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Local Obituaries for Ulysses, PA, Wellsville, NY, and Surrounding Areas
Debra E. (Burr) Novak
May 15, 2017
Debra Burr Novak PORT ALLEGANY- Debra Burr Novak, 64, of Grove St. Ext., Delevan, NY, formerly of Port Allegany, passed away unexpectedly Monday (May 15, 2017) in the Bertrand Chaffee Hospital, Springville, NY. Born September 1, 1952, in Port Allegany, she was a daughter of Charles W. and Ruth D. MacFarland Burr. She was formerly married to Michael Lesher. Debra...
Dorothy A. SCHMELZER
May 14, 2017
……I’D LIKE THE MEMORY OF ME TO BE THE HAPPY ONE.I’D LIKE TO LEAVE AN AFTERGLOW OF SMILES WHEN MY LIFE IS DONE…..- DOROTHY A. SCHMELZERDorothy A. Schmelzer, age 89, formerly of McNinch Lane, passed away peacefully at Wellsville Manor Care Center on Sunday, May 14, 2017. She was born on March 24, 1928, in Pittsburg, PA., she was the...
Jonathan D. POLLOCK
May 12, 2017
Jonathan D. POLLOCK, 31, of Louisville, KY, formerly of Ulysses, PA, died Friday, May 12, 2017 in Louisville. Born December 29, 1985, in Coudersport, PA, he was the son of Dennis and Angela Hand Pollock. A graduate of Northern Potter High School, he was employed by Semper Blue Professionals in Louisville. Surviving are: six children, Alex Pollock Butler, Gage Pollock,...
Marjorie J. (Murphy) Myers
May 9, 2017
Marjorie J. Myers SMETHPORT- Marjorie J. Myers, 80, of Valley Crossroads, passed away Tuesday (May 9, 2017) in her home, surrounded by her family. Born June 29, 1936, in Olean, NY, she was a daughter of Arthur E. and Ruth Garthwaite Murphy. On May 21, 1960, in Bradford, she married William J. Myers, who died Sept. 17, 2016. Marjorie was...
Ruth Ann "Ruthie" MCCARTHY
May 9, 2017
Ruth Ann “Ruthie” McCarthy, age 66, of East Pearl Street passed away on Tuesday, May 9, 2017, at the Highland Park Rehabilitation Center. She was born on February 3, 1951 in Philadelphia, PA. She was the daughter of Dale and Ruth Anna Eichman Linza.Ruthie graduated from Olean High School in 1969 and had worked for Rockwell’s Department Store in Wellsville....
Eileen M. WYNICK
May 9, 2017
Eileen M. WYNICK, 89, of Westfield, PA, died Tuesday, May 9, 2017 in Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hospital, Wellsboro, PA. Born July 7, 1927, in Troupsburg, NY, she was the daughter of Roger G. and Effie M. Cady Lozier. She was married to Clarence C. Wynick, who predeceased her on August 30, 2000. Mrs. Wynick was employed as a teacher's...
Shirley A. (Colligan) GOSTLEY
May 6, 2017
Shirley A. (Colligan) Gostley, 81, passed away peacefully on May 6, 2017, at Fellowship Manor in Lehigh Valley, PA from complications due to Alzheimer’s disease. Although her mind faded in recent years, Shirley’s heart remained strong and in it she held a lifetime of beautiful memories.Shirley was born December 17, 1935 in the “Irish Patch” on Farnum Street in Wellsville,...
James N. Sewell
May 4, 2017
James N. Sewell PORT ALLEGANY- James N. Sewell, 68, of Hillside Ave., died at UPMC Hamot, Erie, on Thursday, May 4, 2017. Born in St. Mary’s, PA, he was a son of Nelson S. and Hazel Flanagan Sewell. At a very early age, Jim’s father introduced him to hunting, fishing, survival skills, and the importance of hard work. Things that...
Basil N. MERSEREAU
May 4, 2017
Basil N. MERSEREAU, 84, of Wellsville, NY, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 4, 2017 in Jones Memorial Hospital. Arrangements, entrusted to Mulholland-Crowell Funeral Home, Wellsville, will be announced at a later date. Online condolences may be expressed at www.wellsvillefuneralhome.com.
Milford C. "Skip" WHITESELL
May 3, 2017
Milford C. “Skip” Whitesell, 67, of 90 Howard Street passed away on Wednesday, May 3, 2017 at Jones Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family. He was born on April 23, 1950 in Wellsville, the son of the late Irving and Edith (Latten) Whitesell.Skip was raised on Davis Hill in the Town of Andover and was a graduate of Wellsville High...
Gwynn HOFFMAN
May 3, 2017
Gwynn HOFFMAN, 89, of Mills, PA, died Wednesday, May 3, 2017 in Cole Memorial Hospital, Coudersport, PA. Born April 12, 1928, in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of Oscar and Lillian Gwynnthorn Hoffman. A graduate of the City College of New York, he retired from the Greyhound Bus Company in Manhattan as a ticket supervisor in 1992. He was...
Samuel LOVELADY
May 2, 2017
Samuel LOVELADY, 77, of Harris Road, Wellsville, NY, died Tuesday, May 2, 2017 in Wellsville Manor Care Center. Arrangements, entrusted to the Mulholland-Crowell Funeral Home, Wellsville, will be announced at a later date. Online condolences may be expressed at www.wellsvillefuneralhome.com.
Ethlyn L. (Kester) Ford
Apr 30, 2017
Ethlyn L. Ford PORT ALLEGANY- Ethlyn L. Ford, 98, of Broad St., passed away Sunday (April 30, 2017) in Cole Memorial Hospital, Coudersport. Born June 6, 1918, in Myrtle, PA, she was a daughter of George D. and Theo McNeil Kester. On Aug. 13, 1943, in Port Allegany, she married Clair L. Hawver, who died Nov. 16, 1982. On Sept....
James M. BURROUS
Apr 29, 2017
James M Burrous, 53, of Ocean Springs, Mississippi passed away on Saturday, April 29, 2017, surrounded by his family. He was born April 9, 1964 in Olean, NY. He was raised in Wellsville and was a 1982 graduate of Wellsville High School. He attended Walsh College in Canton, Ohio and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in 1986.He pursued a career...
Patirica A. (Cole) Hults
Apr 29, 2017
Patricia A. Hults TURTLEPOINT- Patricia A. Hults, 75, of Rock Run Rd., passed away Saturday (Apr. 29, 2017) in the Buffalo General Hospital. Born December 29, 1941, in Olean, NY, she was a daughter of Owen D. and Virginia M. Drabant Cole. On Dec. 17, 1960, in Turtlepoint, she married Darrell L. Hults, who died Apr. 16, 2017. They were...
Helen C. (Caldwell) Walters
Apr 29, 2017
Helen C. Walters BRADFORD- Helen C. Walters, 90, of Chapel Ridge, 200 Francis Dr., passed away Saturday (Apr. 29, 2017) in the Bradford Regional Medical Center. Born December 21, 1926, in Transylvania County, North Carolina, she was a daughter of William T. and Ruby Bradley Caldwell. On Aug. 2, 1975, in Port Allegany, she married William H. Walters, who died...
Anna J. (Mahon) Nasto
Apr 29, 2017
Anna J. Nasto PORT ALLEGANY- Anna J. Nasto, 88, of E. Ransom St., passed away Saturday (Apr. 29, 2017) in Sena Kean Manor, Smethport, surrounded by her family. Born November 6, 1928, in Wharton, PA, she was a daughter of Alonzo S. and Gertrude Dow Mahon. On Dec. 14, 1947, in Coudersport, she married Thomas J. Nasto, who died Apr....
James B. "Jim" MANSFIELD
Apr 29, 2017
James B. MANSFIELD, 95, of Wellsville, NY, died Saturday, April 29, 2017 in Wellsville Manor Care Center, Wellsville, NY. Born May 12, 1921, in Coudersport, PA, he was the son of Lewis and Muriel Burk Mansfield. On September 8, 1943, in Miami Beach, FL, he married the former Aleta M. Youmans, who predeceased him in 2000. A World War II...
Michele A. SIBBLE
Apr 28, 2017
Michele A. Sibble, 71, of 1716 Fulmer Valley Road passed away on Friday, April 28, 2017 at Jones Memorial Hospital with her family at her side. She was born November 7, 1945 in Buffalo. On July 31, 1965 in Wellsville she married Donald W. “Bill” Sibble who survives.Michele attended Wellsville High School. She was formerly employed at the Fassett House,...
Pauline Goldsmith King
Apr 27, 2017
Allentown, NY - Pauline Goldsmith King, 84, of 1624 White Hill Road died on Thursday, April 27, 2017 at Manor Hills in Wellsville. She was born on July 29, 1932 in Rushford, the daughter of Paul H. and Mary L. (Luckey) James. On August 22, 1951 she married Kenneth R. Goldsmith who predeceased her. On February 14, 1998 in Allentown...
