Nan Robinson Abbott, psychiatric social worker
Jan. 6, 1956 – June 17, 2014Nan Robinson Abbott, a psychiatric social worker and musician, died Tuesday in her North Buffalo home under hospice care following a two-year struggle with ovarian cancer....
View ArticleRalph J. Siracuse, electrical engineer, volunteer
Dec. 30, 1937 – June 15, 2014Ralph J. Siracuse, of Clarence, a longtime electrical engineer and community volunteer, died Sunday in Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital, Amherst, after a lengthy...
View ArticleMargarette Breckenridge, longtime teacher, activist
April 2, 1945 – June 16, 2014Margarette “Queen” Breckenridge, of Amherst, a longtime elementary school teacher and community activist, died Monday in Hospice Buffalo, Cheektowaga. She was 69.Born...
View ArticleCharles E. Rath, former Blue Cross president
Oct. 19, 1928 – June 14, 2014Charles E. Rath, former president and chief executive officer of Blue Cross of Western New York, died Saturday in Deland, Fla., after a short illness. He was 85.Upon his...
View ArticleAnthony M. Grisanti, judo instructor, day care owner
July 3, 1950 – June 17, 2014Anthony M. “Tony” Grisanti, a longtime judo instructor and president and owner of Grow With Us Day Care on Niagara Street in Buffalo, died unexpectedly Tuesday in his...
View ArticleWilliam J. Hurley, longtime City of Tonawanda educator
Jan. 18, 1930 – June 18, 2014William J. Hurley, a longtime City of Tonawanda educator, died Wednesday in Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital, Amherst. He was 84.Mr. Hurley, who was born in Buffalo,...
View ArticleMary Ann Milan, nurse, community volunteer
Dec. 30, 1946 - June 17, 2014Mary Ann Milan, of Williamsville, a registered nurse and community volunteer, died Tuesday in Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital, Amherst, after a lengthy illness. She was...
View ArticleWilford M. Roth, farmer, golf course operator
April 6, 1928 – June 18, 2014Wilford M. “Bill” Roth of Cape Coral, Fla., formerly of Akron, who farmed and operated a golf course, died Wednesday after a lengthy illness. He was 86.Born in Clarence,...
View ArticleJoyce D. Moore, part owner in family’s former Rinava Perfection Foods...
Sept. 12, 1932 – June 19, 2014Joyce D. Moore, longtime food industry and dry-cleaning professional, died Wednesday in her Kenmore home under Hospice care after a long battle with lung cancer. She was...
View ArticleBridget Dick Blesnuk, church musician, registered nurse
July 11, 1970 – June 20, 2014Bridget Dick Blesnuk of the Town of Tonawanda, a registered nurse and church musician who sang with a voice many listeners described as angelic, died Friday in Hospice...
View ArticleBetty Mistretta, retired office manager, volunteer
Jan. 20, 1925 – June 22, 2014Betty Mistretta, a breast cancer survivor for 44 years, died Sunday in Niagara Hospice, Lockport, after a short illness. She was 89.Born in Buffalo, the former Betty...
View ArticleFrank L. Piracci Sr., ex-deputy police commissioner
April 17, 1924 – June 21, 2014Frank L. Piracci Sr., former deputy commissioner of the Buffalo Police Department and a World War II veteran, died Saturday in Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital,...
View ArticleStella P. Pappas, longtime Greek Festival volunteer
May 5, 1926 – June 21, 2014Stella P. Pappas, a longtime volunteer at the Buffalo Greek Festival and a telephone company retiree, died Saturday at her Buffalo home after a long illness. She was 88.Born...
View ArticleE. Carl Nieman, farm operator, business owner
Jan. 8, 1926 – June 24, 2014E. Carl Nieman, lifelong East Aurora resident, farmer and owner of a Buffalo sheet-metal business, died Tuesday in Hospice Buffalo, Cheektowaga. He was 88.While working on...
View ArticleEli Wallach dies; renowned character actor of film, stage and TV more than...
Dec. 7, 1915 – June 24, 2014NEW YORK – Eli Wallach, who was one of his generation’s most prominent and prolific character actors in film, on stage and on television for more than 60 years, died...
View ArticleJean Ruth Herndon, retired ECC financial aid director
June 24, 1932 - June 22, 2014Jean Ruth Herndon, retired Erie Community College financial aid director, died Sunday in her Buffalo home under hospice care after a brief illness. She was 81.Known as...
View ArticlePatricia Kathleen Bauer, FedEx employee and artist
Dec. 15, 1951 – June 22, 2014Patricia Kathleen Bauer of Kenmore, a shipping coordinator at FedEx and a talented artist, died Sunday in Buffalo. She was 62.Born in Buffalo, Ms. Bauer was a graduate of...
View ArticleJulius Rudel, who led BPO from 1978 to 1984, dies at 93
The world knew him as a force for opera, leading the New York City Opera for 35 years and spearheading the careers of Placido Domingo and Beverly Sills. Western New York knew him as the music...
View ArticleJohn D. Fluder, steelworker, nightclub owner
Aug. 21, 1929 – June 24, 2014John D. Fluder, who in 1994 caught a walleye and set a state record that stood for 15 years, died Tuesday in Absolut Care of Orchard Park. He was 84.Born in Lackawanna, he...
View ArticleHoward H. Baker dies; key Watergate prober
Howard H. Baker Jr., the Republican senator from Tennessee who framed the question that cut to the heart of the official inquiry into the Watergate scandal, died Thursday, four days after a stroke. He...
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