David Lalka, Ph.D., retired professor of pharmacology
Sept. 21, 1946 - Aug. 22, 2013David Lalka, Ph.D., a retired professor of pharmacology, died Aug. 22, 2013, in his Pittsburgh home. He was 66.Born in Buffalo, Mr. Lalka grew up in Lackawanna, where he...
View ArticleNelson Herdic, owned Clarence antique store
May 31, 1931 - Sept. 2, 2013Nelson Herdic, longtime owner of an antique store on Main Street in Clarence, died Monday in St. John Baptist Hospice, Buffalo. He was 82.A Buffalo native and Clarence...
View ArticleJack R. Geidel, grocery store owner, civic leader
Jan. 14, 1927 – Aug. 23, 2013Jack R. Geidel, a former grocery store owner and longtime school board president in Angola, died Aug. 23. He was 86.Mr. Geidel was born and raised in Pennsylvania and...
View ArticleDolores E. Marino, Niagara Falls teacher, library board member
April 25, 1933 – Aug. 31, 2013 NIAGARA FALLS – Dolores E. Marino, a retired language teacher and president of the Niagara Falls Library board of trustees for many years, died Saturday in Mount St....
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Anna R. (Hazuda) Angier, 93, of Kenmore, died Sept. 1.Dolores A. (Benedict) Annis, died Sept. 1.Florence C. (Kleszcz) Berowski, 88, died Sept. 2.Brenda R. Brown, 51, of Depew, died Aug. 30.Dean D....
View ArticleArthur C. Schaeffer, educator in TV production at SUNY Buffalo State
June 8, 1928 – Sept. 3, 2013Arthur C. Schaeffer, an educator in television production, died Tuesday in his Town of Tonawanda home after a short illness. He was 85.Born in Buffalo, Mr. Schaeffer...
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Soul legend Barbara St. Clair dies
The Buffalo music community has lost a beloved member. Barbara St. Clair, the woman rightly dubbed "Buffalo's Queen of Soul," died on Wednesday at the age of 71, after a long battle with brain cancer....
View ArticleDavid M. Buyer, former Orchard Park councilman
Aug. 19, 1939 – Sept. 2, 2013David M. Buyer, a former Orchard Park councilman and adjunct college professor, died unexpectedly Monday at his Orchard Park home. He was 74.Born in Buffalo, Mr. Buyer...
View ArticleAnn Marie O’Day, among first female Navy Seabees
July 29, 1938 – Aug. 30, 2013Ann Marie O’Day, of Cheektowaga, who was one of the first women to become a Navy Seabee, died Friday in HighPointe on Michigan nursing home after a lengthy illness. She...
View ArticleMary Joan Hassett Turner, leader in cultural scene
June 16, 1934 – Sept. 2, 2013Mary Joan Hassett Turner, the wife of longtime Buffalo News Washington Bureau Chief Douglas L. Turner and an important figure in the Buffalo cultural scene of the 1960s...
View ArticleEdward Petrocy, founder, owner of jewelry store
Sept. 24, 1920 – Sept. 3, 2013Edward “Peppy” Petrocy, of East Aurora, founder and owner of Petrocy Jewelers, died Tuesday in Buffalo General Medical Center. He was 92.Born in Buffalo, he served in the...
View Article‘Master criminal’ Thomas Gascoyne, a colorful rogue and...
In his later years, people would sometimes ask Thomas G. “Tommy” Gascoyne what he had done for a living.“I’m a retired gangster,” he would answer with a sly smile.Only Gascoyne could know for sure...
View ArticleJoseph J. Jantschi, retired district sales manager
Aug. 26, 1925 – Sept. 3, 2013Joseph J. Jantschi, formerly of Snyder, died Tuesday in Harris Hill Nursing Home Facility, Lancaster. He was 88.Born in Rochester, he graduated from Webster High School in...
View ArticleCharles F. Knaus, retired truck driver, prisoner of war in World War II
Jan. 15, 1925 – Sept. 3, 2013Charles F. Knaus, of Williamsville, a trucker and a prisoner of war during World War II, died Tuesday in St. John the Baptist Hospice House after a short illness. He was...
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Charles Amerson, died Sept. 2Anna R. (Hazuda) Angier, 93, of Kenmore, died Sept. 1.Dolores A. (Benedict) Annis, died Sept. 1.Florence C. (Kleszcz) Berowski, 88, died Sept. 2Jack Bready, died Aug....
View ArticleBarbara Spivey, known as ‘Buffalo’s Queen of Soul’
Oct. 17, 1941 – Sept. 4, 2013Barbara Spivey, known professionally as Barbara St. Clair and the woman dubbed “Buffalo’s Queen of Soul,” died on Wednesday at the Center for Hospice and Palliative Care...
View ArticleSanto J. Gugliuzza, 95, insurance agent, professional drummer
Nov. 1, 1917 – Sept. 5, 2013Santo J. Gugliuzza, insurance agent, professional drummer and World War II veteran, died Thursday in Absolut Care in Gasport after a lengthy illness. He was 95.Mr....
View ArticleRochus Misch, Hitler’s bodyguard, dies at 96; called boss...
July 29, 1917 – Sept. 5, 2013WASHINGTON POSTWASHINGTON – Rochus Misch, who spent five years as Adolf Hitler’s square-jawed bodyguard, courier, telephone operator and all-around attendant and was...
View ArticleJoanne R. Fuhrmann, retired teacher in East Aurora, Buffalo
May 10, 1929 – Sept. 3, 2013Joanne R. Fuhrmann, a retired Buffalo and East Aurora teacher, died of cancer Tuesday in Palm City, Fla. She was 84.Mrs. Fuhrmann was born Joanne Kopp in South Buffalo. She...
View ArticleSamuel T. Bodine Jr., steel company executive
June 21, 1943 – Sept. 4, 2013Samuel T. Bodine Jr., former vice president of August Feine Steel in Buffalo, died Wednesday in Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital, Amherst, after a short illness. He was...
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