Obituaries

Wendy K. Rogers

Wendy K. Rogers

Jul 31, 2019

Age 68, of Pike, NY, peacefully passed away on July 31, 2019 at Wyoming County Community Hospital. She was born October 24, 1950 in Warsaw, NY, daughter to Evelyn Stroud Tarey and the late Alfred Tarey. She grew up on the family farm and attended Letchworth Central School. Wendy worked as the transportation director at the Office for the Aging...

Loretta R. Helmer

Loretta R. Helmer

Jul 30, 2019

Age 60, of Buffalo, passed away on July 30, 2019 at Kenmore Mercy Hospital. She was born December 10, 1958 in Buffalo, daughter of the Clifton and Mary Snyder Young. Loretta was employed as a tax preparer for H&R Block and was a member of the All Saints Roman Catholic Church in Buffalo. She enjoyed camping, crocheting and cruises, as...

Ramona A. Kelly

Ramona A. Kelly

Jul 29, 2019

Age 90, of Perry Center, passed away peacefully at home July 29, 2019. She was born November 22, 1928 in Corfu, NY, the daughter of the late Earl and Laura Patroni Amidon. She was a member of First Congregational Church of Perry Center as well as a former member of the Order of Eastern Star and the Perry Grange. Ramona...

Roger E. Chandler

Roger E. Chandler

Jul 27, 2019

Age 74, of Warsaw, passed away at the Wyoming County Community Hospital on July 27, 2019. He was born December 13, 1944 in Warsaw, son of the late Eugene and Barbara Roth Chandler. Roger was employed by the New York State Department of Corrections for 26 years, where he retired in 1996. He was a very active member of Masonic...

Erwin W. “Buzz” Rugg

Erwin W. “Buzz” Rugg

Jun 7, 2019

ERWIN W. ?BUZZ? RUGG Age 83, of Castile, passed away at the Teresa House in Geneseo, NY on June 7, 2019. Buzz was born February 9, 1936 in Warsaw, NY son of the late Erwin L. and Eunice Keppen Rugg. He was employed as a maintenance mechanic for Letchworth Central School where he retired in 1991. Buzz was a pilot...

Eleanor L. Quandt

Eleanor L. Quandt

Jan 18, 2019

Age 94, a resident of the East Side Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Warsaw, formerly of Castile, passed away on January 18, 2019 at the nursing facility. She was born March 9, 1924 in Castile, daughter of the late Charles and Nina Mae Wallace. Eleanor was a homemaker who was very actively involved in her community. She was a longtime...

Kathleen A. Pierson

Kathleen A. Pierson

Dec 19, 2018

KATHLEEN A. PIERSON Age 73, of Castile, NY passed away on December 19, 2018 at the Wyoming County Community Hospital in Warsaw. She was born December 12, 1945 in Warsaw, NY daughter of the late Robert and Eloise Besse Vosburg. Kathy was employed by the former Archway Company in Perry for several years. In earlier years, she worked for the...

Hazel E. Hatfield

Hazel E. Hatfield

Nov 10, 2018

Age 99, of Castile, passed away on November 10, 2018 at the Wyoming County Nursing Facility in Warsaw. She was born July 24, 1919 in Eagle, NY daughter of the late John and Emma Day Washburn. Hazel was a long time member of the Castile United Church of Christ and served on numerous church committees over the years. She was...

Racheal Mae Houlihan

Racheal Mae Houlihan

Jul 2, 2018

She was born April 19, 1990 in Warsaw, daughter of Tim and Tonya Davis Houlihan. Racheal was a graduate of Letchworth Central School. Along with her parents, Racheal is survived by her sister, Felicia (John Stokes) Houlihan of Fort Worth, Texas; her brothers, Patrick Houlihan of Fort Worth, Texas and Ian (Helen Beardslee) Houlihan of Castile; her grandmother, Sharon Davis...

Rita J. Simmons

Rita J. Simmons

Jun 25, 2018

Age 95, of Portageville, NY, passed away on June 25, 2018 at the Wyoming County Community Hospital in Warsaw. She was born November 9, 1922 in Buffalo, NY daughter of the late Edward and Anna Schlager Haynes. Rita was employed for many years as the restaurant manager at the Lower Falls Restaurant in Letchworth State Park. She was a longtime...

Jane Barton Hance

Jane Barton Hance

Apr 1, 2018

Age 88, of Williamsville, formerly of Castile, passed away on April 1, 2018 at Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital in Williamsville. She was born May 10, 1929 in Buffalo, NY daughter of the late Frank and Olive Payn Barton. In earlier years, Jane worked as a home health aide for the Wyoming Co. Health Dept. She was a longtime member of...

Eugene H. Conklin

Eugene H. Conklin

Jan 27, 2018

EUGENE H. CONKLIN Age 87, of Castile, NY passed away on January 27, 2018 at the East Side Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Warsaw. He was born December 30, 1930 in Castile, NY son of the late Howard and Avis Shumaker Conklin. He was a member of the first graduating class of Letchworth Central School in 1947. Gene owned and...

Bret Robert George

Bret Robert George

Dec 23, 2017

BRET ROBERT GEORGE Age 60, of Castile, NY passed away on December 23, 2017 at the Wyoming County Community Hospital in Warsaw. He was born on December 17, 1957 in Warsaw, NY. Bret was a graduate of Pioneer Central School Class of 1975. He was employed as a precision saw blade technician for the Diamond Saw Works, Inc. in Chaffee,...

Arline L. Lockwood

Arline L. Lockwood

Nov 29, 2017

Age 88, a resident of the Wyoming County Nursing Facility in Warsaw, passed away on November 29, 2017 at the nursing facility. She was born April 23, 1929 in Hamburg, NY daughter of the late Fred and Mary Moore Kubli. Arline was employed for many years as a custodian at the State University of New York at Geneseo. She retired...

Ronald J. Carmichael

Ronald J. Carmichael

Nov 8, 2017

ONALD J. CARMICHAEL Age 79, of Castile, passed away on November 8, 2017 at Unity Hospital in Rochester. He was born June 23, 1938 in Cuba, NY, son of the late Jay and Jean Hoag Carmichael. Ron was a graduate of Letchworth Central School Class of 1956 and he received a bachelor?s degree in Business from Alfred University in 1960....

Leona Mae Lanpher

Leona Mae Lanpher

Oct 15, 2017

Age 89, a resident of the Wyoming County Nursing Facility in Warsaw, formerly of Castile, passed away on October 15, 2017 at the nursing facility. She was born November 8, 1927 in Bar Harbor, Maine daughter of the late Leon and Ethel Harriman Moon. Leona was a graduate of the Elohim Bible Institute in Castile in 1965. She then served...

Edwin S. Wolcott

Edwin S. Wolcott

Sep 20, 2017

Edwin, of Castile, passed away Wednesday, September 20, 2017 at his home just across the street from where he was born nearly ninety years ago. He was born on September 24, 1927 to the late Alton H. Wolcott and Leone Kellogg Wolcott. He was employed at the former Aldrich Furniture Store, the former Carmichael-Timme Hardware and the Elitsac Lumber Company....

Gregory Michael Terry

Gregory Michael Terry

Sep 1, 2017

Age 21, of Orrville, OH, formerly of Castile, NY went to be with the Lord on September 1, 2017 in Medina, Ohio. He was born on November 7, 1995 in Sioux Center, Iowa son of Timothy and Helen DeJager Terry of Castile. Gregory was a graduate of Letchworth Central School Class of 2014. He was the captain of the Swim...

Jackie Ray Parrish

Jackie Ray Parrish

Aug 4, 2017

Jackie Ray Parrish (age 77) went to be with his Lord on August 4, 2017. He is survived by his wife, Elenita (Bunny) Bean Parrish of Castile, NY, whom he loved with his whole heart. He had two daughters-Faicia Elliott (William), of Oxford, NC, and Tawnya Winchell (Michael) of McGraw, NY, four grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Jackie was born...

Joan E. Hankins

Joan E. Hankins

Jul 24, 2017

Age 82, of Castile, NY, formerly of Portageville, passed away on July 24, 2017 at Suzanne?s Comfort Care Home in Perry. She was born November 10, 1934 in Hume, NY daughter of the late Harold and Fanny Tarey Dunning. Joan drove school bus for three years and she and her late husband, Leo owned and operated the Colonial Motel in...

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