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Local Obituaries for Ulysses, PA, Wellsville, NY, and Surrounding Areas
Barbara E. PEET
May 2, 2014
Barbara E. PEET, 73, of Westfield, PA, died Friday, May 2, 2014 in her home. Born April 9, 1941, in Blossburg, PA, she was the daughter of Lee and Margaret Carman Moon. She was married to Robert G. Peet, who predeceased her on September 12, 1996. Her longtime companion was Robert J. Stiles. Barb was a member of the Pentecostal...
Patrick B. QUINN SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
Apr 30, 2014
A Memorial Mass for Patrick Quinn will be celebrated on Friday, June 27, 2014 at 2:00 pm in the Immaculate Conception Church, 36 Maple Avenue in Wellsville. Pat passed away on April 30, 2014 at his home in Tucson, Arizona.
Patrick B. QUINN
Apr 30, 2014
Patrick B. Quinn, a 1980 graduate of Wellsville High School, passed away April 30 at his home in Tucson, Ariz., after a courageous one-year battle with leukemia. He was 52.Following high school, Patrick entered the U.S. Air Force, serving 12 years as a crew chief for F-16 fighter jets. He then joined the U.S. Air Force Reserve while pursuing a...
Ronald L. Falk
Apr 28, 2014
Ronald L. Falk PORT ALLEGANY-Ronald L. Falk, 69, of Church St. passed away Monday (Apr. 28, 2014) in his home, after a long illness. Born June 3, 1944, in Buffalo, NY, he was a son of Vernon M. and Mildred Overdorf Falk. On Jan. 30, 2009, in Port Allegany, he married Patricia F. Kontz, who survives. Ron was employed with...
James G. CRETEKOS
Apr 27, 2014
James G. Cretekos, age 86, died on April 27, 2014 at the University of Rochester Medical Center in Rochester. He was a lifelong resident of Wellsville who was born on January 6, 1928, the son of George J. and Anastasia Paraskavopoulos Cretekos. On August 22, 1954 in Wellsville he married Ann Forman who predeceased him on December 30, 2003.Jim was...
Winifred MATTESON
Apr 27, 2014
Winifred MATTESON, 89, of Genesee, PA, formerly of Coudersport, went to be with our Lord on Sunday, April 27, 2014 in Sweden Valley Manor, Coudersport, PA. She was born January 22, 1925, in Addison, NY. On July 4, 1942, in Coudersport, she married Alva J. "Al" Matteson, who predeceased her in 2002. Residing in Genesee since 1991, she was previously...
Dorothy M. (Mcguirk) Chilson
Apr 26, 2014
Dorothy M. Chilson ROULETTE-Dorothy M. Chilson, 95, formerly of Maple St., passed away Saturday (Apr. 26, 2014) in Sweden Valley Manor, Coudersport. Born Sept. 8, 1918, in Butler, PA, she was a daughter of Grover C. and Emma Hoffman McGuirk. On Sept. 7, 1940, in Butler, PA, she married Woodrow W. Chilson, who died July 16, 1966. Mrs. Chilson had...
Judy A. BENNETT
Apr 22, 2014
Judy A. BENNETT, 70, of Ulysses, PA, died Tuesday, April 22, 2014 in Bloomsburg Health Care Center, Bloomsburg, PA. Born July 22, 1943, in Buffalo, NY, she was the daughter of Vincent M. and Margaret E. Gazdag Hosley. On October 21, 1961, in Ulysses, PA, she married Ronald G. Bennett, who survives. She co-owned and operated Loretta's Shop in Coudersport...
Susan M. HENRY
Apr 21, 2014
Susan M. Henry, 74, formerly of 192 Farnum Street passed away on Monday, April 21, 2014 at Highland Hospital in Rochester following a brief illness. She was born on January 30, 1940 in Wellsville the daughter of the late Kenneth and Clara (Braun) Smith.Susan was a long time resident of Wellsville and graduated from Wellsville High School in 1957. After...
Rose Mary (Bianchi) WILSON
Apr 20, 2014
Rose Mary (Bianchi) Wilson, 71, of 22 Clearfield Drive passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 20, 2014 at St. John's Home in Rochester from complications after suffering a stroke on December 31, 2013. She was born May 4, 1942 in Rochester, the daughter of the late Dominic and Rose (Follaco) Bianchi. On May 23, 1976 in Scio she married George...
Lloyd V. POTTER
Apr 20, 2014
Lloyd V. Potter, 71, of 4545 State Route 19 S, died unexpectedly on Sunday, (April 20, 2014) shortly after arrival at Jones Memorial Hospital in Wellsville. He was born on January 13, 1943 in Wellsville, the son of Virgil and Florence (Eichenberg) Potter. On May 6, 1967 in Belmont, he married Susan Jacobs who survives.Lloyd graduated from Belmont Central School...
Margaret J. (Bengel) Keeney
Apr 17, 2014
Margaret J. Keeney PORT ALLEGANY-Margaret J. Keeney, 75, of Katherine St., passed away Thursday (April 17, 2014) in Cole Memorial Hospital, Coudersport. Born June 10, 1938, in Jeannette, PA, she was a daughter of Joseph C. and Alice V. O’Rosky Bengel. She married Gerald Keeney in Uniontown, PA, who died Oct. 13, 2007. Mrs. Keeney had worked at Jeannette Glass...
Dennis L. Wilfong
Apr 16, 2014
Dennis L. Wilfong PORT ALLEGANY- Dennis L. Wilfong, 59, of Route 6, passed away Wednesday (Apr. 16, 2014) in UPMC Hamot, Erie, PA. Born March 15, 1955, in Port Allegany, he was a son of Willard H. and Carol Shelley Wilfong. Dennis was a lifetime resident of the area and a graduate of the Port Allegany High School, Class of...
June K. SCHROEDER
Apr 12, 2014
June K. SCHROEDER, 75, of Mills, PA, formerly of Hebe, PA, died Saturday, April 12, 2014 in her home. She was employed by Acme in Lansdowne, PA, and as a certified nursing assistant in Delaware county and by Helpmates in Coudersport, PA. June was a member of David's UCC in Hebe and the Wednesday Morning Club. Surviving are: her husband,...
Mary Cecilia "Ceil" Murphy NEWTON
Apr 9, 2014
Mary Cecilia "Ceil" Murphy Newton age, 92, passed away on Wednesday, April 9, 2014, at Jones Memorial Hospital in Wellsville. She was born on January 10, 1922 in Hornell to Michael R. and Mary Elizabeth Lynch Murphy. On May 21, 1977 she married Leslie Clair "Jim" Newton who predeceased her five years to the day on April 9, 2009.Ceil was...
Lawrence O. Griffith, Jr.
Apr 6, 2014
Lawrence O. Griffith, Jr. FRANKLINVILLE, NY-Lawrence O. Griffith, Jr., 88, of Route 16 South, passed away peacefully Sunday (Apr. 6, 2014) at the home of his daughter. Born February 23, 1926, in Steubenville, OH, he was a son of Lawrence O. and Bertha M. Blumenauer Griffith. On June 12, 1948, in New Haven, CT, he married G. Trudy E. Rapp,...
Susan Boyle SANDERS
Apr 6, 2014
Susan Boyle Sanders, 78, of 20 S. Broad Street, passed away on Sunday, April 6, 2014 at Jones Memorial Hospital following a brief illness. She was born May 29, 1935 in Erie, PA the daughter of the late Dr. Hugh and Vera (Downing) Boyle. On March 20, 1958 in Erie she married Robert N. Sanders who survives.Susan was a 1953...
J. Susan (Goodrich) Minard
Apr 3, 2014
J. Susan Minard RIXFORD- J. Susan Minard, 67, of Looker Mountain Trail, passed away Thursday (Apr. 3, 2014) in the Olean General Hospital. Born January 8, 1947, in Port Allegany, she was a daughter of Douglas A. and Miriam N. Kephart Goodrich. On June 11, 1966, in Port Allegany, she married James L. Minard, Sr., who died Aug. 16, 2013....
Dorothy A. (Johnson) Strait
Mar 29, 2014
Dorothy A. Strait TURTLEPOINT- Dorothy A. Strait, 79, of Annin Creek Rd., passed away Saturday (Mar. 29, 2014) in Lakeview Senior Care & Living Center, Smethport. Born September 7, 1934, she was a daughter of John E. and Veronica Baker Johnson. On Jan. 25, 1957, in Port Allegany, she married Robert D. Strait, Sr., who survives. Dorothy had worked at...
Deborah L. WATKINS
Mar 27, 2014
Rev. Deborah L. WATKINS, 69, formerly of Westfield and Elkland, PA, died Thursday, March 27, 2014 in Broad Acres Health and Rehabilitation Center, Wellsboro, PA. Born March 11, 1945, in Tonawanda, NY, she was the daughter of D. Lee and H. Lorraine Stoddard (n�©e Sereno). On July 3, 1974, in Elkland, she married Eugene Benjamin Watkins, Jr., who predeceased her...
