Obituaries

Mar 24, 2017

Marion L. (Rolfe) Torrie, 64 of Niagara Falls, NY, passed away on March 24, 2017 at Niagara Hospice House.  Born in Niagara Falls, NY, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Margaret (Smith) Rolfe

Mary, as she was affectionately known to family and friends was a lifelong resident of the Niagara Falls area and attended...

Mar 23, 2017

Frances J. (Nanula) Mancuso of Niagara Falls, NY passed away on March 23, 2017.  Born in Niagara Falls, NY, she was the daughter of the late Savino and E'Manuilda (Ginnotta) Nanula.

Frances was a lifelong resident of Niagara Falls and attended local schools.  On October 26, 1946, she married Carmen L. Mancuso at St. Joseph's Church in...

Mar 23, 2017

May V. Viccica, 84, of Niagara Falls passed away peacefully on March 23, 2017. Born in Niagara Falls, Ontario, she was the daughter of the late Percival Viccica and Mary Riggi; and step-daughter of John Riggi.

May moved to Niagara Falls, NY as a teenager with her family. On February 14, 1949, she married Joseph R. Viccica,...

Mar 23, 2017

Louise (Marcantonio) Romano, 96 of Niagara Falls, NY, passed away on March 23, 2017 at Northgate Health Care Facility.  Born in Limosano, Italy, she was the daughter of the late John and Julia (Riccuito) Marcantonio.                               .

Louise immigrated to Niagara Falls with her family at the age of eight and attended local schools.  On June 28, 1960,...

Mar 22, 2017

Margaret E. Wizeman, 82, born in Palmyra, New York, where she graduated from Palmyra High School.  In 1952 Margaret moved to Niagara Falls to attend Buffalo State Teachers College where she received a Bachelors and later a Master's Degree in Library Science.  Margaret was a teacher and librarian in the Niagara Falls school district where she taught for more...

Mar 21, 2017

Justin J. Staschak, 31, of Youngstown, NY, died unexpectedly March 21, 2017. He was born on April 22, 1985 in Lewiston, NY, the beloved son of John J. and Sharman E. (Morawic) Staschak.

Justin was a 2003 graduate of Lewiston-Porter and graduated magna cum laude from Niagara University in 2007, with a degree in Marketing. Most recently,...

Mar 20, 2017

Balkar Singh Kang, 84 of Grand Island, NY passed away on March 20, 2017.  Born in India, he was the son of Tarlok Sing Kang and Lashmi Kaur Kang.  Mr. Kang worked as a Revenue Officer in Punjab, India.

He is survived by his wife Gurbhej Kaur Hundal Kang, son Sukhwinder, and daughters, Amarjit, Manjit, Davinder, Daljit...

Mar 18, 2017

Frank J. De Carlo, 52, of Niagara Falls, NY passed away on March 18, 2017. Born in Niagara Falls, NY, he was the son of Marge (Grose) De Carlo of Lewiston, NY and the late Franklin J. De Carlo. Frank was raised and educated in Lewiston and graduated from Lewiston-Porter High School.  He worked as a service technician at...

Mar 17, 2017

Ronald A. Alvarez, 70 of the Niagara Falls, NY, passed away on March 17, 2017 at Sisters Hospital in Buffalo, NY.  Born in Niagara Falls, NY, he was the son of Lillian (Craig) Alvarez and the late Alfred Alvarez. Ron was a lifelong resident of the Niagara Falls area and attended local schools.  On February 4, 1967, he married...

Mar 16, 2017

Lewis P. Laurie, 65 of the Town of Niagara, NY, passed away unexpectedly on March 16, 2017.  Born in Niagara Falls, NY, he was the son of Lewis I. and Dorothy (Prue) Laurie.

Lewis was a lifelong resident of the Niagara Falls area.  He attended local schools, graduating from Bishop Duffy High School and later attended Niagara...

Mar 15, 2017

Ruthann Kellinsky, 75, of Kearny, NJ, passed away on Wednesday, March 15, 2017 in hospice care. Born in Jersey City, NJ, she was one of ten children to the late Frederick and Alice (Reynolds) Bruder.

Ruthann was born and raised in New Jersey. She was employed at ShopRite as a Deli Clerk for many years until her...

Mar 15, 2017

Eugene "Tweedy" Greene, 60, a lifelong resident of the Tuscarora Indian Mission, Lewiston, New York, passed away in Cocoa Beach, Florida on Wednesday, March 15 th , 2017. Born in Niagara Falls, he was the son of Elva (Jacobs) Greene and the late Eugene A. Greene.

Tweedy graduated from Niagara Wheatfield Senior High School in 1974 and...

Mar 15, 2017

Joan M. Comlish, 86, of Niagara Falls, NY passed away on Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at O.L.P Nursing Care Residence in Lewiston. Born in Niagara Falls, she was the daughter of the late Marial "Chubby" and Sarah (Todaro) Linza; and step-daughter of the late Katherine Linza. Joan married her loving husband, Clayton "Sonny" Comlish in 1952, and was later...

Mar 14, 2017

Maria Czarny, 86, of Niagara Falls, NY, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 14 th , 2017 at Brookdale Assisted Living in Wheatfield, NY. Born in Lubin, Poland, she was the daughter of the late Marion and Jadwiga Stazka.

Maria married her loving husband, Zygmunt Seczkowski, in Poland and moved to the United States with her family....

Mar 14, 2017

Mary J. (DeLabio) Mansu, 91 of Niagara Falls, NY, passed away on March 14, 2017 at Northgate Health Care Facility.  Born in Niagara Falls, NY, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Josephine (Fabiano) DeLabio.

Mary was a lifelong resident of Niagara Falls and attended local schools.  On October 3, 1946, she married Charles A....

Mar 12, 2017

Bruna M. Conte, 90, of Niagara Falls, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 12 th , 2017 at N.F. Memorial Medical Center. Born and raised in Australia she was the loving daughter of the late Michael and Anna (DalSanto) Lievore. Bruna met the love of her life, Joseph Conte, when he was stationed in Sydney, Australia during World War II....

Mar 11, 2017

Frank F. Accetta, 81 of Niagara Falls, NY passed away on March 11, 2017 at Schoellkopf H.C.F. in Niagara Falls, NY.  Born in Niagara Falls, NY, he was the son of the late Frank and Constance (Borelli) Accetta. Frank was a lifelong resident and attended local schools.  He worked as a chef for many years with several local restaurants throughout...

Mar 10, 2017

Joseph Anthony Alex, 69, of Niagara Falls, NY passed away peacefully on March 10, 2017 at Brookdale Niagara Center in Wheatfield, NY. Born in Niagara Falls, he was the loving son of the late Alexander P. and Assunta (Congi) Alex.

Joseph married Sharon (Pichcuskie) Alex at St Mary of the Cataract Church in March of 1967. Mrs....

Mar 9, 2017

Carol J. (Williams) Printup, 78 of the Cayuga Nation, passed away on March 9, 2017 at Schoellkopf Health Care Facility in Niagara Falls, NY.  Born in Buffalo, NY, she was the daughter of the late Eleazer and Beulah Williams.

Carol was raised and educated on the Tuscarora Indian Reservation.  For many years, she worked as a nurse's...

Mar 7, 2017

Catherine A.B. Hartley, 92, of Niagara Falls, NY, passed away peacefully on March 7, 2017, surrounded by her loving family in the comfort of her residence. Born and raised in Streatham, London, England, she was the daughter of the late Alexander and Catherine (Drysdale) Ewing.

Catherine began working at Lloyd's Shipping Company in England. On September 8,...