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Dunkirk Obituaries
Local obituaries for Dunkirk, New York
Sharon A. Brace
July 4, 2015
Sharon A. Brace, 65, of Dunkirk, died July 4, 2015. She was born July 12, 1949, in Buffalo, to Edward and Janet (Munser) Barth. A retired employee of Lake Shore Hospital, member of the Girl Scouts and Dance "Grandma Sharon" with E.DA.CO. Surviving is her daughter and granddaughter, Jennifer and Aimee-Sue Clark. Memorials can be made to FSH Class of...
Joseph T. Pieszak
July 3, 2015
Joseph T. Pieszak, 46, of Fredonia, died unexpectedly Friday, July 3, 2015, at home. He was born March 10, 1969, son of Conrad (late Patricia) Pieszak Jr. and Barbara Winslow-Pieszak, both of Dunkirk. He was a past employee of the former Bush Indus-tries in Falconer and had worked in the past at Dunkirk Ice Cream and Nestle Purina. Joe enjoyed...
Aloma J. Majkowski
June 26, 2015
Aloma J. Majkowski, 78, of Portland, NY died peacefully at home. Survived by her children, Fredrick (Mary) Eggleston, Patricia Layman, Mary (Jerry) Mohr, Donald Majkowski, Joseph (Lynn) Majkowski, and Thomas Majkowski. A Celebration of Life will be done at the family's convenience.
Jose S. "Cheo" Cruz
June 26, 2015
Jose S. "Cheo" Cruz, 56, of Dunkirk, died Friday, June 26, 2015, at home. Born Dec. 29, 1958, in Ponce, PR, son of Rosa Sanchaz and Juan Cruz. An employee of Nathan Bell Farms, Jose had a green thumb and enjoyed working on the farm and on cars. Surviving are children Jose Cruz of GA and Rosalind Cruz of FL,...
Jose A. "Poppie" Santiago
June 24, 2015
Jose A. "Poppie" Santiago, 52, of Dunkirk, died unexpectedly, Wednesday morning, June 24, 205, at Brooks Memorial Hospital. He was born December 22, 1962, in Dunkirk son of Ruthie Mae (Moses) Santiago and the late Luis "Flecha" Santiago. A retired employee of NY State Corrections as a corrections officer at Lakeview Shock in Brocton. He was also co-owner with his...
John J. "Jasiu" Jakubczyk
June 15, 2015
John J. "Jasiu" Jakubczyk, 75, of Dunkirk, died Monday evening, June 15, 2015, at Chautauqua Nursing and Rehab Facility. He was born February 27, 1940, in Dunkirk, son of the late Joseph and Shirley (Lemiszko) Jakubczyk. A retired employee of Cliffstar in Fredonia, and past employee of the former Roblin Steel, Alumax Extrusions and Plymouth Tube in Dunkirk. Memberships include...
Mathew W. Stempien
June 13, 2015
Mathew W. Stempien, 86, of Dunkirk, died on his mothers birthday, Saturday, June 13, 2015. He was born October 18, 1928, in Dunkirk, son of the late Anthony and Mary (Garbacz) Stempien. A retired employee of True Temper Shovel Plant in Dunkirk. Mathew's memberships include Blessed Mary Angela R. C. Parish Church of St. Hedwig, Murray Hose Company #4, Northern...
Josephine Rzepkowski
May 17, 2015
Josephine H. "Grandma Josie" Rzepkowski, 99, of Dunkirk died Sunday morning at her home in Dunkirk where she had lived since the 1940s. The youngest child of Martin and Louise (Jagoda) Mucha, she was born in Dunkirk on Feb. 7, 1916 and lived in Dunkirk all her life. On May 20, 1939 she married Michael R. Rzepkowski, Jr. He passed...
Henry R. Serafin
May 2, 2015
Henry R. "Hank" Serafin, 89, of Dunkirk died Saturday (May 2, 2015) at Brooks Memorial Hospital in Dunkirk. He was born Dec. 27, 1925 in Dunkirk, the son of the late Andrzej and Sophia (Glaz) Serafin. A Brocton High School graduate, Hank attended Fredonia State University College and various technical schools, including the Broadcast Engineering Academy. He had been a...
Patricia J. Pieszak
March 25, 2015
Patricia J. Pieszak, 71, of Dunkirk, died Wednesday morning, March 25, 2015 at UPMC in Erie, PA.She was born October 20, 1943, in Dunkirk, daughter of the late Walter and Joanna (Poznanczyk) Lyczkowski. A retired employee of Nestle Purina in Dunkirk, Pat at one time had worked at the former Appianway Pizza Plant in Fredonia. She enjoyed life, times spent...
Leonard R. Pryll
March 24, 2015
Leonard R. Pryll, 89, of Dunkirk, died Tuesday evening, March 24, 2015, at the Absolut at Dunkirk, his home since 2008. He was born November 4, 1925, in Dunkirk, son of the late Stanley and Eliza-beth (Schutski) Pryll. A veteran of the US Navy during WWII, Leonard served from 1943-45, was awarded the European African Campaign Medal, and was authorized...
Jane E. Smyczek
March 15, 2015
Jeanne Elizabeth Smyczek, 89, of Dunkirk, died Sunday March 15, 2015, at Chautauqua Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born Nov. 21, 1925, in Dunkirk, daughter of the late James and Helen (Whalen) Hanlon. Jeanne was a retired employee of Brooks Memorial Hospital in Dunkirk. Jeanne was loved by all, and will be missed by many. Jeanne loved to travel...
Elodie M. Mackowiak
February 28, 2015
Elodie M. Mackowiak, 60, of Dunkirk, passed away Saturday afternoon, February 28, 2015 peacefully at home with her loving family at her side. She was born in Dunkirk on January 13, 1955, daughter of the late Joseph and Patricia (Janowski) Vanderlee. She was a graduate of JCC with an Associate degree in Information Systems and was employed by Fair-Point Communications...
Donna M. Carter
February 25, 2015
Donna M. Carter, 81, of Dunkirk, died peacefully, Wednesday morning February 25, 2015 at Heritage Village Nursing Home. She was born June 29, 1933 in Sherman, New York, the daughter of the late Weston and Beulah (Marsh) Bull. Donna was a former employee of New York Telephone in Angola prior to becoming a homemaker. She enjoyed crocheting, reading, crossword puzzles,...
Lawrence Korzenieski
February 23, 2015
Lawrence L. "Larry" Korzenieski, 61, of Fredonia, died Monday morning, February 23, 2015, at Brooks Memorial Hospital following a brave battle with cancer. Surviving is his companion, Darleen Jagoda of Fredonia. Sons Timothy (Stacy Flitt) Korzenieski of Dunkirk and Matthew Korzenieski of Austin, TX; stepchildren Jennifer Olow of Fredonia, Matthew Jagoda of Dunkirk; brother Fred (Nancy) Korzenieski of Hilton, NY;...
Josephine B. Lis
February 22, 2015
Josephine B. Lis, 90, of Dunkirk, passed away Sun-day evening, February 22, 2015. Born in Dunkirk, March 19, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Carol and Helen (Malkowski) Kucmierz. A retired employee of Dunkirk Public Schools, Mrs. Lis was a former employee of the former Van Raalte Corporation in Dunkirk. She was a parishioner of Blessed Mary Angela...
RoyceJ. Slaven
February 17, 2015
Royce J. Slaven, 75, of Zephyrhills, Florida, formerly of Dunkirk, passed away unexpectedly, Tuesday February 17, 2015 at home in Florida. Born July 14, 1939, in Corning, NY, son of the late Royce and Margaret (Tomlinson) Slaven and the late Eva (Smith) Slaven. A resident of Dunkirk for much of his life, Roy was well known by many as a...
Myrna J. Schuknecht
February 10, 2015
Myrna J. Schuknecht, 77, of Brocton, died Feb. 10, 2015, at the Chautauqua Nursing and Rehab Center. She was born Nov. 2, 1937, in Dunkirk, daughter of the late John and Mabel (Fraizer) Lanski. Myrna was the sister of Frances Wdowiasz, Helen (Bill) Reardon and Bill Lanski, all of Dunkirk. Predeceased by her husband Harry Schuknecht, daughter Janine Duham &...
Nancy Lea Woloszyn
February 4, 2015
Nancy Lea Woloszyn, of Dunkirk, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, February 4, 2015, at UPMC Hamot Hospital in Erie, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Titus-ville, PA, September 18, 1933, the daughter of the late Charles and Etta (Mays) Schultz. Nancy attended schools in Corry, PA, and was a re-tired employee of Raymond Associates in...
Florence Julia Marut
February 4, 2015
Florence Julia Marut, 90, of Dunkirk, died Wednesday, February 4, 2015. She was born June 10, 1924, in Fredonia, daughter of the late Jan and Mary (Skura) Majka. Mrs. Marut was a retired employee of Edwin Kuzdale, Attorney; and also Cliffstar in Dunkirk. Her memberships included Blessed Mary Angela Parish Church of St. Hedwig, the Parish Rosary Society and Dunkirk...
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