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Local Obituaries for Ulysses, PA, Wellsville, NY, and Surrounding Areas
Virginia M. “Ginny” Payne
Feb 12, 2018
Wellsville, NY - Virginia M. “Ginny” Payne, age 92, of 286 Scott Avenue passed away peacefully on Monday, February 12, 2108, at the Wellsville Manor Care Center after a long battle with dementia. She was born on January 31, 1926 in Wellsville, the daughter of German Immigrants, Henry and Rose Weihonig Liesegang. On May 8, 1946 she married Dale Robert...
Virginia Payne
Feb 12, 2018
Wellsville, NY - Virginia Payne, age 91, formerly of Scott Avenue passed away on Monday, February 12, 2018 in the Wellsville Manor Care Center. Friends are invited to call on Thursday, February 15, 2018, from 4 to 7 pm at the J.W. Embser Sons Funeral Home in Wellsville. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday at 11...
JAlan Aufderheide
Feb 12, 2018
JAlan AUFDERHEIDE, former Northern Potter School District superintendent, affectionately known as "Dr. J", passed away peacefully at home with his family by his side on February 12, 2018. JAlan was born in Bucyrus, Ohio to Al and Geraldine Aufderheide on August 16, 1940. He grew up in Ohio and after graduation from DeVilbiss High School in Toledo, went on to earn his...
Louise I. DEPEW
Feb 10, 2018
Louise I. DEPEW, 87, of Camp Hill, PA, formerly of Wellsville, NY, died Saturday, February 10, 2018 in West Shore Hospital, Mechanicsburg, PA. B orn March 28, 1930, in Wellsville, she was the daughter of Olin and Helen Swarthout Barnes. On February 10, 1951, in the Christian Temple, Wellsville, she married Neil Morgan Depew, who predeceased her on April 16,...
Lena Lucille Cole Hackett
Feb 7, 2018
Wellsville, NY - Lena Lucille Cole Hackett, age 83, of 152 Pine Street went to be with Her Savior on Wednesday, February 7, 2018 at Buffalo General Hospital after a short illness. She was born in Wellsville on July 1, 1934 to Peter and Lena Johnson Cole. In July of 1986 in Wellsville she married Therald (Bud) Hackett who survives....
Kevin C. Wilson
Feb 7, 2018
Wellsville, NY - Kevin C. Wilson, age 52, of 147 Scott Avenue passed away on Wednesday, February 7, 2018, at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester after a brief illness. He was born in Wellsville on April 27, 1965 to Raymond and Regina (Butler) Wilson. Kevin was a resident of Wellsville who graduated from the Belmont Christian Academy in 1984. He...
Rev. Merritt E. BURDICK
Feb 6, 2018
Rev. Merritt E. BURDICK, 85, of Scio, NY, died Tuesday, February 6, 2018 in Olean General Hospital, Olean, NY. Born May 26, 1932, in Inavale, Friendship, NY, he was the son of Ernest and Mary Dennison Burdick. A Korean War Veteran, he served honorably with the US Army. He was employed as a truck driver, logging over three million miles....
Robert G. EASTMAN
Feb 2, 2018
Robert G. EASTMAN, 85, of Ulysses, PA, died Friday, February 2, 2018 in his home. Born August 31, 1932, in Hop Bottom, PA, he was the son of George E. and Ruth I. Whitman Eastman. A Korean War Veteran, he served honorably with the US Air Force from 1952 - 1956, discharged as a Staff Sergeant. On January 23, 1960,...
Jerold Wright MOREY
Feb 1, 2018
Jerold Wright MOREY, Wellsville, NY, died unexpectedly February 2018. He was predeceased by his parents, George William Morey, Sr. and Rowena Wright Morey Hamilton; grandparents, Walter and Jessie Wright, William Henry and Genevieve Clark Morey. Surviving are: brothers, George (Linda) Morey Jr. and Douglas (Barbara) Morey; sisters, Marie (George) Follett and Dianne (Alex) Szczupakowski; his beloved feline companions, Zippy, Martin, and Shadow; nieces, nephews, and...
Michael M. YOUNG
Feb 1, 2018
Michael M. YOUNG, 61, of Bingham Center, PA, died Thursday, February 1, 2018 in his home. Born February 13, 1956, in Wellsville, NY, he was the son of Byron M. and Marion D. Barrett Young. On August 24, 1974, in Genesee, PA, he married the former Cheryl A. Blair, who survives. He was employed by Morgan Advanced Materials in Coudersport. ...
Dortha "Dot" M. JAMES
Jan 31, 2018
Dortha M. "Dot" JAMES, 88, of Knights Creek Road, Scio, NY, died Wednesday, January 31, 2018 in Wellsville Manor after a lengthy illness. Born September 2, 1929, in Wellsville, she was the daughter of Frank and Eva Emrick Easton. On March 31, 1958, in Scio, she married Clinton James, who predeceased her in 2013. A resident of Scio for the...
Rodolfo "Shadow" PIZARRO, SR.
Jan 31, 2018
Rodolfo "Shadow" PIZARRO, Sr., unexpectedly passed away on January 31, 2018. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. He was a friend to anybody he came across and they would always leave with a laugh and a smile. He loved spending time with his grandchildren, Olivia, Nevaeh, Braylon, Esabella, and Amiyah. Even through his recent health struggles he stayed upbeat...
Charles E. Babcock
Jan 30, 2018
Lawrenceville, Georgia - Charles E. Babcock, 85, passed away on Tuesday, January 30, 2018 in Lawrenceville following brief illness. He was born on March 30, 1932 in Wellsville, the son of the late C. Gerald and Mildred (Rogers) Babcock. He was first married on June 27, 1959 in New York Mills, NY to Patricia Mielnick who predeceased him. On June...
Erland D. KAILBOURNE
Jan 30, 2018
KAILBOURNE MEMORIAL SERVICE APRIL 28th Erland D. KAILBOURNE, 100, of Wellsville, NY, passed away peacefully on January 30, 2018. A memorial service will be held at the First United Methodist Church in Wellsville NY on Saturday, April 28th at 11:00 AM. Arrangements are entrusted to Mulholland-Crowell Funeral Home, Wellsville, NY. Online...
Corey J. HAGGARD
Jan 29, 2018
Corey J. HAGGARD, 24, of Bolivar, NY, died Monday, January 29, 2018 in the Town of Wellsville, NY. He was born March 17, 1993, in Lima, OH. Surviving are: his father and step-mother, Jeffrey and Sherry Dennis of Westfield; his mother, Tina Haggard of Wapakoneta, OH; siblings, Jeffrey Haggard, Aspyn Dennis, Aeyona Dennis, Azaria Dennis, Raymond Adkins, Nicolas Adkins, and...
Janine M. Preston
Jan 27, 2018
Belfast, NY - Janine M. Preston, age 66, of Belfast, NY, passed away unexpectedly on January 27, 2018. She was born in Cuba, New York, on October 4, 1951, to James “Red” and Marie (McMahon) Allen. Janine graduated from Friendship Central School as salutatorian of her class in 1969. She was owner/manager at Preston Truck Sales before furthering her education....
Ralph E Bryant
Jan 27, 2018
Wellsville, NY - Ralph E Bryant, 90, of 5407 Bolivar Road went to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 27, 2018 surrounded by his loving family at Jones Memorial Hospital. He was born on June 24, 1927 in Bradford, PA, the son of the late LeRoy and Henrietta (Crandall) Bryant. On May 9, 1948 in Limestone he married Elizabeth...
James A. Baker
Jan 26, 2018
James A. Baker SMETHPORT- James A. Baker, 99, formerly of W. King St. passed away Friday (Jan. 26, 2018) in Lakeview Senior Care & Living Center, Smethport. Born January 7, 1919, in Bradford, PA, he was a son of Cecil J. And Gertrude M. Murry Baker. On June 15, 1946, in Smethport, he married Carolyn L. Hallstrom, who died Dec....
Linda L. JOHNSON
Jan 26, 2018
Linda L. JOHNSON, 72, of Wellsville, NY, died Friday, January 26, 2018 in Jones Memorial Hospital, Wellsville. Born October 10, 1945, in Kane, PA, she was the daughter of John and Ruth Bengtson Buhl. A graduate of Kane High School, she married Richard C. Johnson, who survives. Linda enjoyed a full life. She was an Army wife for 20 years....
Leah N. (Nelson) May
Jan 25, 2018
Leah N. Lewis May PORT ALLEGANY- Leah N. Lewis May, 93, of Laurel Lane, passed away Thursday (Jan. 25, 2018) in Buffalo General Hospital, Buffalo, NY. Born August 17, 1924, in Wrights, PA, she was a daughter of Milford L. and Pearl Robbins Nelson. On Oct. 20, 1947, in Erie, PA, she married Lawrence O. Lewis, who died May 11,...
