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Joyce A. (Capone) Bascom, of Lancaster, died March 10.Shirley (Dickinson) Beck, of Angola, died March 9.Alexander M. “Alex” Billi, of Lackawanna, died March 10.Patricia (Grabowski) “Patti G” Bizub, of...
View ArticleSamuel N. Block, 94, retired school administrator
Sept. 16, 1919 – March 10, 2014Samuel Nathan Block, Ph.D, a retired school administrator, died Monday in Hospice Buffalo Inpatient Unit after a brief illness. He was 94.He held a master’s degree from...
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Dorothy (Barry) Allaire, 88, of Erie, Pa., formerly of Buffalo, died March 6.Jennie (Marranco) Budzinski-Field, 90, died March 10.Anthony Canastraro, of Amherst, died March 11.David Joseph Doran, 77,...
View ArticleJean Langenegger Schultz, 4-H program leader
April 20, 1930 - Feb. 19, 2014Jean Langenegger Schultz, formerly of East Aurora, a 4-H program leader, supporter of the Roycroft Chamber Music Festival and inventor of slice-and-bake cookie dough,...
View ArticleDr. Robert Gingell, pediatric cardiologist
May 10, 1938 – March 11, 2014Dr. Robert Loring Gingell, a pediatric cardiologist for 40 years in Buffalo and Jamestown, died unexpectedly Tuesday in Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital, Amherst. He was...
View ArticleHelen G. Hudson, aided husband’s medical office
Dec. 12, 1922 – March 9, 2014Helen G. Hudson, of Snyder, who assisted in her husband’s medical practice for more than 50 years, died Sunday at the Weinberg Campus, Getzville. She was 91.Born Helen...
View ArticleLoren H. ‘Larry’ Haxton, businessman, veteran
Nov. 24, 1928 – March 11, 2014Loren H. “Larry” Haxton, a businessman and former West Seneca Town Board member, died Tuesday in the Hospice Unit of Mercy Hospital. He was 85.Born in Buffalo, he served...
View ArticleJohn P. Schlant, project engineer, real estate agent
March 17, 1937 – March 12, 2014John Patrick Schlant of the Town of Tonawanda, a project engineer, died Wednesday at home under Hospice care following a long battle with cancer.Born in Buffalo on St....
View ArticleRev. George E. Walsh Jr., church founder, ironworker
Nov. 27, 1929 – March 8, 2014The Rev. George E. Walsh Jr., visitation pastor at Full Gospel Tabernacle in Orchard Park, died Saturday under Hospice care at Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital, Amherst....
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Sheila W. Allen, 57, of Buffalo, a mortgage counselor at HSBC Bank, died March 12.Ida A. (Annibali) Bonazelli, of Lancaster, died March 11.Chester F. “Slippers” Chmurzynski, member of Teamsters Local...
View ArticleJay W. Heckman, WWII veteran, insurance agent
Feb. 27, 1920 – March 8, 2014Jay William Heckman, a World War II veteran and longtime insurance agent who was active in the community, died March 8 in Hyder Family Hospice House, Dover, N.H. He was...
View ArticleCharles J. Sabatino, Daemen College professor
Nov. 2, 1941 – March 13, 2014Charles J. Sabatino, a popular Daemen College professor, prolific researcher and writer, and a dedicated marathon runner, died unexpectedly in his Amherst home Thursday...
View ArticleDavid Lloyd Schad, decorated Vietnam veteran
Jan. 25, 1944 – March 6, 2014David Lloyd Schad of Akron died Thursday after a battle with cancer due to his exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam. He was 70.Born in Akron, Mr. Schad was a decorated Army...
View ArticlePaul G. Kies, 90, minister and steamfitter
Oct. 16, 1923 – March 14, 2014Paul G. Kies, a World War II veteran, steamfitter and church minister, died Friday in ElderWood Village, Williamsville, after a brief illness. He was 90.Mr. Kies was born...
View ArticleMarie A. (McGraw) Battaglia, of Niagara Falls, died March 16.Gertrude (Matuszewski) Czubaj, died March 15.D.J. Deuser, died March 16.John “Jack” Erwin, 84, died March 15.Rita L. (Galza) Folger, died...
View ArticleStanley H. Zagora, major figure in county politics
Sept. 25, 1924 – March 14, 2014Stanley H. Zagora, a major figure in Erie County politics for more than two decades, died Friday after a brief stay in Beechwood Nursing Home, Getzville. He was...
View ArticleDr. Marvin J. Herman, educational leader at ECC
Oct. 21, 1932 – March 16, 2014Marvin J. Herman, an educational leader at Erie Community College for many years, died Sunday in East Stroudsburg, Pa., after a long battle with cancer. He was 81.He was...
View ArticleMargaret A. Spano, 93, co-owner of collision shops
March 7, 1921 – March 14, 2014Margaret A. Spano, of Williamsville, died Friday in Buffalo General Medical Center after a short illness. She was 93.Born Margaret A. Horbett in Buffalo, she was a...
View ArticleRalph A. Franchini, owner of valet parking ramp
Dec. 22, 1936 – March 12, 2014Ralph A. Franchini of Williamsville, owner of a valet parking ramp in downtown Buffalo, died Wednesday in the Center for Hospice and Palliative Care, Cheektowaga, after a...
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Marie A. (McGraw) Battaglia, of Niagara Falls, died March 16.Gertrude (Matuszewski) Czubaj, died March 15.D.J. Deuser, died March 16.John “Jack” Erwin, 84, died March 15.Rita L. (Galza) Folger, died...
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