Robert “Jim” Finch, Marine, Agri-Businessman & Farmer, age 91, passed away Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026. He was born Robert James Finch in Warsaw, NY on Aug. 22, 1934, to the late Gerald and Marian (Shererd) Finch. Jim was a graduate of Letchworth High School and served in the US Marine Corps. ...
Timothy L. Buck, 68 of Cassadaga, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026 at home. Born Dec. 21, 1957 in Dunkirk a son of the late Larry and Jean Chase Buck. He was a 1975 graduate of Cassadaga Valley Central School. Tim’s employment included; working as a cook at the White Horse and Job Corp, a mechanic and driver at Morris Miller Trucking, Alumax, a machine operator at Ring Precision, tended bar at the Dunkirk Conservation Club and attendant with Fowler’s Taffy. He was a member of the Cassadaga Memorial American Legion, Dunkirk Conservation Club and Fredonia Beaver ...
Kurt W. Scott, 58 of Sinclairville, NY passed away on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026 at UPMC Pittsburg Presbyterian. He was born in Jamestown on July 5, 1967 to William Scott and the late Betty Jo (Funicello) Scott. Kurt graduated from Cassadaga Valley High School in 1985 and received his associate ...
William Jeffrey Burch, Sr. (Bill), 62, of Ripley, NY, passed away peacefully on Jan. 13, 2026, at St. Vincent’s Hospital with his family by his side after a lengthy health battle. He was born Oct. 6, 1963, in Dunkirk, NY to Charles and Clara Burch. Bill loved his family, classic cars, ...
Francis Q. Pratt passed away on Jan. 13, 2026 at St. Vincent’s Hospital, Erie, PA Born March 29, 1947 in Westfield, NY. He was the son of the late Norman and Sara (McQuaig) Pratt, and educated in the Sherman School System class of ‘65. He was a proud member of The United States Marine ...
James J. Wisniewski passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family with the glow of the sun upon him after the Divine Mercy Chaplet was said. He passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026 at Hamot Hospital in Erie, Pennsylvania after complications from pneumonia. Born at home on Mother’s Day in Dunkirk, NY on May 8, 1937, Jim was the son of the late Edward and Anna (Zwolak) Wisniewski. A lifelong Dunkirk resident, Jim grew up in the Fourth Ward on Doughty Street graduating from St. Hedwig’s Catholic School and then from Dunkirk Industrial High School Class of 1955. He, along ...
