Loretta A. 'Ret' Berry

Passed away on November 28, 2022 at the Pines Nursing home in Machias, NY at the age of 83. She was born in Niagara Falls, NY on February 8, 1939. Loretta was the daughter of Dr. George David Berry and Catherine Helen (Brett) Berry. She worked for a number of years in Admissions at Niagara University and as an Executive Assistant at Warren Hoffman Insurance. Upon retirement, she moved to Youngstown, NY to live by the lake. Loretta loved living by the lake where she would watch the ships passing by day and night. Her hobbies were gardening, knitting, swimming, and fishing. She loved playing board games with her nieces and nephews. She enjoyed playing Christmas and other songs on the piano. She was predeceased by her parents, and her sisters, Ellen Marie Siegel and Catherine Louise Miklitsch, and her brother, Dr. George Joseph. Berry, of Sewickley, PA. Her surviving siblings are John William (Kathy) Berry of Franklinville, NY, Robert Leo (Shirlee) Berry of Pittsford, NY, and Mary Beth Scalise of New Hartford, NY. No prior visitation. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Peters R. C. Church, 620 Center St. Lewiston, NY on Saturday, December 3, 2022 at 10AM. Interment Gate of Heaven Cemetery.