U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-CurrentJulia Mayo Keen
Julia Mayo Keen, 95, of Cocoa, Florida, formerly of East Concord, April 2, 2003. Survived by son George, daughters Marilyn Barnett and Norilyn Breze; seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Lewis Chapman
Lewis Chapman of Eden Heights and a former resident of Springville for several years, died Friday, April 4, at age 83. He is survived by a son, Paul (Margaret); a granddaughter Kim (David) Chesteen, and a grandson Greg Chapman. He was predeceased by his wife, Katherine. Also survived by a dear friend, Edna Crawford. No prior visitation. Burial will be private. Arrangements by Smith-Weismantel Funeral Home, Inc., 271 East Main Street, Springville.
Elwood C. Thurber
Elwood C. Thurber of Springville, April 2, 2003. Husband of the late Betty M. Thurber (nee Capron); father of Lawrence, Robert (Nancy), and John (Joanne) Thurber; grandfather of Amy (Rich) Fraboni, Kathryn and Jessica Thurber; brother of Eleanor Spencer and Mary Ellen Lamphier; also survived by nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon from the Smith-Weismantel Funeral Home, Inc., 271 East Main Street, Springville. The Rev. Robert W. Peck ThD. officiated. Burial in Maplewood Cemetery, Springville.
Mildred M. Raber (nee Kammerdeiner)
Mildred M. Raber (nee Kammerdeiner), of Springville, formerly of Buffalo, April 4, 2003, Wife of the late Harry S.; mother of Roy E. (Shirley) Raber, A. James (Jean) Raber, and Harry R. Raber; also survived by six grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren; sister of Betty Weaver and Nelson Kammerdeiner. A funeral service was held Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock from the Smith-Weismantel Funeral Home, Inc., 271 East Main Street, Springville. The Rev. David C. Derk officiated. Burial was in Mortons Corners Cemetery.
Reta A. Schweickert (nee Lunn)
Reta A. Schweickert (nee Lunn) of Canyon City, Colorado, formerly of West Valley, April 5, 2003. Wife of Robert J. Schweick- ert; mother of Sharon K. Lutz, Robert C. (Lisa), Dianne L. and Betty L. Schweickert; also survived by seven grandchildren and a sister. Friends may call Thursday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the Smith-Weismantel Funeral Home, Inc., 271 East Main Street, Springville, where a prayer service will be held Friday morning at 9 o'clock, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial from St. Aloysius Church at 9:30. The Rev. John S. Kwiecien will officiate. Burial in St. Aloysius Cemetery.
Roger C. Sarver
Roger C. Sarver, of West Valley, April 7, 2003. Husband of Darlene C. Sarver (nee Bristol); father of Daniel B., Roxanne R. and Carianne L. Sarver; son of Jean Sarver (nee Thomas) and the late Floyd Sarver; brother of Richard (Karen) Sarver, Donald (Joan) Sarver, Audrey O'Niel and Barbara (Clyde) Green. A memorial service was held Wednesday evening at 7 o'clock from the Assembly of God Church, Transit Line Road and North Cascade Drive. The Rev. Stanley Handzlik officiated. Arrangements were made by the Smith-Weismantel Funeral Home, Inc., 271 East Main Street, Springville.
Ruth K. Mahl Mueller
Ruth K. Mahl Mueller, 82, of Youngstown, formerly of Springville, died Tuesday, April 15, 2003 in Mount St. Mary's Hospital, Lewiston, after a short illness.
She was born in Buffalo, the daughter of the late Raymond and Dora (Lake) Biddlecom, and graduated from South Park High School in South Buffalo. She lived most of her life in Springville.
She married Burdell Mahl in 1946, who died in 1982. She married Fred Mueller in 1989 and had resided in Youngstown for the past five years.
Mrs. Mahl worked as a receptionist at Bertrand Chaffee Hospital in Springville for five years, and was a secretary at Curtiss Wright Corporation in Buffalo for six years. While in Springville she was active in the Cordelian Club and was a former member of the Spring- ville Country Club. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Youngstown and a member of its Friends and New Membership Committee. She also belonged to the Youngstown Garden Club, and enjoyed golfing and traveling throughout the world.
She was the wife of Fred Mueller of Youngstown, mother of Judy (Reed) Donelli and Jerry Mahl, both of Youngstown; sister of Dorothy Mohr of Depew, Gladys (Jake) O'Connor of Hamburg, and the late Robert and Chuck Biddlecom and Joan Kreuzer; stepmother of Frederick (Barbara) Mueller of Junior, WV, Richard (Judy) Mueller of Irma, SC, Linda Mueller of Cheektowaga, and the late Robert Mueller; grandmother of seven grandchildren, six great-grandchildren; also survived by several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Friday morning at 10 o'clock from the First Presbyterian Church of Youngstown. The Rev. Rex Ste- wart officiated. Burial was in St. Aloysius RC Cemetery, Springville. Expressions of sympathy may be made to Niagara Hospice, 4675 Sunset Dr., Lockport, NY 14094 or the First Presbyterian Church of Youngstown.
Arrangements were made by the Hardison Funeral Home of Lewiston.
Katherine D. Kasper (nee Smith)
Katherine D. Kasper (nee Smith), April 16, 2003 of Springville. Wife of Stanley B. Kasper; mother of Donna (Brian) Ellis, Stanley, Kevin (Charlotte), Keith Kasper and Sharon (Timothy) Osborne; stepmother of Janet Schaefer; grandmother of Timothy Osborne and Nicholas Kasper; sister of Beatrice Webster, George Smith, Evelyn Scull and Marlene Lockard. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at 1 o'clock from the First United Methodist Church, Springville. The Rev. David C. Derk officiated. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery, Springville. Arrangements were made by the Smith-Weismantel Funeral Home, 271 East Main Street, Springville.
Scott Carl Bly Sr.
Scott Carl Bly Sr., age 38, of Greeneville, Tenn., April 15, 2003, at Takoma Adventist Hospital. He had been employed at Five River. Husband of Jodi Bly of Greeneville, Tenn. and the late Maureen Whirley Bly; father of Scott Bly Jr. of Virginia, Shane Bly of Greeneville, and Amanda Bly of Greeneville; grandfather of Lacey Bly of Chuckey, Tenn.and Christopher Walker of Greeneville; stepfather of Craig Farmer and Nikki Farmer, both of Greeneville; son of Joyce and Carl Bly of Dele- van; grandson of Edna Fleckenstein of West Valley; brother of Steven (Alison) Bly of West Valley, Mark Bly of Delevan, Laurie (John) Smith of Greeneville, Tammy (Michael) Trask of Chuck- ey, Tenn; son-in-law of Otis and Shirley Campbell of Mosheim; grandson of the late Vernon and Maude Bly and Francis Flecken- stein; also survived by several aunts, uncles, nieces, and nephews, one great-niece and two great-nephews. Funeral services were held Saturday from the Doughty-Stevens Funeral Home Chapel in Tennessee. Burial was at Graceland Memorial Gardens. The Rev. Ken Smith officiated. Arrangements were made by the Doughty-Stevens Funeral Home in Tennessee.
Elsie Ann (Parry) Porter
Elsie Ann (Parry) Porter (known to everyone as Nain), April 16, 2003, in East Concord. Born May 22, 1910 in Wymore, Nebraska to Griffith Parry and Kate Hughes, Elsie graduated from Nebraska Wesleyan University at Lincoln, Class of 1933 and was a member of Alpha Delta Theta Sorority. She married Dr. Richard C. Porter in 1938 in Wymore. He passed away in 1957. Mother of Ann (Thomas) Hall, Richard (Helen) Porter and Charles K. Porter; grandmother of Dahlia, Samuel, Charles Porter, Thomas, Chloe and Jessica Hall. Funeral services were held Saturday morning at 10:30 from the First Presbyterian Church, Springville. The Rev. Robert W. Peck ThD officiated. Burial was in East Concord Cemetery. Arrangements were made by the Smith-Weismantel Funeral Home, Inc., 271 East Main Street, Springville.
Eugene Wentland
Eugene Wentland, April 20, 2003, of North Collins. Beloved husband of Shirley (Johnson) Wentland; father of James (Colleen) Wentland and Gary (Donna) Wentland; grandfather of Paul, Philip, Daniel, Tammy, Melissa and Shaun; great-grandfather of 12; brother of Irene Chadderdon, Howard and David (Cleo) Wentland; brother-in-law of Gloria Wentland, Betty Johnson and Edith English; also survived by many nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Thursday morning at 10 o'clock from the Wentland Funeral Home, North Collins. The Rev. James Judge will officiate. Burial in North Collins Cemetery. Expressions of sym-3
pathay may be made to the North Collins Emergency Squad or the North Collins Volunteer Fire Department.
Mr. Wentland was a World War II Army veteran, having served from 1943-1946 and received a Purple Heart while serving; past-president and treasurer of the Eden-North Collins Rotary, having been a member for more than 20 years. He was a past member of the Board of Directors at Lake Shore Hospital and Tri-County Hospital Board; and was a past board member of the Erie County Funeral Directors; past president of the North Collins Little League; a member of IOOF Buffalo Fortune Lodge, North Collins F&AM #788; an exempt member of the North Collins Volunteer Fire Department; a member of the William R. Dils VFW Post 1999; a member of Disabled American Veterans; former member of the North Collins Boy Scouts.
He was born in Buffalo and graduated from the Simmons School of Embalming at Syracuse in 1952 and became a licensed funeral director in 1953. In 1957 he established the Wentland Funeral Home, which he sold to his son, Gary, in 1986 but continued working there until his death.
Emmalee Rose Johns-Smith
Emmalee Rose Johns-Smith, March 7, 2003, of Gowanda. Infant daughter of Christina Smith; sister of Jeremy Pickering; granddaughter of Barbara Smith; niece of Shannon, Daniel and Matthew Smith; great-niece of George E. Smith. A private burial was held at Maplewood Cemetery, Spring- ville. Arrangements were made by the Smith-Weismantel Funeral Home, Inc., 271 East Main Street, Springville.
Beatrice Erdman Adams
Beatrice Erdman Adams, 77, of West Palm Beach, Florida, formerly of Springville, passed away April 29, 2003. Mother of Antony G. Adams and Antoinette "Nikki" (Michael) Watson; grandmother of Jennifer L. Burke, Kathleen N. Burke and Ashley M. Watson. Private funeral services were held. Burial was in Lake Worth Memory Gardens, Lake Worth, Fla.
Daniel L. Chiacchia
Daniel L. Chiacchia, of Hamburg, suddenly, April 27, 2003. Husband of Evelyn (nee Miller); father of Daniel J. (Jill), Darren of Springville, Maria (Erik) Johnson and Kimberly (Chuck) Zahm; grandfather of Kaitlyn, Mitch, Bo, Chloe, Camryn, Anna, Jane and Lauren; son of the late Emidio and Helen (nee Lewandowski) Chiacchia; brother of Michael (Patricia) Chiacchia; and Diane Pavlik; son-in-law of Dorothy Clendening Weaver; nephew of Gloria Pallos; also survived by numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Funeral services were held Friday morning at 9:45 from the John J. Kaczor Funeral Home Inc., 5453 Southwestern Blvd., Hamburg, followed by a service at St. Francis of Assisi Church at 10:30. Burial was in Hillcrest Cemetery.
Mary L. Weiss (nee Hubbard)
Mary L. Weiss (nee Hubbard) of Springville, May 5, 2003. Wife of the late Richard P. Weiss; dear friend of Edward Hartzell; mother of Lee (Eleanor), Gary L. (Kathy), Dean P., Dale R. (Kim) Weiss, Cheryl A. (Kenneth) Golabek; also survived by 13 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren; sister of Jean (Herbert) Rose and the late James, Robert and Elizabeth. Friends are invited to attend a memorial service Saturday morning at 11 o'clock at the Smith-Weismantel Funeral Home Inc., 271 East Main Street, Springville. The Rev. Norbert Orsolitz will officiate. Burial in Maplewood Cemetery, Springville. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Hospice Foundation, 223 Como Park Blvd., Buffalo, NY 14227.
Caroline Aitken Kreitner
Caroline Aitken Kreitner, 93, of Life Care Center, New Market, Va., formerly of Sardinia, died April 28, 2003 at the Life Care Center. She was born in 1909 in Buffalo, a daughter of the late David F. and Mabel T. Colman Aitken. Wife of the late Robert J. Kreitner Jr.; mother of Clinton W. Kreitner of Woodstock, Philip C. Kreitner of Portland, Oregon, Robert J. Kreitner III of Phoenix, Arizona, and Peter R. Kreitner of Vashon, Washington; grandmother of seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. She was a homemaker and a member of Wellsboro Presbyterian Church in Wellsboro, Pa. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Arrangements were made by the Valley Funeral Chapel, Bowman's Crossing, Edinburg, Va.
