Yesterday's Obituaries
Michael W. "Warhoop" John
Jimersontown, NY
JIMERSONTOWN - Mr. Michael W. "Warhoop" John 60, of 3550 Center Road, Jimersontown, died Friday (July 21, 2017) at Olean General Hospital, shortly after being admitted. Born Sept. 7, 1956, in Salamanca, he was the son of the late Earl and Ramona Redeye John. He was...
David V. Marek
Cattaraugus, NY
CATTARAUGUS - David V. Marek, 78, passed away on Friday (July 21 2017) at Gowanda Nursing Home. He was born Sept. 13, 1938, son of the late Leon and Virgie (Coleman) Marek. Mr. Marek was a lifelong farmer on his family's farm in Cattaraugus. He dearly loved animals,...
Dale E. "Fat Indian" Sayers
Oneida, NY
ONEIDA - Dale E. Sayers, a.k.a. "Fat Indian", 39, died Thursday evening (July 20, 2017) at the Erie County Medical Center surrounded by his family following a long illness. Born March 30, 1978, in Niagara Falls, he was the son of the Sheila Sayer Sayers and the late Stanley...
July 21, 2017 Obituaries
Richard Ambuske
Salamanca, NY
SALAMANCA - Mr. Richard Ambuske, 86, of Salamanca, died Tuesday, (July 18, 2017) at Olean General Hospital surrounded by his family. Born Sept. 11, 1930, in Salamanca, he was the son of the late Floyd and Viola Rybicka Ambuske. He was married on June 25, 1955, in St. John's...
Judy A. Irish
Salamanca, NY
SALAMANCA - Mrs. Judy A. Irish, 68, of Salamanca, died Monday, July 3, 2017, at Olean General Hospital, surrounded by her family, following a long illness. Born Dec. 2, 1948, in Clyde, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth and Thressa Slade Russ. She was married on Jan....
Andrew P. Shurilla
Salamanca, NY
SALAMANCA - Mr. Andrew P. Shurilla, 85, of Academy Street, Salamanca, died Thursday (July 20, 2017) at the Absolut of Salamanca. Born Jan. 17, 1932, in Custer City, Pa., he was the son of the late Anthony and Helena Dubinski Shurilla. Following their deaths, he was raised by...
July 18, 2017 Obituaries
Charles "Bud" Crist
Randolph, NY
RANDOLPH - Mr. Charles "Bud" Crist, 94, formerly of Wildwood Avenue, Salamanca, died peacefully on Friday (July 14, 2017) at his current residence, the Randolph Manor. He just recently entered Hospice Care, which contributed greatly to his gentle passing after a short illness....
July 10, 2017 Obituaries
Joseph Burgess
Little Valley, NY
LITTLE VALLEY - Joseph Burgess, 81, of Little Valley, died Thursday (July 6, 2017) at the Frewsburg Rest Home. Born April 25, 1936, in Seneca Falls, he was the son of the late Charles and Mabel Roberts Burgess. He was married on Oct. 18, 1957, in Bradford, Pa., to the former...
William H. Pratt
Otto, NY
OTTO - William H. Pratt, 82, of Otto, entered into rest June 28, 2017. He was born Sept. 3, 1934, in Otto, to the late Ward and Edna Pratt. William worked for Moench Tanning Co., Lyon's Equipment and retired from the WNYDDSO. He was a U.S. Army Veteran and member of the...
Mary B. Raab
Arcade, NY
ARCADE - Mary B. Raab of Aristo Terrace, died Thursday (July 6, 2017) at her residence at the age of 92. She was born May 21, 1925, in Ellicottville, a daughter of the late Thomas and Mary (Lynch) Darcy. Her husband, Michael A. Raab who she married Oct. 30, 1945, in...
Loraine Mae Ranke
Ellicottville, NY
ELLICOTTVILLE - Loraine Mae Ranke, 89, of Pine Tree Village Road, passed away Saturday (July 8, 2017) at Gowanda Nursing Home. Born April 26, 1928, to Harley Hawkins and Marie Brooks Hawkins. On Dec 31, 1946 she married Maynard James Ranke. Loraine worked as a home health...
Martha A. Woodring
East Otto, NY
EAST OTTO - Martha A. Woodring, 81, passed away Saturday (July 8, 2017) at Absolut Care of Salamanca. She was born March 30, 1936, daughter of the late Adolph and Mae (Knowlton) Meyer. She is predeceased by her husband, Billy Woodring. Mrs. Woodring was a bookkeeper at...
July 7, 2017 Obituaries
Peter I. Certo
Grand Island, NY
GRAND ISLAND - Peter I. Certo, 63, of Grand Island, passed away unexpectedly on July 5, 2017. Born in Niagara Falls, he was the son of Natalie (Bator) Certo of Niagara Falls and the late Andrea Henry P. Certo Sr. Peter was a lifelong resident. He attended local schools and...
Santina M. Luce
Gowanda, NY
GOWANDA - Santina M. "Sandy" Luce, 93, formerly of Gowanda, passed away Wednesday morning (July 5, 2017) at Absolut Care of Orchard Park surrounded by family. Sandy was born June 14, 1924 in Buffalo, the daughter of Domenico and Catarina (Calarco) Porpiglia. She married...
July 5, 2017 Obituaries
Esther M. Ferstler
Orlando, FL
ORLANDO, Fla. - Esther M. Ferstler, of Longwood and formerly of Bradford, Pa.., died Sunday (July 2, 2017) in Orlando at the age of 90. She was born June 26, 1927, in Bradford, Pa., to Francis E. and Marjorie Caswell. She was previously married to Harold Jacob Ferstler, who...
Rebecca Ann Ozzella
Webster, NY
WEBSTER - Rebecca Ann Ozzella, of 1435 Chigwell Lane and formerly of 134 S. 12th St., Olean, passed away Saturday (July 1, 2017) shortly after arrival at Rochester General Hospital following a short illness. Rebecca was born Jan. 4, 1939, in Coldspring, and was the daughter...
Jacqueline R. Schindler
Gowanda, NY
GOWANDA - Jacqueline R. Schindler, of Gowanda Zoar Road, passed away peacefully Thursday (June 29, 2017) at Erie County Medical Center surrounded by her family. Jackie was born Sept. 7, 1937 in Buffalo, the daughter of Harold and Olive (Frick) Kumpf. Jackie reflected on...
July 3, 2017 Obituaries
Thomas L. Marsh
Kill Buck, NY
KILL BUCK - Thomas L. Marsh, of Boza Road, Kill Buck, died Thursday (June 29, 2017) in The Pines of Machias at the age of 67. He was born July 9, 1949, in Salamanca, a son of the late Edgar W. and Elva Weichman Marsh. He was a 1968 graduate of Ellicottville High School. ...
June 30, 2017 Obituaries
Jo Ann Kurlej
Chepachet, RI
CHEPACHET, R.I. - Jo Ann Kurlej, 85, of Chepachet, passed away peacefully on Sunday (June 25, 2017) at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Center, Providence. Born June 30, 1931, in Pulaski, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Lloyd and Mary Shepherd Rodgers. She was married on...
Douglas Lockhart
Anchorage, AK
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Douglas Lockhart, 78, formerly of Franklinville, N.Y., died Thursday (June 8, 2017), at Providence Hospital in Anchorage. Born Sept. 7, 1938, in DuBois, Pa., he was a son of the late Cortland and Virginia Lilac Lockhart. He was married on Feb. 10, 1956,...
June 27, 2017 Obituaries
Charles G. Krause
Great Valley, NY
GREAT VALLEY - Mr. Charles G. Krause, 84, of Great Valley, died Sunday (June 25, 2017) at Olean General Hospital in Olean. Born March 15, 1933, in Salamanca, he was the son of the late Vernet and Christina Nitz Krause. He was married May 3, 1958, to the former Hildagarde...
William Sylvester Pine
Elma, WA
ELMA, Wash. - William Sylvester Pine, 83, of Elma, passed away Wednesday (June 21, 2017) from Alzheimer's. William was born Jan. 9, 1934 to Leroy and Hellen (Hamilton) Pine in Gowanda, N.Y., the youngest of four children. He graduated from Gowanda High School in 1951. ...
June 26, 2017 Obituaries
Betty H. Miller
Tonawanda, NY
TONAWANDA - Betty H. (Schnabel) Miller, 91, formerly of Salamanca, passed away Thursday, June 8, 2017, after a brief illness. She was born July 23, 1925, to the late Alfred and Elsa (Bachman) Schnabel. Betty was a member of Salamanca High School Class of 1945. She...
Phillip Charles Stock
Humphrey, NY
HUMPHREY - Philip Charles Stock, of Humphrey, went downriver with the current, no longer to paddle these earthly waters on Thursday (June 22, 2017) after living with cancer for many years and finally making his peace. Perhaps now he will be the otter he always felt he was. ...
