Steven A. Apps died Friday July 10, 2026 at this home in Fredonia, NY. He was 62. Born August 28,1963 in Dunkirk, NY, he was the son of Wilfred and Gertrude Apps. Steven worked in the maintenance department for the County of Chautauqua, in Mayville, NY. He is survived by his brother Richard ...

SILVER CREEK: Cindy J. Hite-Wilson, 69, of Hanover Road, Silver Creek, died Thursday, July 9, 2026 at Chautauqua Nursing & Rehab, Dunkirk, following a short illness. She was born in Dunkirk on March 5, 1957, the daughter of the late Lowell and Jean (Herko) Whitehead. Cindy was a graduate ...

Michael Paul Austin, 46, of Cassadaga, died unexpectedly Saturday, July 4, 2026 at Brooks Memorial Hospital in Dunkirk, due to heart conditions. He was born in Dunkirk on May 17, 1980, the son of Robert and Shirley (Levandoski) Austin of Cassadaga. Michael attended Cassadaga Valley Central ...

David “Poonze” Karpinske, 85, of Dunkirk passed away peacefully after a brief illness on Wednesday, July 8 2026, surrounded by family at Mercy Hospital in Buffalo. Born in Dunkirk on April 2, 1941, he was the son of Edmund and Jennie (Tryczenski) Karpinske. After graduating from Dunkirk ...

Heaven has gained another angel. Lynda June (Silagyi) Hancock, 80, passed away on July 5, 2026, following a long and courageous battle with metastatic breast cancer. Born in Gowanda, New York, Lynda grew up in Lawtons and attended North Collins High School, where she was valedictorian of her ...

Marsha L. Diefenbach, 83, of Peregrine Senior Living in Orchard Park, formerly of Silver Creek, died Monday, July 6, 2026 at her residence. She was born in Silver Creek on April 12, 1943, the daughter of the late Nelson Newton and Helen (Averill) Newton. Marsha was a graduate of Silver Creek ...