Visitation: SUNDAY, January 3, 2016: 2-6 pm at The Dietrich Funeral Homes, Inc., 2480 Kensington Ave., Amherst.
Service: MONDAY, January 4, 2016: A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 am at Our Lady of Victory Basilica, Lackawanna. BARDO – John Joseph, Sr.
December 26, 2015; cherished
husband of 45 years to the late
Barbara A. Bardo; devoted father
of John Jr. (Jennifer), Michael, James
Bardo and Mary Jo (Allan) Parsons;
loving papa of Adrianna, Preston,
Dylan, Lily, Blake, Nathan and Nicolas;
brother of Loretta Bardo; also survived
by several nephews, cousins and
many loving friends. Family and
friends may call Sunday 2-6 PM at the
DIETRICH FUNERAL HOME, INC.,
2480 Kensington Ave., Amherst 14226.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be
celebrated on Monday at 10:30 AM
at Our Lady of Victory Basilica, 767
Ridge Rd., Lackawanna 14218. Please
assemble at church. Flowers
gratefully declined. Online
condolences may be shared at www.
TheDietrichFuneralHome.com Aug. 4, 1937 – Dec. 26, 2015 John J. Bardo Sr., of Hamburg, retired chief financial officer for Bertrand Chaffee Hospital in Springville, died unexpectedly last Saturday in Mercy Hospital. He was 78. Born in Jamestown, he earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Kent State University in Ohio in 1962. Mr. Bardo moved to the Buffalo area from Jamestown in 1968 and worked in various areas of health-care finance for Blue Cross Blue Shield, Mercy Hospital, Sisters Hospital, Columbus Hospital and Buffalo General Hospital. In 1984, he was appointed comptroller for the Springville hospital, then promoted to director of finance. He played a key role in the expansion of the hospital’s Jennie B. Richmond Nursing Home. He retired in 1999. In retirement, he was self-employed as an accountant and tax preparer. From 1999 to 2008, Mr. Bardo also managed Niagara Hudson Cleaners and Niagara Hudson Properties, family-owned businesses started by his father-in-law on Buffalo’s West Side. During the past two years, he was an assistant to the recreation director at Orchard Heights in Orchard Park, transporting the residents on outings and coordinating their appointments. A former resident of Orchard Park, he was a parishioner at Our Lady of Victory Basilica in Lackawanna. His wife of 45 years, the former Barbara A. Manze, died Oct. 14. Survivors include a daughter, Mary Jo Parsons; three sons, John J. Jr., Michael and James; a sister, Loretta; and seven grandchildren. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 10:30 a.m. Monday in Our Lady of Victory Basilica, 767 Ridge Road at South Park Avenue, Lackawanna.