John W. Capan, former owner of beer distributorship in Akron, WWII veteran
Nov. 16, 1915 — Aug. 18, 2015John W. Capan, who owned a beer distributorship for more than 40 years in Akron, died Tuesday in Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital, Amherst. He was 99.Born in... Read More
View ArticlePatricia McQuillen, retired Lackawanna educator
June 16, 1939 – Aug. 15, 2015Patricia A. McQuillen, a lifelong Western New York resident who worked with generations of students and parents as an educator with the Lackawanna City School... Read More
View ArticleAnttila L. “Andy” Karjel, retired real estate agent
Aug. 23, 1926 – Aug. 4, 2015Antilla L. “Andy” Karjel, a retired real estate agent from Hamburg who fought against the Soviet Union in his native Estonia, died Aug. 4 in... Read More
View ArticleAntilla L. ‘Andy’ Karjel, retired real estate agent
Aug. 23, 1926 – Aug. 4, 2015Antilla L. “Andy” Karjel, a retired real estate agent from Hamburg who fought against the Soviet Union in his native Estonia, died Aug. 4 in... Read More
View ArticleSister Mary Virginis Kozlowski, 102, musician, teacher
Sept. 11, 1912 – Aug. 21, 2015 Sister Mary Virginis, 102, a Felician Sister for 84 years, a teacher and musician, died Friday in Blessed Mary Angela Care Center, Buffalo. She was 102.The... Read More
View ArticleStephen C. Lopacki Sr., WWII vet, instructor
April 29, 1920 – Aug. 20, 2015NORTH TONAWANDA – Stephen C. Lopacki Sr. of North Tonawanda, a vocational instructor and World War II veteran, died in Mount St. Mary’s Hospital,... Read More
View ArticleGeorge H. Gardner Jr., retired Kenmore banker
May 27, 1943 – Aug. 20, 2015By the time he turned 16, George H. Gardner Jr. had lived in six states, following along as his father took insurance jobs in Maryland, New Jersey, Indiana,... Read More
View ArticleBetty Kittinger, 103, former Buffalo General board member
Feb. 29, 1912 – Aug. 22, 2015Betty Kittinger of Williamsville, a former member of the board of directors of Buffalo General Hospital and active in Buffalo social circles, died Saturday at... Read More
View ArticleSilvia B. de Rosas, member of Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Feb. 13, 1943 – Aug. 20, 2015Silvia Beatriz de Rosas of Buffalo, a longtime member of the Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus, died Thursday in Buffalo General Medical Center of injuries suffered in ... Read...
View ArticleJeanne L. Toponak, activist for the disabled
March 15, 1954-Aug. 21, 2015Jeanne L. Toponak died Friday at Mount St. Mary’s Hospital following a lengthy illness. The Niagara Falls native was 61.Born Jeanne Drake, she attended Catholic... Read More
View ArticleSister Mary Walz, SSJ, longtime educator
Oct. 1, 1942– Aug. 24, 2015Sister Mary Walz, a sister of St. Joseph for 53 years and longtime educator, died Monday at Roswell Park Cancer Institute after an 18-year battle with leukemia.... Read More
View ArticlePeter J. Calleri, Westinghouse employee, World War II veteran
Feb. 12, 1921 – Aug. 21, 2015Peter Joseph Calleri of Kenmore, who played right wing in a local amateur hockey club, a longtime Westinghouse Electric employee and husband for 71 years, died... Read More
View ArticleSister Mary Laurene, teacher, principal, librarian
Jan. 22, 1918 – Aug. 24, 2015Sister Mary Laurene, a Felician Sister for 78 years, died in Erie County Medical Center on Aug. 24, 2015. She was 97.The former Helen Szymanski was born in... Read More
View ArticleArea deaths/ Aug. 28, 2015
Elizabeth M. (Kilpatrick) Dietrich, 80, of Buffalo, died July 25.Norleen Hillery, 80, of Buffalo, retired mental health assistant at Buffalo General Mental Health community Center, died Aug. 19.......
View ArticleJohn R. Corr, owned cleaning supplies business
March 20, 1932 – Aug. 28, 2015John R. Corr, who transformed his father’s local hardwood floor equipment business, E. C. Corr Distributors, into a full-line cleaning equipment supplies ... Read More
View ArticleAlbert F. Albee, WWII and Korean War veteran
Aug. 14, 1926 – Aug. 24, 2015Albert F. Albee, of the Town of Tonawanda, a World War II and Korean War Navy veteran who fashioned a post-military career in service on the border, died Monday... Read More
View ArticleCarmelina M. Salandra, cook book author, culinary teacher
May 26, 1934 – Aug. 28, 2015Carmelina M. Salandra, of Williamsville, a local culinary expert and cookbook author, died unexpectedly Friday in Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital, Amherst,... Read More
View ArticleLouis J. Migliore, real estate agent, WWII veteran
March 26, 1926 – Aug. 29, 2015Louis J. Migliore, a lifetime resident of Buffalo who fought in World War II and worked in construction and real estate, died Saturday at his home with his... Read More
View ArticleMichael J. O’Donnell, Buffalo News pressman
May 16, 1959 – Aug. 15, 2015Michael J. O’Donnell, a pressman with The Buffalo News for more than three decades, died Aug. 15 in Hospice Buffalo in Cheektowaga. He was 56. A Mass of... Read More
View ArticleRudolph Alloy Sr., bricklayer worked on Buffalo landmarks
July 27,1929 – Aug. 28,2015Rudolph Alloy Sr. of the Town of Tonawanda, a bricklayer who helped build some of Buffalo’s landmarks, died Friday in DeGraff Memorial Hospital, North... Read More
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