Obituaries

Mary Depaolo

Mary Depaolo

Oct 21, 2010

Mary DePaolo, (nee Winiatowski) age 80, on Thursday October 21, 2010 at home after a long illness. Mary was a member of St. Jude the Apostle Parish. She and her husband, Patrick owned and operated the Clover Club on Oliver at Robinson Street for 55 years until their retirement. She had worked at the Wurlitzer Company where she met her...

Lois Simpson

Lois Simpson

Oct 7, 2010

Lois Simpson (nee Wilke) passed from this life to God’s eternal rest on October 7 while under the loving, compassionate care of her family and the Niagara Hospice House in Lockport.

Born in Tonawanda 86 years ago to the late Raymond and Margaret (Garrity) Wilke, she married her husband Joseph V. Simpson on May 1, 1948, then moved to Cheektowaga...

Josephine M. Koufonikos

Josephine M. Koufonikos

Oct 6, 2010

Josephine Koufonikos, age 75, of North Tonawanda on Wednesday (October 6, 2010) at home . Born and raised in North Tonawanda, Josephine was a member of St. George Orthodox Church. She recently retired from the Board of Education where she was a School Bus Driver for twenty years. She and her husband owned and operated Gus & Jo’s Our Inn....

William Howard Tinklepaugh

William Howard Tinklepaugh

Sep 24, 2010

WILLIAM “Bill” HOWARD TINKLEPAUGH, 79, went to be with his Lord and Savior on September 24, 2010. Bill was born on March 22, 1931 in Lockport, NY to his parents Howard and Mildred (Cornell) Tinklepaugh. The majority of his life was spent in the Tonawanda, Getzville and North Tonawanda, New York area prior to his move to Ft. Myers, Florida....

Porfirio Garcia

Porfirio Garcia

Sep 22, 2010

Porfirio Garcia

Porfirio Garcia, age 79 of North Tonawanda, entered his new home in the Kingdom of Heaven on Wednesday (September 22, 2010) surrounded by his family. Mr. Garcia was known to his friends and family as Filo. He was born in Utuado, Puerto Rico in 1930. He was a member of St. Jude the Apostle and the Rosary group....

Elma Louise Henry

Elma Louise Henry

Aug 24, 2010

Elma Louise Henry (Bussard) 87, of North Tonawanda died on Tuesday (August 24, 2010) after a long illness at Elderwood at Crestwood. Elma was a member of the Nash Road Free Methodist Church. She was a homemaker and mother and worked at the Wurlitzer Company. Wife of the late Worthy Richard Henry. Mother of the late Judith Sionkiewicz. Elma was...

Richard E. Brodfuehrer

Richard E. Brodfuehrer

Aug 10, 2010

Richard Brodfuehrer died at home on Tuesday (August 10, 2010) under the care of Niagara Hospice with his family present at the age of 85 years. Richard was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church. As an Electrical Engineer, he worked at Bell Aerospace until 1973 and then retired from Niagara Cutter in 1987. He was the Union President for...

H. Louise Jayne

H. Louise Jayne

Jul 25, 2010

H. Louise Jayne, (nee Knight) age 92, of North Tonawanda at Elderwood Health Care at Crestwood on Sunday July 25, 2010. Wife of the late Harold F. Smith, Edward Wahl and Marshall Jayne. Louise was the youngest and last of six children. Loving and cherished mother of Suzanne Muni of North Tonawnda. Proud grandma of Christopher (Kelly) Muni, Craig (Danielle)...

Josephine D. West

Josephine D. West

Jul 25, 2010

Josephine D. West, (nee Alessi) 83, of North Tonawanda and Niagara Falls on Sunday, July 25, 2010 at Sheridan Manor after a long illness. Wife of the late Joseph A. West and sister of the late Jean Stahlman and Gasper Alessi. Beloved mother of Sara (Dennis) Heim of North Tonawanda and William (Gillian) West of Wheatfield. Sister of Rose (Ronald)...

Mary Lou Alabiso

Mary Lou Alabiso

Jul 22, 2010

Mary Lou Alabiso, “Louie” (nee Henderson), born in Buffalo, NY on December 26, 1944, tragically left this planet on July 22, 2010 surrounded by family after short battle with cancer. Mary Lou was devoted to her career, working with special needs children as a nurse in the last fifteen years at Niagara BOCES and Niagara Wheatfield and with the Tuscarora...

Elizabeth Doherty

Elizabeth Doherty

Jul 19, 2010

Elizabeth Doherty (nee Collins) age 88, of North Tonawanda died at Millard Fillmore Gates Circle Hospital on Monday July 19, 2010 after a brief illness. Wife of the late Vincent Doherty and sister of the late Alice Abdulla. Mother of the late Vincent Doherty, Jr. Beloved mother of Dennis (Donna) Doherty of Tonawanda and Kevin (Susan) Doherty of Buffalo. Proud...

Elvria Rizzo

Elvria Rizzo

Jul 17, 2010

Elvira Rizzo (nee Rodriguez ) age 82 of North Tonawanda on Saturday July 17, 2010 at her son’s residence after a long illness. Sister of the late Joseph Rodriguez. Beloved mother of Pamela Tylee of Toronto and Louis J. Rizzo of North Tonawanda. Grandmother of Megan Sabsay-Tylee. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Services are private. Arrangements by the...

Norma V. Watt

Norma V. Watt

Jul 15, 2010

Norma V. Watt (nee Smith) (Hussar), 72, of Youngstown on July 15, 2010 after a long illness. Born is Buffalo, NY. Beloved wife of Elton “Al” Watt of Youngstown, Dear daughter of Ruth Smith (The late Norbert Smith) of North Tonawanda. Dear mother of Cheryl (Meigs) Edmondson of Altanta, Susan (Thomas) Meiser of Ft. Wayne, IN, and Fred Hussar, Jr....

Martha Gail Lorango

Martha Gail Lorango

Jul 7, 2010

Martha Gail Lorango, “Martie” (nee Keller) 84, of North Tonawanda peacefully at Niagara Hospice House in Lockport on Wednesday July 7, 2010 after a long illness. Martha was a member of Ascension R.C. Church. She and her husband owned and operated Frankie’s Twin City Cyclery on Oliver Street. She also operated Frankie’s Ceramic Studio and Frankie’s Fast Speedway. Martie and...

Julia Komives

Julia Komives

Jul 5, 2010

Julia Komives (nee Mihalik) age 91, of North Tonawanda on Monday, July 05, 2010 at Elderwood at Crestwood after brief illness. Julia was a member of Ascension R.C. Church. She worked for many years at DeGraff Hospital in the House Keeping Department retiring in 1985. She was an avid gardner and she loved her cat, Sneakers. Wife of the late...

Donald C. Hollenbeck

Donald C. Hollenbeck

Jun 27, 2010

Donald C. Hollenbeck, Sr., age 77, of the Town of Tonawanda on Sunday, June 27, 2010. Donald retired from U.S. Airways at the Buffalo Airport. A former resident of North Tonawanda, Donald was on the North Tonawanda High School Football and Track Team before graduating in 1951. He loved music and collected music from the 50’s through the 70’s. Loving...

Rogene M. Law

Rogene M. Law

Jun 16, 2010

Rogene M. Law, age 70, of North Tonawanda at DeGraff Skilled Nursing Facility. Rogene retired from American Color where she was a Lighographer. Daughter of the late Hubbard and Clarisa (nee Stark) Law. Sister of the late Horace, Gerald and Larry Law. Dear sister of Shirley A. Whiteford and Carlos E. (Judy) Law and Merle (Marilyn) Law. Also survived by...

Salvatore Morabito

Salvatore Morabito

Jun 13, 2010

Age 77, of North Tonawanda, died at Sisters of Charity Hospital on Sunday June 13, 2010 after a brief illness. Sam was a member of OLC Church and the Renaissance Club. He retired from the Exelon ESK Company and was also a concrete contractor. Brother of the late Nino Morabito and Concetta Morabito;

Beloved husband of Giuseppina “Josephine” Morabito; loving...

Regina A. Faylor

Regina A. Faylor

Jun 10, 2010

Regina A. Faylor (nee Kurek) age 72 of Lockport died at home on Thursday June 10, 2010. Regina was a secretary who worked for several Lockport business firms. She and her husband, the late Paul E. Faylor, owned and operated the Paul’s Dental Lab in Buffalo, NY. Beloved mother of Elaine M. Faylor of Minneapolis and Linda S. Faylor of...

Lucinda E. Bilodeau

Lucinda E. Bilodeau

Jun 3, 2010

Lucinda E. Bilodeau (nee Krueger), age 92, of North Tonawanda at the DeGraff Skilled Nursing Facility on June 3, 2010. Lucinda was a member of St. Matthew Lutheran Church. She retired from Spaulding Fibre in 1983.

Beloved mother of Patricia L. Kilbury of North Tonawanda, Thomas (Deborah) Bilodeau of Washington, PA and David Bilodeau of Conn. Dear sister of Edward...

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