Gino D'Addario
Jan 21, 2026
Gino D’Addario, 82, of Wheatfield, NY, passed away on January 21, 2026, at his residence. Born in Limosano, Campobasso, Italy, he was the son of the late Giuseppe and Rosina (Ricciutto) D’Addario.
Gino immigrated to Niagara Falls from Italy in 1959. On May 31, 1964, he married Nelda (Antonelli) D’Addario, with whom he shared 61 devoted years. He was the proud...
Thomas L. Priester
Jan 20, 2026
Thomas L. Priester, 74, of Niagara Falls, NY, passed away peacefully on January 20, 2026 at Schoellkopf Health Care Facility. Born in Niagara Falls, he was the son of the late James O. and Elizabeth (Hollingshead) Priester; and the beloved husband of Marie (Presutti) Priester, whom he married on June 28, 1975 at Sacred Heart Church.
Tom...
Michael Granata
Jan 20, 2026
Michael Granata, 84, of Lewiston, NY, passed away on January 20, 2026, at Mount St. Mary's Hospital in Lewiston, NY. Born in Niagara Falls, NY, he was the son of the late James and Josephine (Brigante) Granata.
Michael and his twin brother, James, were the first set of twins born in Niagara Falls in 1941. He was...
John Passalacqua
Jan 20, 2026
John Passalacqua, 82, of Lewiston, NY, passed away peacefully on January 20, 2026 at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center. Born in Rochester, NY, he was the son of the late Richard and Felicia (Calabro) Passalacqua.
John moved to Niagara Falls as a child and was a graduate of Niagara Falls High School. He honorably served in the...
Michael F. Moraca
Jan 18, 2026
Michael F. Moraca, 70, of Niagara Falls, NY, passed away on January 18, 2026 at Buffalo General Hospital. Born in Niagara Falls, NY he was the son of the late Joseph R. and Joan (Forgione) Moraca.
Michael was a graduate of Niagara Falls High School and went on to earn both his BA in Accounting and MBA...
Patricia Jean Barnes Bartlett
Jan 17, 2026
Patricia Jean Barnes Bartlett, 77, of Niagara Falls, NY, passed away peacefully on January 17, 2026 at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center. Born in Syracuse, NY, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth Sr. and Margaret (Cataldo) Barnes.
Patricia was raised in Syracuse, where she met and married, Darwin E. Bartlett, Sr., who later predeceased her....
Blake Bowers
Jan 15, 2026
Blake Bowers, 60, of Niagara Falls, NY, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family. Born in 1965 in Kansas City, KS, he was the son of the late Ivan and Mary Louise Bowers, and the husband of Angela (Palazzo) Bowers.
Raised in Lawrence, KS, he was an active member of Civil Air Patrol and Boy Scouts, where...
Frances M. Utcig
Jan 15, 2026
Frances "Fran" M. Utcig, 69, of Niagara Falls, NY, passed away on January 15, 2026, at her residence, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Boston, MA, she was the daughter of the late Antonio and Yolanda (Giovanucci) Sandonato.
Fran came to the Niagara Falls area with her family in 1966 and was a graduate of Niagara...
Jacqueline R. “Jackie” Slattery
Jan 15, 2026
Jacqueline R. "Jackie" Slattery, 69, of Niagara Falls, NY, passed away peacefully on January 15, 2026. Born in Niagara Falls, she was the daughter of the late Ricardo Sr. and Beverly A. (Pullo) Ross.
Jackie was a graduate of Niagara Falls High School and went on to earn her Associate's degree from Niagara County Community College. On...
Margaret A. DeMarco
Jan 11, 2026
Margaret A. DeMarco, 98, of Niagara Falls, NY, passed away peacefully on January 11, 2026, at Kenmore Mercy Hospital. Born on July 9, 1927, she was the daughter of the late M. Ward and Mildred (Boyle) Connery.
Margaret attended local schools and graduated from the former LaSalle Junior/Senior High School in 1945. She worked at DuPont for...
Donna M. Granite
Jan 10, 2026
Donna M. Granite, 95, of Lockport, NY, passed away peacefully on January 10, 2026, at Niagara Hospice House. Born in Lumber City, PA, she was the daughter of the late Carl and Erma (Hepfer) Conklin. She was raised in Clearfield, PA, where she graduated from high school.
On June 21, 1952, Donna married the love of her...
Gwendolyn Ward
Jan 8, 2026
Gwendolyn Ward, 77, of Niagara Falls, NY, passed away peacefully on January 8, 2026, at Mt. St. Mary's Hospital. Born in New Orleans, LA, she was the daughter of the late Charles Frank Sr. and Mary Louise (Lodge) Montgomery, and the step-daughter of the late John W. Montgomery.
Gwendolyn moved to Niagara Falls in 1972 and married...
M. Blanche Belin
Jan 8, 2026
M. Blanche Belin, 96, of Lewiston, NY, passed away peacefully on January 8, 2026, at Elderwood at Lockport. Born in Niagara Falls, NY, she was the daughter of the late Nelson "Lou" Lewis Everson and Leah I. (née Nelson) Jackman, and the stepdaughter of the late Dr. William Jackman.
Blanche was a graduate of Niagara Falls High...
Michelle Lynn Martinez
Jan 7, 2026
Michelle Lynn Martinez, age 50, of Kenmore, NY passed away on January 7, 2026. Born in Niagara Falls, NY, she was the daughter of Richard Martinez and Deborah (Rickie) (nee Peirce) Donato; mother of Michael Martinez; and sister of Ann Marie Koch and Vanessa Peirce. She is also survived by several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.
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Charlotte J. Rutkowski
Jan 6, 2026
Charlotte J. Rutkowski, 76, of Niagara Falls, NY, passed away peacefully on January 6, 2026, at her residence. Born in Niagara Falls, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth and Theresa (Urbanovicus) Hathaway.
Charlotte was raised in Niagara Falls and graduated from Niagara Falls High School. She spent more than 25 years working as a sales...
Gloria Butler
Jan 6, 2026
Gloria Butler, 86, of Niagara Falls, NY, passed away peacefully on January 6, 2026. Born in Niagara Falls, she was the daughter of the late Alexander and Freda (Roundtree) Daniels.
A proud graduate of Niagara Falls High School, Gloria went on to earn both her Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Buffalo State College, where she excelled academically...
Rosemarie Stranges
Jan 5, 2026
Beloved Sister, Aunt, Friend
Rosemarie Stranges, 89, of Niagara Falls, NY, passed away on January 5, 2026 at her residence under the care of Niagara Hospice. Born in Niagara Falls, NY, she was the daughter of the late Antonio and Maria (Biamonte) Stranges.
Rosemarie is survived by her beloved nieces and nephews, Michael (MaryJo) DiFrancesco,...
Dolores H. Konecki
Jan 5, 2026
Dolores H. Konecki, 87, formerly of Niagara Falls, NY, passed away peacefully on January 5, 2026, at Brothers of Mercy Nursing Care Residence in Clarence, NY. Born in Buffalo, NY, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Helen (Dryja) Kuzma.
Dolores was a graduate of Niagara Falls High School and later earned her Bachelor's Degree...
Anthony M. LoCurto
Jan 4, 2026
Anthony M. LoCurto, 92, of Niagara Falls, NY, passed away peacefully at his residence on January 4, 2026, under the compassionate care of Niagara Hospice. Born in Niagara Falls, NY, he was the son of the late Charles and Mary (Rotella) LoCurto.
Anthony was a graduate of Bishop Duffy High School. He proudly served in the United...
Dorothy F. Oliverio
Jan 4, 2026
Dorothy F. Oliverio, 77, of Lewiston, NY, passed away peacefully on January 4, 2026, at Niagara Hospice House. Born in Niagara Falls, she was the daughter of the late Jesse "Bob" and Hazel (Humphrey) Davis.
Raised in Niagara Falls, Dorothy was a proud graduate of LaSalle High School. On May 23, 1970, she married the love of...
