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Michael J. Flaherty, longtime Buffalo attorney

August 8, 2013, 2:12 pm
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May 1, 1940 – Aug. 5, 2013

Michael J. Flaherty, an attorney and past president of the Bar Association of Erie County, died Monday in Buffalo General Medical Center after a long illness. He was 73.

Mr. Flaherty was born in Buffalo and for much of his childhood lived above the family tavern on South Park Avenue.

A graduate of St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute, Mr. Flaherty earned his bachelor’s degree at Niagara University and his law degree from the University of Notre Dame.

In 1964, he married his childhood sweetheart, Sheila J. Supples. The couple raised their six children in the Town of Evans, where they lived for more than 35 years.

Shortly after his admission to the New York State Bar, Mr. Flaherty formed the law firm Flaherty & Shea with partner James P. Shea. He engaged in general practice law for more than 45 years, representing clients in both civil and criminal matters.

Mr. Flaherty was active in the Bar Association of Erie County, where he served as president from 2003-04.

He also served as Town of Evans attorney and prosecutor for a time.

Mr. Flaherty liked to swim, run and golf. He was a member of Council 184, Knights of Columbus, Buffalo.

Besides his wife of 49 years, Mr. Flaherty is survived by four sons, Michael Jr., Patrick, Daniel and James; two daughters, Marie and Anne Cedrone; and a sister, Katherine Holden.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 9:30 a.m. Saturday in St. Joseph Cathedral, 50 Franklin St.
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James D. Lynch, retired mail engineer, business owner

August 8, 2013, 2:53 pm
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Aug. 25, 1941 – Aug. 5, 2013

James D. Lynch, a retired mail engineer and small business owner, died Monday. He was 71.

Mr. Lynch was born in Buffalo and grew up in the Town of Tonawanda, where he graduated from Kenmore West High School. He worked briefly at General Motors before joining the U.S. Army.

Mr. Lynch served as a ballistic meteorologist at military bases throughout Europe, at one point saving a fellow soldier from drowning after a late-night swim in the Rhine River.

After his military service, Mr. Lynch began his nearly 30-year career at Pitney Bowes in Amherst, where he was a field service engineer who serviced mail equipment.

After his work at Pitney Bowes, Mr. Lynch founded his own mail service business, Lynch Mail Systems, where he had many big clients including the University at Buffalo, Delphi and the Town of Amherst. Mr. Lynch was known for popping in at each office and telling jokes and sharing stories with his customers.

In 2005, Mr. Lynch sold his company and began an active retirement. He sang and played guitar and enjoyed boating on the Niagara River, running and downhill skiing.

He was an active member of St. Edmund Church and a member of the Niagara County Underwater Explorers Club.

Mr. Lynch is survived by his wife of 47 years, the former Linda Lentsch; a brother, Patrick; and three sons, Thomas, David and Robert.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 9:30 a.m. Saturday in Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, 263 Claremont Ave., Town of Tonawanda.
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Millie A. Tollar, longtime Wegmans employee

August 8, 2013, 2:57 pm
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Sept. 24, 1955 – Aug. 6, 2013

Millie A. Tollar, a Wegmans employee for nearly 23 years, died Tuesday n Mercy Hospital in South Buffalo after a long illness. She was 57.

A native of Altoona, Pa., she graduated from Altoona Area High School and was a graduate of the University at Buffalo with a degree in personnel management.

Mrs. Tollar served in the U.S. Army in Nuremburg, Germany, from 1974 to 1977, where she met her husband, Peter.

Mrs. Tollar started working at the Wegmans store in West Seneca. About 10 years ago, she transferred to the Wegmans on McKinley Parkway, where she worked as manager of the service desk. She earned employee of the month awards several times throughout her career. An avid reader, Mrs. Tollar often finished novels in a single day and completed every crossword puzzle she started, according to her family. She enjoyed vacationing at Myrtle Beach with her family and was also the doting owner of two rescued pit bulls and a cat.

Survivors include her husband of nearly 26 years, Peter; two daughters, Rachel and Meaghan; her mother, Bertha Boyles; and a brother, Raymond Nebelski.

A memorial service will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. today in the Lombardo Funeral Home, 3060 Abbott Road, Orchard Park.
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Teddy M. Stoklosa, former Blasdell village trustee

August 8, 2013, 5:35 pm
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Dec. 19, 1925 – Aug. 5, 2013

Teddy M. Stoklosa, of Blasdell, a former Blasdell village trustee, died Monday after a short illness. He was 87.

Born in Lackawanna, he was a graduate of Lackawanna High School and served in the Navy in the Pacific during World War II.

A photography enthusiast, he worked as an industrial photographer and specification writer for Sylvania Electronics in Cheektowaga from 1953 to 1967, then was a film developer of Bell’s Microfilm in Buffalo from 1968 to 1980. He also was a buildings and grounds worker for the Town of Hamburg from 1976 until he retired in 1986.

Mr. Stoklosa was elected to three terms on the Blasdell Village Board and was a Hamburg Democratic committeeman. He also served on the Blasdell Village Zoning Board.

He was a member of the Buffalo Industrial Photographers and the University of Buffalo Camera Club and was president of the South Buffalo Camera Club.

Active in Our Mother of Good Counsel Catholic Church since 1959, he served on the first Parish Council and was a Eucharistic minister. He and his wife led the religious education program at the church for about 20 years.

He was a past president of the Blasdell-Woodlawn Lions Club and was a member of Matthew Glab Post, American Legion, and the Buffalo Aero Club.

He donated 78 pints of blood to the American Red Cross.

His wife of 55 years, the former Florence Sicienski, died in 2009.

Surviving are two sons, Daniel and Stanley; two daughters, Margaret and Elizabeth Kolle; a brother, Joseph; and a sister, Lucy Tobias.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 9:30 a.m. today in Our Mother of Good Counsel Church, 3688 South Park Ave., Blasdell.
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Thelma J. Grunthaner, retired teacher of the deaf

August 8, 2013, 5:38 pm
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Feb. 12, 1939 – Aug. 7, 2013

Thelma Jane Grunthaner, a retired teacher at St. Mary’s School for the Deaf, died Wednesday in Buffalo General Medical Center after a short illness. She was 74.

Born in St. Mary’s, Pa., Miss Grunthaner earned her bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in special education from Buffalo State Teachers College.

She taught at St. Mary’s School for the Deaf for 35 years, retiring in 1994. She served as head of the Home Economics Department and was recognized as Teacher of the Year.

Formerly a resident of the Town of Tonawanda, she was a devoted Catholic, a member of the Catholic Alumni Club and served as a Eucharistic minister at Montgomery Park in East Amherst, where she lived for the past six years.

She was an expert seamstress, crocheter and crafter. She designed and made sweaters and blankets for her family and friends. She also was known for her cinnamon rolls and chocolate fudge. A dog lover, she was particularly fond of poodles.

Survivors include two sisters, Della Lentz and Gloria; a brother, Bill; and a close friend, Maureen Lenahan.

Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in the chapel at Forest Lawn.
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Myron M. Hunt, shopping center industry pioneer

August 9, 2013, 1:40 pm
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April 8, 1926 – July 30, 2013

Myron Hunt, shopping center industry pioneer and founder of Myron M. Hunt Inc., died on July 30 in Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital. He was 87.

An early shopping center industry entrepreneur, Mr. Hunt was known for his business integrity and the close relationships he formed with national and regional retailers. He founded his company in 1962 and was responsible for the development of more than 3 million square feet of retail projects. His three sons eventually joined him in the business, which remains based in Western New York.

Mr. Hunt spent the first 10 years of his career at Hunt Real Estate Corp., where he was a principal together with his late brother, Stuart, and his late father, Charles, who founded the company in 1911.

Beyond his work, Mr. Hunt’s life revolved around his family and friends. He spent almost all of his time outside of work with his best friend and wife of 64 years, Nancy Rice Hunt. The couple traveled extensively and divided time between their homes in Williamsville and Naples, Fla.

He also was passionate about time spent with his sons, daughters-in-law and six grandchildren, and his friendships were many, meaningful and lifelong.

Mr. Hunt graduated from Bennett High School, where he was a three-sport varsity athlete and an All High outfielder for the Tiger’s first Cornell Cup championship baseball team in 1943. He was inducted into the Bennett High School Sports Hall of Fame in 2007.

In 1944, Mr. Hunt joined the Army as a replacement during the Battle of the Bulge, serving in Germany with the famed 99th Infantry Division of the Third Army. He fought in the battles for the Remagen Bridge and the Ruhr Pocket, and participated in the liberation of Dachau concentration camp.

After the war, Mr. Hunt spent one year at Nichols School and subsequently graduated from Middlebury College, where he also played baseball and football.

In addition to his wife, Mr. Hunt is survived by his sons, Thomas M., Andrew M. and Christopher M., and his sister, Martha H. Peck. A memorial celebration will be held at the Country Club of Buffalo, 250 Youngs Road, Amherst, from 4 to 6 p.m. on Monday. Arrangements are by the Dengler, Roberts, Perna Funeral Home.
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Area Deaths

August 9, 2013, 5:07 pm
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Dolores T. Bagley, of North Java, died Aug. 6.

Concetta “Connie” (Travale) Barone, died Aug. 7.

Dorothy M. Baumet, of Cheektowaga, died Aug. 6.

Lucy (Lardo) Breidenstein, of Buffalo, died Aug. 8.

Doris M. (Brooks) Bugenhagen, of Clarence Center, died Aug. 8.

Dorothy A. Burden, died July 28.

James D. Bursie Jr., of Buffalo, died Aug. 4.

Carol A. (Belcer) Bishop, of Buffalo, died Aug. 5.

Nicholas Allen “Big Al” Bohall Sr., 77, of Arcade, died Aug. 7.

Norman W. “Gerald” Braun, of Boston and Orchard Park, died Aug. 7.

Michael A. Burgio, of Tonawanda, died Aug. 7.

Conrad P. Dougherty, died June 3.

Robert J. Drapo, of Town of Tonawanda, died Aug. 6.

Nellie M. (Baron) Dudek, of Blasdell, died Aug. 6.

Darrel A. Eddings, 77, of Youngstown, died Aug. 6.

David M. Elberson, 60, died Aug. 8.

James P. English, of Hamburg, founder and director of Claddagh Commission, died Aug. 8.

Michael J. Flaherty, died Aug. 5.

Frederick L. Follett, of Kenmore, died Aug. 6.

Rosaline J. “Roz” (Boleeno) Freier, of Cheektowaga, died Aug. 7.

Josephine A. (Schilagi) Ghiandoni, 86, died Aug. 6.

Sister MaryJane Golden, of Sisters of St. Mary of Namur, longtime teacher, died Aug. 7.

David T. Grasso, 43, died Aug. 4.

Earle C. “Squirrel” Greene Jr., of Tonawanda, died Aug. 7.

Thelma Jane Grunthaner, died Aug. 7.

Irene F. (Zawistowski) Gryczkowski, of Evans, died Aug. 6.

Bertha “Bertie” (Maciejewska) Herr, of Lancaster, died Aug. 6.

Myron M. Hunt, died July 30.

Verzel Johnson, died Aug. 6.

June G. Keicher, died Aug. 8.

Norma A. Kirschenbaum, died Aug. 8.

Florence L. (Krzyzanowski) Kline, died Aug. 7.

Walter F. “Buster” Knop, died July 1.

Veronica T. (Lallucci) (Clarke) Kurek, 97, of Buffalo, died Aug. 7.

Corinne A. “Corky” (Scoones) Lund, died Aug. 4.

James W. Lanphere, died Aug. 6.

Carlton Matthews Jr., 74, of Ellicottville, died Aug. 6.

Richard A. May, died Aug. 9.

Frances A. McClellan, 81, died Aug. 8.

Yvonne E. (Luther) McKenna, 94, died Aug. 6.

Marion A. (Weiss) Michael, member of St. Gregory the Great Church Seniors, died Aug. 7.

Geraldine “Gerry” (Huber) Minotti, died Aug. 7.

Alexander Sandor Molnar, 83, died Aug. 7.

Larry F. “Fuzzy” Mondel, of Depew, died July 30.

Joseph P. Oddo Jr., of Buffalo, died Aug. 4.

Natalie Perfecta, of Buffalo, died Aug. 7.

David L. Pillard, died Aug. 4.

Mary “Ginny” (Ruth) Plotkin, of Angola, died Aug. 6.

Dorothy L. (Kostrzebski) Pomarzynski, died Aug. 8.

Carol A. (Gonsiorek) Proudman, of Lackawanna, died Aug. 6.

Joseph A. Quagliano, died Aug. 8.

Joseph R. “Rick” Rank, 82, of City of Tonawanda, died Aug. 3.

William S. Reynolds, died July 30.

Robert J. “Bob” “Papa” Reinhardt, of Wheatfield, died Aug. 8.

Lisa C. Salzman, of Hamburg, died Aug. 4.

Agnes C. (Yespelkis) Schnitzer, of Alden, died Aug. 6.

Dolores C. (Schiavitti) Scire, died July 25.

Doris Jean Skok, 77, of Cheektowaga, died Aug. 7.

Mildred A. (Nebelski) Tollar, of Hamburg, died Aug. 6.

John A. “Jack” Williams, of Hamburg, died Aug. 8.
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David M. Elberson, business owner, woodworker

August 10, 2013, 5:15 pm
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Feb. 6, 1953 – Aug. 8, 2013

David M. Elberson, a business owner and woodworker, died Thursday in Hospice Buffalo, Cheektowaga, after a short illness. He was 60.

A West Valley resident, Mr. Elberson was born in Buffalo and graduated from Kensington High School in 1971.

Mr. Elberson was the owner of Buffalo Forest Products in Amherst, which sold hardwood lumber and custom-made furniture, and also offered woodworking classes. Before launching Buffalo Forest Products in the late 1990s, Mr. Elberson owned construction and stained-glass businesses.

Mr. Elberson enjoyed hunting, fishing and competitive target shooting. He was a member of Limestone Sportsmen Club and the Western New York Woodturners.

Family members also said he was a “cooker and eater” who enjoyed entertaining.

Survivors include his former wife of 30 years, Linda; two daughters, Monica Herman and Valerie; two sisters, Patricia Keller and Pamela; and two brothers, Terry and Robert.

A memorial service will be held at 6 p.m. Monday in Christ United Methodist Church, 350 Saratoga Road, Snyder.
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James P. English, founder of Claddagh Commission

August 10, 2013, 6:04 pm
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Feb. 2, 1930 – Aug. 8, 2013

James P. English, the founder of Claddagh Commission, an Evans-based agency that serves the developmentally disabled, died Thursday in Mercy Hospital. He was 83.

A resident of Hamburg, Mr. English was a 1949 graduate of Kenmore High School.

In 1978, he founded the Claddagh Commission, where, through the years, he and his wife, Jean, worked to establish an integrated residence for intellectually delayed adults in Western New York.

In 1983, Mr. English was named the Outstanding Citizen of the Year by the Evans-Brant Chamber of Commerce for developing a program for those in need, called Operation Good Neighbor.

Mr. English also was a volunteer for the Service Corps of Retired Executives, mentoring business owners and executives. Mr. English also enjoyed boating, travel, golf and buying and selling real estate.

In addition to his wife of 35 years, survivors include four daughters, Carol Caputi, Susan Trias, Patricia Chisholm and Judy; two sons Terrance and Carl; and a sister, Joan.

A service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday in South Towns Christian Center, 6619 Southwest Blvd., Hamburg.
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Peter F. Gugino Sr., Brant town justice, farmer

August 11, 2013, 6:39 pm
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Dec. 30, 1940 – Aug. 10, 2013

Peter F. Gugino Sr., a farm operator and town justice in the Town of Brant for 24 years, died unexpectedly Saturday after he presided at a wedding ceremony in Evangola State Park. He was 72.

Born in Silver Creek, he was a 1957 graduate of Lake Shore Central High School and earned an associate degree from Bryant & Stratton Business Institute.

Mr. Gugino worked with his father on a farm that had been in his family for more than a century. He took over the farm after his father’s death.

He grew strawberries, tomatoes, beans and Concord grapes on about 100 acres in the Town of Brant and another 100 acres in the Town of Hanover. He also operated five Gugino Farms strawberry stands in the Southtowns.

Devoted to his church, community and family, he served on the Brant Town Board in the 1960s and 1970s and first was elected Brant town justice in 1979. After a hiatus, he was re-elected to the bench in 2001 and was completing his sixth term.

He also was a volunteer firefighter and was very active in the former Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church in Brant. He was a former member of the board of directors of the Welch’s Grape Co-operative.

Survivors include his wife of 51 years, the former Geraldine Arcoraci; a son, Peter Jr.; a daughter, Gina Hackbarth; two brothers, Charles and Fred; and a sister, Carol D’Orazio.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 10 a.m. Tuesday in St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, 417 Commercial St., Farnham.
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Lorraine E. Danheiser, 91, homemaker, avid traveler

August 12, 2013, 4:35 pm
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Feb. 12, 1922 – Aug. 11, 2013

Lorraine Danheiser, homemaker and avid traveler, died peacefully Sunday at Clare Bridge Senior Living facility in Williamsville. She was 91.

Born in Buffalo, Mrs. Danheiser raised five children with her late husband, George, who was a former stereotyper for The Buffalo Evening News. They were married in 1942 and lived in the Town of Tonawanda for more than 40 years.

Mrs. Danheiser loved to travel, especially to tropical locations. She vacationed in Hawaii, Tahiti, Trinidad, Tobago and the Bahamas, among other places.

Mrs. Danheiser is survived by her four sons, David, Kevin, Kenny, and Dennis, who is the deputy sports editor for the Buffalo News. Mrs. Danheiser’s daughter, Nancy, passed away two weeks ago in Dallas from a sudden illness.

A wake will be held from noon to 2 p.m. Thursday at the Dengler, Roberts, Perna Funeral Home on Maple Road in Amherst, followed by a short service and burial at St. Martin’s Cemetery in Langford.
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James V. Damato, operated first cable TV business in Buffalo suburbs

August 12, 2013, 5:03 pm
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Jan. 19, 1930 – Aug. 6, 2013

James V. Damato, who in the 1960s and 1970s was the owner of one of the first cable TV businesses in Western New York, died Aug. 6 at his home in Wellsville. He was 83.

Born in Turtle Creek, Pa., 12 miles southeast of Pittsburgh, he moved with his family to Buffalo as a child. He attended Buffalo Public Schools until the ninth grade.

Mr. Damato operated his own TV antenna and tower business before venturing into the burgeoning cable TV business. He started Comax Telcom, which, according to his family, was the first cable TV business to operate in Buffalo’s suburbs. He retired in 1975.

Mr. Damato enjoyed flying his Cessna airplane and hunting.

He is survived by a daughter, Darlene Lake; two sons, James V. Jr. and Daniel L.; and a brother, Ronald.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 10 a.m. Friday in Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Church, 26 Thorn Ave., Orchard Park.
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Antonina Morcelle, mother and ECC laboratories employee

August 12, 2013, 5:31 pm
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April 10, 1976 – Aug. 10, 2013

Antonina M. “Toni” Morcelle, a mother of three and an Erie Community College employee, died Saturday after her fight with a heart condition. She was 37.

Mrs. Morcelle was born in Buffalo into a large family. She graduated from Hutchinson-Central Technical High School, where she excelled as a pitcher on the softball team.

Mrs. Morcelle then earned an associate degree from Erie Community College before earning her bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Mich.

Mrs. Morcelle worked for the Science Department at ECC, preparing chemicals and specimens while maintaining the safety of the laboratories for more than 12 years.

She sat proudly on ECC’s College Senate, where she was a member of the Academic Standards Committee. She was honored with the President’s Recognition Award for Outstanding Technical Support from the college in 2011.

Mrs. Morcelle was happiest on the shores of Lake Erie, where she worked at the St. Vincent de Paul Camp as a counselor and art director. She introduced tie-dye T-shirts to the campers, and the shirts remain a signature part of hundreds of children’s camping experiences each summer.

It was also there that she met – and later said “yes” to the marriage proposal of – Michael Morcelle. They were married May 12, 2001.

Active at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church and School, Mrs. Morcelle ran parish Valentine’s dances and was a team member at Mission.

She was happy to be a room mother in the classrooms of her three small children, Isabella, 11, her beautiful dancer; Joseph, 9, her dinosaur lover and Lego engineer; and Matthew, 6, her smiley hugger. She was an avid scrapbooker of her family’s activities.

Besides her husband and children, Mrs. Morcelle is survived by her parents, Michael and Kathryn Marino; two sisters, Josephine Beeman and Elisabeth Marino; five brothers, Paul, Michael Jr., Patrick, Christopher and William.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, 6441 Seneca St., Springbrook.
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Norman F. Horn, plumber, World War II veteran

August 12, 2013, 5:32 pm
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April 2, 1921 – Aug. 8, 2013

Norman F. Horn of West Seneca, a decorated veteran of World War II who helped liberate a Nazi concentration camp and served as an interpreter to captured German troops before proceeding on to a long career as a union plumber in the area, died Thursday at his Reserve Road home. He was 92.

Born in Buffalo, Mr. Horn moved to West Seneca at a young age and was educated at Trinity Lutheran School before earning his high school diploma from South Park.

Mr. Horn was drafted and served in the U.S. Army during World War II. As a member of the 45th Infantry Division, Mr. Horn was a forward observer who served in campaigns throughout Italy, France and Germany.

His unit liberated 32,000 captives of the Dachau concentration camp April 29, 1945. Two days later, his division was sent to Munich to occupy the city until V-E Day. Because of his German heritage and ability to speak and understand German, Mr. Horn served as an interpreter with captured German troops.

He earned the Bronze Star, the Bronze Arrowhead, the European, African and Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal and a silver and bronze service star for his service.

Following the war, Mr. Horn returned to Western New York and married his childhood neighbor, Mary Heinrich. The couple remained in West Seneca and raised five daughters, M. Kathleen Stephan, Karen Hollowood, Krista Rossi, Kimberley Janek and Karla Buelow.

Mr. Horn, who obtained his journeyman’s plumber’s license, was employed locally for large commercial plumbing companies, including Weinheimer, Quackenbush and Rudy Slaczyk. He worked as a member of the Plumber and Steamfitters Local Union No. 22 for 32 years until his retirement in 1986. Mr. Horn’s self-professed “favorite plumbing job” was working on the “Marine Midland skyscraper,” known now as HSBC tower.

A lifelong member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Mr. Horn taught kindergarten Sunday school for many years and continued volunteering at Trinity by cutting grass and folding weekly bulletins.

He was fond of bowling, woodworking, yard work and gardening.

Mr. Horn’s wife of 55 years predeceased him in 2002. He is survived by his daughters, as well as nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday from Trinity Lutheran Church, 146 Reserve Road, West Seneca. Interment will follow at Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery, 146 Reserve Road, West Seneca.
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Roger Fremming, retired Buffalo police officer

August 12, 2013, 5:53 pm
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July 18, 1920 – Aug. 10, 2013

Roger Fremming, a former Buffalo police officer, died Saturday. He was 93.

Mr. Fremming was born in Buffalo and graduated Fosdick Masten High School in 1938.

He was signed as a pitcher by the Cleveland Indians to a minor-league contract and played in the Florida State League on the Leesburg Florida Anglers. He left his baseball career behind when he enlisted in the Army during World War II, serving as a cryptographer in the Philippines and New Guinea.

He returned to Buffalo and joined the police force, becoming a traffic patrolman and a fixture at Main and Court streets for many years. He retired in 1980, two years after receiving the force’s Public Safety Award.

Survivors include his wife of 65 years, the former Ruth Jantzen; two daughters, Debby Knight and Annie Pankow; and a brother, Ken.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Aloysius Gonzaga Church, 157 Cleveland Drive.
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Area Deaths

August 12, 2013, 8:31 pm
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Dolores P. (Giambra) Agro, died Aug. 10.

Vincent James Anzalone, 80, died Aug. 8.

Mary E. (Nelson) Deney, of West Seneca, died Aug. 10.

Harold W. “Joe” Dick, 82, of Lewiston, died Aug. 11.

Marion L. (Hauck) Freihoefer, died Aug. 9.

Roger F. Fremming, a Buffalo police officer at Main and Court streets, died Aug. 10.

James N. Fullone, of Buffalo, died Aug. 10.

Arthur J. Greco Jr., died Aug. 10.

Eugene S. Idziak, of St. Petersburg, Fla., formerly of Cheektowaga, died Aug. 7.

Agnes H. Klash, 84, of Williamsville, died Aug. 7 in Rowlett, Texas

Eleanor (Kazubowski) Matuszewski, died June 23 in Las Vegas, NV.

Antonina M. “Toni” (Marino) Morcelle, 37, of West Seneca, died Aug. 10.

Richard A. Schreckengost, died July 12.

Stanley J. Zynda Jr., of Depew, died Aug. 10.
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John A. Stevens Jr., retired Buffalo Schools engineer

August 13, 2013, 2:35 pm
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June 3, 1926 – Aug. 7, 2013

John A. Stevens Jr., of North Boston, a retired Buffalo Schools engineer, died Aug. 7 in Mercy Hospital after a short illness. He was 87.

Born in Buffalo, he attended Technical High School and enlisted in the Navy at age 17. He served in the Pacific in World War II aboard the USS San Diego, the first ship into Tokyo Bay after the Japanese surrender in 1945. He received 15 battle stars.

Returning from service, he worked for a Studebaker dealer, then was an air conditioning engineer in the Bethlehem Steel Corp. office building in Woodlawn.

He became an engineer in the Buffalo schools in 1972 and worked in Schools 50, 82 and 17 before retiring in 1991.

Mr. Stevens was a member of Lackawanna Lodge 566, Free & Accepted Masons, and Royal Arch Masons. He also was a past patron of Lackawanna Chapter 502, Order of the Eastern Star.

He was a member of Boston Young at Heart and Churchill Memorial United Methodist Church. A former Boy Scout, he assisted with Troop 166, where two of his sons became Eagle Scouts. He attended many reunions and events with his USS San Diego shipmates, including the dedication of the memorial to the ship in San Diego.

In retirement, he and his wife traveled to 49 states and maintained a winter home in Frostproof, Fla.

Survivors include his wife of 64 years, the former Margaret Blair; two sons, Blair and Craig; a daughter, Margee Brownfield; and three sisters, Dawn Chatfield, Jeanette and Joy Richardson.

Graveside services were held Thursday in Hillcrest Cemetery, Hamburg.
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Area Deaths

August 13, 2013, 3:34 pm
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Dianne Jean (Myers) Baker, 43, of Machias, died Aug. 11.

Carlton H. Booth, of Orchard Park, died Aug. 11.

Rose M. (Civiletto) Cicero, 91, of Niagara Falls, died Aug. 11.

Jessica Katherine Hopkins, 14, died Aug. 11.

Henry A. Janicki, 90, died Aug. 11.



Lorraine (Walkowski) Mazurkiewicz, died Aug. 11.

Linda M. McClain, died Aug. 10.

Donald E. Nalbach, of East Amherst, died Aug. 10.

Barbara E. Rance, 81, died Aug. 12.

Daniel D. Salerno, of Blasdell, died Aug. 11.

Susan (Guido) Stobnicki, died Aug. 12.

Susan M. Townsend, died Aug. 8.

Steven J. White, of Angola, died Aug. 11.

Raymond J. Wichlacz, of Cheektowaga, Dunlop Tire Co. retiree, member of South Line Volunteer Fire Company, third- and fourth-degree and senior Knights of Columbus, died Aug. 11.
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Area Deaths

August 14, 2013, 4:29 pm
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Luisa (Nunez) Arteaga, 98, died Aug. 12.

Theresa (Miechurski) Boryszak, died Aug. 12.

Kenneth P. Brown, of Lackawanna, died Aug. 13.

Christopher R. Bystron, 36, died Aug. 11.

Joseph F. Chiarmonte Jr., 87, died Aug. 12.

James V. Damato, of Wellsville, formerly of Buffalo, died Aug. 6.

Megan Lee Fallin, of Hamburg, died Aug. 10.

Margaret M. (Knapp) Harris, died Aug. 12.

Harry J. Kaczmarek of Kenmore, longtime GM Tonawanda Engine Plant employee, died Aug. 13.

Teddy B. Kieron, of Grand Island, died July 5.

Alfreda (Mazurkiewicz) Krzak, died Aug. 12.

Lois Elaine (Dusch) Lepo, 88, of North Tonawanda; Bedell’s Restaurants, Tondisco Distribution Center employee, died Aug. 13.

Vincent P. Lucci, of Orchard Park, WWII Navy veteran, died Aug. 10.

Rose Mary V. (Buehler) “Rosie” Martyn, of Angola, died Aug. 12.



James A. Minderler, died Aug. 12.

Maria S. “Mary” (Delmonte) Nunciato, 90, died Aug. 12.

Brenda A. (Lederhouse) Ohol, 49, of Lockport, died Aug. 11.

Joan P. (Smith) Spitzer, 85, assistant buyer at J.C. Penney, died Aug. 12.

Mary Virginia (Prus) Thornton, 78, formerly of Buffalo, former teller at M&T Bank, died Aug. 12.

Lillian R. Tobias, 31, died July 28.

Richard M. Wrobel, of Arcade, formerly of Marilla, died Aug. 12.

Robert L. Zachary, died Aug. 12.
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John L. ‘Jack’ Beilman, 93, noted aerospace engineer

August 14, 2013, 6:01 pm
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John L. “Jack” Beilman, of Lancaster, an award-winning engineer who led teams that developed experimental airplanes, died Friday in GreenFields Continuing Care Community, Lancaster, after a short illness. He was 93.

Born in Buffalo, he moved with his family to Lancaster in 1933, where he attended St. Mary’s Elementary School and St. Mary’s High School, graduating in 1938.

He was president of his high school senior class, won the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute medal for excellence in mathematics and won the Buffalo Evening News-American Legion “Americanism” essay contest, which included an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C., for him and two nuns who were his teachers.

He attended the University of Pennsylvania for a year, transferring to the University of Buffalo for summer classes in 1939, but had to postpone his college plans that fall for financial reasons. He became a riveter on P-39 Airacobra fighter planes at Bell Aircraft and quickly advanced to department head.

He earned his pilot’s license in 1941 and hoped to become a Navy pilot when he enlisted in 1944, but pilot training was closed and he entered the Navy’s electronics technician training program instead. He trained as an airborne radar technician and was preparing to serve overseas when World War II ended in August 1945.

Returning to Bell’s Niagara Falls plant, he worked as an electronic technician on several radio-controlled airplane projects and did instrumentation work on supersonic Bell X-1A.

In October 1946, Mr. Beilman became a radar technician at the newly established Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory and began taking night courses at UB, earning a degree in physics.

During his 43-year career at Cornell Lab and Calspan, he worked on experimental airborne radar systems and experimental flight control systems for several military aircraft, including the first Variable Stability Research plane for the Navy, a modified Lockheed T-33 research plane for the Air Force and the Bell X-22A vertical landing and take off plane, for which he was principal engineer and program manager.

For the X-22A, he invented a speed-measuring program called LORAS (linear omnidirectional resolving airspeed system), for which he was given the Outstanding Achievement Award by the American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics in 1984. The LORAS system is still used on Apache and Coast Guard helicopters.

After his retirement in 1989, he did consulting work.

Inducted into the Western New York Aviation and Space Hall of Fame in 1986, he helped found the Niagara Aerospace Museum, served as its president and helped acquire many of the aircraft in its exhibits.

He was a past president of the Aero Club of Buffalo and the St. Mary’s High School Alumni Association. He also was a member of the Quiet Birdmen, a pilots’ group, and was a volunteer deputy with the Erie County Sheriff’s Office.

An outspoken anti-tax crusader, he criticized Lancaster municipal officials and school boards on budget and spending issues for many years.

He headed the Lancaster Taxpayer Association and was chairman of the Citizens Coalition of Western New York, which included taxpayer groups from most of the towns and villages in Erie and Niagara counties.

Survivors include his wife of 71 years, the former Barbara Rozier; and two daughters, Barbara A. Wilson and Dr. Mary A. McNary.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 9:30 a.m. Friday in St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church, 1 St. Mary Hill, Lancaster.
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