Obituaries
Debra L. Gay
Dec 5, 2025
Debra L. Gay, of Middleport, NY, formerly of Medina, passed away unexpectedly yet peacefully at home in her sleep on Friday, December 5, 2025.
Born June 21, 1961, in Medina, she was a daughter of the late Amerigo “Pepper” and Dorotha “Nadine” (Mefford) Santillo. Debi was a graduate of Medina High School, Class of 1979. She went on to earn a...
James J. Zelazny
Nov 27, 2025
James J. Zelazny, 58, of the Town of Shelby, passed away on Thursday, November 27, 2025 following a brief battle with lymphoma, a battle he fought bravely and courageously.
Born January 10, 1967 in Medina, Jim was a son of Dorothy (Orynycz) Zelazny and the late Chester M. Zelazny. He was a graduate of Medina High School, Class of 1985. A...
Carol A. Kunes
Nov 25, 2025
Carol A. Kunes, 77, of Bennington, NY, entered into rest peacefully with her family at her side on Tuesday, November 25, 2025 at the Crossroads Hospice House in Batavia.
Born January 21, 1948 in Medina, she was a daughter of the late Leon and Florence (Nowak) Waszak. She was a graduate of Medina High School, Class of 1965. Carol married the...
Bruce A. Quackenbush
Nov 17, 2025
Knowlesville: Bruce A. Quackenbush, age 68, passed away peacefully with his family at his side on November 17, 2025. He was born July 18, 1957 in Medina to Gerald and Arlene (Dunn) Quackenbush.
Bruce worked for many years as a truck driver, both locally and across the US. He was very mechanically inclined, tinkering on motors for himself and family members....
Erik Olsen
Nov 17, 2025
Erik Olsen, 70, of Basom, NY arrived at his Heavenly home on November 17, 2025. Erik spent his final days on earth surrounded by his family’s love and music.
Erik was born on February 12, 1955 to Oddmund and Evelyn (Hale) Olsen in Sharon, Connecticut. He moved to Basom as a child and lived on Sour Springs Road with his parents...
Arthur G. Kreutz
Nov 11, 2025
Arthur G. Kreutz, of Medina, passed away at home on November 11, 2025, at the age of 83. Born on November 30, 1941, he was one of two sons to parents August P. Kreutz and Alice M. (Rosebrock) Kreutz.
Arthur was a graduate of Newfane High School and continued his education at SUNY Brockport. There he earned A Bachelor Degree in...
Gertrud R. "Gertie" Montulli
Nov 9, 2025
Gertrud “Gertie” (Reich) Montulli, 61, of Waterport, NY, formerly of Rochester, passed away on Sunday, November 9, 2025 following a courageous battle with lung cancer.
Born September 26, 1964, she was the daughter of Karl-Heinz Reich, Sr. and Trudy (Scheithauer) Reich. Gertie was a graduate of Gates Chili High School, Class of 1982. Her passion for cooking led her to earn...
Linda J. Fisk
Nov 4, 2025
Linda J. Fisk, of Lyndonville, NY, passed away in the wee hours of the morning on Tuesday, November 4, 2025. Linda (Kenyon) Fisk, formerly Carpenter, spread her wings and set off on her next great adventure.
Full of life, laughter and curiosity from the start, Linda was born June 4, 1943, in Lyndonville, the youngest of three children to Duane and...
George W. "Bill" Parry
Oct 28, 2025
George W. “Bill” Parry, Jr., of Medina, NY, and Palm Bay, FL, entered into rest on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, at Strong Memorial Hospital, at the age of 83. Born on September 26, 1942, in Batavia, he was the son of the late George W. Parry, Sr., and Lorraine (Keizer) Parry.
Bill was a proud graduate of Notre Dame High School...
John T. Monell, Sr.
Oct 24, 2025
John T. “Jack” Monell, Sr., beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, passed away peacefully on October 24, 2025, surrounded by his loving family.
Born April 12, 1941 in Rochester, New York, Jack was the son of Ronald “Bus” and Eleanor “Ted” Monell. In 1952, the family made their home in Medina.
A proud graduate of Medina High School, Class of 1960, Jack...
Mary L. Siedlecki
Oct 22, 2025
Mary L. Siedlecki (Ottaviano), of Medina, NY entered into rest peacefully on Wednesday, October 22, 2025.
Born December 27, 1936, in Medina, she was a daughter of the late Sam and Caroline (Iorio) Ottaviano. She was a graduate of Medina High School, Class of 1954. She married Richard J. Siedlecki on July 13, 1957, and the couple resided in the Medina area,...
Douglas A. Paul
Oct 19, 2025
Douglas A. Paul, of Medina, formerly of Niagara Falls, NY passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family, friends and his fiancée and caretaker, Amanda Morgan on Sunday, October 19, 2025.
He was born on February 1, 1971 in Niagara Falls. Doug attended local schools and graduated from Niagara Falls High School in 1989. After graduation, he worked for Thompson...
Frank L. W. Sargent
Oct 19, 2025
Frank L. W. Sargent, age 79, passed away peacefully on October 19, 2025 at Strong Memorial Hospital. He was born in Medina on February 27, 1946, the son of the late Lloyd and Dorothy (Robinson) Sargent.
A lifelong resident of Medina, Frank graduated from Medina High School, Class of 1964. He married the love of his life, the former Beverly Marek,...
Edward E.M. Pray
Oct 18, 2025
Edward E. M. Pray, of the Town of Shelby, NY, entered into rest peacefully in his sleep on Saturday, October 18, 2025 at the Buffalo VA Medical Center.
Born February 7, 1933 in Rochester, Ed was a son of the late Eva M. (Morley) and Eugene E. Pray. He served in the US Navy from 1951-1955 as a gunner’s mate. On...
Gloria "Mitzi" Bellack
Oct 18, 2025
Gloria Milga Evelyn (Keranen) “Mitzi” Bellack, 97, of Medina, NY, passed away on Saturday, October 18, 2025 at her home.
Born, December 23, 1927, in Atlantic Mine, Michigan, to Arthur Godfried and Ida Alina (Kyllonen) Keranen, where she was raised on the family’s dairy farm, in Houghton County. Mitzi had six sisters and one brother. She graduated from John A. Doelle...
Ronald A. Townsend
Oct 17, 2025
Ronald A. Townsend, of Wyoming, NY passed away on Friday, October 17, 2025 at Buffalo General Hospital.
Born on September 11, 1951 in Albion, he was the son of the late Leland “Jim” and Ida (Monagan) Townsend. Ron was raised in the Pembroke area and graduated from Pembroke High School, Class of 1970. He went on to work construction for McWethy...
Eleni S. Dudley
Oct 13, 2025
Eleni Starche Dudley, beloved bride of Hugh Dudley, passed to her eternal rest on Monday, October 13, 2025. Eleni was born in 1935 in Salonika, Greece. Her family was forced to leave their work at the American Farm School in 1939, and settled in their family home in Lake George, NY. After high school, she studied Home Economics at Cornell...
Joseph A. Lindsley
Oct 10, 2025
Joseph A. Lindsley, of Medina, NY passed away peacefully on Friday, October 10, 2025 at Rochester General Hospital. He was 51 years of age.
Joe was born August 23, 1974 in Medina. He was a son of Kenneth A. Lindsley and Carolyn M. (Barkley) Nutting. Joe enjoyed the outdoors, canoeing and camping. Most of all he loved spending time with his...
Linda A. Herman
Oct 10, 2025
Linda A. Herman, of Medina, NY, entered into rest on Friday, October 10, 2025 following an incredibly brave eight-year long battle with lung cancer. She was surrounded by her loving family at the time of her passing. Linda faced every challenge with strength, courage and determination, the same way she lived her life.
Born June 4,1955 in Medina, Linda was a...
Richard G. Cichocki, Sr.
Sep 28, 2025
Richard G. “Dick” Cichocki, Sr., of Medina, NY, age 89, passed away peacefully Sunday, September 28, 2025, with loving family by his side.
Born in Batavia, December 25, 1935, he was the son of Bertha Cichocki Kopcieowski, and stepfather Henry. Richard was raised on their family farm where he learned the virtue of being a hard worker at an early age...
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