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Melanie M. D’Andrea

Melanie M. D’Andrea, 70, of Dunkirk, passed away suddenly on Thursday, April 18, 2024 at home. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by McGraw-Kowal Funeral Home.

Jason M. Hawkins

DAYTON, NY —Jason M. Hawkins age 44 of Dayton passed away Wednesday evening April 17 , 2024 at the Erie County Medical Center after a courageous lengthy health battle he has fought for nearly 10 years . Born in Springville, NY June 5, 1979 the son of Ernest and Sharon (Miller) Hawkins. ...

Gloria Kraiger

Greenwood, Indiana — Gloria Kraiger, 97, of Greenwood, In. (formerly Fredonia) went to be with the lord on April 12, 2024. She was born Gloria Mayme Shepard on October 17, 1926 in Dunkirk, NY to the late Frank B. and Hildegard Shepard. She graduated from Dunkirk High School and married ...

Florence E. Kaus

Florence E. Kaus, 95, of Dunkirk, passed away on Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at Chautauqua Nursing & Rehabilitation Center following a brief illness. A complete obituary will be posted in this weekend’s edition of the Observer. Arrangements by R. Mackowiak Funeral Home.

Rose Elizabeth (Lopp) McCarthy

Rose Elizabeth (Lopp) McCarthy, 94, went Home to be with the Lord on April 15, 2024, in Clarence, NY, with family by her side. Rose was born to Mary Etta Perry and Walter Lopp on July 2, 1929, in Buffalo, NY. She cherished her childhood, which was split between her home and her ...

Anne Margaret Haugh Willebrandt

Anne Margaret Willebrandt, 91, of Matlacha FL passed March 18, 2024. Anne was born on April 4, 1932 in Buffalo NY to the late Harold J. and Margaret Sullivan Haugh. Anne is survived by her husband of almost 71 years, Norman C. Willebrandt, whom she married in Buffalo NY on June 27, 1953 and ...