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Local Obituaries for Ulysses, PA, Wellsville, NY, and Surrounding Areas
Scott Dallas Bruner
May 8, 2021
Olean, NY - It saddens our hearts to announce the sudden passing of Scott Dallas Bruner on May 8, 2021 at age 62. Scott was born on April 10, 1959 in Olean, the son of Harry and Doris (Baldwin) Bruner.
Scott attended the Griffith Institute in Springville, and was a veteran of the U. S. Navy. He was a...
Frank Thomas Barnhart Jr.
May 7, 2021
Wellsville, NY - Frank Thomas Barnhart Jr., 52, of 172 Maple Avenue passed away unexpectedly on Friday, May 7, 2021 at Jones Memorial Hospital. He was born November 30, 1968 in Wellsville, the son of the late Frank Thomas and Faith (Messler) Barnhart Sr.
Frank was raised in Wellsville and was a 1987 graduate of Wellsville High School. He...
April L. BURDICK
May 7, 2021
April L. BURDICK, 42, of Coudersport, PA, died Friday, May 7, 2021 in UPMC Cole, Coudersport.
Born April 8, 1979, in Harrisburg, she was the daughter of Kenneth and Valerie Sheriff Zeigler. On May 26, 2001, in Carlisle, she married Timothy S. Burdick, who survives. A graduate of Boiling Springs High School, she studied early childhood education...
Robert W. Prior
May 6, 2021
Allentown, NY - Robert W. Prior, 79, of 5844 State Route 417 passed away on Thursday, May 6, 2021 at Jones Memorial Hospital, with family at his side. He was born January 1, 1942 in Mount Claire, NJ, the son of Gordon M. and Sophia T. (Chiera) Prior. On August 21, 1983 in Allentown he married Linda L. Gerringer who...
Patrick J. “The Captain” Mckinley
May 4, 2021
Wellsville -, NY - Patrick J. “The Captain” McKinley, 60, of 152 Pine Street, passed away at home surrounded by family on Tuesday, May 4, 2021. He was born the son of the late James M. and Ann (Brown) McKinley in Hornell on June 17, 1960.
He was a life long resident of Wellsville who graduated from Wellsville High...
Chad M. Jordan
May 3, 2021
Wellsville, NY - Chad M. Jordan, 49, of 135 Pine Street, passed away on Monday, May 3, 2021 at home. He was born October 31, 1971 in Hornell, the son of Gary K. and Barbara D. (Costello) Jordan.
Chad was a 1990 graduate of Wellsville High School, and served in the U.S. Army from 1990 to 1992. ...
Donald G. Collins
May 2, 2021
Belfast, NY - Donald G. Collins, 88, of South Street, passed away on May 2, 2021 at home, surrounded by his family. He was born the son of the late Harold L. and Leona (Lewis) Collins on August 6, 1932 in Belfast. On April 9, 1955 he married Barbara A. Doner, who predeceased him, after fifty-nine years of marriage, on...
Marilyn J. (Press) Anderson
May 1, 2021
Marilyn J. Anderson PORT ALLEGANY- Marilyn J. Anderson, 89, of Skinner Creek Rd., passed away Saturday (May 1, 2021) in Sena Kean Manor, Smethport. Born January 10, 1932, in Coudersport, she was a daughter of William Lyon and Kathryn Miller Press. On July 20, 1957, in Shinglehouse, she married James L. Anderson, who died Aug. 2, 2005. Marilyn was longtime...
Charles F. Van Gorder
Apr 29, 2021
Wellsville, NY - Charles F. Van Gorder, 68, of Maple Avenue, passed away on Thursday, April 29, 2021 at Strong Memorial Hospital after a short illness. He was born the son of the late Walden and Ruby (Clair) Van Gorder.
Charles was born in Addison and was a graduate of the Addison High School.
He...
Eugene S. Vangorder
Apr 29, 2021
Eugene Sidney VanGorder (July 11, 1951-April 29, 2021) In early April 2021, Gene stood at the head of the family table with his five children, four grandchildren, and beloved wife surrounding him as he led them to bless the meal. He began the prayer as he did most, and those loved ones around the table leaned in to hear his...
David W. Walsh
Apr 25, 2021
Wellsville, NY - David W. Walsh, 84, of 5696 Hog Brook Hill Road, passed away on Sunday, April 25, 2021 in his home surrounded by family, following a long battle with cancer. He was born in Wellsville, on March 27, 1937 the son of the late Walter G. and Jennie A. (Hoyer) Walsh. On June 14, 1958 he married...
David C. FULLER
Apr 25, 2021
David C. FULLER, 83, of Wellsville, NY, died Sunday, April 25, 2021 in Cuba Memorial Hospital.
Born July 29, 1937, in Wellsville, he was the son of Charles D. and Betty McElheny Fuller. A 1957 graduate of Wellsville High School, he was employed by DEC and Butler Larkin as a maintenance technician. David was a social member of the Wellsville...
Leo Eugene Coleman
Apr 23, 2021
Whitesville, NY - Leo Eugene Coleman, 65, of 652 Main Street, passed away at Strong Memorial Hospital on Friday, April 23, 2021 following a brief illness. He was born the son of Leo and Barbara “Jean” (Ordway) Coleman in Wellsville on March 25, 1956. On August 30, 2008 in Whitesville he married Nancy Crittenden, who survives.
He...
Robert L. Webster
Apr 23, 2021
Scio, NY - Robert L. Webster, 60, of 2575 Wolf Spring Road, died unexpectedly at home on Friday, April 23, 2021. He was born the son of the late Donald and Ann M. (Coyle) Webster on July 13, 1960 in Olean.
Bob was raised in Allentown and Scio, and attended Scio Central School. Initially he worked for Machler Industries...
Robert L. KNUDSEN
Apr 23, 2021
Robert L. KNUDSEN, 79, of Wellsville, NY, died Friday, April 23, 2021 in Jones Memorial Hospital, Wellsville.
Born March 10, 1942, in Brooklyn, he was the son of Lawrence and Alice Yost Knudsen. A graduate of Franklin K. Lane High School, he served honorably with the US Army from 1964—1966. He was employed as a cameraman by American Broadcasting Company...
Tyler J. MITCHELL
Apr 22, 2021
Tyler J. MITCHELL, 28, of Gaines, PA, formerly of Boyertown, PA and Denver, CO, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, April 22, 2021 in his home.
Tyler was born May 28, 1992, in Lansdale, PA. A 2010 graduate of Boyertown Area Senior High School, he was a self-employed glazier. Tyler was fun-loving and loved to laugh – making others laugh with...
Lois M. SMITH
Apr 22, 2021
Lois M. SMITH, 80, of Allegany, NY, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 22, 2021 in Absolut Care of Allegany, NY.
Born February 8, 1941, in Brockway, PA, she was the daughter of William John and Margaret Orlosky Lankard. A 1959 graduate of Brockway High School, she earned a bachelor’s degree from Indiana University of...
Harold L. "Walt" SHERWOOD, II
Apr 22, 2021
Harold L. "Walt" SHERWOOD, II, of Bolivar, NY, formerly of Shinglehouse, PA and Ulysses, PA, died Thursday, April 22, 2021 in Olean General Hospital, Olean, NY.
Born September 7, 1955, in Warsaw, NY, he was the son of Harold L. and Shirley Hancock Sherwood. Walt was active in the operation of the family business, Sherwood Enterprises, Inc., for...
Donna M. THOMAS
Apr 21, 2021
Donna M. THOMAS, 95, of Ulysses, PA, died Wednesday, April 21, 2021 in Sweden Valley Manor, Coudersport.
Born May 25, 1925, at home on Algonquin Street in Detroit, MI, she was the daughter of Elton Newman and Dorothy May Toepfer Rockwell. She was a 1943 graduate of Southeastern High School in Detroit. On February 21, 1959, in Doylestown, she...
Duane R. Haskins
Apr 20, 2021
Duane R. Haskins PORT ALLEGANY- Duane R. Haskins, 82, of Route 155N, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday (Apr. 20, 2021) in UPMC Cole Health Center, Port Allegany. Born July 26, 1938, in Port Allegany, he was a son of John R. and Lucinda M. Knapp Haskins. On June 24, 1961, in Port Allegany, he married Mitzi P. Markovs, who survives. They...
