Dorothy J. Rogers
May 27, 2025
Dorothy J. Rogers, 86, of Niagara Falls, NY, passed away on May 27, 2025 at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center. Â Born in Ashland, WI, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Margaret M. (DiGennaro) Dahlgren.
Dorothy came to the area as a child with her family. Â On April 25, 1964, she married Francis 'Frank' J....
Rosalie M. 'Roe' Vilardo
May 25, 2025
Rosalie M. 'Roe' Vilardo, 81, of Niagara Falls, NY, passed away on May 25, 2025 at Elderwood at Lockport. Â Born in Niagara Falls, NY, she was the daughter of the late Louis S. and Phyliss (Scrivano) Fazzolari.
Roe was part of the first graduating class of Niagara Wheatfield High School in 1962. On July 10, 1965, she...
Henrietta "Hank" D'Amore
May 24, 2025
Henrietta "Hank" D'Amore, 97, passed away peacefully on May 24, 2025, reuniting with her beloved husband, Albert, on the same day he passed 12 years prior. They were married on September 18, 1948, at St. Joseph's Church. Born in Niagara Falls, NY, she was the cherished daughter of the late Sabatino "Sam" and Immaculata (Quaglia) Giancola. Henrietta graduated from...
Patricia A. Galante
May 23, 2025
Patricia A. Galante, 74, of Rochester, NY, formerly of Niagara Falls, NY, passed away unexpectedly on May 23, 2025, in Pittsford, NY as the result of a vehicular accident. Â Born in Niagara Falls, NY, she was the daughter of the late Marino and Elizabeth (Perno) Galante.
Patricia was a graduate of Niagara Falls High School, and later...
Helen Delgrolice
May 22, 2025
Helen M. Delgrolice, 94, of the Town of Niagara, NY, passed away peacefully on May 22, 2025, at Niagara Hospice House. Born on June 10, 1930, in Niagara Falls, NY, she was the daughter of the late Frederick and Edith Tuttle.
Helen attended Neveda Avenue Elementary School and LaSalle Junior High School. On July 17, 1948, she...
Bettye Ann Riggi
May 22, 2025
Celebrating the Life of a Beloved Wife, Mother and Grandmother
Bettye Ann Riggi, age 76, passed away peacefully on May 22, 2025, unexpectedly. Born and raised in Niagara Falls, she was the daughter of the late June (nee Hoffert) (James) Napier and Edward Rutkowski; and the loving wife of William Riggi, with whom...
Carol Lee Decker
May 22, 2025
Carol Lee Decker, 79, of Niagara Falls, NY, passed away on May 22, 2025, at Schoellkopf Health Care Facility. Â Born in Peckville, PA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Olga (Pleskan) Bliss.
Carol was a graduate of Suffern High School in Suffern, NY. On October 22, 1966, she married John J. Decker, Jr. in...
Michele 'Shelly' M. Perry
May 20, 2025
Michele 'Shelly' M. Perry, 58, of Niagara Falls, NY, passed away on May 20, 2025 at her residence. Â Born in Buffalo, NY, she was the daughter of the late Jerome S. and Marie G. (Longo) Perry.
She grew up in Niagara Falls and moved with her family to Grand Island in 1978. Â Michele was a former student...
Sharon E. Jorgensen
May 20, 2025
Sharon E. Jorgensen, 77, of North Tonawanda, NY, passed away on May 20, 2025 at her residence. She was the daughter of the late George E. and Alma M. (Schroeder) Jorgensen.
Sharon was a graduate of Niagara County Community College. She was most recently employed as a Subcontractor for General Motors in Tonawanda, NY.
There...
Irene L. Costanzo
May 20, 2025
Irene L. Costanzo, 88, of Grand Island, NY, passed away peacefully on May 20, 2025. Born in Niagara Falls, NY, she was the beloved daughter of the late Anthony and Emma (Calvano) Loria; and the beloved wife of the late John 'Jack' F. Costanzo, who she married on January 4, 1958 at the former Our Lady of the Rosary...
Thomas ‘Tough Guy’ C. Zwelling, NFPD, Ret. Chief
May 18, 2025
Thomas 'Tough Guy' C. Zwelling, NFPD, Ret. Chief, 83, of Niagara Falls, NY, passed away surrounded by his beloved family on May 18, 2025 at Niagara Hospice House in Lockport, NY. Â Born in Buffalo, NY, he was the son of the late Edward and Gertrude (Foutz) Zwelling.
Tom graduated from South Park High School and later attended...
Henry 'Hank' W. Bryk
May 16, 2025
Henry 'Hank' W. Bryk, 80, of Youngstown, NY, passed away peacefully surrounded by his beloved family on May 16, 2025, at Niagara Hospice House. Born in Niagara Falls, NY, he was the son of the late Walter and Lillian (Bator) Bryk, and the beloved husband of Ingrid M. (Cihlar) Bryk, who he married on June 22, 1968 in Hamilton,...
Cathleen H. Healey
May 15, 2025
Cathleen H. Healey, 58, of Lewiston, NY, passed away peacefully on May 15, 2025. Born in Niagara Falls, NY, on November 23, 1966, she was the loving daughter of Marianne Palmisano.
Cathleen graduated from high school in Buffalo, NY, in 1984. She was known for her outgoing nature, kind heart, and impeccable memory. She found great joy...
Gary Normand
May 15, 2025
Gary Normand, 71, of Niagara Falls, NY, passed away peacefully on May 15, 2025, at N.F. Memorial Medical Center. Born in Niagara Falls, he was the beloved son of the late Otto G. and Wanda M. (Klejdys) Normand.
A proud 1971 graduate of Bishop Duffy High School, Gary excelled in football, baseball, and basketball and in 1996,...
Willa E. Hansen
May 10, 2025
Willa Ellen (Showers) Hansen, 87, of Niagara Falls, NY, passed away peacefully on May 11, 2025, at her residence under the care of Niagara Hospice. Â Born on December 21, 1937 in Philipsburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Lambert Showers and Laura (Beach) Showers Tedesco.
Willa came to the Niagara Falls area as a child...
Marie Grace Perry (Nee Longo)
May 9, 2025
Marie G. (Longo) Perry was born in Niagara Falls to the late Michael and Antoinette Longo (Meranto) on September 8, 1935. She graduated from Niagara Falls High School in 1953 and The Erie County Technical Institute (now ECC) School of Dental Hygiene. Marie pursued additional coursework in Health Education at the University of Buffalo and Cortland State Teachers College....
Kevin L. Green
May 9, 2025
Kevin L. Green, 77, of Niagara Falls, NY, passed away on May 9, 2025, at his residence surrounded by his family. Â Born in Chicago, IL, he was the son of the late Elbert Green and Vivian (Hampton) Ellis, and was raised by his aunt and uncle, the late Marceline and Lucius Hampton.
Kevin came to the area...
Marilyn "Tiny" Ferguson
May 8, 2025
Marilyn "Tiny" Ferguson, 84, of Grand Island, NY, passed away peacefully on May 8, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Niagara Falls, NY, she was the daughter of the late William and Mildred (Allinson) Felker; beloved wife of almost 60 years to John Ferguson; cherished mom of Dr. Michael (Jacqueline) Ferguson, the late Dr. Shane (Dr. Gail)...
Frankie D. Grenga
May 7, 2025
Frankie D. Grenga, 42, of Lewiston, NY, passed away on May 7, 2025, at Buffalo Mercy Hospital in Buffalo, NY. Â Born in Lewiston, NY, he was the son of Frank J. and Antoinette 'Tunie' (Scibilia) Grenga.
Frankie loved going to the movies and going on car rides. Â He was an avid fan of the Buffalo Bills and...
Michael D. Rufrano
May 5, 2025
Michael D. Rufrano, 80, of Niagara Falls, NY, passed away peacefully on May 5, 2025, at Schoellkopf Health Care Facility in Niagara Falls, NY. Â Born in Niagara Falls, NY, he was the son of the late Michael and Rose (LaPorta) Rufrano, and the husband of the late Barbara E. (Nichols) Rufrano, who predeceased him on December 16, 2017. Michael...
