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Richard Haskell Obituary

Haskell, Richard D.

- January 20, 2024

Passed away on January 20, 2024. Beloved husband of Charleen Wuest. Loving father of Elizabeth (Darryl Huffman) Haskell, Richard (Crystal) Haskell, Christine (Dennis) Cheu and Jamie Haskell. Loving grandfather of Taylor, Zander, Jasmine, Madison, Lylah and Richard Jr. A visitation will be held on Thursday, January 25th, from 3-7pm at The Dietrich Funeral Home Inc., 2480 Kensington Ave., Amherst NY. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, January 26th, at 10am at Fourteen Holy Helpers Church, 1345 Indian Church Rd., West Seneca, NY. Please Assemble at church. Flowers are gratefully declined. Memorial contributions can be made toTouching Bases (baseball league fordevelopmentally disabled adults). Please leave online condolences atwww.TheDietrichFuneralHome.com.

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Published by Buffalo News from Jan. 24 to Jan. 25, 2024.

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John Rutkowski

April 3, 2024

He had a heart of gold. I worked with him at a lumberyard, and we used to say, if you asked him to dig a hole underneath the building and come up on the other side, he would. The hardest worker I ever knew.

Jacobi family

January 26, 2024

So sorry for your loss.

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Dietrich Funeral Home - Amherst

2480 Kensington Avenue, Amherst, NY 14226

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Mass of Christian Burial

10:00 a.m.

Fourteen Holy Helpers Church

1345 Indian Church Rd, West Seneca, NY

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Dietrich Funeral Home - Amherst

2480 Kensington Avenue, Amherst, NY 14226

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