Obituaries
Daniel P. Allan
Oct 12, 2021
Age 68, of Fillmore, NY, passed away on October 12, 2021 at the Wyoming County Community Hospital in Warsaw. He was born May 27, 1953, son of the late William and Vivian Heppner Allan. Dan was employed for many years as a groundskeeper for Bob O Links Golf Course in Orchard Park. He was an avid outdoorsman who loved fishing...
Karen A. Kilfoyle
Oct 9, 2021
Age 75, went to fly with the angels on October 9, 2021 after a long battle. She worked for Wyoming County Community Hospital for many years, along with having an adult care boarding home for many years. She will be remembered by the love that she spread wherever she went. She is predeceased by her siblings, her parents, and many...
Dennis L. Smith
Oct 8, 2021
Age 65, of Bliss, NY, passed away on October 8, 2021 at Absolut Care of Houghton, after a battle with long illness. Dennis was born March 14, 1956, in Springville, NY, son of the late Maurice and Margaret Lonsberry Smith. He worked as a crane operator for Operating Engineers, Local 832, of Rochester, NY. Dennis was an avid NASCAR fan...
Ruth M. Hinz
Oct 6, 2021
Age 80, of Warsaw, passed away on October 6, 2021 at the Wyoming County Community Hospital in Warsaw. She was born December 23, 1940 in Stillwater, New Jersey, daughter of the late Chester and Marion Mortimer Brown. Ruth was employed as a licensed practical nurse at the former St. Jerome’s Hospital in Batavia for many years. She was an active...
Patricia A. Buttles
Oct 6, 2021
Age 76, of Warsaw, passed away on October 6, 2021 at the Wyoming County Nursing Facility in Warsaw. She was born July 17, 1945 in Warsaw, NY daughter of the late Patrick and Mary Blaszak Brogan. Pat worked for many years as a proof operator for Wyoming County Bank in Warsaw. Following her retirement from the bank, Pat became a...
Stephen L. Baker
Oct 5, 2021
Age 41, of Wyoming, NY, passed away on October 5, 2021. He was born July 20, 1980 in Batavia, NY, son of David and Cindy Laude Baker of Bergen, NY. Steve was a graduate of Genesee Community College. He received his Bachelors degree in Education from Roberts Wesleyan College and his Master’s degree in Reading Literacy from Buffalo State College....
Charles R. Duckworth
Oct 5, 2021
Age 80, of Pennsylvania, formerly of Wyoming, NY, passed away on October 5, 2021 at the Traditions of Hershey Assisted Living Facility under hospice care. He was born September 30, 1941 in Fort Bragg, NC, son of the late Charles B. and Sarah Watson Duckworth. Charles worked for Eastman Kodak Company for twenty-five years retiring as a Quality Control Lab...
Nancy A. Proefrock
Oct 4, 2021
Age 80, of Warsaw, passed away on October 4, 2021 at the Wyoming County Community Hospital, Warsaw. She was born March 13, 1941 in Batavia, NY to the late Kenneth and Edith Barber Perkins. Nancy was married for 52 years to her late husband, Gerald Proefrock who passed in 2012. She raised her children in Oakfield and Batavia before settling...
Roger W. Uptegrove
Oct 1, 2021
Roger W. Uptegrove, age 77, of Castile, NY went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, October 1, 2021 at Rochester General. Roger was surrounded by his loving family at time of death. Roger was born July 2, 1944 in Batavia, NY to the late Louis and Clara (Norton) Uptegrove. Roger enjoyed spending time with his family....
Roxanne Marie Carlson
Sep 29, 2021
Roxanne Marie Carlson, born on Christmas Day in 1951, went to be with the Lord on September 29th, 2021 at the age of 69, dying peacefully in her sleep while at home in Maui, Hawaii. Roxanne was one of the Lord’s most dependable angels here on earth, spreading His word everywhere she went. She is greatly missed by all her...
Doris M. Elliott
Sep 27, 2021
Wyoming – Died peacefully on September 27, 2021 at East Side Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Warsaw, NY where she had been for three weeks. Born January 14, 1932, daughter of the late Henry Sr. and Odelia Schunk Kreutter. She was one of ten and grew up on the family farm in Alexander, NY before marrying Edward J. Relf in...
Rebecca Rutherford
Sep 23, 2021
Age 60, of Silver Springs, passed away on September 23, 2021 at Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester. She was born December 4, 1960 in Warsaw, NY to the late Donald and Barbara Klein Granger. Rebecca attended Letchworth Central School and worked as a waitress at many local restaurants, including, Bud and Sandy’s, Sheer’s Restaurant, and Silverlake Family Restaurant for many years....
Roy J. Gilkinson
Sep 13, 2021
Age 57, of Bliss, NY, passed away on September 13, 2021 at the Wyoming County Community Hospital in Warsaw. He was born July 8, 1964 in Erie, Penn., son of the late Leroy and Marjorie Kilbaine Gilkinson. Roy spent his career in the farming industry. His knowledge of farming was based on his variety of jobs from milking to farm...
John M. Putney
Sep 13, 2021
Age 59, of Rochester, formerly of Warsaw, passed away on September 13, 2021 at his home. He was born December 19, 1961 in Warsaw, son of Beverly Ramsey Putney of Warsaw and the late Marvin Putney. John was a graduate of Warsaw Central School Class of 1980 and he was a self employed contractor in Rochester for many years. Surviving,...
William H. Shumaker
Sep 11, 2021
Age 72, of Orangeville, passed away on September 11, 2021 in the Town of Machias, NY from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. He was born May 21, 1949 in Warsaw, son of the late Alfred and Pauline Beaumont Shumaker. Bill was a graduate of Warsaw Central School Class of 1967; received his Associates degree from Alfred State College and...
Hayden Elizabeth Meyer
Sep 10, 2021
Hayden Elizabeth Meyer died in her parent’s loving arms at Boston Children’s Hospital in Boston, MA on September 10, 2021, after a long fight with congenital heart disease. Hayden was born on May 30, 2021, to Mason and Alyssa Meyer. During her brief visit on earth, she enjoyed being held close by her parents, her stuffed animals, and being read...
Jane Marie Shetler
Sep 6, 2021
Jane Marie Shetler, 68, of West Chester, PA, passed away September 6, 2021. Born April 27, 1953 in Warsaw, NY, she was a daughter of the late Erwin L. and E. Martha (nee Lemley) Shetler. Jane attended the first Special Needs program in Leceister New York and first to graduate at age twenty-one with honors. Jane worked as a socialite...
Betty J. Beaumont
Sep 6, 2021
Age 91, a resident of Greenfield Health & Rehabilitation Center in Lancaster, formerly of Marilla, passed away on September 6, 2021 at the nursing facility. She was born August 1, 1930 in Perry, NY, daughter of the late Clarence and Ruth Higgins Beaumont. Betty received her bachelor’s degree and her master’s degree from the State University of New York at...
Rose E. Schaub
Sep 5, 2021
Age 84, of Warsaw, formerly of Johnsonburg, passed away on September 5, 2021 at home, under the loving care of her family following a lengthy illness. She was born June 15, 1937 in Staten Island, NY, daughter of the late Walter and Kathleen Minahan Sypniewski. She worked for many years at the former Mallory Timers Company in Warsaw. Rose was...
Susan G. Herrnstein
Sep 5, 2021
Susan Herrnstein passed away on September 5th, 2021. Susan was the beloved wife of Richard J. Herrnstein, dear mother of Max and James, and grandmother of eight, who affectionately called her “Grandma Susie”. She was the daughter of Edward V. Gouinlock and Ruth S. Gouinlock and the youngest of four siblings. Susan was born on March 26th, 1938 and grew...