Obituaries

Dec 24, 2021

Wiscoy --- Phyllis Ann Mink of 11705 Wiscoy Road passed away on Friday, December 24, 2021 in Buffalo General Hospital. She was born on August 6, 1956 in Cheektowaga, a daughter of the late Phil and Janice Hardon Wroblewski. On August 16, 1980 in Alabama she married Dennis Mink who survives.

Phyllis was a former NYS Certified...

Dec 23, 2021

Geneseo --- Laverne A. James of 4632 Lima Road and a former resident of Dalton went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday, December 23, 2021 in Highland Hospital, Rochester. He was born on July 13, 1929 in Short Tract, a son of the late Lynn and Margaret Irish James. He married Philis Hark...

Dec 21, 2021

Groveland --- Beverly Ann Young of 7191 Upper Bean Hill and a former resident of Hume passed away on Tuesday, December 21, 2021 in her home. She was born on December 2, 1940 in Nunda, a daughter of the late Edward and Gladys Arthurs Dyke. On April 9, 1964 in Shickshinny, Pennsylvania she married Dale Young who survives.

Dec 18, 2021

Rush---John A. Kopler of 55 W. Rush Road died Saturday, December 18, 2021 in Highland Hospital, Rochester. He was born on January 10, 1939 in Fillmore, a son of the late Wilson and Vera Steadman Kopler. On April 5, 1958 in Hume he married Suzanne Wolfer who survives.

John was a former employee of R.G.&E and enjoyed...

Dec 11, 2021

Hunt --- Corinne A. Ejnik of 4986 Gleason Road passed away on Saturday, December 11, 2021 in Howard. She was born on July 31, 1956 in Buffalo, a daughter of Joseph and the late Shirley Lawandus Ejnik.

Corinne was a free spirit, loved nature, especially horses, and most of all her children and grandchildren.

Surviving...

Dec 11, 2021

Dalton --- Keith E. Bentley of 10751 Old State Road passed away on Saturday, December 11, 2021 in Wyoming County Community Hospital, Warsaw. He was born on October 2, 1940 in Birdsall, a son of the late Frank and G. Loreen Stephens Bentley. He married Nancy Peterson who predeceased him on January 13, 1999.

Keith enjoyed hunting...

Dec 4, 2021

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Fillmore --- Paul James Nowak of 11216 County Road 27B died Saturday, December 4, 2021 in Wyoming County Community Hospital, Warsaw. He was born on October 2, 1946 in Buffalo, a son of the late Zygmunt and Dorothy Keyes Nowak.

Paul was a veteran of the United States Army serving from 1964...

Nov 29, 2021

Rushford --- Harold P. Williams of 8884 Lower Street passed away on Monday, November 29, 2021 in his home. He was born on January 16, 1966 in Buffalo, a son of the late Gordon and Louise Penfield Williams.

Harold was an avid drummer and loved musicals. He played in the Rushford Town Band, was a part of...

Nov 20, 2021

Rushford --- Michael J. Francis of 8923 Upper Street died Saturday, November 20, 2021 in Arnot Ogden Medical Center, Elmira. He was born on June 11, 1968 in Cuba, a son of the late Walter and Joyce Burdick Francis.

Michael enjoyed fishing, going to the casino, working as a bartender, spending time outdoors, watching football and most...

Nov 19, 2021

Centerville --- Carolyn Jean Pennington, a former resident of Centerville, passed away on November 19, 2021 in the Absolut of East Aurora due to complications from COVID-19. She was born on October 15, 1949 in Warsaw, a daughter of the late Lawrence and Evelyn June Powell Pennington.

Known as Jean to her friends, she grew up in...

Nov 16, 2021

Centerville --- Emanuel E. Girod Sr. of 11221 Fitch Farm Road entered into Eternal Rest on Tuesday, November 16, 2021 in his home. He was born on September 17, 1957 in Lancaster, PA, a son of the late Ernest and Veronica Schwartz Girod. On October 1, 1991 he married Naomi Fisher who survives.

Surviving in addition to...

Nov 15, 2021

Nunda --- Adam J. Perham, a former resident of Nunda, died Monday, November 15, 2021 in Elmira. He was born on December 30, 1982 in Seiling, Oklahoma, a son of the late Albert and Sally Harder Perham.

Adam worked several construction jobs in the area. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, working on small engines and wood working but...

Nov 14, 2021

Fillmore --- Donna R. Bower of 132 W. Main Street died Sunday, November 14, 2021 in Wyoming County Community Hospital, Warsaw. She was born on October 14, 1936 in Munday, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Bernard and Mildred Wyer Bower.

Donna was a graduate of Wellsville Central School. After high school she attended St. James...

Nov 6, 2021

Fillmore --- Roger H. Jones of 5879 W. River Road passed away on Saturday, November 6, 2021 in Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester. He was born on August 21, 1952 in Corning, a son of the late Howard and Rachel Livingston Jones. On April 28, 1979 in the Hume United Methodist Church he married Paula Miller who survives.

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Nov 5, 2021

Hume --- Justin Ricketts of 10858 Claybed Road passed away on Friday, November 5, 2021 in his home. He was born on April 16, 1988 in Springville, a son of Darrin Ricketts and Eva Cross.

Justin was a former student at Fillmore Central School where he played soccer, wrestling and baseball during his high school years. He...

Nov 2, 2021

Rushford --- Frances Arlene Owens Gilbert of 8901 Lower Street passed away Tuesday, November 2, 2021 in Olean General Hospital.  “Fran” was born February 21, 1927, in Cleveland, Ohio, daughter of the late Lynn J. and Chloe Dick Owens. On October 24, 1945 in the Rushford Baptist Church she married Reed Gilbert who predeceased her on November 10, 2013....

Oct 31, 2021

Dalton --- James E. Derrenbacher of 1661 State Route 70 went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, October 31, 2021 in his home. He was born on October 22, 1943 in Rochester, a son of the late George and Gertrude Foster Derrenbacher. He married Carol Duryea who predeceased him on January 11, 1995. On October...

Oct 29, 2021

Hunt --- Melvin “Mel” K. Sonnleitner of 5317 Sonnleitner Road passed away on October 29, 2021 in his family’s home. He was born on November 5, 1939 in Nunda, a son of the late Oliver and Violet Wilcox Sonnleitner.

Mel was a graduate of Fillmore Central School, class of 1957, and after he graduated he worked several...

Oct 28, 2021

Houghton — Mary Adell Boomhower, 89, died peacefully at Wyoming County Community Hospital in Warsaw on Thursday morning, October 28, following a brief illness.  She was a longtime resident living independently in Houghton, having relocated from E astern New York State in 1952, to accept a position on the Houghton College staff.

​Mary was the youngest of...

Oct 28, 2021

Hume --- Diana K. Hanna of 11243 Route 19 went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, October 28, 2021 in Wyoming County Community Hospital, Warsaw. She was born on December 2, 1937 in Fillmore, a daughter of the late John and Lillian Hotchkiss Cronk. She married Walter “Bud” Hanna who predeceased her. Later she met...