Maureen P. Szmania
Jun 1, 2015
SZMANIA - MAUREEN P. (nee Ross) June 1, 2015; of Cheektowaga, NY; Beloved wife of the late Bernard Szmania. Dearest mother of Marcia (Elliott) Davis and Michael (Marcia) Szmania. Dear grandmother of Christopher, Jonathan and Alicia. No prior visitation. Private funeral services will be held at the convenience of the family. Arrangements by MELVIN J. SLIWINSKI FUNERAL HOME. Expressions of...
Ernest "Ernie" F. Walter
May 31, 2015
WALTER, ERNEST F. “Ernie” May 31, 2015; of Lancaster, NY; Suddenly; Beloved husband of 54 years to Arlene F. (nee Kornowski) Walter. Dearest father of Miles (Cindy), Damon (Angela) and Rachael Walter. Dear grandfather of Jordan, Cameron, Joshua and Adriana Walter. Godfather of Lynn Zakowicz. No prior visitation. Private funeral services will be held at the convenience of the family....
Frank J. Stanczewski Jr.
May 18, 2015
STANCZEWSKI - Frank J. Jr. (Frank Stann) May 18, 2015 age 91 of Cheektowaga, NY. Beloved husband of 69 years to Eleanor K. (nee Chmura) Stanczewski; dearest father of Frank (Mary) and Geraldine Zamber; dear grandfather of Scott (Sarah), Keith (Tara), Jessica (Antonio) Zamber Lucciano and great grandfather of Logan, Chase, Colton, Ryan, Emily and Axyl. Family will be present...
Lucy M. Tanski
May 18, 2015
TANSKI, LUCY M. (nee Prucnal) May 18, 2015; of Cheektowaga, NY; Beloved wife of the late Vincent Dallessandro and the late Stanley Tanski. Dearest mother of the late Paul Tanski. Sister of Bernard (Josephine) Prucnal, Christine (late Robert) Hibbard and the late Leon (Marilyn) Prucnal. Also survived by nieces and nephews. Family will be present to receive relatives and friends...
Jacqueline M. Harding
May 15, 2015
HARDING, JACQUELINE M. (nee Clarke) May 15, 2015; of Cheektowaga, NY; after a long illness; Beloved wife of 61 years to Charles L. Harding. Dearest mother of Michael (Kimberly) Harding, Deborah (late Robert) Lier and Donna (Shirley Dominquez) Harding. Loving grandmother of Peter, Charles (Marilyn) and great grandmother of Erica, Charlize, Avery and Gabriel. Daughter of the late Lena (nee...
Judy A. Parkinson
May 13, 2015
PARKINSON – Judy A. (nee Blumen) May 13, 2015 of Depew, NY. Beloved wife of 43 years to Eric; dearest mother of Erica Kuras and Natalie Parkinson; dear grandmother of Chloe and Noah; sister of Jeanne Cook and Joni Perlino; also survived by nieces and nephews. Family will be present to receive relatives and friends on Sunday from 1-6 PM...
Frieda Weber
May 13, 2015
WEBER - Frieda (nee Bauer) May 13, 2015; age 96 of Cheektowaga, NY; Beloved wife of 75 years to Theodore Weber; dearest mother of late Beverly (late Charles) Restivo and the late Bruce Weber; dear grandmother of 6 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Family will be present to receive relatives and friends Saturday from 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM at the...
Elaine J. Brutcher
May 13, 2015
BRUTCHER, ELAINE J. (nee Kellar) May 13, 2015; of Cheektowaga, NY; Beloved wife of 48 years to Richard E. Brutcher. Dearest mother of Patrick (Alysha) Brutcher, Janel (Jeffrey) Lasker and Kevin Brutcher. Dear grandmother of four grandchildren. Sister of Douglas Kellar and predeceased by four sisters and two brothers. Also survived by nieces, nephews and her furry companion Jada. Family...
Alice L. Petre
May 12, 2015
PETRE - Alice L. (nee Strzalek) May 12, 2015, age 97 of Cheektowaga, NY. Beloved wife of the late Edward A. Petre; dearest mother of Edward C. (late Mary), Thomas M. (Joan), Jerome R. (Teresa) and Philip J. (Melissa) Petre; dear grandmother of fifteen grandchildren and eight great grandchildren; sister of Dolores (late Richard) Paryz, late Alfred (late Joanna) Strzalek...
Florence S. Duszynski
May 10, 2015
DUSZYNSKI, FLORENCE S. (nee Swiadek) May 10, 2015; of Cheektowaga, NY; at the age of 95; Beloved wife of the late Chester J. Duszynski. Dearest mother of Pamela Rice and the late Joan Swartwood. Sister of the late Leonard (late Adele) Swiadek, late Genevieve (late Vincent) Zalikowski, late Sr. Gaudiosa, CSSF., late Mary (late Adolph) Majchrowicz and the late Edward...
Somvang Chanthachak
May 5, 2015
CHANTHACHAK, SOMVANG May 5, 2015; of Buffalo, NY; Beloved husband of Phon (nee Namkham) Chanthachak. Dearest father of Somchanh, Khammanh, late Somchay and the late Lai Chanthachak. Dear grandfather of Pamela, Cody, Alex and Elizabeth. Brother of Scott (Mi), Vieng (Sene), Kor (Leuam) Manirath and predeceased by four brothers and one sister. Also survived by nieces and nephews. Family will...
Richard G. Heckler
May 3, 2015
HECKLER, RICHARD G. "Dick" May 3, 2015; of Cheektowaga, NY; Beloved husband of 57 years to Constance (nee Smith) Heckler. Dearest father of Lynn (James) Kelly and Christine Heckler. Brother of George Heckler. Brother-in-law of Nancy Smith. Also survived by nieces, nephews and his faithful furry companions Kylie and Mira. Family will be present to receive relatives and friends on...
Dolores J. Rutkowski
Apr 30, 2015
RUTKOWSKI - Dolores J. (nee Pasquariello) April 30, 2015, age 85 of Cheektowaga, NY. Beloved wife of the late Max D. Rutkowski; dearest mother of Deborah (James) Kipler, Jeanne (John) Feldmann and Maxine Wiberg; dear grandmother of Corrie (Gretchen) Feldmann, Heather (Andrew) Lohrman, Jamie (Mary) Feldmann, Jonathan (Melissa) Rutkowski and Eric (Sarah) Feldmann; dear G.G. of eight great-grandchildren; sister of...
David Krawczyk
Apr 29, 2015
KRAWCZYK - David April 29, 2015 age 61 of Buffalo, NY. Dearest father of Kyle (Carrie) Krawczyk; dear grandfather of Bailey, Ireland and Tierney; loving son of Alice (nee Kubik) and the late Leonard E. Krawczyk; dear brother of Deborah (Larry) Rager, Donna (Michael) Studer and Diane (Daniel) Ruggiero; also survived by aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. No prior...
Edward A. Dean Sr.
Apr 25, 2015
DEAN – Edward A. Sr. April 25, 2015 of Clarence, NY. Beloved husband of 54 years to Bernice (nee Niemira); dear father of Edward Jr. (Simone) and Mark (Cindy); fun loving poppi of Amanda, Megan, Emma, Amber and Mark Jr.; great poppi of Ayanna and Gannon; son of the late Albert and Helen (nee Reznerovich) Dombrowski; predeceased by five brothers...
Daniel E. Olejniczak
Apr 25, 2015
OLEJNICZAK – Daniel E. April 25, 2015 age 84 of Cheektowaga, NY. Beloved husband of 56 years to Barbara A. (nee Buczynski) Olejniczak; dearest father of late Richard, Daniel (Betty), Michael (Kathy) and Edward (Angela) Olejniczak; dear grandfather of eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Family will be present to receive relatives and friends on Tuesday from 2-4 and 7-9...
Irene J. Maciejewski
Apr 24, 2015
MACIEJEWSKI - Irene J. (nee Cieply) April 24, 2015 age 87 of Cheektowaga, NY; Beloved wife of the late Albert P. Maciejewski; dearest mother of Paul (Lina), Donald (Kathy Foster) and Albert (Linda) Yates; dear grandmother of Donna, Steven, David, Allison, Christina, Daniel, Shannon and great-grandmother of four great-grandchildren; daughter of the late Andrew and Josephine (nee Herod) Cieply; sister...
Mary T. Pudlewski
Apr 22, 2015
PUDLEWSKI - Mary T. (nee Brzusckiewicz) April 22, 2015 age 87 of Cheektowaga, NY. Beloved wife of the late Arthur B. Pudlewski; dearest mother of Kenneth, Lawrence (Susan), Christine (Jerome) Stefanik, Carl (Diane) and Nanette (Gerald) Coddington; dear grandmother of 8 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. Family will be present to receive relatives and friends on Sunday from 2-6 PM...
Gerald A. Showalter
Apr 11, 2015
SHOWALTER – Gerald A. April 11, 2015 age 72 of Cheektowaga, NY. Beloved husband of 47 years to Suzanne (nee Jasinski) Showalter; dearest father of Michael (Jennifer) Showalter; dear poppie of Brandon and JonMichael. Family will be present to receive relatives and friends on Tuesday from 2-4 and 7-9 PM at the MELVIN J. SLIWINSKI FUNERAL HOME 5090 Transit Rd....
Margaret M. Ritchie
Apr 9, 2015
RITCHIE – Margaret M. (nee McDannel) April 9, 2015, age 92, of Hamburg, NY. Beloved wife of the late Raymond G. Ritchie; dearest mother of Beth Artico and Judy Schwartz; dear grandmother of Wendy (Robert) Wilson; great-grandmother of Rob Wilson and Cait Wilson; sister of Robert P. (Dee Stewart) McDannel; also survived by Jazzy. Private services will be held at...
