Mary Bush
May 28, 2021
Mary (LaVelle) Bush, 100, of Grand Island, NY, and formerly of Youngstown, NY, passed away on May 28, 2021. Born in Buffalo, NY, she was the daughter of the late Timothy and Irene LaVelle.
On May 24, 1941, she married her beloved husband, Art Bush in Buffalo. She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the...
Anna Signorelli Fiorita
May 27, 2021
Anna Signorelli Fiorita, 86, of 17 th Street in Niagara Falls, NY, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 27, 2021. Born in Niagara Falls, she was the daughter of the late Ignazio and Aquelina (Bastone) Signorelli.
Anna was a lifelong resident of Niagara Falls and a graduate of Niagara Falls High School. On August 10, 1957, she...
Rose Gladys Kavanaugh
May 26, 2021
Rose Gladys (nee Muto) Kavanaugh, age 69, of Niagara Falls, NY was laid to eternal rest May 26th, 2021.
Born December 11th, 1951 she was the daughter of the late Fred and Shirley (nee Tweedie) Muto.
Rose was a lifelong resident of Niagara Falls. She attended St. Joseph's School and graduated from Madonna High School. ...
Rosemary A. Van Auker
May 26, 2021
Rosemary A. Van Auker, 90, of Lewiston, NY, passed away on May 26, 2021 at Elderwood at Wheatfield. She was born in Niagara Falls, NY on November 16, 1930, the daughter of the late Joseph and Rose (Caprio) Masceri
Rosemary attended local schools and graduated from Niagara Falls High School in 1947. On February 10, 1950, she...
William Carson
May 25, 2021
William Carson, 65, of the Town of Niagara, NY, passed away on Tuesday, May 25, 2021. Born in Niagara Falls, NY, he was the son of the late James and Jean (Garbutt) Carson.
Bill was a lifelong resident of the Town of Niagara and a graduate of Niagara-Wheatfield High School. He was a former volunteer firefighter for...
Irene Lila Soliday
May 25, 2021
Irene Lila Soliday, age 58, formally of Amherst, NY, passed away Tuesday, May 25, 2021. Irene graduated in 1980 from Pembroke High. Irene was a force, and lived an incredible life. One of Irenes' greatest accomplishments and proudest moments, was being the first woman to ever race at Lancaster Speedway. Irene then joined the U.S. Air Force and became...
Gaetana 'Tina' V. Incorvaia
May 24, 2021
Gaetana 'Tina' V. Incorvaia, 89, of Buffalo, NY passed away on May 24, 2021. Born in Buffalo, NY, she was the daughter of Carmela (nee LaGreca) and Andrew Cordaro,
Tina graduated from Hutchinson Technical High School. She was employed as a Teacher's Aide with the Buffalo Board of Education for 30 years. Tina enjoyed reading and her...
Minnie Pearl Kent-Cunningham
May 23, 2021
Minnie Pearl Kent-Cunningham, 74, of Niagara Falls, NY, passed away on May 23, 2021 at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center. Born in Greensville, AL, she was the daughter of the late Willie James Maye and Ida Bell (Kent) Smith.
Minnie came to the Niagara Falls area in the late 1970's. On January 23, 2004, she married John...
Mark Brayley
May 22, 2021
Mark Brayley, 62, passed away at his residence on May 22, 2021. Born in Niagara Falls, NY, he was the son of the late Benjamin E. and Florence D. (Anderson) Brayley.
Mark graduated from Niagara-Wheatfield High School and was employed in Landscaping in Lewiston, NY. He loved to fix and drive muscle cars, singing, playing basketball and...
John S. Mattera
May 22, 2021
John S. Mattera, 86, of Niagara Falls, NY, passed away on May 22, 2021 in Buffalo, NY. Born in Bronx, NY, he was the son of the late Giouse and Cecelia (Dellicurti) Mattera.
John graduated from Bronx Vocational High School in 1953. He served in the United States Army from 1954 until his honorable discharge in 1956. ...
Samuel J. "Sammy" Sahagian
May 20, 2021
Samuel J. "Sammy" Sahagian, 59, of Niagara Falls, NY, passed away after a brief illness on May 20, 2021 at Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, NY. Born in Niagara Falls, he was the son of the late Samuel and Altoon Sahagian.
Sammy graduated from Trott Vocational School in Niagara Falls. He was employed with the Glaziers...
Dr. Robert C. Bennett
May 20, 2021
Robert "Big Rob" C. Bennett, PhD, LMHC, CASA, 55, of Niagara Falls, NY, passed away on Thursday, May 20, 2021 in Buffalo General Hospital. Born in Buffalo, NY, he was the son of the late Robert C. Bennett, Sr. and Annie Whigham and the beloved husband of Vicky (Wideman) Bennett, who he married on September 12, 2012 in Niagara...
Rosemary "Deedy" Zeno
May 18, 2021
It is with great sadness that the family of Rosemary "Deedy" Zeno of Niagara Falls, NY announces her peaceful passing on May 18, 2021 at Our Lady of Peace in Lewiston, NY at the age of 95.
She was the eldest of 8 siblings born April 26, 1926 in Johnstown, PA the daughter of the late Francis...
Leslie R. Carpenter
May 18, 2021
Leslie R. Carpenter, 85, of Niagara Falls, NY, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, at Northgate Manor. Born in Oshweken, Ontario, he was the son of the late Walter and Electee Carpenter; and the beloved husband of Ella "Jean" J. (General) Carpenter.
Leslie proudly served in the United States Air Force for 20 years prior...
Gail A. Andres
May 16, 2021
Gail A. Andres, returned to her heavenly home on May 16, 2021 after a courageous battle with prolonged illness. Her devotion to her family and her firm belief in God supported her in her struggle and, ultimately, gave her peace.
Gail was born March 7, 1944 in Niagara Falls, NY to the late Eugene and Marjorie (Frawley)...
Phyllis Infantino
May 14, 2021
Devoted mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Phyllis (Palmeri) Infantino, 97, passed away on Friday May 14 th , 2021. Phyllis was born on March 13, 1924 in Niagara Falls, NY to James and Mary (Rotella) Palmeri. She was the eldest of six siblings, survived by Jean (late Lee) Parsons, and predeceased by the late Marie Colavecchia, late Stella (late Joseph)...
Suzanne Kelly
May 11, 2021
Suzanne Kelly, 75, of Niagara Falls, NY, passed away on Tuesday, May 11, 2021, at Mt. St. Mary's Hospital. Born in Orange, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Carmen M. and Elizabeth M. (Pulasky) Bononno.
Suzanne was a devout Catholic and longtime parishioner of St. Joseph's Church in Niagara Falls. She was also a longtime...
Maria M. Cota
May 9, 2021
Maria M. Cota, 66, of Niagara Falls, NY, passed away on May 9, 2021 at Buffalo General Hospital in Buffalo, NY. Born in Teirceira, Azores, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Maria (Denis) Airoso.
In July of 1975, Maria married Jose A. Cota in the Azores. Shortly thereafter, they came to the United States,...
Shirley A. Tolomeo
May 9, 2021
Shirley A. Tolomeo, 75, of Niagara Falls, NY, passed away on May 9, 2021 at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center. Born in Buffalo, NY, she was the daughter of the late Homer and Gertrude (Patnode) LaCounte.
Shirley came to the area as a child with her family and graduated from Niagara-Wheatfield High School in 1963.  On February...
Bernardino "Bill" Quarantello
May 6, 2021
Bernardino "Bill" Quarantello, 86, of Kissimmee, FL, formerly of Niagara Falls, NY, passed away on May 6, 2021 at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center. Born in Niagara Falls, NY, he was the son of the late George and Carmel (Chiampi) Quarantello.
Bill graduated from Trott Vocational High School.   He proudly served in the United States Navy from...
