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Beverly L. Shaka

Beverly Louise Juul Peterson Shaka, 88, of Frewsburg NY passed away on Oct. 14, 2025, of natural causes. She was born on Nov. 18, 1936, to the late Oskar and Doris Juul at WCA Hospital in Jamestown NY. She graduated from Frewsburg Central School in 1954 and took her civil service exam where ...

Marie Salisbury

Marie (Pietrkiewicz) Salisbury, 55, of Fredonia, passed away following a brief illness on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025 at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester with her loving family by her side. Born in Dunkirk on Nov. 20, 1969, she was the wife of Paul Salisbury and daughter of the late Joseph and ...

Brett Keith Freligh

Brett Keith Freligh, 47, of Sherman, NY, passed away at his home on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, following a brave battle with cancer. He was born May 12, 1978, in Erie, PA, the son of Jan Freligh and Darlene Peelman Seekings. He was a 1996 graduate of Sherman Central School. He then worked as a ...

Lillian A. (Burke) Cook

Lillian A. (Burke) Cook, 78, of Dunkirk, passed away peacefully Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025 at home with her loving family by her side. Born in Dunkirk on May 11, 1947, she was the wife of the late William D. Cook and daughter of the late William E. and Maude (Buttele) Burke. A graduate of ...

James P. Schmidt

James P. Schmidt James P. Schmidt, 85, of Dunkirk passed away on Oct. 19, 2025 following a short illness. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the McGraw-Kowal Funeral Home; 736 Central Ave., Dunkirk, NY.

Lucile M. Inwood

Lucile M. Inwood Lucile Mae (Paschke) Inwood, 98, of Fredonia, NY, passed away Saturday, Oct.18, 2025 at the Garden Gate Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Cheektowaga, NY. Calling hours will be held at the LARSON-TIMKO Funeral Home, 20 Central Ave., Fredonia on Saturday, October 25, 2025 from 12 -1 pm, where a funeral service will follow at 1 pm. A complete obituary will be published in Wednesday’s Observer. Arrangements by David J. Dengler, LARSON-TIMKO Funeral Home.