Donna L. (Butkowski) Boncore, died Jan. 8.Lorraine M. (Schuster) Boylin, of South Buffalo, died Jan. 8.Michael J. “Butch” Gallo, died Jan. 9.Gertrude E. “Gert” (McGuire) Hoffstetter, Erie County...
View ArticleLeonard E. Amborski, 92, retired research chemist
Aug. 23, 1921 – Jan. 8, 2014Leonard E. Amborski, a retired research chemist and certified industrial hygienist, died Wednesday in Fox Run, Orchard Park, after a short illness. He was 92.Born in...
View ArticleChester W. Jarosz, fire captain, Bethlehem retiree
March 24, 1920 – Jan. 10, 2014Chester W. Jarosz, of Lackawanna, a World War II veteran who participated in the final invasion at Okinawa, Japan, and was a longtime captain in the Lackawanna Fire...
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Donna L. (Butkowski) Boncore, died Jan. 8.Lorraine M. (Schuster) Boylin, of South Buffalo, died Jan. 8.Michael J. “Butch” Gallo, died Jan. 9.Gertrude E. “Gert” (McGuire) Hoffstetter, Erie County...
View ArticleRoman Zabinski Aug. 19, 1931 to Jan. 7, 2014
Aug. 19, 1931 – Jan. 7, 2014Roman Zabinski, longtime owner of Kolano Funeral Home and an avid photographer, died Tuesday in ElderWood at Amherst after a brief illness. He was 82.A Buffalo native, Mr....
View ArticleAriel Sharon, Israel’s bulldozer in politics, dies at 85
JERUSALEM – It was vintage Ariel Sharon: His hefty body bobbing behind a wall of security men, the ex-general led a march onto a Jerusalem holy site, staking a bold claim to a shrine that has been in...
View ArticleThe Rev. Msgr. Anthony J. Jasinski, retired priest and Air Force chaplain
Jan. 9, 1923 – Jan. 10, 2014The Rev. Msgr. Anthony J. Jasinski, a retired Catholic priest and retired lieutenant colonel in the Air Force, died Friday at a priests residence in Lackawanna. He was...
View ArticleAl D’Orazio, retired Buffalo firefighter, award-winning athlete and...
April 19, 1938 – Jan. 11, 2014Al D’Orazio, a retired Buffalo firefighter who was an award-winning football player and referee, died Saturday in St. John the Baptist Hospice House after a year’s battle...
View ArticleFormer Reagan spokesman Larry Speakes dies at 74
Sept. 13, 1939 – Jan. 10, 2014JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Larry Speakes, who spent six years as acting press secretary for President Ronald Reagan, died Friday in his native Mississippi. He was 74.Speakes...
View ArticleDr. Adrian O. Vladutiu, medical researcher, UB professor
Aug. 5, 1940 – Jan. 9, 2014Dr. Adrian O. Vladutiu, a medical researcher and retired University at Buffalo professor, died Thursday in his Amherst home after a lengthy illness. He was 73.Dr. Vladutiu...
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Marie L. (Trentadue) Christiano, 87, of Tonawanda, died Jan. 10.Christopher Henry Dailey, died Jan. 11. Herb Goldstein, 91, died Jan. 12.Alice M. (Mederski) Goudy, of Cheektowaga, died Jan. 11.Thelma...
View ArticleGordon L. Walker, acclaimed marathon runner
Nov. 16, 1934 – Jan. 9, 2014 Gordon L. Walker, who took part in the Boston Marathon 10 times after he started distance running at age 47, died Thursday under Hospice care in his Town of Tonawanda home...
View ArticleMary L.E. Stempien, 100, retired bakery worker
Sept. 27, 1913 – Jan. 11, 2014 NIAGARA FALLS – Mary L.E. Stempien, a retired bakery worker, died Saturday in her Niagara Falls home after a brief illness. She was 100.Born Mary Giancarli in Oakfield,...
View ArticleFrank J. Pierowicz, 98, decorated WWII veteran
June 5, 1915 – Jan. 12, 2014Frank J. Pierowicz, who was awarded a Silver Star for his service with the U.S. Navy during World War II, died Sunday at his home in Depew. He was 98.A lifelong resident of...
View ArticleEric E. Lansing, 96, CPA WWII Army veteran
Nov. 5, 1917 – Jan. 7, 2014Eric E. Lansing, a certified public accountant who fled Germany to escape persecution in the 1930s and returned during World War II to help defeat the Nazis, died Jan. 7 in...
View ArticleMaryann (Lukowski) Baehr, of Cheektowaga, died Jan. 13.Ruth S. (Schnerle) Bennett, owner of the Needlepoint Loft in Clarence, died Jan. 12.Carol S. Brigham, USPS mail carrier for more than 25 years,...
View ArticleLumon Ross, Black Chamber of Commerce president
July 29, 1938 – Jan. 7, 2014Unbossed and unbought.That’s how people remember Lumon Ross, president of the Black Chamber of Commerce of Western New York and a fierce advocate on behalf of black...
View ArticleRichard T. Corcoran, USW office assistant director
Oct. 6, 1934 – Jan. 10, 2014Richard T. Corcoran, of Lake View, retired assistant director of the Buffalo office of the United Steelworkers of America, died unexpectedly Friday in Largo Medical Center,...
View ArticleGail G. ‘Homer’ Prange, insurance claims adjuster
Feb. 1, 1934 – Jan. 12, 2014Gail G. “Homer” Prange, of Buffalo, a retired insurance claims adjuster and City Hall employee, died Sunday in Buffalo Veterans Affairs Medical Center. He was 79.Born in...
View ArticleSister Mary Francella Turajski, longtime teacher
May 10, 1926 – Jan. 15, 2014Sister Mary Francella Turajski, a teacher and a Felician Sister for 69 years, died Wednesday in Blessed Mary Angela Care Center after a lengthy illness. She was 87.Born in...
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