Wilfred A. "Junior" Strassburg, Jr.
Aug 5, 2019
Wilfred A. "Junior" Strassburg, Jr., 69, of Niagara Falls, NY, passed away on August 5, 2019, after a brief illness. Born in Niagara Falls on January 12, 1950, he was the son of the late Wilfred and June (Beemer) Strassburg, Sr.
Junior married his beloved wife of 42 years, Diana (Bauer) Strassburg on February 6, 1977 in...
Samuel J. Novara, Esq.
Aug 3, 2019
Samuel J. Novara, of Lewiston, NY, passed away on Saturday, August 3 rd , 2019 in Schoellkopf Nursing Home in Niagara Falls, NY. Born on September 10, 1929, he was the son of the late Philip and Rosalia (Livecchi) Novara.
Sam attended local schools and graduated from Trott Vocational High School with a Regent's Diploma in Industrial...
Edna Mitchell
Aug 3, 2019
Edna Marie Mitchell, 98, of Niagara Falls, NY, passed away peacefully on August 3, 2019 at Schoellkopf Health Center. Born in Bronx, New York, she was the daughter of John and Stella (Stettner) Abegglen; and the beloved wife of the late Horace Mitchell.
Edna worked as a telephone operator with Verizon Communications for many years prior to...
Charles "Chuck" Nocera
Jul 30, 2019
Chuck Nocera, age 62, passed away July 30, 2019, born August 28, 1956.
Chuck obtained his Bachelors degree in Chemistry from Niagara University, with a Minor in Mathematics. He worked at Elctro-Dyne Choke Corp and Moore Corp for a short time, and many different laboratories, including Praxair, Advanced Refractory Technologies, Unifrax, Dunlop Tire, Westwood Squibb, Goodyear Tire,...
Vienna Maria Armeli
Jul 30, 2019
Our Angel, Vienna Maria Armeli, 25, gone too soon, passed away due to unfortunate surgical issues at Buffalo General Hospital in Buffalo, NY. Born in Buffalo, NY, she was the daughter of Charles R. and Jill M. (Villa) Armeli.
Vienna had an unbelievable bond with her dad and her brother, as they were always together and looking...
Paul R. Thaler
Jul 28, 2019
Paul R. Thaler, 62, of Niagara Falls, NY, passed away on July 28, 2019 at Mt. St. Mary's Hospital in Lewiston, NY. Born April 22, 1957, he was the son of the late Don and Marilyn (Force) Thaler.
Paul graduated from the former LaSalle High School in 1975. Shortly thereafter, he took a job at the University...
Joseph Ristopolo
Jul 27, 2019
Joseph Ristopolo, age 101 passed away July 27, 2019 in Longwood, Florida after a short illness. He was born on October 24, 1917 in Avon New York, he was the son of late Frank and Maria (Papaleo) Ristopolo.
A lifelong resident of Niagara Falls until he relocated to Longwood Florida to live with his daughter, Mary Lee. ...
Roberta "Bobbi" Ann Courts
Jul 27, 2019
Roberta "Bobbi" Ann (nee Watson) Courts, age 75, passed away on Saturday, July 27, 2019 at Mt. St. Mary's Hospital in Lewiston, NY. Born in Niagara Falls on July 20, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Clinton and Esther (Pratt) Watson.
A lifelong resident of Niagara Falls, she was a graduate of Sacred Heart Elementary...
Marirose Marra
Jul 26, 2019
Marirose Marra, 63, of Lewiston, NY, died on Friday, July 26, 2019 at Saint Mary's Hospital, surrounded by her daughters and family. Born in Niagara Falls, NY, she was the beloved daughter of the late Charles R. Marra and Eleanor M. (DiPaulo) Marra.
Marirose grew up in Niagara Falls on 97th Street, attended local schools and graduated...
Mary C. Lorenzetti
Jul 22, 2019
Mary C. Lorenzetti, 86, of Youngstown, NY, passed away at her residence on July 22, 2019. Born in Welland, Ontario, Canada, she was the daughter of the late Egidio and Dobrilla (D'Agustini) Guglielmo. She was the wife of William J. Lorenzetti, who predeceased her on December 23, 2007.
Mary was employed by General Tire Corporation in Welland,...
Giuseppina "Josephine" Spagnolo
Jul 21, 2019
Giuseppina "Josephine" Spagnolo, of the Town of Niagara, formerly of Niagara Falls, born on June 26, 1924, in Siderno, Provence of Reggio Calabria, Italy, to the late Dominic and Teresa Ieraci. Giuseppina immigrated to the United States with her late husband, Rocco Spagnolo and their 2 young children in 1955.
Giuseppina helped provide for her family by...
Julie A. Kasprzak
Jul 18, 2019
Julie A. Kasprzak, age 51, of Niagara Falls passed away on Thursday, July 18, 2019 in Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center after a brief illness. Born on January 8, 1968 in Niagara Falls, daughter of Stanley "Bob" R. Kasprzak and the late Sally "Diane" (Andrews) Kasprzak.
Julie has lived in the area all of her life and...
Ronald A. Pera
Jul 16, 2019
Ronald A. Pera, age 83, of Youngstown, NY, passed away on July 16, 2019 at Niagara Hospice House. Born July 17, 1935 in Niagara Falls, NY, he was the son of the late Archie and Mary Ann (Rajczak) Pera. Ron is survived by his beloved bride of 44 years, Judith A. (Behrens) Pera, who he married on August 17,...
Elwood L. "Woody" Channell
Jul 10, 2019
Elwood L. 'Woody' Channell, 98, of Niagara Falls, NY, passed away on July 10, 2019 at Our Lady of Peace Health Care Facility in Lewiston, NY.  Elwood was born in Clarksburg, West Virginia.
In 1942, Elwood married Mamie P. (Archie) Channell. Mrs. Channell predeceased him on May 1, 2011 after 69 years of marriage. Elwood served in...
William "Bill" Woodley
Jul 9, 2019
William R. Woodley, 56, of Youngstown, NY, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at Mt. St. Mary's Hospital in Lewiston, NY. Born in Niagara Falls, NY, he was the son of the late Frank and Arline (Froats) Woodley.
Bill was a graduate of Trott Vocational High School. He had a strong work ethic and was...
Lawrence "Larry" J. D'Antuono
Jul 8, 2019
Lawrence J. "Larry" D'Antuono, 66, of Niagara Falls, NY, passed away on Monday, July 8, 2019, surrounded by his loving family at his residence. Born in Niagara Falls, he was the son of the late Antonio and Antoinette (Conny) D'Antuono; and beloved husband of Judy (Mamon) D'Antuono, who he married May 9, 1987.
Larry was a graduate...
Katherine "Katie" Buffone
Jul 6, 2019
Katherine "Katie" Buffone, 87, of Niagara Falls, NY, passed away on July 6, 2019 at Our Lady of Peace Health Care Facility in Lewiston, NY. Born in Niagara Falls, NY, she was the daughter of George and Catherine (Harrigan) DiSalvio.
Katherine was raised in Niagara Falls, graduated from Niagara Falls High School and later earned an associate's...
Ronald Traina
Jul 3, 2019
Ronald Traina, 85, of Niagara Falls, NY, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 3, 2019 at O.L.P Nursing Care Facility. Born in Niagara Falls, he was the son of the late James L. and Rose Marie (Congi) Traina.
Ron attended local schools and graduated from Niagara Falls High School. In 1954, he enlisted into the United States...
Marilyn F. Williams
Jul 3, 2019
Marilyn F. Williams, 91, passed away peacefully on July 3, 2019 with her family by her side at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center. Born on August 10, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Marion (Archer) Fink.
Marilyn was a member of the Niagara Falls High School Class of 1945. She went on to...
Rose Lee Coram
Jul 2, 2019
Rose Lee Coram age 89, of Niagara Falls, NY passed away on July 2, 2019 at Elderwood at Wheatfield. She was born in Charleston, WV, on July 4, 1929, the daughter of the late Peter and Cecelia (Ventureli) Lopez, moved to Niagara Falls as a child with her family. Rose attended local schools graduated from Niagara Falls High School...
