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Phyllis I. Skinner

Phyllis I. Skinner, 84 of Cassadaga, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024 at home after a lengthy illness. Born June 15, 1939 in the Town of Villenova a daughter of the late Herbert Lee and Irene Mildred Peterson Howard. Phyllis was employed at former Van Raalte, Silver Creek, but most of ...

Edward Nelson Sawyer

Edward Nelson Sawyer, of Conewango Valley passed away on January 12, 2024, at the age of 77. Born on March 3, 1946, in Clearfield, PA, to the late Paul and Catherine (Tibbens) Sawyer. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Arrangements entrusted to DiStasio Funeral Home Inc. South Dayton, NY. Online condolences may be made at www.distasiofuneralhome.com.

Phyllis I. Skinner

Phyllis I. Skinner, 84 of Cassadaga, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024 at home after a lengthy illness. Wife of Charles E. Skinner; mother of Herbert D. Skinner and Kathy Wise both of Cassadaga; grandmother of, Nicholas, Derek (Taylor Kochanowski), Brandon (Kari), Tyler and Zachary Wise. Arrangements By Jordan Funeral Home, Sinclairville. A full obituary will be published in tomorrow’s edition.

Melinda Mary Dudek

Melinda Mary (Wilmot) Dudek passed away peacefully Jan. 14th, 2024 after a brief illness. Born April 1st, 1960 to John Jr (Jack) and Elaine Meyer. A lifelong resident of Dunkirk, she enjoyed spending time with her best friends and sisters Sue Feser, Joan Martell, and Wendy Fitzer playing ...

Leon C. Thompson

Leon C. Thompson, 98, of Fredonia, NY passed away peacefully in his sleep on January 11, 2024. Leon was born at home in Brocton, NY in 1925 to the late Paul and Margaret Thompson. He was a 1943 graduate of Brocton High School, where (in his own words) he was often a “real pain in the ...

David “Jerry” Heckman

BREVARD, N. C. — Jerry Heckman age 90 of Brevard, N.C. formerly of Gowanda passed away Tuesday evening January 9, 2024 at the Charles George Veterans Medical Center in Asheville, North Carolina. Born in Meadville, (Crawford Burrough) Pa. February 17, 1933 the son of Charles and Florence ...