Obituaries

Alma P. Steele

Alma P. Steele

Mar 24, 2019

Alma P. Steele, 90, of Bennington, passed away on Thursday, March 21, 2019 at Wyoming County Skilled Nursing Facility in Warsaw. She was born in Darien, September 24, 1928 to the late Royal (Josephine) Steele. Alma is preceded in death by a sister and four brothers. Alma is survived by a twin sister Anna Baker, several nieces and nephews in...

Clarence D. "Whitey" Cox

Clarence D. "Whitey" Cox

Mar 24, 2019

Clarence D. “Whitey” Cox, 85 of Attica, passed away on Sunday, March 24, 2019 at Grand Rehabilitation & Nursing in Batavia. He was born in Bloomsburg, PA on May 27, 1933. He is preceded in death by his parents and siblings. Whitey was a longtime member of Attica Rodeo Association and loved horses. Mr. Cox is survived by nephew Michael...

Mary Jean Feeney

Mary Jean Feeney

Mar 16, 2019

Mary Jean Feeney, 88, formerly of Attica, NY, passed away on March 16, 2019 in Cumming, GA. She was born on June 26, 1930 in Warsaw, NY to the late Eugene and the late Margaret (Regan) Holahan. She is preceded in death by her sisters, Margaret Canale and Sheila Garry. Mary Jean graduated from Warsaw High School in 1948 and...

James D. Welker

James D. Welker

Mar 13, 2019

James D. Welker, Sr., of Attica, passed away on Wednesday, March 13, 2019 in Houghton, NY. He was born on December 22, 1933 in Attica to the late Donald J. and the late Helen A. (Spink) Welker. Jim was preceded in death by his sisters, the late Jean (the late Harvey) Pause and the late Mary (Ronald) Levine. James served...

George A. Knab

George A. Knab

Mar 9, 2019

George A. Knab, 89, of Varysburg passed away on Saturday, March 9, 2019. He was born in Varysburg, NY on December 1, 1929 to the late George and Jeanette (Hewson) Knab, Sr. George served in the United States Army during the Korean War. He married Doris Potter and they raised their 4 children in their family home in Varysburg where...

Shirley Mast

Shirley Mast

Feb 20, 2019

Shirley Mast, 88, of Attica, NY, passed away on February 20, 2019. She was born on August 3, 1930 in Clarence, NY to the late Perry and the late Eva (Mc Ginness) Kaufman. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Deborah (the late David) Gangler, her son, Douglas (Sherry) Mast, her granddaughter, Claudia Mohr Klein, and her siblings, Norman...

Shirley J. Parrish

Shirley J. Parrish

Feb 16, 2019

Shirley Jane (Waite) Parrish was born in Alexander on August 16, 1928 and was the daughter of the late Ellsworth and Neva Conn Waite. She married George B. Parrish, Jr, her lifelong friend and the love of her life, on May 7, 1949 at the West Bethany Baptist Church. Shirley was a 1945 graduate of Alexander Central School and the...

Laverna Breckenridge

Laverna Breckenridge

Feb 11, 2019

Laverna D. Breckenridge, 89, from Alexander, NY passed away on February 11, 2019. She was born on March 28, 1929 on Church St in Alexander to the late Arthur and the late Mildred Hawker. Laverna was predeceased by her parents, her husbands, Roy Hamilton in 1964, and then Richard Breckenridge, her son, Wayne Hamilton in 1987, and her brother, Raymond...

Nancy Fay Bernhardt

Nancy Fay Bernhardt

Jan 29, 2019

Nancy Fay Bernhardt, 87, of Rochester, formerly of Darien Center, passed from this life with all its troubles on to her eternal reward in Heaven, free from all pain and sorrow on January 29, 2019. She was born to the late Edward and Ada Dorfer on April 16, 1931 and grew in Kenmore, NY. In addition to her parents, Nancy...

Lloyd D. Mcjury Jr.

Lloyd D. Mcjury Jr.

Jan 28, 2019

Lloyd D. McJury Jr., 74, of Darien passed away on January 28, 2019 at the United Memorial Medical Center in Batavia. He was born on March 27, 1944 to the late Ernestine and Lloyd D. Mcjury Sr. Lloyd was an avid outdoorsman who loved spending time hunting, snowmobiling and building Hot Rods with his only son. He enjoyed spending time...

John James Flahive

John James Flahive

Jan 28, 2019

John James Flahive, 82, of Attica passed away on January 28, 2019 at his home. He was born on March 7, 1936 in Hornell, NY to the late John and Anna (Walsh) Flahive. John served in the United States Army after graduating from high school. He was a volunteer for the American Red Cross. John was a baseball coach for...

Edmund J. Reding

Edmund J. Reding

Jan 26, 2019

Edmund J. Reding, 100, of Attica passed away on January 26, 2019. He was born in Attica on July 26, 1918 to the late Elmo and Loretta (Petz) Reding. Ed was predeceased by his wife of 74 years; MaryJane (Roetzer) Reding on April 19, 2017; his sister Joan Waite; brothers Bernard Reding and brother Father Aquinas, OFM. Ed retired from...

Robert E.  Kelsey

Robert E. Kelsey

Jan 16, 2019

Robert “Bob” E. Kelsey, 83, of Alexander, NY passed away on January 16, 2019. He was born in Batavia, NY on March 4, 1935 to the late Erle and the late Fannie (Williams) Kelsey. He was predeceased by his siblings, Hazel Miller, Daniel Kelsey, Deforest William “Bill” Kelsey. Bob had a love for anything outdoors. He loved Hunting, fishing, boating,...

James Slocum

James Slocum

Jan 15, 2019

James Douglas Slocum, 53, of Attica passed away on January 15, 2019. He was born on April 4, 1965 in Batavia, NY to the late Dale and Natalie (Seuss) Slocum. James was a laborer with the Village of Attica before a tragic accident left him paralyzed at the tender age of 20 years old. James fought a courageous battle for...

Richard V. Babula

Richard V. Babula

Jan 14, 2019

Richard V. Babula, 89, of Varysburg passed away on January 14, 2019 at home. He was born on October 15, 1929 to the late John and the late Mary (Zajac) Babula in Buffalo, NY. Richard was predeceased by his first wife, Emily (Maciejewski) Babula. Richard was a laborer with the New York Central Railroad in Buffalo before joining the United...

Paul P.  Waldmiller

Paul P. Waldmiller

Jan 13, 2019

Paul P. Waldmiller, 80, of Attica, passed away peacefully at home on January 13, 2019. He was born in Buffalo, NY to the late Joseph and the late Dorothy (Reith) Waldmiller. Paul was a Boilerman 3rd Class Petty Officer aboard the USS Wisconsin in the United States Navy from 1956-1958. He was a Machinist with Curtis Wright in Buffalo, Fabriton...

Kathryn Reiter

Kathryn Reiter

Jan 12, 2019

Kathryn Reiter, 68, of Attica, passed away on January 12, 2019. She was born on May 29, 1950 to the late Clarence and Bertha (Pelton) Reiter. Kathryn was a teacher for many years at St. Vincent’s School prior to her retirement and was a long time member of St. Joachim & Anne Parish in Attica. She was a substitute teacher...

Margaret M. Schum

Margaret M. Schum

Jan 5, 2019

Margaret M. Schum, 78, of Attica, NY, passed away on January 5, 2019. She was born on February 28, 1940 to the late Joseph and the late Alice (Ryan) Buckley. She was predeceased by her husband, the late Edward Schum in 1980; her sister the late Rita Feeney; and her brothers, the late Paul Buckley, the late Robert Buckley, and...

Robert J Burns

Robert J Burns

Dec 28, 2018

Robert J. Burns, Sr., 84, of Bennington, New York, passed away on December 28, 2018. He was born in Tonawanda, NY to the late William E. and the late Lillian (Getty) Burns. He was predeceased by his son, Timothy Paul, and his brother, Harold "Pat" Burns. During high school Bob met and fell in love with the strikingly beautiful Nancy...

Gerard J.  Buckenmeyer

Gerard J. Buckenmeyer

Dec 22, 2018

Gerard J. Buckenmeyer, 89, of Alexander, NY, passed away on Saturday, December 22, 2018. He was born in Alexander, NY to the late Frederick and Minnietta (Bartz) Buckenmeyer. Jerry was predeceased by his son, Brian and his sister, Rita Ann Welker. Jerry grew up on the family farm in Alexander. He remained in Alexander his entire life and was very...