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Local Obituaries for Ulysses, PA, Wellsville, NY, and Surrounding Areas
Sonja J. POTT
Feb 7, 2025
Sonja Jo POTT, 68, of Ellisburg, PA, passed away Friday, February 7, 2025 in Jones Memorial Hospital, Wellsville, NY.
Born September 10, 1956, in Huntingdon, she was the beautiful daughter of Clyde A. and Sandra J. Moore Scott. She was married to her soulmate, Nathaniel J. “Bud” Pott, who predeceased her on February 17, 2000. A graduate of Manheim Central High...
Bonita E. "Bonnie" PORCZYNSKI
Feb 7, 2025
Bonita E. “Bonnie” PORCZYNSKI, 83, of New Smyrna Beach, FL, formerly of Genesee, PA, died Friday, February 7, 2025 in Lehigh Valley Hospice, Allentown, PA.
Born November 12, 1941, Trenton, NJ, she was the daughter of Alexander and Anne Bodnar Elias. On June 29, 1963, in Yardley, PA, she married Theodore L. Porczynski, who predeceased her on September 7, 2012. A...
Cyril "Skip" MERRICK
Feb 6, 2025
Cyril E “Skip” Merrick,78, of Belmont passed away February 6, 2025, in Cape Coral, FL after a brief illness.
Born November 24, 1946, in Reno, Nevada and raised in Arcade and Franklinville, NY, Skip was the Wyoming County Mile Track Champion 1964-1966 and played saxophone and clarinet in band, including at the Worlds Fair. Upon graduating from Arcade High School he...
Edith M. COYNE
Feb 5, 2025
Edith M. “Edie” COYNE, 75, of Wellsville, NY, formerly of Amherst, died Wednesday, February 5, 2025 in Jones Memorial Hospital.
Born February 15, 1949, in Wellsville, she was the daughter of James and Alice Brewer Davis. In 1972, in Monroe County, she married Martin C. Coyne, who predeceased her on April 24, 2015. A graduate of Scio High School, she also...
Marcein Nelson Perkins STEELE
Feb 5, 2025
Marcein Nelson Perkins STEELE, 90, formerly of Allegany, NY and Leesburg, FL, died Wednesday, February 5, 2025 in Buffalo General Hospital.
Born September 17, 1934, in Wellsville, she was the daughter of R. Roy and Virginia Eleanor Dunshie Nelson. On July 19, 1953, in Whitesville, she married Richard L. Perkins, who predeceased her on May 24, 1974. She then married Ralph...
Daniel E. "Dan" HALL
Feb 5, 2025
Daniel E. “Dan” HALL, 80, of Wellsville, NY, died peacefully in his home on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, with his wife, Diane, by his side. Born in Detroit, MI, Dan was the second of five children. Surviving besides his wife, Diane, are: his brothers, Robert (Bea) Hall, Gregory (Marge) Hall, and Kenneth (Vicki) Hall; a sister, Deanna (John) Coyle; friend...
Virginia "Ginny" Davis PEANGATELLI
Feb 4, 2025
Virginia “Ginny” Davis PEANGATELLI, 85, of Albemarle, NC, formerly of Genesee, PA, was welcomed into the arms of the Lord on Tuesday, February 4, 2025.
Born on December 27, 1939, in Coudersport, PA, Ginny was the beloved daughter of Jesse and Nina Hulbert Davis and sister to Jesse Allen “Buddy” Davis. She grew up on a small farm in Raymond, PA,...
Claudia J. TROCANO
Feb 3, 2025
Claudia J. TROCANO, of Almond, formerly of Sebastopol, CA, died Monday, February 3, 2025 in UR Jones Memorial Hospital.
Born May 6, 1953, in San Diego, CA, she was the daughter of Richard G. Johnson (Jongordan) and Marion F. Moses Johnson.
She founded and operated Monarch Medicinals in Sebastopol, CA, where she also served as a promoter of cannabis reform and an...
Frank D. HILLS
Feb 3, 2025
Frank Delbert HILLS March 31, 1934 -- February 3, 2025
It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of our father, Frank Delbert Hills. Frank passed away peacefully on Monday, February 3, 2025, at Messiah Lifeways in Mechanicsburg, PA. On March 31, 1934, Frank was born in Port Allegany, PA, the eldest son of Everett G....
Ronald W. SHEFFIELD
Feb 2, 2025
Ronald W. SHEFFIELD, 78, of Andover, NY, passed away peacefully in his sleep Sunday, February 2, 2025 at home.
Born August 8, 1946, in Brockport, he was the son of George and Marie Donahue Sheffield.
He was married to Linda L. Connolly, who predeceased him on October 3, 2018.
Ron was employed as an auto body mechanic for many years.
Surviving are: two daughters,...
Briana Evans TRONETTI
Feb 2, 2025
Briana Evans Tronetti, 42, of Trapping Brook Road, died on Sunday, February 2, 2025, in her home from an apparent pulmonary embolism. She was born February 16, 1982, in Wellsville, the daughter of Joel and Nancy (Shine) Evans.
Raised in Wellsville, she was a 2000 graduate of Wellsville High School. She continued her education through Allegany-Cattaraugus BOCES, obtaining her cosmetology license....
Brete A. ECK
Jan 31, 2025
Brete A. ECK, 66, of Friendship, NY, formerly of Scio, died Friday, January 31, 2025 in Houghton Rehabilitation & Nursing Center.
Born March 24, 1958, in Olean, he was the son of Gordon and Jean Keesler Eck. A graduate of Richburg High School, he was employed as a drywaller by Dan’s Contracting for many years.
Surviving are: three children, Brete A. Eck,...
James W. SATTAZAHN
Jan 30, 2025
James W. SATTAZAHN, 76, of Roulette, PA, formerly of Mechanicsburg, died Thursday, January 30, 2025 in Sweden Valley Manor, Coudersport.
Born February 15,1948, in Philadelphia, he was the son of William W. and Florence Kerr Sattazahn. A 1965 graduate of Olney High School in Philadelphia, he served honorably with the US Army. He served as a PA State Trooper from July...
Vera Buckley KLESA
Jan 29, 2025
Vera Buckley KLESA, 98, of Las Vegas, NV, formerly of Wellsville, NY, died January 29, 2025 in Las Vegas.
Born December 30, 1926, in Karlsruhe, Germany, she was the daughter of Bruno and Lina Neidig Weickart. Vera came to America as the military spouse of John B. Buckley and was a 45-year resident of Wellsville, NY. Prior to moving to the...
Lawrence M. WALINSKI
Jan 29, 2025
Lawrence M. WALINSKI, 61, of Fillmore, NY, died Wednesday, January 29, 2025 in Jones Memorial Hospital, Wellsville.
Born August 21, 1963, in Buffalo, he was the son of Zygmund and AnnMarie Wesolowski Walinski. He attended Sweet Home High School and was employed by 3M as a machine operator for many years.
Lawrence is survived by his wife, Karen Walinski of Fillmore; two...
Stephen M. HECK, Sr.
Jan 29, 2025
Stephen M. HECK, Sr., 77, of Westfield, PA, formerly of Brooklyn, NY, Queens, NY, and Wantaugh, Long Island, NY, died Wednesday, January 29, 2025 in UPMC Wellsboro, Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hospital.
Born June 3, 1947, in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of Henry Joseph and Palma Marie Grandinetti Heck. A graduate of St. Francis Prep School in Brooklyn, he...
Ellen L. MATTESON
Jan 29, 2025
Ellen L. MATTESON, 76, of Whitesville, NY, died Wednesday, January 29, 2025 in Jones Memorial Hospital, Wellsville.
Born May 9, 1948, in Jamestown, she was the daughter of Robert E. and Beatrice Walker Ostrander. She was married to Eddy Joe Matteson, who predeceased her on August 12, 2002. A graduate of Eden Central School, she was employed by the Beef Haus...
Charley E. BOOM
Jan 27, 2025
Charley E. BOOM, 86, of Westfield, PA, died Monday, January 27, 2025 in his home.
He was born May 19, 1938, in Blossburg. A 1957 graduate of Cowanesque Valley High School, he served honorably with the US Marine Corps from 1957 – 1960 and was stationed in Okinawa, Japan, the Philippines, and Korea. On April 9, 1961, in the Westfield United...
Margaret M. McGOWEN
Jan 26, 2025
Margaret M. McGOWEN, 61, of Friendship, NY, died Sunday, January 26, 2025 in Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester.
Arrangements are under the direction of Olney-Foust Funeral Homes & Crematory, Crowell Chapel, 296 North Main Street, Wellsville, NY.
Barbara D. JORDAN
Jan 26, 2025
Barbara D. JORDAN, 74, of Wellsville, NY, passed away on Sunday, January 26, 2025, in her home with family at her side. She was born July 24, 1950, in Wellsville, the daughter of the late Robert W. and Esther M. (Tait) Costello. On June 1, 1968, in Wellsville she married Gary Jordan, who predeceased her on October 16, 2021.
Barb was...
