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Ralph W. Leamer

Ralph W. Leamer May 22, 1950 – Dec. 8, 2025 R. Wayne Leamer, 75, of Ashville, NY passed away unexpectedly on Monday, afternoon, Dec. 8, 2025 at his home. He was born on May 22, 1950 in Dunkirk, NY, the son of the late Ralph and Shirley (nee Arneman) Leamer. Wayne is survived by six siblings, H. Eileen (Paul) Dorman, Gary (Polly), Earl (Becky) , Norm (Cheryl) Leamer and Glenn (Deanna) Leamer and Carol (Chris) Warner; also survived by many nieces & nephews. He was preceded in death by a sister, Ruth Alonge. Wayne graduated from Ripley Central School “ Class of 1968”. He ...

Lori A. Brunecz

Lori A. Brunecz, 59, of 725 Busti Sugar Grove Road, died Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, in UPMC Hamot, Erie. She was born Sept. 9, 1966, in Jamestown, a daughter of Norman Dame and Kitty Card Dame Russo. A 1984 graduate of Jamestown High School, she was employed for many years by Cummins Jamestown ...

Jody Henry

Jody Root Henry, 67, of Frewsburg, NY, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, in Pittsburgh, PA, after a long battle with cancer. Born on Nov. 17, 1958, in Jamestown, NY, Jody was the daughter of the late Charles and Alice Root. She was a graduate of Southwestern Central School, Class of ...

Laura L. Hettenbaugh

Laura Lee (Milks) Hettenbaugh, 85, of Church Street, Randolph, passed away Wednesday (Dec. 17, 2025) at ECMC in Buffalo. . Mrs. Hettenbaugh was born Sept. 26, 1940 in Salamanca, the daughter of the late Emerson and Loretta Drew Milks. Laura Lee was a 1958 graduate of Little Valley School ...

Rick C. Kerr

South Dayton: Rick C. Kerr, 70, of South Dayton, died Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025 at his daughter’s residence in Cattaraugus. He was born in Silver Creek on Sept. 8, 1955, the son of the late Lorna (Scheskey) Kerr. Rick was a graduate of Pine Valley Central School, Class of 1976 and was a ...

Milford E. “Stub” Porter

Milford E. “Stub” Porter, 91, of Jamestown, died Sunday Dec. 14, 2025, in UPMC Chautauqua after a brief illness, surrounded by his wife and daughters. A lifelong Jamestown resident, he was born March 24, 1934, the son of the late Ernest and Lucille Bitely Porter. Stub was a 1952 ...