June 1 — 1829 – The Barcelona Lighthouse was officially put into operation. — 1869 – The Holland Land Company legally ceased to exist. — 1871 – Railroad track was laid from Dunkirk to Sinclairville on the Dunkirk, Warren & Pittsburgh Railroad. — 1981 – Franciska ...

COLLINS — Loretta J. French, age 90, passed away Tuesday morning, May 27, 2025, at the Bertrand Chaffee Hospital in Springville surrounded by family. Born in Springville, February 11, 1935, the daughter of Wallace and Nettie (Hintz) Ranke. Loretta was a Registered Nurse at the former ...

Charles Arthur Divine Jr., 92, of Fredonia, NY, died Tuesday February 11, 2025 at the Chautauqua Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Charles was born April 14, 1932 in Reading, PA, the son of Charles Arthur Divine Sr. and Helen Graf Divine. Raised in Reading, he graduated from Reading High ...

Jessie B. Lockett also known as “Butoe”, passed away Tuesday May 27, 2025 at her home after a lengthy illness. She was born in Leesburg, Georgia on August 23, 1950 to the late Oliver Moreland and Elizabeth Lockett. In 1962 Jessie moved to Dunkirk, New York, she attended the Dunkirk ...

Juanita G. Thornton 1926-2025 Juanita G. Thornton, 98, of Portland, NY passed away on Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at her home. Juanita was born on Sept. 6, 1926 in Hermon, NY the daughter of the late Frederic and Ethel (nee Baxter) Blandin. Surviving are three children Linda Hinds of Copperas ...

Nancy J. Garner Nancy J. Garner, formerly of Angola, NY passed away on New Year’s Eve after a brief illness. She was pre-deceased by her parents Roy and Marjorie, and her husband Howard Clees. She is survived by her brothers Bill (Betsy), John (Linda), niece Lisa, and other relatives and ...