Obituaries

Dec 31, 2020

Sally D. GROVER, 66, of Genesee, PA, died Thursday, December 31, 2020 in UPMC Cole, Coudersport.

Born March 21, 1954, in Coudersport, she was the daughter of Levi L. and Ruth E. Main Grover.  A graduate of Northern Potter High School, she was employed by St. Marys Carbon/Catalus in Galeton.  Sally was a life member of the Genesee Volunteer...

Dec 30, 2020

Byron E. “By” BROOKS, 70, of Ulysses, PA, died Wednesday, December 30, 2020 in his home.

Instead of taking a sunrise snowmobile ride, By ran on streets of gold as he entered the presence of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ the morning of December 30th, 2020.  By was born September 9, 1950, in Jersey Shore, PA, to...

Dec 28, 2020

Janice I. REYNOLDS, 80, of Rochester, NY, died Monday, December 28, 2020 in LeRoy Village Green, LeRoy, NY.

A graveside service will be held 11:00 AM, Sunday, July 25, 2021 in Ulysses Cemetery.

Born July 25, 1940, in Ulysses, PA, she was the daughter of Richard E. and Eva S. Monroe Reynolds.  On August...

Dec 28, 2020

John L. SHABLOM, 72, of Harrison Valley, PA, died Monday, December 28, 2020 in UPMC Williamsport.

Born March 20, 1948, in Harrison Valley, he was the son of Milford Charles and Ruth Cole Shablom.

Attending Northern Potter High School through the 11th grade, he earned his GED and graduated from the Breeden School of Welding...

Dec 24, 2020

Loretta E. SMITH, 81, of Coudersport, PA, died Thursday, December 24, 2020 in UPMC Cole, Coudersport.

She was born July 22, 1939 in Blossburg, PA.  Loretta was married to Lewis A. “Sonny” Smith, who predeceased her on March 4, 2017.  She was employed by Galeton Production and retired from Midland Optical in Coudersport.

Surviving are:  four children, Sheila...

Dec 24, 2020

Norma L. CHAPMAN, 87, of Mills, PA, died Thursday, December 24, 2020 in UPMC Cole, Coudersport.

Born June 7, 1933, in West Bingham, she was the daughter of George Edward and Thelma Scott Patterson.  On December 24, 1950, in West Bingham, she married Donald E. Chapman, who survives.  Norma devoted her life to the care of her husband and...

Dec 24, 2020

Gilbert M. “Gib” CHILDS, Jr., 76, of Richburg, NY, died Thursday, December 24, 2020 in Jones Memorial Hospital, Wellsville.

Born January 17, 1944, in Olean, he was the son of Gilbert M. and Evelyn Margaret Hedberg Childs.  On September 4, 1965, in Eldred, PA, he married the former Caren Milliron, who survives.

A graduate of Otto-Eldred...

Dec 23, 2020

Phyllis Diane DuBOIS, 84, of Coudersport, PA, passed this life peacefully on December 23, 2020 at Sweden Valley Manor, Coudersport.

Born September 4, 1936, in Auburn, NY, she was the daughter of Nelson E. Wright and Clara Hess Wright.  A graduate of Waverly High School and Rochester Business Institute, she was employed as an administrative assistant by IBM...

Dec 22, 2020

Ray S. TRUAX, 67, of Harrison Valley, PA, died Tuesday, December 22, 2020 in UPMC Williamsport.

Born June 11, 1953, in Wellsboro, he was the son of George W. and Donna R. Weiss Truax.  On June 28, 1974, in Harrison Valley, he married the love of his life, Sharon L. Metcalf, who survives.  They were happily married for nearly...

Dec 22, 2020

Donna C. JOHNSON, 80, of Wellsville, NY, died Tuesday, December 22, 2020 in Wellsville Manor Care Center.

Born April 18, 1940, in Whitesville, she was the daughter of Clair and Clara Stebbins.  On July 18, 1959, in Whitesville, she married Kenneth L. Johnson, who survives.

A graduate of Whitesville Central School, she was employed as a secretary...

Dec 22, 2020

Anna B. HARRIS, 97, of Wellsboro, PA, formerly of Bridgeton, Shiloh, and Mount Holly, NJ, died Tuesday, December 22, 2020 in the Green Home, Wellsboro, PA.

Born October 6, 1923, in Leesburg, NJ, she was the daughter of Joseph and Edith McClain Bender.  She was married to Thomas G. Harris, who predeceased her in 1993.  Anna was a member...

Dec 21, 2020

Craig A. WITMER, 63, of Ulysses, PA, formerly of Lancaster, died Monday, December 21, 2020 in his home.

Born August 9, 1957, in Lancaster, he was the son of Wayne W. and Betty Nethery Witmer.  He was employed as a linotype compositor and worked as a carpenter.

Surviving are:  a brother, Brian S. (Deanna) Witmer of Millersville;  a...

Dec 20, 2020

Sheila R. NELSON, of Whitesville, NY, died Sunday, December 20, 2020 in F.F. Thompson Hospital, Canandaigua, NY, following a brief illness with COVID-19.

Born May 3, 1946, in Wellsville, she was the daughter of Lawrence and Esther Smith Nye.  She was married in the First United Methodist Church, Whitesville in 1975 and celebrated her 45th wedding anniversary on...

Dec 17, 2020

Mary F. IRISH, 70, of Whitesville, NY, died Thursday, December 17, 2020 in her daughter’s home after a long battle with cancer.

Born November 7, 1950, in Wellsville, she was the daughter of Robert and Pauline Confer Sluyter.  She was to married Cecil Irish, Jr., who survives.  Mary was employed by Allegany ARC as a caregiver.

Surviving besides her husband,...

Dec 16, 2020

Rev. Darell D. “Bud” HARRIS, 92, formerly of Oswayo, PA, passed away peacefully Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at his daughter’s home in Cooperstown, PA.

Born May 4, 1928, in Duke Center, PA, he was the son of Carl and Lucille Brizzee Harris.  At age 15, Darell found Christ and eventually went into full-time Christian ministry.  As a young adult,...

Dec 13, 2020

Rial B. CRIPPEN, 82, of Westfield, PA, died Sunday, December 13, 2020 in UPMC Cole, Coudersport.

Born November 26, 1938, in Blossburg, he was the son of Louis W. “Luke” and Arvilla M. Seeley Crippen.  On March 6, 1958, in the Judson near Sunderlinville, he married the former Pearl J. Mattison, who predeceased him on December 8, 2020.  Rial was...

Dec 12, 2020

Gerald F. “Gary” HALSEY, 67, of Wellsville, NY, died Saturday, December 12, 2020 in his home.

Born December 19, 1952, in Wellsville, he was the son of Francis L. “Buck” and Susie B. Horton Halsey.  Gary attended Wellsville High School and joined the US Navy in 1970.  He was a self-taught carpenter and electrician.  Gary was a member of Morrison B....

Dec 10, 2020

Brian A. CUSHING, 51, of Wellsville, NY, died Thursday, December 10, 2020 in Jones Memorial Hospital, Wellsville.

Born October 22, 1969, in Rochester, he was the son of Maynard A. and Lucille Strawser Cushing.  On June 23, 1990, in Rochester, he married the former Delores “Dee” Langill, who survives.

Brian was a truck driver and then a...

Dec 8, 2020

Bonnie S. WILLIAMS, 60, of Belmont, NY, died Tuesday, December 8, 2020 in her home.

Born February 5, 1960, in Olean, she was the daughter of Theodore R. and Maxine A. Frost Miller.  A graduate of Portville High School, she was a bus driver for Portville schools and worked at Park & Shop.  Bonnie’s world revolved around her children and...

Dec 8, 2020

Pearl J. CRIPPEN, 81, of Westfield, PA, died Tuesday, December 8, 2020 in UPMC Cole, Coudersport.

Born April 24, 1939, in Troupsburg, NY, she was the daughter of Raymond L. and Florence Miles Mattison.  On March 6, 1958, in the Judson near Sunderlinville, she married Rial B. Crippen, who survives.  Her life was devoted to the care of her family.  Pearl’s...