Obituary

GERRY:  Barbara "Barbie" A. Sujdak, 62, a resident of Heritage Village, Gerry, formerly of Forestville, died Friday, August 9th, 2024 at UPMC Chautauqua Hospital, Jamestown.  She was born in Dunkirk on November 11, 1961, the daughter of the late Harry and Ellen (Prince) Sujdak.   Barbie loved playing with her weaving loom, doing etch-a-sketch, talking about…

CHEEKTOWAGA:  Lester K. Strasburg, 88, of Cheektowaga, formerly of Silver Creek, passed away Sunday, August 4th, 2024, at his residence, peacefully surrounded by his family.  He was born in Buffalo on September 19, 1935, the son of the late Lester and Dorothy (Sweet) Strasburg.   Lester was a graduate of Lafayette High School in Buffalo and…

SHERIDAN:  Donna M. Grisanti, 65, of Sheridan, passed away Wednesday, July 17th, 2024 at Buffalo General Medical Center, surrounded by her family.  She was born in Buffalo on June 2, 1959, the daughter of the late Elmer and Joann (Dressler) Uhle.   Donna was a graduate of the Buffalo Public School District and worked for the…

SOUTH DAYTON:  Savannah R. Steves, 20, of South Dayton, passed away Monday, July 1st, 2024 following cancer complications.  She was born in Buffalo on June 25, 2004, the daughter of Donald Steves, of Gowanda and Carrie (Beaver) Strawder, of South Dayton.   Savannah was a Class of 2022 graduate of Pine Valley Central School, where she…

MAYVILLE:  Joseph A. Falcone, 87, of College Station, TX, and Mayville, NY passed away Thursday, July 4th, 2024 at The Star Hospice House, Lakewood.  He was born in the Town of Sheridan on March 26, 1937, the son of the late Joseph and Laura (Pulvino) Falcone.   Joe was a graduate of Forestville Central School, Class…

FORESTVILLE: Mark Hasbrouck Petersen, 75, of Center Street, Forestville, beloved brother, son, uncle and friend to all, passed suddenly at home on July 1, 2024.  He was born in Silver Creek on March 16, 1949, son of the late Theodore and Agnes Ruth (Hasbrouck) Petersen, Sr.   Mark was known as the unofficial mayor of Forestville…

Silver Creek:  Diane M. Meinzer, 59, of Alleghany Road, Silver Creek, passed away unexpectedly Monday, June 24th, 2024 at her residence.  She was born in Fontana, CA on July 12, 1964, the daughter of the late Edwin and Arline (Hollmer) Turnbull.   She was a graduate of Lake Shore Central School, Class of 1982.  Diane worked…

FORESTVILLE:  Steven R. Peck, 67, of Pearl Street, Forestville, passed away unexpectedly, Saturday, June 15th, 2024, at Buffalo General Medical Center.  He was born in Silver Creek on March 7, 1957, the son of the late Richard and Sussanna (Griffith) Peck.   Steven worked as a Foreman for Norfolk & Southern Railroad, Buffalo, and attended Christ…

FORESTVILLE: E. Darlene (Spoon) Shevlin, 86, of Hopper Road, Forestville, died Friday, June 14th, 2024 at her residence, following a lengthy illness.  She was born in Clymer, NY on March 8, 1938, the daughter of the late Fred and Minnie (Dewey) Spoon.   Darlene worked as a bookkeeper for the former Shevlin's Sunoco Irving, for 18…