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Starla Taliaferro Obituary
June 22, 2008. Loving wife of Michael P. Hamann; loving mother of J. Christopher (Tracy) Hagler, Michael Kent (Sheri) Hagler, David Brett Hagler, Jason John Ralicki and Jeremy Barrett Ralicki;
stepmother of Lori (Robert) Radwan, Hollie and Michael Hamann, and Jennifer Chase; daughter of Hazel (nee Covert) and the late Blair Taliaferro; loving grandmother of Joshua Hagler, Rylee Heinzeroth and Kyle Radwan. The family will be present to receive friends Tuesday 2-4 & 7-9 PM at BEACH-TUYN FUNERAL HOME, INC., 5541 Main St. (at Cayuga Rd.), Williamsville, where prayers will be offered Wednesday morning at 10:00 o'clock followed by a funeral service at 11 o'clock in Elmlawn Cemetery's Chapel (3939 Delaware Ave., Tonawanda). Flowers gratefully declined. Memorials to Buffalo Hospice, Inc.
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Memories and Condolences
for Starla Taliaferro
Chris Hagler
October 2, 2019
Dear Mom,
We miss you so much and you would be so proud of your grandchildren Joshua and Jaiden the granddaughter you always wanted. Jaiden is sad that she never had the opportunity to meet you in person. I take her with me sometimes to your gravesite to say how much I miss you.
Our family has never been the same especially around the holidays. As you already know life is not the same with Frances, Granny and You gone. I pray you are at peace and in the beautiful kingdom of the Lord Jesus Christ seeing family members from years ago....
Love Chris
Carla (Peck) Rogers
January 28, 2009
Mike, Boys and Hazel:
I think of Starla so often ,even i am surprised. We used to laugh so often at the times we would think of each other for about a week and then one of us would call. I miss that call!
We were friends since birth, is what we always said. My parents bought her baby bed when I was born. I always teased her since she was a whole year older! We went through grade school as best friends, then through jr high and then on to highschool. We had our ups and downs through those years, but there always more ups. When she moved to NY I was sure we would loose contact eventually but we never did. She or I one would call through all the years. Everytime we begin to talk we always begin just where we left off. She felt as though she could tell me anything and it was safe and I felt the same about her. I know of no other friend I have felt that way about or probably ever will. She was truly my best friend for life and she if defintely missed!
She had a vibrance, a determination and a personality like no one I've ever know. I know she is at peace now and in no pain....and I will always love her until we meet again!
My deepest sympathy and love to you all!!
KATHY KIME
October 20, 2008
Mike and boys,
My prayers and love to you..I am so sorry. Hazel, I cannot imagine your pain, I loved her too! Friends from 7th grade in Lawton, from the pillow fights & slumber parties, marriages, kids & even though we settled in different parts of the country, we remained close.I'm sorry to say I had not talked to her for awhile,but prayed with her after her surgery, and spoke only once after. I was recoverig from surgery when I found out about her death on my b'day (8-1-08. My heart ached for my dear friend. Still having a hard time w/closure, cause I didn't get to say good-bye to my Starla! Sometimes out of the blue, she would call & ask "Kath, did you burn the bacon this morning?) a personal experience from some of the visits she & Mike made to Tulsa. What a joker. She made in impact on all who met her. I always admired her wit, beauty, strength & intelligence. She questioned everything & sorted out the truth, and had no problem sharing her opinion with anyone who asked. She was very thoughtful & would always ask about my Mom (Verna, still living w/me). She will be missed so very much, but we will see each other again some day. BFF my wonderful Starla ***
Tracy Hagler
September 16, 2008
It is times such as this that we all sit back and think about life. Maybe we think about our own life or someone very close to us. We ask, what it is all about? I have to say, it is about the mark that one leaves on the lives of others. I know a very small part of the life of Starla, only having met her just a few short years ago. But it is very evident in her family as well as the words left here, the legacy that she has left behind.
It was a lesson for me in being a part of this loving and affectionate family. Everyone has been just so wonderful to me and “Rylee-sugar tree”. I will always laugh when I remember the punishment for a job not done correctly from Starla. You would be assigned to “taping duty”. I always smile, when I remember the stern reprimand that I received for not including the family when Christopher and I married. To learn how important it was to her (and Chris) to be there to see it. [We were going to just surprise everyone with it.] I am glad that she and Mike where there with us to witness our special day.
I wished there was more I could have done for her.
Starla’s life was truly blessed. It is apparent to even those that have not spent a long time with them. To see pieces of her reflected in each one of her wonderful sons, their faces full of love and respect! To witness a mother’s deep love for her daughter! To have a husband so full of admiration for his wife, so accepting and understanding! Now, that is a legacy! I am humbled and honored, to be a part of such a wonderful family!
Starla will be missed by many. May God shower you all with peace and comfort. It is in faith that we know, God has healed her by calling her home and He will keep us until we can all be together again!
Suzanne (Hagler)Ormond
September 15, 2008
Dear Starla,
I've been avoiding saying goodbye because I hate goodbyes, but I realized that I needed some closure since I couldn't make your funeral. I just made a trip back to Buffalo and you weren't there for me to stop and visit. Somehow I knew after that last visit 12/07 when I left for Florida, that would be the last time I saw you alive. I cried all the way home that day. There are so many memories! I can picture your face like it was yesterday the day you held your grandson Joshua for the first time. You had such a loving smile from ear to ear. You and I later in life became a type of kindred spirits and very close friends. We shared some of our deepest pains and hurt we experienced with some of lifes rocky roads. We somehow connected and understood each other. We both had adventerous spirits and a lot of love for the people we care about. I'm glad you took that extra time to spend with your boys before dying. I respect you for that. I knew you would make sure to be prepared (even in death), and that helped you to put your spirit at rest to make peace with life, love and your family. I know your at peace now and no longer in pain. Thank God!
You left a lot of people behind that will love you forever and miss you terribly. So goodbye my friend, I will miss you. Save a beachfront property for me, right next to yours!
Love Forever, SOOZ
Hazel Taliaferro
September 15, 2008
Dear Daughter Starla,
How I miss you, but your suffering is gone, that was so sad. Your boys were there for you, helping to make you feel some joy and Mike was there as well. You will always be in our hearts, and losing Frances we were all there as a family. We are close. Tracy is such a help and caring too. I wish all peace and love in God's world. I feel so comfortable with you which pleased me. I was always proud of you!
Love Mother
Jenna Demopoulos (Kime)
August 3, 2008
My mother only found out about Starla's passing days ago and is greiving. Her wish is that she'd have told Starla how much she loved her and how much she'd meant to her before she passed.
God Bless this woman, and the family of this woman who meant so much to so many people. My love to this woman who loved my mother through thirty plus years of friendship, and to her husband and sons who made Starla's life happy and fulfilled.
Peace, prayers, and fond memories to the entire family.
Charlotte Hagler Stephens
July 14, 2008
I am so sorry for you loss. Aunt Linda (as I called her when I was little), was beautiful inside and out. I remember her well. I hadn't talked to her or seen her in years. I know she helped my dad, Trevor, connect with a long lost cousin, while she was helping him with some geneology information in recent years. He was very grateful, as I am, for that. I will keep you guys in my prayers and once again, I am so sorry.
Love,
Charlotte Hagler Stephens
Roseanne Wood
July 7, 2008
Dear Family,
I am shocked and saddened to find out about your loss. Starla and I had lost touch over the years but she was such a good friend to me! She gave me good advice and I'll never forget her.
Mike,
Thank you for being a good husband to her!
Roseanne (Hardy) Wood
Chris Hagler
July 7, 2008
Dear Mom,
You have given me a life time of wonderful memories that I will always remember and cherish. We as a family had our usual ups and downs with lots of laughs and sad tearful moments, too!
From the old days in Lawton, Oklahoma as a child to the cold and snowy days in Buffalo during the Blizzard of 77. We had good times and hard times. You gave birth to 5 unique sons with different ideas and goals in life who clashed and loved one another over the years. From Nikki your cat when I was a baby to Stars & Stripes who terroized a N. Buffalo neighborhood to your beloved Domino and Simba in Amherst.
It is with hope in the future that God will provide a new and wonderful life both now and in the future that I can say I miss and love you forever!!!
Your Son
Chris
LOOKS LIKE A MODEL
July 3, 2008
STARLA AND HER SECOND BORN, KENT
July 3, 2008
Heather Parmley
June 30, 2008
Kent, Chris and Brett,
I love you all very much and don't have the right words to express. I just want you to know that I'm praying for you during this time and I'm thankful for having you in my life. Family is so important and I pray we will always keep in touch.
Love you lots.
Cindy Holland
June 30, 2008
She was obiviously a amazing woman by all of the loving memories expressed by family and friends. I wish her family a peaceful accpetance of her passing and a knowing she is smiling down on them.
lynn and gayelynn garrison
June 29, 2008
When somebody dies, a cloud turns into an angel and flies up to tell
the Great Spirit to put another flower on a pillow.
A bird gives the message back to the world, and sings a silent
prayer that makes the rain cry.
People disappear, but they never really go away.
The spirits up there put the sun to bed, wake up the grass,
and spin the Earth in dizzy circles.
Sometimes you can see them dancing in a cloud during the
daytime when they’re supposed to be sleeping. They paint the
rainbows and also the sunsets and make waves splash and tug
at the tide. They toss shooting stars and listen to wishes.
And when they sing windsongs, they whisper to us, “Don’t miss me too much. The view is nice, and I’m doing just fine.”
We ask the Great Spirit for peace and comfort for all of Starla's family and chosen family (friends). We ask the Great Spirit to turn your sorrow into precious memories of all things loving and good. The Great Spirit only loans our loved ones to us for a short time and for this we give thanks. We carry on with the special part of them they leave in each of us to remember, and share with the world so all of this world knows how we were blessed.
Sheri Hagler
June 29, 2008
I started a legacy.com memorial site type in her name there are pictures and a memory book to sign. Starla was my mother in-law, I learned from her, admired her, wished to be like her at times. She was an amazing lady who loved her children and her husband. She was traditional in values yet cutting edge in life. A college graduate while a mother of 5 precious boys...amazing. Her sons are her all over again, each carrying on one piece of her complex and and accomplished traits. Chris has her intelligence and her elequont speaking capabilities. Kent can fix and repair anything, Brett is a dream chaser and has an inviting charisma, Jason is traditional and his smile invites you to get to know him, Jeremy is social and hard working, loyal and kind. Hazel is such a loving mother as was Starla. She will be missed, never forgotton, treasured and admired by those who loved her. She sang like no one was listening, danced like no one was watching and laughed loudly like there was nothing to cry about. I love you so much and will miss you.
Dianna haney
June 29, 2008
To the Starla Family,
My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Jill Oros
June 29, 2008
Enjoy an eternity of glorious sun rises and sun sets.
Jill Oros
June 28, 2008
May you have an eternity of beautiful sun rises and sunsets.
Leslie Willet Bardak
June 27, 2008
Mike and family,
I went to Medaille College with Starla over 25 years ago when her boys were just small. We became very good friends throughout our college days and beyond. Her outgoing personality and zest for life and devotion to her boys is what I remember the most. She was vivacious and beautiful! I remember her buying her house on Wingate and then later moving to Homecrest and somehow sadly we lost touch over the years. I remember her telling me about you Mike, and how much in love she was with you. I am saddened that we didn't stay connected, and I feel a great sense of loss knowing that she is gone. She was one of the best, and you may take comfort in knowing that she is at peace. I will always cherish my memories of Starla and all the fun we had back in those days, as I know you all will cherish your own memories. God bless you all and peace be wth you.
Eric Jones
June 25, 2008
My thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time, memories will last forever.
Lee and Peggy Farnsworth
June 25, 2008
Mike, please know that we are praying for you and your family. You will be close in our thoughts. I only met Starla once but she left a very positive impression of a great person
Minnie Walker
June 25, 2008
Mike and family, although words seem to say so little, I hope they help in some small way to ease the sense of loss that you’re experiencing today.
Hold fast to your memories to all of the cherished moments, to the blessings and the laughter, the joys and the celebrations. They all add up to a treasure that you shared and spent together, and they keep the one you loved close to you.
Ralph & Anne Groves
June 25, 2008
MIke, Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Our deepest heart felt condolences go out to you.
Don Lee
June 25, 2008
Mike, may your love for one another and memories get you through these dark times! My thoughts are prayers are with you and your familiy.
Carol Flaherty
June 25, 2008
Mike,
My deepest sympathies to you and your family on the loss of Starla. Both of you were so kind to me when I was a college student working at Peter J. Schmitt Co. I will never forget Starla's zest for life and her beautiful inner and outer self. I will keep you and your family in my prayers.
Sean Potter
June 24, 2008
My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.
Kathie McEvoy
June 24, 2008
To Starla's family,
She was a bright star in the sky. She won't be forgotten. I worked with Starla at Sierra long ago. As soon as I saw that beautiful face, so many memories came flooding back. God be with you in this time of sorrow.
Leiana Cabin
June 24, 2008
Love is stronger than death even though it can't stop death from happening, but no matter how hard death tries it can't separate people from love. It can't take away our memories either. In the end, life is stronger than death. Starla dance with the angels. God bless you and your whole family. Rest in peace and love.
Michael Hamann
June 24, 2008
Starla, thanks for being my wife, my love, and my best friend for all the wonderful years years that we spent together. My love for you will live on forever. Mike
Matt Anderson
June 24, 2008
Our thoughts are with you and your family Mike.
Our deepest condolences,
Matt and Sandra Anderson
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