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Local Obituaries for Ulysses, PA, Wellsville, NY, and Surrounding Areas
Gerald L. “Pee Wee” KEECH Sr
Mar 25, 2015
Gerald L. “Pee Wee” Keech Sr, age 67, of State Route 417 passed away on Wednesday, March 25, 2015, at Jones Memorial Hospital. He was born on June 7, 1947 to Charles and Lena Dorothy Stoddard Keech. He was married to Debra Slocum Keech of Franklinville who survives.Pee Wee grew up in Richburg and attended both Richburg and Bolivar Schools....
Leon D. GRAVES
Mar 25, 2015
Leon D. GRAVES, 62, of Middlebury Center, PA, died Wednesday, March 25, 2015 in his home. Born January 30, 1953, in Coudersport, PA, he was the son of Myron T. and Lillian Hulse Graves. On September 28, 1974, in Ulysses, PA, he married the former Deborah K. Truax, who survives. He was employed in the oil and gas industry with...
Deborah “Debbie” M. ALLEN
Mar 24, 2015
Deborah “Debbie” M. Allen of the River Road passed away on Tuesday, March 24, 2015, shortly after arrival at Jones Memorial Hospital. She was born on June 15, 1952 in Wellsville to Thomas and Audrey Drake Middaugh. On May 24, 2008 in the Allentown United Methodist Church Debbie married her long time companion and best friend Eugene Allen who survives.Debbie...
Steven E. JOHNSTON
Mar 22, 2015
Steven E. "Geber" JOHNSTON, 47, of Whitesville, NY, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 22, 2015. Born June 21, 1967, in Wellsboro, PA, he was the son of Eleanor Haskins Johnston and the late Rex Nye. On June 14, 2003, in Whitesville, he married the former Nancy E. Hall, who survives. A 1985 graduate of Whitesville Central School, he was...
Dennis Frederick WIGHTMAN
Mar 21, 2015
Dennis Frederick Wightman, 66, of 2088 County Road 18 passed away on Saturday, March 21, 2015 at the Buffalo VA Medical Center following a brief Illness. He was born July 21, 1948 in Wellsville the son of the late Frederick and Delphine (Moyer) Wightman.Dennis was a graduate of Wellsville High School and received an Associate Degree from Alfred State College....
Richard H. FAY
Mar 21, 2015
Richard H. "Dick" FAY, 87, of Potter Brook, Westfield, PA, died Saturday, March 21, 2015 in his home surrounded by his family. Born January 24, 1928, in Fox Hill, Harrison Valley, PA, he was the son of Gordon "Pop" and Ethel Button Fay. On March 14, 1947, in Knoxville, PA, he married the former Eva Seamans, who survives. He was...
Eugene G. NYE
Mar 20, 2015
Eugene G. Nye, 85, passed away March 20, 2015 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital, following a brief illness. He was born November 17, 1929, in Wellsville, the son of the late Lyle E. and Ethel M. (Gardner) Nye. On April 11, 1953, he married Veronica Ludden, who predeceased him on March 11, 2010.He was a 1947 graduate of Wellsville High...
Rudolph “Rudy” REINPRECHT
Mar 20, 2015
Rudolph “Rudy” Reinprecht, 81, of 3866 Huntington Terrace died Friday, March 20, 2015 at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester. He was born August 2, 1933 in Olean the son of Anton and Ann (Flicker) Reinprecht. He graduated from Wellsville Central School in 1952, attended Alfred State College, and graduated from Saint Bonaventure University with a BS degree in Mathematics.He married...
William R. KETCHNER
Mar 20, 2015
William R. Ketchner, 85, of 4422 River Street passed away peacefully on Friday, March 20, 2015 at Jones Memorial Hospital in Wellsville. He was born December 31, 1929 in Wellsville the son of Roland and Carmella (Byrnes) Ketchner. On May 1, 1954 in Wellsville he married Pauline Nickerson who predeceased him on October 21, 1970. On June 24, 1989 in...
Dona I. BLAKE
Mar 20, 2015
Dona I. BLAKE, 83, of Gold, PA, died Friday, March 20, 2015 in Cole Memorial Hospital, Coudersport, PA. Born November 6, 1931, in Whitesville, NY, she was the daughter of Leonard and Violet Carl Garner. On November 10, 1953, in Ulysses, she married Henry K. Blake, who predeceased her on January 3, 2015. She was employed by Galeton Production and...
Mary Ellen (Dudley) Smith
Mar 18, 2015
Mary Ellen Smith PORT ALLEGANY-Mary Ellen Smith, 65, of Winter Haven Fl, formerly of Port Allegany, passed away March 18, 2015, in Winter Haven Hospital. Born September 8, 1949, in Port Allegany, she was a daughter of Gordon F. and Marjorie L. Treat Dudley. Mary had worked as a trucking broker in Winter Haven, FL, before her retirement. She was...
Orlan G. Best
Mar 17, 2015
Orlan G. Best CYCLONE- Orlan G. Best, 84, passed away Tuesday (Mar. 17, 2015) in the Bradford Regional Medical Center. Born Aug. 12, 1930, he was a son of Orlo L. and Martha D. Cobler Best. On June 16, 1951, in Farmers Valley, he married Twila Church, who survives. They were married 64 years. Orlan was a veteran of the...
James G. KOCHER
Mar 11, 2015
James G. KOCHER, 80, of Ulysses, PA, died Wednesday, March 11, 2015 in his home. Born September 28, 1934, in Ulysses, he was the son of J. Glenn and Marcella Gamble Kocher. On July 31, 1980, in Fairfax, VA, he married the former Doris Frank Ward, who predeceased him on August 5, 2003. A 1953 graduate of Ulysses High School,...
Virginia GROVER
Mar 11, 2015
Virginia GROVER, 87, of Ulysses, PA, died Wednesday, March 11, 2015 in her niece's home in Livonia, NY. She was born June 22, 1927 in Ulysses Township. On March 21, 1977, in Boynton Beach, FL, she married Dr. Dewert G. Grover, who predeceased her on January 20, 1989. A 1946 graduate of Ulysses High School, she was employed and resided...
Beverly J. MCGILLIVRAY
Mar 10, 2015
Beverly J. McGillivray, 74, of 5273 State Route 19 north, died Tuesday, March, 10, 2015 peacefully at home. She had previously survived a long battle with cancer as well as cardiac disease. She was born on January 25, 1941, in Westfield, NY; the daughter of the late Thomas and Corrine (Barnhart) Freeman.She was a graduate of Andover High School and...
Gary G. BRIGGS PhD - SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
Mar 9, 2015
Genesee, PA - A graveside service for Gary Briggs, will be Saturday, October 3, 2015 at 1:00 pm at North Bingham Cemetery with Rev. Greg DeSalvator presiding. Gary died on Monday, March 9, 2015. To read the complete obituary or leave on condolences, please visit www.embserfuneralhome.com .
Mary E. (Fuss) BRIGGS
Mar 9, 2015
Mary E. (Fuss) Briggs, 70, of 1405 Genesee-Mills Road, died on Monday, March 9, 2015, as a result of a fire at her home. She was born December 4, 1944, in Salamanca, the daughter of the late Carl and Lucille (Smith) Fuss. On August 6, 1983, in Genesee, she married Gary G. Briggs, who died with her at home...
Gary G. BRIGGS PhD
Mar 9, 2015
Gary G. Briggs, Ph.D., 67, of 1405 Genesee-Mills Road, died Monday, March 9, 2015, as a result of a fire at his home. He was born July 10, 1947, in Wellsville, the son of the late William H. and Marguerite (Perry) Briggs. On August 6, 1983, in Genesee, he married Mary (Fuss) Seely, who died with him at home on...
Kenneth A. Lecrone
Mar 9, 2015
Kenneth A. LeCrone PORT ALLEGANY- Kenneth A. LeCrone, 72, of Lillibridge Creek, passed away Monday (Mar. 9, 2015) in UPMC Hamot, Erie, PA. Born September 28, 1942, in Altoona, PA, he was a son of Earl C. and Louise G. Peterson LeCrone. On Dec. 16, 1972, in Port Allegany, he married Kathryn M. Cook, who died May 18, 1998. Kenneth...
Robert A. HILL
Mar 9, 2015
Robert A. Hill, March 9, 2015, age 78, formerly of Manayunk, at his home in Ulysses, PA, surrounded by the love of his wife Josephine (nee Pizzillo) and his children. He was the son of the late John and Mary (nee Cappiella) Hill; father of Robert A. Hill Jr. (Barbara Westerfer), John, Kenneth and Eric Hill, Joann Condrone (Joseph), Natalie...
