On June 24, 2026, Dorothy Runkel Dronkers left us, while clutching what she was sure was, her one-way ticket to Heaven. Built into this journey was a short lay-over at the Rainbow Bridge to reunite with Tuffy and Henry, plus the many other cats she had loved during her lifetime. Awaiting her ...
Ursula A. (Miller) Austin, 87, of Dunkirk, passed away on Sunday, July 19, 2026 at UPMC Hamot in Erie, PA. Born on September 23, 1938, in Pittsburgh, PA, she was the wife of the late Donald Austin and daughter of the late William and Mozelia (Johnson) Miller. Relatives and friends are ...
Today, July 14, 2026, our much loved Husband, Father, Grandfather, Brother and Friend, Raymond D. Mapston, slipped the surly bonds of earth and joined another realm after a long life with kidney failure and cancer. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Susan Ellis Mapston, his two sons ...
Kurt Hirschman ,64, of Gowanda, NY passed away Friday July 17, 2026 at Hospice Buffalo. He was born January 19, 1962 the son of the late William Hirschman and Jacqueline (Duke) Knowles who survives and resides in Mayville, NY. On May 31, 1986 he married the former Cynthia Green who ...
Today, July 14, 2026, our much loved Husband, Father, Grandfather, Brother and Friend, Raymond D. Mapston, slipped the surly bonds of earth and joined another realm after a long life with kidney failure and cancer. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Susan Ellis Mapston, his two sons ...
Deborah Welka died July 15, 2026, at her home in Fredonia, NY, after a long illness. Born April 11, 1965 in Dunkirk, NY. Daughter of the Late Walter and Diane (Guichard) Welka. Deborah was 62 years of age. Born and raised in Dunkirk, NY. She graduated from the Dunkirk School system. She ...
