West Islip, NY Obituaries

John "Jack" W. Schwing passed on August 4, 2026, at the age of 86. Beloved husband of the late Karen E. (nee Kemble); dearest father of John W. Schwing Jr., Jodi (John) Forgione and Jeffrey Schwing; l...

William F “Bill” Lee Our family is sad to announce that William (“Bill”) F. Lee passed away peacefully on July 30, 2026, with his loved ones by his side. Family and friends are invited to attend Bill’...

Ross A. Allen of Depew, NY, suddenly passed of natural causes on July 28, 2026, at the age of 46. Loving father of Vivienne and Hazel. Ross treasured making memories with his daughters, especially the...

Lawrence William Kayler passed on July 27, 2026, at the age of 74, having been born on January 15, 1952.

William T. Crooks passed on July 28, 2026, at the age of 65. Beloved husband of Kim (nee Ginter) Crooks. Loving father of William (Jenna) and Zachery (Abi) Crooks. Cherished brother and best friend t...

JoAnn Craven (nee Saladyga) of Orchard Park, NY, passed on July 26, 2026, at the age of 83. Beloved wife of the late John "Jack" Craven. Loving mother of Ann Marie (Scott) D'Agostino, John (Laura) Cra...

Dennis Charles Leistner, age 81, passed away peacefully on July 25, 2026, leaving behind a legacy of love, kindness, and unwavering devotion to his family and community. Born on December 7, 1944, Denn...

Esther Woltz (nee Priore) of West Seneca, NY. Beloved wife of the late Edward; dear mother of Linda and the late David; sister of Elaine (late John) Maderer and predeceased by Angeline Priore, Donald ...

Beloved husband of the late Marjorie T. (nee McDonald). Dearest father of Cathy (Ron) Rady, Debbie Fodero, and Johnny Fodero. Loving grandfather of Ronny (Brooklynn), Johnny (Fiancée Alexis), Katie (F...

Elaine Wanda Matala (nee Aszkler) died Sunday, July 19, 2026, at the age of 86. She graduated from Immaculata High School and went onto achieve a degree in nursing. After graduating from D'Youville...

Barbara J. Wrobel (nee Heintz) of Ebenezer, NY. July 2026. Beloved wife of the late Michael Wrobel; cherished mother of Lydia Wrobel; dearest sister-in-law of Catherine Doyle; beloved daughter of Fred...

Joanne T. (nee Turner) Kain passed on July 17, 2026, at the age of 70. Beloved wife of the late Ronald Kain. Loving mother of Tanya (Tony) Mech, Stacey Kean, Valerie Suttell, and Veronica Kain. Cher...

Carol A. Zimpfer (nee Stefanski) of West Seneca, NY. Beloved wife of Michael Zimpfer; loving mother of Aimee (Glenn) Polce and Jill (Paul) O'Brien; cherished grandmother of Michael Polce; survived by ...

Wife of the late LeRoy. Mother of Kenneth (Barbara). Grandmother of Chris (Dawn) and Justin (Nicole). Great Grandmother of Nick (Lisa), Dakota (Meagan Dybalski), Jacob (Abbey Miller), Kira (Dustin R...

Of West Seneca, New York, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, on July 12, 2026, at the age of 86. Elizabeth was the beloved wife of the late James M. Nash Sr. and the cherished da...

Audrey (nee Nowak) Niecpiel passed on July 12, 2026, at the age of 89. Beloved wife of the late Walter Niecpiel; loving mother of Christine Gibson, Anthony Niecpiel and Joanne (Ken) Mather; dear gran...

Danielle R. Monin passed on July 11, 2026, at the age of 50. Beloved wife of Keith Monin. Loving mother of Carson (Alex) Blum, Reece Monin, Ethan Monin. Cherished sister William (Amy) Hensley III and...

Barbara R Serio passed on July 9, 2026, at the age of 102, born April 22, 1924.

Karen Ann Kloc (née Barczak), born August 7, 1962, passed away on July 6, 2026. She is survived by her parents, Adrienne and Ray Barczak; her beloved husband, Joseph Kloc; her sister, Debbie Blaszczy...

Carol Garland passed away peacefully on June 23, 2026 in San Antonio, TX where she was residing with her daughter Debbie. Carol lived a full life, devoting her time to her family and her church, both...

John F. Schwartz of West Seneca, NY. Beloved husband of Mary Ellen (nee Beck); loving father of Laura (Richard) Bopp and Melissa (Robert) Borzone; cherished grandfather of Nicholas (Carly) Bopp and Ka...

Signe (nee Carlson) Ulrich passed on July 3, 2026, at the age of 93. Beloved wife of the late John E. Ulrich, Loving mother of Tina (Leonard) Juliano, Kurt (Linda) Ulrich, and the late Jon (Rebecca)....

Pamela M. Weber passed on June 30, 2026, at the age of 78. Beloved daughter of the late Dorothea and Henry Weber. Loving sister Michael (Susan) Weber, William (Collette) Weber, Steven (Sandra) Weber,...

John Chester Herdzik passed on June 26, 2026, at the age of 76. Beloved former husband of Patricia (Rob Jankowski) Herdzik, Cherished Father of Lori (Andrew) Pace, Kimberly (Michael Jeris) Herdzik, J...

Rosalie (nee Ballachino) Gallivan passed on June 27, 2026, at the age of 84. Beloved wife of Paul Gallivan. Loving mother of Amy (Paul) Schultz, Paul (Catie) Gallivan and bonus mom to Jim (Jessica) H...

James Gray of East Aurora, NY. Beloved husband of Anita (nee Frittita); loving father of Sandra (Scott) Schieder, James (Corinne Brady) Gray, Cindy (Chet) Sadowski, Lori (Michael) Ferraraccio and Roge...

Patricia Ann McCartan (nee Peters) of West Seneca, NY. Beloved wife of the late Clifford A. McCartan; dearest mother of Daniel (Linda) and Michael (Kimberly) McCartan; loving grandmother of Marie (Aus...

Eugene P. Bogucki passed on June 23, 2026, at the age of 101. He was born on September 25, 1924, in Buffalo, New York to Anthony and Frances Bogucki. He attended Burgard High School and served his c...

Michael Thompson Finnerty July 11, 1938 – June 22, 2026 Michael Thompson Finnerty, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, teacher, mentor, athlete, and friend, passed away peaceful...

Carroll D Zimmerman of West Seneca, NY. Beloved husband of the late Esther (nee Cavanaugh); loving father of Heidi (Damian) Sheehan; cherished grandfather of Molly Sheehan; survived by nieces and neph...

Don A. Pfeiffer passed on June 17, 2026, at the age of 80. It is with extreme sadness and a broken heart that I announce the passing of my beloved Don - my best friend, confidant and soulmate of ove...

Kathleen B. Gorman (nee Bonn) of West Seneca, NY. Beloved wife of Timothy Gorman; cherished mother of Christopher (Penny) Walsh, Andrew Walsh, John Gorman and Matthew Gorman; loving grandmother of Jos...

James C. Stegner of East Aurora, NY. Beloved husband of 44 years to Kathleen (nee Dierdorf); loving father of Susan (Marc) Stegner Peterse, Christine (James) Walczyk and the late Tracy Janiszeski; che...

Donna M. (nee Schultz) Smith, of West Seneca, NY entered into rest on June 13, 2026 at age 84. Beloved wife of 63 years to Ronald H. Smith; devoted mother of Lisa (Mike) Juda, David (Barbara) Smith a...

Kent G. Zeisz of Depew, NY. Beloved husband of Doreen (nee Zerkowski); cherished father of Jeff and Monica (Chris) Kidder; loving brother of Robin (Paul) Hochulski, Suzette (John) Evans, Mark (Christi...

Robert T. DeMarco passed on June 9, 2026, at the age of 84. Services were held privately by the immediate family.

It is with deep sorrow we announce the passing of Salvatore Sciolino (81), an immigrant from Aliminusa, Sicily in June of 1954, who resided in Buffalo, NY until March 2003. Sal AKA Sam, passed away at...

Robert "Bob" Earl Southard passed on June 6, 2026, at the age of 81, born on April 15, 1945, and residing in West Seneca, NY. Loving husband of Barbara A. Southard; dear father of Vicki-Marie (Leo) B...

James Taylor passed on June 4, 2026, at the age of 72. Loving husband of Kathleen E. Roehling-Taylor. Father of James C. Roehling-Taylor and Fred Roehling-Taylor. Brother of Kenneth (Elaine) Taylor, ...

Kathleen A. Podraza passed peacefully on June 5, 2026, at the age of 83. Beloved wife of 42 years to the late Richard Podraza. Loving sister of Mary Lou (late Philip) Frandina, Edward (Michelle) Kli...

Dennis Hohman of Orchard Park, NY. Beloved husband of 55 years to Colleen (nee Kucera); cherished father of Valerie Hohman and Steven Hohman; adored brother of the late Susan Dembski; loving uncle of ...

Thomas Anthony Bogucki, 76, passed away on June 4, 2026 in Albany, New York. He was born in Buffalo and graduated from Calasanctius Preparatory School. Tom earned a BS in Computer Science at Buffalo...

Ebert, Barbara H. (nee Liebler) of West Seneca, NY June 2, 2026. Beloved wife of the late Arthur R. Ebert. Devoted mother of David A. (Margaret) Ebert. Loving Nana of Meghan (Lou) Volo and Brendan (Em...

Judy M. Druckemiller of West Seneca passed on June 1, 2026, at the age of 76. Mother of James Druckemiller. Grandmother of Seara, Bethann and Michael Druckemiller. Daughter of the late William and the...

Laurie A. Garlick August 9, 1960 - May 30,2026 After a long illness Beloved daughter of the late Edward A. and Elizabeth (nee DeHaas) Garlick; Dear sister of Judy A. Szarafin, Thomas E. Garlick, Dan...

Mary J. Musilli (nee Pellegrino) of Depew, NY. Beloved wife of the late Louis Musilli; cherished mother of the late Olivia (the late Art) Casper; the late Matthew (Amy) Musilli and James (Lori) Musill...

Michael J. McNiff of West Seneca, NY. Beloved husband of 34 years to Nancy (nee Stepien); loving father of Timothy (Brandi), Matthew (Mariesa Conte) and Emily (Joseph) Connelly; cherished grandfather ...

Tuan Nguyen passed on May 20, 2026, at the age of 70, having been born on May 19, 1956, and was a resident of Buffalo, New York.

Rosella (nee Paruccini) Cavo passed on May 18, 2026, at the age of 88. Beloved wife of the late Mauro Cavo. Loving mother of Paul (Kelli) Cavo. Cherished niña of Adam. Sister of Luigi (Stephanie) P...

Anna E. Harp of East Aurora died on Sunday, May 17 at the age of 66 after a 15-month battle against cancer. Born on February 19, 1960, in Rochester, NY, Anna graduated from Kendall High School in 19...