Donna McCASLIN

Donna McCaslin, 87, of Ulysses, PA, died Friday, July 5, 2013 in the Gatehouse Hospice Unit, Williamsport, PA. Born December 1, 1925, in Raymond, PA, she was the daughter of Preston A. and Minnie Mosch Erway. She was a 1943 graduate of Lewisville Vocational School in Ulysses. On June 30, 1944, in Tullahoma, TN, she married Leroy G. McCaslin, who predeceased her on August 19, 2001. She and her husband owned and operated Ulysses Motors, where she was the bookkeeper and a school bus driver until their retirement in 1989. She was employed as a teacher's aide in the Northern Potter School District for 17 years. Donna was a member of the Ulysses United Methodist Church, serving as pianist, organist, choir director, and lay speaker for over 50 years, Tri-Town Volunteer Firemen's Auxiliary, Order of the Eastern Star #95 in Ulysses, and a charter member of Carl E. Hyde American Legion Post #963 Auxiliary in Ulysses. She was honored as Ulysses Citizen of the Year in 1991. Civic and community-minded, she served as Mayor of Ulysses for 26 years and as president of the Ulysses Area Improvement Association for many years. Her community activism continued for the last two and a half years at Country Terrace in Wellsboro, where she was recognized as Country Terrace Resident of the Year. Surviving are: six children, Nancy (Gary) Miller of Dover, PA, Linda (Thomas) Wilcox of Corning, NY, Sally Carpenter of Rural Hall, NC, Brenda (Greg) Shank of Carlisle, PA, Jerry (Kathy) McCaslin of Ulysses; and Ronda (Robert Delfs) White of Coudersport, PA; nine grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Eugene (Sally) Erway of Selbyville, DE and Dale E. (Pearl) Erway of Genesee, PA; two sisters, Rita (Robert) Barnett of Columbus, OH and Doris (Dale) Nichols of Elizabethtown, PA; and nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband, she was predeceased by a grandson, Dean Shank; and a brother, Preston M. Erway. Friends may call Tuesday, July 9, 2013 from 2:00 -- 4:00 and 7:00 -- 9:00 PM at the United Methodist Church, Ulysses, PA, where Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday at 11:00 AM. An Eastern Star service will be held 4:15 PM, Tuesday in the church. Rev. Robert Anderson and Rev. Nettie Treat will co-officiate. Burial will be in Ulysses Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the United Methodist Church, Ulysses, PA 16948. Arrangements are entrusted to the Olney Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Ulysses, PA. Online condolences may be expressed at www.olneyfuneralhome.com.