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Anne Offermann (nee Kinney) |
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Visitation: No prior visitation.
Service: FRIDAY, June 7, 2019: A Memorial Mass will be held at 10:30 am at St. Joseph Universtiy Church, 3269 Main St., Buffalo NY.
OFFERMANN - Anne
(nee Kinney)
February 13, 2019, age 94, peacefully
surrounded by her family. Beloved
wife of the late Frank J. Offermann Jr.;
devoted mother of Francis J. “Bud”
(Molly) Offermann III, Barbara Anne
(Stephen) Townsend, and Geoffrey J.
(Lynda) Offermann; cherished Nana of
Justin, Aidan, Cole, Carley, and Sarah;
loving sister of Jane (late Joseph)
K. Svejkar and Kathleen (late Frank
“Buck”) K. Illig; loving aunt of many
nieces and nephews. A Memorial Mass
will be held at St. Joseph University
Church, 3269 Main St., Buffalo 14214,
Friday, June 7, 2019 at 10:30 AM.
Flowers gratefully declined. Memorial
donations may be made to the
Carmelite Monastery, 75 Carmel Rd.,
Buffalo, NY 14214. Arrangements by
REGER FUNERAL HOME, INC.
Aug. 15, 1924 – Feb. 13, 2019
When newlywed Anne Kinney Offermann was interviewed for a job
managing speech pathology programs throughout Baltimore County, Md., the
interviewer asked if she could drive.
She replied, "Of course."
She got the job. Then, said her daughter Barbara Offermann Townsend,
"She went home and said to my father, 'I've got to learn to drive this
weekend.' "
Her mother did learn to drive and held the job as lead
teacher/coordinator for the Baltimore County special ed program,
coordinating groundbreaking speech therapy classes, until the family
returned to Western New York in 1951.
Mrs. Offermann died on Feb. 13, 2019, at age 94 after a period of declining health.
She was "very independent and a true 'modern' woman," her daughter
said. "She was just amazing, she just did so much and was really smart
and very science-oriented."
She was born in Buffalo on Aug. 15, 1924, the first child of Dr.
James P. Kinney and Ethel (Stabel) Kinney, a registered nurse. Her
father was chief of staff at Sisters Hospital in the 1940s.
Mrs. Offermann was a graduate of Sacred Heart Academy and Amherst High School, in the class of 1941.
After three years at D'Youville College, she graduated in 1944 with a
bachelor's degree in science. With friends, she then took a bus to
Mexico City, where she enrolled in classes at the University of Mexico.
She had studied Spanish in college and had an affinity for the culture,
her daughter said.
Back in Western New York, Mrs. Offermann earned a master's degree in
special education with a concentration in speech pathology from the
University at Buffalo in 1946.
On a blind date, she met Frank J. Offermann Jr., whose father had
owned the Buffalo Bisons until his death in 1935. The team's stadium at
East Ferry Street and Michigan Avenue was later renamed Offermann
Stadium.
On July 23, 1949, the pair married in St. Joseph's University, where
she had been baptized, had her First Communion and been confirmed, her
daughter said.
They moved to Baltimore while he attended Georgetown Law School, but
returned and settled in Eggertsville in 1951. Mrs. Offermann taught full
time at St. Mary's School for the Deaf until they started their family.
She returned to work part time for several years after her children
started school.
In 1960, they moved into a house on Beard Avenue where she lived the rest of her life.
The Offermanns enjoyed meeting travelers through World Hospitality, a
national group that connected businessmen and businesswomen across the
world for cultural exchanges. Mrs. Offermann enjoyed traveling well into
her 80s. She and her husband took frequent ElderHostel trips, Barbara
Offermann Townsend said.
Her daughter described Mrs. Offermann as "a lifelong yoga
enthusiast," beginning in the late 1960s. She taught yoga classes at
senior centers and at Bristol Homes in Buffalo.
She was a lifelong member of the Great Books Foundation.
Mrs. Offermann was a member of the Buffalo Garden Club from its
inception. She planted some 3,000 spring daffodils at her home and
received many citations from Buffalo in Bloom.
She belonged to the Buffalo Skating Club and the Buffalo Ski Club.
She and her husband coordinated a Canisius High School spring break trip
to Cervinia, Italy, in the 1970s.
Mr. Offermann died on July 18, 2013, after 63 years of marriage.
Besides her daughter, Mrs. Offermann is survived by two sons, Francis
"Bud" J. III and Geoffrey J.; her sisters, Jane K. Svejkar and Kathleen
K. Illig; five grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held in June at St. Joseph's University Church, 3269 Main St.
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Roger J. Goergen, DDS |
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Visitation: MONDAY, May 20, 2019: 2-4 & 7-9 pm at The Dietrich Funeral Homes, Inc., 2480 Kensington Ave., Amherst.
Service: TUESDAY, May 21, 2019: A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 9:30 am at Christ the King Church, Snyder.
GOERGEN - Roger J., DDS
May 17, 2019. Beloved
husband of the late
Jeanne M. (nee Cleary)
Goergen; loving father
of Joseph (Jacqueline)
and Mary Ellen J.
Goergen; dear
grandfather of Genevieve and Joseph
Goergen; brother of the late Richard
(Adele) Goergen; also survived by
nieces and nephews. Family and
friends may call on Monday from 2-4
and 7-9 PM at DIETRICH FUNERAL
HOME, INC., 2480 Kennsington Ave.,
Amherst, NY 14226. A Mass of
Christian Burial will be celebrated on
Tuesday at 9:30 AM at Christ the King
Church, 30 Lamarck Dr., Amherst, NY
14226, please assemble at church.
Flowers gratefully declined. Memorials
may be made to, the Carmelite
Monastery or Hospice Buffalo. Online
condolences may be shared at
www.thedietrichfuneralhome.com
Dec. 27, 1925 – May 17, 2019
Dr. Roger J. Goergen, a retired dentist who helped write the ethics code for the Town of Amherst, died Friday in Hospice Buffalo, Cheektowaga, after a short illness. He was 93.
Born in Buffalo, he was a graduate of Canisius High School and earned a bachelor's degree from Canisius College. He graduated from the University of Buffalo School of Dental Medicine in 1947, and he served in the U.S. Naval Medicine and Dental Corps, attaining the rank of lieutenant. He earned the American Defense Service Medal and was named an honorary citizen of the Republic of Korea.
Dr. Goergen maintained a dental practice for 52 years, retiring in 1998. He was a member of the Eighth District Dental Society and the New York State Dental Society.
A committeeman for the Amherst Conservative Party, he was chairman of the Amherst Government Study Committee and led its Subcommittee on Ethics, which updated the ethics code for the Town of Amherst in 1990. He subsequently was named to the town's first Board of Ethics, which administered and enforced the code.
Dr. Goergen's interests included history, travel and outdoor activities, such as hunting, fishing and bird watching.
His wife, the former Jeanne M. Cleary, an elementary school teacher, died in 2007.
Survivors include a daughter, Mary Ellen; a son, Joseph; and two grandchildren.
A Mass of Christian burial will be offered at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 21, in Christ the King Catholic Church, 30 Lamarck Drive, Snyder.
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Eleanore J. Sweet (nee Feist) |
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Visitation: No prior visitation.
Service: A Funeral Service was held privately by the family.
**Online condolences will be accessible on Sunday**
SWEET - Eleanore J. (nee Feist)
May 11, 2019. Beloved wife of the
late Frederick Sweet; loving mother of
Cynthia Sweet, Karen (Ricky) Kieffer
and the late Tim (Wendy Gibson) and
Pam Sweet; beloved grandmother of
Stephanie Kieffer; also survived by
nieces. No prior visitation. A Funeral
Service was held privately by the family.
Arrangements by THE DIETRICH
FUNERAL HOME, INC., 2480
Kensington Ave., Amherst, NY. Online
condolences may be shared at
www.TheDietrichFuneralHome.com
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Lynn Millane (nee Schermerhorn) |
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Visitation: No prior visitation.
Service: SATURDAY, June 29, 2019: A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at 8:45 am at St. Gregory the Great Church, Williamsville.
MILLANE - Lynn S. (Hon)
May 4, 2019, passed away peacefully
at her home, surrounded by all of
her children. Lynn spent a majority
of her life dedicated to others on
various boards and committees and
served as the Town of Amherst’s first
woman Councilman and first woman
Supervisor. She was predeceased by
her beloved husband attorney John V.
Millane, Jr. She is survived by her five
children, Dr. Maureen Millane (Brian
Rusk), Michele Millane Campanella,
John V. Millane, III, Mark R. Millane, and
Kathleen Millane McConnell (Matthew);
14 grandchildren, Justine Rusk,
Michael Rusk, Connor Campanella,
Patrick Campanella, Kate Campanella
Beja, Sean Millane, Ryan Millane,
Joy Millane, Kevin Millane, Alyssa
Millane, Matthew McConnell, Ashelyn
McConnell, John McConnell and Taylor
McConnell; two great-grandchildren,
Noah Beja and Brody Beja; and many
cousins, nieces and nephews. A
Memorial Mass will be celebrated on
Saturday June 29, 2019 at 8:45 AM at
St. Gregory the Great Church, 200 St.
Gregory Ct., Williamsville, NY 14221.
The family would like to request in
lieu of flowers, that any donations be
made to The Twentieth Century Club of
Buffalo Preservation Foundation, 595
Delaware Ave., Buffalo, NY 14202 or a
charity of your choice. Arrangements by
the DIETRICH FUNERAL HOME, INC.
Online condolences may be shared at
www.TheDietrichFuneralHome.com
Oct. 14, 1928 — May 4, 2019
In 1996, as her groundbreaking political career was ending, Lynn Millane recalled telling an Amherst Republican leader in the early 1980s that she wanted to run for the Town Board.
She told The News that he replied, "We don't have any women on the Town Board," then added, "We don't need any."
"That did it," Mrs. Millane said.
Mrs. Millane not only won that 1981 election to the Amherst Town Board, she served on the board for 14 years. From 1990 to 1996, she was the first female deputy town supervisor, and from May to December 1996, she was the first female town supervisor, completing the term of Supervisor Thomas J. Ahern, who stepped down due to ill health.
"She was able to break some boundaries for women, and she did it in a way that was compassionate and measured," said Maureen Millane, the first of Mrs. Millane's five children. "She always worked across the aisle, too. She said that her constituents were all across the board, and she put them above the party."
Mrs. Millane died May 4 in her longtime Amherst home. She was 90.
She was born Oct. 14, 1928, in Buffalo, the only child of Robert P. and Justine Ross Schermerhorn. Her father was a certified public accountant.
Mrs. Millane earned a bachelor's degree in 1949 and a master's degree in health education in 1951, both from the State University of New York at Buffalo.
At UB, she met her husband-to-be, John Vaughan Millane Jr., known as Bud. They married on Aug. 16, 1952, in St. Joseph's Cathedral in Buffalo.
Even as a young mother, her daughter said, Mrs. Millane was involved in volunteer work, with special interest in Meyer Memorial Hospital (now Erie County Medical Center), where she belonged to and was an officer on the Junior Board from 1958 to 1969. She also held offices in the Women's Committee of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Society.
In 1969, to her surprise, she was named a Regional Homemaker of the Year by Family Circle magazine. "I nominated her for that, without her knowing," said her daughter.
In a Buffalo News interview after the award, Mrs. Millane said that in college, she had planned to become a doctor. "Sometimes I say that after I get everything settled, I'll take up painting," she said. "Every year is going to be my year, but I just don't get around to it."
In 1981, she finally got around to it, making history on the Amherst Town Board.
"After she was elected, she had a second phone put in for constituents' calls," said Maureen Millane. "It was a blue phone, and we were not allowed to use it, or to answer it. She was a great cook and was always in the kitchen, and my image is of her in the kitchen, in a suit and heels, wearing an apron, cooking or baking and talking on the blue phone."
On the board, she worked on many projects that aided senior citizens and libraries. She served as deputy supervisor under both Democratic Supervisor Daniel Ward and Ahern, a Republican, and when he stepped down, was unanimously named supervisor by a board that contained both Democratic and Republican members.
After leaving elected office, Mrs. Millane served on the Aging Services Committee of the New York State Office for Aging from 1996 to 2006; she was chair for all but the first year.
From 1999 to 2009, Mrs. Millane served two terms as a commissioner on the State Ethics Commission.
Among her honors, Mrs. Millane was named a New York State Senate "Woman of Distinction" in 2003; the Zonta Club of Amherst's Woman of the Year in 1992; and the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra's Woman of the Year in 1982. She received the Susan B. Anthony Award in 1991 from the Interclub Council of Western New York.
Her daughter said that Mrs. Millane cherished a letter from former First Lady Barbara Bush, in which Mrs. Bush praised her "enlightened leadership in behalf of public service and for carrying on the great American tradition of reaching out and caring for others."
She served on the Board of Trustees of Daemen College from 1998 to 2007, served on the board of directors and held several offices with the Amherst Symphony from 1981 to 2007, and was a member of the Amherst Senior Citizens Foundation Board from 1998 to 2002.
Her husband died in 1998.
Besides Dr. Maureen Millane, Mrs. Millane is survived by two other daughters, Michele Millane Campanella and Kathleen Millane McConnell; two sons, John V. Millane III and Mark R. Millane; 14 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and many cousins, nieces and nephews.
A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at 8:45 a.m. June 29 in St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church, 200 St. Gregory Court, Amherst.
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Dorothy A. Ludwig (nee Seybold) |
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Visitation: No prior visitation.
Service: MONDAY, May 13, 2019: A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 am at the Newman Center.
LUDWIG - Dorothy A.
(nee Seybold)
April 30, 2019; beloved wife of the
late Joseph E. Ludwig; loving mother
of Mark (Sharon) Ludwig, Susan
(Paul) Ferry and Sandra (Daniel)
Nettina; loving grandmother of five
grandchildren and one great-grandchild;
sister of Jeanne, Richard, Mark (Linda)
Seybold and the late Gerald, Rita, Ruth,
Carol and Francis X. Jr. Seybold; also
survived by nieces and nephews. No
prior visitation. A Mass of Christian
Burial will be celebrated on Monday,
May 13, 2019 at 10 AM at the Newman
Center, 495 Skinnersville Rd., Getzville,
NY 14228. Flowers gratefully declined.
Memorials may be made to Hospice
Buffalo, Inc. Arrangements by the
DIETRICH FUNERAL HOME. INC.
Online condolences may be shared Monday at
www.TheDietrichFuneralHome.com
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Christine L. Collingwood (nee Pasiecznik) |
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Visitation: MONDAY, May 6, 2019: 2-4 & 7-9 pm at The Dietrich Funeral Homes, Inc, 2480 Kensington Ave., Amherst.
Service: TUESDAY, May 7, 2019: A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 am at St. Joseph University Church, Buffalo.
COLLINGWOOD - Christine L.
(nee Pasiecznik)
April 30, 2019. Beloved wife of James
C. Collingwood; loving mother of
Catherine E. Kovel; dear grandmother
of Jason, Ryan, Isabel, Emily and Aria;
sister of Gerald (Judy), Carol Pasiecznik
and Mary Jane (William) Greene; also
survived by many nieces and nephews.
Family and friends may call Monday
from 2-4 and 7-9 PM at the DIETRICH
FUNERAL HOME, INC., 2480
Kensington Ave., Amherst. A Mass of
Christian Burial will be held Tuesday at
10 AM at St. Joseph University Church,
3269 Main St., Buffalo 14214. Please
assemble at church. Flowers gratefully
declined. Memorials may be made
to Hospice Buffalo, Inc. or Roswell
Park Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Condolences may be shared online Monday at
www.thedietrichfuneralhome.com
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Wilhelm A. Evelt |
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Visitation: No prior visitation.
Service: FRIDAY, May 3, 2019: A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 am at Our Lady Help of Christians Chapel, Cheektowaga.
EVELT - Wilhelm A.
April 28, 2019. Beloved husband of
the late Jutta L. Evelt (nee Block);
loving father of Cynthia (James)
Vaughn, Richard E. (Robin) Miller
and Doreen (Jesse) Bukowski and
the late Ann Rundle; cherished
grandfather of eight grandchildren
and six great-grandchildren; brother
of Maria Winkelheide and Hedwig
Kleideiter; predeceased by 3 brothers;
also survived by nieces and nephews.
Family and friends may gather
for a Mass Of Christian Burial, 10
AM on Friday at Our Lady Help of
Christians Chapel, 4125 Union Rd.,
Cheektowaga. Arrangements by the
DIETRICH FUNERAL HOME, INC.
Online condolences may be shared at
www.TheDietrichFuneralHome.com
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