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Local Obituaries for Ulysses, PA, Wellsville, NY, and Surrounding Areas
Rodney R. CORNELL
May 31, 2018
Rodney R. CORNELL, 70, of Scio, NY, died Thursday, May 31, 2018 in Wellsville Manor Care Center, Wellsville, NY. Born November 25, 1947, in Wellsville, NY, he was the son of Robert and Gertrude Hogan Cornell. On February 1, 1969, in Scio, he married the former Hazel Hinkle, who survives. A Vietnam Veteran, he served honorably in Korea with the...
Randol E. HACKETT
May 30, 2018
Randol E. HACKETT, 71, of Scio, NY, died Wednesday, May 30, 2018 in the Bath VA Medical Center, Bath, NY. Born November 27, 1946, in Wellsville, he was the son of Stanley and Bernice Singer Hackett. A Vietnam Veteran, he served honorably with the US Navy as a corpsman from 1964 - 1970. A graduate of Haverling High School in...
Mary Gridley VAN ARSDALE
May 28, 2018
Mary Gridley Van Arsdale, 77, a resident of Bennington, VT passed away peacefully on Monday May 28, 2018 at the Centers for Living and Rehabilitation. She was born November 3, 1941, the daughter of Lt. Col. Robert Reid and Leeta Marie (Packer) Gridley at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington D.C.She graduated from Wellsville, NY High School in 1959 and attended...
Harold James ANDERSON Jr.
May 28, 2018
Harold James Anderson Jr., age 67, of Sackett Road in Bergen passed away on Monday May 28, 2018 in Brockport. He was born on November 29, 1950 in Rochester to Harold and and Stephine Kusuda Anderson. On April 23, 1977 in LeRoy he married Ruby Freeman who survives.Harold was a life long resident of Bergen who graduated from Byron Bergen...
Ronald C. Mcneil
May 27, 2018
Ronald C. McNeil TURTLEPOINT- Ronald C. McNeil, 70, of Long Hollow Rd., passed away unexpectedly Sunday (May 27, 2018) in his home. Born Sept. 3, 1947, in Olean NY, he was a son of Clair F. and Hazel G. Plummer McNeil. Ronald was a lifetime resident of the area and a graduate of Port Allegany High School, class of 1965....
Wayne E. Schmidt
May 27, 2018
Wayne E. Schmidt HAZELHURST- Wayne E. Schmidt, 82, of Dewey Ave., passed away Sunday (May 27, 2018) in his home, after a lengthy illness. Born February 10, 1936, in Valdez, Alaska, he was a son of William E. and Lula B. Day Schmidt. On Dec. 12, 1967, in Everett, WA, he married Ethel L. Church, who survives. Wayne was a...
Arthur F. DuBOIS
May 27, 2018
Arthur F. DuBOIS, 90, of Coudersport, PA passed this life on May 27, 2018 in UPMC Cole, Coudersport. Born June 7, 1927, in Coudersport, he was the son of Arthur W. and Helen Welfling DuBois and the grandson of William and Nellie Olmstead DuBois and Charles and Emma Kortz Welfling. On June 26, 1965, in Waverly, NY, he married the...
Jeffrey West SORTORE
May 26, 2018
Jeffrey West Sortore, age 67, of Franklinville passed away on Sunday , May 26, 2018 at the Olean General Hospital. He was born on May 31, 1950 in Wellsville to John and Geanne Morey Sortore. On February 14, 1985 he married Anna Colunio who survives.Jeff grew up in Belmont from where he graduated from High School. In 1983 he earned...
Lois G. PERKINS
May 26, 2018
Lois G. Perkins, age 86, of Trapping Brook Road passed away on Saturday May 26, 2018 at the Wellsville Manor Care Center. She was born on July 24, 1931 in Belmont to the late Earl and Glada Mayo Hough. On February 27, 1954 she married Eugene Perkins who predeceased her in 2005.Lois was a long time resident of Hallsport. She...
Terry J. Hardes
May 26, 2018
Terry J. Hardes PORT ALLEGANY- Terry J. Hardes, 62, of Campbell Hollow Rd., passed away Saturday (May 26, 2018) at his home, of an apparent heart attack. Born Mar. 3, 1956, in Coudersport, PA, he was a son of Ward C. and Katherine Franke Hardes. On Oct. 11, 1986, in Port Allegany, he married Nancy L. Falk, who survives. Terry...
Phyllis F. PERRY
May 24, 2018
Allentown, NY - Phyllis F. Perry, 92, of 1948 Melvina Street passed away at home on Thursday, May 24, 2018. She was born on November 9, 1925 in Belmont, the daughter of the late Charles and Margaret M. (Nick) Hollister Sr. On December 7, 1944 in Greenwood, she married Clark W. Perry Sr. who predeceased her on June 16, 1999....
Terry D. YOUNG
May 22, 2018
Terry D. YOUNG, 62, of Wellsboro, PA, formerly of Potter Brook, died Tuesday, May 22, 2018 in the Green Home, Wellsboro, PA. Born December 1, 1955, in Wellsboro, he was the son of Edgar Nathaniel and Charlotte Jean "Tootie" Metcalf Young. Terry was a loving, kind-hearted, compassionate person. He was a joy to be around. Surviving are: a brother, Edgar (Clara) Young...
Anthony J. Werts
May 21, 2018
Anthony J. Werts PORT ALLEGANY- Anthony J. Werts, 38, of Church St., passed away unexpectedly, Monday (May 21, 2018), at his residence. Born December 17, 1979, in Port Allegany, he was a son of Dewayne L. and Elva D. Fallecker Werts. He was a graduate of Conemaugh High School, Davidsville, PA. Anthony was a veteran, having served with the US...
David H. BARNEY
May 21, 2018
David H. BARNEY, 76, a lifelong resident of Hallsport, NY, died Monday, May 21, 2018 in Wellsville Manor Care Center, Wellsville, NY. Born May 25, 1941, in Wellsville, he was the son of Harold C. and Marian E. Foster Barney. David was a dairy farmer and produced maple syrup with his father and his brothers on the family farm. He...
Vivian B. CORNELL
May 19, 2018
Vivian B. CORNELL, 98, of Genesee, PA, formerly of Ulysses, PA, died Saturday, May 19, 2018 in UPMC Cole, Coudersport, PA. Born May 23, 1919, in Bingham Township, PA, she was the daughter of Arling M. and Rosa Howe Barker. She was married to Leo E. Cornell, who predeceased her on April 19, 1966. She was a 1937 graduate of Ulysses High...
Almon G. FREEMAN
May 18, 2018
Almon G. FREEMAN, 97, of Fox Hill, Ulysses, PA, passed away Friday, May 18, 2018 in UPMC Cole, Coudersport, PA. Born March 16, 1921, at home on Fox Hill, Ulysses, he was the son of Charles and Matie E. Carpenter Freeman. He attended the country school on Fox Hill and graduated from Lewisville Vocational School in Ulysses. On June 16, 1946,...
Francis G. WHITE
May 16, 2018
Francis G. White, age 83, of Almond passed away on Wednesday May 16, 2018 at Elderwood of Hornell. He was born on June 14, 1934 in North Hornell to Glenn and Blanch Van Skiver White.Francis retired from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and enjoyed farming.A private burial service will be held at the Fremont Center Cemetery in...
Ernest L. MORRIS
May 16, 2018
Ernest L. MORRIS, 94, of Westfield, PA, formerly of Wellsville, NY, died peacefully at home on Wednesday, May 16, 2018. Born October 8, 1923, in Olean, NY, he was the son of Ernest L. and Clara Wilkins Morris. On April 19, 1948, in Genesee, PA, he married the love of his life, the former Eloise I. Young, who predeceased him...
Anna M. VAN ETTEN
May 15, 2018
Anna M. VAN ETTEN, 81, of Ulysses, PA, died Tuesday, May 15, 2018 in Sweden Valley Manor, Coudersport, PA. Born March 9, 1937, in Brookfield, PA, she was the daughter of Adrian M. and Elsie Simmons Mills. On August 31, 1954, in Mills, PA, she married William D. Van Etten, who predeceased her on October 20, 2008. Mrs. Van Etten...
Lawrence R. MEHAL
May 14, 2018
Lawrence R. MEHAL, 95, a 35-year resident of Genesee, PA, died Monday, May 14, 2018 in UPMC Cole, Coudersport, PA. Born May 31, 1922, in Creighton, PA, he was the son of John and Johanna Gretz Mehal. During World War II, he served honorably with the US Army Air Corps. On June 25, 1944, in Natrona, PA, he married the love...
