Anita Joyce (née Kunde) Wasson, a resident of Grand Island since 1965, passed away June 18.

James E. Linenfelser of Grand Island passed away June 6, 2018.

Services at the Kaiser Funeral Home on Whitehaven Road will be held for Rita J. DeGlopper (née Mengay).

Christopher Richel, beloved son, brother, uncle and friend, passed away comfortably under Hospice care in Arizona surrounded by his loving family on April 30, 2018.

Christopher Richel, beloved son, brother, uncle and friend, passed away comfortably under Hospice care in Arizona surrounded by his loving family on April 30, 2018.

Horace David Myers, "Father of Grand Island Athletics," passed away at 97 years of age in the Town of Tonawanda on May 13. He fought until his final minutes.

Richard J. Bernier of Leesburg, Florida, died peacefully on Monday, April 23, 2018, at the age of 82.

William Howard Marshall of Lewiston passed from this life and into the arms of his Lord and Savior, on Friday, April 6, 2018, after a brief illness.

Grand Island resident Jane A. Duffy (née Anderson) entered into rest May 11, 2018.

William H. "Buddy" Brydges, age 74, passed away at his home in Naples, Florida, on Tuesday, May 2, 2018, surrounded by loved ones.

Charles Daniel Mock, 70, of Alvin, Texas, passed away Sunday, April 29, 2018 in Houston, Texas. Charles was born June 1, 1947, in Oil City, Pennsylvania, and was a resident of Alvin for two years, formerly from Waynesboro, Virginia.

Darwin James (Jim) Langlois of Lewiston died peacefully on Saturday, April 21, 2018, at the age of 90.

Norman J. Mrkall, lifelong resident of Grand Island, a retired highway superintendent and long time firefighter, died peacefully in his home on April 17. He was 81 years old.

Dr. Frank Costanzo passed away in a hospice facility in Durham, North Carolina, on Monday, July 17, 2017. Gladys M. (Campbell) Costanzo passed away in Granville Medical Center, Oxford, North Carolina, on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017

Lenore R. Boyko (née Charette) of Grand Island entered into rest peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, March 25, 2018.

Paul Johnson Schmidt was born in Niagara Falls on April 29, 1940, and died Sunday, March 25, 2018.

Lenore R. Boyko (née Charette) of Grand Island entered into rest peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, March 25, 2018.

Catherine M. "Kit" Glassman of Grand Island passed away Jan. 31, 2018.

Grand Island resident Robert R. Hall entered into rest March 6, 2018.

William H. Good, a resident of Sandy Beach since 1961, entered into rest March 6, 2018.

Carol J. Aronica passed away on Friday, March 2, 2018. She was the wife of 58 years of Frank Aronica, who passed away in November of 2017.

Valentina E. Gardner, age 96, a former longtime resident of Grand Island, passed away at home on Breckenridge Avenue on Monday, March 5, 2018. She was born on Jan. 30, 1922, in Harbin Manchuria, China, to Evan and Vera Georgieva Scholokoff.

Barbara M. Bagdy, age 93, of Grand Island, died Feb. 9, 2018.

Harry E. Lorence, a retired golf course superintendent of the Beaver Island State Park Golf Course, entered into rest Feb. 16, 2018.

Frances Horning, age 98, formerly of Lewiston died Sunday, Feb. 18, 2018, in the Pines at Machias Nursing Home in Machias, New York.

Elsa Bondar, 89, of Washington, Pennsylvania, died peacefully on Friday, Feb. 9, 2018, at Asbury Heights, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Born on Aug. 4, 1928, in Chicago, Illinois, she was the daughter of the late Elsa (Wolkenhauer) and Joseph Schmieger.

Richard LaRue Newcomer, 83, of Grand Island, husband of June (Fritz) Newcomer, peacefully joined our heavenly father, lord and savior Jesus Christ on Feb. 8, 2018. He was the devoted husband of June Newcomer of 59 years, a nurturing, loving father to his three daughters and one son.

A wonderful man crossed the finish line of life on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. We are sure he chose this date because Ivy needed a dance partner on her birthday!

Betty Magnuson (née Jenkins) entered into rest Dec. 22, 2017. Resident of Grand Island.

A 63-year love affair ended as Ivah Sundholm drew her last breath on Jan. 24, 2018.

Elaine (née Affleck) Hildebrandt, at age 86, of Grand Island, entered into eternal rest to be with her lord and savior on Jan. 12, 2018.

Glenn Frances Wahl, 86, of Lewiston, died unexpectedly on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2017. Born on June 26, 1931, in Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada, Wahl was the daughter of the late Jean (McGinley and William Maher.

Kay E. Tyson, wife of the late Rev. Harold E. Tyson Jr., passed away Jan. 3, 2018. She is survived by a son, David (Karen); daughters Janice and Julie; grandchildren Julia, Alexandra, Nicholas, Lily, Jacqueline, Mary and Jeff; and great-grandchildren Kiara, Tieran, George and Isaac. She was predeceased by a son, Thomas Tyson.

Michael R. Boyko of Grand Island entered into rest Jan. 1, 2018.

Richard J. McCowan, Ph.D., professor emeritus at the State University College at Buffalo, passed away peacefully in his home on Jan. 3, 2018, on the birthday of his late wife, Mary Elisabeth Coyle McCowan.

Elizabeth A. Ellis (nee Borchert), a resident of Grand Island, entered into rest Dec. 13, 2017.

Richard R. Wozniak, 90, a former administrative law judge, passed away Dec. 22, 2017.

Nicholas John Greten III, 69, of Estero, Florida, passed away Dec. 20, 2017. Formerly of Grand Island, he had been an Estero resident since 2004. He was born April 19, 1948, in Staten Island, the son of Lucinda Alma (née Gutschmidt) and Nicholas John Greten Jr.

Margaret Grace "Bunnie" Austin of the Town of Porter passed away Dec. 23 at Niagara Hospice in Lockport at the age of 90.

Peter C. MacLaren, 76, of Lewiston, died unexpectedly on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017.

Monica Marie Graesser, 51, of Buffalo and formerly of Grand Island, passed into rest on Nov. 13, 2017.

Peggy (Minton) Whitmire passed from this earth, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017.

James J. Brighton of Grand Island passed away Nov. 30, 2017, at the age of 78.

Elizabeth C. "Bette" Goulding (née Brennan) died Nov. 24, 2017, at the age of 87.

Mary Kathleen "Kathy" Gallagher of Grand Island passed on Nov. 18, 2017, at the age of 83.

Monica Marie Graesser, 51, of Buffalo and formerly of Grand Island, passed into rest on Nov. 13, 2017.

Frank P. Aronica passed away Friday, Nov. 17, 2017, at the age of 91.

Kazimierz "Kasey" Sadowski, 89, beloved husband and father, died Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017, in Youngstown.

Margaret Dorothy "Dot" Lovelee (née Lyden), a resident of Grand Island for 83 years, passed away Oct. 28, 2017, at age 91.

Grand Island resident Diane L. Dinsmore (née Baker) entered into rest Oct. 19, 2017.