Henry A. Messina Sr., 92, of Fredonia, NY, died Monday July 1, 2024 at Brooks Memorial Hospital. A complete obituary will be published in Friday’s edition of the Observer. Arrangements by David J. Dengler, LARSON-TIMKO Funeral Home.

Kevin M. Grupa Burial will be held Saturday July 6 at 11:30 in St. Hedwig’s Cemetery and a Celebration of Life will be held from 1-4 PM at the American Legion Post 59, 156 E Main St., Fredonia. Arrangements are by the R. Mackowiak Funeral Home Inc.

Rose M. LaPorte, 88, of Westfield, NY passed away peacefully on Sat., June 29, 2024 at Heritage Green Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Greenhurst, NY. Rose was born on May 5,1936 in Westfield, NY, daughter of the late Samuel and Mary (Guarneri) LaPorte. She was a life-long resident of ...

Linda C. Ferry of Largo, Florida passed away on May 2, 2024. Please join us for a Celebration of Life in honor of Linda on Saturday, July 6, 2024 from 2-5 pm at the 1st Ward Falcons Club; 341 Lake Shore Drive East; Dunkirk, NY. All family and friends are invited to attend.

Celestine Jane Parker Barrus, 88, of Fredonia, NY passed away Saturday, June 29, 2024 surrounded by her family at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Erie, after a brief illness. Celestine, born on Jan. 14, 1936 was the daughter of the late William and Lorraine Parker. Celestine, who went by her ...

Mary Ellen (Fields) Briggs, 90, of Dunkirk, NY, passed away Thursday March 7, 2024, at the Chautauqua Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Dunkirk, NY. She was born June 8, 1933, in Dunkirk, NY, daughter of the late Dennis Charles Fields and Loretta Agnes (Carrus) Fields. Mary Ellen is ...