James J. Laettner, teacher, plumber, honor guard
June 12, 1945 – May 25, 2013James J. Laettner, a retired Buffalo teacher who served as an honor guard at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery, died Saturday in his home in Tampa,...
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Rowland F. Blackley Sr., died May 30.Velva Marie Colter, 67, of Buffalo, supervisor for the state Office of Mental Health, died May 24.Ralph H. Fink, of Clarence Center, died May 30.Alice Rose...
View ArticleWilliam Slack Jr., 93, honored firefighter
Oct. 26, 1919 – May 20, 2013William H. Slack Jr., of Williamsville, a retired Buffalo firefighter who earned numerous honors for his rescue work, died May 20 in ElderWood Health Care at Oakwood,...
View ArticleLawrence Toughey, longtime newspaper distributor
Nov. 29, 1930 – May 29, 2013Laurence “Roger” Toughey, who had a lifelong career distributing Buffalo’s daily newspapers, died Wednesday in McAuley Residence in the Town of Tonawanda. He was 82.Born in...
View ArticleKevin Stoldt Jr., custom home builder
Jan. 15, 1972 – May 30, 2013Kevin Stoldt Jr., vice president of CMK Builders in Alden, died Thursday in Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital, Amherst, after a short illness. He was 41.Born in Buffalo,...
View ArticleLorenz Sticht, funeral director, member of Rotary
Jan. 31, 1933 – May 26, 2013Lorenz C. “Larry” Sticht, a former funeral director at several Western New York funeral homes, died Sunday at his home in Rincon, Ga., after a lengthy battle with...
View ArticleCharles E. Taylor, teacher, principal in Amherst, Williamsville schools
Sept. 6, 1928 – May 29, 2013Charles E. Taylor, a lifelong educator in the Amherst schools, died Wednesday. He was 84.Born in Dunkirk, Mr. Taylor attended St. Mary’s High School before enrolling at...
View ArticleGeraldine L. Chambers, SPCA director of volunteers
Oct. 22, 1931 – May 28, 2013Geraldine L. Chambers, retired SPCA official, secretary for the Erie County Health Department and active community volunteer, died Tuesday in Millard Fillmore Suburban...
View ArticleCharles E. Taylor, Maplemere Elementary School principal
Sept. 6, 1928 – May 29, 2013Charles E. Taylor of Amherst, the first principal of Maplemere Elementary School, died Wednesday in ElderWood Health Care at Oakwood, Amherst. He was 84.A native of...
View ArticleJosephine Gajkowski, retired owner of Ray’s Lounge
Aug. 5, 1937 – May 29, 2013Josephine “Joyce” Gajkowski, retired owner of Ray’s Lounge and Catering on Clinton Street in Kaisertown, died Wednesday in her Evans home. She was 75.Mrs. Gajkowski and her...
View ArticleSamuel L. Mistretta, World War II veteran and business owner
May 12, 1924 - June 1, 2013Samuel L. Mistretta, of East Amherst, a Navy veteran of World War II and owner of Kinequip Inc., died Saturday in Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital, Amherst. He was 89.Born...
View ArticleRoy J. Schafer, civil engineer, construction executive
Oct. 24, 1927 – May 31, 2013YOUNGS-TOWN – Roy J. Shafer, a civil engineer and construction company executive, died Friday in his Youngstown home under Niagara Hospice care. He was 85. Born in Niagara...
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Lawrence M. Appleby, of Warsaw, Army veteran and retired teacher, died May 31.Elmer N. Axford, of Tonawanda, died June 1.Sidney Barshter, 89, of Williamsville, Army infantryman in World War II, died...
View ArticleDr. Irene Hu Chang, 95, retired Gowanda physician
May 28, 1918 – May 30, 2013Dr. Irene Hu Chang, of Holland, a retired physician, died Thursday in Orchard Heights, Orchard Park, after a short illness. She was 95. Born Y.S. Irene Hu in Shanghai,...
View ArticleRobert J. Adams, retired professor of business
Nov. 27, 1939 – May 29, 2013Robert John Adams, Ph.D., a retired professor who taught at Edinboro University’s School of Business for 23 years and had been active in Buffalo for many years, died May 29...
View ArticleMary Lee Bachmann, longtime piano teacher
Sept. 27, 1923 – May 30, 2013Mary Lee Bachmann, a longtime area piano teacher, died May 30 in Beechwood Continuing Care Facility, Getzville, after a short illness. She was 89.Born Mary Lee Hyndman in...
View ArticleRuth A. Richardson, managed photography business
Oct. 13, 1923 – June 2, 2013Ruth A. Richardson, who managed a family photography business, died Sunday in the Salt Lake City home of one of her sons after a long illness. She was 89.Born Ruth Davis in...
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Lucy P. “Lucille” (Gatto) Alessi, died May 31.Mary Lee Bachmann, of Buffalo, died May 30.Cory T. Bea, 24, of Alden, died June 3.Mary A. Benker, 82, retired from the General Motors Training Center in...
View ArticleJohn D. Smith Sr., 90, art director for Fisher-Price
July 28, 1922 – June 1, 2013John Daniel Smith Sr., of East Aurora, art director for Fisher-Price for more than two decades, died Saturday in Buffalo General Medical Center. He was 90.Born in Savannah,...
View ArticleJoseph Francescone, 90, retired Buffalo firefighter
June 4, 1918 – June 5, 2013Joseph R. “Drake” Francescone, of the Town of Tonawanda, a retired Buffalo firefighter, died Wednesday in Kenmore Mercy Hospital, Town of Tonawanda, a day after his 95th...
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