About Us
Our Valued Staff
Our staff is comprised of dedicated and licensed professionals with the experience to answer all your questions regarding our services. Please feel free to contact any of our staff members at any time.
Benjamin R. Olney
Funeral Director & President
Benjamin began his career in funeral service in May of 1987 at the Koch-Wetmore Funeral Home in Ulysses while he was a college student at Mansfield University. He went on to graduate from Simmons Institute of Funeral Service in Syracuse, NY. In 1990, he purchased the funeral home and is now the longest serving funeral director in Ulysses. He is licensed in Pennsylvania and New York. In 1992, he married the former Sheila Erway. They have two children, Aaron and Joy.
Dylan P. Foust
Funeral Director & Vice-President
Dylan began his career in funeral service at Olney Funeral Home & Cremation Service in May of 2014. Dylan is a 2016 graduate of Northern Potter High School and a 2018 graduate of Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science. He began working full-time in February of 2018 at Mulholland-Crowell Funeral Home in Wellsville, where he is the licensed manager and resides with his wife, the former Katie Jo Pekarski. He is licensed in Pennsylvania and New York. He is also a Certified Crematory Operator. Dylan became an Allegany County coroner on January 1, 2020.
Sheila Olney
Dale R. Howell
Funeral Director
Dale began working at the funeral home in August of 2003 and graduated from Simmons Institute of Funeral Service in 2004. He obtained his Pennsylvania funeral directors license in 2005. A United States Air Force Veteran, Dale is a retired firefighter for the Canandaigua VA Medical Center. He became a licensed Funeral Direcotor in New York in June of 2022.
Katie Jo Foust
Katie Jo is the wife of Dylan. She began working at Olney-Foust in May of 2019.
Aaron Olney
Support Staff / Office Manager
Dennis B. White
Funeral Attendant
Dennis joined the Olney-Foust team in February of 2023. He and his wife, JoAnne reside in Scio.
Kyleigh R. Morris
Funeral Director Trainee
Chad M. Green
Monument Manager
Caydon Stone
Monument Installer
Rosalind S. Eastman
Funeral Attendant
Began as a funeral home musician in July of 1961 and joined the staff in May of 1995.
Ted E. Crowell
Funeral Director Emeritus
A graduate of Rushford High School and Simmons Institute of Funeral Service, Ted E. Crowell served honorably with the US Army in the Korean War. In 1961, he married the former Marjorie Cameron. They have four daughters and five grandchildren. Ted has served the Wellsville area as a Funeral Director since 1962. He has been active in numerous civic and community organizations and served as an Allegany County Coroner for 41 years.
Robert D. Willetts
In Memory Of
Bob began working at the funeral home in December of 2018. Robert died on January 27, 2023 after working with us for five years.
