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Charlene C. Bigney

Charlene C. “Char” Bigney, 86, of 11 E. Burtis Street, Celoron, died Sunday March 15, 2026, in Absolut of Salamanca. Born Sept. 2, 1939, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Ruth Freed Coan. She was a 1957 graduate of Jamestown High School. Char was a real people person and used ...

Pamela S. Parla

Pamela S. Parla, 63, of Jamestown, died Friday March 13, 2026, in Lake Pointe Rehab and Nursing Center. A Jamestown resident all her life, she was born May 11, 1962, one of four daughters born to Barbara Barrelle Spetz and the late Weldon “Archie” Spetz. A 1980 graduate of Jamestown ...

Sandra T. Migliore

Sandra T. Migliore, 74, of Falconer passed away Thursday, March 12, 2026 in Olean General Hospital, Olean, NY. A lifelong area resident she was born Dec. 3, 1951 in Jamestown, the daughter of the late Bert Torrey and Delia Roberts. Sandra was a graduate of Cassadaga Valley High School and ...

Joseph J. Rickards

Joseph John Rickards, Jr., 85, of Jamestown, died Sunday March 15, 2026, in his home. A native of Albany, NY, he was born Aug. 3, 1940, a son of the late Joseph and Helen Schwalbe Rickards. Joe was a veteran of the US Marine Corps, serving from 1960-61. Prior to his retirement, he owned ...

Emelia R. Richmond

Emelia R. Richmond, 89, of Jamestown passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2026 in UPMC Chautauqua. She was born Aug. 11, 1936 in San Cristobal Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico, the daughter of the late Isidro Rojas and Elvira Herrera. Emelia immigrated to the United States in 1959 and became a US citizen in 1995. Prior to retirement, Emelia was employed in the housekeeping department at WCA Hospital. While employed at WCA Emelia was thought of as a valued employee and respected by her co-workers and staff of WCA. Emelia enjoyed spending time with her family, knitting, crocheting, and ...

Ronnie Joseph Borst

Ronnie Joseph Borst, a cherished husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend, passed away peacefully on Feb. 25, 2026, in Cleveland, Ohio, at the age of 76. Ronnie was born on March 2, 1949, in Jamestown, NY. Family was the cornerstone of Ronnie’s life. He is survived by his loving ...