Lockport, after a short illness. Betty was born June 14, 1932 in Ransomville, the daughter of the late Elmer and Emily (Mulford) Verguson. She was a 1950 graduate of Wilson High School and lived most of her life in Ransomville and Youngstown...

Lawrence Siegrist
Jul 23, 2011
Lawrence D. Siegrist, age 77 of Swann Rd. Town of Lewiston, died Friday July 22, 2011 in Buffalo General Hospital surrounded by his loving family after a long illness. Lawrence was born May 26, 1934 in Pekin, IL, the son of the late Joseph and Irene (Ewing) Siegrist. His family moved to Tonganoxie, KS and he graduated from Tonganoxie...

Virginia Knarr
Jul 21, 2011
Virginia M. Knarr, age 80 of Niagara Falls NY, died Thursday July21, 2011 in the Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center after a long illness. Virginia was born May 26, 1931 in Bigrand, PA, the daughter of the late Thomas and Leota Welder. She moved to Niagara Falls 35 years ago and was a resident of Heritage Manor in Niagara...

Arthur Krikorian
Jul 18, 2011
Arthur H. Krikorian, age 88 of Lewiston , died Monday July 18, 2011 in the Niagara Hospice House in Lockport. Mr. Krikorian was born April 1, 1923 in Lepo, Syria to the late Hachig and Lucia Krikorian, while immigrating to the United States from Armenia. He was raised in Niagara Falls and was a graduate of Niagara Falls High...

Alice Mariani
Jul 17, 2011
Alice E. Mariani, age 78, of Lewiston, NY, died Sunday, July 17, 2011, in Mount St. Mary's Hospital, Lewiston. Born in Niagara Falls, NY on November 15, 1932 to the late Joseph and Mary (Skowronski) Morowski, she was a graduate from Niagara Falls High School in 1952. On May 16, 1953, Alice was married to Robert Z. Mariani and...

Leah Adamson
Jul 15, 2011
Leah M. Adamson, age 88 of Youngstown, died Friday July 15, 2011 in the Northgate Manor Nursing Home in Wheatfield, under the care of Niagara Hospice. Leah was born January 22, 1923 in Clearfield, PA, the daughter of the late Ambrose and Anna (Cythert) Turner and was a 1941 graduate of Clearfield High School. On October 25, 1945 she...

John Valery
Jul 11, 2011
Town of Cambria, John D. Valery, age 77 of the Town of Cambria, died Monday July 11, 2011, in Mt. St. Mary's Hospital in Lewiston, after a long illness. John was born July 31, 1933 in Niagara Falls, NY, the son of the late Eugene D. and Clara A. (Vogel) Valery and attended Trott Vocational High School. He married...

Kathleen Robinson
Jul 5, 2011
Kathleen F. Robinson, age 51 of Ransomville , died Tuesday July 5, 2011 at her residence under the loving care of her family and Niagara Hospice. Kathleen was born August 27, 1959 in Orange County, CA, the daughter of George Frazier and the late Terrelle P. "Terry" (Wymer) Hibbard and has lived in Ransomville the past 36 years. She...

Paul Tretter
Jul 3, 2011
Paul M. Tretter, 87, of Portland, MI, formerly of Lewiston, NY, died Sunday, July 3, 2011, after a lengthy illness.Born in Elba, NY, December 23, 1923 to the late Mathias and Helen (Meyer) Tretter. He graduated from Elba High School and attended Cornell University. Paul served in the US Navy Air Corp. in 1946 and on February 15, 1948...

Hazel Falkner
Jun 29, 2011
Hazel S. Falkner, of Youngstown, NY, died on Wednesday, June 29, 2011 after a lengthy illness. Born on May 29, 1920 in Niagara Falls, NY to the late Roy and Katherine (Stamler) Shafer. She was a graduate of Niagara Falls High School in 1938 then attended to Roberts Beauty School in Buffalo. Hazel worked as a Professional Model for...

George Mason, Jr.
Jun 28, 2011
George R. Mason, Jr., age 84 , a lifelong resident of North Buffalo and Amherst, died Tuesday June 28, 2011 in Our Lady of Peace Nursing Residence in Lewiston, after a lengthy illness. Mr. Mason was born October 18, 1926 in Buffalo, NY, the son of the late George R., Sr. and Elizabeth (King)Mason and was a 1944 graduate...

J. Vincent Greenlief
Jun 27, 2011
Jothan Vincent Greenlief passed away on June 27, 2011 at Niagara Hospice House in Lockport. He was born on September 16, 1922, the son of the late Aaron and Samantha Greenlief of Wheeling, West Virginia. Mr. Greenlief was a hard worker all his life. He was employed at Union Carbide, Wendt's Dairy, as well as working for Norval Goodman...

Donald Wagner
Jun 22, 2011
Donald J. Wagner, age 65 of Youngstown, died Wednesday June 22, 2011 in Mt. St. Mary's Hospital in Lewiston, after a short illness. Donald was born June 14, 1946 in Syracuse, NY, the son of the late Albert and Roseanne (Ozarowski) Wagner. He was a 1964 graduate of Liverpool High School. Donald was a U.S. Army Veteran of Vietnam....

Raymond Morse
Jun 17, 2011
Raymond C. Morse, age 79 of Ransomville died Friday June 17, 2011 at his residence after a short illness. Raymond was born September 2, 1931 in Hornell, NY, the son of the late Alley and Mildred (Cochran) Morse and has lived in Ransomville since 1956. He was an Electrician, employed by Occidental Chemical Co. in Niagara Falls, NY for...

Salvatore Abbate
Jun 17, 2011
Salvatore P. "Sam" Abbate, age 69, died on Friday, June 17, 2011 at his home in Cambria, NY with his fiance` by his side, after a brief illness. He was born on July 30, 1941 in Buffalo, NY, the son of the late Frank M. and Mary Biondolillo Abbate. Sam graduated from Canisius High School in 1959, and attended...

Anne Weir
May 31, 2011
Anne Weir, age 89 of Lewiston, passed away on Tuesday May 31, 2011 at her home under the loving care of her good friends, Hart Interfaith, and Niagara Hospice, after several years of failing health. Ann was born April 22, 1922 in the British Crown Colony of Hong Kong, daughter of the late Walter and Annie (Watt) Weir. She...

Eugenia Furgal
May 30, 2011
Eugenia "Jean" Kieron Furgal, age 89, formerly of Lewiston died Monday May 30, 2011 in Elderwood Health Care at Crestwood in Wheatfield after a lengthy illness. Jean was born March 6, 1922 in Niagara Falls, NY, the daughter of the late Joseph and Michalina (Gronek) Kieron. She was a graduate of Niagara Falls High School and Bryant & Stratton...

Katherine Lewis
May 29, 2011
Katherine A. "Katie" Lewis, age 69 of the Town of Cambria, died Sunday May 29, 2011 at her residence under the loving care of her family and Niagara Hospice. Katie was born February 21, 1942 in Niagara Falls, NY, the daughter of the late David W. and Marion A. (Strablow) Phillips and was a lifelong resident of the Town...

Peter Gillespie
May 24, 2011
Peter J. Gillespie, age 73 of Lewiston. died Tuesday May 24, 2011 in Mt. St. Mary's Hospital in Lewiston, after a lengthy illness. Peter was born July 6, 1937 in Boston, MA, the son of the late John J. and Dorothy (Kelly) Gillespie. He attended Boston Latin and graduated from Weymouth High School in 1956. Afterwards he attended Northeastern...

Pasquale Spina, Jr.
May 22, 2011
Pasquale "Pat" F. Spina, Jr., age 64 of the Town of Cambria, passed away Sunday May 22, 2011 lovingly surrounded by his family in the Erie County Medical Center in Buffalo. Pat was born March 7, 1947 in Lewiston, NY, the son of the late Pasquale F., Sr. and Anna (Mickey) Spina and was a lifelong resident of the...