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Local Obituaries for Ulysses, PA, Wellsville, NY, and Surrounding Areas
Douglas O. LAYMAN
Jul 4, 2017
Douglas O. Layman, 52, of 5035 Snowball Hollow Road, passed away on Tuesday, July 4, 2017, at home surrounded by his family. He was born May 5, 1965 in Wellsville, the son of Thomas and Donna (Ward) Layman Sr.Doug was raised in Friendship and Scio and attended the Friendship Central School. He was a “Jack of All Trades” and for...
Agnes I. CURRIER
Jul 2, 2017
Agnes I. CURRIER, 89, of Wellsville, NY, died Sunday, July 2, 2017 in Jones Memorial Hospital, Wellsville, NY. Born February 8, 1928, in Coudersport, PA, she was the daughter of Mart and Helen M. Pelchy Matteson. She was married to Bert A. Currier, who predeceased her in 1964. Mrs. Currier was a homemaker and a lifelong area resident. Surviving are: ...
Raymond C. CORNELIUS
Jul 1, 2017
Raymond C. Cornelius, 82, of 4849 Wadsworth Hill Road, died on Saturday, July 1, 2017 at his home. He was born March 23, 1935 in Wellsville, the son of Reginald B. and Charlotte (Millen) Cornelius.Raymond was raised in the Wellsville area. He was formerly employed by Joyce Pipeline, James Dean Body Shop, and Dave Faulkner Construction. For a time owned...
Leonard J. FERGUSON
Jun 29, 2017
Leonard J. FERGUSON, 90, of Galeton, PA, died Thursday, June 29, 2017 in Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hospital, Wellsboro, PA. Born July 25, 1926, in Osawatomie, KS, he was the son of Leonard and Dessie Bell Hadsall Ferguson. A World War II Veteran, he served honorably with the US Army in the Pacific Theatre. On March 4, 1950, in Bentonville,...
Theodore W. "Ted" SCHULTZ
Jun 29, 2017
Theodore "Ted" W. SCHULTZ, 56, of Whitesville, NY, formerly of North Tonawanda, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, June 29, 2017 in his home. Beloved husband of Deborah Cain Schultz, Ted and Deb married on June 2, 1979. Surviving besides his wife, Deb, are: three children, Edmond (Carin) Schultz and Joshua Schultz, both of Whitesville, NY, and Benjamin (Nicole Dye) Schultz of...
Elsie K. McANDREWS
Jun 29, 2017
Elsie Fanton McANDREWS, 95, of Wellsville, NY, died Thursday, June 29, 2017 in Jones Memorial Hospital, Wellsville, NY following at short illness. Born April 6, 1922, in the Town of Willing, she was the daughter of Floyd E. and Grace Church Fanton. On November 11, 1945, she married Lloyd M. Kervin, who predeceased her on February 3, 1972. On May 20,...
Elaine S. POLEN
Jun 28, 2017
Elaine S. POLEN, 87, of Genesee, PA, died Wednesday, June 28, 2017 in her home. Born March 31, 1930, in Trenton, NJ, she was the daughter of Michael John and Myrtle Vickers Schwab. A registered nurse, she earned Bachelor's Degrees in Nursing and Nursing Education in Psychology from Georgetown University. Elaine was a member of the Georgetown Alumni Association. Surviving...
Herbert W. "Herb" HOWE III
Jun 26, 2017
Herbert W. “Herb” Howe III, age 43, passed away on Monday, June, 26, 2017, at the University of Rochester Medical Center in Rochester as a result of injuries sustained in a logging accident. He was born in Buffalo to Herbert W. “Sonny” and Gladys Jean Young Howe II. On July 15, 2012 he married Tara Howard who survives him.Herb was...
Bertha B. MUENCH
Jun 24, 2017
Bertha B. Muench, a former resident of Scio, NY, passed away on June 24, 2017 at Conesus Lake Nursing Home. She was born December 7, 1923, the daughter of the late John E. and Mildred I. (VanHorn) Buzzard, Sr. In 1942, she married Ralph S. Muench, who predeceased her in 2002.Bertha was born in Friendship, NY, where her father owned...
Helen M. ABBOTT
Jun 23, 2017
Helen M. ABBOTT, 91, formerly of Potter Brook Road, Westfield, PA, died Friday, June 23, 2017 in Broad Acres Health and Rehabilitation Center, Wellsboro, PA. Born May 2, 1926, in Westfield, PA, she was the daughter of Llewellyn and Rose Bollock Witter. She was married to Lewis B. Abbott, who predeceased her in 2005. Helen was a member of the...
Joyce E. EMPSON
Jun 23, 2017
Joyce E. EMPSON, 82, of Scio, NY, was lifted into the arms of Jesus on Friday, June 23, 2017 with her daughters by her side. Born August 13, 1934, she was the daughter of William and Jennie Lorrow Spicer. On August 23, 1952, in Andover, NY, she married Martin D. Empson, who predeceased her on June 2, 1990. Together they...
James C. Renner
Jun 18, 2017
James C. Renner SMETHPORT- James C. Renner, 44, of Champlin Hill Rd., passed away Sunday (June 18, 2017) in West Penn Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA. Born April 6, 1973, he was a son of Frederick D. and Jane E. Arnold Renner. On June 8, 2001, he married Jessica L. Wymer, who survives. James was a lifetime resident of the area and...
Paul MICHALEGKO
Jun 17, 2017
Paul Michalegko, age 97, formerly of Genesee, PA, passed away on Saturday, June 17, 2017 at UPMC Hamot. He was a resident of St. Mary’s at Asbury Ridge. Paul was born November 16, 1919 in Betula/Keystone, McKean County, PA. He was the third child of Demetrius and Anastasia (Holowczak) Michalegko.Paul graduated from Tionesta High School where he excelled in...
Gladys Marion HORNBURG
Jun 16, 2017
Gladys Marion Hornburg, 96, of 2938 Truax Road, passed away on Friday, June 16, 2017 while visiting her son in Kentucky. She was born on March 25, 1921 in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of the late Charles Edward and Lottie (Freeman) Flint. On April 9, 1940 in Wellsville she married Glenn E. Hornburg who predeceased her on November 8, 2011.Gladys...
Bernard E. "Bernie" JACKSON
Jun 13, 2017
Bernard E. “Bernie” Jackson, 81, of 323 E. Dyke Street, passed on Tuesday, June 13, 2017, at Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, PA with his family at his side. He was born July 21, 1935 in the Town of Willing, the son of the late Erwin and Bessie (Stickney) Jackson. On March 9, 1985 in Wellsville he married Sandra Carr...
Evalee K. (Pinchock) Ostrom
Jun 12, 2017
Evalee K. Ostrom PORT ALLEGANY- Evalee K. Ostrom, 73, of Langmaid Lane, Bradford, formerly of Port Allegany, passed away Monday (June 12, 2017) in Bradford Manor. Born December 14, 1943, in Port Allegany, she was a daughter of Andrew and Lora B. Carlson Pinchock. She married Robert H. Ostrom. Evalee was a longtime resident of the area and a graduate...
Delores D ACKERMAN
Jun 12, 2017
Delores D. ACKERMAN, 75, of State Rte. 19 South, Wellsville, passed away unexpectedly Monday, June 12, 2017 in her home. Born May 29, 1942, in Wellsville, she was the daughter of John K. and Ruth Easton Amidon. On December 29, 1962, in Wellsville, she married Robert C. Ackerman, who survives. A graduate of Wellsville Central School, she earned multiple degrees...
Mary G. "Mitzi" STOUT
Jun 10, 2017
Mary G. “Mitzi” Stout, 85, formerly of Pine Street, passed away on Saturday, June 10, 2017 following a sudden illness. She was the daughter of the late Joseph and Kathryn Gasdik. In 1951 she married Carlton Stout who predeceased her in 1966.Mitzi was a 1950 graduate of Wellsville High School. She was formerly employed at Rite Aid and Woolworth’s in...
Robert D. PETERSON - SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
Jun 9, 2017
Robert D. Peterson, 72, of 38 King Street, died unexpectedly on Friday, June 9, 2017. Friends are invited to a graveside service at 2:00 pm on Friday, June 16, 2017 at Woodlawn Cemetery, 276 South Main Street in Wellsville. Arrangements are under the direction of the J. W. Embser Sons Funeral Home Inc. and a complete obituary will be published...
Betty L. SHEARED
Jun 8, 2017
Betty L. Sheared, 74 of 4192A Bolivar Road passed away on Thursday, June 08, 2017 at Jones Memorial Hospital following a long illness. She was born June 24, 1942 in Wellsville, the daughter of the later Fred and Dorothy (Granger) Curry. On September 4, 1966 in Wellsville she married Roy E. Sheared who predeceased her on March 27, 2005.Betty was...
