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

Sherrie L. “Ray” Bennett
December 7, 1951 – March 29, 2025 Salamanca, NY- Sherrie L. “Ray” Bennett passed away

Alice Barton Lindquist
January 22, 1925 – March 29, 2025 Alice Barton Lindquist, 100, of Randolph, formerly of

Timothy J. Light
February 19, 1959 – March 28, 2025 Timothy J. Light, 66, of Great Valley, NY

Curtiss A. Rickey
June 24, 1966 – March 24, 2025 Hinsdale, NY Curtiss A. Rickey, 58, of Hinsdale,

Denise Marie Winsor-Booth
Denise Marie Winsor-Booth, age 50, passed away in her home in Salamanca, NY on Saturday,

Teresa A. Wagner
July 30, 1960 – March 22, 2025 Ellicottville – Teresa A. Wagner, 64, of Ellicottville,
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