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Evelyn D. (Damian) (Cudzilo) Whalen

Evelyn D. (Damian) (Cudzilo) Whalen, 99, of Dunkirk passed away peacefully, Sunday morning, June 1, 2025 at Brooks Memorial Hospital with her loving family by her side. Born in Dunkirk on May 30, 1926, wife of the late Harry “Mike” Cudzilo and Matthew Whalen; daughter of the late Lawrence and Theresa (Majka) Damian. Relatives and friends are welcome to attend Calling Hours on Thursday, June 5, 2025 from 4-7 p.m. at R. Mackowiak Funeral Home, Inc. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, June 6, 2025 at 11 a.m. at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Roman Catholic Church. Interment ...

Rosalie K. Campbell

Rosalie K. Campbell, 97, of Silver Creek, NY passed away peacefully on Monday, May 26, 2025 at the Chautauqua Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Dunkirk, NY. She was born on June 7, 1927 in Buffalo, NY, the daughter of the late Charles and Rosalie (nee Ireland) Keating. Rosalie is ...

George V. McCroskey

George V. McCroskey George V. McCroskey, 77, of Silver Creek, NY passed away Saturday, May 31, 2025 at Mercy Hospital in Buffalo, NY. Friends may call at the Hole-Parker Funeral Chapel, 160 Central Ave. Silver Creek on Thursday, June 5, 2025 from 4-7 PM. A complete obituary will published in Wednesday’s OBSERVER.

John R. Tallett

John R. Tallett Dr. John R. Tallett, 79, of Fredonia, NY, passed away Monday June 2, 2025 at Brooks Memorial Hospital after a long battle with cancer. Arrangements will be announced by David J. Dengler, LARSON-TIMKO Funeral Home.

County History this Week

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 Safran, later a noted SUNY librarian, arrived at the Amsterdam Archives, initiating the documentation of Holland Land Company records. June 2 — 1826 – First Baptist Church of Sinclairville was organized. June 3 — 1805 – Joseph Ellicott received permission to name Mayville after his ...

Loretta J. French

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 ...