Obituaries

Sep 28, 2016

Fillmore---Mabel K. Arnold of 9760 Council House Road, died September 28, 2016 in Cuba Memorial Hospital Palliative Care. She was born on October 16, 1937 in Centerville, a daughter of the late Frederick and Anna Wilcox Kruppner. On October 6. 1956 in the Caneadea United Methodist Church she married Arthur Arnold who survives.

Mabel was a graduate...

Sep 23, 2016

Higgins --- Walter Stanley Southworth of 8245 Higgins Road died Friday, September 23, 2016 in Buffalo General Hospital. He was born on January 24, 1939 in Rochester, a son of the late Walter and Caroline Southworth.

He was a veteran of the US Army serving from 1961 to 1967 and a former employee of Chase Pitkins Co....

Sep 16, 2016

Portageville---Floyd G. Smith of 11163 Co. Rd. 27, died Friday, September 16, 2016 in Olean General Hospital. He was born on January 18, 1947 in Salamanca, a son of the late Floyd and Lorraine Baker Smith. He married Samantha Breth who survives.

Floyd was a self-employed iron worker. He was a Veteran of the U. S. Air...

Sep 15, 2016

Rushford --- Judith M. Morris of Luckey, OH and a former resident of Rushford passed away on Thursday, September 15, 2016 at the Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Perrysburg, OH. She was born on May 11, 1939 in Fillmore, a daughter of the late Merton and Alta Benson Armison. On December 24, 1969 in Hume she married Thomas E. Morris...

Sep 2, 2016

Paul David Getty

Warsaw --- Paul David “Gomer” Getty of 50 Livingston Street, died Friday September 2, 2016 in Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester. He was born on April 1, 1954 in Tonawanda, a son of the late William John and Lois Goerss Getty Sr.

He was a graduate of Warsaw Central School, class of 1972,...

Aug 22, 2016

Houghton --- Bruce N. Brenneman of 9790 Circle Drive went home to be with the Lord on Monday, August 22, 2016 in his home. He was born on December 25, 1939 in New Castle, PA, a son of the late John and Geraldine Newton Brenneman. On August 20, 1965 he married Kathleen Wimer who survives.

Bruce was...

Aug 22, 2016

Nunda---Glenn L. Buchinger of 9182 Abbott Road, died Monday, August 22, 2016 in his home. He was born on September 8, 1933 in the town of Portage, a son of the late Donald and Fanny Perry Buchinger. He married Beverly Walker who predeceased him on February 18, 2012.

Glenn worked at Lightning Mixing Equipment for 41 years...

Aug 19, 2016

Fillmore---Bernard A. Mills of 34 Emerald Street, died Friday, August 19, 2016 in his home. He was born on December 11, 1922 in Rossburg, a son of the late Balfour and Lenora Green Mills. He was married to Louise Yanda for 59 years who predeceased him on June 30, 2011.

He was an Air Force Veteran having...

Aug 16, 2016

Portageville---Viola H. Sweet of 11795 Wiscoy Road died Tuesday, August 16, 2016 in her home. She was born on September 22, 1931 in the Town of Granger, a daughter of the late Allen and Agnes Stocking Howden and was raised by Forrest and Mildred Loughlin. In 1951 she married Robert Sweet who survives.

Vi enjoyed golfing, bowling,...

Jul 27, 2016

Fillmore---Keith L. Cronk of 10909 Dugway Road died Wednesday, July 27, 2016 in Wyoming County Community Hospital, Warsaw. He was born on April 17, 1932 in Centerville, a son of the late Chester and Margaret Miller Cronk. On July 29, 1950 in the Town of Hume he married Barbara Morse who predeceased him on October 1, 2006.

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Jul 21, 2016

Rushford---Kenneth E. Skinner of Caneadea died Thursday, July 21, 2016 in Buffalo General Hospital. He was born on May 8, 1933 in Richburg, a son of the late Raymond and Adah VanSkoik Skinner. On July 20, 1952 in Bolivar he married Patricia Davis who predeceased him on January 25, 2006. On April 24, 2010 at his home he married...

Jul 14, 2016

Hume --- David W. Freeman Sr. of Hume and a recent resident of Englewood, FL passed away suddenly on July 14, 2016 in his home.

David was born on July 10, 1962 and was a lifelong area resident. He was self-employed carpenter, builder and “Mr. fix it” taking care of and helping anybody he could.

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Jul 13, 2016

Castile---Roberta G. James of 6775 East Lake Road died Wednesday, July 13, 2016 in the Wyoming County Skilled Nursing Facility. She was born on December 28, 1921 in Fillmore, a daughter of the late Thomas and Ruth Barney Damon. On October 12, 1940 in Portville, she married Hollis “Bill” James who predeceased her on January 8, 2011.

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Jul 9, 2016

Fillmore --- Roberts S. Moore of 11167 Merwin Road died Saturday, July 9, 2016 at the Batavia United Memorial Medical Center after losing his battle with cancer. He was born on October 15, 1935 in Oswego, a son of the late Robert and Lvada Sampson Moore. On August 15, 1982 he married Jeanette Vedder who survives.

Bob...

Jun 20, 2016

Belmont --- Rev. Kenneth Edward Carr of 5 Norton Street and a former resident of West Eaton went to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, June 20, subsequent to an operation which revealed an inoperable condition. He was born on April 2, 1941 in Oneonta, a son of the late Kenneth and Jeannette Foster Carr. He married...

May 27, 2016

Short Tract --- Brenda L. Mueckl of 5327 Sonnleitner Road died Friday, May 27, 2016 in her home. She was born on April 23, 1953 in the Town of Granger, a daughter of John and Genevieve Voss Beardsley. She married Randall Mueckl who survives.

Brenda enjoyed square dancing and providing a happy home for her family. She...

May 27, 2016

Short Tract --- Sophia M. Stevens of 5312 Sonnleitner Road died Friday, May 27, 2016 in Wyoming County Community Hospital, Warsaw. She was born on June 17, 1922 in Buffalo, a daughter of the late Joseph and Sophie Gerstung Hackett. She married Jay W. Stevens who survives.

Sophia loved music and was the organist, and later the...

May 17, 2016

Rochester---Laura C. McNiel of Rochester, died May 17, 2016 in her home. She was born on May 31, 1963 in Warsaw, a daughter of the late Harold and Carol Laity McNiel.

Laura was a 1981 graduate of Fillmore Central School and received her bachelor’s degree from Houghton College. She was a social worker.

Surviving are...

May 13, 2016

Birdsall---Lillian P. Carpenter of 8940 Co. Rd. 16 died Friday, May 13, 2016 in the Absolut at Houghton Nursing Home. She was born on July 31, 1923 in the Town of Allen, a daughter of the late Leon and Florence VanGuilder James. She married Gerald C. Carpenter who predeceased her on September 19, 2004.

She was a...

May 3, 2016

Rushford---Beverly Ann Irwin Ames of 9038 Concrete St. died Tuesday, May 3, 2016 in the Absolut at Houghton. She was born on January 4, 1934 in Warsaw, she was raised like a daughter by John and Lottie Weeks. She married Lyman C. Ames who predeceased her on September 5, 2004.

Beverly was a former employee of Motorola...