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Sharon K. Rexford

Sharon K. Rexford, 66, of Jamestown, passed away Feb. 7, 2025, at Buffalo General Hospital. She was born June 21, 1958, in Jamestown, NY, the daughter of the late Carl and Margaret Torgerson Burt. Sharon was a graduate of Falconer Central Schools. Before her retirement she worked at the ...

David L. Rexford

David L. Rexford, 71, of Jamestown, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, at UPMC Hamot. He was born on Jan. 23, 1954, in Westfield, NY, the son of the late Ernest and Gladis Foster Rexford. David was a graduate of Westfield central Schools. Following high school, he joined the U.S. Navy ...

Deborah C. “Debbie” Ognibene

Deborah C. “Debbie” Ognibene, 75, of Falconer, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025, in Heritage Green Rehab and Skilled Nursing. A lifelong area resident, she was born Nov. 7, 1949, in Falconer, the daughter of the late William J. and Janis “Maude” Lewis Kilmartin III. Debbie was a ...

Melvin R. Lord

Melvin R. Lord, 90, of Blockville, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. He was born in Blockville on Dec. 30, 1934, to the late John and Edith Simmes Lord. A genuinely kind man, Melvin graduated from Panama High School in 1952 and went to work on ...

Diane H. Hill

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our mother, Diane H. Hill on Feb. 4, 2025. Diane was 72 years old. She was born on July 28, 1952, in Olean, New York to Ralph and Barbara Hollis. Diane grew up in Lakewood, New York and attended Southwestern High School, and Alfred ...

Irene A. Shoup

On Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, Irene A. (Fairbanks) Shoup left this world peacefully at the home of her son Rodney in Gerry NY. Born in Jamestown NY, the second oldest of four children to Theodore “Ted” and Elsie (Anderson) Fairbanks. Irene married Robert H. Shoup of Falconer NY on Aug. 23, ...