Obituaries
Dorothy E. Loveland
Aug 12, 2020
Age 101, of Pavilion, passed away on August 12, 2020 at the Charlotte House Comfort Care Home in North Java, NY. She was born April 21, 1919 in West Sparta, NY. Dorothy was a proud homemaker. She loved keeping her home and raising and taking care of her family. She was predeceased by her mother, Cora Gray and by her...
Walter L. Pilc
Aug 8, 2020
Of Castile, NY, formerly of Warsaw, died at his home August 8, 2020; the man that would do anything for anyone with overwhelming generosity and put anyone before himself. Walter retired from the NYS DOT. He was a member of St. Michael’s Church where he held many positions and belonged to the choir. Walter volunteered for many organizations; was an...
Marvin F. Putney
Aug 6, 2020
Age 88, of Warsaw, passed away on August 6, 2020 at the Wyoming County Nursing Facility in Warsaw. He was born August 13, 1931 in Batavia, NY son of the late Clifford and Florence Speed Putney. Marvin was a self employed dairy farmer for many years; having bought a farm from his grandfather in 1962. He also drove school bus...
Paul D. Leonard
Aug 3, 2020
Age 78, of the Town of Gainesville, passed away at home on August 3, 2020. He was born December 28, 1941 in Wellsville, NY son of the late Daniel and Elizabeth Terribury Leonard. Paul was employed as a machinist for many years at the Dresser-Rand Company in Wellsville. He was a lifetime volunteer firefighter, serving for many years in the...
Eloise Jean Colter
Jul 27, 2020
Age 79, of Warsaw, passed away on July 27, 2020 at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester. She was born November 19, 1940 in Pierpont, Ohio, daughter of the late Cecil and Lillian Block Champlin. Eloise served as a licensed practical nurse for approximately thirty years at Letchworth Family Medicine in Perry. In earlier years, Eloise was employed as a waitress...
Carlyle M. Johnson
Jul 25, 2020
Age 93, of Warsaw, passed away on July 25, 2020 at the Wyoming County Nursing Facility in Warsaw. He was born December 3, 1926 in Batavia, NY son of the late Harold and Edith Webb Johnson. Lyle spent his career as a railroad engineer. In earlier years, he worked for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in Rochester and the New...
Bobby Hageman
Jul 24, 2020
Age 39, of Castile, NY passed away suddenly on July 24, 2020. Bobby was born in Buffalo on August 25, 1980 to Carol and Bob Hageman. Bobby leaves behind his wife, Sarah and four children, Tyler, Emily, Isabella and Nicole; his parents, Bob and Carol Hageman; his sister, Keri (Dave) Slusser; nieces and nephews and many other family and friends....
Sandra L. Hoffmeister
Jul 23, 2020
Age 68, of Warsaw, passed away on July 23, 2020 at Suzanne’s Comfort Care Home in Perry, following a lengthy illness, with her husband, Bud by her side. Sandy gifted her body to the University of Buffalo Medical School Anatomical Gift. A graveside service at St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Batavia will be held at a future date. Local arrangements are...
Edward C. Fluker
Jul 18, 2020
Age 80, of Warsaw, passed away on July 18, 2020 at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester. He was born September 28, 1939 in Silver Creek, NY son of the late Cecil and Alice Shaftor Fluker. Ed worked for many years for the Russell Nevinger Farm in Warsaw as well as some other area farms. He enjoyed being outdoors; mowing lawn,...
Craig W. Carlson
Jul 11, 2020
Age 64, of Sheldon, NY passed away peacefully on July 11, 2020 at Hospice Buffalo surrounded by his loving family. He was born November 27, 1955 in Warsaw, NY son of the late Channing and Lila Prentice Carlson. Craig was a graduate of Warsaw Central School Class of 1974. He has been employed for many years with the T.E. McNamara...
John Reilly Nugent, Jr.
Jul 6, 2020
Age 62 of Phoenix, Arizona passed away July 6, 2020 after a battle with lung cancer. He was born in Warsaw, NY, son of the late John Sr. and Jean Comstock Nugent. Surviving are his children, Jeremy, John, Michelle and Brandon. His siblings, Linda Manning of Warsaw, Jeffery (Cheryl) Nugent of Largo, Florida, Kathleen (Gary) Bogert of Warsaw and Daniel...
Anna D. Alfieri Fuest
Jul 5, 2020
Age 87, of Warsaw, passed away on July 5, 2020 at her daughter’s home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born October 26, 1932 in Warsaw, daughter of the late James and Elizabeth Celona Alfieri. Anna worked for many years as a child support caseworker with the Wyoming County Department of Social Services. Prior to that she was a...
Linda Ann Lanahan
Jun 29, 2020
Age 72, of Warsaw, NY, passed away on June 29th at Highland Hospital in Rochester. Linda was born in Corning, NY to William J. and Kathryn V. Lanahan on September 1, 1947. Linda liked solitaire, puzzles and routine and had a life-long love of music. She had a great sense of humor and loved to laugh and tease. Linda dealt...
Dana L. Freeman
Jun 22, 2020
Age 65, of Silver Springs, NY, passed away unexpectedly on June 22, 2020. He was born March 8, 1955 in Warsaw, NY son of the late Bernie and Thelma Bowles Freeman. Dana owned and operated the Freeman Construction Company, building homes throughout the area for over thirty years. He was an avid hunter and fisherman and enjoyed tractor pulling. Dana...
Roberta J. Cartwright
Jun 19, 2020
Age 87, of E. Perry Ave., Silver Springs formerly residing at N. Main St., Gainesville passed away on June 19, 2020 at the Wyoming County Nursing Facility in Warsaw. She was born May 14, 1933 in the Town of Gainesville, daughter of the late McKinley and Mary Elwell Prentice. She loved going on trips to the Blue Ridge Mountains, the...
Douglas G. Smithers
Jun 17, 2020
Age 65, of Warsaw, NY, passed away on June 17, 2020 at the Buffalo General Medical Center. He was born June 30, 1954 in Ogdensburg, NY son of the late Donald and Carol Smithers. Douglas attended elementary school at Hermon-DeKalb Elementary School and secondary school at Canton High School. He worked for twenty years at the DuPont Company in Rochester....
Jeff Hackemer
Jun 9, 2020
Warsaw, age 59 died June 9, 2020 at his home with family by his side. Jeff was born in Warsaw on October 9, 1960 the son of the late Jack and Dorothy Jordan Hackemer. He graduated from Warsaw Central High School, class of 1979. He worked for the Town of Warsaw for 33 years before retiring in 2019. He was...
Sally Ann Schmidt Van Buren
Jun 7, 2020
Age 83, of Warsaw, NY passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 7, 2020 at her home. She was born in Batavia, NY on July 10, 1936, daughter to the late Edward Herman Schmidt and the late Bertha F. Jones Schmidt of Attica, NY. She was employed for twenty years as a bus driver for Warsaw Central School. Sally worked in...
William A. Simmons
May 23, 2020
Age 68, of Castile, passed away peacefully at home on May 23, 2020. He was born May 4, 1952 in Warsaw, NY son of the late Carrie Simmons. Bill owned and operated along with his family, the Phelps Dairy Farm in Castile. His life revolved around the farm and his family. He loved spending time with his kids, his best...
Lowell David Melvin
May 19, 2020
Age 61, passed away peacefully in home in Attica, NY after a courageous battle with a multi-faceted illness on May 19, 2020. He is survived by his longtime live-in companion, Leigh Squiers and his son and granddaughter, Larry and Gabrielle Schafer of Wysox, PA. Lowell is also survived by his step parents, Marlin “Rod” and Maureen Mills of Bentley Creek,...