Former teacher Sister Joan Dundon, OSF, died Sept. 28, 2023. Born Corinne Mary in Geneva, on Oct. 10, 1927, she is the second of four children of the late John Joseph and Leona (Blaisdell) Dundon. She attended St. Stephen’s School in Geneva before the family moved to Auburn, where Corinne attended East High School and […]
Sister Mary Helen Buscarino, the founder and namesake of Lockport’s Sister Helen’s Food Pantry, died Aug. 30, 2022. She was 98 years old and had recently celebrated her 80th Jubilee of religious life. Sister Helen was the first child born to Carmelo and Alfonsa Buscarino in Racalmuto, Sicily on April 21, 1924. Her lifelong journey […]
Sister Carleen Marie Stengel, OSF, a lifelong teacher and Franciscan Sister of the Neumann Communities embraced death in the early hours of Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022. She was 83 years old and had been a Sister of St. Francis for almost 65 years. Born Anna Stengel June 30, 1938, in Buffalo, the youngest and only […]
Former religion teacher Sister Christine Winterhalter, OSF, died March 31, 2022. She was 79. Sister Christine was born Joanne Winterhalter in Wellsville, on March 7, 1943, to Frederick and Wilma (Meismer) Winterhalter. Throughout her early years, Joanne was a member of St. Mary Parish in Belmont. Following attendance at Belmont Central grade school and high […]
