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Jack B. Sommer
Dec 27, 2016
Jack B. Sommer, 87, died Tuesday, December 27, 2016, at Brooks Memorial Hospital in Dunkirk. He was born in Dunkirk, December 26, 1929, son of the late John and Agnes (Dziduch) Sommer. A veteran of the US Army from 1951-53. Jack is a retired employee of the former Al Tech Steel in Dunkirk where he worked as a Supervisor. An...
Providencia Gomez-Carmona
Dec 27, 2016
Providencia Gomez-Carmona, 70, of Dunkirk, died, Tuesday morning, December 27, 2016, at Select Speciality Hospital in Erie, PA. She was born July 27, 1946, in Naguabo, Puerto Rico, daughter of the late Bonifasio Gomez and Francisca Carmona. A retired employee of FieldBrook Farms in Dunkirk. She attended Iglesia Getsemani Church in Dunkirk. Providencia liked to laugh and spend time with...
Robert H. Meyers
Dec 16, 2016
Robert H. "Big Bob" Meyers, 82, of Dunkirk, died Friday afternoon, December 16, 2016, at Brooks MemorialHospital. He was born April 7, 1934, in Dunkirk, son of the late Alfred and Mabel (Herald) Meyers. A veteran of the U.S. Navy from 1952-53 and U.S.Army from 1953-57. Robert was a retired employee of Pinkerton Security where he was Captain and in...
Frances M. Fuller
Dec 14, 2016
Frances M. Fuller passed away om Wednesday, December 14, 2016, after a lenghty illness. She was the daughter of the late Benjamin H. Henderson and Helen (Ozust) Henderson. Mrs. Fuller was born in Dunkirk and lived most of her life. She was educated at St. Hedwig's School and Dunkirk High School Class of 1953. She lived in Rochester for a...
Lyndon F. Wise
Dec 11, 2016
Lyndon F. Wise Lyndon F. Wise, age 79, of Dunkirk NY, passed away at Buffalo General Hospital on Sunday, December 11, 2016, following a brief battle with cancer. Members of his family were at his side. Lyn was born in Dunkirk, June 3, 1937, to the late Charles and Helen (Tadt) Wise. Lyn is survived by his devoted wife of...
Hugo Ernesto Diaz
Dec 5, 2016
Hugo Ernesto Diaz passed away on Monday December 5, 2016. He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina on November 7, 1944 to the late Lorenzo and Lidia (Tomasini) Diaz. Hugo, his brother Miguel, his father and step mother, Maria, came to the United States in 1959. Before joining the United States Air Force in 1963, he finished his studies at Catholic boarding...
Norman F. Pieszak Sr.
Dec 2, 2016
Norman F. Pieszak Sr. Norman F. Pieszak Sr., 89, of Dunkirk, died Friday December 2, 2016, at Buffalo General Hospital in Buffalo. He was born June 22, 1927, in Dunkirk, son of the late Joseph and Anges (Wysocki) Pieszak. A veteran of the U.S. Army during WWII with the Military Police and received the Army Occupation Medal and WWII Victory...
Alice C. Pawloski
Nov 29, 2016
Alice C. Pawloski, 94, of Dunkirk, died Tuesday morning, November 29, 2016, at the home of her daughter in Hamburg. She was born April 29, 1922, in Clymer, NY, daughter of the late Walter and Josephine (Napierla) Stempkowski. At one time a waitress at the "coffee shop" in downtown Dunkirk. Alice enjoyed cooking, baking, her garden, reading and animals. Her...
Frank "Congi" Sobilo
Nov 19, 2016
Frank M. "Congi" Sobilo, 89, of Dunkirk, died Saturday morning, November19, 2016,at home. He was born December 24, 1926, in Dunkirk, son of the late John and Eleanore (Pelka) Sobilo. A veteran of WW II US Army from 1945-46, and received the Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Philippines Independence Ribbon, WWII Victory Medal. A retired employee of ECR...
Bobby Anderson Gregory
Nov 18, 2016
Bobby Anderson Gregory, 90, of Dunkirk, died Friday, November 18, 2016, at Brooks Memorial Hospital. He was born October 12, 1926 in Mississippi, son of the late Louis and Irene(Brown) Gregory. A Veteran of the US Army as a PFC, he served in Germany and received the WW II Victory Medal, the German Occupation Medal and most recently received the...
Yolande M. Bartkowiak
Nov 11, 2016
Yolande M. Bartkowiak Yolande M. Bartkowiak, 91, of Dunkirk, died Friday evening, November 11, 2016 at Buffalo General Hospital, following a brief illness. She was born June 12, 1925, in Dunkirk, daughter of the late Frank and Charlotte (Wenski) Bartkowiak. A graduate of the former St. Mary's Academy, Class of 1943 and the former Eastman School for Dental Hygienists, in...
Regina Maziarz
Nov 5, 2016
Regina Maziarz, 92, of Dunkirk, died Saturday afternoon, November 5, 2016, at the Chautauqua Nursing and Rehab Center. She was born December 4, 1923, in Dunkirk, daughter of the late John and Frances (Plombon) Stolinski. A retired employee of the Twin Fair Department Store and at one time worked at the former Van Raalte Corporation both in Dunkirk. Memberships include...
Chester B. Woloszyn
Oct 22, 2016
Chester B. Woloszyn, 89, of Dunkirk, passed away Saturday morning October 22, 2016, at the Chautauqua Nursing and Rehabilition, after a lengthy illness.Chester was born in Dunkirk on October 31, 1926, son of the late George and Katherine (Gomiela) Woloszyn.A lifelong resident of Dunkirk, Chester attended the former St. Hedwig's School. He served in the US Army during WWII and...
Jane K. Szukala
Oct 13, 2016
Jane K. (Schrantz) Szukala, 88, died Thursday October 13, at the Bluegrass Assisted Living in Kentucky.She was born in Dunkirk, May 24, 1928 daughter of the late Michael & Katherine Cudzilo.A retired employee of the Dunkirk Fredonia Telephone Company. Her memberships include Blessed Mary Angela R. C. Parish, the parish Rosary Society & worked on various committees at church.She is...
Francisco "Jimmy" Ruiz
Oct 12, 2016
Francisco "Jimmy" Ruiz, 77, of Dunkirk, went to Heaven on Wednesday, October 12, 2016, surrounded by his loving family.Son of the late Juan and Ramona Belen Ruiz, he was born in Jayuya, Puerto Rico, on January 29, 1939.He lived in Dunkirk for the past 48 years. A member of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton R.C. Church.An avid Bingo player, "Jimmy" enjoyed...
Barbara R. Manning
Oct 3, 2016
Barbara R. (Farnham) Manning, 69, of Delray Beach, FL, formerly of Dunkirk, died Monday October 3rd, 2016 at her home after a brief illness.She was born in Dunkirk, June 20th 1947, daughter of the late Theodore Jr. and Dorothy (Fick) Farnham.She was a retired employee of Bayer Pharmaceutical , Whippany, NJ.Article PhotosBarbara R. (Farnham) Manning Surviving are her husband, Robert...
Gerald J. Rafan
Sep 25, 2016
Gerald John "JJ" Rafan, 26, passed away suddenly on Sunday, September 25, 2016, in Colorado.He was born July 15, 1990, in Dunkirk, NY, the son of Julie and Charles (Fedyszyn) Kuell of Fredonia and the late Gerald B. "Jerry" Rafan.JJ attended Fredonia High School, Jamestown Community College and Lake Sumter State College. He recently accepted a position working at a...
Stephen P. Kaus
Sep 9, 2016
OBITUARY STEPHEN P. KAUS Stephen P. Kaus, 38, of Dunkirk, died unexpectedly, Friday morning, September 9, 2016 at Home. He was born in Dunkirk August 11, 1978, son of Paul W. and Susan J. (Kuzdzal) Kaus of Dunkirk. A graduate of Dunkirk Senior High School class of 1996. Steve was owner of Absolut Audio in Dunkirk. He enjoyed collecting coins,...
Brian James Woloszyn
Aug 12, 2016
Brian James Woloszyn, 39, of Dunkirk, died unexpectedly Friday, August 12, 2016.He was born June 23, 1977, son of Matthew J. Woloszyn Jr. and the late Debra (Crockett) Woloszyn.A past employee of Cott Industries of Dunkirk and at one time Dunkirk Ice Cream. Brian was an avid fisherman and loving father to his son Tyler.Surviving in addition to his father...
Barbara J. LeGrano
Aug 7, 2016
Barbara J. LeGrano, 84, of Fredonia, died Sunday evening, Aug. 7, 2016, following a lengthy illness. She was born in Dunkirk, Sept. 20, 1931, daughter of the late Benjamin and Rena (Gaura) Kroll. A retired employee as hostess at the former Vineyard Restaurant in Dunkirk, and at one time employee of New York Telephone. Barbara enjoyed to travel and go...
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