Teacher and lover of science, Sister Virginia Balk, OSF, died Dec. 9 in Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital, Amherst. She was 82. Born in Buffalo, on June 21, 1941, the daughter of Casper J. and Helen (Herb) Balk, grew up in the Masten Park and Bailey-Delavan neighborhoods, attending St. Mary of Sorrows School before going to […]
Sister Mary Zaenglein, who served as a nurse in several Catholic facilities, died July 20, 2021. Mary Ellen Zaenglein was born in Buffalo on June 5, 1952, to Robert and Shirley Zaenglein. She grew up attending St. Vincent Parish in Springbrook. Following graduation from Iroquois Central High School, Mary attended Potter Road Vocational School with […]