Area Deaths
Francis J. Calabro, of Grand Island, died July 18.David D. Celani, of Tonawanda, died July 24.Travis N. Compeau, 20, of North Tonawanda, died July 23.Mary Ann (Bajak) Corbetta, 68, died July 21.Edward...
View ArticleRoy J. Fowler, former owner of Fowler’s Chocolates
Feb. 10, 1934 – July 19, 2013Roy Joseph Fowler, of West Seneca, former owner of Fowler’s Chocolates, died last Friday in Father Baker Manor, Orchard Park, after a long illness. He was 79. In 1963,...
View ArticleMargarete Scharf, 90, founder of Scharf’s Schiller Park Restaurant
July 10, 1923 – July 25, 2013Margarete Scharf, a German immigrant who re-created the foods of her homeland in a restaurant bearing the family name, died Thursday in Williamsville Suburban Nursing...
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Jennie K. Abel, 82, died July 25.Beatrice M. Bahn, died July 25.Robert C. Cole, of Buffalo, a self-employed accountant, died July 21.Mary Ann (Bajak) Corbetta, 68, died July 21.Ronald J. Federice Sr.,...
View ArticleRoy J. Fowler, former owner of Fowler’s Chocolates
Feb. 10, 1934 – July 19, 2013Roy Joseph Fowler, of West Seneca, former owner of Fowler’s Chocolates, died July 19 in Father Baker Manor, Orchard Park, after a long illness. He was 79. In 1963, after...
View ArticleDavid D. Celani, truck driver, National Guard veteran
May 24, 1943 – July 24, 2013David D. Celani, an Army National Guard veteran who had a long career as a truck driver for a variety of local businesses and was active in the community, died Wednesday....
View ArticleRev. Jose Roman, leader in Puerto Rican, Pentecostal communities
Feb. 12, 1928 – July 24, 2013Rev. Jose A. Roman, an influential figure in the local Puerto Rican and Pentecostal communities, died Wednesday. He was 85. Born into a family of 12 children in Las...
View ArticleLouis E. Wagner, engineer, pioneered treatment of hazardous waste
March 12, 1937 – July 25, 2013Louis E. Wagner, an environmental engineer and pioneer in the treatment of hazardous waste, died Thursday at his Buffalo home after a lengthy illness. He was 76.Born in...
View ArticleMark L. Kaiser, elementary school principal, sailor
Nov. 14, 1949 – June 17, 2013Mark Louis Kaiser, former principal of Holmes Elementary School in the Town of Tonawanda, died June 17 in Greenfield Health and Rehabilitation Center in Lancaster. He was...
View ArticleJames E. Kuechle, Erie County Home administrator
April 19, 1927 – July 28, 2013James E. Kuechle, of Getzville, a World War II Navy veteran and retired administrator of the Erie County Home and Infirmary, died Sunday in Millard Fillmore Suburban...
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Michael A. Benzel Jr., died July 26.Angeline V. (Farina) Fuller, died July 27.Wilfred L. Genzel, of Colden, died July 28.Inez (Graves) Hall, died July 25.Casimir S. “Casey” Helminiak, a veteran of the...
View ArticleIrving W. Ehmke, 95, retired DuPont supervisor
Aug. 13, 1917 – July 28, 2013Irving W. Ehmke, of the Town of Tonawanda, a retired DuPont supervisor and a World War II veteran, died Sunday in Buffalo Veterans Affairs Medical Center after a short...
View ArticleDiane M. Liszka, professional singer, dancer
June 7, 1954 – July 27, 2013Diane Marie Liszka, of Lancaster, who followed up a career on the stage by becoming an award-winning sales representative, died Saturday in Buffalo General Medical Center...
View ArticleJohn S. Vecchio, retired BOCES special ed teacher
July 5, 1927 – July 29, 2013John S. Vecchio, of the Town of Tonawanda, a retired BOCES special education teacher who pioneered work-study programs for his students, died Monday in Millard Fillmore...
View ArticleEileen Brennan, actress honored for roles on the stage, in movies and on...
Sept. 3, 1932 – July 28, 2013LOS ANGELES (AP) – Eileen Brennan, who went from musical comedy on Broadway to wringing laughs out of memorable characters in such films as “Private Benjamin” and “Clue,”...
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Shirley R. (Haskell) Billittier, 83, of Oneida, formerly of West Seneca, died July 28.Douglas Canfield, of Ransomville, 85, died July 30.Terrence “Terry” Davern, of Akron, Vietnam Army veteran, died...
View ArticleRuther Lee Crawford, 97, church, community leader
Aug. 12, 1915 - July 23, 2013 A memorial service Ruther (Ruth) Lee Crawford, a community leader, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Second Baptist Church, 18 Church St., Lackawanna. Mrs. Crawford died...
View ArticleJohn Edward Allen, Tuskegee Airman, Vietnam War veteran, dies at 84
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – John Edward Allen, a New Mexico veteran who served as a Tuskegee Airman during World War II and later earned honors for his Air Force service during the Vietnam War, died Tuesday...
View ArticleRoger D. Gates, retired National Gypsum foreman
Nov. 11, 1931 – July 13, 2013Roger D. Gates, of Akron, a retired foreman for National Gypsum, died July 13 in Hospice Buffalo, Cheektowaga, after a short illness. He was 81.Born in Redwood, near...
View ArticleSister Mary Tiburtia Gorecki, led Hilbert library
Nov. 25, 1921 – July 31, 2013Sister Mary Tiburtia Gorecki, FSSJ, who founded and designed the library at Hilbert College and directed it for 28 years, died Wednesday in the Colette Hilbert Care...
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