Rodney D. Hillyard, 69, of Jamestown, NY, passed away on Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at UPMC Chautauqua Hospital. A complete obituary will be announced through the Nelson Funeral Home & Cremation Services, in Youngsville, when available.
Michael John LaKotta, 78, of Sherman, NY, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. He was born March 4, 1947, in Brooklyn, NY, the son of the late Michael F and Grace May LaKotta. Mike was an auto mechanic and a co-owner of Route 6 Service in Killingly, CT, with his ...
Richard W. “Dick” Nelson Sr. of 136 Aldren Ave., formerly of 222 Indiana Ave., passed away on Sunday, April 20, 2025, in UPMC Chautauqua. He was born on Sept. 18, 1931, in Jamestown, the son of the late Walter and Eleanor Anderson Nelson. A veteran of the Korean War he served in the ...
Alfred Brooks Parker, 90, died on March 8, 2025, in Hardin, Illinois. He was born in Jamestown, NY on Feb. 4, 1935, son of Harold E. and Anna B. Parker. He graduated from Southwestern Central High School in 1953 and was Senior Class President and Class Valedictorian. He sang in the chorus, played French horn in the band and baritone horn in the marching band and Lakewood Bugle and Drum Corps. Always tall, thin, and “raw-boned”, he had an amazing resemblance to Abraham Lincoln and presented the Gettysburg Address annually at school, thus earning the nickname “Abe.” He received a ...
John (Jack) Claypool passed away on April 15, 2025 and was reunited with the love of his life, his wife, Maryn. They both passed on the Tuesday before Easter, a few years apart, marking the end of their long and devoted marriage. John and Maryn met at Penn State and were married in 1958. They grew their family with three children, John Jr., Laurie ,and Linda (Galow). Their family expanded to include John’s wife, Patti; Linda’s husband, Brian; and John Jr.’s daughter, Grace. John was born in Millvale, Pennsylvania near Pittsburgh to William and Evelyn Claypool. He shared a room ...
Mabel R. Tranum, 95, of Sinclairville, passed away Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at home. Wife of the late Hugh Tranum, Sr.; mother of Hugh (Donna) Tranum; grandmother of Todd (Sarah) and Sarah Tranum. Arrangements to be announced by Jordan Funeral Home Sinclairville.
