Obituaries

Julia A. Smith

Dec 24, 2021

Wellsville, NY – Julia A. Smith, 88, of 31 Howard Street passed away on Friday, December 24, 2021 at Jones Memorial Hospital in Wellsville. She was born in Carlisle, PA on July 7, 1933 the daughter of the late Benjamin and Ada (Booze) Nesbitt. On December 15, 1953 in Wellsville she married her husband of sixty-eight years, Philip Smith, who...

Beth I. PEKARSKI

Dec 24, 2021

Beth I. PEKARSKI, 49, of Coudersport, PA, died Dec. 24, 2021 in UPMC Cole as the result of an aggressively growing form of cancer.  Just weeks earlier, she had been quietly attending to her family and work responsibilities, preparing for the holidays.

Born Beth Irene Mericle on June 8, 1972, in Coudersport, she was the daughter of Bonnie...

Dr. Grant M. Winston

Dec 22, 2021

Dr. Grant M. Winston

TURTLEPOINT- Dr. Grant M. Winston, 66, of Houston, TX, formerly of Turtlepoint, passed away unexpectedly, Wednesday (Dec. 22, 2021) in the LBJ Hospital, Houston, TX.

Born July 5, 1955, in Port Allegany, he was a son of Gordon A. and Neva Griswold Winston.

Grant was a graduate of the...

Harry J. KEENAN

Dec 22, 2021

Harry J. KEENAN, 91, of Ulysses, PA, formerly of Port St. Lucie, FL, died Wednesday, December 22, 2021 in his home.  Arrangements are under the direction of Olney-Foust Funeral Homes & Crematory, Ulysses, PA.  Online condolences may be expressed at www.olneyfoust.com.

Robert L. "Chip" HAUBER

Dec 21, 2021

Robert L. “Chip” HAUBER, 69, of Genesee, PA, died Tuesday, December 21, 2021 in his home.

Born June 12, 1952, in Harrison Valley, he was the son of Mahlon and Gladys Schultz Hauber.  On August 22, 1976, in Genesee, he married the former Monica J. Easton, who survives.  He was employed by Cooper Slide in Genesee for 21 years...

Robert J. THOMASON

Dec 21, 2021

Robert J. THOMASON, 62, of Bolivar, NY, died Tuesday, December 21, 2021 in Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester.

Born June 8, 1959, in Cherry Hill, NJ, he was the son of Theodore and Hazel Thomason.  He was a graduate of Cherry Hill High School.

Surviving are:  his parents, Theodore and Hazel Dennis Thomason of Cherry Hill, NJ;  two sons, Kevin...

Susan “Susie” M. (Bliven) Abbott

Dec 19, 2021

Sylvania PA—Susan “Susie” M. (Bliven) Abbott passed away on Sunday, December 19, 2021, after a courageous battle with Covid in Geisinger Hospital, Danville, PA. She was born on March 9, 1958, to the late Paul and Lucille (Cline) Bliven.

Susie graduated from Belmont Central School in 1976. On June 25, 1977, she married her soulmate and best friend, Robert...

Gerald Lee BREIDING

Dec 18, 2021

Gerald Lee BREIDING, 73, of Howe, IN, died Saturday, December 18, 2021 in Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, IN.

Born May 10, 1948, in Belmont, NY, he was the son of John and Agnes Stark Breiding.  Jerry resided in Sturgis and Howe, Indiana since 1998.  On June 23, 1999, in Sturgis, he married Trudy Robinson, who predeceased him...

Lorraine E. Caldwell

Dec 17, 2021

Wellsville, NY—Lorraine E. Caldwell, 70, of 2375 Stannards Road passed away on Friday, December 17, 2021 at Jones Memorial Hospital following a very brief illness. She was born May 11, 1951 in Caneadea, the daughter of the late James and Margaret (Stanley) Truax. On May 16, 1974 in Byron, NY she married Robert C. Caldwell III, who survives.

Lorraine...

Robert N. Burdick Sr. 87

Dec 16, 2021

Belmont, NY — Robert N. Burdick Sr. 87, of 5 Wells Lane, passed away at home on Thursday, December 16, 2021, with his family at his side. He was born July 4, 1934 in Angelica the son of the late E. Burdette and Frances L. (Kemp) Burdick. On December 12, 1953 in the Belmont First Baptist Church, he married the...

Zelma M. LEHMAN

Dec 15, 2021

Zelma M. LEHMAN, 55, of Ulysses, PA, died Wednesday, December 15, 2021 in her home.

Born February 12, 1966, in Port Allegany, she was the daughter of Elwyn and Edna Tucker Eaton.  On June 6, 1998, in Ulysses, she married Stephen W. Lehman, who survives.  A graduate of Port Allegany High School, she was employed Sweden Valley Manor, Masterclean,...

Carolyn J. MATTESON

Dec 15, 2021

Carolyn J. MATTESON, 72, of Genesee, PA, died Wednesday, December 15, 2021 in UPMC Cole, Coudersport.

Born April 12, 1949, in Coudersport, she was the daughter of Henry J. and Dorothy E. Pero Hamilton.  On September 19, 1970, in West Bingham, she married David E. Matteson, who survives.  A graduate of Northern Potter High School, she was employed by...

David L. ANGOOD

Dec 14, 2021

David L. ANGOOD, 72, of Ulysses, PA, died Tuesday, December 14, 2021 in UPMC Cole, Coudersport.

Born February 16, 1949, in Wellsville, NY, he was the son of Almon L. and Lois E. Dence Angood.  On September 6, 1969, in West Bingham, he married the former Lorraine Hamilton, who survives.  A 1967 graduate of Northern Potter High School, he...

Victoria Ann Cooney

Dec 12, 2021

Wellsville, NY - Victoria Ann Cooney, 79, of Meriam Heights, passed away on Sunday, December 12, 2021 in Garden Gates Nursing Home of Cheektowaga . She was born on February 6, 1942 in Buffalo, New York, the daughter of the late Charles and Alice (McAlier) Hunt.

Vicky was a graduate of Riverside High School and General School of Nursing,...

Shirley A. Whitesell

Dec 11, 2021

Wellsville, NY—Shirley A. Whitesell, 71, of 1995 Schrader Road went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday, December 11, 2021. She was born December 13, 1949 in Olean, the daughter of the late Joseph and Rose (Burrows) O’Brien. On March 30, 1990 in Stannards she married Richard “Dick” Whitesell who survives.

Shirley attended school in...

Nancy J. CRANSTON

Dec 11, 2021

Nancy J. CRANSTON, 73, of Boise, ID, formerly of Ulysses, PA, Chicago, IL, and Sandpoint, ID, died Saturday, December 11, 2021 in her home.

Born December 22, 1947, in Wellsville, NY, she was the daughter of Almon L. and Lois E. Dence Angood.  A 1965 graduate of Northern Potter High School in Ulysses, she was employed as a...

Stuart L. POTTER

Dec 11, 2021

On December 11, 2021, this valley had winds that came through it that could have only been the valley weeping.

Stuart L. POTTER, 67, of Harrison Valley, PA, died Saturday, December 11, 2021 in UPMC Cole, Coudersport.  Born January 8, 1954, in Wellsboro, he was the son of James Dee and Catherine Juanita Lewis Potter.  On December 17, 2008,...

Marion K. (Teuscher) Doane

Dec 8, 2021

Marion K. Doane

ROULETTE- Marion K. Doane, 86, of Fishing Creek Rd., passed away Wednesday (Dec. 8, 2921) in UPMC Cole, Coudersport.

Born March 16, 1935, in Coudersport, she was a daughter of Leo and Florence Slingerland Teuscher.  On Sept. 24, 1954, in Roulette, she married Lynn E. Doane, who died July 22, 2010.

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Geraldine "Gerri" POTOCEK

Dec 8, 2021

Geraldine T. “Gerri” POTOCEK, 88, of Coudersport, PA, died Wednesday, December 8, 2021 in UPMC Cole, Coudersport.

Born March 25, 1933, in Coudersport, she was the daughter of Gerald and Gertrude Pendell Thomas.  On May 26, 1951, in Coudersport, she married Robert F. Potocek, who predeceased her on January 2, 2012.  Mrs. Potocek and her husband resided in Summerville,...

Ronald L. Freeman

Dec 7, 2021

Ward, NY - Ronald L. Freeman, 82, of 2161 Baker Road, passed away on Tuesday, December 7, 2021 in the Hornell Gardens Nursing Home, after a brief illness. He was born in Wellsville on January 7, 1939 the son of the late Louis O. and Velma (Davis) Freeman. On August 23, 1958 in Andover he married the former June Burch,...