Raymond R. Johnson, Lutheran minister, social worker
March 4, 1937 - Dec. 10, 2013 Raymond R. Johnson, an Amherst native, Lutheran minister and social worker who moved home after starting his career in New York City, died Tuesday in Harris Hill Nursing...
View ArticleMac McGarry, TV quizmaster of ‘It’s Academic,’ dies
June 15, 1926 – Dec. 12, 2013WASHINGTON – Mac McGarry, the avuncular TV quizmaster of “It’s Academic” who spent a half-century pitching local teenage contestants hundreds of thousands of fastball...
View ArticleHarry T. Titus, towing service owner-operator
Aug. 13, 1945 - Dec. 12, 2013Harry T. Titus, a towing service owner-operator, died Thursday in Buffalo General Medical Center. He was 68.Mr. Titus was born in Buffalo and was a graduate of the Buffalo...
View ArticleSister Mary Luchesia Marszalek, 100, teacher, principal
Dec. 7, 1913 – Dec. 14, 2013Sister Mary Luchesia, a teacher, principal and librarian who worked with elderly and sick sisters at Villa Maria Infirmary, died Saturday in Blessed Mary Angela Care...
View ArticlePeter O’Toole, star of ‘Lawrence of Arabia,’ dies at 81
Aug. 2, 1932 – Dec. 14, 2013LONDON – Peter O’Toole, who gained worldwide fame as the star of “Lawrence of Arabia” at the dawn of a career that included four Golden Globe awards and eight Academy Award...
View ArticleHerbert J. McChrystal Jr., retired general who was cited for valor in...
May 30, 1924 – Dec. 10, 2013Herbert J. McChrystal Jr., a retired Army major general who was a highly decorated combat veteran of the Korean and Vietnam wars, died Tuesday at his home in Kingsport,...
View ArticleCheryle L. Gilmore, social worker, program founder
Aug. 18, 1946 – Dec. 11, 2013Cheryle Leslie Gilmore, a longtime social worker who founded an innovative play-therapy program, died Wednesday in Sisters Hospital after a long illness. She was 67.Ms....
View ArticleJames E. Roehling, construction company owner
Aug. 31, 1942 – Dec. 10, 2013James E. Roehling, of Akron, a construction company owner, died last Tuesday in Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital, Amherst, after a long illness. He was 71.Born in Akron,...
View ArticleCarol A. Donato, operated several restaurants
Nov. 30, 1946 – Dec. 14, 2013LEWISTON – Carol A. Donato, of Lewiston, who operated several restaurants, died Saturday in Mount St. Mary’s Hospital after a battle with cancer. She was 67.Born Carol A....
View ArticleJohn Markarian, real estate, trust, estate attorney
Sept. 30, 1929 – Dec. 14, 2013John Markarian, of the Town of Tonawanda, a lawyer specializing in real estate and estates and trusts, died Saturday in Hospice Buffalo, Cheektowaga. He was 84.Born in...
View ArticleRobert M. Atanasio, 67, died Dec. 13.Francis D. Band, of Kenmore, died Dec. 15.Cabell G. Brown, 90, died Dec. 12.Mary Anne (Kelly) Coia, 87, died Dec. 15.Angeline H. (Toczyski) Demblewski, died Dec....
View ArticleArea Deaths: Dec. 18, 2013
Robert M. Atanasio, 67, died Dec. 13.Francis D. Band, of Kenmore, died Dec. 15.Cabell G. Brown, 90, died Dec. 12.Mary Anne (Kelly) Coia, 87, died Dec. 15.Angeline H. (Toczyski) Demblewski, died Dec....
View ArticleJohn K. Adrian, owner of food wholesaling firm
Oct. 15, 1928 – Dec. 16, 2013John K. “Jack” Adrian, of Williamsville, owner and president of a food wholesaling firm, died Monday in Buffalo General Medical Center after a short illness. He was...
View ArticleRetired Cheektowaga K-9 dog dies
Iozo, a German shepherd that had a distinguished career with the Cheektowaga Police Department, has died, the department announced today.The 11-year-old dog, whose full name was...
View ArticleRichard Mathewson, led effort to build football field
May 20, 1935 – Dec. 17, 2013Richard C. Mathewson, who was instrumental in the development of a Little League football field in Riverside Park that bears his name, died Tuesday in his Buffalo home. He...
View ArticleRev. Robert W. Vogt, pastor in City of Tonawanda
Aug. 16, 1937 – Dec. 15, 2013The Rev. Robert W. Vogt, retired pastor of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in the City of Tonawanda, died Sunday in his home in Longs, S.C. He was 76.The Buffalo...
View ArticleWilbert G. Brant, served roles in labor relations
Oct. 3, 1926 – Dec. 3, 2013Wilbert G. “Chief” Brant, of Williamsville, a labor leader and a standout baseball player in his youth, died Dec. 3 in St. John the Baptist Hospice House. He was 87.Mr....
View ArticleArea Deaths
John K. “Jack” Adrian, died Dec. 16.Janet Y. (Gephardt) Barber, died Dec. 16.Jeanne (Marquis) Bartholomew, 83, formerly of Amherst, Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus soprano, choir director for Christ...
View ArticleSister Joan Marie Kwiatkowski, longtime educator
March 31, 1914 – Dec. 20, 2013Sister Joan Marie Kwiatkowski, a Franciscan Sister and longtime educator, died Friday in Colette Hilbert Care Community, Hamburg. She was 99.Born Joan Kwiatkowski in...
View ArticleRobert Rausche, singer, storyteller, electrician
July 12, 1936 – Dec. 19, 2013Robert Rausche, a Buffalo native, great-grandfather, choir singer, electrician and storyteller, died in Lake Suzy, Fla., Thursday. He was 77.“Our house was always filled...
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