Willie Pink Green, veteran, churchman, repairman
May 12, 1922 – Oct. 20, 1914NIAGARA FALLS – Willie Pink Green, a decorated veteran of World War II, active churchman and owner of a Niagara Falls repair service, died last Monday in... Read More
View ArticleRichard W. Brinkman, prominent hockey official
Jan. 25, 1934 – Oct. 24, 2014Richard W. Brinkman, a member of the New York State Amateur Hockey Hall of Fame who supervised off-ice officials at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, died ... Read...
View ArticleAnn Katherine O’Brien, clerk, Eucharistic minister
May 16, 1931 – Oct. 24, 2014Ann Katherine O’Brien, a retired records clerk at Erie County Medical Center and Eucharistic minister, died Friday in her Town of Tonawanda home after a... Read More
View ArticleJudith P. Jayson, businesswoman, former teacher
Oct. 23, 1940 – Oct. 23, 2014Judith P. Jayson, who co-founded real estate and energy exploration and production companies with her late husband, died unexpectedly Thursday in the Cleveland... Read More
View ArticleHilda L. Re, retired court reporter, active in church
Sept. 25, 1931 – Oct. 27, 2014Hilda Louise Re, of Buffalo, a retired court reporter, died Monday under Hospice care in Weinberg Campus, Getzville, after a brief illness. She was 83.Born in... Read More
View ArticleAnthony R. “Ron” Sorgi, school guidance director
Oct. 28, 1942 – Oct. 27, 2014Anthony R. “Ron” Sorgi, of Amherst, retired director of guidance for the Starpoint Central School District, died Monday in St. John Baptist/Hospice ... Read More
View ArticleJohn L. Burns, owner of Formals by Burns Bros.
June 6, 1930 – Oct. 27, 2014John L. Burns of the Town of Tonawanda, owner of Formals by Burns Bros., died Monday in Hospice Buffalo Cheektowaga after a long illness. He was 84.Born in... Read More
View ArticleRosemary M. Pitre Shaffer, Catholic educator, dies at 78
July 10, 1936 – Oct. 27, 2014Rosemary M. Pitre Shaffer, of Amherst, a Catholic school teacher and principal, died Monday in Hospice Buffalo, Cheektowaga, after a year’s illness. She... Read More
View ArticleAva M. Sammarco, licensed practical nurse, cable TV host, dies at 56
Oct. 16, 1958 – Oct. 28, 2014Ava Maria Sammarco, of Town of Tonawanda, a licensed practical nurse and cable television health show host, died Tuesday in Hospice Buffalo, Cheektowaga after a... Read More
View ArticleAlbert G. Dee, retired Buffalo police lieutenant
Aug. 21, 1925 – Oct. 29, 2014Albert G. Dee, a retired Buffalo police lieutenant, died Wednesday in ElderWood Skilled Nursing Facility, Hamburg. He was 89.Born in Buffalo, he served in the... Read More
View ArticleRev. Wesley R. Bourdette, pastor, anti-poverty agency administrator
April 18, 1935 – Oct. 26, 2014The Rev. Wesley R. Bourdette, a pastor and anti-poverty agency administrator, died Sunday in his Cheektowaga home. He was 79.Born and raised in Athens, Pa.,... Read More
View ArticleGlenn R. Morris, Bethlehem Steel retiree, WWII veteran
March 19, 1924 – Oct. 14, 2014Glenn R. Morris, a Bethlehem Steel Corp. retiree, a talented singer and a World War II aircraft engine mechanic, died unexpectedly Oct. 14 in his West Seneca... Read More
View ArticleHenry S. Wall, former prisoner of war, celebrity chauffeur
July 9, 1924 – Oct. 28, 2014Henry S. Wall, a World War II veteran and onetime chauffeur for singer Kate Smith, died Tuesday. He was 90.Mr. Wall, a Buffalo native who was educated at Nichols... Read More
View ArticleRoy D. Powers, transportation company owner
Sept. 29, 1951 – Oct. 29, 2014Roy Dana Powers of the Town of Tonawanda, the owner of a transportation business, died Wednesday at Buffalo General Hospital from a brain hemorrhage. He was 63.... Read...
View ArticleKenneth M. Kiser, Ph.D., retired UB professor
Nov. 28, 1929 – Oct. 28, 2014Kenneth Maynard Kiser of Williamsville, a retired University at Buffalo professor and associate dean, died Tuesday at Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital after a... Read More
View ArticleLisa M. Zolnowski, Williamsville South teacher, former Shakespeare in the...
May 15, 1968 – Oct. 30, 2014Lisa M. Zolnowski, an English teacher at Williamsville South High School and past president of Shakespeare in Delaware Park, died Thursday in her Depew home after ... Read...
View ArticleArmed bandits take off in SUV after ramp holdup
Two men claim they were robbed of their SUV at gunpoint in a downtown parking ramp on Saturday.The victims told Buffalo Police the bandits had a shotgun and 9mm handgun and confronted them at... Read...
View ArticlePaul F. Gawrys, retired research chemist at Durez, volunteer
June 25, 1934 – Oct. 30, 2014Paul F. Gawrys, a retired research chemist for Durez/Oxychem in North Tonawanda, volunteer and churchman, died Thursday in his Amherst home. He was 80.Born in... Read More
View ArticleSalvatore Chiappone, business owner and fire chief
Dec. 7, 1931 – Oct. 27, 2014SILVER CREEK – Salvatore “Sam” Chiappone, who owned Sam’s Plumbing & Heating in Silver Creek for more than 40 years and was... Read More
View ArticleEdward F. Bartz, 100-year-old Army vet
Sept. 14, 1914 – Nov. 1, 2014Edward F. Bartz, who had 40 years of federal service in the Army Corps of Engineers, the Veterans Administration and the Army infantry during World War II, died... Read More
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