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Jenny R. Ralabate (nee Aquilino) |
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Visitation: No prior visitation.
Service: Private
**Online condolences will be accessible on Sunday, Apr. 11th.
RALABATE - Jenny R.
(nee Aquilino)
April 6, 2021. Beloved wife of the late
Francis C. Ralabate; dearest mother
of the late Francis C. “Bud” Ralabate;
grandmother of Nicholas (Kristen)
Ralabate and Christina (JP) Cedeño;
great-grandmother of Maia and Eloisa
Cedeño and Francis S. Ralabate; sister
of the late Rose Pingitore, Frances
Gabriel, Antoinette Weisbeck, Adele
Aquilino and Olivia Aquilino; also
survived by many nieces and nephews.
No prior visitation. A private service will
take place on Thursday, April 15, 2021.
A Mass of Celebration of Jenny’s life will
be held at a later date to be determined
by the family. Arrangements by THE
DIETRICH FUNERAL HOME, INC.,
2480 Kensington Ave., Amherst.
Please share condolences online at
www.TheDietrichFuneralHome.com
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Howard A. Reichert |
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Visitation: No prior visitation.
Service: A Celebration of Life was held privately by the family.
**Online condolences will be accesible on Sunday, Apr. 11th.
REICHERT - Howard A.
April 7, 2021. Beloved
husband of the late
Patricia A. (nee Butts)
Reichert; loving father
of Michael (fiancée
Joni Regula), David
(Karen) and Brian
(Lisa) Reichert; dear grandfather of
Benjamin and Magnolia; also survived
by nieces and nephews. Howard was a
proud veteran of the US Army, an avid
golfer and lifelong fan of the Buffalo
Sabres. A Celebration of Life was held
privately by the family. Arrangements by
the DIETRICH FUNERAL HOME, INC.
Online condolences many be shared at
www.TheDietrichFuneralHome.com
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Joanne M. Leader (nee Prejna) |
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Visitation: No prior visitation.
Service: Funeral Services were held privately.
**Online condolences will be accessible on Sunday, Apr. 11th.
LEADER - Joanne M.
(nee Prejna)
April 8, 2021. Beloved wife of the late
Thomas C. Leader Jr.; loving mother
of Deborah (Michael) Gmeinder,
John (Christine) Leader and Kevin
(Lynn) Leader; grandmother of nine
grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
No prior visitation. Funeral services
were held privately. Arrangements by
THE DIETRICH FUNERAL HOME,
INC., 2480 Kensington Ave., Amherst.
Online condolences may be shared at
www.TheDietrichFuneralHome.com
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Mary Katherine Akman (nee Kenny) |
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Visitation: FRIDAY, April 9, 2021: 6-8 pm at The Dietrich Funeral Homes, Inc., 2480 Kensington Ave., Amherst.
Service: SATURDAY, April 10, 2021: A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 9:30 am at Christ the King Parish, Snyder.
Livestream of Mass may be accessed on Saturday at https://www.ctksnyder.org
MARY KATHERINE (KENNY) AKMAN
Mary Akman passed away April 7, 2021, at her home in Amherst, New York. Few people outside her immediate family knew the extent to which she struggled from chronic back pain in the final years. Mary’s children and grandchildren brought joy into her life and kept her pushing through the pain.
She was born Mary Katherine Kenny on December 14, 1936, in London, Ontario to Roy Ignatius and Avril Kenny. Mary was raised primarily by her grandmother, known lovingly by all as “Granny." Early in her professional life as a nurse, she met and married Pol Cabi Akman. They lived in Toronto, Canada until Pol finished his surgical residency in 1963. They moved to Philadelphia for a brief time while Pol completed his medical training. Before settling in Amherst, Mary and Pol started a family in Wellsville, New York. They quickly surrounded themselves with a great community and created lasting friendships there. Mary and her husband traveled around the world and also spent many vacations with friends and family in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
Mary was a homemaker and raised three children following her service as a nurse. Most of all, she loved being surrounded by her family and cared deeply for her grandchildren. She was a member of Christ the King Parish and the Women’s College Club of Buffalo. Mary enjoyed gardening, playing the piano, and playing bridge. Video chats gave Mary a window into the lives of her youngest grandchildren in Virginia. In her final days, Mary recalled fond memories of her husband Pol as well as her sister-in-law/friend Janet Kenny. In a memory book, Mary told her grandchildren to ‘live well, laugh often, and love much.' She will be remembered for her kind heart, devotion to family, and love of Christmas.
Her daughter, Isabell Posner, lovingly cared for Mary in the last years of her life, navigating the healthcare system at the height of the pandemic to minimize her mother’s suffering. Mary’s family thanks everyone who cared for her.
Mary is preceded by her husband, parents, and siblings. Mary is survived by her children Isabell (Alan) Posner of Amherst, New York; Paul Akman of Arlington Virginia; Meaghen (Sean) McDermott of McLean, Virginia; and stepdaughter Christabel Neslihan Jevremovic of Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania. Six grandchildren, Kent Jevremovic, Abigail Posner, Brian Posner, Kellan McDermott, Finn McDermott, and Kaitlyn McDermott.
Memorial remembrances are suggested in lieu of flowers to charities that help ease suffering and pain in the world and they may be left or mailed to the Dietrich Funeral Home, 2480 Kensington Ave., Amherst, New York, 14226. A funeral mass will be held on Saturday morning, 9:30am at Christ the King Parish.
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Jacqueline C. Groszkowski (nee Wajtkus) |
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Visitation: No prior visitaiton.
Service: WEDNESDAY, March 31, 2021: A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 am at St. Mary Church, Swormville, NY.
**Livestream of Jacqueline's Mass can be accessed at www.stmaryswormville.org
GROSZKOWSKI - Jacqueline C.
(nee Wajtkus)
March 26, 2021, beloved wife of Leon
Groszkowski; loving mother of Sandra
(Jeffrey) Ash and Darlene (Joseph)
Mischler; loving grandmother of Matthew,
Zachary, Rachel, Benjamin and Derek.
No prior visitation. A Mass of Christian
Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday
at 11 AM at St. Mary Church, 6919
Transit Rd., Swormville 14051. Flowers
gratefully declined. Memorials may be
made to the American Lung Association or
the COVID-19 Relief Fund. Arrangements
by THE DIETRICH FUNERAL HOME,
INC., 2480 Kensington Ave., Amherst.
Live stream of Mass can be accessed
at www.stmaryswormville.com. Your
online condolences may be shared at
www.TheDietrichFuneralHome.com
Oct. 4, 1943 – March 26, 2021
Jacqueline C. Groszkowski spent her life giving to others.
As
a Cleveland Hill teacher, she encouraged and supported her pupils. An
award-winning quilter, she gave hundreds of her creations to people in
hospitals and serving in the military. She donated gallons of blood to
the Red Cross and platelets to Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center.
"Her
generosity was far-reaching," said Sandra Ash, one of her two
daughters. "She left the world a better place and that is testimony of a
life well lived."
Mrs. Groszkowski
died of Covid-19 in Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital, where she had
been a patient for 16 days. The Lockport resident was 77.
Mrs.
Groszkowski, known as Jackie, was born in Buffalo, the only child of
Eugene and Micha Salwa Bednarczyk Wajtkus, who raised her in Kaisertown.
A 1961 graduate of South Park High School, she earned a bachelor's
degree in Education in 1964 and a master's degree in Learning and
Instruction in 1992, both from from SUNY Buffalo State.
After
earning her bachelor's degree, Mrs. Groszkowski taught first grade at
the Rice Road school of the Iroquois Central School District for two
years, then moved to Cleveland Hill Elementary School, where she taught
first and third grade, then kindergarten for 23 years.
She married Leon Groszkowski on Oct. 22, 1966, in St. Casimir's Church in Buffalo.
While
the family was living in Cheektowaga from 1968 to 1995,
Mrs. Groszkowski was an active member and lector in Infant of Prague
Church.
From
1977 to 1987, she led Troop 1261 Junior and Cadette Girl Scout Troop,
which met at the Cleveland Drive Lutheran Church in Cheektowaga.
The
family moved to Lockport in 1995, and Mrs. Groszkowski joined St.
Mary's Church in Gasport, where she also coordinated Vacation Bible
School.
Mrs. Groszkowski retired in 2002.
She
was an active member and past president and board member of the Amherst
Quilt Guild. "She was an award winning quilter," said her daughter.
"She made quilts of all sizes using traditional patterns and more
recently designing her own."
The traditional quilts she sewed were based on antique patterns reproduced by the Amherst Quilt Guild.
Mrs.
Groszkowski donated hundreds of her quilted creations to Roswell Park,
Women and Children's Hospital, Erie County Medical Center, the Erie
County Home, the Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Buffalo General
Medical Center.
Through her
friends in the quilt guild, she made contact with active duty military
members and donated quilts to the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station and
Wounded Warriors.
She
also donated quilts to North Dakota Indian reservations and hand-sewed
dresses for poor girls in Mexico to help them avoid being targeted by
human traffickers.
From
the 1980s to the early 2000s, Mrs. Groszkowski donated whole blood to
the American Red Cross, earning a 40 gallon award pin. She donated
platelets to Roswell Park.
Mrs.
Groszkowski enjoyed traveling, visiting 46 states. She enjoyed seeing
Broadway musicals in local theaters, playing Yahtzee and cheering on her
grandchildren at sporting, scouting and extracurricular events, her
family said.
Besides
her husband of 54 years, Leon Groszkowski, Mrs. Groszkowski is survived
by her two daughters, Sandra Ash and Darlene Mischler; four grandsons
and a granddaughter.
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Wednesday at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Swormville.
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Amy L. Curry (nee Rosenberry) |
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Visitation: No prior visitation.
Service: Services were held privately.
CURRY - Amy L.
(nee Rosenberry)
March 20, 2021, beloved wife of Sean
Curry; loving mother of Daniel Curry;
daughter of Richard (late Barbara)
Rosenberry; sister of Richard (Debbie)
Rosenberry and James Rosenberry. No
prior visitation. Funeral services were held
privately. Arrangements by the DIETRICH
FUNERAL HOME, INC.,2480 Kensington
ave. Online condolences may be shared
at www.TheDietrichFuneralHome.com
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June Watt (nee Rees) |
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Visitation: No prior visitation.
Service: FRIDAY, March 19, 2021: A Funeral Service will be held at 11:30 am at Amherst Community Church, Amherst NY.
You may view June's funeral service at Amherst Community Church on Friday at 11:30 am by following this Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89442939424?pwd=VUdzOHo5TUduQUdTUW9nTEtIQnRSQT09
WATT - June (nee Rees)
March 10, 2021. Beloved mother
of Jonathan (June), Rev. Dr., and
David (Diane) Watt; grandmother of
Nathan (Mariah), Johanna (Juriaan)
deBlok, Benjamin (Natalie), Zacharias
(Katherine), Justin (Kaylin) and Alexis
Watt; great-grandmother of Briella,
Olivia, Addison, Tobias and Isaac; sister
of the late Barbara (Edwin) Walker;
aunt of Susan (Malcolm) Burn and
Glynn (Lucy) Walker. No prior visitation.
Family and friends are welcome to
attend a Funeral Service at Amherst
Community Church, 77 Washington
Hwy., Amherst, NY 14226, on Friday at
11:30 AM. In lieu of flowers, memorials
may be made to Friends of the Night
People, 394 Hudson St., Buffalo,
NY 14201. Arrangements by THE
DIETRICH FUNERAL HOME, INC.
Online condolences may be shared at
www.TheDietrichFuneralHome.com
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