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Local Obituaries for Ulysses, PA, Wellsville, NY, and Surrounding Areas
John Charles “Papa John” OSTERHOUT Sr.
Jan 24, 2015
John Charles “Papa John” Osterhout Sr., 72, of 5741 Lyons Road passed away on Saturday, January 24, 2015 at Jones Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family. He was born December 5, 1942 in Wellsville the son of the late Henry and Elizabeth (McManus) Osterhout. On May 25, 1971 in Angelica he married Debra Scott who survives.John was formerly employed at...
Florence M. McCASLIN
Jan 23, 2015
Florence M. McCASLIN, 75, of Potter Brook, Westfield, PA, died Friday, January 23, 2015 in Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hospital, Wellsboro, PA. Born November 11, 1939, in Harrison Valley, PA, she was the daughter of Charles E. and Minnie Belle Greenfield Cornish. On September 6, 1957, in Potter Brook, she married Joseph W. McCaslin, who predeceased her on November 16,...
Hugh W. ELLIOTT
Jan 18, 2015
Hugh W. Elliott, age 75, of Crescent Drive passed away at home on Sunday, January 18, surrounded by his family. He was born in Wellsville on September 18, 1939 to Howard and Erma Fortner Elliott. On October 14, 1972 in Wellsville he married Judy Dunshie who survives.After High School graduation Hugh got a part time job at Air Preheater and...
Jonathan J.T. SLAWSON
Jan 17, 2015
Jonathan J.T. Slawson, age 19, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday January 17. He was born in Wellsville on August 30, 1995 to Michael and Kimberly Conley Slawson.
Jon was a lifelong resident of Wellsville from where he graduated from High School in 2014. He enlisted in the US Navy and was entering in May of this year. He had played football...
Naomi E. BURR
Jan 17, 2015
Naomi E. Burr, 34, formerly of 329 Scott Avenue passed away on Saturday, January 17, 2015. She was born July 19, 1980 in Clarksville, TN the daughter of Bruce and Marla (Gleason) Burr.Naomi was raised in Wellsville and attended Wellsville Central School. She was formerly employed as a Certified Nursing Assistant at Highland Park Healthcare Center in Wellsville and later...
Marie E. (Cornelius) Williams
Jan 11, 2015
Marie E. Williams KEATING SUMMIT - Marie E. Williams, 65, of Keating Summit Rd., passed away Sunday (Jan. 11, 2015) in Cole Memorial Hospital, Coudersport. Born December 24, 1949, in Port Allegany, she was a daughter of Edward T. and Roberta R. Beason Cornelius. On April 2, 1966, in Port Allegany, she married Terry A. Williams, Sr., who survives. Marie...
Terry L. KEAR
Jan 10, 2015
Terry L. "Fats" KEAR, 63, of Whitesville, NY, passed away after a lengthy illness on Saturday, January 10, 2015 in his home surrounded by his family. Born January 19, 1951, in Wellsville, NY, he was the son of Donald C. "Link" and Mary Donna Hunt Kear. A graduate of Whitesville Central School, he earned a degree in auto mechanics from...
Margaret A. Watkins WAGNER
Jan 10, 2015
Margaret A. Watkins WAGNER, 97, formerly of Wellsville, NY, died Saturday, January 10, 2015 in Barnes-Kasson Hospital, Susquehanna, PA. Born April 7, 1917, in Ulysses, PA, she was the daughter of Jonas Benjamin and Minnie Garner Mulford. Margaret was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Wellsville and the Catherine Schuyler Chapter of the Daughters of the American...
Richard W. G. WHITNEY
Jan 10, 2015
Richard W. G. WHITNEY, 65, of Fort Collins, CO, formerly of Rifle, died Saturday, January 10, 2015 in Poudre Valley Hospital, Fort Collins. Born February 11, 1949, in Wellsboro, PA, he was the son of John R. and Miriam Hagedorn Whitney. A 1967 graduate of State College High School, he attended Emerson College from 1967 -- 1971. He was employed...
Mildred L. (Overdorf) Richner
Jan 9, 2015
Mildred L. Richner PORT ALLEGANY- Mildred L. “Millie” Richner, 88, formerly of Two Mile Rd., passed away Friday (Jan. 9, 2015) in the Cole Memorial Hospital, Coudersport. Born Feb. 8, 1926, in Buffalo, NY, she was a daughter of Joseph and Anna DuBois Overdorf. On July 18, 1969, she married Richard D. “Dick” Richner, Jr. in Smethport, PA, who died...
Margaret W. D. BLACK
Jan 9, 2015
Margaret W. D. BLACK, 95, of Mills, PA, died Friday, January 9, 2015 in Bonnie Hurler's Personal Care Home, Potter Brook, PA. Born October 31, 1919, in Trenton, NJ, she was the daughter of Robert M. and Frances E. Swift Dilatush. On April 26, 1942, in Hamilton Square, NJ, she married Horace G. R. Black, who predeceased her on August...
Richard R. KINDER
Jan 8, 2015
Richard R. Kinder, 75, of 84 E. Pearl Street passed away on Thursday, January 8, 2015 at Jones Memorial Hospital following a brief illness. He was born on July 25, 1939 in Wellsville the son of the late Kiehl M. and Winifred (Rapalee) Kinder.Richard was a 1957 graduate of Wellsville High School. He owned & operated of the former Kinder’s...
Avin B. Walker
Jan 6, 2015
Alvin B. Walker PORT ALLEGANY- Alvin B. Walker, 93, of N. Elm St., passed away Tuesday (Jan. 6, 2015) in Cole Memorial Hospital, Coudersport. Born December 4, 1921, in Austin, PA, he was a son of Leon and Ethel Atkinson Walker. On Sept. 17, 1949, in Port Allegany, he married Kathryn E. Smith, who died Feb. 22, 2008. They were...
Tunis FULTON
Jan 6, 2015
Tunis FULTON, Jr., 94, of Coudersport, PA, formerly of Clifton, NJ and Bremerton, WA, died Tuesday, January 6, 2015 in Cole Memorial Hospital, Coudersport, PA. Born December 5, 1920, in Patterson, NJ, he was the son of Tunis and Margaret E. Barker Fulton. On February 13, 1982, in Carlstadt, NJ, he married the former Dorothy Zigmont Fanich, who survives. A...
Mary M. RICE
Jan 5, 2015
Mary M. RICE, 92, formerly of Shinglehouse, PA and Tucson, AZ, died Monday, January 5, 2015 in Sena-Kean Manor, Smethport, PA. Born September 20, 1922, in Kane, PA, she was the daughter of Claude Byron and Hattie M. Pressler Fessenden. She was married to Robert E. Rice, who predeceased her in 1985. Surviving are: a grandson, Jason R. Rice; a...
Henry K. BLAKE
Jan 3, 2015
Henry K. BLAKE, 81, of Gold, PA, died Saturday, January 3, 2015 in Cole Memorial Hospital, Coudersport, PA. Born March 11, 1933, in Ulysses, PA, he was the son of Robert O. and Gladys A. Cowburn Blake. On November 10, 1953, in Ulysses, he married the former Dona I. Garner, who survives. He was employed by PennDOT for 29 years....
Larry E. ORR
Jan 1, 2015
Larry E. ORR, 75, of Gaines, PA, formerly of Pineville, passed Thursday, January 1, 2015 in Williamsport Regional Medical Center, Williamsport, PA. He was born October 31, 1939, in Lancaster, PA. A US Army Veteran, he served honorably from 1956 - 1958. He is survived by his loving wife of 38 years, Kathleen M. Orr. A graduate of Delaware Barber...
Ruth DERHAMMER
Dec 30, 2014
Ruth DERHAMMER, 93, of Whitesville, NY, died Tuesday, December 30, 2014 in her home, where she was born, married, and raised her family. **********A Memorial Service will be held 3:00 PM, Sunday, May 24, 2015 in the First United Methodist Church, Whitesville, NY.********** Burial will be in Whitesville Rural Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church,...
Merritt A. WIEDEMANN
Dec 27, 2014
Merritt A. Wiedemann, 89, of Manor Hills passed away at home on Saturday, December 27, 2014 following a brief illness. He was born October 7, 1925 in Unadilla, NY the son of Herman and Hazel (Ahl) Wiedemann. On August 17, 1958 in Newark he married Helen “Kathy” Betts who predeceased him on January 2, 1997.Merritt was raised in Oneonta and...
Richard E. ANTHONY
Dec 27, 2014
Richard E. ANTHONY, 82, of Andover, NY, died Saturday, December 27, 2014 in Jones Memorial Hospital, Wellsville, NY. Born June 22, 1932, in Westfield, PA, he was the son of Alfred W. and Martha Hammond Anthony. On June 4, 1954, in Harrison Valley, PA, he married Barbara J. Van Etten, who predeceased him on April 25, 2007. A Korean War...
