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Linda M. Leonard

Linda Mae Leonard 78, passed peacefully at her home on April 23, 2026. She was born in Jamestown NY on July 4, 1947 to the late Alvin J. and Twyla M. (Curtis) Cooper and graduated from Jamestown High School. Linda was employed by Matco Tools for many years. Following her retirement she did Home Health Care and volunteered as a reading aide at Washington Middle School. If you knew Linda, you knew her love for her family, friends and her rescue pet Honey. She loved Bingo. She loved sharing her knowledge of birds and could often be found soaking up the sunshine whenever she could. She ...

Arnold (Arnie) Henry Geisler

Arnold (Arnie) Henry Geisler, 68, passed away peacefully on March 23, 2026, in Regensburg, Germany where he was undergoing rehabilitation from a stroke. He succumbed to a second stroke in March. Arnie was born in St. Tonis, West Germany to Elizabeth and Henry Geisler. Five months following ...

Georgie Ann Kopta

Georgie Ann Kopta, passed away on April 24, 2026, in her home at the age of 69. She was born on June 2, 1956, to Chester and Ethel (Truesdale) Rager, who preceded her in passing, along with one brother, Jimmy Dean Rager (1980), and two infant nieces, Melinda Sue Kopta (1978) and Andrea M. ...

Stephen L. Peterson

Stephen L. Peterson, 84, of Jamestown, died Saturday April 25, 2026, in his home surrounded by his family. A lifelong Jamestown resident, he was born May 2, 1941, a son of the late Leonard and Ruth Peterson. He was a 1959 graduate of Jamestown High School followed by graduation from ...

Sally A. Black

A memorial service for Sally A. Black, 93, of 212 Aldren Ave., who died Aug. 22, 2025, will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 2nd, in the Chapel of First Lutheran Church. Saturday, May 2nd in the Chapel of First Lutheran Church. The widow of Gordon W. Black, Sally served as Director of ...

Stella K. Dynys

Stella K. Dynys, 99, of Jamestown, died Friday, April 24, 2026, in Heritage Park Rehab and Skilled Nursing. A Jamestown resident all her life, she was born April 28, 1926, a daughter of the late Joseph and Katherine Solek Dynys, Sr. A 1944 graduate of Jamestown High School, she had been ...