Obituary

FREDONIA:  Roger W. Woodcock, age 69, of Christy Road, Fredonia, passed away Wednesday, November 8, 2023, at his residence.  He was born in Silver Creek on June 24, 1954, the son of the late Harry and Barbara (Smith) Woodcock.  Roger served in the U.S. Marines as a Sgt. where he met his best friend Paul…

FORESTVILLE:  Daniel J. Olmstead, 58, of Forestville, passed away Sunday, November 5th, 2023 peacefully in his sleep, at his residence. He was born in the Town of Hanover on July 11, 1965, the son of the late Donald R. Olmstead, Sr. and Mary (Simpson) Sutter.  Daniel worked as a Foreman for Donald J. Braasch Construction,…

HANFORD BAY:  Linda K. Burgess, 73, of Hanford Bay & Jamestown died Tuesday, October 3rd, 2023 at Mercy Hospital of Buffalo, following a recent illness.  Linda was born in Hornell, NY on June 15, 1950, the daughter of the late Eugene and Jeannette (Stephens) Burgess, Sr.   She grew up in Hanford Bay, Silver Creek in…

DUNKIRK:  Neva A. Woolley, 90, a resident of Chautauqua Nursing & Rehab Center, Dunkirk, formerly of Silver Creek/South Dayton Road, Forestville, died Friday, October 27th, 2023 at her residence.  She was born in the Town of Perrysburg on August 1, 1933, the daughter of the late Harry Grant and Vivian I. (Willson) Kreger.   She was…

Greensboro, NC:  Geraldine U. Piede passed away peacefully Friday, October 20th, 2023 in Greensboro, NC at the age of 96.  She was born on July 30, 1927, the first child of the late Wesley and Violet (Sweet) Langworthy of Forestville.  She lived most of her life in Silver Creek.  Geraldine’s love of family, gentle kindness…

JAMESTOWN: Marjorie Anne Youngberg, 88, formerly of Lodi Street, Forestville passed away Tuesday, October 17th, 2023. She was born in Versailles on April 24, 1935, daughter of the late Lenn D. and Mabel (Snyder) Perkins.   She graduated from Gowanda High School, Class of 1952 and worked as an Account Clerk for Forestville Central School Forestville, for…

SUN CITY CENTER, FL: Darrel Thomas Seeley, 64 of Sun City Center, FL, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Saturday, August 12th, 2023, after a long courageous adult life as a high functioning quadriplegic.  He was born in Gowanda on October 23, 1958, son of Sharon VanVlack Nathan and the late…

JAMESTOWN:  Theodore L. "Ted" Terry, 84, of Charles Street, Jamestown, died Monday, September 18th, 2023 at his residence. He was born in Newark, NY on December 25, 1938, the son of the late Amelia Terry.   Ted was a graduate of Forestville Central School, Class of 1956 and served in the U.S. Army.  He worked as…

GOWANDA:  Lester Wayne Heupel, 90, a resident of Gowanda Rehab & Nursing Center, formerly of Hanover Road, Silver Creek passed away Wednesday, August 16th, 2023 at his residence following a short illness.  He was born in Silver Creek on May 13, 1933, the son of the late Clarence T. and Helen (Miller) Heupel, Sr.   Wayne…

FORESTVILLE:  Kenneth L. VanBuskirk, 69, of Swan Street, Forestville, died Monday, September 4th, 2023 at his residence, following a short illness.  He was born in Silver Creek on December 6, 1953, the son of the late George VanBuskirk and Mae (Newton) Franklin.   Ken served in the U.S. Marines as a Pfc during the Vietnam War…