Area Deaths: Jan. 28, 2016
Victoria T. Koteras, 89, of Kenmore, supporter of the arts and public broadcasting, died Jan. 18.Rita Helen Sobocinski, 86, of Stow, Ohio, died Jan. 19. ... Read More
View ArticleMarguerite P. Robinson, retired school clerk, church musician
May 15, 1930 – Jan. 23, 2016 Marguerite P. Robinson of Buffalo, a school clerk and a church musician for more than 60 years, died Sunday in Delaware Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after a ... Read...
View ArticleDorothy Wright, pastor’s wife was active in Bible studies, religious...
April 28, 1930 – Jan. 24, 2016 NORTH TONAWANDA – Dorothy Wright, wife of the Rev. Frank E. Wright, retired pastor of North Presbyterian Church, died Sunday after she became ill in her ... Read More
View ArticleKevin T. Milligan Sr., prominent deaf athlete, longtime teacher lost his...
April 26, 1936 – Jan. 25, 2016 Kevin T. Milligan Sr. of Depew, a deaf athlete hall of famer and a teacher for the deaf, died Monday in Hospice Buffalo, Cheektowaga. He was 79. Born in... Read More
View ArticleRichard A. Stewart Sr., pharmaceutical company account manager
April 2, 1955 – Jan. 24, 2016Richard A. Stewart Sr., of Amherst, a national account manager for a pharmaceutical company, died unexpectedly Sunday in Houston, where he had been undergoing... Read More
View ArticleBrian M. Sheehan, financial official at Litelab, sports enthusiast
Oct. 6, 1967 – Jan. 27, 2016 Brian Michael Sheehan of Williamsville, a financial official at Litelab Corp. in Buffalo, died unexpectedly Wednesday in Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital,... Read More
View ArticleMary Lorraine Kehoe, registered nurse, breast cancer survivor
Aug. 31, 1928 – Jan. 22, 2016 Mary Lorraine “Lorry” Kehoe, of Grand Island, a registered nurse, died last Friday in her daughter’s home on Grand Island after a short... Read More
View ArticleDarrell F. Lane, singer worked in family demolition business
July 1, 1956 – Jan. 21, 2016 Darrell Frederick Lane of Buffalo, who worked in his family’s business, died Jan. 21 in Roswell Park Cancer Institute. He was 59. Born in Buffalo, he... Read More
View ArticleRobert F. Rozler, union contract negotiator, News mail room employee
Oct. 2, 1934 – Jan. 25, 2016 Robert Frank Rozler, of Alden, a union contract negotiator and a former Buffalo News mail room employee, died Tuesday in Hospice Buffalo, Cheektowaga. He was 81. ... Read...
View ArticleEric P. Suarez, business analyst, volunteer
Sept. 30, 1988 – Dec. 31, 2015 A memorial service for Eric P. Suarez, a business analyst, will be held at 1 p.m. Feb. 6 in Evangel Assembly of God Church, 8180 Greiner Road, Clarence. Mr.... Read More
View ArticleNancy Hill Jewett, artist and fundraiser
Jan. 3, 1921 – Jan. 22, 2016 Nancy Hill Jewett, an artist, businesswoman and fundraiser, died Friday in her Buffalo home. She was 95. Born in Buffalo, the former Nancy Hill grew up in East... Read More
View ArticleJennifer Regan, artist, writer, ex-wife of state comptroller
July 16, 1934 – Jan. 17, 2016 Jennifer Regan, an artist, writer and former wife of Erie County Executive and State Comptroller Edward V. “Ned” Regan, died Jan. 17 from cancer... Read More
View ArticleWilliam C. Kelly, mechanical and product engineer
June 13, 1940 -- Jan. 28, 2016William C. Kelly, a mechanical and product engineer, died Thursday at his Getzville home after a long illness. He was 75.Mr. Kelly was born in Buffalo and graduated......
View ArticleHannah Palmer finally gets her obituary, 76 years later
Hannah Borden Palmer earned her master’s degree at age 19, during the height of the Civil War.She moved to Buffalo in her early 40s, living here more than half a century before spending her... Read More
View ArticleRobert R. Crain, 84, Army veteran, Buffalo Forge retiree
July 24, 1931 – Jan. 30, 2016Robert Raymond Crain, of the Town of Tonawanda, an Army veteran and retiree of Buffalo Forge Company, died Saturday in Kenmore Mercy Hospital, Town of Tonawanda, ... Read...
View ArticleJohn J. “Jack” Helinski Jr., retired IRS representative
Sept. 22, 1946 – Jan. 29, 2016 John J. “Jack” Helinski, of Clarence, a retired Internal Revenue Service representative, died unexpectedly Friday in Buffalo General Medical... Read More
View ArticlePaul R. McCarthy Sr., former Clarence supervisor, music teacher
Nov. 11, 1942 – Jan. 28, 2016Paul R. McCarthy Sr., a former Town of Clarence supervisor, died Thursday in Hospice Buffalo, Cheektowaga. He was 73. He was born in Buffalo, but his family... Read More
View ArticleLeon P. J. Stawasz, WWII prisoner-of-war, FDA inspector
Feb. 17, 1923 – Jan. 12, 2016 Leon Peter J. Stawasz, a World War II prisoner of war and a retired inspector for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, died Jan. 12 in Scarborough, Maine,... Read More
View ArticleMichael J. Santillo, addictions counselor, teacher
Nov. 11, 1950 - Jan. 2016 Michael J. Santillo left an indelible mark on numerous people, from the ex-wife and daughter who adored him, and the people he counseled with addiction problems, to Sunoco...
View ArticleEdith Doyle, bookkeeper for family paint business, organized sports outings
June 23, 1933 – Jan. 31, 2016 Edith “Edie” Doyle of East Amherst, who worked for her family business, died Sunday in Schofield Residence, Town of Tonawanda, after a lengthy... Read More
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