Of Williamsville, NY entered into rest at age 94. Beloved wife of the late Walter S. Hadala, Sr.; devoted mother of Walter (Susan) Hadala, Jr., Thomas (Karen) Hadala, Debra (Henri MD) Woodman and the late Richard (Susan) Hadala, Sr.; cherished grandmother of 8 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren; loving daughter of the late Harriet (nee Fritz) and Francis Bacon; dear sister of John (Judith) Bacon and the late Nancy and William Bacon; also survived by loving nieces and nephews. Connie grew up in Snyder, NY and graduated from Amherst High School. She attended the University of Vermont and Syracuse University. She was an astute businesswoman who helped guide the family business, Hadala Construction Co., for over 50 years. Hadala Construction proudly built local schools, community centers, churches and completed numerous public works projects. Connie was the past president of the Twentieth Century Club of Buffalo which supports and celebrates the accomplishments of women in all their endeavors. Connie was also active in the community including volunteering at Kenmore Mercy Hospital and the Business Professional Women’s Organization. Connie enjoyed a long and fulfilling life and will be greatly missed. Services private. If desired, contributions in Connie’s memory may be made to the SPCA serving Erie County, 300 Harlem Rd., West Seneca, NY 14224.
Julie Ann Zulewski (née Pietraszak) June 17, 1967 – November 18, 2024
Julie Ann Zulewski, 57, of Snyder, NY, passed away on November 18, 2024, beloved wife of Robert Zulewski, devoted triplet mother of David, John, and Sarah, cherished daughter of Anna and the late Theodore Pietraszak, and loving sister of Carol Stopinski (Henry Stopinski).
Julie was the Dean of Enrollment Management at Daemen University, where she made a lasting impact on students, colleagues, and the community through her dedication and leadership.
A visitation will be held at The Dietrich Funeral Home Inc. at 2480 Kensington Avenue, Amherst, NY on Friday, November 29, 2024 from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, November 30, 2024, at 9:00 AM at Christ the King Catholic Church, 30 Lamarck Drive at Main Street, Snyder, NY. Please assemble at the church.
The family thanks the team at Roswell Park Cancer Institute for over 6 years of compassionate care.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in Julie’s memory may be made to the Sloan Comfort Care Home, 17 Gierlach St., Sloan, NY 14212. Online condolences may be placed at www.TheDietrichFuneralHome.com
A visitation will be held at The Dietrich Funeral Home Inc. at 2480 Kensington Avenue, Amherst, NY on Friday, November 29, 2024 from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, November 30, 2024, at 9:00 AM at Christ the King Catholic Church, 30 Lamarck Drive at Main Street, Snyder, NY. Please assemble at the church.
Beloved wife, mother, daughter, sister, aunt, and friend passed away in St. Louis, MO. She was 49 years old. Jen was a gift to all who knew her. And although she deserved twice as much time on the planet as she was given, she made the most of every single day, in particular during her 8-year breast cancer journey. Born at Sisters of Charity Hospital to parents Paul and Peggy, Jen was a proud child of the 80s, complete with a banana seat bike, unfortunate haircut, and an envious collection of mix tapes.
Growing up in her hometown of Amherst, NY, she was a skilled violin player and an unskilled basketball player, with her only recorded bucket counting for the other team. Jen attended elementary school at Windermere Boulevard, and then Amherst Central High School, before finally going on to study English at Binghamton University.
After graduating, she pursued a graduate degree at University of Buffalo, getting within one credit before ditching it all to join Ryan, her Midwestern match made in heaven, whom she married in 2003.
Jen combined her love of words and passion for music into a 26-year career in radio at stations in Buffalo, Des Moines, and finally her adopted hometown of St. Louis. Jen was best known as a beloved morning radio host and music director at Y-98, a role she held for 15 years. Her voice was what St. Louis woke up to, and her candor and personal stories about infertility, parenting, and her cancer journey endeared her to an entire city. Everyone felt like her friend. Jen loudly and proudly used her voice and her platform – and on many occasions an energy reserve she shouldn’t have been capable of – to help raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for causes she cared about, including Pedal the Cause, St. Louis Children’s Hospital, Ollie Hinkle Heart Foundation and Pink Ribbon Good, just to name a few.
When it came to helping others, Jen never said no. But her proudest accomplishment by far was her two children. From the moment they were born, Finn and Nora were Jen’s everything, and their good nature, sense of humor, and sensitive souls are the embodiment of their mother. It was fierce love and sheer will to squeeze out every moment of life she possibly could with them that allowed her to endure eight years of living with her relentless cancer diagnosis. No one had a joyful laugh quite like Jen and it delighted anyone who heard it.
The void she leaves in the lives of those who knew her is enormous, but so is the impact she’s left. She is survived by her husband, Ryan; children, Finn and Nora; parents, Paul and Peggy Belliotti; brother, Greg Belliotti (Nicole); brother-in-law, Justin Farmer (Becky); father-in-law, Greg Farmer (Connie); and her nieces and nephews, Ava, Hadley, Harper, and Landon. In place of flowers, donations can be made in Jen’s memory to Pedal the Cause, St. Louis Children’s Hospital, and Pink Ribbon Girls. For those who feel so inclined, a GoFundMe has been set up in the family’s name to help offset ongoing expenses for Ryan, Finn, and Nora. More information can be found on that here: https://gofund.me/c9a03800
Nancy Ungerer Duval, M.D. was born on October 9, 1948 to Glenn May Ungerer and Elizabeth Elsie Ungerer in Buffalo, New York. She was raised in the Buffalo suburb of Amherst, and graduated from Amherst Central High School at age 16, having been advised to skip a grade in elementary school. She attended Vassar College for two years before transferring to Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois where she obtained her Bachelor of Science Degree. While she may have preferred to attend veterinary school, she attended the University of Illinois Medical School where she obtained her medical degree, and did a residency in Pediatrics at Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago. As she finished her residency, she decided to specialize in the emerging field of Emergency Medicine and took additional training in adult medicine and critical care, becoming board certified in both specialties. She worked most of her career in Emergency Medicine at Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington, Illinois and also was on the teaching faculty at Northwestern where she taught residents in the emergency room.
Nancy was a trailblazer for women in the medical field. After a lengthy screening process, she was chosen to winter over at Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station in Antarctica in 1984-85, serving as the doctor, dentist, postmaster and guardian of the liquor supply. In preparation, she received training in dentistry, as well as survival skills on the ice in New Zealand. While at the South Pole, she became a member of the elite 200 Degree Club, an event that involves experiencing an immediate 200 degree drop transitioning from sauna to a total polar plunge.
She and her late husband, Thomas Duval, lived actively in their Barrington Hills, Illinois community for years: enjoying horses, Cubs games, and the active life of the local hunt club. They parented Newfoundland and Corgi dogs. Tom and Nancy relocated to Whitewater, Wisconsin to be close to Tom’s family and their grandchildren and were actively involved in their lives for many years. In Whitewater, Nancy worked at the U. of Wisconsin campus in the student health clinic. While living in Whitewater, they enjoyed boating, golf and bicycling. They also had a great group of friends at the Whitewater Golf Course and enjoyed going out for fish frys at 5 pm. Nancy always thought of Whitewater as a hidden gem.
Nancy and Tom retired to Sebastian, Florida. Once again, they immersed themselves into the local community and became active participants in their homeowners association and developed long-lasting friendships with their new tribe there.
Nancy was predeceased by her husband, Thomas Duval of 25 years, after a long and difficult struggle with his chronic illness. Nancy took care of him until he passed. She is survived by her brothers, Robert (Beverly) Ungerer, M.D. and Ronald (Stephanie) Ungerer, M.D. She was aunt to Natasha, Rachel, Olivia, Mary Ungerer and Mark and Andrew Ungerer. She was a great-aunt to 10 nieces and 7 nephews. She was stepmother to Tom Jr. “Beau” DuVal (Julie) and Jerry Duval (Julie) and step-grandmother to Emma, Jimmy and Tommy, Clayton and Blaise.
Nancy passed away from cancer May 3, 2024, which she had dealt with for 3 years. A Celebration of Life was held August 18, 2024 in Sebastian, Florida. A sunrise gathering and memorial was held on the dock over the Indian River where Nancy and her close friends and their dogs had gathered at sunrise every morning for years. Breakfast refreshments and a sharing of memories followed the sunrise gathering, with a dedication of an ornamental tree and engraved bench in Nancy’s honor from her friends and the homeowners association. A later Celebration of Life with Family is planned at Whitewater Lake in Whitewater, Wisconsin, where they both loved to enjoy the sunsets and boat rides with family and friends.
Ann H. Gallelli, a long-time resident of Croton-on-Hudson, NY, died at the age of 81 on February 11, 2024, surrounded by her family. She was born on May 21, 1942, in Batavia, NY, the oldest of three children, to the late Caryl Hedden and Madeline Kelsey.
Ann attended Amherst Central High School in Buffalo, NY and graduated with a B.A. from Stanford University in 1964. She met her husband, John, while both were working for IBM in New York City during the early 1970’s. They later established their home in the Village of Croton and welcomed two children, Carla and John, into the world. While raising their children, Ann started her own data processing and management textbook-writing company (EduText Inc.), writing for national organizations, including IBM.
After retiring from EduText, Ann became actively involved in the local Croton community and dedicated the next 35 years of her life, until her passing to the Village. Ann held various, significant roles on Village Boards and Committees, including the Board of Trustees, the Planning Board, the Waterfront Advisory Committee, the Water Control Commission, and the Comprehensive Plan Committee.
Ann Gallelli was elected to the Board of Trustees in 2006 and most recently, served as Deputy Mayor for the last 11 years, resigning in November 2023 for health reasons. Her decades of public service and contributions to the community are seen every day throughout the Village from the improvements to Croton Point Avenue to the creation of the beautiful Croton Landing Park and Gouveia Park.
Outside of her community service, Ann enjoyed tennis, golf, travel, knitting and silk screening. She played in local tennis and golf leagues on a regular basis and every year for the last 50+ years, friends and family looked forward to receiving her annual handmade, silk-screened holiday card.
Ann will always be remembered for her kindness, generosity, limitless selflessness to her friends and community and above all, Ann will be remembered for her love and devotion to her family. Ann is survived by her loving husband of 50 years, John N. Gallelli, her daughter Carla N. Gallelli, her son John R. Gallelli, her younger brothers Paul Hedden and Robert Hedden, her niece Gillian Hedden and her beloved cat, Beanie.
Family and friends may pay their respects at Edward F. Carter Funeral Home, 170 Kings Ferry Road, Montrose, NY on Thursday, February 15, 2024, from 4pm to 8pm. A memorial service will be celebrated at 11am on Friday, February 16, 2024, at the Georgianna Grant Meeting Room of the Stanley H. Kellerhouse Municipal Building, 1 Van Wyck Street, Croton-on-Hudson, NY.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in her memory to the Croton Caring Committee (www.crotoncaring.org) or to the Croton Arboretum (www.crotonarboretum.org), two local organizations that Ann cared for deeply.
Ann H. Gallelli, a long-time resident of Croton-on-Hudson, NY, died at the age of 81 on February 11, 2024, surrounded by her family. She was born on May 21, 1942, in Batavia, NY, the oldest of three children, to the late Caryl Hedden and Madeline Kelsey.
Ann attended Amherst Central High School in Buffalo, NY and graduated with a B.A. from Stanford University in 1964. She met her husband, John, while both were working for IBM in New York City during the early 1970’s. They later established their home in the Village of Croton and welcomed two children, Carla and John, into the world. While raising their children, Ann started her own data processing and management textbook-writing company (EduText Inc.), writing for national organizations, including IBM.
After retiring from EduText, Ann became actively involved in the local Croton community and dedicated the next 35 years of her life, until her passing to the Village. Ann held various, significant roles on Village Boards and Committees, including the Board of Trustees, the Planning Board, the Waterfront Advisory Committee, the Water Control Commission, and the Comprehensive Plan Committee.
Ann Gallelli was elected to the Board of Trustees in 2006 and most recently, served as Deputy Mayor for the last 11 years, resigning in November 2023 for health reasons. Her decades of public service and contributions to the community are seen every day throughout the Village from the improvements to Croton Point Avenue to the creation of the beautiful Croton Landing Park and Gouveia Park.
Outside of her community service, Ann enjoyed tennis, golf, travel, knitting and silk screening. She played in local tennis and golf leagues on a regular basis and every year for the last 50+ years, friends and family looked forward to receiving her annual handmade, silk-screened holiday card.
Ann will always be remembered for her kindness, generosity, limitless selflessness to her friends and community and above all, Ann will be remembered for her love and devotion to her family. Ann is survived by her loving husband of 50 years, John N. Gallelli, her daughter Carla N. Gallelli, her son John R. Gallelli, her younger brothers Paul Hedden and Robert Hedden, her niece Gillian Hedden and her beloved cat, Beanie.
Family and friends may pay their respects at Edward F. Carter Funeral Home, 170 Kings Ferry Road, Montrose, NY on Thursday, February 15, 2024, from 4pm to 8pm. A memorial service will be celebrated at 11am on Friday, February 16, 2024, at the Georgianna Grant Meeting Room of the Stanley H. Kellerhouse Municipal Building, 1 Van Wyck Street, Croton-on-Hudson, NY.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in her memory to the Croton Caring Committee (www.crotoncaring.org) or to the Croton Arboretum (www.crotonarboretum.org), two local organizations that Ann cared for deeply.
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