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Local Obituaries for Ulysses, PA, Wellsville, NY, and Surrounding Areas
Gloria Dean ( Maxson) Laforge
Jan 3, 2016
WELLSVILLE, NY - Gloria Dean ( Maxson) LaForge passed gently away on Sunday, January 3, 2016 at Wellsville Manor Hills following a lengthy illness. Gloria was born in Richburg, NY on October 26, 1929. She was the daughter of James and Mary James Maxson. On July 4, 1947 Gloria married Donald Stephen LaForge who predeceased her in December 2010. Gloria...
Richard D. Hults
Jan 1, 2016
Richard D. Hults PORT ALLEGANY- Richard D. Hults, 81, of N. Main St., passed away Friday (Jan. 1, 2016) in Sena Kean Manor, Smethport. Born May 14, 1934, in Port Allegany, he was a son of Bert and Katherine Gregory Hults. On May 23, 1959, in Coudersport, he married Ruth J. Nelson, who died Sept., 20, 2007. Mr. Hults was...
Ronald “Ron” James Baker
Dec 31, 2015
WELLSVILLE, NY — Ronald “Ron” James Baker, 76, of Wellsville passed away Thursday (Dec. 31, 2015) following a lengthy illness. Born in Belmont May 1, 1939, he was a 1956 graduate of Belmont Central School. In 1959 he married his first wife, Kay Carpenter who predeceased him. He married Patricia Ross Pratt on Oct. 30, 2004, she survives. A man...
Lucinda M. "Cindy" LANE
Dec 31, 2015
Lucinda M. "Cindy" LANE, 54, of Harrison Valley PA, a native of Knoxville, died Thursday, December 31, 2015 in Cancer Treatment Centers of America, Philadelphia, PA. Born August 26, 1961, in Wellsboro, she was the daughter of Carroll and Marie Spencer Doan. On August 1, 1981, in Butler Hill Baptist Church, she married Rodney E. Lane, who survives. A 1979...
Chester L. Baker (Don)
Dec 30, 2015
Belvidere, NY - Chester L. Baker (Don), age 87, of Belmont passed away on Wednesday December 30, 2015 after an extended illness at the Hart Comfort House in Wellsville. He was born on March 6, 1928, He was the son of Henry and Molly Mae Robbins Baker. Chester was a lifelong resident of Belmont (Belvidere) and had wintered in Avon...
Doris D. Mingus
Dec 26, 2015
Wellsville, NY - Doris D. Mingus, 83, a former longtime resident of 37 Franklin Street, passed away on Saturday, December 26, 2015 at the Wellsville Manor Care Center. She was born March 21, 1932 in Wellsville, the daughter of the late Francis and Ella (Vogel) Donovan. On January 30, 1954 in Wellsville she married Robert H. Mingus who predeceased her...
Hilda A. (Doerler) Whitney
Dec 25, 2015
BELMONT, NY – Hilda A. (Doerler) Whitney, 80, passed away on Friday (December 25, 2015) unexpectedly at her home. Born July 31, 1935 at Jones Memorial Hospital in Wellsville, Hilda was predeceased by her parents, Karl and Helene (Ziegler) Doerler. On August 15, 1959, Hilda married Robert “Bob” Whitney. Their five children are John (Laura) Whitney of East Aurora, Kathryn...
Dorcelia A. SUNDERLIN
Dec 22, 2015
Dorcelia A. "Dorty" SUNDERLIN, 73, of Ulysses, PA, died Tuesday, December 22, 2015 in Cole Memorial Hospital, Coudersport, PA. Born August 9, 1942, in Genesee, PA, she was the daughter of Levi L. and Ruth Main Grover. On August 15, 1960, in Bingham Center, PA, she married Franklin E. "Jack" Sunderlin, who survives. She was employed by Galeton Production, Cole...
Frieda L. Budde
Dec 21, 2015
Olean, NY - Frieda L. Budde, 79, of 3046 Cadiz Road passed away on Monday, December 21, 2015 at Olean General Hospital with her family at her side. She was born September 9, 1936 in Belmont the daughter of the late Edward and Erlene (Watkins) Sherwood. On June 4, 1955 in Belmont she married George F. Budde Sr. who predeceased...
Ada STANLEY
Dec 20, 2015
Ada STANLEY, 59, of Wellsville, NY, formerly of Bolivar and Richburg, died Sunday, December 20, 2015. Born March 23, 1956, in Salem, NJ, she was the daughter of Neal and Julia Small. She was employed as a certified nursing assistant. Surviving are: a daughter, Memberance Small; six grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; her fianc�©e, Douglas Lyons; three brothers, Lacy (fianc�© Jody Pasnak)...
Russell C. LEGERLOTZ
Dec 13, 2015
Russell C. LEGERLOTZ, 52, of Erie, PA, formerly of Galeton and Manheim, died Sunday, December 13, 2015 in Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hospital, Wellsboro, PA. Born July 21, 1963, in Amityville, NY, he was the son of Raymond and Maria Taverna Legerlotz. He was a truck driver and served as a volunteer with the Manheim Volunteer Fire Department. Surviving are:...
Kenneth E. KEAR
Dec 13, 2015
Kenneth E. KEAR, 70, of Bunker Hill, WV, formerly of Whitesville, NY, died Sunday, December 13, 2015 in Berkeley Medical Center, Martinsburg, WV. Born December 10, 1945, in Wellsville, NY, he was the son of Donald C. "Link" and Mary Donna Hunt Kear. He was married to the former Brenda Lenora Gill, who survives. He attended Syracuse University. A Vietnam...
Karyn M. Bratcher
Dec 12, 2015
Wellsville, NY - Karyn M. Bratcher, 49, of 196 East Dyke Street passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, December 12, 2015 shortly after arrival at Jones Memorial Hospital. She was born August 3, 1966 in Dansville, the daughter of John and Catherine (Harder) Bratcher. Karyn attended school in Livonia. She was formerly employed at PWI in Wellsville and has resided at...
Horace D. "Lud" WHEELER
Dec 11, 2015
Horace D. "Lud" WHEELER, 85, of Harrison Valley, PA, died Friday, December 11, 2015 in Cole Memorial Hospital, Coudersport, PA. Born April 8, 1930, in Harrison Valley, PA, he was the son of Horace and Bertha Stevens Wheeler. On January 21, 1949, in Winchester, VA, he married the former Juanita P. Thompson, who predeceased him in 1986. A Korean War...
Charles D. Bonawitz
Dec 9, 2015
Charles D. Bonawitz PORT ALLEGANY- Charles D. Bonawitz, 76, of N. Main St., passed away Wednesday (Dec. 9, 2015) in Cole Memorial Hospital, Coudersport. Born September 17, 1939, in Coudersport, he was a son of Harold E. and Lucille Gorrell Bonawitz. On June 25, 1966, in Keating Summit, PA, he married Bonnie L. Lewis, who survives. He was a lifetime...
Martha L. (Stromberg) Klein
Dec 8, 2015
Martha L. Klein PORT ALLEGANY- Martha L. Klein, 94, of Catlin Ave., passed away Tuesday (Dec. 8, 2015) in Cole Memorial Hospital, Coudersport. Born April 3, 1921, in Bradford, PA, she was a daughter of Eric R. and Gerda S. Olson Stromberg. On Aug. 18, 1940, in Wrights, PA, she married Glenn P. Klein, who died Oct. 26, 2009. They...
Earnestine H. WILLIAMS
Dec 8, 2015
Earnestine H. WILLIAMS, 76, of Eldred, PA, died Tuesday, December 8, 2015 in the Olean General Hospital, Olean, NY. Born February 9, 1939, in Ulysses, PA, she was the daughter of Earnest and Ethel Trimm Briggs. On July 7, 1955, in Shinglehouse, PA, she married John J. Williams, who predeceased her on February 2, 2000. Earnestine was a member of...
Edith J. COLE
Dec 8, 2015
Edith J. COLE, 97, of Elmer, PA, died Tuesday, December 8, 2015 in Broad Acres Health and Rehabilitation Center, Wellsboro. Born June 29, 1918, in Ulysses, she was the daughter of Arthur James and Pearl Potter Truax. On September 12, 1937, in Knoxville, she married Carroll R. Cole, who predeceased her on May 30, 2005. She was employed by Galeton...
Wilma J. MARSH
Dec 3, 2015
Wilma J. MARSH, 83, of Harrison, TN, a native of Potter Brook, PA, died Thursday, December 3, 2015 in her home. Born January 10, 1932, in Potter Brook, PA, she was the daughter of Clarence and Grace Abbey Little. On July 15, 1950, in Potter Brook, she married Paul N. Marsh, who survives. She was a missionary with BIMI in...
M. Jean TRUAX
Nov 30, 2015
M. Jean TRUAX, 83, of Ulysses, PA, died Monday, November 30, 2015 in Hart Comfort House, Wellsville, NY. Born May 13, 1932, in Gold, PA, she was the daughter of James and Mary Spencer Stilson. She was employed JC Penney in Coudersport, Electri-Cord in Westfield, North Hill Campground Restaurant, and sold Avon. Jean was a member of Morrison Hayes American...
