Erica Rose (Hammond) Carlson, 49, died suddenly Sunday morning at her home in Dunkirk, NY. She was the daughter of Bill and Patty Hammond and grew up on the 700 block of Park Avenue in Dunkirk. Erica graduated from Dunkirk High School in 1994, where she was editor of the school newspaper and ...

Betty J. Vantino, 100, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025 at the Gowanda Nursing Home. She was born on Nov. 10, 1925 in Salamanca, daughter of the late Michael and Mary (Pinto) Sylvester. On July 25, 1964, she married Michael Vantino who predeceased her on Aug. 25, 2011. Betty was a devoted ...

South Dayton: Rick C. Kerr, 70, of South Dayton, died Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025 at his daughter’s residence in Cattaraugus. He was born in Silver Creek on Sept. 8, 1955, the son of the late Lorna (Scheskey) Kerr. Rick was a graduate of Pine Valley Central School, Class of 1976 and was a ...

Mary Ann (Dubile) Dascenzo, 87, of Dunkirk, passed away Friday, Dec.12, 2025 at the Star Hospice House in Lakewood, NY. Born in Dunkirk on July 4, 1938, she was the wife of the late Thomas Dascenzo Sr. and daughter of the late Anthony and Florence Dubile. Funeral Services will be held in ...

Ann Kane Snyder, 96, died Saturday morning at home in Erie, Pa. following a brief illness. She was the daughter of the late Daniel and Dorothy (Kornprobst) Kane, Ann grew up on Pennsylvania Avenue in Dunkirk with her late brothers, Jack and Daniel, graduating from St. Mary’s Academy and ...

Darick A. Diefendorf, 55 of Fredonia, NY, died Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025. Arrangements will be announced by David J. Dengler, LARSON-TIMKO Funeral Home.