Kenneth H. Conklin, former personnel director at Moog and UB
Oct. 16, 1928 – Aug. 1, 2014Kenneth H. Conklin, of Amherst, the former personnel director for a local company and a local university, died Aug. 1 in Hospice Wells House at Beechwood,... Read More
View ArticleGloria Drake, active volunteer, member of clubs
Sept. 23, 1924 – Aug. 6, 2014Gloria Drake, of Williamsville, active as a volunteer, died Aug. 6 in Hospice of Buffalo Wells House at Beechwood Homes, Getzville. She was 89.Born in Buffalo,... Read More
View ArticleMarian Scioli, former owner of Sal’s Drive-in
June 1, 1928-Aug. 13, 2014Marian Scioli, co-owner of a popular Cheektowaga drive-in restaurant, died Wednesday in Hospice Wells House at Beechwood, Getzville. She was 86.Born in Watertown, Mrs.......
View ArticlePaul Allan Smith, retired school music teacher
March 1, 1946 – Aug. 12, 2014Paul Allan Smith, of Grand Island, a retired music teacher in North Tonawanda schools, died Tuesday in St. John’s Hospice, Buffalo. He was 68.Born in... Read More
View ArticleRev. David A. Robinson, founding pastor, bishop
April 28, 1929 – Aug. 10, 2014The Rev. David Alfred Robinson, founding pastor and bishop of New Life Center United Pentecostal Church in the City of Tonawanda, died Sunday in the Schofield... Read More
View ArticleMartin G. Roberts, funeral director, founder of Kenmore Mortuary Services
March 20, 1955 – Aug. 12, 2014Martin G. Roberts, of Amherst, a third-generation funeral director, died Tuesday in Hospice Buffalo, Cheektowaga, after a short illness. He was 59.Born in... Read More
View ArticleCynthia A. Marino, disability analyst, volunteer
Oct. 21, 1962 – Aug. 9, 2014Cynthia A. Marino of Tonawanda, a longtime disability analyst and volunteer, died Aug. 9 at Kenmore Mercy Hospital after a long illness. She was 51.Ms. Marino... Read More
View ArticleMerrell Lane, who helped save Falls base, dies
Aug. 5, 1947 – Aug. 16, 2014Merrell A. Lane, of Wheatfield, the longtime leader of a group that helped save the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station from closing, died Saturday in Strong... Read More
View ArticleLeonard Fein, provocative writer on Jewish affairs
NEW YORK – Leonard Fein, an intellectual and activist who wrote voluminously about contemporary Jews, Judaism and, in his words, “the often stormy relationship between Jews and... Read More
View ArticleLouis R. “Sonny” Palma, former Town of Evans councilman,...
Jan. 24, 1928 – Aug. 14, 2014Louis R. “Sonny” Palma, a U.S. Navy and Air Force veteran who served as a Town of Evans councilman and as deputy county clerk in Erie County, died... Read More
View ArticleLeonard L. Redlinski, a founder of meat business
June 13, 1927 – Aug. 17, 2014Leonard L. Redlinski, a founder and longtime owner of Paul Redlinski & Sons, one of the area’s best-known meat businesses, died Sunday at his home in... Read More
View ArticleClinton L. Soemann, operated two businesses
Oct. 6, 1934 - Aug. 16, 2014Clinton L. Soemann, of Cheektowaga, formerly of Angola, died Saturday in ElderWood Health Care at Linwood, Lancaster, after a short illness. He was 79.Born in Buffalo,......
View ArticleWilma G. Dee, taught figure skating to thousands
Jan. 29, 1927 – July 31, 2014Wilma Georgia Dee, who taught figure skating to thousands of Western New Yorkers, died unexpectedly July 31 in her home in Seminole, Fla. She was 87.Born Wilma... Read More
View Article‘SNL’ announcer Don Pardo dies at 96
NEW YORK (AP) – Few would recognize his face, but most would know his voice: that booming baritone that for nearly four decades would introduce the lineups on “Saturday Night Live.... Read More
View ArticleDonald H. Farr, retired Williamsville teacher
Aug. 24, 1934 – Aug. 20, 2014Donald H. Farr, of Amherst, a retired teacher in the Williamsville School District, died Wednesday in Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital, Amherst, after a short... Read More
View ArticleShirley W. Martin, retired Lancaster math teacher
April 4, 1928 – Aug. 18, 2014Shirley W. Martin, a retired math teacher in the Lancaster Central School District, died Monday in Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital, Amherst, after a brief... Read More
View ArticleArea Deaths
Dawud A. Lawson, 22, of Buffalo, cab driver, died Aug. 17.Robert James Moore, 66, of Buffalo, Army veteran, retired NFTA Metro bus driver, died Aug. 18. ... Read More
View ArticleInez P. Alston, 92, reading teacher, active in the community
Aug. 7, 1922 – Aug. 17, 2014Inez P. Alston, of Buffalo, a longtime reading teacher in Jamestown schools, died Sunday in Hospice Buffalo, Cheektowaga. She was 92.Born Inez Pickens in... Read More
View ArticleDorothy M. Biernat, piano accompanist, teacher
May 1, 1929 – Aug. 9, 2014Dorothy M. Biernat, a piano accompanist, died Aug. 9 at her home in North Tonawanda. She was 85.She was born Dorothy Zazycki in North Tonawanda and graduated from... Read More
View ArticleFranos Rados, 94, retired autoworker, WWII POW
Oct. 1, 1919 – Aug. 19, 2014Frano “Frank” Rados, a former World War II prisoner of war and retired autoworker, died Tuesday in his West Seneca home. He was 94.Born in Arzano,... Read More
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