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Local Obituaries for Ulysses, PA, Wellsville, NY, and Surrounding Areas
Carl E. HULTS
Mar 23, 2019
Carl E. HULTS, 52, of Scio, NY, died Saturday, March 23, 2019 in Buffalo General Hospital. Born June 12, 1966, in Wellsville, he was the son of Royce and Mildred Miles Hults. A 1985 graduate of Scio Central School, he was employed by numerous farms in the area, Kwik Fill on Riverside, and he helped build the Microtel in Wellsville. He...
Anna Marie TRANSKI
Mar 22, 2019
Anna Marie Transki, 98, passed away on Friday, March 22, 2019 at Jones Memorial Hospital with her family at her side. She was born January 31, 1921 in Smethport, PA the daughter of the late Michael Urben and Jessie J. (Carter) Fay. On October 13, 1938 in Smethport, PA she married Victor G. Transki who predeceased her on April 11,...
Parker James SPROUSE
Mar 22, 2019
Parker James SPROUSE, 13, of Gaines, PA, died Friday, March 22, 2019 in Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA. Born April 28, 2005, in Elmira, NY, he was the son of Raymond and Jacalyn Prouty Sprouse, Jr. A homeschool student, he was completing his seventh-grade year. Parker was very social and loved people. He was an active member of the youth group and...
Joyce I. (Schoonover) Courteau
Mar 19, 2019
Joyce I. Courteau PORT ALLEGANY- Joyce I. Courteau, 80, of Route 6, passed away Tuesday (Mar. 19, 2019) in her home, after a lengthy illness. Born January 17, 1939, in Colegrove, PA, she was a daughter of Kenneth R. and Elsie D. Chase Schoonover. She married Llewelyn “Pick” McDowell in Port Allegany, on Nov. 22, 1980, who died Jan. 20,...
Laura E. (Nelson) Johnson
Mar 19, 2019
Laura E. Johnson PORT ALLEGANY- Laura E. Johnson, 96, formerly of Port Allegany, passed away peacefully Tuesday (Mar. 19, 2019) in Wesbury United Methodist Retirement Community, Meadville, PA. Born February 5, 1923, in Port Allegany, she was the daughter of Elof B. and Anna A. Johnson Nelson. She was the twin sister of Lawrence E. Nelson, who died Oct. 6,...
Tina J. FANTON
Mar 19, 2019
Tina J. Fanton, age 46, of the River Road passed away on Monday, March 19, 2019, at Jones Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. She was born on May 24, 1972 in Olean to Gene and Debra Kline Tarr. On July 12, 2014 in Wellsville she married Raymond “Ray” Fanton who survives.Tina graduated from Bolivar Central High School in 1991....
Paul J. COLE Jr.
Mar 18, 2019
Paul J. Cole Jr., age 85, passed away on Monday, March 18, 2019, at the University of Rochester Medical Center. He was born on October 1, 1933 in Wellsville to Paul M. and Louise A. Tait Cole Sr. On his birthday in 1952 he married the love of his life the former Gertrude Hulse who predeceased him in February of...
Rebecca S. "Becky" JOHNSON
Mar 17, 2019
Rebecca S. "Becky" JOHNSON, 70, of West Bingham, PA, died Sunday, March 17, 2019 in her home. Born October 5, 1948, in Coudersport, she was the daughter of Joseph T. and Rose Ella DeLappa Grover. She was employed by MedPlast in Westfield, retiring in 2013. Becky will always be remembered as a loving mother and grandmother. Surviving are: a daughter, Danette (Ryan)...
Richard D. NELSON
Mar 16, 2019
Richard D. NELSON, 98, of Wellsville, NY, formerly of Coudersport, PA, died Saturday, March 16, 2019 in Wellsville Manor Care Center. Born August 24, 1920, in Woodville, PA, he was the son of Clayton and Annabelle Higley Nelson. A World War II Veteran, he served honorably from 1946 -- 1947. On October 31, 1948, in Wellsville, he married the former...
Lois E. STEPHENS
Mar 14, 2019
Lois E. Stephens, 73, of 178 Pump Station Road passed away on Thursday, March 14, 2019 at Wellsville Manor Care Center following a battle with cancer. She was born February 12, 1946 in Wellsville the daughter of the late Albert D. and Nina (Goodnoe) Hurd. On June 27, 1946 in Allentown she married Eldon Clark Stephens who predeceased her on...
Christopher E. "Chris" MITTERER
Mar 14, 2019
Christopher E. MITTERER, 60, of Munderf, PA, died Thursday, March 14, 2019 in Jefferson Manor, Brookville, PA. Born January 3, 1959, in Coudersport, he was the son of Marion E. "Jack" and Phyllis J. Lukach Mitterer. A graduate of Bucktail High School in Renovo, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and Penn State University, he was science teacher in the Brockway School...
Barbara VOSSLER-SIEMASZKO
Mar 12, 2019
Barbara Vossler - Siemaszko passed away on Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at Manor Hills Assisted Living Residence at age 94. Barbara Helen Marsh was born in Wellsville on October 28, 1924, the daughter of Grover and Louella (Willsey) Marsh.Barbara graduated from Wellsville Central High School in 1941. In July 1942 she married William R. "Bill" Vossler. The early years of...
Paul BONSER
Mar 8, 2019
Paul J. BONSER, 76, of Ulysses, PA, formerly of Marine City, MI, went to be with the Lord on Friday, March 8, 2019 in UPMC Hamot, Erie, PA. Born May 29, 1942, in Port Huron, MI, he was the son of Angus and Anna B. Charron Bonser. On June 17, 1967, in Starville, MI, he married the former Barbara S....
Leslie A. "Les" DRAPER
Mar 8, 2019
Leslie A. "Les" DRAPER, 80, of Ulysses, formerly of North Fork and Sunderlinville, PA, died Friday, March 8, 2019 in UPMC Susquehanna, Williamsport, PA. Born February 15, 1939, in Harrison Valley, PA, he was the son of Arthur and Florence Shelley Draper. He was raised by his aunt and uncle, Iva and Clayton Lewis. Les attended the Harrison-Ulysses-Genesee senior center. He is...
Sandra L. (Spencer) Kerr
Mar 7, 2019
Sandra L. Kerr PORT ALLEGANY- Sandra L. Kerr, 73, of Route 6, passed away Thursday (Mar. 7, 2019) in UPMC Cole, Coudersport. Born May 24, 1945, in Springville, NY, she was a daughter of Earl and Mabel Keller Spencer. In September 2005, in Coudersport, she married Daniel W. Kerr, Jr., who survives. Sandra enjoyed and loved all her animals. Surviving...
Richard F. "Dick" McCARTHY
Mar 6, 2019
Richard F. "Dick" McCARTHY, 77, of Palmyra, NY, died unexpectedly Wednesday, March 6, 2019 in Rochester General Hospital, Rochester, NY. Born January 12, 1942, in Rochester, he was the son of Paul and Gertrude Callahan McCarthy, who predeceased him. Surviving are: his wife of 45 years, Nancy; his son, Christopher R. McCarthy of Palmyra; brothers, Paul (Lucy) McCarthy of Fairbanks, AK and Kevin...
Raymond E. LEMIEUX, Jr.
Mar 6, 2019
Raymond E. LEMIEUX, Jr., 73, of Alma, NY, died Wednesday, March 6, 2019. Born August 27, 1945, in Worcester, MA, he was the son of Raymond and Agnes Jolly Lemieux. A Veteran, he served honorably in the Air Force. He was employed by Commonwealth Gas in Worcester, MA. Surviving are: a son, Raymond (Darleen) Lemieux III, of Rochdale, MA; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; a...
Dixie L. CARROLL
Mar 4, 2019
Dixie L. CARROLL, 56, of Scio, NY, died Monday, March 4, 2019 in Wellsville Manor Care Center. Born February 14, 1963, in Buffalo, she was the daughter of Bobbie L. and Shirley Riley Breedlove. In 1995, she married Paul Carroll, who survives. Surviving besides her husband, Paul, are: a daughter, Amanda Carroll of Wellsville; a step-daughter, Danielle (David) Sobczyk of Buffalo; a brother-in-law, Jay Deveau; three...
Faye M. STARKS
Mar 2, 2019
Faye M. STARKS, 70, of Allegany, NY, formerly of Shinglehouse, PA, died Saturday, March 3, 2019 in Hart Comfort House, Wellsville, NY. Born August 2, 1948, in Harrison Valley, PA, she was the daughter of Mahlon and Gladys Schultz Hauber. A graduate of Northern Potter High School, she earned a degree as a medical office assistant from BOCES. She was employed...
Edith F. "Edie" TWEEDIE
Mar 2, 2019
Edith F. "Edie" TWEEDIE, 81, of Ulysses Township, Genesee, PA, died Saturday, March 2, 2019 in UPMC Cole, Coudersport, PA. Born November 3, 1937, in Bryn Mawr, she was the daughter of John Joseph and Frances Cecilia Mullen Leflar. On August 25, 1956, in St. Matthews Church, Conshohocken, she married William D. Tweedie, who survives. Edie owned and operated a...
