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Local Obituaries for Ulysses, PA, Wellsville, NY, and Surrounding Areas
Mary C. MANNING
Dec 13, 2014
Mary C. Manning, 78, passed away on Saturday, December 13, 2014 at Jones Memorial Hospital following a brief illness. She was born September 8, 1936 in Manhattan, the daughter of the late Sam and Helen (Holdasevich) Ferrante. On June 2, 1962 in Brooklyn, NY she married Thomas C. Manning who predeceased her on May 9, 2014.
Mary and Tom resided in...
Meldin “Duane” WHITEMAN
Dec 12, 2014
Meldin “Duane” Whiteman, 71, of 3030 Graves Road passed away on Friday, December 12, 2014 at Jones Memorial Hospital following a brief illness. He was born November 15, 1943 in Hornell the son of the late Bert and Bernadine (Brownell) Whiteman. On April 3, 1993 he married Lois (Nolan) Towner who survives.Duane was a carny for many years and later...
William L. "Bill" PIERCE
Dec 12, 2014
William L. "Bill" PIERCE, 63, of Elmer, PA, died Friday, December 12, 2014 in his home. Born July 3, 1951, in Blossburg, PA, he was the son of Clyde and Cecelia Lovell Pierce. On January 26, 1974, in Potter Brook, PA, he married the former Diana Madison, who survives. Bill was employed by Patterson Lumber in Galeton for 39 years....
Paul E. WENNIN
Dec 11, 2014
Paul E. Wennin, 86, a former resident of 32 Elk St Coudersport, PA passed away on Thursday, December 11, 2014 at the Washington Health Center in Washington, PA. He was born January 21, 1928 in Johnsonburg, PA, the son of the late Benjamin and Mary (Nestlerode) Wennin who were residents of Sinnemahoning, PA. On September 21, 1981, he married Gilda...
Marlene Loucks (Johnson) Brown
Dec 4, 2014
Marlene Loucks Brown PORT ALLEGANY- Marlene Loucks Brown, 77, of Volney St., passed away Thursday (Dec. 4, 2014) in Sweden Valley Manor, Coudersport. Born January 29, 1937, in Smethport, she was a daughter of Walter B. and Geraldine Kiser Johnson. On June 2, 1956, in Smethport, she married William A. Loucks, Sr., who died Jan. 22, 1998. Marlene provided child...
Jack D. HAWLEY
Dec 3, 2014
Jack D. Hawley, 82, of 5269 Bill Allen Hill Road passed away on Wednesday, December 3, 2014 at the Hart Comfort House following a long illness. He was born January 4, 1932 in Portville the son of the late Raymond L. and Laura C. (Campbell) Hawley.
Jack was a 1949 graduate of Portville Central School. He served as an Electricians Mate...
Joan Embser GARDNER
Dec 3, 2014
Joan Embser Gardner, lifelong resident of Wellsville, died peacefully on Wednesday, December 3, 2014 in her home, after a brief illness.Born Nov. 10, 1930, Joan was the daughter of Walter J. and Katherine O’Brien Embser. On April 25, 1953, she married David F. Gardner at Immaculate Conception in Wellsville. They were blessed with their children Kate and her husband Brooks...
Ronald L. MOTT
Dec 2, 2014
Ronald L. Mott, 74, of 3 Sunnydale Avenue passed away on Tuesday, December 2, 2014 shortly after arrival at Jones Memorial Hospital. He was born December 30, 1939 in Paterson, NJ the son of the late Samuel and Gertrude (Margroff) Mott.Ron was raised in New Jersey and was a graduate of Central High School in Paterson. He was a veteran...
Carl M. JOHNS
Dec 2, 2014
Carl M. JOHNS, 79, of Ulysses, died Tuesday, December 2, 2014 in Cole Memorial Hospital, Coudersport, PA. He was born August 15, 1935, in Ward, NY. A US Army Veteran, he served honorably from 1958 - 1960. On August 18, 1967, in Elkland, PA, he married the former Esther Draper, who survives. He was employed by the Eberle Tannery and...
Daniel H. BISHOP
Dec 2, 2014
Daniel H. BISHOP, 81, of Genesee, PA, formerly of Hatfield, PA, died Tuesday, December 2, 2014 in his home. Born December 24, 1932, in Hatfield, PA, he was the son of Harry S. and Rebecca Clemmer Bishop. He served honorably with the US Army. Dan was a dairy and crop farmer in the Hatfield area for many years, and in...
Earl E. BROWN
Nov 26, 2014
Earl E. Brown, 93, of Baywinde Senior Living Community, passed away on Wednesday, November 26, 2014 at the Jewish Home of Rochester following a brief illness. He was born June 18, 1921 in the Town of Alfred. He was the son of the late Earl and Violet (White) Brown. On June 29, 1946 in Wellsville he married Doris Regina Aldrich...
Leona M. "Toni" LUDWIG
Nov 25, 2014
Leona M. "Toni" LUDWIG, 80, of Lawrenceville, PA, died Tuesday, November 25, 2014 in Broad Acres Health and Rehabilitation Center, Wellsboro, PA. Born February 2, 1934, in Galeton, PA, she was the daughter of Ernest and Florence Johnston Duell. She was a member of the Lawrenceville Volunteer Fire Company Auxiliary. Surviving are: three daughters, Leona "Lee" (Dan) Nichols of Ft....
Janice (Pease) Boring DAVIS
Nov 23, 2014
Janice (Pease) Boring Davis passed away on Sunday, November 23, 2014, at the Hart Comfort House surrounded by her children. Janice was born in Wellsville on July 22, 1932, the daughter of Harry S. and Margaret (McCullum) Pease. On January 10, 1953, she married Stewart Boring Jr., who predeceased her on November 15, 1990. She later married Darrell E. Davis,...
Rhea E. MURRAY - DEATH NOTICE
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...
Matthew E. DICKERSON
2014
Matthew E. Dickerson, age 34, a former resident of Belfast passed away at his home in Tonawanda. He was born in Cuba on August 20, 1980 to Charles and Karen Jakley Dickerson.Matthew had graduated from Fillmore Central High School and also from Houghton College.He was a member of the US Army National Guard and currently he was working for Home...
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...