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Roger Bartz

77 years old · died September 1, 2026 · Wende Correctional Facility, Erie County, New York

Roger Bartz died on September 1, 2026 in the custody of the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, which lists Wende Correctional Facility as where Roger Bartz was housed. Roger Bartz was 77 years old. DOCCS posted the death under Correction Law 624; its notice does not give the place or cause of death.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (the agency that held them). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held them.

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