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Joan A. Haas

Joan A. Haas Joan A. (Hennessey) Haas, 87, of Fredonia, passed away Friday morning, April 4, 2025 at UPMC Hamot in Erie, PA. Born in Dunkirk on June 24, 1937, wife of the late Donald Haas and daughter of the late Joseph and Helen (Hinckley) Hennessey. Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 10 a.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church; 334 Temple St., Fredonia, NY. There will be no prior visitation. Interment in Willowbrook Park Cemetery. Arrangements by McGraw-Kowal Funeral Home; 736 Central Ave., Dunkirk, NY. A complete obituary will be published in Monday’s edition of ...

Louis C. Habig

Louis C. Habig December 6, 1934-April 3, 2025 Louis C. Habig, 90, of Westfield, N.Y., entered into rest Thursday, April 3, 2025, at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born December 6, 1934, in Cincinnati, Ohio, to his late parents, Michael and Mary (Carl) Habig. Louis is survived by his children: Martha, Theresa, Patricia, Sarah and Louis; and was predeceased by two boys: Thomas and Michael. Visitation will be Friday, April 11, 2025, from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Morse Funeral Home Brocton, N.Y. A full obituary will run next week and will be available at ...

Russell J Furdell

Russell J Furdell, 72, of Fredonia, born Sept. 13, 1952, died Jan. 25, 2025, at the Cleveland Clinic following an out-patient procedure. Family was with him, a Miles Davis recording was playing. Born in Buffalo, New York he was raised in Dunkirk, New York. Rusty attended both Cardinal ...

Helen M. Gilbert

Helen M. Gilbert, 99, formerly of 25 Houston Ave. in West Ellicott, passed away Tuesday, March 25, 2025, at Heritage Village Skilled Nursing Facility. She was the widow of Robert L. “Bob” Gilbert, who died Sept. 5, 2016. Helen was born Oct. 17, 1925, in Rochester, N.Y., the first member ...

James (Jim) Ferrino

James (Jim) Ferrino, 87, of Silver Creek, NY. Beloved husband and father, passed away peacefully at home on April 4, 2025 surrounded by his loving family. Jim was born in Buffalo, NY on March 13, 1938. He was pre-deceased by his parents Louis and Concetta Ferrino, and sister Mary (Robert) ...

Jean MacDonald Wilt

Jean Wilt Jean MacDonald Wilt, died on April 3, 2025 at the Heritage Green Nursing Home, Greenhurst, N.Y. after a long illness. She was 86 years of age, and from Fredonia, N.Y. Funeral arrangement will be announced by The Fantauzzi Funeral Home, 82 E. Main St., Fredonia, N.Y.