Emily I. Fisher (nee Hillebert) age 100, formally of Forestville, NY passed away peacefully at the Chautauqua County Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Dunkir
May 13, 2021
ELLINGTON Lucy Ann Rider, 78, of East Main Street, Ellington, passed away, Wednesday (May 12, 2021) in her home, while under the care of Chautauqua Hospice and her siblings by her side.
She was born July 16, 1942 in Jamestown, the daughter of the late Cleland E. and Edith L. (Strom) Vollentine.
Lucy was a 1960 graduate of Falconer High School and received her degree in Nursing from the WCA Hospital School of Nursing and also a degree in Business and Accounting from the Edison Community College in Ft. Myers, Florida.
Following a career in nursing at the Gowanda Psychiatric Center in Gowanda, NY, Lucy went on to work as the accounting manager for Sanibel Moorings Properties in Sanibel FL., retiring in 2005.
Apr 1, 2021
Margaret Ann (Ries) Luce, 85, of Gowanda, NY passed away peacefully on March 29, 2021 at her son’s home, her loving family by her side.
Margaret was born on September 5, 1935, to the late Erhard and Isabella (Eckle) Ries.
She was the eldest of six and was preceded in death by her late husband, Robert E. Luce of Gowanda, NY.
Margaret is survived by her son, Vincent and Heather Luce of Westfield, NY; and her loving grand-daughters Kaitlyn Dalton, and Brooke and Raegan Luce. She is also survived by her stepdaughter Roberta (Luce) Sawyer of Gowanda.
Grandma Margaret will always love her grand-daughters and their playful, energetic and cheerful voices forever. She was very proud of each and every one of you.
GOWANDA â Nearly 50 corrections officers stood behind state and local lawmakers at a press conference in front of the Gowanda Correctional Facility Tuesday, a day after it was announced the medium security prison would close.
Four days before Christmas, more than 510 corrections officers and another 130 civilian employees at the stateâs second-largest prison with more than 2,300 beds learned the facility would close March 31.
Two other prisons are slated for closure, the Watertown Correctional Facility and Clinton Annex at Dannemora. Around 400 more corrections officers at the two facilities are scheduled to lose their jobs.
Now is not the time to close the prison, located in southern Erie County, just north of Gowanda on Route 62, said state Sen. Patrick Galavin, who represents the 59th Senate District, which includes the prison.