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Local Obituaries for Ulysses, PA, Wellsville, NY, and Surrounding Areas
Philip A. “Sam” Wood
Jan 8, 2022
Scio, NY - Philip A. “Sam” Wood, 69, formerly of the Fish Road, passed away on Saturday, January 8, 2022 at the Wellsville Manor Care Center. He was born August 11, 1952 in Olean, the son of the late Carlton and Isobel (Hurd) Wood.
Sam was raised in Bolivar. He was formerly employed by Allegany Arc and the Rehabilitation...
Ronald P. Conley
Jan 7, 2022
Scio, NY – Ronald P. Conley, 47, of Snowball Hollow Road, passed away on Friday, January 7, 2022 at Strong Memorial Hospital. He was born in Hornell on January 21, 1974 the son of Gerrald Sr. and Linda Conley.
Ron grew up in Hornell and was a 22-year employee of Saputo Dairys in Friendship who was000 part of the...
Patricia Louise Elliott
Jan 6, 2022
Alfred, NY - Patricia Louise Elliott, age 88, formerly of Ithaca, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 6, 2022 at Highland Park rehabilitation in Wellsville, NY. Pat was born October 12, 1933 in Elizabeth, NJ to the late Luther and Lydia Turner. Pat was preceded in death by her husband of 59 years Charles E. Elliott, her stepmother Ruth...
David H. Garwood
Jan 4, 2022
The friends and family of David H. Garwood are invited to attend a Graveside Service on Saturday, May 14, 2022 at 1:30 pm in Woodlawn Cemetery. Dave, 71, left this Earth into the arms of Jesus on Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at his residence in Wellsville.
David H. Garwood
Jan 4, 2022
Wellsville, NY – David H. Garwood, 71, left this Earth into the arms of Jesus on Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at his residence in Wellsville. He was born in Warsaw on Febraury 12, 1950 the son of the late Gerald A. Sr. and Faith (Oliver) Garwood.
Upon graduating from Wellsville High School in 1968, Dave answered the call of...
David Lyn Davis
Jan 1, 2022
July 4, 1958-January 1, 2022
Wellsville, NY - What can one say about Dave Davis? Words seem inadequate to express just how much this man was loved, respected, admired, and adored. If you were to ask anyone who knew him, you would have to say that one way or the other, you’d know just where you stood with him....
Etta A. Chapman
Dec 29, 2021
Allentown, NY - Etta A. Chapman, 83, of 6152 Drum Road passed away on Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at the Wellsville Manor Care Center following a brief illness. She was born May 11, 1938 in Wellsville, the daughter of the late Mitchell Ethlan and Elnora (Stevens) Chapman.
Etta was raised in Allentown and attended the Allentown Union School. She...
Thea Marie Ackerman
Dec 28, 2021
Wellsville, NY - Thea Marie Ackerman, 68, of 145 East Genesee Street, passed away on Tuesday, December 28, 2021 at Jones Memorial Hospital with her husband and pastor at her side. She was born March 2, 1953 in Hornell, the daughter of Melvin D. and Rose Marie (Skillman) Hubbard. On February 14, 1976 in Wellsville, she married her husband of...
Nancy Koegel
Dec 28, 2021
West Clarksville, NY - Nancy Koegel, 64, West Clarksville, formerly of Scio, died at Millard Fillmore Hospital on Tuesday, 28 December 2021. She was born 18 December 1957 in North Hornell to James D. Koegel, Jr. and Maria Ferraris Koegel. She had two brothers, James Koegel and Timothy Koegel who survive as well as nieces Vianna Koegel, Donata Koegel,...
Henry M. HAMILTON
Dec 28, 2021
Henry M. HAMILTON, 62, of Ulysses, PA, died Tuesday, December 28, 2021 in UPMC Cole, Coudersport.
Born November 10, 1959, in Coudersport, he was the son of Henry J. and Dorothy E. Pero Hamilton. On October 7, 1978, in Sacred Heart Church, Genesee, he married the former Marie A. Nardone, who survives. A 1978 graduate of Northern Potter High...
Joanne F. DOUD
Dec 27, 2021
Joanne F. DOUD, 83, of Galeton, PA, passed away Monday, December 27, 2021 in Coudersport following a lengthy illness.
Born August 19, 1938, in Whitesville, NY, she was the daughter of John and Lois Allen Francis. On February 13, 1960, in Middlebury Center, she married Richard L. “Dick” Doud, who predeceased her on August 1, 2010. In Galeton, they...
Thelma M. CORNELL
Dec 27, 2021
Thelma M. CORNELL, 81, of Wellsville, NY, died Monday, December 27, 2021 in Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester.
Born August 18, 1940, in Friendship, she was the daughter of George and Mildred Thomas Collins. In 1957, in Virginia, she married Paul Capron and they had three sons. Paul predeceased her. Later, she married Thomas Pressler, who predeceased her in 1992. On November 26,...
A. Catherine HEISEY
Dec 27, 2021
We are saddened to share that Catherine Heisey, 86, of Westfield, PA, is no longer with us, but rejoice with her as she is now in the presence of her Lord and Savior.
She was born Anna Catherine Wolgemuth on October 6, 1935 in East Donegal Twp., near Mount Joy, the daughter of Joseph and Edna Miller...
David Lavern Palmiter
Dec 26, 2021
Wellsville, NY – The friends and family of David Lavern Palmiter are invited to call on Friday, June 3, 2022 from 7 – 8 PM at the J.W. Embser Sons Funeral Home, 34 West State Street. At 8 PM the Masonic Lodge 230 and Order of the Eastern Star will conduct their services. His funeral service will be held on...
David Lavern Palmiter
Dec 26, 2021
Wellsville, NY - David Lavern Palmiter, 77, of 3483 Center Drive, passed away on December 26, 2021 at Strong Memorial Hospital following a brief battle with cancer. He was born on March 22, 1944 in Wellsville, the son of the late Lavern Willis and Betty (White) Palmiter. On June 26, 1965 in Bellaire, Ohio he married his wife of 56...
Ronald I. LEITZELL
Dec 26, 2021
Ronald I. LEITZELL, 68, of Scio, NY, died Sunday, December 26, 2021 in Jones Memorial Hospital, Wellsville.
Born September 11, 1953, in Wellsville, he was the son of James and Irene Simbeck Leitzell. On September 22, 1973, in Scio, he married the former Debra A. Bower, who survives. A 1971 graduate of Scio High School, he was employed by Air-Preheater...
Michael A. GARNETT
Dec 26, 2021
Michael A. GARNETT, 67, of Ulysses, PA, died Sunday, December 26, 2021 in UPMC Cole, Coudersport.
Born February 19, 1954, in Monte Vista, CO, he was the son of Dean Chapman and Dorothy Burton Garnett. Michael attended school in Monte Vista and two years at college in Greeley CO. He taught classes in Monte Vista and delivered medical supplies to...
Vickie L. O’Connor
Dec 25, 2021
Wellsville, NY – Vickie L. O’Connor, 69, of 139 S. Broad Street, passed away at home on Saturday, December 25, 2021. She was born in Wellsville on June 25, 1952. On July 10, 1971 in Wellsville she married her husband of fifty years, Patrick J. O’Connor, who survives.
She was raised in Wellsville, and was a 1970 graduate of...
William D. SHUTT, Sr.
Dec 25, 2021
William D. SHUTT, Sr., 83, of Genesee, PA, died Saturday, December 25, 2021 in his home.
Born October 26, 1938, in Ulysses, PA, he was the son of Frank J. and Alice Ahearn Shutt. On July 4, 1975, in North Bingham, he married the former Jean C. McCann, who predeceased him on July 29, 2009. He was employed on...
Philip Smith
Dec 24, 2021
Wellsville, NY – Philip Smith, 93, of Howard Street, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 29, 2024, at Wellsville Manor . He was born on June 6, 1931 , in Rochester , the son of the late Ruth Smith. On December 15, 1953, in Wellsville, he married the love of his life, Julia A. Nesbitt, who predeceased him on December...
