Obituaries

Feb 25, 2014

Ben A. Santangelo, 70, of Niagara Falls, NY passed on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at Mt. St. Mary's Hospital in Lewiston, NY after a brief illness. Born in Niagara Falls, NY he was the son of the late Bartolomeo "Ben" and Filomena "Fannie" (Cafarella) Santangelo. Ben was a lifelong resident of Niagara Falls, NY and attended local schools including Niagara...

Feb 23, 2014

John J. Paonessa, 88, of Niagara Falls, NY passed away on Sunday, February 23, 2014 at Niagara Hospice House in Lockport, NY. Born in Niagara Falls, NY he was the son of the late Salvatore and Mary Paonessa. John was a lifelong resident of Niagara Falls, NY and in 1944 he joined the U.S. Navy. He saw action in both...

Feb 23, 2014

James Giardino, 98, passed away on Monday, February 17, 2014, and his wife Catherine (Morelli) Giardino, 95, passed away Sunday February 23, 2014, both at their Niagara Falls residence, while under the care of Niagara Hospice. Catherine was born and educated in Tyler, PA, and was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mamie (Santorsola) Morelli. Born and educated in...

Feb 23, 2014

James Giardino, 98, passed away on Monday, February 17, 2014, and his wife Catherine (Morelli) Giardino, 95, passed away Sunday February 23, 2014, both at their Niagara Falls residence, while under the care of Niagara Hospice. Catherine was born and educated in Tyler, PA, and was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mamie (Santorsola) Morelli. Born and educated in...

Feb 22, 2014

Robert E. Emmens, Sr., 77, of Niagara Falls, NY passed away Saturday February 22, 2014 at Buffalo General Hospital in Buffalo, NY. Born in Niagara Falls, NY he was the son of the late Lester and Marie (Bergey) Emmens. Robert attended local schools and the University of Cincinnati in Ohio. In October 1958, he married Darya (LaValley) Emmens in Prince...

Feb 21, 2014

Elwood Thomas "Tom" Buck, age 72, of Niagara Falls NY, passed away on February 21, 2014 at Beaufort Memorial Hospital in Beaufort SC, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Niagara Falls, NY, he was the son of the late Elwood and Hazel (Hoover) Buck. Tom attended Niagara Wheatfield High School, served 4 years in the United States Army, and...

Feb 19, 2014

Biagio M. "Bill" Capicotto, 86, of Niagara Falls, NY passed away on Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at Sisters of Charity Hospital in Buffalo, NY. Born in Niagara Falls, NY, he was the son of the late Nicola and Adeline (Critelli) Capicotto. Bill attended local schools and was employed for over thirty years at the Carborundum Company in Niagara Falls until...

Feb 19, 2014

Beloved Daughter, Wife, Mother and Friend On February 19, 2014, Margaret Elizabeth Stecko, 98, entered peacefully into eternal life surrounded by her loving family. Born in Niagara Falls, NY she was the daughter of the late Nicholas and Mary Gaetano Trincanati; sister of the late Donald Trincanati, and loving wife of Peter John Stecko who predeceased her in 1973. Margaret...

Feb 18, 2014

Michael C. Filippelli, 89, of Lewiston, NY passed away Tuesday February 18th, 2014 at Our Lady of Peace Nursing Care Residence in Lewiston, NY. He was the son of the late Vincenzo "James" and Concettina (Petito) Filippelli. Born in Reynoldsville, PA, Michael moved to Niagara Falls, NY with his family as a child, and attended local schools. During World War...

Feb 16, 2014

Louis D. Fahs, 89, of Niagara Falls, NY passed away on Sunday, February 16, 2014 at his residence under the care of Niagara Hospice. Born in Lockport, NY he was the son of the late Fred and Martha (Ulrich) Fahs. Louis was a lifelong resident of the Niagara County area and attended local schools. During World War II he served...

Feb 16, 2014

Susan C. (Smith) Speziale, 57, of Niagara Falls, NY passed away on Sunday, February 16, 2014 at her residence. Born in Niagara Falls, NY she was the daughter of the late Fred Smith and Bonnie Cutler. Susan was a lifelong resident of Niagara Falls, NY. She attended local schools and graduated from Niagara Falls High School. Called "Susie" by her...

Feb 10, 2014

Custodian of the Community, School, Teachers and Students Levon Sarian was born on January 30, 1934 in Niagara Falls, NY to Vartanoush and Ohanes Sarian, survivors of the Armenian genocide of 1915. In official record keeping, he was registered as Leo. Leo was educated in the Niagara Falls School system and graduated from Niagara Falls High School in 1953. Following...

Feb 10, 2014

Sam Salvatore "Coach" Rotella, 90, of Niagara Falls, NY, passed away on Monday, February 10, 2014. Sam was the son of the late Salvatore and Mary (Paonessa) Rotella.

Sam was born and raised in Niagara Falls, NY and attended Niagara Falls High. In 1943 he enlisted in the United Stated Marine Corp and served his country during...

Feb 8, 2014

Donald Drake Walter, 79, of Niagara Falls, NY passed away on February 8, 2014 at Niagara Hospice House in Lockport, NY. Born in Niagara Falls, NY he was the son of the late Charles and Isabella (Cowan) Walter. Donald attended local schools and graduated from Niagara Falls High School in 1952. He served in the United States Air Force as...

Feb 7, 2014

Norma E. (Daveggia) Ciccarelli, 85, of Niagara Falls, NY passed away on Friday, February 7, 2014 at N.F. Memorial Medical Center. Born in Trieste, Italy she was the daughter of the late Angelo and Natalina (Giommi) Daveggia. Norma was educated in Italy and in 1951 she married Patsy Ciccarelli in Trieste, Italy. Following her marriage she and her husband came...

Feb 6, 2014

Anna A. (Scalfani) Silvaggi, 81 of North Olmstead, OH, formerly of Niagara Falls, NY passed away on Thursday February 6, 2014. Born in Rochester, NY she was the daughter of the late Antonio and Josephine (Gugino) Scalfani. Anna came to the Niagara Falls area as a child with her family and attended local schools. In 1955, she married Anthony Silvaggi,...

Feb 5, 2014

Florence C. (Pullano) Costantino age 96, formerly of Grand Island, NY, passed away on Wednesday February 5, 2014 in Elderwood Health Care at Oakwood in Amherst, NY. Born in Niagara Falls, NY, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Maria (Marino) Pullano. Florence was raised and educated in Niagara Falls. She worked at the former Trapasso's Five and...

Feb 3, 2014

William G. Bolents, Jr., 65, of the Town of Niagara, NY passed away on Monday, February 3, 2014. Born in Bridgeport, CT, he was the son of the late William G. and Mary Belle (Clark) Bolents, Sr. William moved to the Niagara Falls are as a baby with his family. He attended local schools including Prince of Peace Elementary School,...

Feb 1, 2014

Husband, father, Dean of Hospital Administration, Western New York (WNY) has lost one of its favorite sons after a long battle with illness. Mr. Albert Leon Condino, sorely will bemissedby his family, loved ones, colleagues, and former employees in the health care field. Born July 18, 1929 in Niagara Falls, New York to the late James and Rose (Venturelli) Condino,...

Feb 1, 2014

On Saturday, February 1, 2014, Morgan C. Brooks of Niagara, New York entered into eternal rest.  A service and burial were held at Morgan's home town of Madison, Connecticut - where loving family, relatives and friends witnessed, as she was laid to rest at West Cemetery in Madison, CT on Saturday, February 8, 2014.

Morgan was born...