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Local Obituaries for Ulysses, PA, Wellsville, NY, and Surrounding Areas
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....
Nancy S. COOK
Jun 11, 2014
Nancy S. COOK, 67, of Andrews Settlement, PA, died Wednesday, June 11, 2014 in Cole Memorial Hospital, Coudersport, PA. Born March 26, 1947, in Potter Brook, PA, she was the daughter of Cleo J. and Gladys O. Houghtaling McCaslin. On May 7, 1979, in Potter Brook, she married John L. Cook, who survives. She was homemaker and a lifelong area...
Robert R. Brock
Jun 9, 2014
Robert R. Brock PORT ALLEGANY- Robert R. Brock, 83, of N. Main St., passed away Monday (Jun. 9, 2014) in Sweden Valley Manor, Coudersport. Born December 8, 1930, in Olean, NY, he was a son of Ronald C. and Ruth Scott Brock. On Oct. 14, 1951, in Front Royal, VA, he married Suzanne M. Carter, who survives. Robert was a...
Colleen D. DIXON
Jun 1, 2014
Colleen D. Dixon, age 63, of the Baldwin Road passed away on Sunday, June 1, 2014, in her home. She was born on July 3, 1950 in Wellsville to Donald and Arletta Hall Dixon who have predeceased her.Colleen was a lifelong resident of Wellsville who graduated from Wellsville High School in 1969. She worked hard despite her physical limitations and...
Thelma Marie FOUSSAT
May 31, 2014
Thelma Marie Foussat, age 85, of 277 South Main Street passed away on Saturday, May 31, 2014, at the Jones Memorial Hospital in Wellsville. She was born on March 7, 1929 in Andover to George E. and Myrtle M. Stearns Marvin. On November 26, 1982 she married Burnell Foussat who predeceased her on July 2, 1999.Thelma had resided and worked...

Joann E. (Simar) Cummings
May 29, 2014
Joann E. Cummings ELDRED- Joann E. Cummings, 69, of Elm St., passed away Thursday (May 29, 2014) in the Bradford Regional Medical Center. Born January 17, 1945, in Olean, NY, she was a daughter of Milford R. and Colleen VanScoter Simar. On Aug. 21, 1971, in Eldred, she married Robert L. Cummings, who survives. Joann was a lifetime resident of...