Obituaries

Aug 3, 2021

Virgil Brent DIETZE, 55, of Shinglehouse, PA, died Tuesday, August 3, 2021 in his home.

Born July 22, 1966, in Olean, NY, he was the son of Kenneth John and Jacqueline Eva Howard Dietze.  A 1984 graduate of Oswayo Valley High School, he was employed by Ram Forest Products in Shinglehouse.  An outdoorsman, he enjoyed hunting, fishing, and atv riding....

Aug 2, 2021

Wellsville, NY - David C. “Red” Mills, 88, formerly of E. Dyke St., passed away on Monday, August 2, 2021 at Jones Memorial Hospital after a lingering illness. He was born in Wellsville on October 23, 1932 the son of the late Clifford and Luray (Bovee) Mills. In Wellsville, on Christmas Eve of 1955 he married his wife of sixty-five...

Jul 31, 2021

Lorentz Robert “Larry” HINRICHSEN, 69, of Genesee, PA, died Saturday, July 31, 2021 in UPMC Williamsport.

Born September 11, 1951, in New Brunswick, NJ, he was the son of Lorentz Andreas and Eleanor Turek Hinrichsen.  A graduate of Franklin High School, Larry owned and operated the Genesee Natural Food store for many years.  Larry was proud to...

Jul 29, 2021

Wellsville, NY - Dr. Peter J. Gianas, 65, of Starke, Florida passed away on Wednesday, July 29, 2021, following a brief illness. He was born in January 8, 1956 in Wellsville, NY the son of the late John and Annette (Cretekos) Gianas. He grew up in Wellsville and graduated as the Class of 1974's Valedictorian.

Peter attended Johns Hopkins...

Jul 27, 2021

Scio, NY - Dr. Walter (Wladyslaw) A. Orlowski, age 84, of Scio, NY, passed away peacefully on July 27, 2021 at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester following a brief illness. He was born June 27, 1937 in Huta Pieniacka, Poland, the son of the late Jadwiga and Franciszek Orlowski.

Walter and his family were deported to the Soviet Gulag...

Jul 27, 2021

Belfast, NY - Patricia J. (Middaugh) McGillivray, 66, of Belfast, NY went peacefully home to God on July 27,2021 at UR Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, NY.

Pat was born on January 26, 1955 to Frederick and Glenda (Brown) Middaugh and raised in Andover, NY where she graduated with the Class of 72.

Patricia enjoyed more than...

Jul 27, 2021

Daniel A. Yeager PORT ALLEGANY-Daniel A. Yeager, 69, of Skinner Creek Rd., passed away Tuesday (July 27, 2021) in the Olean General Hospital. Born October 4, 1951, in North Tonawanda, NY, he was a son of James W. and Margaret Smith Yeager.  On July 24, 1976, in Port Allegany, he married Helen Darlene Bosworth, who predeceased him on Nov. 11,...

Jul 26, 2021

Alan R. PERRIN, 67, of Cuba, NY, formerly of Bolivar, died Monday, July 26, 2021.

Born February 12, 1954, in Wellsville, he was the son of Donald and Dolores “Dee” Washburn Perrin.  A graduate of Bolivar High School, he was a musician, biker, farmer, cowboy, hunter, fisher, father, grandpa, and a ramblin’ man.  Alan lived no particular way but...

Jul 24, 2021

Robert I. Russell PORT ALLEGANY- Robert I. Russell, 87, formerly of S. Ann St., passed away Saturday (July. 24, 2021) in the Northwest Community Hospital, Arlington Heights, IL. Born December 22, 1933, in Coudersport, he was a son of Albert I. and Flora Quimby Russell.  On Dec. 5, 1954, in Roulette, PA, he married Virginia M. Caulkins, who survives.  They...

Jul 24, 2021

Jon S. PENDLETON, 77, of Belmont, NY, died Saturday, July 24, 2021 in Wellsville Manor Care Center, Wellsville.

Born January 15, 1944, in Wellsville, he was the son of Lloyd and Marion Burdick Pendleton.

Burial will be in Fairlawn Cemetery, Scio, NY.

Arrangements are under the direction of Olney-Foust Funeral Homes & Cremation,...

Jul 21, 2021

Andover, NY - Robert “Ozzy” Ordway, 59, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, July 21, 2021. He was born in Wellsville's Jones Memorial Hospital on November 21, 1961 the son of Franklin and Ida Ordway.

He was a life-long Wellsville area resident (including Alma and Andover). He held many jobs in the area, the two longest were at...

Jul 21, 2021

Owned and operated Ulysses, PA funeral home from 1984 through 1989

Charles S “Chuck” WETMORE, 70, of Nine Mile Falls, WA, died July 21, 2021, in Spokane, WA after complications following back surgery.

Born December 15, 1950, in Port Jervis, NY, he was the son of Henry G. Wetmore and Emma Hoffman Wetmore.  He...

Jul 19, 2021

Wellsville, NY - The friends and family of Thomas W. Forness are invited to celebrate his life on Sunday, August 1, 2021, from 1:00 to 4:00 pm at the Morrison Hayes American Legion Post 702, 23 Jefferson Street in Wellsville.

Tom passed away on Monday, July 19, 2021. To leave online condolences, or read the complete obituary, please visit...

Jul 19, 2021

Wellsville, NY - Thomas W. Forness, 82, of Proctor Road, passed away on Monday, July 19, 2021 at Highland Park Rehab and Nursing Center after a long illness. He was born in Olean on September 12, 1938 the son of the late Leo E. and Marie (Hassett) Forness. On October 17, 1959 in Portville he married his wife of sixty-one...

Jul 19, 2021

Michelle L. COPENHAVER, 53, of Olean, NY, died Tuesday, November 23, 2021 in Olean General Hospital after developing complications from COVID.

Born October 22, 1968, in Pottstown, she was the daughter of Roland M. and Dorothy M. Reifsnyder Griesemer.  A graduate of Northern Potter High School, she was employed by Perkins and Ponderosa as a server.  Five years...

Jul 18, 2021

Doris Mae METCALF, 96, of Milledgeville, GA, formerly of Potter Brook and Port Allegany, PA, died Sunday, July 18, 2021 in Lynn Haven Health & Rehabilitation, Gray, GA.

Born April 4, 1925, in Potter Brook, she was the daughter of William Richard and Agnes Mae Robbins Truax.  On August 28, 1943, in Potter Brook, she married Wilbert Richard...

Jul 17, 2021

Wellsville, NY - Anne Bornand Walchli, 93, passed away at home on July 17, 2021 after a brief illness. Anne Stephens Bornand was born October 14, 1927 in Westfield, New York, the daughter of Jeanette Stephens Cochrane and Max Arnold Bornand.

Mrs. Walchli graduated from Westfield Academy and High School in 1945. During high school she played clarinet in...

Jul 17, 2021

William C. “Billy” SCHWEIGART, 62, of Coudersport, PA, formerly of Wellsville, NY, died Saturday, July 17, 2021 in Jones Memorial Hospital, Wellsville, NY.

Born April 18, 1959, in Wellsville, he was the son of William A. and Ruth Dexter Schweigart.  On May 19, 2017, in Coudersport, he married Jill Malkin Hughart, who survives.  A 1977 graduate of Northern Potter...

Jul 16, 2021

Merle A. “Pete” Haskins TURTLEPOINT- Merle A. “Pete” Haskins, 72, of Annin Creek, passed away Friday (July 16, 2021) in UPMC Hamot, Erie, PA. Born February 14, 1949, in Coudersport, he was a son of Richard and Mildred Easton Haskins.  On November 29, 1980, in Eldred, he married M. Diane Barlet, who survives. He was a veteran of Viet Nam,...

Jul 16, 2021

Patricia Louise BROWN, 85, of Stoneville, NC, formerly of Wellsville, NY, died Friday, July 16, 2021 in UNC Chapel Hill Hospital, Chapel Hill, NC.

Born June 16, 1936, in Wellsville, she was the daughter of Paul Wheeler and Margaret Hull Stevens.  A graduate of Wellsville High School and Fredonia State Teachers College, she was a teacher in Starpoint...