Deacon Phillip Amantia, a deacon for the Diocese of Buffalo, passed away on July 29, 2024. Born Oct. 11, 1944, to Christopher and Rose (Gerbasi) Amantia, Deacon Amantia graduated from Aquinas Institute in Rochester in 1962. Then he received a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Trine University in Angola, Indiana, and an MBA from SUNY […]
Deacon Thomas R. Healey, who served St. Christopher Parish since 2009, died Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024. He was 75. Born July 9, 1948, in Mount Kisco. Attended Westlake High School in Thornwood. Then went on to earn degrees from Orange Community College, SUNY Brockport, and Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse. His master’s thesis was published […]
Sister Mary Lou Schnitzer, director of pastoral care at the Sisters of St. Joseph Residence in Clarence and a member of the community’s Leadership Team, died at Mercy Hospital April 12, 2022, after a short illness. She was 70. The only child of Harold and Mary (Perry), Mary Lou was born in Buffalo June 28, […]
