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Obituaries

Jonie Lasecki

Sure hope that Heaven has a Tim Horton’s, and its inhabitants have a big appetite. One of the biggest coffee drinkers, and best cooks around, is headed there. Saturday, April 19, 2025, Jonie went to join her soulmate in Heaven. Service to others was the calling of Jonie’s life. She began ...

Philip Eden

Philip Eden, 82, a serial entrepreneur who played a pioneering role in multiple Erie industries, from insurance to personal computers to craft beer, died April 23 after a long illness. Despite having no previous experience with, or even much knowledge of computing, Eden launched his most ...

Sharon L. LeRoy

Sharon L. LeRoy, 78, passed after a brief illness at Geneva General Hospital on Monday, April 28, 2025. All wishing to pay their respects to Sharon’s family are welcome to visit the family home at 2260 Lower Lake Road, Seneca Falls from 5 PM Tuesday, April 29 until 10 AM Thursday, May 1, at ...

Harry Paul Franklin

Harry Paul Franklin, 98, of The Villages, Florida, and formerly of Dunkirk, New York, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, April 1, 2025. Born on July 10, 1926, in Dunkirk, Harry was the son of Anton and Jozefa Franckiewicz. The youngest of 8 children, he grew up in the family homestead ...

William R. Newman

William R. Newman William R. Newman,71, passed away on April 27, 2025, in Westfield, NY. He was born in Erie, Pennsylvania on Aug. 30, 1953 to his late parents James and Doris (Slater) Newman. William is survived by his daughter Alesia (Ben) Farnham, and his grandson Logan Farnham. A full ...

Brenda J. Richardson

Brenda J. Richardson, 63, of Dunkirk, formerly of Jamestown and Buffalo, passed away May 11, 2024 at Brooks Memorial Hospital in Dunkirk. Born on Jan. 18, 1961, daughter of the late Ernest and Phyllis (Clees) Richardson. Brenda graduated from Forestville High School in 1979, later earning her ...