Obituaries

Nov 25, 2022

  Cherlayne T. “Layne” SHORT, 69, of Wellsville, NY, died Friday, November 25, 2022 in Wellsville Manor Care Center. 

 

Born December 27, 1952, in Wellsville, she was the daughter of Bruce V. Sr. and Wilma Withey Taggart.  On February 14, 1982, in Wellsville, she married Frank D. Short, Jr., who survives.  A graduate of Wellsville High School, she attended...

Nov 24, 2022

Eldred, PA – Leila F. Slocum, 89, formerly of 63 Evens Road passed away peacefully on  Thursday, November 24, 2022 at Sweden Valley Manor in Coudersport, PA. She was born September 27, 1933 in Bolivar the daughter of the late George and Marjorie (Marsh) Fanton. In 1955 she married Douglas Slocum, who predeceased her on March 28, 1990. Leila was...

Nov 24, 2022

  Todd C. FURMAN, 56, of Ulysses, PA, died Thursday, November 24, 2022 at UPMC Cole, Coudersport.  

 

Born November 9, 1966, in Binghamton, NY, he was the son of Graydon Dean and Judith A. Bell Furman.  On January 15, 2021, in Ulysses, he married Tobi Renee Darrington, who survives.  A graduate of Greene Central High School, Greene, NY, he was self-employed...

Nov 23, 2022

  Shannon S. SNYDER, 61, of Dubois, PA, formerly of Andrews Settlement, died Wednesday, November 23, 2022 in Penn Highlands, Dubois.  

 

Born April 28, 1961, in Coudersport, she was the daughter of Charles and Ila May McCaslin Smith.  A 1980 graduate of Northern Potter High School, she was employed by UPMC Cole as a CNA.  She enjoyed ceramics, sewing, puzzles, and...

Nov 22, 2022

Wellsville, NY – Family and Friends of William G. Hendrick are invited to attend a memorial service on Saturday, January 14, 2023 at 11 am in the Immaculate Conception Church of Wellsville, 36 Maple Avenue. Bill passed away on November 22, 2022. To read the complete obituary, or to leave online condolences, please visit www.embserfuneralhome.com .

Nov 22, 2022

Wellsville, NY – William George Hendrick, 86, died peacefully surrounded with prayer at the Hart House of Wellsville on Sunday, November 22, 2022. He was born in Rochester the son of the late Basil and Ruth Hendrick and Isabel P é cor. In 1982 he married his wife of 40 years, Ann Searle, who survives.

He was a lifelong...

Nov 22, 2022

Belmont, NY – Mary Jane Wells, 89, of County Route 31A, passed away on Tuesday, November 22, 2022, at the home of her daughter in Hammondsport. She was born February 9, 1933 in Pike Township, PA the daughter of the late James and Emma (Cochran) Empson. On August 18, 1947 in Carrollton, KY she married her husband of fifty-years, Norman...

Nov 22, 2022

  Phyllis M. JOHNSON, 94, of Galeton, PA, died Tuesday, November 22, 2022 in Broad Acres Health & Rehabilitation Center, Wellsboro.  

 

Born August 8, 1928, in West Pike, she was the daughter of Casper and Vinney Kephart Foley.  In January of 1950, in Galeton, she married Robert W. "Pete" Johnson, who predeceased her on December 29, 2013.  She attended the one...

Nov 22, 2022

Salem, NY – Dr. George Thompson Lewis was the only child of Carl Arthur Kenyon Lewis and Ruth Noble Gage Lewis.  He was born on July 28, 1937, in Ithaca, New York, where his father was with Cornell.  During World War II, George’s family moved to their old family property overlooking Canandaigua Lake, where he attended the Middlesex Valley School,...

Nov 21, 2022

Robert E. Sherwood

PORT ALLEGANY- Robert E. Sherwood, 72, of Seneca Dr., passed away peacefully, Monday (Nov. 21, 2022) in UPMC Shady Side Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA.

Born April 15, 1950, in Port Allegany, he was a son of Eugene V. and Elizabeth Z. Hoffman Sherwood.

Robert was a lifetime resident of the area...

Nov 20, 2022

  Louis CHIOSI, Jr., 67, of Wellsville, NY, died Sunday, November 20, 2022 in his home. 

 

Born October 28, 1955, in Clifton, NJ, he was the son of Louis and Carmen Lydia Fernandez Chiosi.  He attended St. Louis School in Clarksville, MD through 8th grade, then on to Atholton High School in Howard County, MD.  After graduation, he was in...

Nov 17, 2022

Belmont, NY – Richard L. Livergood, 90, of County Road 48, passed away on Thurs day, November 1 7 , 2022 at Cuba Memorial Hospital. He was born in Belmont on March 30, 1932 the son of the late Clifford and Gertrude (Mattison) Livergood. On December 9, 1954 in Friendship, he married his wife of 59 years, Helen Sherwood,...

Nov 16, 2022

  Jarrid L. MATTESON, 36, of Wellsville, NY, died Wednesday, November 16, 2022 in Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester.  

 

Born January 15, 1986, in Wellsville, he was the son of Brian and Tammy Waters Matteson.  A 2005 graduate of Wellsville High School, he attended Corning Community College for Fire EMS.  On October 22, 2016, in Wellsville, he married Katie L. Williams,...

Nov 12, 2022

 

Joel T. BLASS, 68, of Santa Barbara, CA, died Monday, November 7, 2022 in his home. 

 

A graveside service will be held 11:00 AM, Saturday, September 9, 2023 in Yochum Hill Cemetery, Carter Camp, PA. 

 

Born May 22, 1954, in West Reading, PA, he was the son of Lowell R. and Emilie Verone Holtzman Blass. Joel...

Nov 12, 2022

Belmont, NY – Margaret W. Strittmather, 84, of Belmont died Saturday, November 12, 2022, surrounded by loving family . She was born on September 5, 1938 in Corning, NY to Clarence and Genevieve (Smith) Whalen.

Peggy was a graduate of Belfast Central School and Hornell Business School.  She retired from the Allegany County Courthouse as Deputy County Clerk after...

Nov 11, 2022

  Rex Ranger HACKETT, 73, of Scio, NY, died Friday, November 11, 2022 in Canandaigua VA Medical Center.  

 

Born August 12, 1949, in Olean, he was the son of Stanley and Bernice Singer Hackett.  A Vietnam Veteran, he served honorably with the US Army from 1967 – 1970, stationed in Korea.  Rex was employed as a security guard by...

Nov 10, 2022

Wellsville, NY – Roger L. Ramsey, 63, of 234 Stevens Street passed away on Thursday, November 10, 2022 at Jones Memorial Hospital. He was born May 4, 1959 in Wellsville the son of Mona E. (Kenyon) Ramsey. On July 11, 1997 in Wellsville he married Barbara A. Finn who Survives. Roger was a 1977 graduate of Scio Central School, where...

Nov 10, 2022

Wellsville, NY – Barbara D. Reeder, 96, of Highland Park passed away on Thursday, November 10, 2022. She was born in Schenectady, NY on October 25, 1926 the daughter of the late Kenneth E. and Pearl Myrtle (Sager) DeLong. On September 2, 1950 she married her husband of 67 years, William D. Reeder, who predeceased her on October 19,...

Nov 8, 2022

Dale K. Woodruff

ELDRED- Dale K. Woodruff, 71, of Edson St., passed away Tuesday (Nov. 8, 2022) in Sena Kean Manor, Smethport.

Born July 31, 1951, in Berea, OH, he was a son of Starr K. and Marian Holmes Woodruff.  On Feb. 22, 2002, in North Olmstead, OH, he married Tracy A. Cochran, who survives....

Nov 8, 2022

Wellsville, NY – Alan Andrew Forsberg, 78, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, after a brief illness, with loving family by his side at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, NY.

December 27, 1943, started out as a snowy, blustery day when Charlie and Helen (nee Edgcomb) Forsberg left Knoxville, PA for the sixteen-mile trip to Soldiers and...