Obituaries

Nov 20, 2021

Ramona L. IVES, 77, of Ulysses, PA, died Saturday, November 20, 2021 in Sweden Valley Manor, Coudersport.

Born May 7, 1944, in Coudersport, she was the daughter of Harold D. and Ruth E. Fultz Frey.  Ramona was a gifted artist and writer.  She served as an Avon sales representative for many years.  Ramona was a member of the Ulysses...

Nov 20, 2021

Sean Raymond COBB, 54, of Elma, WA, died Saturday, November 20, 2021 in Olympia.

Born August 3, 1967, in Los Angeles, CA, he was the son of Raymond Julian and Carmen Ladd Cobb.  Sean served as a volunteer with the YMCA, Elma Timberland Library, and the Salvation Army.

Surviving are:  a brother, Daniel Cobb;  sisters, Susan Didrickson, Joyce...

Nov 20, 2021

Raymond A. “Corky” ADAMS, III, 76, of Ulysses, PA, formerly of Hamburg, died Saturday, November 20, 2021 in UPMC Cole, Coudersport.

Born September 26, 1945, in Reading, he was the son of Raymond “Bobby” and Helen Folk Adams.  On March 1, 2019, Galeton, he married the former Christine Waninger Liebensperger, who survives.  Corky was a self-employed painting contractor, working...

Nov 20, 2021

Diane M. BUTTON, 74, of Galeton, PA, died Saturday, November 20, 2021 in UPMC Cole, Coudersport.

Born June 7, 1947, in Wellsboro, she was the daughter of Clinton W. and Margaret Chase Campbell.  On August 4, 1967, in Galeton, she married Lawrence D. “Larry” Button.  Larry died on Wednesday, November 24, 2021.  A graduate of Galeton Area High School and...

Nov 19, 2021

Darrel F. VanSickles

PORT ALLEGANY - Darrel F. VanSickles, 80, of Pearl St., passed away Frdiay (Nov. 19, 2021) in UPMC Cole, Coudersport.

Born July 5, 1941, in Roulette, he was a son of Benjamin Harry and Irene Kester VanSickles.  On Oct. 20, 1963, in Roulette, he married Donna M. Sherwood, who died Nov. 8,...

Nov 19, 2021

Elm Valley, NY - Martin “Marty” W. Smith, 76, of Elm Valley Road, passed away on Friday, November 19, 2021 at Jones Memorial Hospital in Wellsville. He was born in Wellsville on November 11, 1945 the son of the late Virgil and Marian (Bartoo) Smith. On November 26, 1966 he married his wife of fifty-four years, Sharlotte Robinson, who survives...

Nov 18, 2021

Edgar J. VAN VLIET, 84, of Wellsville, NY, died November 18, 2021 in Jones Memorial Hospital, Wellsville.  Born May 1, 1937, in Woodbury, NY, he was the son of Isaac and Beatrice Schultis Van Vliet.

Services will be private.  Arrangements are under the direction of Olney-Foust Funeral Homes & Cremation, Crowell Chapel, 296 North Main Street, Wellsville, NY.

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Nov 16, 2021

Richard Clair PECK, 77, of Riverside Drive, Wellsville, NY, died Tuesday, November 16, 2021 in Highland Hospital, Rochester.

Born February 28, 1944, in Hornell, he was the son of Richard H. and Beverly Woolever Peck.  On February 8, 1963, in Hornell, he married the former Susan Reisman, who survives.  A 1962 graduate of Hornell High School, he...

Nov 16, 2021

Joy B. KENDERDINE, 88, of Mills, PA, passed away peacefully Tuesday, November 16, 2021 in UPMC Cole, Coudersport following at short illness.

Born August 23, 1933, in Lima, she was the daughter of Randall and Ruth Anna Govett Palmer.  On May 15, 1954, in Levittown, PA, she married Harold S. Kenderdine, who predeceased her on March 20, 2003.  Joy...

Nov 15, 2021

Wayne D. BARRETT, Sr., 65, of Scio, NY, died Monday, November 15, 2021 in Jones Memorial Hospital, Wellsville.

Born October 13, 1956, in Farmington, he was the son of Frank and Dorothy Potter Barrett.  He was a U.S. Army Veteran.  Wayne was a mechanic and enjoyed working on cars.

Surviving are:  a son, Wayne D. (Kelsey)...

Nov 14, 2021

Carolyn K. Shores

PORT ALLEGANY- Carolyn K. Shores, 83, 45 Sartwell Creek Rd., passed away Sunday (Nov. 14, 2021) in UPMC Cole, Coudersport.

Born March 17, 1938 in Rew, PA, she was a daughter of Ward A. and Pansy Lawton Swift.  On May 5, 1956, in Duke Center, she married Richard A. Burrell, who died...

Nov 12, 2021

Millard Douglas “Doug” JACKSON, 64, of Richburg, NY, died Friday, November 12, 2021 in Highland Hospital, Rochester.

Born October 10, 1957, he was the son of Millard D. and Viva A. Cooper Jackson.  On August 6, 1983, in Friendship, he married the former Gayle Green, who survives.  A graduate of Friendship High School, he was employed by...

Nov 12, 2021

Gary R. WHITESELL, 74, of Knoxville, PA, died Friday, November 12, 2021 in the Green Home, Wellsboro.

Born September 23, 1947, in Knoxville, he was the son of John R. and Mary E. Miller Whitesell.  On July 10, 1992, he married the former Marsha K. Haxton, who predeceased him on February 5, 1998.  A Vietnam Veteran, he served honorably...

Nov 8, 2021

Donna M. VanSicDkles

PORT ALLEGANY- Donna M. VanSickles, 77, of Pearl St., passed away Monday (Nov. 8, 2021) in UPMC Hamot, Erie, PA.

Born June 7, 1944, in Roulette, she was a daughter of Lewellyn and Grace Chase Sherwood.  On Oct. 20, 1963, in Roulette, she married Darrel F. VanSickles, who survives.

Donna...

Nov 7, 2021

Neely L. MATTISON, 50, of North Bingham, PA, died Sunday, November 7, 2021 in her home.

Born October 12, 1971, in Pecos, TX, she was the daughter of Ronald and Ellen Dietrich Kaltenbach.  She was married to Timothy L. Mattison, who survives.  Neely was employed as a waitress and nurse’s aide.

Surviving besides her husband, Tim, are:  her...

Nov 5, 2021

Alan B. KUHN, 76, of Addison, NY, formerly of Wellsville, died Friday, November 5, 2021 in Addison.

Born October 17, 1945, in Wellsville, he was the son of Dan and Clara Sutton Kuhn.  He was married to the former Sandra J. Buchanan, who survives.  Alan was employed as a farmer for many years and was last employed by Hemp...

Nov 4, 2021

Barbara Jean AMIDON, 87, of Wellsville, NY, passed away Thursday, November 4, 2021.

Born June 30, 1934, in Wellsville, she was the daughter of John K. and Ruth Easton Amidon.  Barbara loved the Lord and was a member of Crosstown Alliance Church in Wellsville.  She will be remembered for her joy and laughter and will be greatly missed by...

Nov 3, 2021

Scio, NY - , of 3420 Riverside Drive died on Monday, December 13, 2021 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born February 18, 1991 in Olean, the son of Edward Sr. and Hortensia (Rodriquez) Linnecke.

Ed was raised in Belmont and was a 2009 graduate of Genesee Valley High School. He received a Bachelor of Science...

Nov 3, 2021

Scio, NY - Edward D. Linnecke, 69, of Riverside Dive, passed away unexpectedly at home on November 3, 2021 after a brief illness. He was born in Wellsville on February 3, 1952 the son of Frank Sr. and Cathleen (Hennessy) Linnecke. In 1979 in Texas he married his wife of forty-two years, Hortensia Rodriquez, who survives. Later that same year...

Nov 1, 2021

Wellsville, NY - Friends are invited to a graveside service for Mary M. Fagan at 11am, on Tuesday, July 5, 2022, at the Sacred Heart Cemetery in Wellsville. Mary passed away on November 1, 2021. To view the complete obituary or leave on-line condolences, please see www.embserfuneralhome.com.