Obituaries

Apr 29, 2024

David A. KINNICUTT, 62, of Wellsville, NY, died Monday, April 29, 2024 in his home.  



Born June 20, 1961, in Rome, he was the son of Donald and Cora Jackson Kinnicutt.  He was a graduate of Scio Central School and attended Alfred State College.  He was employed as a truck driver by numerous companies.  David enjoyed riding his motorcycle and...

Apr 28, 2024

Gordon Claude GRAVES, 85, of Mechanicsburg, PA, formerly of Ulysses, died Sunday, April 28, 2024 at his daughter’s home.  



Born May 5,1938 in Whitesville, NY, he was the son of Clayton Lowell and Madge Fillmore Graves.  He attended Harrison Valley School and Northern Potter High School.  On December 31, 1957, in the Ulysses Free Methodist Church, he married Charlotte M....

Apr 27, 2024

Duane H. Baumgarner

PORT ALLEGANY - Duane H. Baumgarner, 73, of Skinner Creek Rd., passed away Saturday April 27, 2024, in his home, surrounded by his family.

Born June 28, 1950, in Coudersport, he was a son of David C. and Ava D. Lucas Baumgarner.  On Oct. 2, 1968, in Rochester, NY, he married Rebecca...

Apr 25, 2024

Wellsville, NY – Frederick Newton Wurster, 87, of Hanover Hill Road passed away on Thursday, April 25, 2024, at Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital in Sa yre, Pennsylvania . He was born March 14, 1937 , in Buffalo , the son of the late Ralph and Dorothy (Mayo) Wurster , and brother of Dorothy Fletcher . On September 15, 1962, he...

Apr 25, 2024

Thelma R. SMITH, 73, of Westfield, PA, died Thursday, April 25, 2024 in her home.  



Born January 12, 1951, in Potter Brook, she was the daughter of Cleo Joseph and Gladys Onalee Houghtaling McCaslin.  On February 27, 1971, in Potter Brook, she married Norman R. Smith, Jr. who survives.  She was employed by Valley Dollar Saver and K&W Medical /...

Apr 20, 2024

Rochester, NY – Mary Ellen Moll, 83, passed away on Saturday, April 20, 2024. She was born May 5, 1940, in Wellsville, NY the daughter of the late Authur J. And Carlotta (Coogan) Gordon.

Mary was raised in Wellsville and was a 1958 graduate of Wellsville High School. She was a former long-time employee of Kodak. She enjoyed spending...

Apr 16, 2024

Lecanto, FL – The friends and family of Carol A. Yule are invited to call on Saturday, July 20, 2024, from 11 am to 12 pm at the J.W. Embser Sons Funeral Home of Wellsville, New York, 34 West State Street . Her Graveside service will follow at 12:15 pm in Fairlawn Cemetery of Scio. Carol passed on April 16,...

Apr 8, 2024

Paul D. HUNT, 80, of Spring Hill, FL, died Monday, April 8, 2024 in Advent Health Connerton, Land O’ Lakes, FL.  

 

Born May 18, 1943, in Westfield, PA, he was the son of George Wilbur and Mary Jean Davies Hunt.  A 1961 graduate of Northern Potter Joint High School, Ulysses, PA, he earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Mansfield...

Apr 7, 2024

Donald F. HALL, Jr., 73, of Wellsville, NY, died Sunday, April 7, 2024 in his home.  



Born March 8, 1951, in Wellsville, he was the son of Donald F. and Dorothy J. Rarick Hall.  On August 21, 1982, in Alma, he married Debra S. Winans, who survives.  



A 1971 graduate of Wellsville High School, he attended Breeden’s Welding School in...

Apr 7, 2024

Robert Paul “Bobby” TRASK, 48, of Hinsdale, NY, died Sunday, April 7, 2024 in his home.  

 

Born December 23, 1975, in Cuba, he was son of Paul and Linda Dunning Trask.  

Bobby enjoyed music, being outdoors and sitting in the sun, napping on the couch, a good meal, and being with his friends.  

 

Surviving are: his mother, Linda Trask of Wellsville;...

Apr 6, 2024

Lennie J. “Red” BURROUS, 75, of Round O, SC, died Saturday, April 6, 2024. 



Born October 7, 1948, in West Branch Township, Galeton, PA, he was the son of Lester Judson and Virginia M. Knickerbocker Burrous.  A graduate of Galeton Area High School, he attended National Hardwood Lumber Association Inspector Training School in Memphis, TN and was employed in the lumber...

Apr 4, 2024

Greece/ Rochester, NY – Kay L. Dennis , 82, a former resident of Wellsville, NY , passed away peacefully on April 4, 2024 , surrounded by her family. She was born January 18, 1942, in Wellsville, the daughter of the late Felix and Anita (Austin) Lippman. On August 25, 1960, in Gaffney, N C s he married Raymond Dennis who...

Apr 4, 2024

Erroll H. Flynn

ULYSSES- Erroll H. Flynn, 70, of Old US Route 6, passed away Thursday (Apr. 4, 2024) in the Olean General Hospital.

Born Jan. 22, 1954, in Coudersport, he was a son of Claude R. and Elaine A. Jeffers Flynn.

Erroll was a longtime resident of Ulysses, and was employed with...

Apr 3, 2024

Wellsville, NY – George Dean Witter, 68, of 70 Williams Avenue passed away on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, at Mercy Hospital in Buffalo. He was born May 26, 1955, in Buffalo, the son of the late Levere and Margaret (Trowbridge) Witter.

George was a 1974 graduate of Scio Central School, and a graduate of Alfred University. He was a...

Apr 2, 2024

Wellsville , NY – Jeffrey Christian “Chris” Rositzke , age 38, passed away unexpectedly on April 2, 2024. He was born on March 3, 1986, in Wellsville the son Ern est and Lynn Rositzke who survive.

Chris attended Scio Central School and Houghton Academy, where he graduated from in 2004. He attended Wellsville Full Gospel Church as a youth....

Apr 1, 2024

Gary Lee HUGGLER, 62, of Galeton, PA, died Monday, April 1, 2024 in his home.  



Born March 1, 1962, in Coudersport, he was the son of Gary L. and Barbara A. Hill Huggler.  An auto mechanic, logger, and sawyer, Gary was employed by Chalmer’s Lumber, Campbell Trucking, and Bosek & Rankin Motors.  When he was young, he enjoyed logging, hunting,...

Apr 1, 2024

Jean M. YOUNG, 97, of Scio, NY, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, April 1, 2024 in Wellsville Manor Care Center.  Born February 26, 1927, in Wellsville, she was the daughter of Wilford and Kathryn Mallery Young.  She was a graduate of Wellsville High School, Boston University (B.S. & EdM), and Michigan State University (PhD).  Jean...

Mar 31, 2024

Randall E. “Randy” STEBBINS, 60, of Wellsville, NY, died Sunday, March 31, 2024 in Highland Park Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, Wellsville.  



Born June 14, 1963, in Wellsville, he was the son of Harvey E. and Susan A. Schrader Stebbins.  A 1982 graduate of Whitesville Central School, he was employed as a truck driver by Gallman’s in Angelica and Southern Tier...

Mar 31, 2024

Rosemary LEHMAN, 94, of Wellsville, NY, formerly of Ulysses, PA, died Sunday, March 31, 2024 in Wellsville Manor Care Center.  



Born March 6, 1930, in Blossburg, PA, she was the daughter of Herbert R. and Frances Minnie Gee LaRoy.  On October 20, 1946, in Brookland, PA, she married Claude M. Lehman, who predeceased her on May 26, 1994.  She was...

Mar 30, 2024

Ralph C. Glase

PORT ALLEGANY-Ralph C. Glase, 66, of N. Brooklynside Rd., passed away unexpectedly, Saturday (Mar. 30, 2024) at the home of his daughter, in Shippensburg, PA.

Born April 17, 1957, in Port Allegany, he was a son Frank C. and M. Olive Harrison Glase.  On Oct. 27, 1980, in Smethport, he married Sandy...