Richard J. Franklin, owner of RJ Franklin Builders
      Richard J. Franklin, 80, of Williamsville, died on Saturday, Dec. 22, 2007 at Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital in Amherst. Born in Buffalo, Mr. Franklin enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1944 as a machinist's mate third class.
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Mary Helen Burke, teacher, executive secretary, volunteer
      Mary Helen Burke, 83, of Amherst, formerly of Buffalo, died on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2007. Born in Minneapolis, Minn., Mrs. Burke graduated from Marquette University in 1945.
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Joseph B. Giovino, sales representative
      Joseph B. Giovino, 86, of Amherst, died on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2007 at Northgate Manor Health Care. Born in Buffalo, Mr. Giovino served in the U.S. Navy. He was a sales representative at Metropolitan Life for 30 years. Mr. Giovino was a member of the Western New York Musicians Union in Buffalo fo...
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Bernice Babcock, office manager
      Bernice Babcock, 97, of Getzville, formerly of Clarence, died Saturday, Dec. 29, 2007 in the Beechwood Health Care Center, Getzville. Born in Franklin, Mass., Mrs. Babcock was an office manager for Norman Wolf Attorney in Buffalo.
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Lester W. Milbrath, professor
      Lester W. Milbrath, 82, of Williamsville, died Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2007 at Canterbury Woods, Amherst. Born in Bertha, Minn., Mr. Milbrath served as an electrician in the U.S. Navy at the end of World War II.
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Mary Lynne Carter, retired English teacher
      Mary Lynne Carter, a retired Amherst Junior High School English teacher, died Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2007. The former Mary Lynne Stevens, 78, was born in Elmira and grew up in Mansfield, Pa. She was a graduate of Mansfield University of Pennsylvania.
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