SPRINGVILLE: James A. Dill, 79, a resident of Jennie B. Richmond Nursing Home, East Main Street Springville, formerly of Reed Hill Road, Cattaraugus, died Sunday, September 1st, 2019 at Bertrand Chaffee Hospital, Springville. He was born in Old Bridge, NJ on May 3, 1940, the son of the late James Knight and Lena Lillian (Sitterley)…
PERRYSBURG: Glen Chretian, 59, of Main Street, Perrysburg, died Sunday, August 18th, 2019 at Buffalo General Hospital. He was born in Buffalo, on September 22, 1959, the son of the late Glenn and Marilyn (Anderson) Chretian.
He is survived by Pat Fancher, a devoted friend of 25 years.
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FREDONIA: Master Sergeant David P. Sanders, 83, USMC Ret., of Rt. 83, Fredonia, died peacefully in Hospice at Buffalo General, Friday, August 2nd, 2019 after a very brief battle with lung cancer. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio on January 25, 1936, the son of the late Joseph H. and Helen R. (Jadric) Sanders.
Mr. Sanders…
FORESTVILLE: Steven L. Overbeck, 61, of Walnut Street, Forestville, formerly of Silver Creek, died Friday, August 2nd, 2019 at Brooks Memorial Hospital, Dunkirk, following a lengthy illness. He was born in Jamestown, on September 18, 1957, the son of the late Louis and Maude (Devine) Overbeck.
Mr. Overbeck worked as a Mechanic for West Herr Ford…
FORESTVILLE: Homer "Chum" Bowker, Jr., 95, of Prospect Street, Forestville, died Monday, July 22nd, 2019 at his residence, following a short illness. He was born in Forestville, on July 1, 1924, the son of the late Homer R. and Lucy I. (Matteson) Bowker, Sr.
Mr. Bowker was a graduate of Forestville Central School, Class of 1943,…
FT. PIERCE, FLORIDA: Gerald Ward Williams, Sr. of Ft. Pierce, FL and Silver Creek, died Thursday, February 14, 2019 in Florida. He was born in Lackawanna on February 23, 1937, the son of the late Guilford and Margaret (O’Brien) Williams.
Mr. Williams served in the US Marine Corps from January 1955 to January 1958 and always…
IRVING: Shirley P. Newton, 80, of Southerland Road, Irving, died Thursday, July 11th, 2019 at Buffalo General Hospital, following a brief illness. She was born in Silver Creek, on July 24, 1938, the daughter of the late Roland and Isabel (Southland) Dickinson.
Mrs. Newton was a graduate of Silver Creek Central School and worked as a…
FORESTVILLE: Richard P. Szymanski, 63, of Ball Hill Road, Forestville, passed away Monday, July 8th, 2019 at Buffalo General Hospital, following a lifelong battle with Cystic Fibrosis. He was born in Gowanda, on November 28, 1955, the son of the late Major and Violet (Chzanowski) Szymanski.
Mr. Szymanski was a graduate of Pine Valley Central School,…
HAMBURG: Emma Catherine Urquhart Koshinsky, 93, formerly of Silver Creek, passed away Tuesday, July 2nd, 2019 in Hamburg, following a brief illness. She was born in South Mountain, Ontario, Canada on March 30, 1926, the daughter of the late Robert S. and Emma (McIntosh) Urquhart.
After living for many years in Ludlow, MA, where her beloved…
FORESTVILLE: Lulu M. Kohler, 75, of Dennison Road, Forestville, passed away Tuesday, June 18th, 2019 at Buffalo General Hospital. She was born in Gowanda, on December 15, 1943, the daughter of the late William and Elsie M. (Fuller) Hafner.
Mrs. Kohler worked as a Custodian for Forestville Central School, for 23 years, retiring in 2008. She…