West Seneca East Senior High School Alumni Obituaries

Lee lived life to its fullest from his earliest days. Though he battled meningitis and lost his hearing as a child he never looked upon this loss as a deficit. Instead Lee was genuine making fast friends with everyone he met. Those who knew Lee loved him dearly and adored his playful spirit his misc...

Thiel, Rae LeeSeptember 10, 1950 - January 25, 2025Of West Seneca, NY. Passed away peacefully. She was a 1969 graduate of West Seneca High School. Rae was known for her lifelong love of animals, domestic or wild: at any given day, she might be caring for a litter of raccoons, a bird with an injure...

Church, Jacqueline K. (nee Kempa) December 18, 2025 of Depew, NY; beloved wife of the late Wayne A. Church; dear mother of Christopher (Midori) Church and Elisa (Daniel) Church-Goupil; loving grandmother of Benjamin Goupil; sister of the late James (Karen) Kempa and the late Gerald Kempa; also survi...

Breitwieser, Carol L. (nee Rothballer) December 10, 2025 of West Seneca, NY; beloved wife of the late William A. Breitwieser; dear mother of Carolyn A. Breitwieser, Susan (Michael) Spider and Patti Lynn (Jack) Loft; cherished grandmother of Jennifer Loft, Justin Loft, Sara (Russell) Nelson and the l...

Lipinski, Marcia (nee Thomas) December 11, 2025 of South Buffalo, NY; beloved wife of the late Daniel J. Lipinski; dear mother of Michelle (Edward) Mack and Danielle Lipinski; loving nana of Alanna (Ben) Palcic, Emmett Mack and Matthew Kindzierski; great-nana of Calvin Palcic; also survived by niece...

Mett, John C. "Sleepy" December 21, 2025 of West Seneca, NY; beloved husband of Denise A. (nee Pappas) Mett; dear father of Anna and Danny Mett; dear brother of Patty (Robert) Ciepiela; brother-in-law of Dennis (Karen) Pappas; uncle of Missy (Jeremy) Mongiovi, David Ciepiela, Erin (Jesse Hoerner) Pa...

Andolina, Russell M., November 12, 2025 of West Seneca, NY; beloved husband of the late Janet E. (nee Pabst); dear father of Tom E. Andolina, Russell A. Andolina, Cindy L. Andolina-Hunt and the late Joseph W. (Maureen) Andolina and the late Michael Andolina; loving grandfather of Russell, Jr., Zacke...

Russell Lee Cox age 89 of Wellston passed away Tuesday November 18 2025 at his home. He was born December 8 1935 in Portsmouth Ohio son of the late Samuel H. Cox and Florence E. Zornes Cox. Russ graduated from Portsmouth West High School in 1953 and attended Ohio University. He was a member of the A...