Dunkirk Obituaries

James D. Balzer, 84, of Dunkirk, passed away on the evening of April 11, 2022, at Buffalo General Hospital.

He was known by his lifelong nickname “Pinky” given to him by his older brothers. When someone would ask his children who their father was, if they said James or Jim, the person would say “oh, I don’t know him.”...

Thomas J. Massar, 41, of Dunkirk died unexpectedly Saturday (April 9, 2022) at home.

Calling hours will be held Saturday, April 16, from 1-4 p.m. at the McGraw-Kowal Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held immediately after the calling hours at 4 p.m. Deacon Michael C. Lemieux will officiate.

A complete obituary will be published in the Friday edition...

James D. “Pinky” Balzer, 84, of Dunkirk, died Monday evening (April 11, 2022) at Buffalo General Hospital.

Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the McGraw-Kowal Funeral Home.

Thomas J. Massar, 41, of Dunkirk died unexpectedly Saturday (April 9, 2022) at home.

Arrangements are in-complete and will be announced by the McGraw-Kowal Funeral Home.

Lawrence J. Haase, 84, of Dunkirk, died Monday afternoon (April 11, 2022) in Daytona Beach, Fla.

Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the McGraw-Kowal Funeral Home.

Elizabeth M. “Goly” Vega, 65, of Jamestown, formerly of Dunkirk, died Thursday evening (April 7, 2022) at home following a lengthy illness.

She was born June 30, 1956, in Jayuya, Puerto Rico, the daughter of Wilma (Cosme) Rivera of Dunkirk and the late Raul Rivera.

A resident of the area for most of her life, Elizabeth was a graduate of...

Elizabeth M. “Goly” Vega, 65, of Jamestown, formerly of Dunkirk died Thursday evening (April 7, 2022) at home following a lengthy illness.

Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the McGraw-Kowal Funeral Home, Dunkirk.

Judith A. Trippi, 77, of Dunkirk peacefully died Sunday afternoon (April 3, 2022) at home surrounded by her husband, children and grandchildren.

She was born Oct. 29, 1944 in Dunkirk, the daughter of the late Peter F. and Rita T. (Schieres) Stupcy.

A lifelong Dunkirk resident, Judith was a graduate of Cardinal Mindszenty High School, class of 1962. She had...

Judith A. Trippi, 77, of Dunkirk peacefully died Sunday afternoon (April 3, 2022) at home surrounded by her husband, children and grandchildren.

She was born Oct. 29, 1944 in Dunkirk, the daughter of the late Peter F. and Rita T. (Schieres) Stupcy.

A lifelong Dunkirk resident, Judith was a graduate of Cardinal Mindszenty High School, class of 1962. She had...

Judith A. Trippi, 77, of Dunkirk, died Sunday afternoon (April 3, 2022) at home.

Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the McGraw-Kowal Funeral Home.

Patricia M. Piazza, 86, of Van Buren Bay died Thursday afternoon (March 24, 2022) at Brooks Memorial Hospital.

She was born Jan. 18, 1936, in Dunkirk, the daughter of the late Nicholas and Lena (Beiger) Pleszewski.

A lifelong Dunkirk resident, Pat was a graduate of Dunkirk High School, class of 1955. Pat and her husband Joe owned and operated Densmore’s...

Roberta J. “Bobbi Jo” (Dombrowski) Dewey, 75, of Dunkirk died unexpectedly Thursday morning (March 24, 2022) at home.

She was born March 19, 1947 in Dunkirk, the daughter of the late Aloys and Elizabeth (Szymanski) Dombrowski.

A lifelong area resident, Roberta was a graduate of Dunkirk High School, class of 1965. She had been em-ployed as a nurse at the...

Patricia M. Piazza, 86, of Van Buren Bay died Thursday afternoon (March 24, 2022) at Brooks Memorial Hospital.

She was born Jan. 18, 1936, in Dunkirk, the daughter of the late Ni-cholas and Lena (Beiger) Pleszewski.

A lifelong Dunkirk resident, Pat was a graduate of Dunkirk High School, class of 1955. Pat and her husband Joe owned and operated Densmore’s...

The family of Rick Dunst will hold a celebration of his life on July 2, 2022, at 3 p.m. at the Liberty Vineyards & Winery pavilion in Sheridan, N.Y. A barbecue dinner will be served at 4 p.m.

Rick died on Feb. 11, 2020, after a long battle with colon cancer. In keep-ing with his wishes, we will gather to...

Roberta J. “Bobbi Jo” (Dombrowski) Dewey, 75, of Dunkirk died unexpectedly Thursday morning (March 24, 2022) at home.

She was born March 19, 1947 in Dunkirk, the daughter of the late Aloys and Elizabeth (Szymanski) Dombrowski.

A lifelong area resident, Roberta was a graduate of Mindszenty High School, class of 1965. She had been employed as a nurse at the...

Patricia M. Piazza, 86, of Van Buren Bay died Thursday afternoon (March 24, 2022) at Brooks Memorial Hospital.

Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the McGraw-Kowal Funeral Home.

James W. Reilly, 52, of Dunkirk died unexpectedly Wednesday morning (March 16, 2022) at home.

He was born Jan. 17, 1970 in Dunkirk, the son of the late James M. and Ann F. (Weinkertz) Reilly.

A lifelong Dunkirk resident, James had been employed at Jamestown Plastics Inc. He was a member of the Northern Chautauqua Conservation Club.

Survivors include his...

Linda Titus-Battaglia, 60, of Fredonia died unexpectedly, but surrounded by loved ones, at Buffalo General Hospital on March 17, 2022.

She was born January 22, 1962, in Dunkirk, the daughter of Richard L. Titus of Dunkirk and Diane M. Prochnio of Grasonville, Maryland.

Linda was a graduate of Fredonia High School, a member of the class of 1980. After graduating,...

Roberta J. Dewey, 75, of Dunkirk died Thursday morning (March 24, 2022) at home.

Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the McGraw-Kowal Funeral Home.

Karen J. McClean, 59, of Fredonia, died March 20, 2022 at home, surrounded by family, following a courageous battle with cancer.

She was born Nov. 22, 1962, in Dunkirk, the daughter of the late Clarence and Ruth (Dillenkofer) Kachermeyer.

A lifelong resident of the area, Karen was a graduate of Dunkirk High School, class of 1980. She had been employed...