Geraldine Messer
Jul 9, 2017
Geraldine Messer, age 90 of North Tonawanda, died Sunday July 9, 2017 in the Northgate Health Care Facility in Wheatfield. Geraldine was born December 23, 1926 in Niagara Falls, NY, the daughter of the late James Allen and Minnie Bell (Ferguson) Messer and was a graduate of LaSalle High School. She served as Superintendent of the Bookkeeping Department for...
Christine Luskin
Jul 8, 2017
Christine R. Luskin, age 95 of Lewiston NY, died Saturday July 8, 2017 in the Northgate Health Care Facility in Wheatfield after a long illness. Christine was born December 25, 1921 in the Town of Lewiston, the daughter of the late Clarence and Lillie (Kneepple) Landers. She married Richard E. Luskin on August 4, 1951. He predeceased her in...
Jerry Black
Jul 7, 2017
Jerry E. "Fuzzy" Black, age 70 of North Tonawanda, died Friday July 7, 2017 in the Northgate Health Care Facility in Wheatfield. Jerry was born August 25, 1946 in Niagara Falls, NY, the son of the late William Carl and Louise (Diez) Black and was a 1964 graduate of Lewiston-Porter High School. He was employed as a Custodian by...
Joan Kadziolka
Jul 3, 2017
Joan E. Kadziolka, age 81 of Wilson NY, died Monday July 3, 2017 at her home in Wilson after a brief illness. Joan was born October 3, 1935 in Buffalo, the daughter of the late Martin and Dorothy (Krege) Scholl and was a graduate of Girls Vocational High School. She married Edward K. Kadziolka in 1955 and they moved...
David Austin
Jul 1, 2017
David W."Joe" Austin, age 77, of Barker, died Saturday July 1, 2017 at his home under the loving care of his family and Niagara Hospice. Joe was born December 28, 1939 in Ransomville, NY, the son of the late Fred and Marjorie (Drinkwalter) Austin and lived most of his life in Barker. He worked as a Heavy Equipment Operator...
Louise Tata
Jun 24, 2017
Louise F. Tata, age 85 lifelong resident of Niagara Falls NY,went to be with the Lord on Saturday June 24, 2017 in the Northgate Health Care Facility in Wheatfield. Louise was born March 17, 1932 in Niagara Falls, NY, the daughter of the late Frederick and Venita (Wells) Harris and was a graduate of Niagara Falls High School. On...
Kristina Nelson
Jun 20, 2017
Kristina L. Nelson, age 67 of Youngstown, died Tuesday June 20, 2017 at her home under the loving care of her family and Niagara Hospice. Kristina was born October 14, 1949 in Buffalo, NY, the daughter of the late Heinz and Louise (Stiefel) Kroll and was a graduate of Cardinal O'Hara High School. On June 22, 1968 she married...
Roger Adamson
Jun 17, 2017
Roger M. Adamson, age 77 of Ransomville, died Saturday June 17, 2017 in Mt. St. Mary's Hospital in Lewiston, after a lengthy illness. Roger was born November 17, 1939 in Niagara Falls, NY, the son of the late Leo D. and Hazel (Baldwin) Adamson. He was a 1957 graduate of Wilson High School and has lived in Ransomville the...
Gitta Sabey
Jun 16, 2017
Gitta B. Sabey, age 94 formerly of Wilson, died Friday June 16, 2017 in Our Lady of Peace Nursing Care Residence in Lewiston, after a lengthy illness. Gitta was born May 18, 1923 in Dietersdorf, Germany, the daughter of the late Georg and Kunigunda (Liedel) Kohlbauer. She met her husband, Carl L. Sabey during WW II and moved to...
Virginia Smithson
Jun 9, 2017
Virginia I. Smithson; 92 of Youngstown, NY died Friday June 9. 2017 in Our Lady of Peace with her son Bruce and Family by her side. Born in Lewiston, NY on February 19, 1925 to the late Milton and Frances (Hillman) Crane. In her early years Virginia worked in the cafeteria at Woolworth’s Dept. Store and later was a...
Judy Ault
Jun 3, 2017
Judy A. Ault, age 74 of Ransomville, died Saturday June 3, 2017 in the Niagara Hospice House in Lockport after a short illness. Judy was born December 31, 1942 in Niagara Falls, NY, the daughter of the late Donald F. and Marie C. (York) DeTamble. She had various careers through the years. Judy made and sold crafts on the...
Thomas Vaverchak
Jun 2, 2017
Thomas P. Vaverchak, age 73 of Lewiston, died unexpectedly at his residence on Friday June 2, 2017. Tom was born January 31, 1944 in Niagara Falls, NY, the son of the late Edward P. and Margaret (Pitonyak) Vaverchak. He began working for Niagara Mohawk on August 19, 1963. When he retired from National Grid on July 1, 1999 he...
Harry Pyle
May 31, 2017
Harry F. Pyle, age 68 of Lewiston, died Wednesday May 31, 2017 at his home under the loving care of his family and Niagara Hospice. Harry was born January 27, 1949 in Niagara Falls, NY, the son of the late John J. and Marjorie Mae (Patterson) Pyle. He was a U.S. Navy Vietnam era veteran, serving from 1969 to...
Roland Bradley
May 31, 2017
Roland Lee Bradley, age 65 of Ransomville, died unexpectedly on Wednesday May 31, 2017 in the Buffalo General Medical Center. Lee was born June 4, 1951in Ransomville, NY, the son of Betty (Norman) Daniels and the late Rolland "Spike" Bradley. A lifelong resident of Ransomville, Lee was a 1969 graduate of Wilson High School. He was a U.S. Navy...
Lois Gombert
May 27, 2017
Lois L. Gombert, age 86, of Ransomville, passed away peacefully in her home under the loving care of her family on Saturday, May 27, 2017. Lois was born October 18, 1930 in Niagara Falls, NY, the daughter of the late Glynn and Emma (Buck) Wilson, and Mildred (Julius) Wilson. Emma passed away when Lois was six years old. Lois...
Ryan Kaufman
May 21, 2017
Ryan J. Kaufman, age 28 of Wilson, died unexpectedly on Sunday May 21, 2017. Ryan was born October 12, 1988 in Newfane, NY, the son of Starr (Wilson) LeBrun of Youngstown and the late Gary Kaufman. He was a 2006 graduate of Lockport High School and most recently was employed as an assembly lineman at Associated Brands in Medina....
Constance Salmeri
May 7, 2017
Constance "Connie" Salmeri, age 75 of Newfane, died Sunday May 7, 2017 at her home under the loving care of her family and Niagara Hospice. Connie was born April 14, 1942 in Wilson, the daughter of the late Seymour "Pat" and Lucille (Britton) Martin. She lived most of her life in Wilson before moving to Newfane ten years ago....
William Robins
May 4, 2017
William J. Robins, 78, of Lockport, NY died Thursday May 4, 2017 in Eastern Niagara Hospital Lockport after a brief illness. Born in Niagara Falls, NY on February 21, 1939 to the late Stanley and Elizabeth (Laughlin) Robins. Bill was raised in Lewiston and graduated from Lewiston-Porter High School in 1957. After graduating he enlisted in the U.S Air...
Vernly Antoncich
May 2, 2017
Vernly Kathrine Antoncich, 101 of the Town of Cambria died Tuesday May 2, 2017 at her residence under the loving care of her family and Niagara Hospice. Born in Lockport, NY on January 11, 1916 to the late Oscar and Euretta (Garlock) Mayer on August 21, 1933 she was married to Anthony Antoncich in Immaculate Conception R.C. Church at...
Muriel Goodman
Apr 29, 2017
Muriel A. Goodman, 90 of Lewiston, NY died peacefully on Saturday April 29, 2017 in Niagara Hospice House Lockport. Mrs. Goodman was born on April 26, 1927 in Niagara Falls, NY to the late John and Helen O’Polka. After graduating from Niagara Falls High School in 1945 she began a long and successful career at the Carborundum Co. Niagara...
