Obituaries

Betty Chapman

Betty Chapman

August 4, 2013

Obituary of Betty Chapman Betty M. Chapman, age 89 of S. Clinton Street, died at her residence 8/4/2013. She was born 12/25/1923 in W. Barre to Russell and Ina (Kempton) Chapman and was a lifetime resident of this area. Betty was a member of the Albion First United Methodist Church, and was an Elementary Teacher in the Lockport Central Schools...

David R. Rodriguez

David R. Rodriguez

August 3, 2013

Obituary not available.

Judy Christopher

Judy Christopher

August 3, 2013

Obituary of Judy Christopher On January 9, 1943, a beautiful force of nature named Judith Ann was born to Ed and Nora Willson in Buffalo, NY. The highlight of Judy's youth was the annual trip to the family cottage at Turkey Point, Ontario with her sisters Brenda and Nora, and lifelong friend Missy. When Judy was a student at Canton...

F. Schoeneman

F. Schoeneman

August 2, 2013

Obituary of F. Schoeneman Waterport: F. Ethyl Schoeneman age 96, died August 2, 2013 at the Villages of Orleans. She was born February 4, 1917 in Rochester NY a daughter of the late Elbert & Mildred (Braddock) Broad. Ethyl had lived in this area most of her life and was a member of the Gaines Carlton Community Church where she...

Marion S. Lepkoske

Marion S. Lepkoske

August 1, 2013

Obituary of Marion S. Lepkoske Marion S. "ChiChi" Lepkoske of Middleport passed away Thursday, August 1, 2013 at the Medina Memorial Healthcare System. Mrs. Lepkoske was born in Medina, NY on May 24, 1939 daughter of the late Wallace and Ann (Polick) Pegelow and she has lived in the Middleport area all of her life. She and her husband Donald...

Elizabeth Murphy

Elizabeth Murphy

August 1, 2013

Obituary of Elizabeth Murphy Albion: Elizabeth S. Murphy age 87, died at her home August 1, 2013. She was born May 16, 1926 in Binghamton NY a daughter of the late William and Julia (Haley) Sullivan. Betty had lived most of her life in the area and was a member of Holy Family Parish. She earned her Bachelor's degree in...

Stephen J. Fitzgerald

Stephen J. Fitzgerald

July 31, 2013

Obituary of Stephen J. Fitzgerald Stephen J. Fitzgerald Jr., age 71 of Gaines Basin Road, died 7/31/13 at his residence following a brief illness. He was born 8/26/1941 in Pittsburgh, PA to Stephen and Aleda Fitzgerald and had lived in this area since 1994. Mr. Fitzgerald was a US Navy Veteran of Vietnam and served proudly as a Sea Bee....

Floyd A. Huntington

Floyd A. Huntington

July 30, 2013

Obituary of Floyd A. Huntington Floyd A. Huntington of Medina passed away Tuesday, July 30, 2013 at Buffalo General Hospital. Mr. Huntington was born in the Town of Somerset on December 17, 1926 son of the late DeForest and Anna Marie (Sheriff) Huntington and he has lived in the Medina area most of his life and attended school in Lyndonville....

Marion Ward

Marion Ward

July 29, 2013

Obituary of Marion Ward Holley: Marion Ward age 78, died peacefully at her daughter's Valerie home surrounded by loved ones. Marion was born May 7, 1935 in Clarkson a daughter of the late John and Eva (Turnbull) Denham. She loved gardening, especially roses. She was predeceased by her husband James; sister, Jean Goodrell; son-in-law, Larry Justice. Loving mother of Lynn...

Ricky L. Litchfield

Ricky L. Litchfield

July 28, 2013

Obituary of Ricky L. Litchfield Ricky L. Litchfield of Middleport passed away Sunday, July 28, 2013 at Veterans Hospital, Buffalo, N.Y. Mr. Litchfield was born in Medina, NY on December 5, 1949 son of Lois (Newton) Sprester and the late Kenneth T. Litchfield. He has lived in Middleport for the past seven years. He served in the US Marines during...

Charles Dennis Vincent

Charles Dennis Vincent

July 27, 2013

Obituary of Charles Dennis Vincent Charlie attended Newfane school system and Barber College in Buffalo, NY. He had worked for Lockport Motors in the 60’s and General Motors (Harrison Division) in Lockport, retiring after 35 years of service to the company. Throughout his life Charlie was very active in baseball, bingo at the Elk’s, cooking, fishing, hunting, and boy scouts....

Shirley B Clarke

Shirley B Clarke

July 26, 2013

Obituary not available.

Virginia Prest

Virginia Prest

July 25, 2013

Obituary of Virginia Prest Albion- Virginia Prest (Button), 92, died Wednesday, July 24, 2013 at the Martin-Linsin Hospice House after a brief illness. She was born in Albion, the daughter of Mary and John Button and has been a lifetime resident of the area. She was a homemaker who enjoyed baking, caring for others and being with her family. She...

Bertha H. Eckert Clute

Bertha H. Eckert Clute

July 24, 2013

Obituary of Bertha H. Eckert Clute Bertha H. (Sherman) Clute, age 86, of Gasport, entered into rest on Wednesday, July 24, 2013 at Eastern Niagara Hospital in Newfane. Born August 25, 1926 in Cambria, Bertha is the daughter of the late Warren and Ethel (Smith) Eckert. Bertha had worked at Odd Fellow and Rebekahs Health Care Facility in Lockport as...

Gary Walker

Gary Walker

July 22, 2013

Obituary of Gary Walker Spencerport: Gary D. Walker age 77, died July 22, 2013. He was born February 29, 1936 in Rochester a son of the late Donald & Dorothy (Lamberton) Walker. Gary was a retiree of Rochester Telephone and had served in the U.S. Navy Seabees. He enjoyed reading, going to his grandsons baseball games, his vegetable garden and...

Peter A Scalzo

Peter A Scalzo

July 22, 2013

Obituary of Peter A Scalzo Medina- Peter A. Scalzo, 36, passed away on Monday, July 22, 2013 at Buffalo General Hospital. He was born in Albion, NY the son of Albert and the Late Anna Scalzo (Russo) and grew up in Medina. He attended Medina Schools was worked construction as a curb-setter. Peter was a quiet, laid back guy who...

Viola M DeLaura

Viola M DeLaura

July 21, 2013

Obituary of Viola M DeLaura Holley- Viola M. DeLaura (Ward), 96, died peacefully on Sunday, July 21, 2013 at Unity Hospital. She was born in Spencerport, NY the daughter of Caroline and Huron Ward and has been a lifetime resident of this area. She was a homemaker who enjoyed knitting, watching the TV show Gunsmoke, and was also a member...

Robert L. Dreilling

Robert L. Dreilling

July 19, 2013

Obituary of Robert L. Dreilling Robert L. Dreilling of Middleport passed away Friday, July 19, 2013 at Buffalo General Hospital. Mr. Dreilling was born in Niagara Falls,NY on August 9, 1938 son of the late John and Bertha (Carter) Dreilling and he has lived in Middleprot most of his life. He and his wife Anna (Pennell) Dreilling were married May...

Joel Kureczka Sr.

Joel Kureczka Sr.

July 19, 2013

Obituary of Joel Kureczka Sr. Joel T. Kureczka Sr. age 61 died July 19, 2013 at Buffalo General Hospital. He was born July 24, 1951 in Olean, a son of Michael and Lee Kureczka and had lived in this area for most of his life. Joel had served in the U.S. Marine Corps. from 1968 to1971. He enjoyed fishing and...

Lillian R. Valentine

Lillian R. Valentine

July 19, 2013

Obituary of Lillian R. Valentine (Brockport) Lillian R. Valentine, age 93, formerly of Brockport, died 7/19/13 in the Latta Road Nursing Home following a short illness. Lillian was born 1/4/1920 in Rochester to George and Virginia(Santamaria)Romagnolo and was a lifetime resident of this area. Mrs. Valentine was a member of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Brockport...