Obituaries

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...

William Graham, Jr.

William Graham, Jr.

Jun 28, 2017

Age 90, a resident of the Livingston County Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Mt. Morris, formerly of the Town of Covington, passed away on June 28, 2017 at the nursing facility. He was born March 3, 1927 in the Town of Covington, NY son of the late William, Sr. and Emeline Kendall Graham. Mr. Graham owned and operated a...

Helen Stoddard

Helen Stoddard

Apr 29, 2017

Age 75, of Castile, NY, passed away on April 29, 2017 at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester. She was born November 10, 1941 in Warsaw, NY daughter of the late Raymond and Mattie VanDeWalker Lord. Helen was employed for many years in the cafeteria at Letchworth Central School. She loved spending time with her family. Surviving are her son, Charles...

Robert L. Bowles

Robert L. Bowles

Apr 16, 2017

Age 86, a resident of the New York State Veterans Home in Batavia, formerly of Castile, NY passed away peacefully on April 16, 2017 at the New York State Veterans Home in Batavia. He was born November 3, 1930 in Castile, son of the late Raymond B. and Esther Ranf Bowles. Bob was a veteran of the US Air Force...

Rachel Lea Gebauer

Rachel Lea Gebauer

Mar 13, 2017

Age 30, of Castile, NY passed away Monday, March 13, 2017 at her home surrounded by her family and best friend, Krissy after a long battle with brain cancer. Rachel was born May 2, 1986 to William and Lisa Emmick of Bliss. She is survived by her devoted husband, Brandon Gebauer; her children, Devin, Destiney and Delyzah; her brother, Zachary...