Obituaries

Elmer Shelley

Elmer Shelley

Dec 14, 2015

Elmer Shelley, age 86, of Orchard Park, died Monday, December 14, 2015 at home in Orchard Park. Mr. Shelley was born August 25, 1929 in Gaines, PA. He is the son of the late Elmer R. and the late Helen (Mason) Shelley. He married Arlene Glinsboeckel. Beloved husband of Arlene (Glinsboeckel); father of Bonnie Nieman, Dennis (Perri Ann) Shelley; and...

Kristie L. Mcardle

Kristie L. Mcardle

Dec 13, 2015

Kristie L. McArdle, age 51, of Orchard Park, died Sunday, December 13, 2015 at home in Orchard Park. Mrs. McArdle was born July 13, 1964 in Flint, MI. She is the daughter of Donald and Arliss (Madson) Rust. She married Robert J. McArdle. Beloved wife of Robert J. McArdle; irreplaceable mother of Zachary (Jenna), Collin (fiancée Natalie), Anna and Nolan...

Eleanor H. Brucker

Eleanor H. Brucker

Dec 8, 2015

Eleanor H. Brucker died peacefully on December 8, 2015. She was 87 years old. Eleanor was born March 17th 1928 in Batavia, New York to Dorothy and Floyd Harmon. Having met the late John Brucker Jr. in 1959 on a ski trip to Zermatt, Switzerland, she became his beloved wife for 49 years. She was the mother of John Christopher...

Richard G. Van Over

Richard G. Van Over

Dec 7, 2015

Richard G. Van Over, age 82, of Orchard Park, died Monday, December 7, 2015 at home in Orchard Park. Mr. Van Over was born October 1, 1933 in Buffalo, NY. He is the son of the late Rodney and the late Leona (Giar) Van Over. He married Beverly DeBotte. Beloved husband of Beverly (DeBotte) Van Over: loving father of Lynn...

Joan E. Beecroft

Joan E. Beecroft

Dec 5, 2015

Joan E. Beecroft, age 84, of Orchard Park, died Saturday, December 5, 2015 at Fox Run of Orchard Park, NY. Mrs. Beecroft was born October 29, 1931 in Buffalo, NY. She is the daughter of the late William and the late Edna (Cole) Hildebrand. She was predeceased by her husband, Jack Beecroft on 12/27/2001. Beloved Mother and Grandmother. The funeral...

Dale A. Schichtel

Dale A. Schichtel

Dec 4, 2015

Dale A. Schichtel, age 75, of West Falls, died Friday, December 4, 2015 at Mercy Hospital of Buffalo, NY. Mr. Schichtel was born April 26, 1940 in Buffalo, NY. He is the son of the late Alfred and the late Helen (Marks) Schichtel. He married Bonnie Miller. Beloved husband of Bonnie (Miller) and the late Margaret (Fagan); father of Robing...

Arthur F. Koske

Arthur F. Koske

Dec 3, 2015

Arthur F. Koske, age 79, of Colden, died Thursday, December 3, 2015 at Mercy Hospital of Buffalo, NY. Mr. Koske was born March 3, 1936 in West Seneca, NY. He is the son of the late Arthur F. and the late Doris (Chelius) Koske. He married Emelia "Dolly" Mancuso. Beloved husband of "Dolly" (Mancuso) Koske; father of Cheryl (David) Camillo,...

Mary Anne Schiesel

Mary Anne Schiesel

Nov 28, 2015

Mary Anne Schiesel, age 80, of Orchard Park, died Saturday, November 28, 2015 at Mercy Hospital of Buffalo, NY. Mrs. Schiesel was born June 2, 1935 in Buffalo, NY. She is the daughter of the late Edward and the late Grace (Burke) Morrissey. She married William Schiesel. She was predeceased by her husband, William Schiesel. Beloved wife of the late...

Martin R. Dolan

Martin R. Dolan

Nov 26, 2015

Martin R. Dolan, age 88, of Orchard Park, died Thursday, November 26, 2015 at Mercy Hospital of Buffalo, NY. Mr. Dolan was born July 6, 1927 in Jamestown, NY. He is the son of the late Martin J. and the late Jessie G. (Mulroy) Dolan. He married Mary Jane Voltz. Beloved husband of Mary Jane (Voltz) (Zimmerman) Dolan; and the...

Randall C. Shaw

Randall C. Shaw

Nov 21, 2015

Randall C. Shaw, of Orchard Park, died Saturday, November 21, 2015 at Mercy Hospital of Buffalo, NY. Mr. Shaw was born in Belfast, Maine. He is the son of Richard and Joan Shaw. He married Celeste VanHaelst. He is survived by his wife: Celeste (VanHaelst) Shaw; loving father of Sydney, Abigail, Aidan; brother of the late Tammy Shaw; son of...

William E. Taylor

William E. Taylor

Nov 12, 2015

William E. Taylor, age 88, of Boston, died Thursday, November 12, 2015 at home in Boston. Mr. Taylor was born March 21, 1927 in Buffalo, NY. He is the son of the late George and the late Viola (Zeller) Taylor. William was predeceased by his wife Jean (Thompson) Taylor in 2001. Loving father of Kenneth (Elaine) and James (Kathleen) Taylor;...

Dorothy F. Forrest

Dorothy F. Forrest

Nov 7, 2015

Dorothy F. Forrest, age 89, of Hamburg, died Saturday, November 7, 2015 at Autumn View Healthcare Facility of Hamburg, NY. Mrs. Forrest was born October 17, 1926 in Buffalo, NY. She is the daughter of the late William J. and the late Frances (Wilson) Kinick. She married Matthew Forrest. Beloved wife of Matthew Forrest and the late George Bates; aunt...

Virginia D. Spengler

Virginia D. Spengler

Nov 6, 2015

Virginia D. Spengler, age 90, of Orchard Park, died Friday, November 6, 2015 at Fox Run of Orchard Park, NY. Mrs. Spengler was born January 29, 1925 in Buffalo, NY. She is the daughter of the late Frank and the late Loretta (Leydecker) Sausen. Beloved wife of the late James R. Spengler, Sr.; loving mother of Laura A. (John) Kerr;...

Robert E. Dwyer

Robert E. Dwyer

Nov 6, 2015

Robert Emmett Dwyer, III, age 30, of Orchard Park, died Friday, November 6, 2015 unexpectedly from heroin addiction. Robert was born July 14, 1985 in Buffalo, NY. He is the son of Robert E. and Carole (Shannon) Dwyer, Jr. Beloved son of Robert and Carole Dwyer; cherished brother of Lt. Col. Brady M. (Birgit) Sexton, Ryan D. (April) Sexton; and...

Donald J. Kelley

Donald J. Kelley

Oct 31, 2015

Dr. Donald J. Kelley, age 88, of Orchard Park, died Saturday, October 31, 2015 at Fox Run of Orchard Park, NY. Dr. Kelley was born July 2, 1927 in Lackawanna, NY. He is the son of the late Charles and the late Elaine (Fisher) Kelley. He married Geraldine Krypel. Beloved husband of Geraldine (Krypel) Kelley, M.D. father of Kathleen A..,...

Terrance B. Keating

Terrance B. Keating

Oct 27, 2015

Terrance B. Keating, age 87, of Orchard Park, died Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at Mercy Hospital of Buffalo, NY. Mr. Keating was born November 2, 1927 in Buffalo, NY. He is the son of the late William and the late Marie (Flynn) Keating. He married Mary Ellen Hunt. Beloved husband of Mary Ellen (Hunt) Keating; loving father of Ann (Stephan)...

John B. Kohlhas

John B. Kohlhas

Oct 25, 2015

John B. Kohlhas, age 84, of Orchard Park, died Sunday, October 25, 2015 at home in Orchard Park. Mr. Kohlhas was born December 4, 1930 in Buffalo, NY. He is the son of the late Carl and the late Grace (Pouthier) Kohlhas. He married Shirley Striebick. He was predeceased by his wife, Shirley Striebick on 08/01/2013. Beloved father of Michael...

David J. Fowler

David J. Fowler

Oct 15, 2015

David J. Fowler, age 81, of Orchard Park, died Thursday, October 15, 2015 at home in Orchard Park. Mr. Fowler was born September 24, 1934 in Scranton, PA. He is the son of the late John C. and the late Josephine (Lusniak) Fowler. He married Marie Beaudett. Beloved husband of Marie A. (Beaudett); loving father of David (Carol) Fowler; Pamela...

Elizabeth H. Holmes

Elizabeth H. Holmes

Oct 11, 2015

Elizabeth H. Holmes, age 103, of Orchard Park, died Sunday, October 11, 2015 at Fox Run of Orchard Park, NY. Mrs. Holmes was born May 12, 1912 in Elmira, NY. She is the daughter of the late Dr. Reeve and the late Alice (Scott) Howland. Beloved wife of the late Clinton Roscoe Holmes; mother of Alice Reeve Holmes, Clinton Howland...

Leon A. Seibel

Leon A. Seibel

Oct 6, 2015

Leon A. Seibel, age 73, of Orchard Park, died Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at home in Orchard Park. Mr. Seibel was born June 28, 1942 in Buffalo, NY. He is the son of the late William and the late Adeline (Meisner) Seibel. He married Jerilynn Schilling. Beloved husband of Jerilynn (Schilling); loving father of Julie A. (Geoff) Bray; Jill K....