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Local Obituaries for Ulysses, PA, Wellsville, NY, and Surrounding Areas
Karyn M. BRATCHER
Dec 12, 2015
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 the ARC Dyke Street...
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...
Sandra L. BILBY
Nov 29, 2015
Sandra L. Bilby, 60, of 3711 County Road 28 passed away on Sunday, November 29, 2015 at home with her family at her side. She was born on January 28, 1955 in Syracuse the daughter of the late Beverly Genevieve Gray. On September 28, 1984 in Wellsville she married Jack Bilby who survives.Sandy was raised in Olean and was a...
James B. Dinch, Sr.
Nov 29, 2015
James B. Dinch, Sr. BRADFORD- James B. Dinch, Sr., 41, of Bradford, passed away Sunday (Nov. 29, 2015) in the Bradford Regional Medical Center, from injuries sustained in an accident. Born December 24, 1973, in Port Allegany, he was a son of Paul W. and Betty J. Green Dinch. On May 27, 1995, in Cyclone, he married Stacy M. Miller....
Lehman D. "Wayne" HARMAN
Nov 29, 2015
Lehman D. "Wayne" HARMAN, 69, of Gaines, PA, died Sunday, November 29, 2015 in his home with his friend and companion, Lottie Slaby, at his side. He was employed by Gaines Township, a stone quarry in Stony Fork, and as a logger and farmer in his younger years. A graveside service will be held 11:00 AM, Thursday, December 3, 2015...
Bruce E. PATTERSON
Nov 26, 2015
Bruce E. PATTERSON, 64, of Pflugerville, TX, formerly of Ulysses, PA and Cleveland, OH, died Thursday, November 26, 2015 in Austin, TX. Friends may gather at Olney Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Ulysses on Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at 2:00 PM to process to the Daniels Cemetery, Bingham Township, near Ulysses, PA for a graveside service. Born March...
Michael A. DEMARTE
Nov 24, 2015
Michael A. DeMarte, age 66, of Palm Bay, Florida passed away in his home on November 24, 2015. He was born on March 24, 1949 in Wellsville to Ralph and Wilma Brundage DeMarte.Michael was a graduate of the Wellsville Central High School in 1968 and was a veteran of the United States Air Force. Following the service Michael worked at...
Robert E. NORTON
Nov 23, 2015
Robert E. NORTON, 56, of Genesee, PA, died Monday, November 23, 2015 in Cole Memorial Hospital, Coudersport, PA. He was born April 16, 1959, in Coudersport. Bobby was the son of Hoyt Norton and was raised by his aunt and uncle, Anna Merrick Crance and Alexander E. Crance. He was employed by Westfield Tanning Co., White's Disposal Service, and SDS....
Peter I. BURR
Nov 21, 2015
Peter I. Burr, 85, of 82 West University Street passed away at home on Saturday November 21, 2015. He was born July 27, 1930 in Waterbury, CT the son of the late Edward and Helen (Bwel) Burr.Peter was a former resident of Moodus, CT and was a graduate of the University of Massachusetts. He was a veteran of the Korean...
Reita A. (Hammond) Hart
Nov 19, 2015
Reita A. Hart TURTLEPOINT- Reita A. Hart, 80, of Route 155, passed away Thursday (Nov. 19. 2015) in the Buffalo General Hospital, from complications of heart surgery. Born October 10, 1935, in Troupsburg, NY, she was a daughter of Ephraim F. and Margaret M. Burton Hammond. On July 20, 1956, in Port Allegany, she married Samuel B. Hart, who survives....
Patricia Ann Tronetti
Nov 16, 2015
Patricia Ann Tronetti, 85, of 58 Sunnydale Avenue passed away peacefully on Monday, November 16, 2015 in the comfort room of Jones Memorial Hospital; with her loving family at her side. She was born September 6, 1930 in Wellsville, the daughter of the late Charles and Doris (Sortore) Horner. Upon Doris’s death, Charles met and married Virginia Hauselt. On June...
Bulah T. "Boots" NICHOLS
Nov 16, 2015
Bulah T. "Boots" NICHOLS, 91, formerly of West Bingham, PA, died Monday, November 16, 2015 in Sweden Valley Manor, Coudersport, PA. Born September 3, 1924, in Cullman, AL, she was the daughter of William Clifton and Maude Odelia Hightower Helton. On February 9, 1946, in Cullman, AL, she married Junior Ray Nichols, who predeceased her on July 20, 2000. She...
Kristen Aileen (Mattison) HUNT
Nov 15, 2015
Kristen Aileen (Mattison) Hunt, 33, of Wellsville, passed away from unknown causes on Sunday, November 15, 2015.Visitation will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, November 27, 2015 at the Immaculate Conception Church in Wellsville, with a catholic service performed by Deacon Frank Pasquale at 11 a.m.. Burial will take place in Stannards Cemetery with a gathering of friends and...
Delbert E. Mattison
Nov 14, 2015
Delbert E. Mattison PORT ALLEGANY- Delbert E. Mattison, 93, of Maple St., passed away Saturday (Nov. 14, 2015) in Lakeview Senior Care & Living Center, Smethport. Born December 21, 1921, in Port Allegany, he was a son of Ernest G. and Mamie Hakes Mattison. On Sept. 20, 1953, in Millheim, PA, he married Freeda Georgetson, who died Oct. 10, 2004....
