Obituaries

Oct 19, 2020

Walter B. STURDEVANT, 78, of Scio, NY, died Monday, October 19, 2020 in his home.

Services will be held at the convenience of the family on a later date. Burial will be in Knights Creek Cemetery, Scio.

Arrangements are under the direction of Mulholland-Crowell Funeral Home, Wellsville. Online condolences may be expressed at www.wellsvillefuneralhome.com.

Oct 19, 2020

Walter B. STURDEVANT, 78, of Bill Allen Hill Road, Wellsville, NY, died Monday, October 19, 2020 in his home following a brief illness.

Born March 20, 1942, in Wellsville, he was the son of Ross L. and Kathryn Reniff Sturdevant.  A 1960 graduate of Wellsville High School, he was self-employed much of his working life.  Walter enjoyed his...

Oct 19, 2020

John F. FLAKE, Jr., 70, of Wellsville, NY, died Monday, October 19, 2020 in Jones Memorial Hospital, Wellsville.

Born April 1, 1950, in Wellsville, he was the son of John F. and Ethel Greene Flake.  A graduate of Bolivar High School, he attended trade school for mechanic and welding.  On November 29, 1969, in Olean, he married the former Dorothy...

Oct 18, 2020

Donald E. COLE, 61, of Belmont, NY, formerly of Friendship, died Sunday, October 18, 2020 in his home.

Born August 20, 1959, in Wellsville, he was the son of Walter and Alice Demick Cole.  A 1977 graduate of Wellsville Central School, he never went to school on Mondays and Fridays.  On August 6, 1994, in Scio, he married the former Robin L. Cummins, who survives.

He was employed by Mackler Industries in Friendship, Brass...

Oct 15, 2020

William V. DEVLIN, Jr., 45, of Genesee, PA, died Thursday, October 15, 2020 in Rochester, NY.

Born February 10, 1975, in Lansdale, he was the son of William V. and Mary E. Sharkey Devlin.  He was employed as a truck driver and heavy equipment operator.  Bill was a social member of the Souderton American Legion and a road captain for...

Oct 14, 2020

Richard L. KEEVILL, 83, of Sabinsville, PA, died Wednesday, October 14, 2020 in Buffalo General Medical Center, Buffalo, NY.

Born July 24, 1937, in Sharon, he was the son of John and Thelma Ruth Johnson Keevill.  On September 11, 1968, in Folcroft, he married the former Karen I. Mervine, who predeceased him on September 19, 2013.

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Oct 12, 2020

Robert S. “Bob” MORRIS, Jr., 69, of Westfield, PA, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, October 12, 2020 in his home.

A service to celebrate Bob’s life will be held 2:00 PM, Saturday, November 14, 2020 at the Valley Christian Church, 146 Maple St., Westfield, PA.

Born April 17, 1951,...

Oct 10, 2020

Roddie W. DUELL, III, 67, of Newton, NC, formerly of Westfield, PA, died Saturday, October 10, 2020 in his home.

Born October 28, 1952, in Wellsboro, PA, he was the son of Roddie and Doris Schenck Duell, Jr.  Roddie was a bus contractor in the Northern Tioga School District and served as a policeman in Westfield Township.  He enjoyed...

Oct 10, 2020

Gerald D. KALACINSKI, 72, of Westfield, PA, died Saturday, October 10, 2020 in Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre.

Born September 15, 1948, in Philadelphia, he was the son of Anthony D. and Martha Dura Kalacinski.  On May 29, 1970, in Elkton, MD, he married the former Cynthia R. Adams, who survives.  A graduate of Abraham Lincoln High School in Philadelphia,...

Oct 8, 2020

Zareh CHORBAJIAN, 92, of Wellsville, NY, formerly of Big Flats, NY and New York City, died Thursday, October 8, 2020 in Wellsville Manor Care Center.

Born July 4, 1928, in New York City, he was the son of Karnik and Loutfia “Olga” Degermenjian Chorbajian. He is remembered by those closest to him for his mathematical mind and...

Sep 29, 2020

An angel, Regina A. Blamire, 87, of Whitesville, NY, returned to her home in heaven on Tuesday, September 29, 2020.

Born November 2, 1932, in Upton, MA, she was the daughter of Charles and Winona Waterman Noe. On May 15, 1954, in Upton, she married the love of her life, Gordon “Russ” Blamire, who predeceased her on...

Sep 27, 2020

Joan B. ARTLIP, 91, of Wellsville, NY, died Sunday, September 27, 2020 in Highland Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Wellsville.

Born May 6, 1929, in Belmont, she was the daughter of Anson Daniel and Margaret Hile Chapman.  On September 2, 1949, in Wellsville, she married James B. Artlip, who predeceased her on December 10, 1984.  A graduate of Genesee...

Sep 24, 2020

Florence R. “Flossie” COWBURN, 94, of Ulysses, PA, died Thursday, September 24, 2020 in Sweden Valley Manor, Coudersport.

Born June 8, 1926, in Lehman Hollow, Ulysses, she was the daughter of Arlie and Lelia Lehman Angood.

A 1944 graduate of Ulysses High School, she was employed by Grange National Bank and First Citizens National Bank...

Sep 22, 2020

Charlotte M. GRAVES, 86, of Mechanicsburg, PA, formerly of Ulysses, died Tuesday, September 22, 2020 in Heritage Harbor, Claremont Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Carlisle, PA.

Born March 28, 1934, in Troupsburg, NY, she was the daughter of Charles Henry and Julia Ford Moore.  She was a 1954 graduate of Ulysses High School.  On December 31, 1957, in the Ulysses...

Sep 21, 2020

Elizabeth M. “Bette” BURGER, 98, of Wellsville, NY, died Monday, September 21, 2020 in Jones Memorial Hospital, Wellsville.

A Memorial Service will be held 2:00 PM, Saturday, June 4, 2022 in Olney-Foust Funeral Homes & Cremation, Crowell Chapel, 296 North Main Street, Wellsville, NY.  Rev. Dr. Karen Heil Borchert will officiate.  Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery, Wellsville.

Sep 19, 2020

Volney A. DAVENPORT, 88, of Scio, NY, left our world on Saturday, September 19, 2020 and joined his beloved wife, Mary, in the world beyond.  Born August 6, 1932, in Scio, he was the son of Volney and Thelma Maude Stryker Davenport.  On May 30, 1957, in Erie, PA, he married the former Mary Elizabeth Rolls, who predeceased him on May 24,...

Sep 17, 2020

Bernard L. ATWELL, 81, of Westfield, PA, died Thursday, September 17, 2020 in Arnot Ogden Medical Center, Elmira, NY.

Born June 21, 1939, in Harrison Valley, he was the son of Winfield and Edna Cary Atwell.  On December 8, 1956, in Potter Brook, he married the former Elaine I. Houghtaling, who survives.

He was employed as...

Sep 12, 2020

Walter J. “Wally” CAMPBELL, 63, of Harrison Valley, PA, died Saturday, September 12, 2020 in his home.

Born July 2, 1957, in Montour Falls, NY, he was the son of Gordon M. and Betty Irene Perigo Campbell.

On April 4, 1992, in Ulysses, he married the former Susan G. McCaslin, who survives.

Surviving besides...

Sep 3, 2020

Doris Anne Parks KRYSIAK, 80, of Westfield, PA, died Thursday, September 3, 2020 in her daughter’s home in Elmira, NY.

Born July 15, 1940, in Sayre, she was the daughter of George Edgar and Isadore Phillips Parks. On May 1, 1965, in St. Catherine’s Catholic Church, Westfield, she married Gerald James Krysiak, who predeceased her on November 10,...

Aug 30, 2020

Eunice H. “Dolly” BUTERBAUGH, 86, of Westfield, PA, formerly of Harborcreek, PA and Callaway, VA, died Sunday, August 30, 2020 in UPMC Hamot, Erie.

Born July 2, 1934, in Erie, PA, she was the daughter of Kenneth Winston and Eunice Hazel Werrett Badger.  On September 10, 1955, in Erie, she married Harry Wayne Buterbaugh, who survives.

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