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Dr. Joseph “Sonny” Angelo L’Annunziata Jr.

Dr. Joseph “Sonny” Angelo L’Annunziata Jr.

Jan 4, 2021

Caneadea --- Dr. Joseph “Sonny” Angelo L’Annunziata, Jr. a former resident of Springfield, MA, Albany and Caneadea entered into eternal rest on January 4, 2021 at the Houghton Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility. He was born on April 17, 1943 in Springfield, MA, the beloved son of the late Joseph L’Annunziata Sr. and Evangelia Votze L’Annunziata.

Dr. L’Annunziata...

Rev. Frank Maynard Maclaughlin

Rev. Frank Maynard Maclaughlin

Dec 31, 2020

Wiscoy --- Rev. Frank Maynard MacLaughlin of 6377 Wiscoy-Mills-Mills Road went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday, December 31, 2020 in Wyoming County Community Hospital, Warsaw. He was born on December 12, 1929 in Rockland, Maine, a son of the late James D. and Inez L. MacLaughlin. He married Wilma Hall who predeceased...

Richard "Cowboy" Bruce Hallock Jr.

Richard "Cowboy" Bruce Hallock Jr.

Dec 28, 2020

Fillmore --- Richard “Cowboy” Bruce Hallock Jr. of 111 West Main Street passed away peacefully Dec 28, 2020 in Buffalo General Hospital with the love of his life, Joan, holding his hand. He was born on February 28, 1946 in Fillmore, a son of the late Richard Bruce Sr. and Delia Mae Veronica Durand Hallock.

Richard worked...

Deborah Lynn (Hodnett)  Wood

Deborah Lynn (Hodnett) Wood

Dec 26, 2020

Warsaw --- Deborah Lynn Wood of Adams Road suddenly went home to be with The Lord on December 26, 2020 after an illness with Covid-19 in Wyoming County Community Hospital, Warsaw. She was born on April 28, 1957 in Warsaw, a daughter of the late Dick and Jeanette Bliss Hodnett. On July 17, 1999 she married Raymond Wood who...

Sandra L. (Weatherley)  Prentice

Sandra L. (Weatherley) Prentice

Dec 25, 2020

Town of Allen --- Sandra L. Prentice of 9342 Old State Road died Friday, December 25, 2020 in the Wellsville Manor. She was born on June 4, 1947 in Cuba, a daughter of the late Ken and Neva Weatherley. During 1971 in Birdsall she married Charles Prentice who survives.

During their marriage Sandra helped Charles on the...

Darrell D. Jett

Darrell D. Jett

Dec 22, 2020

Freedom --- Darrell D. Jett of 10815 Bates Road died Tuesday, December 22, 2020 in Olean General Hospital. He was born on November 3, 1966 in Warsaw, a son of the late Harvey and Margaret Hughes Jett Sr. On June 12, 2010 in Letchworth State Park he married Ann Juiliano who survives.

Darrell was an avid fisherman...

Patrick Michael Smith

Patrick Michael Smith

Dec 21, 2020

Portageville --- Patrick Michael Smith of 11913 Wiscoy Road died Monday, December 21, 2020 in Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester. He was born on November 16, 1954 in Schenectady. He was engaged to Patti Jo Helm who survives.

Pat was a former correctional officer for Attica State Prison for 32 years and was a member of the NRA....

Duane A. Bliss

Duane A. Bliss

Dec 20, 2020

Rushford --- Duane A. Bliss of 8611 County Road 49 went home to be with his Lord on Sunday, December 20, 2020 in his home surrounded by his family. He was born on November 1, 1951 in Cuba, a son of Malcolm D. and Marjorie J. Speta Bliss. He married Patricia M. Bushen who survives.

Duane was...

Alyce A. (Dunning)  Petrzelka

Alyce A. (Dunning) Petrzelka

Dec 16, 2020

St. Louis --- Alyce A. Petrzelka of St. Louis and a former resident of Friendship died Wednesday, December 16, 2020 in her home. She was born on February 3, 1937 in Cuba, a daughter of the late John William and Beatrice Stout Boyer Dunning Sr. In January of 1958 she married Anton “Pete” Petrzelka who predeceased her in 1996....

Donald K Ellwood Sr.

Donald K Ellwood Sr.

Dec 12, 2020

Portageville --- Donald K Ellwood Sr. of 7870 Route 19A died Saturday, December 12, 2020 in his home surrounded by his wife and son. He was born on May 22, 1942 in Fillmore, a son of the late Kenneth and Marion Smith Ellwood. He married Lorena Ellis who survives.

Don enjoyed making knives out of buck antlers...

Beulah Mae (Nicholson)  Avery

Beulah Mae (Nicholson) Avery

Dec 4, 2020

Houghton --- Beulah Mae Avery, 92, of Greenhurst, and a former resident of Gardiner, Maine; Johnson City and Houghton died Friday, December 4, 2020 in Heritage Green Rehab and Skilled Nursing Facility, Greenhurst. She was born on July 26, 1928 in Bower, Braxton County, West Virginia, a daughter of the late William Homer and Irene Pearl Knight Nicholson. On...

Glenn M. Cockle

Glenn M. Cockle

Nov 23, 2020

Hume —- Glenn M Cockle of 11321 Flanagan Road passed from this life due to kidney disease on Monday, November 23, 2020 in the  home he built for his and his wife’s retirement years.  He was born on April 7, 1935 in the Town of Hume, the youngest son of the late Roy and Alice Buffey Cockle. On August...

Theodore Edward Updike Jr.

Theodore Edward Updike Jr.

Nov 22, 2020

Houghton --- Theodore Edward Updike Jr of 9876 Luckey Drive and a former resident of Alden died Sunday, November 22, 2020 in the Houghton Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility. He was born on May 11, 1931 in Buffalo.

Theodore was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, serving in 1952, and a self employed farmer.

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Helen "Sally" D. Richardson

Helen "Sally" D. Richardson

Nov 20, 2020

Fillmore --- Helen D. “Sally” Richardson formerly of 18 Minard Street died Friday, November 20, 2020 in the Houghton Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility. She was born on August 19, 1930 in Toronto, Canada, a daughter of the late E. Warren and Helen A. Davidson Richardson.

In 1949 the family moved to Fillmore and Sally began attending Houghton...

Suzanne L. (Mills)  Miller

Suzanne L. (Mills) Miller

Nov 13, 2020

Houghton --- Suzanne L Miller of 9876 Luckey Drive and a former resident of West Bloomfield died Friday, November 13, 2020 in the Houghton Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility. She was born on January 3, 1947 in Elmira. She married Wesley E. Miller who survives.

Surviving in addition to her husband are her children.

There will...

Ernest "Ernie" David Preston

Ernest "Ernie" David Preston

Nov 11, 2020

Centerville --- Ernest “Ernie” David Preston, age 95, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in his home on November 11, 2020 with his devoted grandson, Dan Preston, by his side. He was born on July 28, 1925, in the town of Rushford, a son of the late Philip and Louisa Harris Preston. On August...

Martha (Osborne)  Whiting

Martha (Osborne) Whiting

Oct 31, 2020

Fillmore -- Martha Whiting of 9712 Council House Road died Saturday, October 31, 2020 in her home. She was born on August 27, 1939 in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, a daughter of the late Rev. Victor and Louise Osborne. In 1989 in Ontario, NY she married Robert Whiting who predeceased her on September 26, 2020.

Martha was...

Robert L. Baehr

Robert L. Baehr

Oct 30, 2020

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Fillmore --- Robert L. “Cuddly” Baehr of 7740 Centerville Road died October 30, 2020 in Olean General Hospital after a brief illness. He was born on July 19, 1947 in Batavia, a son of the late Clarence and Dorothy Engel Baehr. On December 16, 1967 in Newfane he married Linda Darnell, daughter of the...

Mary Lou (Phelps)  Luckey

Mary Lou (Phelps) Luckey

Oct 30, 2020

Short Tract --- Mary Lou Luckey, a former resident of 10651 County Road 15, died Friday, October 30, 2020 in the Houghton Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility. She was born on July 18, 1935 in Potsdam, a daughter of the late Rev. Floyd and Nellie Elliott Phelps. On August 4, 1962 in Short Tract she married Clair James Luckey who...

Verna E. (Palmateer)  Smith

Verna E. (Palmateer) Smith

Oct 28, 2020

Rushford --- Verna E. Smith of 9012 Buffalo Street died Wednesday, October 28, 2020 in Olean General Hospital. She was born on August 26, 1930 in North Dakota, a daughter of the late Laverne and Mary Burley Palmateer. On July 18, 1953 in Pennsylvania she married Arthur Smith who survives.

Verna was an extremely active member of...

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