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Local Obituaries for Ulysses, PA, Wellsville, NY, and Surrounding Areas
Donna G. KIRKENDALL
Apr 20, 2017
Donna G. KIRKENDALL, 83, of Galeton, PA, died Thursday, April 20, 2017 in her home. Born December 22, 1933, in Galeton, she was the daughter of Clifford and Doris Peasley Grant. She was married to Jack W. Kirkendall, who predeceased her on April 2, 2012. A graduate of Galeton High School, she was employed by Commonwealth Bank in Galeton for...

Elizabeth H. Mcninch
Apr 19, 2017
Belmont, NY - Elizabeth H. McNinch, age 98, of Belmont passed away on Wednesday, April 19, 2017, at the Wellsville Manor Hills. She was born on July 25, 1918 at home in Mapleton. On July 19, 1941 in Fleming she married Robert H. McNinch who survives. Elizabeth graduated from Union Springs High School and later from Buffalo State College with...
Darrell L. Hults
Apr 16, 2017
Darrell L. Hults TURLEPOINT- Darrell L. Hults, 77, of Rock Run Rd., passed away Sunday (Apr. 16, 2017) in the Olean General Hospital. Born Aug. 10, 1939, in Port Allegany, he was a son of Kenneth W. and Bertha H. Jackson Hults. On Dec. 17, 1960, he married Patricia A. Cole, who survives. Darrell was a lifetime resident of the...

Roger C. "Ram Jet" McDOWELL
Apr 15, 2017
Roger C. "Ram Jet" McDOWELL, 77, of Wellsville, NY, died Saturday, April 15, 2017 in Jones Memorial Hospital, Wellsville, NY. Born January 20, 1940, in Wellsville, he was the son of E. Earl and Bernice A. Dockstader McDowell. He was married to the former V. Ilene Nickerson, who survives. A graduate of Wellsville Central School, he was employed as a...
Sandra VAUGHAN
Apr 13, 2017
Sandra VAUGHAN, 77, of Wellsville, NY, died Thursday, April 13, 2017 in Jones Memorial Hospital, Wellsville. Born December 16, 1939, in Iowa, she was the daughter of Thomas and Vinnie Sizemore Vaughan. She is survived by a brother, Joseph Vaughan of California. A viewing will be held 11:00 AM, Tuesday, April 18, 2017 in the Mulholland-Crowell Funeral Home, Wellsville, NY....
Brian J. BRUNDAGE
Apr 11, 2017
Brian J. BRUNDAGE, 46, of Wellsville, NY,formerly of Andover, died Tuesday, April 11, 2017 in his home. Born August 15, 1970, in Wellsville, he was the son of James K. and Donna Lee Freeland Brundage. A graduate of Andover Central School, he was employed as an IT Specialist by Dresser-Rand in Wellsville. Surviving are: two siblings, Paula Fretz and Eric...
Ronald Glen WARRINER
Apr 10, 2017
Ronald Glen WARRINER, 54, beloved husband, father, son, brother, uncle and friend passed away unexpectedly Monday afternoon, April 10, 2017 at home in North Bingham, PA. Ron, originally from Canisteo, NY, was the second child of John and Marilyn Mullen Warriner, born on July 9, 1962 in Hornell, NY. Ron attended Greenwood Central School, graduating in 1980. Due to his...
Harold J. “Jim” Hickey
Apr 9, 2017
Wellsville, NY - Harold J. “Jim” Hickey, age 84, of 168 Trapping Brook Road was ushered into the presence of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Sunday April 9, 2017. He was born on January 30, 1933 in Wellsville to Harold and Evelyn Gleason Hickey. On January 27, 1957 in Wellsville Jim married the love of his life Anna...

Patricia A. “Patty” Burr
Apr 9, 2017
Wellsville, NY - Patricia A. “Patty” Burr, 73, of 340 South Main Street passed away on Sunday, April 9, 2017, at Jones Memorial Hospital. She was born on May 21, 1943 in Fillmore to Gerald and Katherine Jerman Burr. Patty grew up on Air Top Farm in Houghton and graduated from Fillmore Central High School in 1962. She had been...
Clifford "Junior" POLLOCK, Jr.
Apr 9, 2017
Clifford POLLOCK, Jr., 75, of Mills, PA, died Sunday, April 9, 2017 in his home. Born November 11, 1941, in Coudersport, he was the son of Clifford and Bertha Ordway Pollock. On May 20, 1964, in Troupsburg, NY, he married the former Mary Ann Young, who survives. Junior was a dairy farmer and dealt in scrap metal. Surviving besides his...
Edith M. "Tookie" COLE
Apr 9, 2017
Edith M. "Tookie" COLE, 69, of Wellsville, NY, died Sunday, April 9, 2017 in St. Mary's Hospital, Leonardtown, MD. Born November 26, 1947, in Wellsville, she was the daughter of Charles and Lillian Brown Carlin. She was married to James Cole, who predeceased her in 2000. Surviving are: a son, Andrew (Suzanne) Stocking of California, MD; two grandchildren; three siblings,...
Carolyn A. BERFIELD
Apr 8, 2017
Carolyn A. BERFIELD, 63, of Coudersport, PA, died Saturday, April 8, 2017 in her home. Born June 14, 1953, in Roswell, NM, she was the daughter of Robert F. and Geraldine Thomas Potocek. On June 19, 1971, in Coudersport, she married Allen D. Berfield, who survives. She was employed by Dr. Wei, Perry Patterson, Esq., Acker & Acker, and Adelphia...
Emma F. MILES
Apr 7, 2017
Emma F. MILES, 74, of Hallsport, NY, died Friday, April 7, 2017 in Manor Hills, Wellsville, NY following a courageous battle with cancer. Born July 31, 1942, in Wellsville, she was the daughter of Edward and Katherine Currier Brundage. She was married to Elmer E. Miles, who predeceased her in 1998. She was employed by the Modern Diner in Wellsville,...
Arnold E. HAWKS
Apr 7, 2017
Arnold E. HAWKS, 95, of Wellsville, NY, died Friday, April 7, 2017 in Highland Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Wellsville, NY. Born March 19, 1922 in Independence, NY, he was the son of Harley Harrison and Metta Almira Coats Hawks. On June 18, 1942, in Andover, NY, he married the former Mary I. Whitsell, who survives. He was a 1941...
Paul L. BASTIAN
Apr 6, 2017
Paul L. BASTIAN, 88, of Shongo, NY, died Thursday, April 6, 2017 in Highland Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Wellsville, NY. Born June 19, 1928, in Williamsport, PA, he was the son of John Edward and Florence Logue Bastian. He was a 1945 graduate of Wellsville High School. On December 29, 1948, in Wellsville, he married the former Betty Fisher,...
Lytie A. HARDER
Apr 6, 2017
Lytie A. HARDER, 94, of Wellsville, NY, died Thursday, April 6, 2017 in Jones Memorial Hospital, Wellsville, NY. Born November 24, 1922, in Alma, NY, she was the daughter of Wilbur and Grace Marshall Hunt. She was married to Maurice L. Harder, who predeceased her in 1994. Lytic was employed as a nurse's aide at Mary's Nursing Home and Highland...
Sue E. (Vansickles) Benjamin
Apr 2, 2017
Sue VanSickles Benjamin KANE- Sue VanSickles Benjamin, 59, of Chase St., formerly of Crosby, PA, passed away Sunday (April 2, 2017) in UPMC Hamot, Erie, PA. Born June 13, 1957, in Olean, NY, she was a daughter of Henry B. and Orvella Lathrop VanSickles. Sue was longtime resident of the area and attended Smethport High School. She had been a...

Mary Naomi LEE
Apr 1, 2017
Mary Naomi LEE, 88, of Rushville, NY, formerly of Wellsville, died Saturday, April 1, 2017 in Keuka Comfort Care Home, Penn Yan, NY. Born September 1, 1928, in Scio, NY, she was the daughter of Neil Otto and Myrtle Florence Hungerford Angell. She was married to Richard Lee, who predeceased her. She was employed as a nurse's aide in Wellsville...
Russell L. KIBBE
Mar 31, 2017
Russell L. KIBBE, 89, of Harrison Valley, PA, died Friday, March 31, 2017 in his home. Born April 12, 1927, in Harrison Valley, he was the son of Ivan and Myra I. Outman Kibbe. On September 2, 1949, in Harrison Valley, he married Bonita M. "Bonnie" Metcalf, who predeceased him on February 21, 2009. A World War II Veteran, he...
Elberta L. POTTER
Mar 31, 2017
Elberta L. POTTER, 93, of Port Allegany, PA, formerly of Potter Brook, died Friday, March 31, 2017 in Cole Memorial Hospital, Coudersport, PA. Born June 18, 1923, in Potter Brook, she was the daughter of William R. and Agnes M. Robbins Truax. On February 6, 1942, in Harrison Valley, she married Herbert S. Potter, who survives. She was employed by...