Leonard N. Custode
Oct 12, 2013
Leonard N. Custode, 86, our hero and idol, departed us on Saturday October 12, 2013 at Niagara Hospice House in Lockport, NY. Born in Niagara Falls, Ontario, he was the son of the late Joseph and Julia (Fusco) Custode, and later he was raised by loving stepmother Mary (Paonessa) Custode. Leonard moved with his father to Niagara Falls, NY and...
Richard F. Marasco
Oct 12, 2013
Richard F. "Dick" Marasco, Sr., 84 of Niagara Falls, NY, went home to be with the Lord on October 12, 0013 under the care of Niagara Hospice surrounded by his loving family. Born in Johnsonburg, PA he was the son of the late Eleutario "Harry" and Mary Ann (Lancianese) Marasco. Richard attended Holy Rosary School in Johnsonburg, PA and graduated...
Mary L. Mastromatteo
Oct 11, 2013
Mary L. (Destino) Mastromatteo, 86, passed away on Friday October 11, 2013 at Our Lady of Peace Nursing Care Residence in Lewiston, NY. Born in Niagara Falls, NY she was the daughter of the late Luigi and Maria (Giuliano) Destino. Mary attended local schools and graduated from the former Trott Vocational High School. On July 19, 1947 she married Guy...
Joseph M Casal
Oct 11, 2013
Loving Husband, Father, Gradfather and Papa Joseph M. Casal, 81, of Niagara Falls, NY died on Friday October 11, 2013 at his residence under the care of Niagara Hospice. Born in Niagara Falls, NY he was the son of the late Jose' and Josephine (Reele) Casal. Joseph was a lifelong resident of Niagara Falls, NY and attended local schools. On...
Augusto Rocco Maselli
Oct 11, 2013
Augusto Rocco Maselli, 87, of Niagara Falls, NY passed away on Friday, October 11, 2013 at Mt. St. Mary's Hospital in Lewiston, NY after a brief illness. Born in Giuliano di Roma, Frosinone, Italy he was the son of the late Luigi and Maria (Caringi) Maselli. Augusto moved to Niagara Falls, NY in 1953 and then returned back to Italy...
Elaine E Marra
Oct 10, 2013
Elaine E. (Ciraolo) Marra, 76, of Niagara Falls, NY died on Thursday October 10, 2013 at Schoellkopf Health Care Facility in Niagara Falls, NY. Born in Niagara Falls, NY she was the daughter of the late Salvatore and Josephine (Gallina) Ciraolo. Elaine was a lifelong resident of Niagara Falls, NY and attended local schools. On November 30, 1957 she married...
Jennie M. Nicosia
Oct 10, 2013
Jennie M. (Mule) Nicosia, 99 passed away on Thursday, October 10, 2013 at Niagara Hospice House in Lockport, NY. Born in Niagara Falls, NY she was the daughter of the late John and Anna (Bonaccorso) Mule. Jennie attended local Niagara Falls schools and in 1939, married Alexander "Sandy" Nicosia at the former Sacred Heart Church in Niagara Falls. Mr. Nicosia...
David E. Heksch
Oct 9, 2013
David E. Heksch, 53, of Niagara Falls, NY died on Wednesday October 9, 2013 at N.F. Memorial Medical Center. Born in Niagara Falls, NY he was the son of Constance (Accetta) Heksch of Niagara Falls, NY and the late Berthold Heksch. David was a lifelong resident of Niagara Falls, NY and attended local schools, including the former Trott Vocational High...
Robert F. Cordova
Oct 8, 2013
Robert "Bob" F. Cordova, died on October 8th after a long illness. Mr. Cordova was the founder of Finger Food Products, Inc., the manufacturer of Original Pizza Logs™. Founded in Niagara Falls, his company has been a staple in Western New York and Original Pizza Logs™ have been a household name for more than 25 years. He created 100's of...
Edna J. Bellavia
Oct 6, 2013
Edna J. (Smith) Bellavia, 87, of Niagara Falls, NY died on Sunday October 6, 2013 at Schoellkopf Health Care Facility in Niagara Falls. Born in Buffalo, NY she was the daughter of the late Alvin and Gladys (Felton) Smith. Edna moved to Welland, Ontario at the age of seven and attended area schools there. In the 1940's she worked at...
Joseph L. Leone
Oct 3, 2013
Born in Niagara Falls, NY in 1932 during the great depression, Joseph L. Leone was the youngest of seven children born of the parents Giuseppa and Ignazio Leone. He is predeceased by three brothers and three sisters; Jack (Caroline), Dr. Casmer (Elpina) and Anthony Leone, Esther (Battista) Mule, Francis (Daniel) DeSantis and Pictrina (Nicholas) Martino. In 1961, he received an...
Betty J. Marielle
Oct 1, 2013
Betty J. (Sisney) Marielle, 82 of Niagara Falls, NY passed away on Tuesday October 1, 2013 at Elderwood Health Care at Crestwood in Wheatfield, NY. Born in North Tonawanda, NY she was the daughter of the late Anthony 'Kubby' and Sylvia (Peters) Colucci. Betty moved to the Niagara Falls area as a child with her family. She attended local schools...
Debra J Violanti
Sep 30, 2013
Debra J. Violanti, 51, of Niagara Falls, NY died on Monday, September 30, 2013. Born in Salamanca, NY she was the daughter of Dario A. Violanti of Orchard Park, NY and the late Lana (Haas) Violanti. Debra graduated from Grand Island High School. She worked at Kimmins Coffee in the Town of Wheatfield and also at Tim Horton's Café and...
Eugene C. Kwiatkowski
Sep 30, 2013
Eugene C. Kwiatkowski, 83, of Hahnville, LA, formerly of Niagara Falls, NY died on Monday September 30, 2013 in Louisiana. Born in Warsaw, Poland he was the son of the late Stanislaz and Anna (Schmidt) Kwiatkowski. Eugene graduated and earned a Bachelor's Degree from the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, NY. From 1951 until his honorable discharge in 1953,...
Rose M. Greco
Sep 29, 2013
Rose M. (Nigro) Greco, 92, of Elmira, NY, formerly of Niagara Falls, NY passed away on Sunday, September 29, 2013 at Elcor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Horseheads, NY surrounded by her loving family. Rose was born in Calabria, Italy, the daughter of the late Thomas and Mary (Briglio) Nigro. Rose immigrated to the United States with her family in...
Jeffrey Labarber
Sep 29, 2013
Jeffrey LaBarber, 58 of Niagara Falls, NY passed away on Sunday September 29, 2013 in Mt. St. Mary's hospital in Lewiston, NY. Born in Niagara Falls, NY he was the son of Dallas (Broeker) LaBarber and the late Joseph LaBarber. Jeffrey graduated from Niagara Wheatfield in 1973 and later received his Bachelor Degree from Niagara University. He worked as an...
Josephine Yankelunas
Sep 28, 2013
Josephine (Beltrano) Yankelunas passed away on Saturday, September 28, 2013 in the Hospice Unit of Northgate Health Care Facility in North Tonawanda after a long battle with breast cancer. She was 87 years old. Her husband of sixty eight years, Albert Yankelunas, predeceased her on May 25, 2012. Born in Niagara Falls, NY, Josephine was the daughter of the late...
John Fiore
Sep 28, 2013
John Fiore, 85 of Niagara Falls, NY passed away on Saturday September 28, 2013 at Mt. St. Mary's Hospital in Lewiston, NY. Born in Williamsburg, NY he was the son of the late Antonio and Concetta (Agnello) Fiore. During World War II, he served in the United States Navy until his honorable discharge on June 19, 1946. He later owned...
Henry A. Viverito
Sep 28, 2013
Henry A. Viverito, 90, of Niagara Falls, NY passed away Saturday September 28, 2013 at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center. He was the son of the late Benedict and Sylvia (Cardinale) Viverito. A lifelong resident of Niagara Falls, Henry attended local schools and graduated from Niagara Falls High School and attended Erie Community College. During World War II, he served...
Jennie Cipolla
Sep 27, 2013
Jennie (Rizzuto) Cipolla, 91, of Sanborn, NY went home to be with the Lord on Friday, September 27, 2013 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. Born in Niagara Falls, NY she was the daughter of the late Gaetano and Anotonietta (D'Amico) Rizzuto. Jennie was a lifelong resident of the Niagara Falls area and attended local schools. On June...
