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Local Obituaries for Ulysses, PA, Wellsville, NY, and Surrounding Areas
Robert H. Ostrom
Nov 11, 2017
Robert H. Ostrom PORT ALLEGANY- Robert H. Ostrom, 73, of Sartwell Creek Rd., passed away Saturday (Nov. 11, 2017) in Cole Memorial Hospital, Coudersport. Born December 7, 1943, in Coudersport, he was a son of Robert and Mary Dugan Ostrom. In April, 1979, in Port Allegany, he married Lois J. Davis, who survives. Robert was a lifetime resident of the...
Herbert S. POTTER
Nov 11, 2017
Herbert S. "Herb" POTTER, 95, of Port Allegany, PA, formerly of Potter Brook, died Saturday, November 11, 2017 in Sweden Valley Manor, Coudersport, PA. Born November 10, 1922, in Westfield, PA, he was the son of Orville and Alice Patton Potter. A 1941 graduate of Westfield High School, he served honorably in World War II with the Third Armored Division,...
Richard J. ALLEN
Nov 6, 2017
Richard J. Allen, 92, of 122 Greenwich Street, passed away on Monday, November 6, 2017 at the Highland Park Healthcare Center. He was born on January 30, 1925, in Buffalo the son of William D. and Marguerite (Denison) Allen. On June 21, 1947 he married Marie Doner who predeceased him in 1977.Richard was raised on a farm in Whitesville and...
Maxine H. SAUNDERS
Nov 5, 2017
Maxine H. SAUNDERS, 97, formerly of Scio, NY, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 5, 2017 in Wellsville Manor Care Center, where she resided for the past nine years. A Memorial Service will be held 11:00 AM, Saturday, October 6, 2018 in the First United Methodist Church, Scio, NY. Rev. Dr. Stephen Crowell will officiate. Born December 15, 1919, in Farmersville,...
Kay Marie FISK
Nov 2, 2017
Kay Marie Fisk, 61, of 102 2nd Street passed away on Thursday, November 02, 2017 at Olean General Hospital following a lengthy illness. She was born October 29, 1956 in Wellsville, the daughter of the Frederick and Loretta (Aldrich) Baumgarten. On November 8, 1987 she married Greg Fisk who survives.Kay was a loving wife, mother and grandmother who loved spending...
Kevin John KOCHER
Oct 31, 2017
Beloved son, brother, father, grandfather and husband Kevin John KOCHER, 60, passed away October 31, 2017 at home with his loving wife, Cynthia Cobb Kocher. He is preceded in death by his nephew William ‘Willie' Whitney, father James Kocher and brother Newell Kocher. Survived by his mother Mary Gates, brother James Kocher, sister Lynda Kocher Bennett, children Kevin A. Kocher,...
Pearl I. SNYDER
Oct 31, 2017
Pearl I. SNYDER, 82, of Genesee, PA, died Tuesday, October 31, 2017 in her home. Born May 8, 1935, in Westfield, PA, she was the daughter of Ernest and Ruth Williamson Benson. On May 30, 1952, in Harrison Valley, PA, she married William J. "Bill" Snyder, who predeceased her on April 17, 2011. A graduate of cosmetology school in Olean,...
Brian M. Buck
Oct 29, 2017
Brian M. Buck PORT ALLEGANY- Brian M. Buck, 40, of Indian Echo Dr., passed away unexpectedly Sunday (Oct. 29, (2017) in Cole Memorial Hospital, Coudersport. Born December 7, 1976, in Philadephia, he was a son of Robert P. and Edna M. Elliss Buck. Brian was a resident of the area for 14 years, coming from Philadelphia. Surviving in addition to...
Robert W. "Dobro Bob" NORTON
Oct 26, 2017
Robert W. “Dobro Bob” Norton, 85, of 2062 Route 248A, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, October 26, 2017 at home. He was born February 13, 1932 in Jasper, NY, the son of the late Chester and Katherine (Mattison) Norton. On November 27, 1954 in Whitesville, he married Lucy Ray who predeceased him on December 26, 2000.Dobro was a 1950 graduate...
Bruce Leroy BURR
Oct 25, 2017
Bruce Leroy Burr of Wellsville, NY, died on October 25, 2017 at the age of 85. He was born on April 13, 1932 in the family farmhouse located by the dam at Rushford Lake in the town of Caneadea, NY. He was the 6th of 10 children of the late Alanson Andrew Jackson Burr (born on June 25, 1897 in...
Victor L. Fowler
Oct 24, 2017
Victor L. Fowler PORT ALLEGANY- Victor L. Fowler, 66, of Route 155, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday (Oct. 24, 2017) in his home. Born July 16, 1951, in Coudersport, he was a son of John F. and Alma Mahon Fowler. On November 25, 1994, in Port Allegany, he married Donna L. Mantz, who survives, Victor was a lifelong resident of the...
Carol J. LEWIS
Oct 23, 2017
Carol Jeannette LEWIS, 74, of Rexville, NY, entered into the arms of Jesus on Monday, October 23, 2017 and was reunited with her oldest son, Ken, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born July 6, 1943, at home in Quarryville, PA, she was the daughter of P. Mylin and Emma Kauffman Lefever. She was a graduate of Lancaster Mennonite High...
Loretta M. HERRINGTON
Oct 22, 2017
Loretta M. Herrington, age 86, of Charles Street passed away on Sunday, October 22, 2017, at the Highland Health Care Center. She was born on August 6, 1931 in the Town of Willing to Charles and Julia Mae Gillitte Ost. On September 13, 1958 in Wellsville she married Robert Herrington who predeceased her on January 19, 2008.Loretta graduated from Wellsville...
Walter A. LARNERD
Oct 22, 2017
Walter A. LARNERD, 67, Harrison Valley, PA, died Sunday, October 22, 2017 in his home. A Memorial Service will be held 10:00 AM, Saturday, October 28, 2017 at the West Pike Baptist Church, West Pike, PA. The Rev. John Prouty will officiate. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Teacher's Pet Rescue, 19 Blackberry Lane, Coudersport, PA 16915....
Henry W. WHITESELL
Oct 22, 2017
Henry W. WHITESELL, 55, of Rexville, NY, died Sunday, October 22, 2017 in his home. Born April 5, 1962, in Wellsville, NY, he was the son of Francis Melvin and Marjorie Faulkner Whitesell. Henry worked as a farmhand, logger, and woodcutter and was a jack of all trades. He was the type of man that would give you the shirt...
Gregory Nicholas DUNNE
Oct 22, 2017
Gregory Nicholas DUNNE, 18, of Andover, NY, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, October 22, 2017. Born December 20, 1998, in Jones Memorial Hospital, Wellsville, NY, he was the son of Sebastian and Victoria Jordan Dunne. He was a most excellent Christmas gift! Greg brought love and laughter to all who knew him, not only as a son, grandson, and brother,...
Kathryn “Kay” Hauser GENUNG
Oct 17, 2017
Kathryn “Kay” Hauser Genung, 97, passed away on October 17, 2017 in Fremont. She was born on April 12, 1920 in Loucks Mills, PA, the daughter of the late Carl Frederick and Edna Louisa (Waterman) Hauser. On July 25, 1941 in Buffalo, she marred Arthur “Art” Genung who predeceased her in 1991.Kathryn was a 1937 graduate of Wellsville High School,...
Mortimer A. "Mort" GRISEWOOD Jr.
Oct 16, 2017
Mortimer A. “Mort” Grisewood, Jr., age 86, of Maple Street passed away on Monday, October 16, 2017, at Olean General Hospital. He was born on July 20, 1931 in Belmont to Mortimer and Marion Rulison Grisewood. On January 28, 1956 in St. Mary’s Catholic Church he married Margaret “Jo” Hosley who predeceased him on January 17, 1994.Mort was a lifelong...
Patricia A. (Thomas) Haskins
Oct 16, 2017
Patricia A. Haskins SMETHPORT- Patricia A. Haskins, 82, of Smethport, passed away Monday (Oct. 16, 2017) in Cole Memorial Hospital, Coudersport. Born September 12, 1935, in Bradford, she was a daughter of Lester C. and Mildred Dillon Thomas. Patricia had attended Port Allegany High School. She was a resident of the area for three years, coming from the Buffalo, NY,...
Mortimer A. GRISEWOOD Jr. - DEATH NOTICE
Oct 16, 2017
Belmont, NY - Mortimer A. Grisewood Jr., age 86, of Maple Street passed away on Monday, October 16, 2017, at the Olean General Hospital. Friends are invited to call on Thursday, October 19, 2017, from 2-4 and 7-9 pm at the J.W. Embser Sons Funeral Home in Belmont. A Mass of Christian will be celebrated on Friday at 11 am...
