Obituaries

Aug 22, 2022

Basil T. “Mutt” WORTHINGTON, 64, of Ulysses, PA, died Monday, August 22, 2022 following a long battle with cancer.     Born August 16, 1958, in Hornell, NY, he was the son of Robert Leland and Janice Onalee Lockwood Worthington.  He was a 1977 graduate of Northern Potter High School.  Mutt was a blue-collar guy who could do just about anything with his...

Aug 22, 2022

Jerald J. “Jerry” AHEARN, 70, of Coudersport, PA, died Monday, August 22, 2022 in his home.     Born January 30, 1952, in Coudersport, he was the son of Paul N. and Deloras M. “Dee” Lattin Ahearn.  He was married to the former Nancy Stewart, who predeceased him in 1996.  A graduate of Elkland High School, he served honorably with the National Guard...

Aug 20, 2022

Kimberly Jo “Kim” VASKO, 58, of Austin, PA, died Saturday, August 20, 2022 in her home.     Born September 7, 1963, in Coudersport, she was the daughter of Keith L. and Alberta Casbeer Purdy.  On July 23, 1983, in Austin, she married Lee R. Vasko, who survives.  She was a 1981 graduate of Austin Area High School.  Kim was a member of the...

Aug 18, 2022

M. Jean GILPIN, 92, of Coudersport, PA, died Thursday, August 18, 2022 in her home.  

 

Born July 25, 1930, in Wellsville, NY, she was the daughter of Harold and Hazel M. Ritter Johnson.  In 1950, she married Mac B. Gilpin, who predeceased her on January 9, 1998.  Jean was a 1947 graduate of Ulysses High School.  She was a member of the...

Aug 17, 2022

Mona M. SILSBY, 89, of Harrogate, TN, formerly of Andrews Settlement, PA, died Wednesday, August 17, 2022 in Tri-State Health and Rehabilitation, Harrogate with her daughter holding her hand.  

 

Born July 25, 1933, in Westfield, PA, she was the daughter of Cleo Joseph and Gladys Onolee Houghtaling McCaslin.  On December 24, 1968, in Little Marsh, PA, she married Everett...

Aug 16, 2022

Reta M. BARLOW, 94, of Scio, NY, died Tuesday, August 16, 2022 in her home.

 

Born October 5, 1927, in Scio, she was the daughter of Clarence C. and Hazel E. Clark Krusen. On July 25, 1948, in Wellsville, she married George E. “Pee Wee” Barlow, Jr., who predeceased her on April 2, 2020. A graduate of Scio High...

Aug 14, 2022

Deloras M. “Dee” AHEARN, 89, of Colesburg, PA, died Sunday, August 14, 2022 in UPMC Cole, Coudersport.     Born October 23, 1932, in Galeton, she was the daughter of Russell and Margaret Dice Lattin.  On January 28, 1950, in Coudersport, she married Paul N. Ahearn, who predeceased her on November 4, 2015.  A graduate of Coudersport High School, she was employed as...

Aug 11, 2022

Agnes C. LECHLER, 97, of Galeton, PA, died Thursday, August 11, 2022 in Sheila’s Care Home, Mansfield.     Born March 6, 1925, in Galeton, she was the daughter of Frank and Anna Johnson Carlson.  On January 28, 1950, in Arnot, she married Dale William Lechler, who predeceased her on August 26, 1981.  A 1943 graduate of Galeton High School, she earned a...

Jul 29, 2022

 Barbara Jean McCARTHY, 70, of Andover, NY, formerly of Wellsville, died Friday, July 29, 2022 in Buffalo General Hospital.    Born April 5, 1952, in Texas, she was the daughter of Ronald and Margaret Thomas Hurlburt.  In 1968, in Knoxville, PA, she married Roger E. McCarthy, who survives.  She was employed by Wellsville Taxi and Wellsville Manor.    Surviving besides her...

Jul 24, 2022

Delia M. McCUTCHEON, 81, of Westfield, PA, died Sunday, July 24, 2022 in Genesee Township.     Born March 6, 1941, in Hornell, NY, she was the daughter of Raymond and Berdina Cranmer Hill.  At age 3, after the death of her mother, she was raised by Fred and Agnes Costello.     On August 29, 1959, in Harrison Valley, she married Harold...

Jul 23, 2022

Douglas R. HOUSLER, of Emporium, PA, loving husband, father, and grandfather, passed away at his home on Saturday, July 23, 2022 at the age of 64.    Born December 2, 1957, he was the son of Robert M. and Shirley Jean Housler.  He was a graduate of Cameron County High School and earned an associate's degree in electrical construction from...

Jul 21, 2022

John Louis SPICER, 100, of Wellsville, NY, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 21, 2022 in the Comfort House of Allegany County, Wellsville.   Born June 7, 1922, in Whitesville, he was the son of Clair Harris and Pauline Wesche Spicer. John graduated from Wellsville High School in 1941 and enlisted in the United States Navy after the attack on Pearl...

Jul 20, 2022

Christopher N. VICKERS, 32, of Wellsville, NY, died Wednesday, July 20, 2022.     Family services will be held in California.     Arrangements are under the direction of Olney-Foust Funeral Homes & Cremation, Crowell Chapel, 296 North Main Street, Wellsville, NY.  Online condolences may be expressed at www.wellsvillefuneralhome.com.

Jul 19, 2022

James Martin SMITH, 65, of Emporium, PA, died Tuesday, July 19, 2022 in his home.    Born March 7, 1957, in St. Marys, he was the son of Martin Henry and Gertrude A. Gibbs Smith.  On February 14, 2000, in Emporium, he married the former Beverly Yohe, who survives.  He was a self-employed contractor.    Surviving besides his wife, Bev,...

Jul 18, 2022

Raymond E. BUCK, 91, of Ulysses, PA, died Monday, July 18, 2022 in UPMC Cole, Coudersport.

Born May 7, 1931, in Coudersport, he was the son of Lawrence E. and Mabel Evans Buck.  On July 19, 1950, in Genesee, he married the former Sylvia Peangatelli, who survives.  Raymond and his wife owned and operated a dairy farm in Ulysses...

Jul 17, 2022

Gladys L. “Happy” Kelley, 95, of Wellsville, NY, died Sunday, July 17, 2022 in her home surrounded by her family. She was a resident of Wellsville for 59 years. 

Born in Crawfordville, GA on September 26, 1926, she was the daughter of Raymond and Kitty Clyde Beazley Lunsford.   Mrs. Kelley was a graduate of Alexander Stephens Institute in 1944. She was...

Jul 16, 2022

Linda M. BROKAW, 74, of Scio, NY, died Saturday, July 16, 2022 in her home.  

Born June 13, 1948, in Hornell, she was the daughter of Howard and Sarah Ruth Duryea Brokaw.  A graduate of Hornell High School, she was a stay-at-home mother raising her six children.  Linda was a social person who loved country music, especially Ronnie Milsap and Conway Twitty,...

Jul 16, 2022

Debra A. DANIEL, 70, of Ulysses, PA, died Saturday, July 16, 2022 in her home.

Born July 6, 1952, in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of Earl and Ann Gemza Miller.  She was married to Terry N. Daniel, who survives.  Formerly of the Lehigh Valley, Debbie and her husband moved to Ulysses in 1997.  She was an avid horticulturist and...

Jul 16, 2022

Sharon Rose Langan SHARP, 71, of Whitesville, NY, formerly of Ulysses, PA, died Saturday, July 16, 2022 in her home.

Born August 9, 1950, in Coudersport, she was the daughter of Frank Arthur and Margie R. Bush Langan.  On January 18, 1970, in Gold, she married Richard G. Sharp, Jr., who survives.  A graduate of Northern Potter...

Jul 14, 2022

Stanley C. PROUTY, 74, of Ulysses, PA, died Thursday, July 14, 2022 in his home.

Born August 21, 1947, in Blossburg, he was the son of Clarence C. and Bessie L. Knickerbocker Prouty.  On August 24, 1968, in the West Pike Baptist Church, he married the former Carolyn F. Tubbs, who survives.  A 1965 graduate of Galeton High School,...