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Local Obituaries for Ulysses, PA, Wellsville, NY, and Surrounding Areas
Marjorie J. (Daum) Petzold
Feb 20, 2015
Marjorie J. Petzold PORT ALLEGANY- Marjorie Jean Petzold, 79, of Hillside Ave., passed away unexpectedly and peacefully on Friday (Feb. 20, 2015) in Dana Point, CA, while vacationing with her family and with her husband by her side. Born January 24, 1936, in Newmansville, PA, she was a daughter of Russell and Dorothy Daum. On Sept. 13, 1958, in Oil...
Donna E. (Manning) Mcgarvey
Feb 20, 2015
Donna E. McGarvey PORT ALLEGANY- Donna E. McGarvey, 85, of S. Pine St., passed away Friday (Feb. 20, 2015) in Sena Kean Manor with her family at her side. Born August 3, 1929, in Port Allegany, she was a daughter of Lawrence D. and Florence A. DeLong Manning. On Aug. 6, 1949, in Port Allegany, she married Robert D. McGarvey,...
Barbara A. COLLINS
Feb 19, 2015
Barbara A. Collins, 80, of 81 South Street died Thursday, February 19, 2015 at home. She was born on August 12, 1934 in Friendship: the daughter of Hugh Paul and Doris Pearl (Vosburg) Doner.On April 9, 1955, she married Donald Collins, who survives.Mrs. Collins had worked part-time at the Belfast Lumber Co. and at the Belfast Central School Cafeteria. She...
Nora Colmers ZINNER
Feb 18, 2015
Nora Colmers Zinner, 100, passed away peacefully in her home on February 18 with her daughter and grandson at her side. Born May 1, 1914, in Vienna, Austria, the daughter of Franz Colmers and Marie Leiner Colmers, Nora whose full name was Eleonore Friederika Klara Elisabeth Gertrud Marie was the goddaughter of her namesake, the exiled Queen (Tsaritsa) Eleonore of...
Howard L. ROSEMA
Feb 18, 2015
Howard L. Rosema, 66, of 1482 Route 14A passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, February 18, 2015 shortly after arrival at Soldiers & Sailors Hospital in Penn Yan. He was born September 20, 1948 in Geneva, Illinois, the son of Howard W. and Rosa L. (Mick) Rosema.Howard was a graduate of Broadmoor Senior High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He joined...
Marcia K. (Fortner) Tauscher
Feb 17, 2015
Marcia K. Tauscher ROULETTE-Marcia K. Tauscher, 78, of Main St., passed on peacefully Tuesday (Feb. 17, 2015) at her home, in the company of her family. Born December 28, 1936, in Bellefonte, PA, she was a daughter of Donald G. and Marietta E. Strickland Fortner. On December 16, 1977, in Coudersport, she married Gerald H. Tauscher, who survives. Marcia was...
Susan E. "Sue" HYDE
Feb 17, 2015
Susan E. "Sue" HYDE, 65, of Ulysses, PA, died Tuesday, February 17, 2015 in her home surrounded by her family. Born September 6, 1949, in Coudersport, PA, she was the daughter of James Holden and Marian Storey Stilson. On July 15, 1967, in Gold, PA, she married Lyle E. Hyde, who survives. A graduate of Northern Potter High School, she...
Laszlo SZABO
Feb 16, 2015
Laszlo Szabo, age 91, of Pine Street passed away on Monday February 16, 2015 at the Hart Comfort House in Wellsville.Mr. Szabo was born in Nagyer, Hungary on August 6, 1923. He was the youngest child in a family of seven. He attended business school in Hungary, enlisted in a military academy, and served in the Hungarian Army. During World...
Ella F. (Jackson) Donovan
Feb 15, 2015
Ella F. Donovan SMETHPORT-Ella F. Donovan, 84, of Emerald Isle, passed away Sunday (Feb. 15, 2015) in Lakeview Senior Care & Living Center, Smethport. Born June 20, 1930, in Keating Township, PA, she was a daughter of Albert F. and Hattie E. Willis Jackson. On Aug. 15, 1959, in Coryville, she married Larry H. Donovan, who died Oct. 3, 1996....
Geraldine L. (Johnson) Nelson
Feb 13, 2015
Geraldine L. Nelson PORT ALLEGANY- Geraldine L. Nelson, 83, of Hillside Ave., passed away Friday (Feb. 13, 2015). Born August 13, 1931, she was a daughter of C. Harry and Elena Linquist Johnson. On Oct. 4, 1952, in Port Allegany, she married Philip R. Nelson, who died Sept. 13, 2007. Geraldine was a lifetime resident of the area and a...
Jane B. (Lindholm) Raymond
Feb 12, 2015
Jane B. Raymond SMETHPORT-Jane B. Raymond, 92, of Emerald Isle, passed away Thursday (Feb. 12, 2015) in the Cole Memorial Hospital, Coudersport. Born Oct. 18, 1922, in Smethport, she was a daughter of Edwin and Mary Nord Lindholm. On Dec. 30, 1946, in Smethport, she married Richard G. “Pitt” Raymond, who died Mar. 7, 2002. On July 10, 2010, in...
Selden J. YOUNG
Feb 12, 2015
Selden J. YOUNG, 91, of Westfield, PA, died Thursday, February 12, 2015 in Westfield, PA. Born May 25, 1923, in Bingham Township, PA, he was the son of Claude C. and Mary M. Bunnell Young. He was employed by Air Preheater in Wellsville, NY and was a self-employed contractor. Selden was a member of the Westfield Area Historical Society and...
Frank W. Switzer
Feb 11, 2015
Frank W. Switzer, Sr. PORT ALLEGANY- Frank W. Switzer, Sr., 90, of Willow St., passed away Wednesday (Feb. 11, 2015) in the Bradford Regional Medical Center. Born August 30, 1924, in Mifflintown, PA, he was a son of William E. and Mable Wright Switzer. On Jan. 24, 1948, in Mifflintown, he married M. Vivian Gaul, who survives. They were married...
Mildred ROESKE
Feb 10, 2015
Mildred Roeske, age 95, of 100 Merriam Heights passed away on Tuesday February 10, 2015 at the Wellsville Manor Care Center. She was born on July 15, 1919 in Wellsville to Floyd and Addie Finch Miller. On October 8, 1937 in Jasper she married Raymond Roeske who predeceased her on March 8, 1974.Mildred had worked for the Wellsville Central Schools...
Sara M. "Sally" RAHR
Feb 9, 2015
Sara M. "Sally" Rahr, age 72, of Church Street passed away on Monday, February 9, 2015, in her home. She was born on December 1, 1942 in New Port News, Virginia to Raymond and Betty Shean Hill. On January 17, 1981 in San Bernardino, California she married Charles "Chuck" Rahr who survives and had just celebrated their 34th wedding anniversary.Sally...
Patricia L. "Patty" EDWARDS
Feb 8, 2015
Patricia L. "Patty" EDWARDS, 57, of Fayetteville, PA, formerly of Wellsville, NY died Sunday, February 8, 2015 in Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA. Born December 27, 1957, in Dover, DE, she was the daughter of Richard L. and Patricia L. Schweigart Pratt. On April 8, 1995, in the Town of Willing, NY, she married Daniel A. Edwards, who survives. She...
Mary F. McQUOWN
Feb 6, 2015
Mary F. McQUOWN, 89, of Coudersport, PA, formerly of Bloomsburg, PA, died Friday, February 6, 2015 in Sweden Valley Manor, Coudersport, PA. Born July 13, 1925, in Buffalo, NY, she was the daughter of Charles and Elizabeth Thomas Holzman. She was married Harold E. McQuown, who predeceased her in 2005. A 1943 graduate of Southmont High School and a 1946...
James T. MCNINCH Sr.
Feb 5, 2015
James T. McNinch Sr. 98, of 44 Milton Street passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 5, 2015 at Manor Hills in Wellsville. He was born March 16, 1916 in Bayonne, NJ the son of Harry T. and Florence (Hall) McNinch.Jim graduated from Belmont Central School and was the first Eagle Scout in Belmont. After graduating he became the chauffeur for...
Marian A. STILSON
Feb 5, 2015
Marian A. STILSON, 89, of Gold, PA, died Thursday, February 5, 2015 in her home. **********A graveside service will be held 2:00 PM, Saturday, May 23, 2015 in Ulysses Cemetery. �½�½Pastor Harold Kiel will officiate.********** Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or Potter County Hospice, c/o Cole Memorial Hospital, 1001 E. Second St., Coudersport, PA 16915. Arrangements...
Betty Jo Pepperman HILFIGER
Feb 5, 2015
Betty Jo Pepperman HILFIGER, 62, of Ulysses, PA, died Thursday, February 5, 2015 in her home. Born January 3, 1953, in Wellsville, NY, she was the daughter of Lester and Cora Haxton Pepperman. On June 13, 1970, in Gaines, PA, she married Donald W. Hilfiger, who survives. A graduate of Galeton High School, she worked as a secretary at Galeton...
