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Local Obituaries for Ulysses, PA, Wellsville, NY, and Surrounding Areas
Milton D. SNAY
Aug 10, 2016
Milton D. SNAY, 91, of Coudersport, PA, died Wednesday, August 10, 2016 in Cole Memorial Hospital, Coudersport, PA. Born November 19, 1924, in Hector Township, PA, he was the son of Andrew and Clara Stiles Snay. He was employed by the Damascus Tannery in Coudersport and the Coudersport Golf Club. Surviving are: four children from his marriage to Beverly, Pamela...
Valorie J. Ewing
Aug 9, 2016
Valorie J. Ewing PORT ALLEGANY- Valorie J. Ewing, 56, of Upper Grimes Rd., passed away Tuesday (Aug. 9, 2016) in UPMC Hamot, Erie, PA. Born November 19, 1959, in Port Allegany, she was a daughter of James B. and Shirley J. Fitzgerald Ewing. Valorie graduated from Kane High School, class of 1977. Ms. Ewing was employed with Sena Kean Manor,...
Robert R. MANNING
Aug 7, 2016
Robert R. Manning, 73, of 5113 Noble Street passed away on Sunday, August 7, 2016 at home with his family at his side. He was born April 11, 1943 in Wellsville, the son of the late C. James and Helen (Steenworth) Manning. On May 23, 1978 in Myrtle Beach, SC he married Lynn Winterhalter who survives.Bob was a member of...
Lowell T. GRAVES
Aug 4, 2016
Lowell Thomas Graves, 68, of Genesee, PA, passed away on August 4, 2016 in the Buffalo, NY Veterans Association Medical Center. Lowell was born the second of seven children of Myron T. and Lillian Hulse Graves on August 28, 1947 in Genesee, PA. He was also half brother to four siblings born to Lillian from a previous marriage. Lowell spent...
Gene R. FANTON
Aug 3, 2016
Gene R. Fanton, 82, of 3355 Madison Hill passed away on Wednesday, August 3, 2016 at home following a long illness. He was born March 14, 1934 in Wellsville, the son of the late Raymond and Marian (Wells) Fanton. On May 16, 1954 in Wellsville, he married Mary Lou Horn who predeceased him on October 30, 2013.Gene was a 1952...
Angela M. (Roller) Werts
Aug 2, 2016
Angela M. Werts TURTLEPOINT- Angela M. Werts, 55, of Namahana Lane, passed away Tuesday (Aug. 2, 2016) in her home. Born January 28, 1961, in Bradford, she was a daughter of Joseph J. and Edith Daugherty Roller. Angela was a lifetime resident of the area. Surviving in addition to her longtime companion, Robert Wright, is a son, David (Crystal) Page,...
Robert E. "Rob" McPHERSON
Aug 1, 2016
Robert E. "Rob" McPHERSON, 62, of Sunderlinville, PA, died Monday, August 1, 2016 in the Green Home, Wellsboro, PA. Born March 30, 1954, in Sutton, WV, he was the son of Robert and Mary Snay McPherson. He was employed as a crane operator at Ingersoll-Rand in Painted Post, NY and worked as a logger. Surviving are: his mother of Sunderlinville;...
Judith A. (Head) Nellis
Jul 31, 2016
Judith A. Nellis TURTLEPOINT- Judith A. Nellis, 66, of Route 155, passed away Sunday (July 31, 2016) in her home. Born February 19, 1950, in Erie, PA, she was a daughter of Raymond and Betty Boylan Head. On Apr. 18, 1981, in Jamestown, NY, she married James D. Nellis, who survives. Judith was a longtime resident of the area, coming...
Vincent B. POTOCKI
Jul 31, 2016
****A picnic, in memory of Vincent Potocki, will be held Saturday, September 10th in the Genesee Park in Genesee, PA, beginning at 11:30 am. All who knew and loved him are invited to attend. If you wish, please RSVP to 814-848-5042 or text to 570-244-7649. Vincent B. POTOCKI, 70, of Ulysses, PA, died Sunday, July 31, 2016 in the University...
Zale L. JAMES, Jr.
Jul 28, 2016
Zale L. JAMES, Jr., 86, of Ulysses, PA, died Thursday, July 28, 2016 in Cole Memorial Hospital, Coudersport, PA. Born January 16, 1930, in Andrews Settlement, PA, he was the son of Zale L. and Sarah James James. On September 10, 1949, in Genesee, he married the former Donna M. Baker, who predeceased him in 1988. In 1991, he married...
Edward L. ALLEN
Jul 27, 2016
Edward L. Allen, 73, of 172 State Route 417, passed away on Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at home following a lingering illness. He was born July 3, 1943 in Wellsville, the son of the late Edward E. and Alice M. (Main) Allen. On December 13, 1969 in Whitesville he married Virginia Young who survives.Ed was raised in Wellsville and was...
Nancy K. (Kilcoin) Cornell
Jul 26, 2016
Nancy K. Cornell PORT ALLEGANY- Nancy K. Cornell, 75, of E. Arnold Ave., passed away Tuesday (July 26, 2016) in Sena Kean Manor, Smethport. Born September 26, 1940, in Coudersport, she was a daughter of Clayton W. and Harriet L. Kilcoin McGee. On Apr. 26, 1958, in Olean, NY, she married Fred M. Cornell, who survives. Nancy was a lifetime...
Raymond A. Johnson
Jul 25, 2016
Raymond A. Johnson PORT ALLEGANY- Raymond A. Johnson, 95, a longtime resident, passed away Monday (July 25, 2016) in Meadville Medical Center, Meadville, PA. Born October 20, 1920, at Coleman Mills, Port Allegany, he was a son of Ernest A. and Martha E. McKay Johnson. On Feb. 10, 1946, in Port Allegany, he married Laura E. Nelson, who survives. They...
Wayne B. CURRIER
Jul 22, 2016
Wayne B. CURRIER, 67, of Ellisburg, PA, died Friday, July 22, 2016 in his home. Born June 5, 1949, in Wellsville, NY, he was the son of Bert A. and Agnes I. Matteson Currier. He was employed as a custodian by Wellsville Central School for 20 years. Wayne was known for being a helping hand to family, friends, and neighbors....
Maureen C. SWETLAND
Jul 21, 2016
Maureen C. SWETLAND, 82, of Mills, PA, died Thursday, July 21, 2016 in Hospice of Wichita Falls, Wichita Falls, TX. Born September 22, 1933, in Fort Sill, OK, she was the daughter of Maurice and Clara Davis Fishencord. She was married to Frederick A. Swetland, who predeceased her on April 7, 2000. Surviving are: four sons, Charles Swetland, Mark Ellis,...
Freda A. (Baker) O'Neil
Jul 19, 2016
Freda A. O’Neil PORT ALLEGANY - Freda A. O’Neil, 93, passed away Tuesday (July 19, 2016) in Sweden Valley Manor, Coudersport. Born November 24, 1922, in Hill City, PA, she was a daughter of I. Ralph and Dora Irwin Baker. On Oct. 14, 1950, in Oil City, PA, she married William O’Neil, who died in 1988. Freda worked in housekeeping...
Joanne B. MASON
Jul 18, 2016
Joanne B. Mason, 84, of 5121 State Route 244, passed away on July 18, 2016 at Highland Park Healthcare Center following a long illness. She was born March 28, 1932 in Belmont, the daughter of the late Lyle and Helen (Cartwright) Benjamin. On December 21, 1957 in Binghamton, she married S. Douglas Mason who predeceased her on January 30, 2004.Joanne...
Barbara J. BURROUS
Jul 18, 2016
Barbara J. BURROUS, 69, of Westfield, PA, died Monday, July 18, 2016. Born December 29, 1946, in Coudersport, PA, she was the daughter of D. Blair and Vivian Lewis Hamilton. On August 1, 1965, in Genesee, PA, she married Kenneth E. "Fub" Burrous, who survives. A 1964 graduate of Northern Potter High School, she was employed by Westfield Tanning Co....
Edith M. (Howden) Howard
Jul 15, 2016
Edith M. Howard PORT ALLEGANY- Edith M. Howard, 88, of Sartwell Creek Rd., passed away Friday (July 15, 2016) in Sweden Valley Manor, Coudersport. Born January 12, 1928, in Alma, NY, she was a daughter of William A. and Lola James Howden. She married Harold L. Howard on Sept. 22, 1945. Edith graduated from Wellsville High School, class of 1944....
Gloria D. HOPPE
Jul 15, 2016
Gloria D. HOPPE, 89, of Buffalo, MN, formerly of Genesee, PA, died Friday, July 15, 2016 in Buffalo Hospital, Buffalo, MN. Born September 28, 1926, in Coneville, PA, she was the daughter of Owen E. and Addie Whitaker Elliott. On March 27, 1946, in Genesee, she married Carl H. Hoppe, who predeceased her in 2001. Gloria owned and operated the...
