Laura Mazzetti, painted ceramic handicrafts
May 10, 1925 – Jan. 26, 2014Laura Mazzetti, a painter of ceramic handicrafts, died Sunday under hospice care in her Derby home. She was 88.Born Laura Alimonti in Lackawanna, she graduated from...
View ArticlePatrick J. Eddy, Customs and Border Patrol retiree
April 6, 1951 – Jan. 22, 2014Patrick J. Eddy, of the Town of Tonawanda, a retired U.S. Customs and Border Patrol technician, died Jan. 22 in VA Western New York Healthcare System’s Buffalo Medical...
View ArticleCarl H. Ericson, 94, construction company president
Nov. 3, 1919 – Jan. 23, 2014Carl H. Ericson, a retired construction company president, died last Thursday in Asbury Pointe, Getzville, where he had been a resident since May. He was 94.Born at home in...
View ArticleJohn W. Coleman, editor and publisher of Orchard Park Suburban Press
March 25, 1926 – Jan. 22, 2014John W. Coleman, the feisty editor and publisher of the Orchard Park Suburban Press, died Jan. 22 in Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital, Wellsboro, Pa. He was 87.Mr....
View ArticleLoraine Dauer, hosted TV Bible study program
Oct. 2, 1926 – Jan. 28, 2014Loraine Dauer, longtime television hostess for the Catholic Bible teaching ministry known as Comfort My People, died Tuesday in her West Seneca home under Hospice care for...
View ArticlePatricia S. Czosek, died Jan. 26.Clifford P. Chitester, of Sanborn, died Jan. 26George Christel, 104, of Buffalo, died Jan. 26.Loraine (McCracken) Dauer, of West Seneca, Jan. 28.Alice (Rozanski)...
View ArticleEileen L. Bippert, 94, owner of Bippert’s Farms
Jan. 23, 1920 – Jan. 24, 2014Eileen L. Bippert, owner of Bippert’s Farms, a fourth-generation agricultural business, died Friday in her Elma home after a long illness. She was 94.Born Eileen Lein in...
View ArticleDonald L. Rung, retired Tops Markets official
Nov. 12, 1926 – Jan. 28, 2014Donald L. Rung, a retired Tops Markets official, died Tuesday in Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital, Amherst, after a long illness. He was 87.Born in Buffalo, he was a...
View ArticleLucy Cooper, crossing guard, 51-year city employee
Dec. 1, 1928 – Jan. 29, 2014Lucy Cooper, a 51-year City of Buffalo employee, died Wednesday in Kenmore Mercy Hospital, Town of Tonawanda, after a short illness. She was 85.Born Lucia Pandolfino in...
View ArticleDonald R. Fry, retired Buffalo police captain
Dec. 28, 1948 – Jan. 24, 2014Donald R. Fry, a retired Buffalo Police captain, died unexpectedly last Friday in his North Buffalo home. He was 65. Born in Buffalo, he was a graduate of...
View ArticleMartin H. Hardick, retired bank vice president
Dec. 20, 1935 – Jan. 29, 2014Martin H. Hardick, of Kenmore, a retired bank executive, died Wednesday in Kenmore Mercy Hospital, Town of Tonawanda, after a long illness. He was 78.Born in Buffalo, he...
View ArticleCharles “Chuck” Arnold, of Lockport, died Jan. 17.Frances (Massaro) Aronica, died Jan. 30.Deborah Lynne Austin, 59, of Youngstown, died Jan. 25.Robert P. Baetzhold, died Jan. 28.Salvatore “Sam”...
View ArticlePhilip V. Pici, state honored Buffalo fire captain
June 4, 1934 – Jan. 30, 2014Philip V. Pici, who received an award for bravery from New York State for rescuing a man from a fire while serving with the Buffalo Fire Department, died Thursday in...
View ArticleRichard A. Schwede, retired News district manager
Jan. 24, 1945 – Jan. 18, 2014Richard A. “Rico” Schwede, of Holland, a retired Buffalo News district manager and high school football official, died Jan. 18 in Fiddler’s Green Manor, Springville, after...
View ArticleDaniel H. Golombek, retired Buffalo firefighter
Oct. 17, 1928 – Jan. 26, 2014Daniel H. Golombek, of Orchard Park, a retired lieutenant for the Buffalo Fire Department, died last Sunday in Mercy Hospital. He was 85.Born in Buffalo, he was a graduate...
View ArticleThomas R. Montemage, Olympic cyclist, Buffalo firefighter
Jan. 21, 1927 – Jan. 31, 2014Thomas Ronald Montemage, an Olympic cyclist who also rode his bike to his job as a Buffalo firefighter, died Friday in Williamsville. He was 87.A Kensington High School...
View ArticleOscar-winning actor Maximilian Schell dies at 83
VIENNA – Austrian-born actor Maximilian Schell, a fugitive from Adolf Hitler who became a Hollywood favorite and won an Oscar for his role as a defense attorney in “Judgment at Nuremberg,” has died....
View ArticleRebecca Lynn Passanese
June 4, 1954 – Jan. 31, 2014WILSON – Rebecca Lynn “Becky” Passanese, a registered nurse, died Friday in her home in Wilson after a long chronic illness. She was 59.Born in Grand Island, the former...
View ArticleMarjorie E. McMahon, acclaimed Catholic educator
April 30, 1928 – Jan. 31, 2014Marjorie E. McMahon, of Buffalo, a former National Catholic School Educator of the Year, died Friday in Sisters Hospital. She was 85.Born Marjorie Dehan in New Britain,...
View ArticleWilliam E. Bell Jr., Army veteran, security worker
Aug. 25, 1955 – Jan. 31, 2014William E. Bell Jr., of Buffalo, who worked in security at the West Seneca Developmental Center, died Friday in Buffalo Veterans Affairs Medical Center after a short...
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