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Local Obituaries for Ulysses, PA, Wellsville, NY, and Surrounding Areas
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...
William J. Elliott
Jul 14, 2016
William J. Elliott PORT ALLEGANY- William J. Elliott, 73, formerly of Lower Grimes Rd., passed away Thursday (July 14, 2016) at the home of his son, in Bradford, PA. Born May 14, 1943 in Olean, NY, he was a son of William L. and Alice M. Grigsby Elliott. Mr. Elliott had worked as head sawyer with Allegheny Hardwoods formerly in...
Robert L. Brown
Jul 7, 2016
Robert L. Brown LOCKPORT, NY- Robert L. Brown, 87, passed away peacefully, Thursday (July 7, 2016) in Lockport, NY. Born July 7, 1929 in Brookville, PA, he was a son of Norman and Violet Crawford Brown. On Sept. 2, 1962, in Port Allegany, he married Lois Eastman, who survives. Robert was a graduate of Port Allegany High School and Lock...
Fay E. WOOD
Jul 7, 2016
Fay E. WOOD, 74, of Ulysses, PA, died Thursday, July 7, 2016 in Buffalo General Hospital, Buffalo, NY. Born April 22, 1942, in Union City, PA, she was the daughter of Floyd and Marian Jones Jordan. On June 30, 1962, in Union City, PA, she married Clifford J. Wood, who survives. Fay was a 1960 graduate of Union City High...
James Michael HENNESSY
Jul 1, 2016
James Michael Hennessy, 62, of Rowlett, TX, passed away on Friday, July 1, 2016 following a long illness. He was born February 28, 1954, in Wellsville, NY, the eldest (and bossiest) son of James M. and Mary Ellen (Driscoll) Hennessy.After growing tired of the frigid western New York winters, Jim moved south to Rowlett, TX. For several years he worked...
Leslie Joseph WHITE
Jul 1, 2016
Leslie Joseph White, age 59, of 230 North Main Street passed away on Friday July 1, 2016 at Jones Memorial Hospital. He was born on January 12, 1957 at Mercy Hospital in Orchard Park to Leon and Freda Goodwin White. Leslie had been a former resident of Texas , where he worked in the oil fields, and North Carolina...
Mary S. SOWERS
Jun 30, 2016
Mary S. SOWERS, 92, of Coudersport, PA, formerly of Harrison Township, Potter County and York, PA, died Thursday, June 30, 2016 in Cole Memorial Hospital, Coudersport, PA. Born August 15, 1923, in Elizabethtown, PA, she was the daughter of Paul A. and Ada Mae Brandt Schwenk. A graduate of William Penn High School, she was employed by General Telephone Co....
Michael R. MANSFIELD
Jun 30, 2016
Michael R. MANSFIELD, 63, of Wellsville, NY, died Thursday, June 30, 2016 in his home. Born February 25, 1953, in Coudersport, PA, he was the son of James B. and Aleta M. Youmans Mansfield. A graduate of Arkport High School, he worked at his father's service station in Hornell for several years and attended the Spartan School of Aeronautics for...
Barbara LAYFIELD
Jun 26, 2016
Barbara Layfield, age76, of the Stannards Road passed away on Sunday, June 26, 2016 at Highland Hospital in Rochester. Barb was born on February 27, 1940 in Wellsville to Nelson A. and Gladys Harder Bierman.Barb was a longtime resident of the Wellsville Area who moved to Webster to live with her sister. She graduated from Wellsville High as the Salutatorian...
Lawrence Richard VOSSLER
Jun 25, 2016
Lawrence Richard Vossler, 86, of 76 Hills Street was called to his heavenly home on Saturday, June 25, 2016 with his family at his side. He was born November 30, 1929 in Wellsville, the son of the late Karl B. and Bertha (Brandes) Vossler. On August 30, 1958 in Amherst, he married Margery Louise Brand who survives.Larry was a 1946...
John Joseph ("Jack", "J.J.") COSGROVE Jr.
Jun 24, 2016
At 11:00 pm on Friday, June 24th, 2016, John Joseph Cosgrove Jr. (“Jack”, J.J.) succumbed to a long and arduous battle with both malignant melanoma and kidney cancer. He was surrounded by family in the comfort of his daughter’s home in Buffalo N.Y, where he has been a resident for the past three months.John was born on December 4th, 1943...
Sharon E. JAYSON
Jun 23, 2016
Sharon E. JAYSON, 70, of Canastota, NY, died Thursday, June 23, 2016 in Oneida Healthcare Extended Care Facility, Oneida, NY. Born July 6, 1945, in Wellsville, NY, she was the daughter of Stuart Lamont and Betty Jane Chaffee Williamson. A resident of Canastota for the past fifty-eight years, Sharon attended Canastota schools. Prior to her retirement, due to a disability,...
