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Martha Belle (Young) Hodges

Martha Belle (Young) Hodges Martha Belle (Young) Hodges, 104, died peacefully on Sunday, March 9, 2025, at Heritage Village Nursing Home, Gerry, N.Y., with her loving family by her side. A celebration of life will be held Saturday, May 10, 2025, at the DiStasio Funeral Home 478 Route 83, S. Dayton, N.Y., from 10 a.m. to 12 noon with a funeral service to immediately follow. Interment will be Cherry Creek Central Cemetery. Online condolences may be made at www.distasiofuneralhome.com.

Patricia J. Sullivan

Patricia J. (Draves) Sullivan, 82, of Dunkirk, passed away Tuesday morning, May 6, 2025 at the Chautauqua Nursing and Rehab Center in Dunkirk. Born on Sept. 23, 1942, wife of the late Richard D. Sullivan and daughter of the late Francis and Shirley (Skrzypek) Draves. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at a later date at the Blessed Mary Angela Roman Catholic Church of St. Hyacinth. Arrangements by R. Mackowiak Funeral Home, Inc., 56 E. Doughty St., Dunkirk, NY. Interment will be held in private.

Maurene B. House

Maurene B. House, 91, of Orchard Park, formerly of Cassadaga, NY passed away peacefully on May 3, 2025 surrounded by her family. She was the beloved wife of the late Ernest House. Maurene was born June 12, 1933 in Cassadaga to Adrian and Hildur Johnson Bergquist. She was a 1951 graduate of Cassadaga Valley Central School and went on to earn her degree at Fredonia State University, finding great fulfillment in her career as a Special Education teacher. She is survived by daughters Rhonda (Robert) Drezek, Gayle House, and son Jeffrey (Sharon Ruckh), grandsons Michael (Michelle) Drezek, ...

Charles R. Mutch III

Charles Robert Mutch III, 78, of Fort Gibson, Oklahoma, passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, surrounded by his family. He was born on March 22, 1947, in Westfield, New York, to Charles and Frances (Riscili) Mutch. After graduating from Westfield High School in 1965, ...

Dean E. Ringler

Dean E. Ringler, 64, of Fredonia, NY, unexpectedly passed away on Saturday, May 3, 2025. Dean was born in the City of Tonawanda on May 18, 1960, the son of Edward and Mary Lou (Kowalik) Ringler. He graduated from Tonawanda High School in 1978 and graduated from Fredonia State in 1982 with a ...

Mary Privitera

A mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, May 17 at 11 am at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Fredonia NY.