Obituaries

Feb 21, 2020

Cornelia McGinnis, 100, was born April 9, 1919, to Martin B. and Elizabeth (Johnson) McGinnis at the Eleven Mile, PA, the youngest of three daughters.  Winters were difficult in the country and, during that time, Cornelia and her sisters moved into town, Genesee, PA, with family and friends, to attend school, graduating at fifteen.  Education was important and all three...

Feb 20, 2020

Richard “Dick” L. Brunell, age 94, of Hill Street passed away at home surrounded by his family on Friday, February 20, 2020. On June 30, 1925 in Allegany he was born to the late Howard and Neva Drake Brunell. In April of 1949 he married the former Mary Ellen Hennessy who survives.Dick graduated from Bolivar Central High School in 1942...

Feb 17, 2020

Wellsville, NY - Corrine Whitfield Mathern, 92, formerly of 44 Fassett Lane passed away Monday, February 17, 2020, at the Cuba Memorial Hospital. She was born March 17, 1927 in Erie, PA, the daughter of the late Harold and Eva Marjorie (Barth) Hunt. On June 1, 1949 in Las Vegas, Nevada she married James H. Whitfield who predeceased her on...

Feb 17, 2020

Gerald D. Peet, 78, of 3543 Fordsbrook Road, passed away at home on Monday, February 17, 2020. He was born June 23, 1941 in Buffalo, the son of the late Leo F. and Mary Kathryn “Kay” (Puffinburger) Peet. On February 9, 1973 in Belmont he married Margaret L. “Peg” Gordon who survives.“Jerry” was raised in Wellsville, and was a 1959...

Feb 15, 2020

PORT ALLEGANY- Nyfodora (Nora) Bitchakas, passed away peacefully Saturday, February 15, 2020, in Clearwater, FL. Born in 1928 to Konstantinos and  Agnes Stathis  in Siatista, Greece, she immigrated to the United States in 1954 with her husband, Demetrios (James) Bitchakas, who preceded her in death. Nora and her late husband owned the Hotel Butler in Port Allegany, PA. She was...

Feb 15, 2020

Maxine Simons, age 88, of South Main Street passed away on Saturday February 15, 2020 in Wilmington, NC. She was born on January 25, 1932 in Erie, PA. to the late Max and Evalina Brown Filler. On July 22, 1950 she married Willam "Bill" Simons who predeceased her on September 17, 1993.Maxine was a life long resident of the area...

Feb 15, 2020

William W. SCHAFFER, 77, formerly of Campbell, NY, died Saturday, February 15, 2020 in Wellsville Manor Care Center, Wellsville, NY.

Born September 26, 1942, in Wayland, he was the son of William C. and Pearl Kinney Schaffer.

A U.S. Navy Veteran, he served honorably from 1959 – 1960.  He was a self-employed truck driver and heavy...

Feb 14, 2020

Rodney W. MILLER, 71, of Creston, OH, formerly of Wellsville, NY, died Friday, February 14, 2020 in Akron City Hospital, Akron, OH.

Born April 12, 1948, in Wellsville, he was the son of Myron A. and Onalee Mae Fisher Miller.

On March 30, 2002, in Columbus, OH, he married the former Sheri L. Goodin, who...

Feb 13, 2020

Max R. ELDRIDGE, 81, of Wellsville, NY, died Thursday, February 13, 2020 in Jones Memorial Hospital, Wellsville, NY.

Born August 5, 1938, in Wellsville, he was the son of Ward P. and Ethel I. Burdge Eldridge.

On August 7, 1965, in Wellsville, he married the former Mary F. Morrison, who predeceased him on March 27,...

Feb 11, 2020

George F. Dunbar, 87, formerly of 4601 Bolivar Road, passed away on Tuesday, February 11, 2020, at the Highland Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. He was born November 12, 1932 in Brattleboro, VT, the son of the late Herbert H. and Lulu (Slicer) Dunbar.George moved to Wellsville from Connecticut in 1987 with the Ingersoll Rand. He was employed as an...

Feb 10, 2020

Maurice G. CROSS, 76, of Friendship, NY, died Monday, February 10, 2020 in Jones Memorial Hospital, Wellsville after battling heart and lung disease.

Born April 19, 1943, in Shinglehouse, PA, he was the son of Neil and Dorthea Evans Cross. His family moved to the Richburg and Friendship area.

On March 21, 1964, in Friendship, he...

Feb 9, 2020

Joseph J. LEWIS, Jr., 55, of Odessa, NY, died Sunday, February 9, 2020 in his home.

Born May 11, 1964, in Wellsville, he was the son of Joseph J. and Anna Barlow Lewis.

A graduate of Wellsville High School, he was a self-employed HVAC contractor, operating Happy Homes Heating.  Joe was a dedicated volunteer firefighter and EMT for...

Feb 8, 2020

Katheleen M. “Kathy” TILTON, 64, Ulysses, PA, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, February 8, 2020 in Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, surrounded by her loving family.

Born December 26, 1955, in Corning, NY, she was the daughter of Carlton L. and Reha “Betty” Mahnke Hand.

On December 31, 1974, in Prattsburgh, NY,...

Feb 7, 2020

Gary Lee SCHULTZ, 76, of Genesee, PA, went to be with the Lord on Friday, February 7, 2020 in Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY. He was born May 23, 1943, in Galeton, PA.

Gary was employed as a mechanic by Kleiser Ford, Pfuntner Chrysler, Simmons-Rockwell, Maple City Dodge, Transit Town Dodge, and retired from Kightlinger Motors. He...

Feb 6, 2020

Carolyn J. Lister PORT ALLEGANY- Carolyn J. Lister, 77, of N. Brooklynside Rd., passed away Thursday (Feb. 8, 2020) in Sena Kean Manor, Smethport. Born March 6, 1942, in Port Allegany, she was a daughter of Albert and Flossie Bessey Lewis.  On Dec. 21, 1963, in Dansville, NY, she married Harold A. Lister, who survives. They were married 57 years....

Feb 5, 2020

Berniece (Kottwitz) Foley, a lifelong resident of Belfast, NY, passed away February 5, 2020 at Wellsville Manor at the age of 89. She and Francis W. Foley married in 1949 and a year later they started their family which grew to six children.Berniece, Frank and family moved to their dream home on South Main Street where the acres of pine...

Feb 4, 2020

Rosalind D. “Rose” COLVIN, 70, of Olathe, KS, formerly of North Bingham, PA, died Tuesday, February 4, 2020 in Homestead of Olathe Memory Care, Olathe.

Born September 24, 1949, in Coudersport, PA, she was the daughter of Stewart G. and Onnolee Truax Hall.

A 1967 graduate of Northern Potter High School, she studied nursing at...

Feb 2, 2020

Carl W. GRAVES, 67, of Pine Crest Group Home, Perrysburg, NY, formerly of Wellsville, NY, died Sunday, February 2, 2020 in Sisters of Charity Hospital, Buffalo after a lengthy illness.

Born June 13, 1952, in Wellsville, he was the son of Sherman and Fern Cornelius Graves.

Carl loved music and will be remembered for his...

Jan 28, 2020

William "Duane" Allen, 88, a long time resident of Whitesville, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020 at the Hart Comfort House in Wellsville following a brief illness. He was born March 4, 1931 in North Hornell to the late William D. & Marguerite (Dennison) Allen. On March 24, 1956 Duane and Shirley Patterson were married...

Jan 27, 2020

Charles D. STOUT, 84, of Whitesville, NY, went to be with the Lord on Monday, January 27, 2020 in Highland Hospital, Rochester.

Born August 14, 1935, in Wellsville, he was the son of Donald C. and Ethel Patterson Stout.

On April 15, 1989, in Dansville, he married the former Mary Plank, who survives.

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