Obituaries
Edward L. Forness
August 14, 1941 – January 31, 2025 ALLEGANY – Edward L. (Pete) Forness recently of
‘I’ve got to do this myself now’ … the passing of an icon, Angelica’s Don Scholla will never be replaced at St. Bonaventure or Olean
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Karen Sue Kelley
June 3, 1957 – January 28, 2025 Karen Sue Kelley, 67, of Jamestown, passed away
Matthew J. Maynard
August 5, 1999 – January 25, 2025 Olean- Matthew J. Maynard, 25, of Olean passed
Father Thomas J. Tucker
April 5, 1935 – January 27, 2025 Gowanda – Father Thomas J. Tucker, 89, of
James Walter Ritts
May 22,1942 – January 21, 2025 Olean- James Walter Ritts, 82, passed away Tuesday (January
Philip A. Pantano
April 4, 1953 – October 10, 2025 Olean- Philip Arthur “Flip” Pantano “Loving Husband” Philip
David J. Gumtow
October 19, 1955 – October 5, 2025 David J. Gumtow of 395 Sanford Hollow Road,
Janice J. Ayers Snyder
March 24, 1940 – October 15, 2025 Janice J. Ayers Snyder, Loving Mother, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother,
Jamy J. Pezon
July 28, 1972 – September 29, 2025 Jamy J. Pezon, 53, of Salamanca, NY died
Veneranda M. “Vinnie” DeGiglio
July 22, 1937 – October 2, 2025 Olean- Veneranda M. “Vinnie” DeGiglio,”Beloved Mother, Grandmother and
Loretta Seneca Crane
January 16, 1940 – September 23, 2025 Loretta Seneca Crane, 85, of Salamanca, NY, died
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