William Alan West passed away at Lecom Hospice, Erie, PA, on March 8, 2026, after a long battle with COPD. He was born on Feb. 15, 1951, in Jamestown, N.Y. and grew up on Chautauqua Lake in Bemus Point N.Y. He graduated from Maple Grove High School in 1969. He joined the US Navy in 1971 as a ...

Colleen J. Butera, 79, of Jamestown, died Monday March 23, 2026, surrounded by her family, in the home of her daughter in Dunkirk. Born July 1, 1946, in Jamestown, she was the daughter of the late Francis “Bugs” and Irene Frahm McGraw. She was a 1964 graduate of Randolph Central ...

James Peterson Jr., 65, of Mayville, NY passed away on Thursday March 19, 2026 at his home. He was born on April 25, 1960 in Jamestown, NY to James Peterson and Beverly Shaka. He graduated from Sherman Central Schools. Jim spent over 30 years at Welch’s where he held many different ...

Barbara A. Gustafson, 97, of Bergquist Assisted Living, Gerry, formerly of Falconer passed away Saturday, March 21, 2026 in Heritage Park Rehab and Skilled Nursing. Born in Jamestown on Sept. 15, 1928, she is the daughter of Chester and Genevieve Hine Peterson. Barb, a lifelong resident of ...