Shirley Mae (Gustafson) Skinner, 93, passed away on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026 at the Chautauqua Nursing and Rehab Center in Dunkirk, NY. She was born July 18 1932 in Oil City, PA to her late parents Arthur and Mildred (McCoy) Gustafson. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Morse ...

Maria A. LaBoy passed after a long illness at Brooks Memorial Hospital, in Dunkirk, NY, where she made her home for over thirty years. Born April 18,1971, in Fajardo, PR, the daughter of the late Candido LaBoy and Angelina Rivera, she was 54. From that tropical paradise, she emigrated to the ...

Virginia M. Seekings, affectionately known as “Danka”, 29, of Dunkirk, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026 at Rochester General Hospital, following an extended illness. Born in Dunkirk on July 22, 1996, she was the daughter of Johanna Cortes. A lifelong resident of Dunkirk, ...

Kirk R. Gugino, 62, of Fredonia, NY, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026 at the Dunkirk Rehabilitation & Nursing Center. A complete obituary will be published next week in the Observer. Arrangements by David J. Dengler, LARSON-TIMKO Funeral Home.

Darick A. Diefendorf, 55, of Fredonia, NY, died Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025. A celebration of Darick’s life will be held Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026 at the Fredonia Beaver Club, 64 Prospect St., Fredonia, NY from 1-4 pm where remembrances will be shared at 2 pm, with a luncheon to follow. On-line ...

Terry Lyn Clifton of Dunkirk, NY, passed away on Jan. 19, 2026 at Hamot Medical Center after a brief illness. Terry (Wolfenden) Clifton was born in Dunkirk, New York on Oct. 5, 1944. A lifelong Dunkirk resident, she knew early on that she aspired to teach. She graduated from DHS in 1962 and ...