Obituaries

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...

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...