Obituaries
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Local Obituaries for Ulysses, PA, Wellsville, NY, and Surrounding Areas
Evin Lee WHITMAN
Nov 22, 2014
Evin Lee WHITMAN, infant daughter of Danielle Morrow and Jesse Whitman of Austin, PA, died 19 minutes after birth on Saturday, November 22, 2014 in Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA. Surviving besides her parents are: a sister, Jocelyn; maternal grandmother, Debbie Morrow of Slippery Rock, PA; maternal great-grandparents, George and Bertha Kreiver of Sewickley, PA and John and Martha Morrow...
Rhea E. MURRAY - SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
Nov 22, 2014
Belmont, NY - Rhea E. Murray, age 99, of 12 Norton Street passed away on Saturday November 22, 2014 at the Highland Heath Care Center in Wellsville. Friends are invited to call at the J.W. Embser Sons Funeral Home in Belmont on Tuesday, November 25 from 5 to 7 pm and on Wednesday from 10 am to 11 am at...
Sandra Jean McCOY
Nov 22, 2014
Sandra Jean McCOY, 77, of Germantown, WI, formerly of Ulysses, PA, died Saturday, November 22, 2014 in Virginia Highlands Health and Rehabilitation Center, Germantown, WI. �½�½ A Memorial Mass will be held 11:00 AM, Saturday, May 2, 2015 in St. Eulalia Catholic Church Coudersport, with the Rev. James C. Campbell as Celebrant. A luncheon will follow in the parish hall....
Virginia E. Vossler SCOTT
Nov 21, 2014
Virginia E. Vossler Scott, age 94, formerly of Petrolia passed away on Friday November 21, 2014 at the Highland Health Care Center. She was born on December 29, 1919 in Wellsville to Johann and Armena (Kimble) Vossler.Virginia was a lifelong resident of the Wellsville area who graduated from Wellsville Central High School in 1935. She retired from the Wellsville Daily...
Robert F. Cox
Nov 21, 2014
Robert F. Cox PORT ALLEGANY-Robert F. Cox, 90, of Meadow Lane, passed away Friday (Nov. 21, 2014) in the Mercy Hospital, Buffalo, NY. Born August 8, 1924, in Port Allegany, he was a son of Zera A. and Esther Rifle Cox. On July 18, 1945, in Port Allegany, he married Barbara L. Ireland, who died Oct. 3, 2007. Robert was...
Dorothy Jean “Dotsie” Lewis GUINNIP
Nov 20, 2014
Dorothy Jean “Dotsie” Lewis Guinnip, 61, of 5936 Fish Road gave up her fight with ALS at home on Thursday, November 20, 2014. She was born on April 18, 1953 in Wellsville, the daughter of Edward and Esther (Jackson) Wyckoff. On August 20, 1977 in Petrolia she married Bruce D. Guinnip who survives.Dotsie was employed as a production coordinator for...
Ruth J. (Nicklaus) Roboski
Nov 17, 2014
Ruth J. Roboski ROULETTE- Ruth J. Roboski, 82, of Mapleview Lane, Coudersport, formerly of Roulette, passed away Monday (Nov. 17, 2014) in Hamot UPMC, Erie, PA. Born June 18, 1932, in Port Allegany, she was a daughter of George and Emma M. Dibble Nicklaus. On Dec. 1, 1951, in Port Allegany, she married Adam L. Roboski, who died Apr. 25,...
Marguerite MONTGOMERY
Nov 11, 2014
Marguerite MONTGOMERY, 89, of Roulette, PA, formerly of Chicago, IL, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, November 11, 2014 in Cole Memorial Hospital, Coudersport, PA. Born November 6, 1925, in Chicago, IL, she was the daughter of Samuel and Caroline England Cooke. On September 8, 1951, in Chicago, IL, she married Arthur P. Montgomery, who survives. She was...
Betty J. HAY
Nov 7, 2014
Betty J. HAY, 79, of Genesee, PA, formerly of Burnside and Lexington, KY, died Friday, November 7, 2014 in Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, PA. **********A graveside service will be held 1:00 PM, Saturday, June 13, 2015 in Genesee Cemetery.********** Memorials may be made to any SPCA or animal rescue group or the Genesee Volunteer Ambulance, P.O. Box 9, Genesee, PA...
Harriett Hubert BRADLEY
Nov 6, 2014
Harriett Hubert Bradley died peacefully at home on Thursday, November 6.Harriett was born March 24, 1925 in Hornell the third of four daughters of John and Harriett (Felix) Hubert. She graduated from Hornell High School and in April of 1943 married her husband Richard. Following his military service during World War II they would make their home in Wellsville for...
Ralph A. PEASLEY
Oct 31, 2014
Ralph A. PEASLEY, 65, of Genesee, PA, died Friday, October 31, 2014 in his home. Born July 19, 1949, in Port Allegany, he was the son of Frank and Ruth Carl Peasley. On September 1, 1970, in Clarion, PA, he married the former Darlene M. Weaver, who predeceased him on January 31, 2009. He earned a bachelor of arts degree...
Eric Carl ERWAY
Oct 31, 2014
Eric Carl ERWAY, 49, of Wellsville, NY, formerly of Ulysses, PA, died unexpectedly on Friday, October 31, 2014 in his home. Born February 1, 1965, in Wellsville, NY, he was the son of Carl and Diane Elickson Erway. A 1983 graduate of Northern Potter High School, he earned an avionics degree from the Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics and a bachelor...
Brent V. Silvis
Oct 28, 2014
Brent V. Silvis CORYVILLE- Brent V. Silvis, 41, of Hedges St., Mansfield, OH, formerly of Coryville and Bradford, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday (Oct. 28, 2014) in the MedCenter Hospital, Mansfield, OH. Born January 26, 1973, in Portsmouth, VA, he was a son of Ronald G. and Kathy G. Austin Silvis. On July 18, 2012, in Wellsboro, PA, he married Deborah...
Ruth E. GROVER
Oct 27, 2014
Ruth E. GROVER, 88, of Genesee, PA, died Monday, October 27, 2014 in Jones Memorial Hospital, Wellsville, NY. Born September 20, 1926, in Galeton, PA, she was the daughter of Clyde and Rena Eves Main. On March 18, 1942, in Harrison Valley, PA, she married Levi L. Grover, who predeceased her on May 13, 1993. She was employed by Galeton...
Nancy A. (Sheriff) Strait
Oct 25, 2014
Nancy A. Strait TURTLEPOINT- Nancy A. Strait, 79, of Annin Creek Rd., passed away Saturday (Oct. 25, 2014) in her home, after a lengthy illness. Born January 29, 1935, in Franklinville, NY, she was a daughter of James and Margaret VanSickles Sheriff. On June 13, 1975, in Port Allegany, she married Earl G. Strait, Sr., who died Dec. 17, 2008....
Philip F. SZALLA
Oct 24, 2014
Philip F. Szalla, 71, of 850 Mapes Road passed away on Friday, October 24, 2014 at the Buffalo VA Medical Center. He was born February 27, 1943 in Lockport the son of the late Louis and Helen (Theel) Szalla.Philip was raised in Lockport and was a graduate of Lockport High School. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army...
Jean Jacobs SMITH
Oct 24, 2014
Jean Jacobs Smith born December 15, 1932, died peacefully on October 24th, with her family by her side, after a long struggle with lung disease.She grew up on a dairy farm in Belmont, New York and had a passion for the arts her entire life, beginning with playing in her father's swing orchestra as a teenager and studying painting with...
Avis A. RANSOM
Oct 24, 2014
Avis A. RANSOM, 79, of Genesee, PA, died Friday, October 24, 2014 in Hart Comfort House, Wellsville, NY. Born December 10, 1934, in Driftwood, PA, she was the daughter of Orval and Helen Smith Chambers. On October 7, 1951, in Genesee, she married Edgar B. "Ed" Ransom, who survives. She was employed by the Wellsville Glove Factory, Galeton Production, Mapes...
Robert "Bob" D. BOYER
Oct 17, 2014
Robert (Bob) D. Boyer, 87, of 51 Willets Avenue, Belmont, NY passed away on Friday, October 17, 2014, at the home of his daughter in Chicago, IL. He was born on July 22, 1927 in Akron, Ohio the son of the late George and Rachel Margaret (Noaker) Boyer. In 1950 Bob married Lois Sterneman and in 1973 he married Angelina...
Alvin B. WILSON
Oct 16, 2014
Alvin B. WILSON, 88, of Westfield, PA, formerly of Jackson, NJ, died Thursday, October 16, 2014 in his home. Born December 25, 1925, in Eldred, PA, he was the son Jack Alvin and Beulah Stull Wilson. On June 5, 1965, in Lakehurst, NJ, he married the former Cora Jane Graham, who survives. A World War II Veteran, he served honorably...
