Obituaries
Alberta Jean Howard
Jun 11, 2022
Age 94, of Perry, passed away on June 11, 2022 at Wyoming Co. Community Hospital in Warsaw. Jean was born April 10, 1928 in Gainesville, NY, daughter of the late Samuel and Lucille Shoemaker Sharman. She worked at Champion Products in Perry for many years, retiring in 1990, but Jean might have been most known for babysitting many children in...
Robert Russell Wilcox
Jun 5, 2022
Age 74, of Warsaw passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 5, 2022, surrounded by his family, at Buffalo VA Medical Center in Buffalo, New York. Bob was born December 7th, 1947 in Cuba, NY, son of the late Robert and Eleanor Crane Wilcox. After graduating high school, Bob became a proud member of the United States Air Force, where he...
Herbert J. Schmitt, Jr.
May 30, 2022
Age 85, of Perry, passed away on May 30, 2022 at the Wyoming County Community Hospital in Warsaw. He was born May 31, 1936 in Rochester, NY to the late Herbert Sr. and Theresa Kozlowski Schmitt. Herbert took great joy in owning and operating his farm in Attica, NY for many years. Along with his parents, Herbert is predeceased by...
Dr. Elizabeth Benz Croft
May 28, 2022
Age 89, a resident of East Side Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Warsaw, formerly of Rochester, passed away on May 28, 2022 at the nursing facility. She was born March 29, 1933 in Rochester, NY daughter of the late John O. and Dorothy Heath Benz. Dr. Croft was a 1950 graduate of Portville High School and a 1951 graduate of...
Charlene N. Ward
May 28, 2022
Age 76, of Castile, passed away on May 28, 2022 at the Wyoming County Community Hospital in Warsaw. She was born November 9, 1945 in Warsaw, NY to the late Frank and Adelaide Dukelow Stevens. Charlene worked at Champion Products in Perry for many years and enjoyed working on the small family farm with her husband. Charlene enjoyed gardening, sewing...
Don R. Felix
May 26, 2022
Don R. Felix passed away unexpectedly on Ascension Thursday, May 26, 2022. Born on August 21, 1938 to Norbert and Edna (Gray) Felix, Don was the second of seven children. A farm boy, growing up along the shores of Lake Ontario, Don loved fishing, exploring and sharing stories of riding his bike off of the pier in Olcott, NY. He...
Emily G. Theilmann
May 16, 2022
Age 31, of Warsaw, passed away suddenly on May 16, 2022 at her home. Emily was born March 28, 1991, daughter of Michael Theilmann and Cheryl Lamatina. After graduating high school, she received her Bachelor of Arts degree in chemistry from Niagara University. Emily was an intelligent and very talented woman who enjoyed journaling, diamond art, building miniature houses and...
Thomas James Gell
May 16, 2022
Age 72, of Warsaw, formerly of Silver Springs, passed away after a lengthy illness on May 16, 2022 at East Side Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Warsaw. He was surrounded by his family who will miss him dearly. He was born December 27, 1949 in Warsaw, NY to the late Lloyd “Dean” and Audrey Smith Gell. Tom was a graduate...
Edgar L. Kepfer
May 11, 2022
Age 69, of Orangeville, passed away on May 11, 2022 at the Wyoming County Community Hospital in Warsaw. He was born October 27, 1952 in Buffalo, NY to that late Edgar H. and Mary S. Stenabaugh Kepfer. Edgar was an avid hunter and fisherman. He was a past member of the New York Field Archers and Bowhunters, Compton Traditional Bowhunters,...
Ann K. Corwin
May 9, 2022
On Monday, May 9th, Ann K. Corwin, 90 of Varysburg, NY died in Strong Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family. Ann was born to George and Jeanette Hewson Knab on September 19, 1931 in Warsaw, NY and grew up on the family farm on Thomas Rd. in Varysburg. Ann was a payroll clerk for many years at Sylvania in Buffalo...
David Nasca
May 3, 2022
Age 58, of Silver Lake, passed away May 3, 2022 at the Erie County Medical Center in Buffalo. He was born March 31, 1964 in Brockport, NY to the late Donald and Betty Tillotson Nelson-Nasca. David taught at Royalton-Hartland Central School, Medina Central School and Spencerport Central School. He then became administrator at Medina and later on at Perry Central...
Judith E. Hendrickson
May 1, 2022
Age 80, of Wyoming, passed away peacefully surrounded by family and loved ones on May 1, 2022. She was born March 6, 1942 in Dansville, NY to the late Kenneth and Louise Beman Fitzsimmons. Judy worked at the Wyoming County Community Hospital for several years, but the most important job she had was being a grandma. Nothing brought her more...
Edward Anthony Stores
Apr 28, 2022
Age 79 of Wyoming passed away on Thursday, April 28, 2022 at Highland Hospital in Rochester, NY, surrounded by his loving family. He was born May 30, 1942 in Utica, NY, son of the late Edward Charles and Anna Manigrossi Stores. Ed graduated from Clinton High School in 1959, where he was a star athlete in three sports. After high...
Lyle E. Copeland
Apr 23, 2022
Passed away peacefully in the comfort of his home, surrounded by his family on Saturday April 23, 2022. Lyle was a lifelong resident of Wyoming County, living the majority of his life in Gainesville, NY. He was born January 14, 1947 in Warsaw, NY to the late Carl and Thelma (Pierce) Copeland, one of six brothers. He spent his early...
Joy Drew
Apr 22, 2022
Joy Drew was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend with a wonderful zest for life. On April 22, 2022, with family by her side, her beautiful soul left this world. Joy was born to Harold and Alma Shaffer on October 28, 1937 in Webster Springs, WV. She moved to New York, where she met the love of...
Clifford "Butch" Mower
Apr 21, 2022
Age 66 of Warsaw, passed away on April 21, 2022, at his home. He was born on December 17, 1955, in Warsaw, NY, son of the late Clifford and Hellen Courtox Mower. Shortly after graduating from Warsaw Central High School, Cliff joined the Army Reserve and was a veteran of the National Guard as well, serving from 1976-81. He would...
Samuel M. Martin
Apr 16, 2022
Age 45, of Hamilton, NY passed away on April 16, 2022. He was born on October 22, 1976 in Warsaw, NY, son of Clyde Martin and Laura & Ron Raona. Samuel started and owned a sportsman’s guide business where he would lead people on outdoor adventures which included activities such as, white water rafting, hiking, camping, caving, climbing, and bouldering....
Amanda Flint
Apr 14, 2022
Age 33, of Bliss, passed away on April 14, 2022 at home. She was born March 19, 1989 in Warsaw, NY, daughter of James and Susan Nichols Flint of Gainesville. Amanda was an animal lover. She received her Associates in Zoology and went on to become a self-employed animal caretaker. Amanda loved the outdoors. She enjoyed hiking, fishing, scuba diving,...
Lawrence T. Brennan
Apr 5, 2022
Age 84, of the Town of Pike, passed away suddenly on April 5, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born October 10, 1937 in Buffalo, NY, son of the late Edward and Reta Sherman Brennan. Larry was employed for many years with the Buffalo Sewer Authority prior to his retirement. He was a proud veteran of the United States...
Carolyn M. Shelnut
Apr 3, 2022
Aged 90, passed away at the United Memorial Medical Center in Batavia, NY on April 3, 2022. She was born April 16, 1931, in Lindenhurst, NY. Carolyn graduated from Babylon High School in 1948 and went on to receive her bachelor’s degree at Providence Bible Institute in Rhode Island. In 1953 she married William Shelnut and there followed many years...
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