C5 HEJNA SINDONI Obituaries May 30, 1930 -April 17, 2019 The Buffalo NewsThursdat, April 25, 2019 AloysiusA. 88, longtime Buffalo police officer MUSACCHK) Paul Jr. Of Buffalo, NY, Apr! 24, 2019 at age 75. Beloved husband of 49 years of Janet (nee Mager); loving father of Valerie (Roger) Shaw, Jason (Jamie) and Leslie (Michael) Royal; devoted grandfather of Roger Riley, Ryan, Vivian, Lily, Brooklyn and Sabrina. Visitation at the KOLANO FUNERAL HOME, 396 Amherst St (near Grant), Friday 4-8 PM.
A Mass of Christen Burial wll take place at Assumption Church, 435 Amherst St, Saturday at 9:30 AM. Please assemble at church. Paul served in the Army National Guard. Share online condolences at www.KOLANOFUNERALHOME.com then-Mayor Frank Sedita at the annual ball and awards ceremony of the Buffalo Police Mutual Aid and Benefit Association for saving the life of an injured man. In 1980, Mr.
Skierczynski received the award for OiitatgnHing Srfinlaarir. Achievementfrom the Pulaski Police Association. In 1985, he was promoted to lieutenant by the Buffalo Police Department He retired in May 1992. He was a life member of the Leonard Post 6251 Veterans of Foreign Wars in Cheektowaga, the Amvets Post 72 in Buffalo and the Adam Plewacki American Legion Post in Buffalo, where he served as enmmgTvVr and aargparit at arms and was a member of the Degree Team. Mr.
Skierczynski became an active member of the Kaisertown Coalition when it was founded in 1999. He washonoredby the group in 2006 with a Lifetime Achievement Award. He was also a volunteer at and member of the Autumnwood and Schiller Park senior centers. He was a lifelong parishioner of the Church of St Casimir in Kaisertown, where he served as an usher, acolyte and Eucharistic minister. In 1987, the church's Hohr Name Society named him Father of the Year.
He and his wife enjoyed traveling. While his son was in medical school in Poland, Mr. Skierczynski visited him there, and on a later visit to Poland with his wife, they visited some relatives. They also traveled to Hawaii Mr. Skierczynski enjoyed gairtaning and raring fnr hia pet cats.
Besides his son, he is survived by his wife of 62 years, Marcda Skierczynski, and many nieces and nephews. A funeral, with full military honors, was held Tuesday in the Church of St. Casimir. By Anne Neville NEWS STAFF REPORTER At the funeral of Aloysius A Skierczynski, a retired police officer and devout Catholic, the Rev. Czeslaw Krysa of the Church of St Casimir spoke about the man who had become his friend.
The priest said that as a Marine in Korea and as a police officer, my dad sometimes saw the worst in people, but he was able to keep his faith and his family," said Mr. Skierczynskrs son, Paul SkierczynskL "He loved helping others and he was wise. There was a lot of deepness there." Mr. Skierczynski, known as "Uncle Al" to many, died April 17, 2019, in Mercy Hospital of Buffalo after a long illness. He was 88.
He was born in Buffalo, the seventh of nine children of John and Francis (Gliwa) Skierczynski and brother of Bernice, Jane, John, Frank, Walter, Henry, Bernard and Thaddeus. His parents were immigrants from Poland who passed down their culture and language to their children. Years later, their son Aloysius would lead the rosary in Polish every Friday at his lHMnng church. Mr. Skierczynski attended St Casimirfe School and in 1949 was a member of the first graduating class of Bishop Ryan High School on Clinton Street At a 2000 reunion of the high school, which closed in 1971, Mr.
Skierczynski recalled his happy school days. "We're glad for this reunion," he said. "We were the pioneers." In August 1951, Mr. Skierczynski enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean War.
He served with the 1st Amphibian Tractor Battalion of the 1st Marine Division and participated in the landing at and fighting around Inchon, South Korea. He was honorably discharged SINDONI -Anthony J. April 20, 2019, age 90; beloved husband of Miriam (nee Hess) Sindoni; devoted father of Anthony Richard (Therese) and Karen (Dana) Sindoni-Sykes; dearest step-fatherl of George (Beth) Hauer and Laurie (Davfcfl Hauer-LaDuca: lovina a rand- father of Nicholas, Gretta, Matthew and Grant; dear brother of me late Samuel (Barbara) Sindoni; also sur vived by nieces and nephews. The family wll be present Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 PM at the (Harris Hil ChapeQ AMIGONE FUNERAL HOME, 8440 Main St (near Harris Hil Family and friends are invited to attend a Mass of Christian Buri al celebrated Saturday at 10 AM at Our Lady of Peace church, 10850 Main St. Clarence.
NY 14031. Inter ment to immediately follow in Queen of Heaven Cemetery. Share condo lences at www.AMIGONE.com SPRINGER Michael J. Of Hamburg, NY, unexpectedly, April 23, 2019. Beloved husband of Dawn (nee Lehner) Springer; loving father of Lindsay (James) Jakubowski" Courtney (James) Graziano, and step-father of Rebekah (Derek) Entires, and Rachael (Kevin) Eia; cherished Dzia Dzia of Cooper, Ainsley, and Luca; Mike loved his loyal companion Mackers; son of the tate Leonard and Victoria (nee Rybicki) Springer; dearest brother of Ronald (Mary) and Dennis (Sandra) Springer; also survived by in-laws, nieces, nephews, cousins, and many friends.
The famiy wii be present on Friday from 2-8 PM at the (Hamburg Chapel) JOHN J. KACZOR FUNERAL HOME, 5453 Southwestern Blvd. (comer of Rogers 646-5555). A Mass of Christian Burial wll be celebrated on Saturday morning at 9:30 AM at St Martha's Parish, 10 French Depew, NY 1 4043 (please assemble at church). Interment wll follow at St Adalbert's Cemetery in Lancaster.
Mike was a retired Town of Hamburg Police Officer for 25 years, member of the Police Emerald Society, life member of the Southwestern Firemen's Association, Leonard Post Sons of the American Legion member, and President of the utascei bxempi League. was also very active at his parish he served as a member of St Martha's Holy Name Society and the Martha Mowers. Please share condolences at www.kaczorfuneralB.oom WHEATLEY-Andrew Of Amherst April 21, 2019. Beloved son of Mary Ann (nee Kreuzer) and Wayne Wheatiey; devoted brother of Wendy (Bryan) PHsi; dear uncle of Anthony and Michael. Visitation in the CICHON-BORGOSZ FUNERAL HOME, 4929 Broadway, Depew Friday 3-7 PM.
Relatives and friends welcome. Flowers gratefuly declined. Those wishing may make memorials to Hospice Buffalo, Inc. WOLKIEWICZ Jerome F. tOf Orchard Park, entered into rest April 23, 2019; beloved husband of Margaret J.
(nee Bog ner) Wolkiewicz; devoted father of Steven (Karta) Wolkiewicz, Susan (Michael) Pema and Stacie (Thomas) Fisher; cherished grandfather of Stephen (Laura), Helen (Matthew), Michael, Sarah, Patrick and Haley; adored greatgrandfather of Aiden and Matthew; loving son of the late Francis and Celta Wolkiewicz; dear brother of Joanne (late Frank) Powell and Elaine (David) Reinbolt; also survived by relatives and friends. Relatives and friends may visit the LOMBARDO FUNERAL HOME (Southtowns ChapeQ, 3060 Abbott near Lake Avenue, on Friday from 3-8 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Our Lady of Charity Parish (St. Ambrose Worship site), 65 Rktgewood South Buffalo, on Saturday morning at 9:30 o'clock (please assemble at church). Online condolences may be made at www.kmbajdofaneiaJhome.com And Cm will lodi HEJNA Mlchale M.
(nae Mazoa) Of Lancaster, entered into rest April 22, 2019; loving mother of Alexia and Alex; loving daughter of Edward and Barbara (nee Wojck) Mazga; loving aster of Michael (Ginny) Mazga; lov ing aunt or uytan ana syaney Mazga; also survived by many aunts, uncles and cousins; will be greatly missed by her dogs Tagz, Kiko and zoe. r-amiy wii receive menas on Thumdav from 4-8 PM at the (Lan- caster-Depew Chapel) AMIGONE FUNERAL HOME, 6050 Tran sit Road, Depew. Relatives and friends are invited to a Mass of Christian Burial in Our Lady of Pom-Dei Church. 158 Laverack Avenue. Lancaster, Friday at 10 AM.
Flowers rateTuiy aeciinea. snare conoo-fences at www.AMIGONE.com IANNI Paul A. April 24, 2019; formerly of Niagara Falls and Grand S8Al Island, NY; beloved husband of Marian C. (nee Ferraro); dear father of Barbara (Bud) Osborne and Lucille (lata Richard) Wozniak; also survived by five grandchildren, seven greatgrandchildren and many nieces and nephews; brother of Juia (late John) Jircftano and Peter (Joeie) lanni; predeceased by three brothers. The family wii be receiving relatives and friends Friday from PM at the SIECK, MAST LESLIE FUNERAL HOME, 250 Orchard Park Road, West Seneca, 825-5205, where a Prayer Service wii follow at 7:00 PM.
Paul was a well-known musician throughout Western New York for over 80 years. Flowers gratefully declined. Private interment in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Niagara Falls, NY. Condolences may be shared onlne at www.sieckandmastfuneralhome.com JACOBI-Jane E.
(nae Gavin) Died April 22, 2019. Age 90. Beloved wife of the late Donald P. Jacobi; dearest mother of Jo Ellen (Bruce) Johnson, Mary Beth (David) Sweeney, and Nancy (Robert) Rosenberry; proud and loving Gram of Krister (Nicholas) Piekiel, Corey (Leah) Johnson, Michael Sweeney, Ketsey (Nicholas) Bobrinskoy, Connor Sweeney (CaHyn Fowler), Mary Clare Sweeney and the late Whitney Johnson; Great-Gram of Jason Josephine Johnson, Maeve, Elza Tiegan Piekiel, and soon to arrive "Baby Bo" Bobrinskoy; predeceased by 7 brothers and 3 sisters: Dean (Mildred) Gavin, Mary (Edward) Cregan, Charles (Eleanor) Gavin, Vincent Gavin, James (Betty) Gavin, Bern ice (Frank) Con ley, Eleanor (Jed) Walters, Maurice (Annabele) Gavin, Robert (Dorothy) Gavin, and William Gavin; daughter of the late James M. Gavin and Mary Corcoran Gavin; survived by many nieces and nephews.
Jane has received loving care in Greenville, South Carolina for the past 8 years at The Cottages of Brushy Creek Post Acute. She was a past member of the Orchard Park Senior Citizens as their Historian; Nativity Alter and Rosary Society, Nativity Bereavement Committee and The Stag Society. Memorial Donations to Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research at www. michaeljfox.org for Jane's ongoing support in loving tribute to Don.
Family wii receive friends Friday from 4 PM-7 PM at the FE BROWN SONS FUNERAL HOME, 6575 E. Quaker Orchard Park. Prayers Saturday 9:15 AM at the funeral home followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in Nativity of Our Lord Church, Friday at 10:00 AM, 26 Thorn Orchard Park. Burial in Nativity Cemetery. Online condolences at www.febrownson8.com KYE John F.
Age 89, of Holland, NY, died April 23, 2019. Friends may call Thursday, April 25, 2019 from 4-8 PM at the w7s. DAVIS FUNERAL HOME, 358 Main St, Arcade. A Funeral Service wH be held Friday, April 26, 2019 at 11 AM at the Yorkshire Free Methodist Church, 3172 Main Yorkshire. Memorials may be made to the Holland Rescue Squad, 49 S.
Main St, Holland, NY 14080 or to Hospice Buffalo, 225 Co mo Park Cheektowaga, NY 14227. Onlne condolences may be offered at wsdavfsfuneralhome.com MORRISON Leroy Jr. Departed this life April 21, 2019. Wake Services wll be Saturday 11 AM followed by 12 PM Funeral at ML Calvary Cremation and Remembrance Center, 2951 Harlem I Shhh! Krasinski visiting WNY to scout 'A Quiet Place 2' locations ORMOND Michael F. Of South Buffalo, NY, Apr! 23, 2019.
Dearest father of Sktbhan B. Ormond; son of the tate John W. and Patricia A. (Madigan) Ormond; brother of James P. (Mary) Ormond, Jacqueline (Michael) CoBteflo, Theresa M.
(Joseph) Cote, Kathleen M. (Scott) Zent, and the tate Patricia M. (James) Kadryna; also survived by nieces and nephews. The family wll be present Saturday, April 27, 2019 from PM for a Celebration of Life Gathering at the DANIEL J. LEONARD FUNERAL SERVICE, 1884 South Park Ave.
(near TTfft St), South Buffalo, NY, where a Memorial Service wll immediately follow at 2:30 PM. Mr. Ormond was a member of the Teamsters Local 264. Arrangements by: CASTrGUA FUNERAL HOME, 824-6435. Please share your condolences at www.castiglafuneralhome.com PITCHER Deborah A.
Dalgler Age 60, of Nunda, NY, died Thursday, April 11, 2019, altera courageous five year battle with ovarian cancer. She was bom on January 20, 1 959 in Buffalo, NY, the daughter of Wiltam E. Daigfer and the tate Shirley Toln Daigler. She graduated from Cheektowaga Central School, Class of 1977, where she was known to be a ctass down. A nurturer by nature, she choose to go into the nursing field, where she worked as an LPN in facilities, and in home healthcare for many years.
She was known as "Mom" to many. She enjoyed traveling and loved animals, especially her cat Baby, who comforted her through her battle with cancer. Deborah was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Deborah was by her mother Shirley foln) DaJoJer in 1994. She is survived by ner children, Jennifer (jonatnani Foote of Nunda, and Michael (Susan) Pitcher of Warsaw; granddaughter, Loretai Ann Pitcher of Warsaw; several honorary grandchildren: Abigail, Alexander, and Annabel Bucknam, all of Perry, NY; Ashlynn and Akton Johns, both of Pavilion, NY; two brothers, Wllam J.
Daigler and David (Candy) Daigler, both of Depew; father, Wiltam E. (Nancy) Daigler of Depew; a nephew, and several aunts, uncles and cousins. A Memorial Service wll be held on Saturday, May 4, 2019, at 1:00 PM, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 42 East South Street Geneseo, NY 14454. Bishop Travis Bailey officiating. In leu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to A New Start KHty Shelter, 6342 Denton Comers Road.
Castile. NY 14427. Arrangen the MANN FUNERAL HUME, Street, Nunda, NY 14517. PUCCIO Helen M. (nee Draining) April 23, 2019; beloved wife of the tate Joseph; dear mother of Judy (Ken) Penkacik, Cathy Siracuse, Patti (Jim) Geiz, the late Linda Gibson and Barbara Lloyd; grandmother of six; great-grandmother of six; sister of Sherma O'Connor and the late Norma Guerra, Frank Drenning, and Alvin Wtson.
Survived by nieces and nephews. Visitation JAMES E. GRACE FUNERAL HOME, 335 Ontario St, Friday 4-7 PM (closing prayer at RANDALL John Michael Age 76, passed away on Easter Sunday, April 21, 2019 at his residence in Ft Myers, Florida. He was bom in Ptattsburgh. NY to Elis and Margui (McCooey) Randal along with his two brothers Norman and Thomas.
After being drafted into the Army and serving a tour in Vietnam, John went on to attend Ptattsburgh State where he met Wlma, his wife of 49 years. He later went on to get his electrical engineering degree at trie University of Buffalo and ran several successful businesses in the Buffalo area throughout his lifetime. He was an engineer at his core and could bring old buildings back to life, including the Westbrook that was buK in 1 923. He was an active pilot and flew various airplanes safely for nearly 45 years including his Aero Commander and Republic Sea Bee. His heart and soul was in the Adrondacks where he spent many summer nights with his family at Fem Lake with fresh Guiness on tap.
For those who knew him, he had a soft and generous heart within a tough outer shed. John is survived by Wikna (Burnett) and his six children, Laura, Nathan, Adam, Andrew, Mary and Kyle; and seven grandchildren, Sarah, Joshua, Grace, Annabel, Alana, Lucas, and Maraareta. John was very active in al of their Ives and wll be missed immensely. A viewing wii be held at the ROSS FUNERAL HOME, in Akron, NY on Friday, Apr! 2h from PM and Saturday, Apr! 27th from AM. A service wll be held at St.
Theresa's in Akron at 11:30 AM, Saturday, Apr! 27th. In leu of flowers, memorials may be made to veteransairfft.org. Please visit rossakron.com ROBERTS Sharon (neeO'Hanlonj Age 72, of North Tonawanda, April 23, 2019. Loving wife of 51 years to Wllam F. Roberts, mother of Wllam (Denbe) Roberts, Cean (Jim) Van Server and Christopher Roberts; grandmother of Kyto and Colin Roberts and AnnaRose Van Server.
Predeceased by 1 0 brothers and sisters; also many nieces and nephews. Calling hours wii be held on Friday from 4-8 PM at the JOHN O. ROTH FUNERAL HOME, 25 Wiltam St. (between Morgan and Broad in Tonawanda. A Mass of Christian Burial wll be celebrated on Saturday at 9:30 AM in Our lady of Czestochowa R.C.
Church, 57 Center Ave. (comer of Oliver in North Tonawanda. Everyone welcome. Please assemble at the church. Burial wii be in Brntawn Cemetery.
Please share your condolences online at www.rothfuneral.corn in July 1953 with the rank of sergeant In 2000, Mr. Skierczynski received a Korean War Service Medal from South Korean President Kim Dae Jung. In May 1955, Mr. Skierczynski was hired by the Buffalo Police Department, where he spent the rest of his career. While working fuD time as a police officer, he attended Buffalo State College, earning a bachelor degree in criminal justice in 1977 and a master? degree in student personnel administration in 1980.
His son said Mr. Skierczynski did some substitute teaching in the Buffalo public schools through the years. Marcda Staniszewski was nearly the girl next door, living "across the street and a few doors down," from Mr. Skierczynski? family home, their son said. On Aug.
18, 1956, they married in the Church of St. Casimir. With the help of his wile? father, Mr. Skierczynski built a house on the same street, and they raised their son there. On Aug.
7, I960, Mr. Skierczynski was off-duty and attending the St Casimir lawn fete with his family when he intervened to break up a fight. He was struck in the face with a beer bottle and suffered a severe cut to his lip and chin. On Nov. 27, I960, he received an award from were a number of other places they dont want to reveal." But Krasinski, who wrote, directed and starred in "A Quiet Place," and a team from Paramount Pictures, will be in Western New York for a few days, Clark said.
They're looking really all over Western New York," he said. "It? very quick, they're interested in seeing a lot of things." "A Quiet Place" tells the story of a family, inrfnding a deaf child, living in a world where most humans and animals have been killed by creatures that have acute hearing and use it to hunt down their prey. Krasinski played the fa on six counts of kidnapping, two counts of felony assault and five counts of endangering the welfare of a child. He was processed as a fugitive from justice and taken to the Erie County Holding Center to await extradition proceedings, according to State Police. Angel is accused of dragging a man, who tried to take the keys away to thwart the kidnapping, for several hundred feet, according to Cleveland, com.
He also punched another woman who had been in the car, and hit the mother of the ffhiMnm and the children, according to the website, which also said the woman was his girlfriend. The five children, rang By Barbara O'Brien NEWS STAFF REPORTER Actor and director John Krasinski is in Western New York, scouting possible locations for a sequel to bis hit film, "A Quiet Place." One of the places Krasinski, known as Jim Halpert on the NBC sitcom The Office," and others made a short visit to Wednesday is the Candy Apple Cafe in Akron. The cafe posted pictures of Krasinski posing with customers on its Facebook page. This is a very preliminary scouting," said Tim Clark, head of the Buffalo Niagara Film Commission. There State Police arrest suspect wanted in kidnapping of woman, 5 children ther and his wife in real life, Emily Blunt, played his wife in the film.
Krasinski announced the sequel on his Twitter account with the cryptic message time to go back." Clark said the visit by Krasinski is very preliminary, and he? hopeful the production company chooses Western New York to make the sequel "He is such a nice guy, he is seemingly loving the character of this community," Clark said. Krasinski is no stranger to Western New York. He filmed scenes for The Office" in Niagara Falls in 2009, where his character gets married on the Maid of the Mist ing in age from 6 months to 7 years old, and their mother were taken to State Police barracks. There were no provisions for the victims, including the infants, in the vehicle. Several members from the barracks bought diapers, food, clothing and toys for the children, according to troopers.
Medical personnel examined the mother, who was injured rftiring the kidnapping, and assisted in bottle feeding and caring for the children while the mother was being interviewed. A relative from Cleveland drove to Cheektowaga to take the victims back to Ohio, according to troopers. Western New York's 1 media website. Br Barbara O'Brien NEWS STAFF REPORTER An Ohio man wanted on charges of kidnapping a woman and her five children was arrested by State Police while he was driving on the Thru-way in Cheektowaga. Troopers received information about 6:50 pjn.
Sunday to be on the lookout for a white Chrysler minivan with Ohio license plates traveling east on 1-90. A short time later, they saw the vehicle matching the description and license plate number, and stopped the mini-van at the Cleveland Drive exit The driver, William M. Angel, 27, was detained. He was wanted by Cleveland Police cnooktowaga, NY. Arrangements by TL PICKENS MORTUARY 66 E.
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