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TOURALCHUK - Rose E.
10/5/1997

Memorial Service 2 PM on Saturday, October 18 in the Church of the Nativity U.C.C., 1530 Colvin Blvd., (one block north of Sheridan Dr.). All are welcome. Arrangements by Frank Rubino Mortuary.

DITTENHOFER - Joseph C.
10/5/1997

October 4, 1997, husband of the late Dorothy (Auer); dear brother of Thomas (Esther) Dittenhofer, Margaret Dittenhofer and the late John, Robert, Mary, Kathleen (Earl) Bylbie and Jean (Donald) Kraft; also survived by several nieces and nephews. Friends received on Monday (only) from 2-4 and 7-9 PM at the NIGHTENGALE FUNERAL HOME, 1884 South Park Ave. (near Tifft) where services will be held on Tuesday morning at 9:45 followed by a Mass of Christian Burial from Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church at 10:30. Friends invited. Flowers gratefully declined. Mr. Dittenhofer was a member of Loyal Order of Moose So. Buffalo Lodge No. 1407 and was a retiree of Republic Steel. Interment in Holy Cross Cemetery.

DOWDALL - Josephine (nee Hopkins)
10/5/1997

Of Hamburg, NY; October 3, 1997, beloved wife of 52 years of the late Michael L. Dowdall; loving mother of Theresa (Charles) Maurer (formerly Krnjaich), Pat Morgan-Lark, Paul (Nancy), Barbara Hering, Marge (late Harvey Becker) White, Mary Kate (Joseph) Trybus-Caputo, Bernie (Jackie), Johnny (Sandy), Jean Tracy and the late Gerald and Dolores Sausner; dearest grandmother and companion of Molly Morgan and 52 other grandchildren; 64 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild; sister of Mary, Gertrude, Peter and the late Thomas, Edward, Gerard, Ursula and Helen. Funeral services Tuesday morning at 9:45 from the (Hamburg Chapel) of the JOHN J. KACZOR FUNERAL HOME, INC., 5453 Southwestern Blvd. (corner of Rogers Rd., 646-5555) and at St. Francis of Assisi Church at 10:30. Interment in SS. Peter and Paul Cemetery. Friends invited. Mrs. Dowdall was a member of St. Francis of Assisi Altar and Rosary Society, Blue Army of Our Lady of the Snows, The Secular Franciscans, and a Senior Citizen Volunteer at Union Pleasant Hamburg School. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hospice Buffalo, Inc. Family present Sunday and Monday 2-4 and 7-9 PM.

EKLUM - Mary A. (nee Arnold)
10/4/1997

Of Blasdell, NY, October 3, 1997; beloved wife of the late Carl R. Eklum; dearest mother of Suzanne (Paul) Nowak; dear grandmother of Michael and Stephen Balon, and Matthew and Allison Nowak; sister of Rose (Robert) McCarthy, Charles (Jane) and the late Ferdinand (late Dorothea), Frank (Catherine) and James (late Dorothy) Arnold; also survived by nieces and nephews; dear friend of Phyllis and David Podger. Family and friends are invited to attend a Memorial Mass Saturday October 11 at 10:00 AM at Our Mother of Good Counsel Church, 3680 South Park Ave., Blasdell. Mrs Eklum was a member of the Bishops Committee, Home Bureau, Organ Club and an avid sewer. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Mary A. Eklum Catholic Education Fund. No prior visitation. Arrangements by the JOHN J. KACZOR FUNERAL HOME INC.

ELLIOTT - Magaline
10/6/1997

October 3, 1997; wife of the late Thomas H. The family will receive friends Tuesday 7-9 PM at St. Mark AME Zion Church, 108 Donna St., Lackawanna, NY where funeral service will be conducted Wednesday 11 AM. Interment Lakeside Cemetery. Arrangements by H. ALFRED LEWIS MORTUARY.

McKENNA - Alma S.
10/6/1997

October 6, 1997; wife of the late James T.; dear mother of Mrs. Kenneth (Joan) Schultz and Mrs John (Carol) Franz ; grandmother of Colleen (Greg) Chatham, Cathleen (David) Arlington, Maureen (Donald) Cook and the late Michael Collins; also survived by six great grandchildren. Mrs McKenna was a member of the Daughters of Erin Ladies of Kincora, Telephone Pioneers of America, retired New York Telephone Co in 1968. Flowers gratefully declined. Memorial contributions may be made to the big Tree volunteer Fire dept., 4307 South Park Ave, Blasdell, 14219. The family will be present at the CHAS. F. MCMAHON FUNERAL HOME, INC, 982 Abbott Rd., Tuesday only 2-4 and 7-9 PM. Friends are invited to attend a Mass of Christian Burial at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, 381 Edison St., Wednesday at 9 AM

RODAK - Joseph A.
10/5/1997

October 3, 1997. Husband of Stella (Mazur) Rodak; father of Mildred (Walter) Wisniewski, Joseph (Jeanette) Rodak of Greensboro, N.C., Elizabeth (Thomas) Bowman, Carol J. (Charles) Palmieri both of Sarasota, FL. and Christine (Joseph) Ventura; grandfather of 12 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren; brother of Stanley (Dorothy) Rodak of Cocoa Beach, FL. and Blanche (late Charles) Biernat. Family present to receive friends Sunday evening from 7-9 PM and Monday from 2-4 and 7-9 PM at the PERNA FUNERAL HOME INC., 1306 Hertel Ave. (near Colvin Ave.), where funeral services will be held Tuesday at 8:30 AM. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated from St. Margaret's Church at 9:30 AM. In lieu of flowers, donations in Mr. Rodak's memory may be made to the American Lung Assn., 210 John Glenn Dr., Amherst NY, 14228.

SANKOFF - Stella
10/5/1997

October 4, 1997, beloved wife of the late Dany; dearest mother of Daniel (Maria) Sankoff of Florida, and Robert (Pamela) Sankoff; grandmother of Patricia and Robert; great-grandmother of Michael, Joshua and Jennifer; daughter of the late Ross and Stella Todoroff. Services from the COLONIAL MEMORIAL CHAPELS, INC., 3003 South Park Ave., Lackawanna, NY. Visitation Monday evening from 6-9 PM.

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