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Local Obituaries for Ulysses, PA, Wellsville, NY, and Surrounding Areas

Kevin A. Huss
Jun 2, 2011
Kevin A. Huss TURTLEPOINT- Kevin A. Huss, 48, of Turtlepoint, passed away Thursday (Jun. 2, 2011) unexpectedly at his home,. Born May 24, 1963, in Port Clinton, OH, he was a son of Robert D. and Audrey M. Gross Huss. Mr. Huss was a longtime resident of the area and a graduate of the Port Allegany High School, Class of...
HAROLD & Dorothy ALLEN
Jun 1, 2011
Harold & Dorothy Allen - A memorial service and celebration of the lives for Harold and Dorothy Allen will be held on Saturday, May 4, 2019 at 12:30 pm at the J. W. Embser Sons Funeral Home in Wellsville with Rev. Greg DeSalvatore presiding. Friends are invited to call prior to the service, at the funeral home from 11:00am until...
Kerry Michael "Mike" LEWIS
May 29, 2011
Kerry Michael "Mike" LEWIS, 39, of Ulysses, PA, died Sunday, May 29, 2011 as a result of injuries sustained in an accident. Born April 24, 1972, in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Gary R. and Sherry Brutsman Lewis. He was a 1991 graduate of Jasper-Troupsburg High School. On July 29, 1995, in Ulysses, he married the former Chastity...
Lars E. LANPHERE
May 27, 2011
Lars E. Lanphere, 36, passed away on Friday, May 27, 2011 in Austin, Texas, where had resided for many years. He was born September 26, 1974 in Wellsville, the son of Gordon E. and Linda S. (Beauprey) Lanphere.Lars was a 1992 graduate of Wellsville High School and graduated from Johnson University in Vermont in 1998, with a degree in English...
Donald A. MACFARQUHAR
May 26, 2011
Donald A. MacFarquhar of East Pearl Street passed away on Thursday, May 26, 2011, at Jones Memorial Hospital. He was born on May 29, 1935 in Brooklyn to Murdoch and Catherine Black MacFarquhar and on June 15, 1957 in Pella, Iowa he married Doris Dockendorff who survives.Don earned a Civil Engineering degree from Iowa State University, an MBA degree from...
Bert A. Tucker
May 25, 2011
Bert A. Tucker ROULETTE-Bert A. Tucker, 72, of North Street, passed away Wednesday (May 25, 2011) at his home, after a brief illness. Born October 1, 1938, in Roulette, PA, he was a son of Frank C. and Grace U. Harris Tucker. Mr. Tucker had worked earlier as a logger and later with Pittsburgh Corning Co., Port Allegany, retiring after...
Kenneth D. Stake
May 23, 2011
Kenneth D. Stake PORT ALLEGANY - Kenneth D. Stake, 76, of Oak Hill, Fl, formerly of Port Allegany, passed away Monday (May 23, 2011) in Bert Fish Medical Center, New Smyrna Beach, FL. Born February 28, 1935, in Tullytown, PA, he was a son of Norris F. and Ruth Gabler Stake. On Apr. 27, 1957, in Newportville, PA, he married...
Larry G. CURRIER
May 23, 2011
Larry G. CURRIER, 65, of Ellisburg, PA, died Monday, May 23, 2011 in the Hahnemann University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA. Born May 4, 1946, in Wellsville, NY, he was the son of Bert A. and Agnes Matteson Currier. On February 15, 1974, in Obi, NY, he married the former Kathleen S. Parry, who survives. He was employed by Dresser-Rand in Wellsville,...
Lawrence A. "Larry" BRENDLINGER
May 23, 2011
Lawrence A. "Larry" BRENDLINGER, 84, of Andrews Settlement, PA, died Monday, May 23, 2011 in his home. Born May 19, 1927, in Vandergrift, PA, he was the son of Walter and Ethel Boring Brendlinger. Mr. Brendlinger served honorably with the US Army from 1945 - 1950. Larry owned and operated a dairy farm in Raymond for several years and was...
Dorothy Pauline TARANTINE
May 22, 2011
Dorothy Pauline Tarantine, born August 13, 1921 in Millersville, MO, died May 22, 2011 in Ithaca NY. She was the daughter of Alvin Lee and Nora Walker Niswonger. She was predeceased by her husband, Modestino (Mote) Tarantine and her brothers and sisters (and their spouses): Etta, Anna, Vesta (called Babe), Clola, Truman and Woodrow Niswonger. She is survived by her...
Dorothy J. MOTT
May 21, 2011
Dorothy J. Mott, 79, of 3993 Fords Brook Road South Branch died on Saturday, May 21, 2011 at Jones Memorial Hospital. She was born April 9, 1932 in Allentown, NY the daughter of the late Isaac and Lela (Kervin) Hardy. On March 25, 1950 in Allentown she married Neil B. Mott who predeceased her on January 30, 2003.Dorothy was a...

Theodore H. Higley
May 15, 2011
Theodore H. Higley PORT ALLEGANY- Theodore H. Higley, 95, passed away Sunday (May 15, 2011) in Lakeview Senior Care & Living Center, Smethport. Born July 10, 1915, in Ashford, NY, he was a son of Theodore and Anna Berholtz Higley. On September 2, 1937, in Port Allegany he married Vesta M. Hardes, who died July 11, 1983. In 1984, he...

John F. Colson, Jr.
May 13, 2011
John F. Colson,Jr. SMETHPORT- John F. Colson, Jr., 58, passed away Friday (May 13, 2011) in Sena Kean Manor. Born Mar. 3, 1953, in Johnsonburg, PA, he was a son of John F. and Edith Fitch Colson. Mr. Colson had worked for Pellegrino Foods, Warren, before his retirement. He was a veteran having served in the US Navy. He was...

Vivian P. (Blanchard) Bashline
May 12, 2011
Vivian P. Bashline PORT ALLEGANY - Vivian P. “Biddy” Bashline, 90, of 22 S. Pine St., passed away Thursday (May 12, 2011) in Sena Kean Manor, Smethport. Born September 10, 1920, in Austin, she was a daughter of Ray and Jeanette McLeod Blanchard. On Dec. 3, 1952, in Eldred, she married Thomas N. Bashline, who died Feb. 13, 2009. Mrs....
Penny L. MAPES
May 10, 2011
Penny L. Mapes of 5151 Route 244 passed away on Tuesday, May 10, 2011, at the Highland Hospital in Rochester. She was born on May 10, 1944 in Wellsville to C. James and Helen E. Steenworth Manning. On July 3, 1992 in Belmont she married David Mapes who survives.Penny was a lifelong resident of Belmont and was a home health...
Sean M. DOWNEY
May 8, 2011
Sean M. DOWNEY, 32, of Ulysses, PA, died Sunday, May 8, 2011 in his home. Born May 7, 1979, in Wellsville, NY, he was the son of James L. and Sharon Scott Downey. A 1998 graduate of Northern Potter High School, he studied at Drexel University for two years. He was employed by the Laurelwood in Coudersport, Jo-Kar's Restaurant and...

Frank A. Rugh, Jr.
May 5, 2011
Frank A. Rugh, Jr. SMETHPORT- Frank A. Rugh, Jr., 88, of Fort Mill, SC, formerly and longtime resident of Smethport, passed away Thursday (May 5, 2011) in the Piedmont Medical Center, Rock Hill, SC. Born March 8, 1923, in Jeannette, PA, he was a son of Frank A. and Hazel Witt Rugh. On April 8, 1950, in Smethport, he married...
Bette A. (Anderson) Ryan
May 3, 2011
Bette A. Ryan PORT ALLEGANY- Bette A. Ryan, 89, of Farmington, NY, formerly of Catlin Ave., Port Allegany, passed away Tuesday (May 3, 2011) in the Clifton Springs Hospital, Clifton Springs, NY. Born January 15, 1922, in Port Allegany, she was a daughter of Albin and Laura Russell Anderson. On Oct. 10, 1941, in Port Allegany, she married Bernard F....
Virginia Mae LINDSAY
May 3, 2011
Virginia Mae Lindsay, 93, of 30 Chestnut Street passed away on Tuesday, May 03, 2011 at the Wellsville Manor Care Center. She was born October 14, 1917 in Grinnell, IA the daughter of Adinirum Judson and Sarah (McCool) Blakely.Virginia grew up in Iowa then lived on the east coast until her 80's, moving to Wellsville in 2001. She felt at...
Frank R. SHARP
May 3, 2011
Frank R. SHARP, 80, of Westfield, PA, died Tuesday, May 3, 2011 in the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital, Wellsboro, PA. Born February 13, 1931, in Binghamton, NY, he was the son of Melvin and Lillian Knapp Sharp. On September 18, 1950, in Harrison Valley, PA, he married the former Amy Ann Houghtaling, who survives. He was employed by the...