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Niagara Gazette

ERSILIO N. BUFFONE
Worked for Candella Construction

Wheatfield - Ersilio N. "Buff" Buffone, 59, of Tawny Drive, died Tuesday (Sept. 18, 1990) in DeGraff Memorial Hospital, North Tonawanda.

Buffone was a Niagara Falls native and a 1949 graduate of the former Trott Vocational High School.

Buffone was a supervisor at the Candella Construction Co. for 30 years and a member of the East Side Business Association.

He was the son of Alexander and Marie (Alfano) Buffone and brother of the late Oswald Buffone.

Mr. Buffone is survived by his wife, Grace M. (Schipiani) Buffone; two daughters, Mary Melloni of Wheatfield, and Elizabeth Lynn Costa of Niagara Falls, a son, Nicholas C. Buffone of Niagara Falls; four stepsons, John LeBar of Lewiston, Glenn Shepherd of Denver, and Clifford Shepherd and Richard Shepherd, both of the Town of Niagara; two stepdaughters, Barbara Elkins and Linda Doust, both of Niagara Falls; two brothers, Joseph E. Buffone of Youngstown and Eugene A. Buffone of Niagara Falls; and 21 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm today at the M.J. Colucci & Son Funeral Chapel, 468 19th Street. A parish biblical wake service will be held at 3:30 pm today at the funeral home.

Services will be held at 8:45 am Friday at the funeral home and at 9:15 am in St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church, 1413 Pine Avenue.

Burial will be in St. Joseph's Cemetery.

Contributions to the American Heart Association are acceptable as tribute.

Ersilio married DISALVO, Katherine C in Apr 1951 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. Katherine (daughter of DISALVIO, George and HARRIGAN, Catherine) was born about 1932 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; died on 6 Jul 2019 in Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: SCHIPIANI, Grace M. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: MELLONI. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married TANTILLO, Eugene [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Elizabeth L. Putzak, 67, of Niagara Falls, NY, passed away on October 1, 2022 at her residence.  Born in Niagara Falls, NY, she was the daughter of the late Ersilio N. ‘Buff’ Buffone and the late Katherine (DiSalvio) Buffone.
Elizabeth was a graduate of Niagara-Wheatfield High School.  In July of 1995, she married George ‘Jake’ Putzak in Niagara Falls, NY.  Elizabeth will be remembered as a loving and caring wife, mother, grandmother, aunt and friend and will be remembered for her kind heart, beautiful soul and ability to make others smile. 
In addition to her husband of 27 years, Elizabeth is survived by her children, Joseph (Karen) Costa, and Natalie Sansivero (Jerry); her grandchildren, Isabella Costa, Gianna Sansivero, and Louis Sansivero; her siblings, Mary Melloni and Nicholas (Evelyn) Buffone, as well as several nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, October 6 from 3 – 7 PM at M.J. COLUCCI & SON NIAGARA FUNERAL CHAPEL, 2730 MILITARY ROAD, NIAGARA FALLS, NY 14304, where funeral services will begin at 7 PM.  Visit mjcoluccifuneralchapel.com for online condolences.

Family/Spouse: COSTA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth married PUTZAK, Jake in Jul 1995 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Evelyn. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Karen. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: SANSIVERO, Jerry. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]