Obituaries
Dunkirk Obituaries
Local obituaries for Dunkirk, New York
Anthony J. Arcoraci
Dec 1, 2024
Anthony J. Arcoraci (Tony) 86 of Dunkirk passed away on Sunday, December 1st at Chautauqua Nursing and Rehab center. He was the son of the late Carl and Matheis(Mancuso) Arcoraci.
He graduated from Fredonia High School in 1955. He served in the U.S.Army from 1957 to 1959 and was stationed in Germany. After returning home, he graduated with an Associate Degree...
James D. Szalkowski
Dec 1, 2024
James D. Szalkowski, born on September 20, 1953, in Dunkirk, NY, passed peacefully on December 1, 2024, at the age of 71.
Jim or Jimmy, to most family and friends, was a life-long resident of Dunkirk. Jim was a man whose life was defined by faith, resilience, hard work, and a profound connection to family and friends. A 1971 graduate of...
Barbara A. Lawson
Nov 30, 2024
Barbara A. Lawson, 81, of Dunkirk, passed away Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024 at the Erie County Medical Center in Buffalo.
Born on March 21, 1943 in Dunkirk, Wife of the late Harold Lawson and daughter of the late Edwin and Belle (Politowski)
Graminski.
A lifelong Dunkirk resident, Barbara graduated from Dunkirk High School in 1960. Barbara worked at Ron Morse
Trucking for a period...
Adrian J. Kilian
Nov 29, 2024
Adrian J. Kilian, 85, of Gowanda, formerly of Dunkirk, passed away Friday evening, November 29, 2024 at home. Born on February 26, 1939, Husband of Anne (Majkowski) Kilian and son of the late Casimir P. and Helen P. (Worosz) Kilian. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by McGraw-Kowal Funeral Home.
Richard F. Butler
Nov 26, 2024
Richard Ford Butler also known as Yellowknife, 93, of Dunkirk, passed away on November 26, 2024 at home. Richard was born on February 27, 1931 in Cleveland, OH, son of the late Ford E. Butler and Louise Boleski (Walt) Mauthe. Dick respectfully succumbed to the many blessings he had throughout life. His family and friends were always close by to...
Nancy Jean Wallace
Nov 26, 2024
Nancy Jean (Emery) Wallace, 73, of Dunkirk, passed away Tuesday morning, November 26, 2024 at the Chautauqua Nursing and Rehab Center. Born on November 19, 1951 in Lackawanna, NY, daughter of the late Howard and Elizabeth (McFarlane) Emery.
A graduate of Frontier High School in Hamburg, NY. Nancy spent many years as a Farm Manager for various horse farms, where she...
Karen Beth O'Connell
Nov 24, 2024
Karen Beth O’Connell, 70, of Fredonia passed away early Sunday morning, November 24th, 2024, at Buffalo Mercy Hospital, following a three-month illness. Born on June 27, 1954 in Dunkirk, New York, Karen was the daughter of the late Jack and Mary Anne (Burke) O’Connell. Besides her parents, she was predeceased by her life companion, Jose Salgado, infant sister, Sharon O’Connell,...
Elizabeth "Libby" Ann Jessie
Nov 22, 2024
Elizabeth Ann Jessie, lovingly known as "Libby," passed away Friday morning, November 22, 2024, at the age of 64. She was born on May 27, 1960, in Westfield, NY, daughter of the late Robert and Garnet (Baldridge) Honaker.
A proud graduate of Brocton High School, Lib dedicated many years of her working life to Jim's Dry Cleaners in Dunkirk, where her...
Alda A. Bradnick
Nov 13, 2024
Alda Ann Bradnick
Alda A. (Freitas) Bradnick 89, of Groveland, Florida, passed away on Wednesday, November 13th.
She was born October 5, 1935 in Dunkirk New York. She was the daughter of late James and Maria (Nunez) Freitas of Madeira Island, Portugal. Alda enjoyed baking and cooking. She enjoyed spending time with family and friends. She married Richard O Bradnick. They sired eight...
Dolores L. Swanson
Nov 7, 2024
Dolores L. (Favro) Swanson, 88, of East Amherst, formerly of Fredonia, passed away Thursday evening, November 7, 2024 at Brothers of Mercy in Clarence, NY. Born on February 5, 1936 in Portland, NY, a longtime resident of Fredonia NY, spending the second half of her life just outside of Buffalo in East Amherst.
Dee was a graduate of the WCA hospital...
Barbara Jane (Walbeck) Dutton
Nov 4, 2024
Barbara Jane (Walbeck) Dutton, age 96, of Dunkirk, NY, passed away
peacefully Monday, November 4, 2024, in Signal Mountain, Tennessee.
She was born in Buffalo, NY on April 3,1928, the daughter of the late Anna
(Bannister) Walbeck Green and Leonard Walbeck and later became a
lifetime resident of Dunkirk.
As a young woman Barbara Jane worked at the Van Raalte Company. She
was active in the...
Janet E. Linhart
Oct 31, 2024
Janet Estelle Linhart passed away at age 89 in her home on Oct 31, 2024 from a
seizure.
She was the daughter of Edward Frances Clemens (prior to 1940, known as
Edward Frances Czechowski) and Virginia Paulina (Gostomski) Clemens.
Janet was born in Buffalo, NY on August 8, 1935. She was the oldest of 8
children followed by Edward Clemens, James Clemens (deceased), Patricia Clemens,
Dennis...
Dolores M. Campbell
Oct 28, 2024
Dolores M. (nee Turco) Campbell, 92, of Dunkirk, NY died Monday (October 28, 2024) in Alden, NY surrounded by her family.
She was born May 11, 1932 in Dunkirk, the daughter of the late Charles and Josephine (Arrigo) Turco.
Dolores was a homemaker and avid gardener who loved being in the sun tending to her beautiful yard. She was a member of...
Ruth E. Timmerman
Oct 28, 2024
Ruth E. Timmerman, 99, of Silver Creek, passed away peacefully Monday, October 28, 2024.
She was born at the Rhinehart Hospital in Silver Creek on January 28, 1925 and baptized a few weeks later at the Trinity Lutheran Church which she loved and was so important in her life.
After the pass of her mother, Helen (Shultz) Staehle, when Ruth was 11,...
Milagros Rosas Pagan
Oct 27, 2024
Milagros Rosas Pagan, 82, of Dunkirk passed away Sunday evening, October 27, 2024 at the Chautauqua Nursing and Rehab Center with her loving family by her side. Born in San German, Puerto Rico on January 9, 1942, daughter of the late Ramon Rosas Santos and Julia (Vega Montaz) Rosas.
Milagros attended Escuela Superior de Moncerrate in Hormigueros, Puerto Rico and later...
Rosemary P. Miller
Oct 25, 2024
Rosemary (Scott) Miller, 94, passed away Friday morning October 25, 2024 at The Chautauqua Nursing and Rehabilitation Center surrounded by her loving family.
Rosemary was born on April 4, 1930 in Monessen, PA, the only child of Dr. Charles P. and Florence M. (Wilson) Scott. Raised in the Pittsburgh, PA community of Ingomar, she attended Ingomar Elementary School, West View High...
Elaine A. Nowak
Oct 21, 2024
Elaine A. (Rudolph) Nowak, 88, of Fredonia, passed away October 21, 2024 at the Chautauqua Nursing and Rehab Center. Born on August 29, 1936 in Dunkirk, Wife of Richard H. Nowak and Daughter of the late Henry E. and Victoria D. (Wysynski) Rudolph.
Elaine graduated from Dunkirk High School in 1954 and pursued her passion for nursing at Gowanda State School...
Arlene S. Kuhn
Oct 21, 2024
Arlene S. (Standera) Kuhn, 88, of Dunkirk, died on October 21, 2024 at the Chautauqua Nursing and Rehab Center. She was born on October 28, 1935 in Dunkirk to the late Walter and Sophia (Muszalski) Standera.
Following her graduation from Dunkirk High School in 1953, she went to work as a secretary at the local Dunkirk Trust Company branch. In 1957,...
Darlene E. Borrello
Oct 19, 2024
Darlene E. (Shaw) Borrello, 80, of Dunkirk passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 19, 2024 at home. She was born on July 27, 1944 in Dunkirk. Wife of the late John J. Borrello and daughter of the late Willoughby and Joan (Lukaszewski) Shaw.
She was a graduate of Fredonia High School. Darlene married the love of her life, John J. Borrello,...
Jane M. Goodwin
Oct 17, 2024
Jane M. (Parcell) Goodwin, 94, of Brocton, passed away Thursday morning, October 17, 2024 at the Heritage Green Rehab & Skilled Nursing in Greenhurst, NY. Born in Nashville, NY on August 21, 1930, Wife of the late Lyle Goodwin Jr. and daughter of the late Phillip and Hattie (Olsen) Parcell.
Jane was a devoted homemaker who dedicated her life to caring...
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