Obituaries

Maureen Suitor Ventry, of Youngstown, NY, passed away peacefully on August 5, 2026, at Our Lady of Peace in Lewiston. She was 89.
Born on December 25, 1936, in Niagara Falls, NY, Maureen was the daughter of Hon. Harry D. and Katherine (Daw) Suitor. A proud graduate of Lewiston-Porter High School, she went on to...

Dorothy Dane Swick, 102 years of age, passed away on July 26, 2026 at Elderwood at Wheatfield, under the care of Niagara Hospice.
Dorothy was born February 17, 1924 in Niagara Falls, New York on 77th Street, later spending 68 years on 82nd Street and her final years at Elderwood. While she spent her entire life...

With hearts full of sorrow, we announce the passing of our mother, Gladys Jeanette Schultz, who died of a brain hemorrhage on July 29. She was 83 years old. A woman of extraordinary strength, she was a kind, caring, and compassionate wife, mother, sister, grandmother, and friend.
Jeanette was born and raised in...

Marlyn R. Gross, 87, of Amherst, NY, formerly of Pendleton, on July 29, 2026 in the Town of Tonawanda. Daughter of the late Alton and Irene (Blank) Wendt.
Member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, North Tonawanda, where she served on the Altar Guild and flower committee.
Survivors include three children, Cindy Ludwig of...

Marilyn J. Hartman passed away peacefully on July 19, 2026. She was born Marilyn Peters in Niagara Falls, New York on October 27, 1935, the daughter of Guy and Florence Shrubsall Peters. She attended local schools and graduated from LaSalle Senior High School in 1953.
In 1954 she married her high school sweetheart,...

Lawrence (Larry) Owen Monin, 83, will be remembered as a devoted and loving husband and father. He was affectionately known as "BaBa" to his 7 grandchildren whom he joyfully watched grow.
Larry died peacefully in hi s Moraga, California home of 43 years surrounded by family after a 3 year struggle with metastatic...

Kelly Ann Mogavero-Olivas of Las Vegas, formerly of Niagara Falls, NY passed away July 9, 2026 in the care of Hospice after a courageous eleven-year battle with cancer. She was the daughter of Ruth Ledingham (Randy) and the late Edward Mogavero.
Kelly moved to Las Vegas at a young age where she met her husband...

Virginia May Cooper, 95, of Niagara Falls, New York, passed away peacefully on July 5, 2026, at Niagara Hospice House. She was born in Niagara Falls, the daughter of the late Henry and Lynette (Keller) Fitzgerald.
Virginia attended local schools and graduated from LaSalle High School in 1948. On May 18, 1953, she...

Joanne Lammerts, 91, of Wilbraham, MA, formerly of Ransomville, NY, passed away on July 11, 2026. Born on April 21, 1935 in Niagara Falls, NY, she was the daughter of the late Walter Thomas and the late Dorothy (Chambers) Thomas.
On December 30, 1967, she married Roy E.G. Lammerts. He predeceased her in June...

David Klinefelter, 81, of Sanborn, NY, passed away peacefully on March 29, 2026. Born January 31 in Niagara Falls, NY, he was the son of Gene and Vi Klinefelter.
He is survived by his beloved daughter, Karla Klinefelter, and brother, Joe Klinefelter.
A celebration of life picnic will be held July 18, 2026, at 12PM...