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William (“Bill”) C. Koch

William (“Bill”) C. Koch, 78, of Collins, NY passed away suddenly and unexpectedly in his home on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. He was born in Lackawanna on June 3, 1946, son of the late Walter and Alice (Conrad) Koch. Raised in Eden, he graduated from Eden Central High School in 1964. Though ...

Thomas Allan Smith

Thomas Allan Smith, 66, passed away on Oct. 27 2024 in Clarksville, Tennessee. He was born in Dunkirk on April 2, 1958 to the late Malcom Smith and Joan McBride Smith. Tom graduated from Cassadaga Valley High School in 1976 and lived in Lily Dale most of his life. He was a painter, loved ...

Kenneth J. Drag

Kenneth J. Drag, 79, of Angola, NY, passed away Saturday Jan. 18, 2025 in Buffalo Mercy Hospital. Beloved husband of Diana Cunningham-Drag. Loving father of Penny (Erin) Drag, Nikki (Korge) Drag-Kposowa. Step father of Danielle (Jeffrey) Hutcherson and Camille Cunningham. Brother of Carol ...

Suzanne C. (Gardner) Jimerson

Suzanne C. (Gardner) Jimerson, 72, Jan. 17, 2025 of the Cattaraugus Seneca Territory. Beloved wife of the late Richard Jimerson. Loving mother of Wendy Haring and Michael Jimerson and the late Patti Jimerson. Grandmother of Brody Jimerson, Violet Haring and Cordelia Haring. Sister of Tina ...

Howard R. Fellenz 1932-2025

Howard R. Fellenz 1932-2025 Howard R. Fellenz, Jr., 93, died Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, at Fredonia Place, Fredonia, N.Y. after a long illness. Born Nov. 13, 1932, in Houston, TX, son of the late Howard Sr. and Viva Fellenz. He was a machinist at American Optical Co. in Cheektowaga and a manager and inspector for the company. Howard and his late wife Mary Jane lived in Williamsville, N.Y. He’s survived by his son Michael (Monica) Fellenz of Irving, and his daughter Karen (John) Flanigan of Fredericksburg, VA; one sister Patricia Fellenz of Ransomville, N.Y.; 11 grandchildren ...

James F. Scarpine

James F. Scarpine, 71, of Westfield, NY, passed away peacefully on Monday morning, Jan. 13, 2025, at ECMC in Buffalo, NY, surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with a lengthy illness. Jim was born on Dec. 19, 1953, in Westfield, NY, the son of the late Robert and Ethel (Peck ...