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Local Obituaries for Ulysses, PA, Wellsville, NY, and Surrounding Areas
George C. BERRY
Dec 1, 2017
George C. BERRY, 75, of Ulysses, PA, died Friday, December 1, 2017 in Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hospital, Wellsboro, PA. Born April 9, 1942, in Philadelphia, he was the son of Chester Charles and Anna Burdick Berry. He was married to the former Frances A. Jeres, who survives. George was employed as a cab driver in Philadelphia and Daytona Beach,...
John A. Burgess
Nov 30, 2017
Andover, NY - John A. Burgess, age 73, passed away on Thursday November 30, 2017, at the University Of Rochester Medical Center in Rochester. He was born on February 15, 1944 in Brooklyn to Joseph and Vera Zidzik Burgess. On October 13, 1961 in Wellsville John married Mary Butler who predeceased him on March 30, 2017. John was former resident...
William Edward French
Nov 22, 2017
Genesee, PA - William Edward French, 79, of 175 Commercial Street passed away on Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at Jones Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family. He was born on November 5, 1938 in Wellsville, the son of Harold and Helen (Spencer) French. On October 5, 1963 at Sacred Heart Church in Genesee, Pennsylvania he married Mary Swartout who survives....
Lenora T. Michalak
Nov 20, 2017
Wellsville, NY - Lenora T. Michalak, 83, 1492A Bolivar Road, passed away on Monday, November 20, 2017, at Jones Memorial Hospital following a brief illness. She was born December 18, 1933 in Brocton, NY, the daughter of the late John S. and Theresa (Scardina) Ingavo. On June 27, 1953 at Holy Trinity Church in Dunkirk she married Norbert John Michalak...
Cindy L. JEFFERDS
Nov 18, 2017
"Loving Wife, Mother, & Grandmother" Cindy L. JEFFERDS, of Scio, NY, passed away on Saturday, November 18, 2017 shortly after arrival in Jones Memorial Hospital, surrounded by her loving husband and family, following a lengthy illness. Born January 29, 1956, in Cuba, she was the daughter of Maurice and Barb Fuller Middaugh. On July 4, 2012, she married Phillip D....
Edward L. Mcelwee, Jr.
Nov 17, 2017
Edward L. “Jim” McElwee, Jr. SMETHPORT- Edward L. “Jim” McElwee, Jr., 87, of Third St., Shippenville, PA, formerly of Smethport, passed away Friday (Nov. 17, 2017) in Shippenville, PA. Born January 8, 1930, in Port Allegany, he was a son of Edward L. and Mary McGill McElwee. On Dec. 2, 1951, in Smethport, he married Phyllis M. Foley, who died...
Charles Raymond HINKLE
Nov 16, 2017
Charles Raymond HINKLE, 64, formerly of Scio, NY, died Thursday, November 16, 2017 in Mt. View Hospital, Las Vegas, NV, following a lengthy illness. Born August 28, 1953, in Wellsville, NY, he was the son of John and Ella Antes Hinkle. A graduate of Scio Central School, he served honorably with the US Army. He was an over the road...
Robert E. Butler Jr.
Nov 14, 2017
Williamsville/Wellsville, NY - Robert E. Butler Jr., age 63, of 196 South Union Road, passed away on Tuesday, November 14, 2017 at the Hospice of Buffalo. He was born in Miami, Florida on April 18, 1954 to Robert E. and Alma Sanders Butler. In 1981 Bob married Mary Jo Baker, of Wellsville, in Las Vegas, Nevada who survives. Bob was...
William Scott Kehre
Nov 14, 2017
Scio, NY - William Scott Kehrer, age 60, of 4303 West Nickerson Avenue passed away on Tuesday, November 14, 2017, at Jones Memorial Hospital. He was born in Lynwood, California to William G. and Gloria Williams Kehrer. Scott was a former resident of Fairport who graduated from Fairport High School in 1975. He joined the US Air Force and earned...
Robert H. Ostrom
Nov 11, 2017
Robert H. Ostrom PORT ALLEGANY- Robert H. Ostrom, 73, of Sartwell Creek Rd., passed away Saturday (Nov. 11, 2017) in Cole Memorial Hospital, Coudersport. Born December 7, 1943, in Coudersport, he was a son of Robert and Mary Dugan Ostrom. In April, 1979, in Port Allegany, he married Lois J. Davis, who survives. Robert was a lifetime resident of the...
Herbert S. POTTER
Nov 11, 2017
Herbert S. "Herb" POTTER, 95, of Port Allegany, PA, formerly of Potter Brook, died Saturday, November 11, 2017 in Sweden Valley Manor, Coudersport, PA. Born November 10, 1922, in Westfield, PA, he was the son of Orville and Alice Patton Potter. A 1941 graduate of Westfield High School, he served honorably in World War II with the Third Armored Division,...
Richard J. Allen
Nov 6, 2017
Belmont, NY - Richard J. Allen, 92, of 122 Greenwich Street, passed away on Monday, November 6, 2017 at the Highland Park Healthcare Center. He was born on January 30, 1925, in Buffalo the son of William D. and Marguerite (Denison) Allen. On June 21, 1947 he married Marie Doner who predeceased him in 1977. Richard was raised on a...
Maxine H. SAUNDERS
Nov 5, 2017
Maxine H. SAUNDERS, 97, formerly of Scio, NY, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 5, 2017 in Wellsville Manor Care Center, where she resided for the past nine years. A Memorial Service will be held 11:00 AM, Saturday, October 6, 2018 in the First United Methodist Church, Scio, NY. Rev. Dr. Stephen Crowell will officiate. Born December 15, 1919, in Farmersville,...
Kay Marie Fisk
Nov 2, 2017
Bolivar, NY - Kay Marie Fisk, 61, of 102 2nd Street passed away on Thursday, November 02, 2017 at Olean General Hospital following a lengthy illness. She was born October 29, 1956 in Wellsville, the daughter of the Frederick and Loretta (Aldrich) Baumgarten. On November 8, 1987 she married Greg Fisk who survives. Kay was a loving wife, mother and...
Kevin John KOCHER
Oct 31, 2017
Beloved son, brother, father, grandfather and husband Kevin John KOCHER, 60, passed away October 31, 2017 at home with his loving wife, Cynthia Cobb Kocher. He is preceded in death by his nephew William ‘Willie' Whitney, father James Kocher and brother Newell Kocher. Survived by his mother Mary Gates, brother James Kocher, sister Lynda Kocher Bennett, children Kevin A. Kocher,...
Pearl I. SNYDER
Oct 31, 2017
Pearl I. SNYDER, 82, of Genesee, PA, died Tuesday, October 31, 2017 in her home. Born May 8, 1935, in Westfield, PA, she was the daughter of Ernest and Ruth Williamson Benson. On May 30, 1952, in Harrison Valley, PA, she married William J. "Bill" Snyder, who predeceased her on April 17, 2011. A graduate of cosmetology school in Olean,...
Brian M. Buck
Oct 29, 2017
Brian M. Buck PORT ALLEGANY- Brian M. Buck, 40, of Indian Echo Dr., passed away unexpectedly Sunday (Oct. 29, (2017) in Cole Memorial Hospital, Coudersport. Born December 7, 1976, in Philadephia, he was a son of Robert P. and Edna M. Elliss Buck. Brian was a resident of the area for 14 years, coming from Philadelphia. Surviving in addition to...
Robert W. “Dobro Bob” Norton
Oct 26, 2017
Whitesville, NY - Robert W. “Dobro Bob” Norton, 85, of 2062 Route 248A, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, October 26, 2017 at home. He was born February 13, 1932 in Jasper, NY, the son of the late Chester and Katherine (Mattison) Norton. On November 27, 1954 in Whitesville, he married Lucy Ray who predeceased him on December 26, 2000. Dobro...
Bruce Leroy Burr
Oct 25, 2017
Wellsville, NY - Bruce Leroy Burr of Wellsville, NY, died on October 25, 2017 at the age of 85. He was born on April 13, 1932 in the family farmhouse located by the dam at Rushford Lake in the town of Caneadea, NY. He was the 6th of 10 children of the late Alanson Andrew Jackson Burr (born on June...
Victor L. Fowler
Oct 24, 2017
Victor L. Fowler PORT ALLEGANY- Victor L. Fowler, 66, of Route 155, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday (Oct. 24, 2017) in his home. Born July 16, 1951, in Coudersport, he was a son of John F. and Alma Mahon Fowler. On November 25, 1994, in Port Allegany, he married Donna L. Mantz, who survives, Victor was a lifelong resident of the...
