Ernest M. Found, Batavia lawyer, former district attorney
May 7, 1927 – July 16, 2013BATAVIA – A memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday in First Presbyterian Church, 301 E. Main St., for Ernest M. Found, a practicing attorney for 43 years, who died...
View ArticleEdward Simmons, advocate, counselor for veterans
Dec. 14, 1950 – July 16, 2013Edward S. Simmons, of Buffalo, a Vietnam War veteran who assisted thousands of other veterans during his 30-year career as an advocate and counselor, died Tuesday in...
View ArticleRose Marie DeMaria, longtime Brant town clerk
Dec. 26, 1934 – July 16, 2013Rose Marie DeMaria, a lifelong resident of Brant who served as town clerk for 28 years, died Tuesday in Buffalo General Medical Center. She was 78.Born Rose Marie...
View ArticleDr. Sixto Ramos Maceda III, OB/GYN, photography enthusiast
Sept. 12, 1942 – July 15, 2013Dr. Sixto Ramos Maceda III, an obstetrician and gynecologist heavily involved with St. Joseph Community Hospital even after his retirement, died Monday in Amherst. He was...
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Jimmie (Henderson) “Sissy” Armstead, died July 11.Robert T. Barrows, a Eucharistic minister at St. Martin Catholic Church, member of the Western New York Baseball Hall of Fame and Greater Buffalo...
View ArticleFrancis X. Elinski, retired teacher, police officer
Sept. 25, 1931 – July 16, 2013Francis X. Elinski, of the Town of Tonawanda, a retired teacher and police officer, died Tuesday in Kenmore Mercy Hospital, Town of Tonawanda, after a short illness. He...
View ArticleJames F. Mullane, co-owner of Lockport car dealership
Sept. 15, 1932 – July 17, 2013 James Francis Mullane, co-owner of Mullane Motors in Lockport, died Wednesday in Niagara Hospice House after a long illness. He was 80.Born in Niagara Falls, Mr. Mullane...
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John Y. Bartlett Sr., of Gowanda, Korean War veteran and 35-year employee for National Fuel, died July 18.Elizabeth S. (Coronado) Bednarz, died July 17.Duane R. Bush, of Amherst, died July 18.Winifred...
View ArticleJohn J. Stone, company administrator, deacon
Nov. 26, 1924 – July 18, 2013 John J. Stone, who was ordained a deacon in the first class to be named to the Diocese of Buffalo Diaconate in 1980, died Thursday after a lengthy illness. He was 88.A...
View ArticleEdward P. Feigenbaum, escaped from WWII prisoner
Aug. 1, 1922 – July 19, 2013 WILSON – Edward P. Feigenbaum, who escaped from a prison train during World War II and returned to active duty in the Army, died Friday in Veterans Affairs Medical Center,...
View ArticleCharlotte Williams Conable, champion of women’s causes on worldwide...
Aug. 29, 1929 – July 19, 2013Charlotte Williams Conable of Buffalo, who helped lift women’s issues to prominence at the World Bank, died Friday in Sarasota, Fla., after a long battle with cancer. She...
View ArticleHenry J. “Hank” Bokman, longtime Western New York auto dealer
Aug. 1, 1927 – June 26, 2013Henry J. “Hank” Bokman, a longtime Western New York auto dealer, died June 26 in his Freehold, N.J., home after a long illness. He was 85.Born in Albion, Mr. Bokman...
View ArticleIris M. Rommel, West Seneca bookkeeper, switchboard operator
Oct. 27, 1923 – May 27, 2013Iris Marie Rommel of West Seneca, longtime bookkeeper and switchboard operator, died May 27 in Midland, Texas. She was 89.A native of Nova Scotia, Mrs. Rommel moved to the...
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Robert R. Blandford, died July 18.John T. “Jaxson” Doremus Jr., of Buffalo, died July 20.Dorothy R. (Meyer) Dorsheimer, died July 19.Eugene J. Heil, 85, Army veteran, Angola funeral director, Town of...
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Marian (Caruso) Barbara, died July 12.Gerald P. Bauman, died July 21.James A. Border, 99, died July 20.Helen E. (Foley) Cameron, 88, bookkeeper at Horton Coffee in Buffalo and Markel Electric in Fort...
View ArticleRosemary G. Esty, arts patron, community volunteer
Oct. 5, 1917 – July 14, 2013Rosemary G. Esty, a 74-year resident of Derby, a patron of the arts and community volunteer, died July 14 in Hospice Buffalo, Cheektowaga, after a short illness. She was...
View ArticleSister Mary Edwinette Gorski, 95, educator
Aug. 20, 1917 – July 23, 2013Sister Mary Edwinette Gorski, a teacher and a Felician sister for 77 years, died Tuesday in the Blessed Mary Angela Care Center, Buffalo. She was 95.A full-time elementary...
View ArticleWillie Louis, witness in Emmett Till murder, dies at 76
Died July 18, 2013CHICAGO (AP) – Hearing the screams of lynching victim Emmett Till, 14, from inside a Mississippi barn left a teenage field hand with an unbearable choice. He could tell a courtroom...
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Dorothy M. (Perfetto) Carlson, of Cheektowaga, died July 21.Emma H. (Moessinger) Coffta, of Akron, died July 21.Susan M. Doerfler, 54, of North Tonawanda, died July 21.Carol A. (Landphair) Ewert, of...
View ArticleRobert A. Mathisen, electrical engineer, businessman
Jan. 25, 1947 – July 24, 2013Robert A. Mathisen, an electrical engineer and businessman who owned an electrical engineering consulting firm for 25 years and served in a variety of local industry...
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