Cardinal Dolan to preside Saturday at funeral for Bishop McLaughlin
Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Catholic archbishop of New York, will preside at a Mass of Christian Burial for the Most Rev. Bernard J. McLaughlin, auxiliary bishop emeritus of Buffalo, at 11 a.m.... Read More
View ArticleFrank Doino, retired middle school guidance counselor
July 28, 1931 – Jan. 6, 2015Frank Doino, a retired middle school guidance counselor, died Tuesday at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester. He was 83.Born in Dunkirk, Mr. Doino graduated... Read More
View ArticleEsther Grace Fetterly, active in business, church
April 16, 1940 – Jan. 3, 2015Esther Grace Fetterly of Black Rock died Saturday under hospice care at Absolute Care of Orchard Park after a long illness. She was 74.Born in Buffalo, the... Read More
View ArticleSamuel M. Bevilacqua, retired Buffalo firefighter
Aug. 21, 1936 – Jan. 5, 2015Samuel M. Bevilacqua, a retired Buffalo firefighter, died Monday in Kenmore Mercy Hospital after a battle with cancer. He was 78.Born in Buffalo, he was a 1955... Read More
View ArticlePauline G. Bress, trustee, deputy mayor in Alden
Jan. 22, 1945 – Jan. 5, 2015Pauline Grassman Bress, the first woman to be elected as an Alden village trustee and the first woman to be appointed Alden’s deputy mayor, died Monday in... Read More
View ArticleIrene Gault, Fruit Belt activist, civil rights champion
June 20, 1931 – Jan. 3, 2015Irene Gault, a longtime resident of the Fruit Belt neighborhood and community activist, died Jan. 3 in Sisters of Charity Hospital after a brief illness. She was... Read More
View ArticleRose Mary Luciano, elementary school teacher
May 26, 1934 – Jan. 5, 2015Rose Mary Luciano, an elementary school teacher for 45 years, died Monday in her West Seneca home. She was 80.Born in Lackawanna, the former Rose Mary Anthony was ... Read...
View ArticleStanley F. Tezyk, retired North Collins teacher, coach
Nov. 26, 1942 – Jan. 7, 2015Stanley F. Tezyk, of North Collins, a retired North Collins High School teacher and coach, died Wednesday in Mercy Hospital. He was 72.Mr. Tezyk also was elected... Read More
View ArticleNelson Townsend, former UB athletic director, dies in Florida
May 16, 1941 – Jan. 8, 2015Nelson E. Townsend, former University at Buffalo athletics director, died Thursday in Florida after collapsing before a meeting at Florida A&M University,... Read More
View ArticleBuffalo native Joseph Guercio dies at age 87
Very few musicians from Buffalo – or any other city – experience the career that Joseph Guercio enjoyed for nearly seven decades.He was a close friend and orchestra leader for Elvis... Read More
View ArticleStephen F. Strnad, Hamburg business owner and political watchdog
Aug. 4, 1927 – Jan. 8, 2015Stephen F. Strnad often said he was the luckiest man in the world: married to the love of his life, with all of his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren ... Read...
View ArticleMarjorie Sumner, nurse, dies at 104
July 14, 1910 – Jan. 7, 2015Marjorie G. Sumner, a nurse by profession, took an active approach to her health, and focused, as she said, “not on what I’ve lost but on what I... Read More
View ArticleE. Joseph Turello, Joe the Barber
Feb. 27, 1926 – Jan. 8, 2015E. Joseph Turello, Orchard Park’s “Joe the Barber,” died Thursday at his North Boston home following a lengthy illness. He was 88.Mr. Turello ... Read More
View ArticleLouise A. McPartlan, operated McPartlan’s Corner restaurant
June 7, 1924 – Jan. 8, 2015Louise A. McPartlan knew her husband’s dream was to open a restaurant.He had been saving up for a car, when a bar went for sale in 1955.“If you... Read More
View ArticleRod Taylor, Hollywood leading man who battled Hitchcock’s ‘The...
Jan. 11, 1930 – Jan. 7, 2015LOS ANGELES – Rod Taylor, the ruggedly handsome Australian-born actor who fended off attacks from above in Alfred Hitchcock’s revered horror film... Read More
View ArticleGordon W. Fritz, Korean War veteran, ex-planning board member
April 1, 1929 – Jan. 8, 2015Gordon W. “Gordie” Fritz died at HighPointe Nursing Facility in Buffalo after a long illness. He was 85.A life-long resident of Martinsville, North... Read More
View ArticleFerenc A. Tibold, fought in Hungarian revolution
Dec. 30, 1931 – Jan. 7, 2015Ferenc A. Tibold, who fought in the Hungarian revolution and helped many Hungarian-Americans start new lives in the United States, died Wednesday at Father Baker... Read More
View ArticleMichael Rzepa, served in Navy, owned Zapolie’s bar
May 4, 1950 – Jan. 8, 2015Michael Rzepa, of the Riverside community, died Thursday in Veterans Affairs Medical Center after a short illness. He was 64.Born in Buffalo, he was the second of... Read More
View ArticleWilliam L. Henel, retired computer programmer
Jan. 30, 1937 – Jan. 7, 2015William L. Henel of Town of Tonawanda died Wednesday at Kenmore Mercy Hospital after a lengthy illness. He was 77.Born in Kenmore, he graduated from St.... Read More
View ArticleRaymond J. Porter, businessman, tennis enthusiast
Aug. 4, 1932 – Jan. 7, 2015Raymond J. Porter, of Williamsville, a retired businessman and tennis enthusiast, died Wednesday in Absolut at Aurora Park, East Aurora. He was 82.Born in... Read More
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