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John Pienta

John Pienta died May 20, 2026 at his home in Dunkirk, NY, after a short illness. Born and raised in Dunkirk, he was 77 years of age. Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by the FANTAUZZI FUNERAL HOME, 82 East Main St., Fredonia, NY.

Anthony Sinare

Anthony Sinare, born May 12, 1941, to the late Frances (Vacante) and Thomas Sinare, entered into rest peacefully on May 16, 2026, surrounded by his loving family. Anthony was the beloved husband of Jane (Otten) Sinare. The couple shared a devoted marriage beginning on May 8, 1965. Loving ...

Joan E. Washburn

Joan Emily Washburn (Tworek), 91, of Dunkirk, NY, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 17, 2026 surrounded by loved ones. Joan was born on August 25,1934 in Dunkirk, NY to Emily (Tworek) Zuralski. After graduating from Dunkirk High School, Joan went on to pursue a career at Fredonia Central ...

Wanda Reise

Wanda “Blondie” (Slonina) Reise, 100, of Dunkirk, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 18, 2026 at the Chautauqua Nursing and Rehab Center. She was born in Dunkirk on March 3, 1926, she was the wife of the late Leonard Gornikiewicz and Thomas Reise and daughter of the late John and Anna ...

Wanda Reise

Wanda “Blondie” (Slonina) Reise, 100, of Dunkirk, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 18, 2026 at the Chautauqua Nursing and Rehab Center. Relatives and friends are welcome to attend a Mass of Christian Burial on Saturday, May 23, 2026 at 11 a.m. at the Blessed Mary Angela Roman Catholic Church of St. Hyacinth; 295 Lake Shore Drive E., Dunkirk, NY. Interment will be held in St. Hedwig’s Cemetery. Arrangements are by R. Michael Mackowiak III; R. Mackowiak Funeral Home, Inc., 56 East Doughty Street, Dunkirk, NY. A complete obituary will be published in Thursday’s edition of ...

Elinor R. Farnham

Elinor Ruth Reynolds Farnham, 75, of Westfield, NY, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 17, 2026, following a lengthy illness. She was born on July 16, 1950, in Westfield, NY, the daughter of the late Merle and Marilyn Carpenter Reynolds. Ruth was a 1969 graduate of Westfield and ...