Father Czeslaw M. Krysa, known for sharing his beloved Polish culture and traditions, died June 9, 2025. He was 70. He was born Sept. 12, 1954, in Niagara Falls to immigrant parents Stanislaw and Sophia (Magdziak) Krysa. He attended Holy Trinity Elementary School and Bishop Duffy High School in Niagara Falls. Father Krysa went on […]
In the rough waters of parish mergers, the Greater East Buffalo Family of Parishes is trying to make their transitions as smooth as possible for its parishioners. For three weekends in March, the family held a series of Heritage Masses where the sacramental records of St. John Gualbert Parish in Cheektowaga and St. John Kanty […]
Father Michael H. Burzynski, known for his vast collection of relics housed at St. John Gualbert Parish in Cheektowaga, died Sept. 4, 2023. He was 69. Born May 7, 1954, to Herman and Genevieve (Szeliga) Burzynski, he grew up attending Our Lady Help of Christians School in Cheektowaga. He went on to attend Bishop Neumann […]
Sister Mary John Lawicki, 91, a Felician Sister for 72 years, passed away in Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel, Cheektowaga, on March 25, 2023. The former Irene Lawicki was born on Sept. 13, 1931, in Buffalo, to Marie (Szymanski) and Leon Lawicki, and was a member of St. Stanislaus Parish. Sister John entered the Buffalo […]
