Obituaries
Thomas F. Hollister
Aug 1, 2019
Age 79, of Warsaw, passed away on August 1, 2019 at the East Side Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Warsaw. He was born on August 29, 1939 in Warsaw, son of the late Lloyd, Sr. and Genevieve Pethrick Hollister. Tom was a proud veteran of the US Army where he served as a paratrooper. He was employed as a corrections...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...