Breaking News

Arthur P. Casella

Arthur P. Casella, 94, of Dunkirk, passed away Sunday evening, July 14, 2024 at Brooks Memorial Hospital. Born in Dunkirk on October 20, 1929 to the late Frank and Maria (Bertuzzi) Casella. Friends and family are welcome to attend a Mass of Christian Burial on Saturday, July 27, 2024 at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church in Fredonia. Interment in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Arrangements by R. Mackowiak Funeral Home, Inc.

Edward Arthur Begier

Edward Arthur Begier, 77, of Stillwater, N.Y., passed away on July 18, 2024 following a brief illness. He was born to the late Arthur E. and Mary (Bialaszewski) Begier in Dunkirk, N.Y. on Aug. 9, 1946. Edward attended Cardinal Mindszenty High School, graduating at 16 and began serving in the U.S. Navy at 17. He was a proud submariner and a “plank holder” on the USS Simon Bolivar (SSBN-641) and also served in the New York Army National Guard. He worked for the State of New York as a supervisory security guard at the New York State Capitol complex and retired in 2001. He was a ...

Curtis L. Payne

Curtis L. Payne, 82, of Gowanda, passed away Tuesday, March 12, 2024 at the Highland Hospital in Rochester, NY. Born in Pontiac, Michigan, July 28, 1941, the son of Wallace J. and Doris K. (Selleck) Payne. Curt married Claudia A. Karl at the St. Matthews Episcopal Church in Buffalo on ...

Edward Arthur Begier

Edward Arthur Begier, 77, of Stillwater, N.Y., passed away on July 18, 2024 following a brief illness. He was born to the late Arthur E. and Mary (Bialaszewski) Begier in Dunkirk, N.Y. on Aug. 9, 1946. Edward attended Cardinal Mindszenty High School, graduating at 16 and began serving in the U.S. Navy at 17. He was a proud submariner and a “plank holder” on the USS Simon Bolivar (SSBN-641) and also served in the New York Army National Guard. He worked for the State of New York as a supervisory security guard at the New York State Capitol complex and retired in 2001. He was a ...

Jane D. Gonzalez

Jane D. Gonzalez, 78, of Westfield, NY passed away peacefully on Saturday evening July 20, 2024 at her home with her family at her side. She was born on Jan. 11, 1946 in Buffalo, NY, the daughter of the late Dominic and Angeline (Gizzi ) Bova. On Oct 5, 1964 she married the love of her life ...

Kelley M. (Kurgan) Carver

Kelley M. (Kurgan) Carver, 57, of Cassadaga, NY, passed away July 19, 2024 at UPMC Hamot in Erie PA. Kelley was born June 23, 1967 in Dunkirk, NY, daughter of late Kenneth Carmen Kurgan and Anne Marie (Draves) Kurgan. She graduated from Fredonia High School in 1985 and worked at Red Wing ...