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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

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Gloria 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

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Marian 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.......

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Paul 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

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Rev. 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

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Martin 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

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Cynthia 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

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Merrell 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

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Leonard 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

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Louis 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

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Leonard 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

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Clinton 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,......

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Wilma 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

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‘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

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Donald 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

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Shirley 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

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Area 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

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Inez 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

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Dorothy 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

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Franos 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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