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Local Obituaries for Ulysses, PA, Wellsville, NY, and Surrounding Areas
Margaret EDSON
Jul 15, 2014
Margaret Edson, 87, passed away peacefully on July 15, 2014 at home in Elkridge, Maryland with her son, Steven at her side. She was recovering from recent health complications, on top of making the best of her losses from a severe stroke on April 20, 1999. Her beautiful spirit caused everyone to love her.Margaret was born in Friedberg/Hessen Germany on...
Mark J. SCHOENHERR
Jul 14, 2014
Mark J. Schoenherr, 57, of 8 Meadowbrook Court passed away on Monday, July 14, 2014 at the Hart Comfort House following a battle with cancer. He was born October 28, 1956 in Wellsville, the son of the late Karl J. and Patricia (Wall) Schoenherr.Mark was a 1971graduate of the Immaculate Conception School and a 1975 graduate of Archbishop Walsh High...
William K. GOETSCHIUS
Jul 14, 2014
William K. Goetschius, 80, formerly of 3471 North Drive in Riverview Heights died on Monday, July 14, 2014 surrounded by his family. He was born September 24, 1933 in Nyack, NY the son of the late Harry and Florence (Kay) Goetschius. On July 3, 1954 in Wellsville he married Dolores M. Joyce who predeceased him in October 11, 2012. Bill joined...
Dorothy M. RAY
Jul 9, 2014
Dorothy M. Ray, 95, a resident of Manor Hills, passed away on Wednesday, July 9, 2014 at Jones Memorial Hospital following a brief illness. She was born March 11, 1919 in Hammondsport the daughter of Monroe D. and Bertha (Sedgwick) Ray. On September 1, 1979 in Buffalo she married Russell Leech who predeceased her on December 11, 1996.Dorothy was a...
Kathryn J. HILLYARD
Jul 8, 2014
Kathryn J. HILLYARD, 88, of Ulysses, PA, died Tuesday, July 8, 2014 in Cole Memorial Hospital, Coudersport, PA. Born May 11, 1926, in Sunderlinville, Hector Township, PA, she was the daughter of John R. and Nora Belle Glover Tubbs. She was a homemaker and a lifelong area resident. Surviving are: five sons, Richard (Emma) Hillyard of Ulysses, Ronald (Elverna) Hillyard...
Marian M. (Anderson) Eicher
Jul 5, 2014
Marian M. Eicher PORT ALLEGANY- Marian M. Eicher, 95, of Vine St., formerly of Elm St., passed away Saturday (July 5, 2014) peacefully at home. Born September 26, 1918, in Port Allegany, she was a daughter of Albert E. and Christine Johnson Anderson. On June 7, 1941, in Port Allegany, she married James E. Eicher, who died Feb. 2, 2005....
Leland A. "Pete" CARY
Jul 5, 2014
Leland A. "Pete" CARY, 91, formerly of Harrison Valley, PA, died March 10, 2014 in Virginia Beach, VA. Born May 22, 1922, in Harrison Township, he was the son of Stephen and Margery Spoor Cary. A World War II Veteran, he served honorably with U.S. Marine Corps, First Marine Division in the Pacific Theatre. On October 30, 1945, in Whitesville,...
John E. NYDEGGER
Jul 3, 2014
John E. Nydegger, age 100, of Hill Street passed away on Thursday, July 3, at the Wellsville Manor Care Center. He was born in Wellsville on February 15, 1914 to Ernest and Susie Deschler Nydegger. On June 24, 1940 in Wellsville he married Virginia A. Ennis who predeceased him on February 16, 2002.John was a lifelong resident of Wellsville who...
Walter L. FRANKLIN
Jun 30, 2014
Walter L. Franklin, age 65,of 70 Johnson Street passed away on Monday, June 30, 2014, at the Jones Memorial Hospital in Wellsville. He was born on February 1, 1949 in Wellsville to James and Dorothy Moshier Franklin. Walter had married Barbara James who predeceased him in 1969. He then married Shirley Kemp who survives him and later he married Constance...
Gordon G. Burdick
Jun 29, 2014
Gordon G. Burdick SMETHPORT-Gordon G. Burdick, 86, of route 46, passed away Sunday (June 29, 2014) in Lakeview Senior Care & Living Center, Smethport. Born June 10, 1928, in Betula, PA, he was a son of Guy E. and Pearl Gallup Burdick. On Mar. 19, 1949, in Emporium, PA, he married Mildred Johnson, who survives. Gordon was an accountant for...
Bernice Helene (Graves) COOMBES
Jun 29, 2014
Bernice Helene (Graves) Coombes, 102, of 5286 State Route 19 north went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, June 29, 2014 at Absolute of Houghton. She was born on September, 23, 1911 at home in Scio, the daughter of the late Edward E. and Olive Morey (Ackerman) Graves. On June 25, 1938 at her mother's home in...
Thomas R. HUNTER
Jun 29, 2014
Thomas R. HUNTER, 64, of Knoxville, PA, died Sunday, June 29, 2014 in the Bath VA Medical Center, Bath, NY. Born July 12, 1949, in Detroit, MI, he was the son of Victor and Marie Mechen Hunter. A Vietnam War Veteran, he served honorably with the US Army from 1968 - 1970. On August 16, 2008, in Moore Hollow, Hector...
Edward G. HANCHETT
Jun 27, 2014
Edward G. Hanchett, 83, of 5418 State Route 19 N. passed away on Friday, June 27, 2014 at Wellsville Manor Care Center with his family at his side. He was born July 7, 1930 in Bolivar the son of the late Clyde and Lottie (Smith) Hanchett. On September 4, 1953 in Angelica, he married Sally Barker who survives.Ed was a...
Elwin S. "Jeff" JEFFERS
Jun 27, 2014
Elwin S. "Jeff" JEFFERS, 86, of Ulysses, PA, died Friday, June 27, 2014 in Sweden Valley Manor, Coudersport, PA. Born March 14, 1928, in North Bingham, PA, he was the son of Gaylord and Hazel Naylor Jeffers. On December 5, 1948, in Burns, NY, he married the former Mary A. White, who predeceased him on September 11, 2013. A self-employed...
Phyllis BURDICK
Jun 20, 2014
Phyllis C. BURDICK, 81, of Coudersport, PA, died Friday, June 20, 2014 in Cole Memorial Hospital, Coudersport, PA. Born September 14, 1932, in Andrews Settlement, PA, she was the daughter of Ernest and Ruby Fosmer Burch. On September 19, 1950, in Coudersport, she married Richard A. Conable, who predeceased her on January 7, 1976. On September 15, 1979, at her...
Enid A. (Hess) Ostrander
Jun 19, 2014
Enid “Tiny” A. Ostrander PORT ALLEGANY-Enid “Tiny” A. Ostrander, 82, of Park Lane Dr., passed away Thursday (June 19, 2014) in Sena Kean Manor, Smethport. Born November 27, 1931, in Bath, NY, she was a daughter of Paul and Mable Benjamin Hess. On Aug. 1, 1953, she married William F. Ostrander, who died March 1, 2009. Enid was a longtime...
Donald E. WILSON Sr.
Jun 17, 2014
Donald E. Wilson Sr., age 67, of the Babcock Road passed away on Tuesday June 17, 2014 in Corning Hospital in Corning, New York. He was born in Coudersport Pennsylvania on July 4, 1946 to Charles and Dorothy Haupt Wilson. Don had been married to Ann Searle who survives.Don graduated from Wellsville High School and in 1969 he graduated from...
Ervin I. TOMB
Jun 15, 2014
Ervin I. TOMB, 77, of Mills, PA, formerly of Knoxville, died Sunday, June 15, 2014 in Cole Memorial Hospital, Coudersport, PA. Born October 1, 1936, in Cameron, NY, he was the son of Francis R. and Lucy J. Garner Tomb. He was employed by the Elkland Tannery, Cowanesque Valley Iron Works, and as a farmer. Surviving are: his wife, the...
Joan Crowell FLEMING
Jun 14, 2014
Joan Crowell FLEMING, 76, of Littlerock, CA, formerly of Brooklyn, NY and Coudersport, PA, died Sunday, December 22, 2013 in Palmdale Regional Medical Center, Palmdale, CA. Born June 10, 1937, in Wellsboro, PA, she was the daughter of Clark A. and Cleopha Carpenter Crowell. She was employed by Central Brooklyn Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY. Surviving are: her mother, Cleopha Crowell...
Pauline V. SULLINGER
Jun 12, 2014
Pauline V. SULLINGER, 95, of Genesee, PA, died Thursday, June 12, 2014 in Cole Memorial Hospital, Coudersport, PA. Born January 6, 1919, in Luzerne Mines, PA, she was the daughter of Joseph and Zora Parilac Allen. On December 20, 1933, in Indiana, PA, she married William C. Sullinger, who predeceased her on February 6, 2001. She retired from Rochester Products....
