Obituaries
Elizabeth E. JOHNSON
Oct 20, 2022
Elizabeth E. JOHNSON, 96, of Wellsville, NY, died Thursday, October 21, 2022 in Wellsville Manor Care Center.
Born February 7, 1926, in Wellsville, she was the daughter of John and Ruth Hann Baldwin. In 1944, in Wellsville, she married William H. Johnson, who predeceased her on January 1, 1985. A graduate of Wellsville High School, she was employed as a...
Ruth N. GEHMAN
Oct 18, 2022
Ruth Newcomer GEHMAN, 96, of Ulysses, PA, formerly of Harrison Valley, died Tuesday, October 18, 2022 in her home.
Born March 24, 1926, in Mount Joy, she was the daughter of Walter S. and Esther Ruth Hersh Newcomer. Ruth grew up on a farm, attended Eastern Mennonite College, and then taught school for four years. On June 19, 1954, in...
Linda K. WESCHE
Oct 16, 2022
Linda K. WESCHE, 77, of Wellsville, NY, died Sunday, October 16, 2022 in her home.
Born August 18, 1945, in Olean, she was the daughter of Harry Pilon and Josephine Prozeller. A 1964 graduate of West High School in Rochester, she was employed by Jones Memorial Hospital as a billing clerk and by Wellsville Manor as a CNA. ...
Eloise A. SPICER
Oct 16, 2022
Eloise A. SPICER, 93, of Wellsville, NY, died Sunday, October 16, 2022 in the Comfort House of Allegany County, Wellsville.
Born August 9, 1929, in Hallsport, she was the daughter of Richard and Alice Scott Billings. On November 18, 1947, she married John L. Spicer, who predeceased her on July 21, 2022. They were married for 74 years...
T. James DAVIS
Oct 13, 2022
T. James DAVIS, 64, of Westfield, PA, died Thursday, October 13, 2022 in Reston, VA.
Born August 17, 1958, in Wellsboro, he was the son of T. Kenneth and Elizabeth Ray Davis. On October 13, 1984, in Brookland, PA, he married the former Darla M. Burrous, who survives. A graduate of Cowanesque Valley High School, he was...
Mary I. GATES
Oct 12, 2022
Mary I. GATES, 88, of Front Royal, VA, formerly of Scio, NY, died Wednesday, October 12, 2022, in Winchester Medical Center.
Born September 21, 1934, in Wellsville, she was the daughter of Newell and Helen Marsh Potter. On July 3, 2004, in Wellsville, she married Frederick R. Gates, who survives. A graduate of Wellsville High School, she...
Elizabeth P. RUBENACKER
Oct 12, 2022
Elizabeth P. RUBENACKER, 63, of Houghton, NY, formerly of Brockport, died Wednesday, October 12, 2022 in Houghton Rehabilitation and Nursing Center.
Born June 30, 1959, in Farmingdale, she was the daughter of Edward and Joan Whelan Gerardi. A graduate of Farmingdale High School, she was a homemaker.
Surviving are: two children, Katherine Rubenacker and Edward Rubenacker,...
Happy Fry LEIPOLD
Oct 3, 2022
Happy Fry LEIPOLD, of Rochester, NY, walked through Heaven’s gates on October 3, 2022. Born October 5, 1946, in Coudersport, PA, she was the daughter of Homer A. and Tina L. Monroe Fry.
Memorials may be made to Ronald McDonald House Charities of Rochester, NY, Inc.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11:00 AM, Thursday, October 13,...
Carol L. McGRAW
Oct 2, 2022
Carol L. McGRAW, 80, of Whitesville, NY, died Sunday, October 2, 2022 in Wellsville Manor Care Center.
Born December 30, 1941, in Wellsville, she was the daughter of Victor and Rachel Gardner Williams. On March 18, 1961, in Scio, she married Lewis C. McGraw, who predeceased her on July 15, 2020. A graduate of Scio Central School, she was...
Donna Rae MESSINO
Oct 2, 2022
Donna Rae MESSINO, nee Platt, of Galeton, PA, died Sunday, October 2, 2022 in UPMC Wellsboro, Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hospital.
Born August 2, 1935, in Galeton, she was the youngest daughter of Clyde and Mary Losey Platt. She was married to the love of her life, Michael J. Messino, who survives. A graduate of Galeton Area High...
Linda J. SMITH
Sep 28, 2022
Linda J. SMITH, 75, of Rexville, NY, formerly of North Fork, PA, died Wednesday, September 28, 2022 in Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester.
Born March 21, 1947, in Allentown, PA, she was the daughter of Richard G. and Marie A. Chiburka Berkemeyer. She was married to Lee A. Smith, who predeceased her on June 1, 2013. A graduate of William Allen...
William Richard "Rick" CURRIER
Sep 28, 2022
William Richard “Rick” CURRIER, 65, of Andrews Settlement, PA, died Wednesday, September 28, 2022 in Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre.
Born March 29, 1957, in Wellsville, NY, he was the son of William H. and Jeane Coyle Currier, Jr. On September 20, 1980, in Andrews Settlemenmt, he married the former Joy D. Francis, who survives. A 1975 graduate of Northern Potter...
Mae L. EMPSON
Sep 26, 2022
Mae L. EMPSON, 75, of Ulysses PA, died Monday, September 26, 2022 in Olean General Hospital, Olean, NY. Born February 25, 1947, in Wellsville, NY, she was the daughter of Levi L. and Ruth E. Main Grover. On August 7, 1963, in West Pike, she married Joe Empson, who survives. Mae was a member of Tri-Town Volunteer...
William James GARDNER
Sep 20, 2022
William James GARDNER, 83, of Rigby, ID, died Tuesday, September 20, 2022, in Shelley, ID.
Born December 3, 1938, in Eldred, PA, he was the son of Lynn and Ruth Gardner. On May 4, 1959, in Ulysses, PA, he married the former Mary Evelyn Dunn, who predeceased him on June 25, 2012.
Surviving are: two daughters, Debbie (Ken) Blanchard...
Linda M. STEELE
Sep 17, 2022
Linda M. STEELE, 70, of Sunderlinville, PA, died Saturday, September 17, 2022 in Sweden Valley Manor, Coudersport.
Born June 19, 1952, in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of Merrald Sage “Bud” and Marie T. Chapman Amos, Jr. On November 18, 1972, in Richboro, she married William J. Steele, who survives. A graduate of Archbishop Wood High School, she was employed...
Corrinne V. PRIDAY
Sep 13, 2022
Corrinne V. PRIDAY, 92, of Scio, NY, died Tuesday, September 13, 2022 in Jones Memorial Hospital, Wellsville.
Born January 2, 1930, in Buffalo, she was the daughter of Leonard and Corrinne Kneis Mitchell. On December 4, 1953, in Kenmore, she married Richard N. Priday, who predeceased her on January 24, 2013. She graduated from Saint Mary of Sorrows in Buffalo. Corrinne...
Edith M. WHITE
Sep 12, 2022
Edith M. WHITE, 92, of Westfield, PA, died Monday, September 12, 2022 in Broad Acres, Wellsboro.
Born January 5, 1930, in Westfield, she was the daughter of LaVerne and Eva Weeks LaBar. She was employed by Galeton Production and the Wagon Wheel Restaurant in Westfield. Edith enjoyed bird watching, quilting, baking, and had a knack for finding four leaf clovers.
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Anna M. LEWIS
Sep 8, 2022
Anna M. LEWIS, 94, of Gold, PA, formerly of Ulysses, Galeton, and Danville, died Thursday, September 8, 2022 in her home.
Born March 27, 1928, at home in Cooper Township, Montour County, PA, she was the daughter of Joseph and Catherine Olshefski Scisly. Her mother died shortly after Anna’s birth and her father died when Anna was very young. She was...
Marie W. CASS
Sep 4, 2022
Marie W. CASS, 100, formerly of Ulysses, PA, died Sunday, September 4, 2022 in Clemson Downs, Clemson, SC.
Born October 23, 1921, in Germania, she was the daughter of Fred and Elizabeth Roth Winkelman. On January 18, 1947, in Ulysses, she married Herbert L. Cass, who predeceased her on October 3, 2006. A graduate of Galeton High School and Lock Haven...
Richard R. DODGE
Aug 31, 2022
Richard R. DODGE, 77, of Wellsville, NY, died Wednesday, August 31, 2022 in his home surrounded by his family.
Born August 15, 1945, in Wellsville, he was the son of Alfred C. and Helen L. Bliven Dodge. On September 27, 1969, in Scio, he married the former Carol Nolan, who survives. A graduate of Andover High School, he was a Vietnam Veteran...
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