Obituaries

Jan 21, 2023

Short Tract --- Linda A. Naumoff of 5915 Klein Road and a former resident of Angola passed away on Saturday, January 21, 2023 in the Houghton Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility. She was born on December 29, 1942 in Angola, a daughter of the late Carl and Marjorie Spittler Lehning. She married Frank Naumoff who predeceased her on February 11,...

Jan 15, 2023

Fillmore --- Sally Lynne Gould of 47 S Genesee Street passed away after a long battle with cancer on Sunday, January 15, 2023 in her home. She was born on July 28, 1965 in Cuba, the eldest daughter of Clayton and Dianna Payne Ackerman. On September 22, 2012 she married John Gould who survives.

Sally enjoyed family,...

Jan 7, 2023

Hume --- Richard “Dick” Michael Kennedy of 11414 Lapp Road went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, January 7, 2023 in his home. He was born on December 23, 1928 in Fairmont, WV, a son of the late William Michael and Mary Hession Kennedy.

Dick was a veteran of the United States Air...

Jan 6, 2023

Fillmore --- Suann M. Beil of 6269 County Road 4 passed away on Friday, January 6, 2023 in Olean General Hospital. She was born on September 12, 1953 in Buffalo, a daughter of the late Leonard and Eleanor Crittenden Rich. She married Joe Beil who survives.

Sue enjoyed spending time with family, playing poker and watching Gunsmoke....

Jan 6, 2023

Pike --- June Burger Duffy a former resident of Pike and Angelica passed away on Friday, January 6, 2023 in the Wyoming County Community Hospital Skilled Nursing Facility, Warsaw. She was born on February 1, 1929 in Dalton, a daughter of the late Lester and Grace Smith Young. She was married for 22 years to Allen Burger who predeceased...

Jan 3, 2023

Houghton --- Dona E. “Grams” Day of Houghton N.Y. and a former resident of Corning N.Y. passed away on Tuesday, January 3, 2023 at the age of 96, in the Houghton Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility. She was born on May 20, 1926 in Long Beach, California.

Surviving are her children, Lynne (Bob) Young of Waxhaw, NC, Steven...

Dec 28, 2022

Fillmore --- Mark “Sparky” Alton Wright of 10987 Dugway Road passed away on Wednesday, December 28, 2022 at his home. He was born on November 1, 1962 in Warsaw, a son of the late Walter J. and Roberta Spencer Wright Sr. On May 16, 1988 in Letchworth State Park he married Tammy Rich who survives.

Sparky was...

Dec 25, 2022

Hume --- Donald Thomas of Hume died Sunday, December 25, 2022 at The Pines Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Machias, NY. He was born on January 20, 1934 in Brockport, a son of the late George and Mary Johnson Thomas. On November 2, 1956, he married Janet Gayford.

Don was a graduate of Fillmore Central School, class...

Dec 22, 2022

Hume --- Albert J. “AJ” Gayhart of 7824 County Road 3 passed away on Thursday, December 22, 2022 in his home. He was born on September 4, 1961 in Warsaw, a son of the late Albert Gayhart Sr. and Helen Walters. He married Laura Barron who survives.

AJ was a former security guard for Pinkerton’s Security in...

Dec 22, 2022

Short Tract --- Wyona Katherine Burrs of 10571 County Road 15 passed away on Thursday, December 22, 2022 in her home. She was born on November 20, 1934 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Fred and Jessie Austin Foster. She married Richard Burrs who predeceased her.

Wyona was a member of the Kingdom Hall in Rock...

Dec 21, 2022

Short Tract --- Daniel Albert Edward “Polock” Pelcher of 11879 County Road 15 passed away on December 21, 2022 in his home. He was born on March 19, 1944 in Rochester, a son of the late Anthony and Edna Perlowski Pelcher. He married Sherry Harder who survives.

Dan grew up in Rochester until he later moved to...

Dec 20, 2022

Groveland --- Dale Gray Young of 7191 Upper Bean Hill and a former resident of Hume passed away on Tuesday, December 20, 2022 in his home. He was born on November 14, 1937 in Shickshinny, PA, a son of the late Charles and Ruth Gray Young. On April 9, 1964 in Shickshinny, Pennsylvania he married Beverly Ann Dyke who...

Dec 19, 2022

Wiscoy --- Betty J. Rakoska of 6084 Mechanic Street passed away on Monday, December 19, 2022 in Roswell Park Cancer institute, Buffalo. She was born on November 11, 1950 in Fillmore, a daughter of the late Francis and Margaret Eldridge Mishic. On June 28, 1969 in the Wiscoy Baptist Church she married Gordon Rakoska who survives.

Betty...

Dec 14, 2022

Freedom --- Clifford Lloyd Davies of Freedom went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, December 14, 2022 in Bertrand Chaffee Hospital, Springville. He was born on June 11, 1939 in Sugartown, a son of the late Lloyd and Ellen Myrick Davies. On June 24, 1961 in the Sandusky Baptist Church he married Marcia Button who...

Dec 5, 2022

Fillmore --- Tamara “Tammy” Kay Leisten of Fillmore and a former resident of Rochester passed away on Monday, December 5, 2022 in her home surrounded by her family. She was born on May 11, 1962 in Rochester, a daughter of the late Charlie and Dorothy “Dot” DeLorme.

Tammy was born and raised in Rochester. She had her...

Nov 26, 2022

Hume---Marilyn B. Main, 82, of Hume passed away November 26, 2022 in Wyoming County Community Hospital. Marilyn was born December 10, 1939 in Buffalo to the late Clifford D. and Marie A. Hoffman Hughes. She married Phillip Main, who predeceased her in August. Marilyn grew up and worked in Buffalo and later Rochester before moving to Hume. She was active...

Nov 21, 2022

Fillmore --- Joyce E. Vincent, a former resident of Fillmore, passed away Monday, November 21, 2022 in Wyoming County Community Hospital, Warsaw. She was born on September 18, 1945 in the Town of Allen, a daughter of the late Eli and Mildred Sweet Vincent.

She lived in Fillmore and later with her mother. Afterward they moved to...

Nov 16, 2022

Wayland --- Marcella J. Cartwright of 8919 Story Road passed away on Wednesday, November 16, 2022 in Noyes Memorial Hospital, Dansville. She was born on May 29, 1932 in Rochester, Minnesota, a daughter of the late Dewey and Thelma Rathbun Norton. She married Leonard Cartwright who predeceased her on November 15, 1993.

Marcella enjoyed visiting friends at...

Nov 11, 2022

Centerville --- Ervin A. Yoder of 10353 Rogers road entered into Eternal Rest on Friday, November 11, 2022 in his son’s home. He was born on July 4, 1946 in Homer, Michigan, a son of the late Alvin and Lydia Hochstetler Yoder. He married Martha Yoder who survives.

Surviving in addition to his wife are their 13...

Oct 28, 2022

Fillmore --- Jessica Ann Nendza Shiltz, a former resident of Fillmore, passed away on Friday, October 28, 2022 in West Columbia, SC. She was born on May 8, 1984 in Warsaw, a daughter of Leon John Nendza and Sandra Ann Horton.

Jessica was a graduate of Fillmore Central School, class of 2002, and was a current employee...