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Local Obituaries for Ulysses, PA, Wellsville, NY, and Surrounding Areas
Myrtle L. SMITH
Oct 12, 2018
Myrtle L. SMITH, 85, of the Town of Willing, Wellsville, NY, passed away Friday, October 12, 2018 in Highland Park Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, Wellsville, NY after a long illness. Born December 27, 1932 in the Town of Willing, she was the daughter of Melvin and Marie Pohl Brandes. Myrt, as she was known, will be remembered for her kind and...
James L. Tucker
Oct 10, 2018
James L. Tucker COUDERPSORT- James L. Tucker, 64, of Avenue B, passed away Wednesday (Oct. 10, 2018) in UPMC Cole, Coudersport. Born October 24, 1953, in Coudersport, he was a son of James L. and Flora Eggleton Tucker. Mr. Tucker was a lifetime resident of the area and a graduate of Port Allegany High School, class of 1971. He attended...
Rebecca MONROE
Oct 8, 2018
Rebecca R. MONROE, 88, of Rochester, NY, died Monday, October 8, 2018 in St. Ann's. Born June 29, 1930, in Reedsville, PA, she was the daughter of Paul W. and Mary Muldoon Erhard. She was married to Oscar C. Monroe, who predeceased her on December 29, 2011. Surviving are: four children, Laura (Victor) Marzovilla of Rochester, Donna Jones of Macedon, NY, Eva...
Tammy L. BROWN
Oct 8, 2018
Tammy L. BROWN, 52, of Harrison Valley, PA, died Monday, October 8, 2018 in UPMC Cole, Coudersport. Born October 1, 1966, in Wellsboro, she was the daughter of Harry G. and Sharon Williams Freeborn. On February 14, 1987 in Harrison Valley, she married Jeffrey J. Brown, who survives. A 1984 graduate of Northern Potter High School, she was employed by...
Linda L. SHEFFIELD
Oct 3, 2018
Linda L. SHEFFIELD, 73, of Andover, NY, died Wednesday, October 3, 2018 in Jones Memorial Hospital, Wellsville, NY. She was born December 12, 1944 in Rochester, NY. She was married to Ronald W. Sheffield, who survives. Linda was employed as a secretary in Rochester and by Walmart in cosmetics department. She loved her many pets. Surviving besides her husband, Ronald, are: a...
LeRoy C. WHITE
Oct 1, 2018
LeRoy C. WHITE, 82, of Coudersport, PA, died Monday, October 1, 2018 in his home. **********A Memorial Service will be held 2:00 PM Sunday, November 11, 2018 in the Sweden Valley Faith United Methodist Church.********** Born November 11, 1935, in Coudersport, he was the son of Clifford Thompson and Virgie Elizabeth Denson White. He was married to the former Eileen...
Phyllis M. (Chandler) Amell
Sep 28, 2018
Phyllis M. Amell PORT ALLEGANY-Phyllis M. Amell, 94, of N. Brooklynside Rd., passed away Friday (Sept. 28, 2018) in Sena Kean Manor, Smethport. Born May 8, 1924, in Port Allegany, she was a daughter of Don and Lula S. Smith Chandler. On Aug. 24, 1962, in Shinglehouse, she married Howard L. Amell, who died Apr. 4, 2013. Mrs. Amell was...
Brian S. LITTLE
Sep 24, 2018
Brian S. LITTLE, 63, of Alma, NY, passed away Monday, September 24, 2018 in his home. Born December 3, 1954 in Cuba, NY, he was the son of Albert and Marian Frances Little. A Veteran, he served honorably in the US Army. Brian cherished time with his family. He was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed hunting and fishing. Surviving are: two...
Virginia Foster Bassett
Sep 23, 2018
Alfred, NY - Virginia Foster Bassett, 101, passed away peacefully at Jones Memorial Hospital on September 23, 2018 after a brief illness. Virginia resided at Manor Hills Assisted Living Facility in Wellsville, NY for the past three years. Previously, she made her home on West University Street in Alfred, NY for eighty-three years, having lived on both sides of the...
Raymond H. Wetherby
Sep 23, 2018
Belmont, NY - Raymond H. Wetherby, 88, of 6005 Feathers Creek Road passed away on Sunday, September 23, 2018 at Olean General Hospital following a brief illness. He was born on September 25, 1929 in Ischua, the son of Charles and Phoebe (Clayson) Wetherby. On November 8, 1985 in Frewsburg he married Delores G. Jordan who survives. Raymond was a...
Jean E. Tracy
Sep 21, 2018
Belmont, NY - Jean E. Tracy, 92, of 36½ Schuyler Street passed away on Friday, September 21, 2018 at the Sweden Valley Manor in Coudersport, Pennsylvania. She was born on March 15, 1926 in Warsaw the daughter of the late Ralph and Ethel (Kelly) Halstead. On August 18, 1945, on her parents lawn, she married Roger W. Tracy who predeceased...
Benson W. “Bill” Heller
Sep 20, 2018
Belmont, NY - Benson W. “Bill” Heller, 68, of 1 Park Place passed away on Thursday, September 20, 2018 at the Hart Comfort House in Wellsville following a brief illness. He was born on February 9, 1950 in North Hornell the son of the late Benson M. and Feroll E. “Fay” (Bowen) Heller. Bill was a graduate of Alfred-Almond Central...
Philomena Doris KLUN
Sep 20, 2018
Philomena Doris O'Neill KLUN, 84, formerly of Euclid, OH, died Thursday, September 20, 2018 in Cleveland, OH. She was born June 5, 1934, in Elyria, OH. On April 21, 1956, in Euclid, she married Robert J. Klun, who predeceased her on July 24, 2015. Surviving are: seven children, Philomena (David) Lastoria, William (Carol) Klun, Rosemarie (James) Sheridan, Marion McNeill, Christine Klun, Jennifer...
Barbara L. Roeske
Sep 19, 2018
Wellsville, NY - Barbara L. Roeske, 76, of 170 Stevens Street passed away at home on Wednesday, September 19, 2018 following a long illness. She was born on January 20, 1942 in Oswayo, PA, the daughter of the late Joseph and Dorris (Halladay) Burrows. On August 18, 1973 in Wellsville she married Frances “Ed” Roeske who predeceased her on August...
Phyllis J. MITTERER
Sep 18, 2018
Phyllis J. MITTERER, 87, of Coudersport, PA, died Tuesday, September 18, 2018 in Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, PA. Born May 31, 1931, in Monongahela, PA, she was the daughter of Andrew and Elizabeth Marcin Lukach. On October 25, 1953, in Clairton, PA, she married Marion E. "Jack" Mitterer, who survives. A graduate of Elizabeth High School in Elizabeth, PA, she...
Robert E. WONDERLING
Sep 16, 2018
Robert E. "Bobby" WONDERLING, 61, of Wellsville, NY, died Sunday, September 16, 2018 in Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY after a long illness. Born July 21, 1957, in Wellsville, he was the son of Robert D. and Florence Buckley Wonderling. A graduate of Wellsville Central School, he was employed by Nick's Lanes in Wellsville, Transit Lanes in Buffalo, owned and...
Cheryl Ann HOTALING
Sep 16, 2018
Cheryl Ann HOTALING, 69, of Coudersport, PA, died Sunday, September 16, 2018 in her home. Born July 21, 1949, in Coudersport, she was the daughter of Arnold Eugene and Shirley June Chase Powell. She was married to James L. Hotaling, who survives. Cheryl was his best friend and they shared many great times traveling and fishing. She was employed by Bell South,...
George J. Debarbieri
Sep 13, 2018
Wellsville, NY - George J. DeBarbieri, 91, of 3432 North Drive passed away on Thursday, September 13, 2018 at Jones Memorial Hospital. He was born on July 13, 1927 in Wellsville the son of the late George J. and Helen (Fox) DeBarbieri Sr. On May 30, 1953 in Wellsville he married Jeanette Fanton who survives. George attended Wellsville High School,...

Marian E. (Brandes) Graves
Sep 12, 2018
Daytona Beach, Florida - Marian E. (Brandes) Graves, 90, passed away on Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at the Carlton Shores Nursing Home in Daytona Beach, Florida. She was born on March 11, 1928, the daughter of Melvin and Marie (Pohl) Brandes, who had resided on Beach Hill in the Town of Willing. On July 28, 1946 she married Richard Graves...
Charles H. Smith
Sep 11, 2018
Belmont, NY - Charles H. Smith, 78, of 9 Willard Street passed away on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at the Highland Park Healthcare Center in Wellsville, NY following a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease. He was born May 19, 1940 in Hobart, NY the son of Eugene and Margaret (Rampe) Smith. “Charlie” graduated from South Kortright Central High School in...