Obituaries

Ronald E. Smith

Ronald E. Smith

Feb 9, 2021

SMITH - Ronald E. Of Orchard Park, NY, February 9, 2021. Beloved son of the late Harold and Shirley (Doering) Smith; loving brother of Beverly (Louis) Garra and Russell (Teresa) Smith; cherished uncle of Jennifer (John) Wilger, James(Julie) Garra, Elizabeth Garra, Robert Smith, and Randall (Michelle) Smith; great uncle of James Garra. No prior visitation. A Memorial Service celebrating Ronald's...

John C. Mecca

John C. Mecca

Feb 4, 2021

MECCA - John C. Of Amherst, NY. Beloved husband of the late Patricia J. (Zini) Mecca; loving father of Jeffrey (late Kathy) Mecca and Todd A. (Claudia) Mecca; devoted grandfather of Kyle and Zachary; cherished uncle of many nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends Monday 5-8 PM at the F. E. BROWN SONS FUNERAL, INC., 6575 E. Quaker...

David S. Offhaus

David S. Offhaus

Jan 31, 2021

OFFHAUS - David S. Of Orchard Park, NY unexpectedly, January 31, 2021. Beloved son of Sandra J. (Knapp) and the late Ronald L. Offhaus; brother of Ronald L. (Roberta Brown) Offhaus Jr. and Jeffrey L. (Pamela) Offhaus; and uncle of Shawn L. Offhaus. Cherished and special nephew of Karen Korb and survived by many loving cousins, aunts and uncles. As...

Thomas F. Hughes

Thomas F. Hughes

Jan 27, 2021

HUGHES - Thomas F. Of Orchard Park, NY January 27, 2021. Beloved husband of the late Sheila (Gill) Hughes; loving father of Thomas F. (Jennifer) Hughes III, MD and Christopher (Stacy) Hughes; grandfather of Thomas, James, Ryan, Joshua and John. Services held at the convenience of the family. Memorials may be made to: Father Baker Manor, 6400 Powers Rd., Orchard...

Rita Adinolfe

Rita Adinolfe

Jan 22, 2021

ADINOLFE - Rita (nee Mader) Of Hamburg, NY January 22, 2021. Beloved wife of 64 years of the Late Vincent Adinolfe Sr.; loving mother of Dennis (Jacqueline) Adinolfe, Dr. Nancy Adinolfe, Vincent Adinolfe Jr., Michael (Susan)Adinolfe, Anthony (Lou Ann) Adinolfe, Annette (John) Welch and Peter Adinolfe. Also survived by 14 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. Sister of Phyllis (late Herman) Keller,...

Thomas B. Eckl

Thomas B. Eckl

Jan 20, 2021

ECKL - Thomas B. Of Orchard Park, NY January 20, 2021. Brother of Dale J. (Shirley) Eckl Sr., and the late John (Natalie) Eckl and the late Doris (late William) Hoffower and late Joan (late Gus) Rhoads; also survived by many loving nieces and nephews. No prior visitation. Services will be held at the convenience of the family.

David A. Brown

David A. Brown

Jan 20, 2021

BROWN - David A. Of Orchard Park, NY. Unexpectedly January 20, 2021. Beloved son of Catherine Agnello and Jerrold Brown; step-son of Paul Borden; loving brother of Nora M. and Greenlee Brown; loving nephew of Arthur, Christine, Richard, Jean and Mary; also survived by many cousins. The family will receive friends Thursday, February 4th, and Friday, February 5th, at the...

Richard S. Szczesniak

Richard S. Szczesniak

Jan 17, 2021

SZCZESNIAK - Richard S. Of Orchard Park, NY, January 17, 2021. Beloved husband of Ruby (Blaufuss) Szczesniak; loving father of Brian Szczesniak and Lori (James) Young; grandfather of Nathan and Natalie Young; brother of Theresa (Jerry) Szaras, Marianne (late Stephen) Hawkins, Stephen (Peggy) Szczesniak, Debbie (late Mark) Whitford, Jeffrey (Jenny) Szczesniak and the late James (Nancy) Szczesniak; brother-in-law of William...

Donald W. Storm

Donald W. Storm

Jan 15, 2021

STORM - Donald W. Of Orchard Park, NY, January 15, 2021. Beloved husband of the late Carole A. (Holt); loving father of Chris (Gregory) Rustowicz and Scott D. (Angela) Storm; grandfather of Lauren (Nicholas) Schulz, Peter Rustowicz, Victoria, Olivia, Sophia, and Samuel Storm. Due to Covid, a Celebration of Donald's Life will be held privately by the immediate family. Memorials...

Shirley I Loveless

Shirley I Loveless

Jan 13, 2021

LOVELESS - Shirley Of West Falls, NY January 13, 2021. Beloved daughter of the late Harold and Edna Loveless; sister of Robert (Sonia) Loveless and the late Marian Loveless; dearest Aunt of Katie Loveless, Beth (Rodney) Szudzik and Robert (Krista) Loveless. Service held at the convenience of the family. Shirley was a kindergarten teacher for the Orchard Park Schools for...

Alan S. Jordan

Alan S. Jordan

Jan 10, 2021

JORDAN - Alan S. Of East Aurora, NY, January 10, 2020. Beloved husband of Ann (Boyer) Jordan; loving father of Jennifer (Jason) Brown; cherished grandfather of Brennan, Nadia, Alexis and Spencer Brown; brother of Marina (Rickey) Jordan Sharts and Debbie (Mitch) Ackerman; uncle of Robert MacDonald. The family will receive friends Thursday, January 14th, and Friday, January 15th, from 4-8...

William P. Hart

William P. Hart

Jan 8, 2021

HART - William P. Of Orchard Park, NY January 8, 2021. Husband of Jennie (Sperduti). Loving father of Joanne M. Hart, Linda (Tim) Costello, David (Nancy) Hart and Cathleen (Mark) Frantz; cherished grandfather of Tara, Seth, Travis, Jenna, Brendan, Bridget, Matthew, Patrick, Allison, Casey, Liam and Nicole; great grandpa of Aidan, Brennan, Griffin, Jack, Henry, Colin, Kent, Vance and Kaia;...

Joanne Allen Stebbins

Joanne Allen Stebbins

Jan 4, 2021

STEBBINS - Joanne (nee Allen) Of Orchard Park, NY, January 4, 2021. Beloved wife of Francis W. Stebbins; loving mother of Linda M. (Todd) O'Connor and Mark A. (Wendy) Stebbins; cherished grandmother of Ryan and Olivia O'Connor and Todd and Zachary Stebbins; also survived by many loving nieces and nephews. Due to COVID, no prior visitation. Services will be held...

Isadora "Dodo" Ullrich

Isadora "Dodo" Ullrich

Jan 1, 2021

ULLRICH - Isadora (nee Ide) "Dodo" Of Orchard Park, NY October 17, 2021. Beloved wife of the late William R. Ullrich; daughter of the late Ira and Josephine Ide. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. A Memorial Service will be held at the Orchard Park Presbyterian Church, 4369 S. Buffalo St., Orchard Park, NY on Saturday October 30, 2021...

Maryann Laks

Maryann Laks

Dec 26, 2020

LAKS - Maryann (nee Bonar) Of Orchard Park, NY, December 26, 2020. Beloved wife of Raymond E. Laks; stepmother of Michael R. Laks, Jane (Robert) Laks Gleason, Molly (Jeffrey) Laks McGiveron and the late Randall J. and David J. Laks; grandmother of Caitlin, Elaina, David, Alexander, Olivia, Raymond Burke, Elizabeth, Jane, Maxwell and Gretchen; great-grandmother of Aria; sister of Ronald...

Rosemary V. Jakel

Rosemary V. Jakel

Dec 19, 2020

JAKEL - Rosemary V. Of Orchard Park, NY December 19, 2020. Beloved wife of the late Arthur Jakel; loving mother of Douglas Jakel and James (Theresa Wiater) (late Charlotte) Jakel; grandmother of Amy (Joel) Siegel, Suzanne, Denise, and Dee Jakel; great-grandmother of Joshua and Anna Siegel, Alethea, Carissa, Sarah and Jonathan Kavarnos and Emily Jakel. Due to Covid, services will...

Margaret A. Hecht

Margaret A. Hecht

Dec 16, 2020

HECHT - Margaret A. (nee Krehbiel) Of Orchard Park, NY December 16, 2020. Beloved wife of 58 years to David G. Hecht. Loving mother of Susan L (Michael) Burney and Robin (James) Crowley; devoted and cherished grandmother of Matthew Burney and David and Jack Crowley; sister of Daniel Krehbiel and the late Susan Hartman and John Krehbiel; also survived by...

Mary M. Sansone

Mary M. Sansone

Dec 2, 2020

SANSONE - Mary M. (nee Prestel) Of Orchard Park, NY, December 2, 2020. Beloved wife of the late Michael A. Sansone MD; loving mother of Margaret I. O'Brien and Mary Kathryn Sansone; cherished grandmother of Anthony J. "AJ" Sansone; sister of Kathleen (James) Dammeyer, Patricia (John) Henry and Thomas (Patricia) Prestel Jr. MD; also survived by several nieces and nephews....

Cynthia E. Carlson

Cynthia E. Carlson

Dec 2, 2020

CARLSON - Cynthia E. (nee Snyder) Formerly of Orchard Park, NY, December 2, 2020. Loving mother of Amy L. (Ben) Stear, James L. (Beth) Carlson and Robert K. (Leslie) Carlson Jr.; cherished grandmother of Kate, Sarah, Isabell, Jake, Elias, Robert III and Jocelyn. Sister of Linda (late John) Daum and the late James Snyder. Also Survived by nieces and nephews....

Charles E. Herrington

Charles E. Herrington

Nov 27, 2020

HERRINGTON - Charles E. Of Orchard Park, NY November 27, 2020. Beloved husband of the late Dorothy (Eiss); loving father of Holly J. (William) Cullen, Steven C. Herrington, Melissa A. (James) Harper and Claudia E. (Michael) Rodems; grandfather of Dougel (Althea) Cullen, Alayna (Tyler) Cullen, Jessica (John) MacIntyre, Brooke (Tim), Caitlin and Matthew Herrington, Whitney Grove, Emily (Kevin) Kidd, Erin...