Ann Kane Snyder, 96, died Saturday morning at home in Erie, Pa. following a brief illness. She was the daughter of the late Daniel and Dorothy (Kornprobst) Kane, Ann grew up on Pennsylvania Avenue in Dunkirk with her late brothers, Jack and Daniel, graduating from St. Mary’s Academy and ...
Darick A. Diefendorf, 55 of Fredonia, NY, died Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025. Arrangements will be announced by David J. Dengler, LARSON-TIMKO Funeral Home.
Joan H. Mosier, 98, of Brocton, NY entered into rest Dec. 11, 2025 with family by her side. She was born Nov. 19,1927 in Manhattan, NY to her late parents Fitzhugh and Hazel (Hallenbeck) Jemison. Joan married Jacob Mosier in 1964 and have been together for 61 years. She spent many years ...
Duane G. Christy, 79, of the Town of Charlotte, passed away Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025 at home. Born Nov. 3, 1946 in Dunkirk the son of the late Gilbert and Mildred Ball Christy. He was a 1965 graduate of Cassadaga Valley Central School. Duane was a veteran of the United States Army serving from 1966-1968. He had been employed at Jamestown Plywood from 1968-1977, Jacobson, Weakley and Olson, Jamestown from 1977-1989 and Carriage House, Fredonia from 1989 until his retirement in 2013. He is the brother of Grace Christy, Town of Charlotte and also survived by cousins. Visitation ...
Ruby A. (Shear) McKay, 95, of Newark, NY, formerly of Dunkirk and Fredonia, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025 at the DeMay Living Center in Newark, NY. Born in Buffalo, NY on June 8, 1930, she was the wife of the late Roy McKay and daughter of the late Ira P. and Anna E. (Fitch) Shear. Funeral services will be held in private at the convenience of the family. Arrangements are by the McGraw-Kowal Funeral Home; 736 Central Ave., Dunkirk, NY. A complete obituary will be published in this weekend’s edition of the Dunkirk Observer. Share condolences, www.mcgrawkowalfuneralhome.com.
Jamie P. Waclawski, Sr., 50, of Dunkirk passed away suddenly on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. Born in Dunkirk on May 23, 1975, he was the son of the late Ronald J. Waclawski and Paula Kay (Rossotto) Malkowski. Funeral services will be held in private at the convenience of the family. Arrangements are by the McGraw-Kowal Funeral Home; 736 Central Ave., Dunkirk, NY. Share condolences, www.mcgrawkowalfuneralhome.com.
