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CONWAY, South Carolina: Betty Park Griffiths, 83, of Conway, South Carolina, formerly of Forestville, passed away at home on her 83rd birthday, Sunday, January 4, 2026, following a lengthy illness. She was born in Silver Creek on January 4, 1943, the daughter of the late Warren and Blanche (Bartlett) Park.   Betty was a graduate of…

ARKWRIGHT: Robert John Jurczak, 76, of Arkwright, died Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at home with family by his side. He was born in Buffalo on September 13, 1949, the son of the late Joseph and Elizabeth (Bak) Jurczak.   Robert was a graduate of Forestville Central School, Class of 1969. He served in the US Army during…

GOWANDA: Donna Y. Town, 86, of Buffalo Street, Gowanda, formerly of Quartzsite, AZ and Perrysburg, died Saturday, April 18, 2026 at Mercy Hospital of Buffalo. She was born in Little Valley on June 21, 1939, the daughter of the late Bernard and Marguerite (Stewart) Young.   Donna was a graduate of Pine Valley Central School, Class…

FORESTVILLE: Marilou M. Frederickson, 65, of Hanover Road, Forestville, died Monday, April 13, 2026 at Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo. She was born in Dunkirk on December 18, 1960, the daughter of the late Robert and Elizabeth (Knight) Deet.   She was a graduate of Silver Creek Central School and Jamestown Community College and worked in…

DUNKIRK: Lena M. Dix, 91, a resident of Chautauqua Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Dunkirk, formerly of Pearl Street, Forestville, died Sunday, April 12, 2026 at her residence following a lengthy illness of natural causes. She was born in the Town of Arkwright on May 2, 1934, the daughter of the late Walter and Emma (Watrous)…

RANSOMVILLE, NY: Gladys E. Nichols, 88, of Daniels Road, Ransomville, died Saturday, April 4, 2026 at Mount St. Mary's Hospital & Health Center, Lewiston, following a short illness. She was born in the Town of Sheridan on October 24, 1937, the daughter of the late Lester and Dorothy (Dalrymple) Deering.   Gladys was a graduate of…

FORESTVILLE: Peggy J. Wilcox, 87, of Main Street, Forestville, died Thursday, April 2, 2026 at Autumn View Health Care Facility, LLC., Hamburg, following a short illness. She was born in South Dayton on May 27, 1938, the daughter of the late Francis and Margaret (Seilmen) Howard.  Peggy was a graduate of the former South Dayton High…

IRVING: Norman G. Newton, 90, of Irving, passed away in his home surrounded by family on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, following a lengthy illness. He was a native of Silver Creek, born on September 8, 1935, the youngest of ten children of the late Harry and Mabel (Spears) Newton.   Following graduation from Silver Creek Central School,…

FORESTVILLE: John D. Merrill Sr., 83, of Pearl Street, Forestville, died Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at Dunkirk Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, Dunkirk, following a short illness. He was born in Silver Creek on December 19, 1942, the son of the late John Merrill and Nellie (Kniese) Merrill Benchley.   John was a graduate of Forestville Central…