DUNKIRK: Wilma M. Keith, 91, a resident of the Chautauqua County Home, Dunkirk, formerly of Brocton, died Thursday, May 3rd, at her residence. She was born in Silver Creek on December 4, 1920, the daughter of the late William and Bertha (West) Wilkes.
Mrs. Keith was a graduate of Forestville High School, Class of 1938. She…
FREDONIA: Willis "Dutch" E. Meadows, Sr., 79, of Miller Road, Fredonia died Tuesday, May 1st, at Erie County Medical Center, Buffalo, following a short illness. He was born in the Town of Arkwright, on June 30, 1932, the son of the late Walter W. and Emma (Watrous) Meadows.
He was a graduate of Forestville Central High…
FORESTVILLE: Alvin A. Tatchell, 74, of South Dayton/Silver Creek Road, Forestville, died Wednesday, April 25th, at Heritage Village Skilled Nursing Facility, Gerry. He was born in the Town of Dayton, on January 11, 1938, the son of the late Allen and Mary (Howard) Tatchell.
Mr. Tatchell was a graduate of the former Pine Valley High School,…
IRVING: Donald R. Olmstead, Jr., 49, of Versailles Road, Irving, died unexpectedly, Tuesday, April 24th, at UPMC Hamot Medical Center, Erie, PA. He was born in Silver Creek on August 12, 1962, the son of the late Donald R. Olmstead, Sr. and Mary (Simpson) Sutter.
He worked as a Diesel Mechanic for Hauling Freight Lines, Angola,…
FORESTVILLE: Raymond L. Kirkland, 80, of Quarry Road, Forestville, died Tuesday, April 17th, peacefully in his sleep at home. He was born in West Seneca on June 16, 1931, the son of the late Lee and Catherine (Esser) Kirkland.
He served in the U.S. Army as a Corporal in the Korean War and received a Purple…
SILVER CREEK: Elizabeth "Betsy" M. Teachman, 67, of Hanover Road, Silver Creek, died Saturday, April 14th, at TLC/HN-Lake Shore Hospital, Irving, following a brief illness. She was born in Dunkirk on September 3, 1944, the daughter of the late David Joseph and Irene (Addington) Knight.
She attended Dunkirk School #5 and started work in 1975 as…
GOWANDA: Doris I. Waters, 95, a resident of Gowanda Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, Gowanda, formerly of South Dayton and Palmetto, Florida, passed away peacefully Saturday, April 14th, at her residence. She was born in South Dayton on February 28, 1917, the daughter of the late Charles F. Seileman and Mayme A. (Miller) Seileman Brown.
She was…
SILVER CREEK: Lucreacia “Lu” M. Czarnecki of Silver Creek, passed away on Monday March 26, 2012. She was born in Buffalo on October 12, 1941. She was a graduate of Hixson's School of Floral Design, and then went on to open and operate Foliage House Florists in Silver Creek for many years from which she…
FORESTVILLE: Rinaldo "Ron" G. Mendez, 58, of Hanover Road, Forestville, died unexpectedly, Monday, March 19th, at his residence. He was born in Lackawanna on October 17, 1953, the son of the late Rinaldo and Myrtle "Betty" (Hall) Mendez.
Mr. Mendez was a Concert Promoter & Producer "back in the day" and he still currently enjoyed music.
Survivors…
FORESTVILLE: Christopher R. Reading, Jr., 21, of Pearl Street, Forestville, died unexpectedly, Tuesday, March 13th, in the Town of Hanover, as the result of a motor vehicle accident.
He was born in Dunkirk, on April 5, 1990, the son of Julie (Bishoff) Harris, of Forestville and Christopher R. (Christine) Reading, Sr., of Grand Island. He was…