Dunkirk Obituaries

Patricia M. Piazza, 86, of Van Buren Bay died Thursday afternoon (March 24, 2022) at Brooks Memorial Hospital.

She was born Jan. 18, 1936, in Dunkirk, the daughter of the late Nicholas and Lena (Beiger) Pleszewski.

A lifelong Dunkirk resident, Pat was a graduate of Dunkirk High School, class of 1955. Pat and her husband Joe owned and operated Densmore’s...

Roberta J. “Bobbi Jo” (Dombrowski) Dewey, 75, of Dunkirk died unexpectedly Thursday morning (March 24, 2022) at home.

She was born March 19, 1947 in Dunkirk, the daughter of the late Aloys and Elizabeth (Szymanski) Dombrowski.

A lifelong area resident, Roberta was a graduate of Dunkirk High School, class of 1965. She had been em-ployed as a nurse at the...

Patricia M. Piazza, 86, of Van Buren Bay died Thursday afternoon (March 24, 2022) at Brooks Memorial Hospital.

She was born Jan. 18, 1936, in Dunkirk, the daughter of the late Ni-cholas and Lena (Beiger) Pleszewski.

A lifelong Dunkirk resident, Pat was a graduate of Dunkirk High School, class of 1955. Pat and her husband Joe owned and operated Densmore’s...

The family of Rick Dunst will hold a celebration of his life on July 2, 2022, at 3 p.m. at the Liberty Vineyards & Winery pavilion in Sheridan, N.Y. A barbecue dinner will be served at 4 p.m.

Rick died on Feb. 11, 2020, after a long battle with colon cancer. In keep-ing with his wishes, we will gather to...

Roberta J. “Bobbi Jo” (Dombrowski) Dewey, 75, of Dunkirk died unexpectedly Thursday morning (March 24, 2022) at home.

She was born March 19, 1947 in Dunkirk, the daughter of the late Aloys and Elizabeth (Szymanski) Dombrowski.

A lifelong area resident, Roberta was a graduate of Mindszenty High School, class of 1965. She had been employed as a nurse at the...

Patricia M. Piazza, 86, of Van Buren Bay died Thursday afternoon (March 24, 2022) at Brooks Memorial Hospital.

Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the McGraw-Kowal Funeral Home.

James W. Reilly, 52, of Dunkirk died unexpectedly Wednesday morning (March 16, 2022) at home.

He was born Jan. 17, 1970 in Dunkirk, the son of the late James M. and Ann F. (Weinkertz) Reilly.

A lifelong Dunkirk resident, James had been employed at Jamestown Plastics Inc. He was a member of the Northern Chautauqua Conservation Club.

Survivors include his...

Linda Titus-Battaglia, 60, of Fredonia died unexpectedly, but surrounded by loved ones, at Buffalo General Hospital on March 17, 2022.

She was born January 22, 1962, in Dunkirk, the daughter of Richard L. Titus of Dunkirk and Diane M. Prochnio of Grasonville, Maryland.

Linda was a graduate of Fredonia High School, a member of the class of 1980. After graduating,...

Roberta J. Dewey, 75, of Dunkirk died Thursday morning (March 24, 2022) at home.

Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the McGraw-Kowal Funeral Home.

Karen J. McClean, 59, of Fredonia, died March 20, 2022 at home, surrounded by family, following a courageous battle with cancer.

She was born Nov. 22, 1962, in Dunkirk, the daughter of the late Clarence and Ruth (Dillenkofer) Kachermeyer.

A lifelong resident of the area, Karen was a graduate of Dunkirk High School, class of 1980. She had been employed...

Kathleen M. “Kathy” Guest, 75, of Dunkirk, N.Y., passed away March 19, 2022, at Buffalo General Medical Center following a brief illness.

Kathy was born on Oct. 13, 1946, in Dunkirk, N.Y., the daughter of the late Harold and Anna (Kinney) Guest.

She attended St. Joseph’s School in Fredonia and graduated from Fredonia High School in 1965. Kathy was...

Linda Titus-Battaglia, 60, of Fredonia died unexpectedly, but surrounded by loved ones, at Buffalo General Hospital on March 17, 2022.

She was born January 22, 1962, in Dunkirk, the daughter of Richard L. Titus of Dunkirk and Diane M. Prochnio of Grasonville, Maryland.

Linda was a graduate of Fredonia High School, a member of the class of 1980. After graduating,...

Kathleen M. “Kathy” Guest, 75, of Dunkirk, N.Y., passed away March 19, 2022, at Buffalo General Medical Center following a brief illness.

Kathy was born on Oct. 13, 1946, in Dunkirk, N.Y., the daughter of the late Harold and Anna (Kin-ney) Guest.

She attended St. Joseph’s School in Fredonia and graduated from Fredonia High School in 1965. Kathy was...

Karen J. McClean, 59, of Fredonia, died March 20, 2022 at home, surrounded by family, following a courageous battle with cancer.

She was born Nov. 22, 1962, in Dunkirk, the daughter of the late Clarence and Ruth (Dillenkofer) Kachermeyer.

A lifelong resident of the area, Karen was a graduate of Dunkirk High School, class of 1980. She had been employed...

Aldene L. “Deanie” Anderson, 90, of Dunkirk, formerly El Segundo, Calif., went home to be with the Lord, on Monday morning (March 14, 2022) at the Chautauqua Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

She was born June 6, 1931, in Bradford, Pa., the daughter of the late Charles and Marion (Cross) Lautner.

Aldene grew up in Bradford and was a graduate of...

Kathleen M. Guest, 75, of Dunkirk, died Saturday (March 19, 2022) at Buffalo General Hospital.

Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the McGraw- Kowal Funeral Home.

Patricia Kozlowski Brown, 88, of Port St. Lucie, Fla., formerly of Dunkirk, died Thursday morn-ing (March 17, 2022) at her residence.

Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the McGraw-Kowal Funeral Home.

Linda L. Titus-Battaglia, 60, of Fredonia, died Thursday afternoon (March 17, 2022) at Buffalo General Hospital.

Arrangements are in-complete and will be announced by the McGraw-Kowal Funeral Home.

Aldene L. “Deanie” Anderson, 90, of Dunkirk, formerly El Segundo, Calif., went home to be with the Lord, on Monday morning (March 14, 2022) at the Chautauqua Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

She was born June 6, 1931, in Bradford, Pa., the daughter of the late Charles and Marion (Cross) Lautner.

Aldene grew up in Bradford and was a graduate of...

James W. Reilly, 52, of Dunkirk died unexpectedly Wednesday morning (March 16, 2022) at home.

Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the McGraw-Kowal Funeral Home.