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Local Obituaries for Ulysses, PA, Wellsville, NY, and Surrounding Areas
Stephen M. HECK, Sr.
Jan 29, 2025
Stephen M. HECK, Sr., 77, of Westfield, PA, formerly of Brooklyn, NY, Queens, NY, and Wantaugh, Long Island, NY, died Wednesday, January 29, 2025 in UPMC Wellsboro, Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hospital.
Born June 3, 1947, in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of Henry Joseph and Palma Marie Grandinetti Heck. A graduate of St. Francis Prep School in Brooklyn, he...
Ellen L. MATTESON
Jan 29, 2025
Ellen L. MATTESON, 76, of Whitesville, NY, died Wednesday, January 29, 2025 in Jones Memorial Hospital, Wellsville.
Born May 9, 1948, in Jamestown, she was the daughter of Robert E. and Beatrice Walker Ostrander. She was married to Eddy Joe Matteson, who predeceased her on August 12, 2002. A graduate of Eden Central School, she was employed by the Beef Haus...
Charley E. BOOM
Jan 27, 2025
Charley E. BOOM, 86, of Westfield, PA, died Monday, January 27, 2025 in his home.
He was born May 19, 1938, in Blossburg. A 1957 graduate of Cowanesque Valley High School, he served honorably with the US Marine Corps from 1957 – 1960 and was stationed in Okinawa, Japan, the Philippines, and Korea. On April 9, 1961, in the Westfield United...
Margaret M. McGOWEN
Jan 26, 2025
Margaret M. McGOWEN, 61, of Friendship, NY, died Sunday, January 26, 2025 in Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester.
Arrangements are under the direction of Olney-Foust Funeral Homes & Crematory, Crowell Chapel, 296 North Main Street, Wellsville, NY.
Barbara D. JORDAN
Jan 26, 2025
Barbara D. JORDAN, 74, of Wellsville, NY, passed away on Sunday, January 26, 2025, in her home with family at her side. She was born July 24, 1950, in Wellsville, the daughter of the late Robert W. and Esther M. (Tait) Costello. On June 1, 1968, in Wellsville she married Gary Jordan, who predeceased her on October 16, 2021.
Barb was...
Robert H. MOON
Jan 26, 2025
Robert H. MOON, Sr., 88, of Westfield, PA, died Sunday, January 26, 2025 in his home.
Born October 13, 1936, in Potter Brook, he was the son of Lynn H. and Violet Casey Moon. A U.S. Marine Corps Veteran, he served honorably from 1954 – 1959. On December 28, 1957, in Freeman, NY, he married the former Naomia F. Knickerbocker, who...
Donald E. TILTON, Jr.
Jan 22, 2025
Donald E. TILTON, Jr., 71, of Ulysses, PA, died Wednesday, January 22, 2025 in his home.
Born December 8, 1953, in Bath, NY, he was the son of Donald Edward and Madeline Hurlburt Tilton. On December 31, 1974, in Prattsburgh, NY, he married Katheleen M. Hand, who predeceased him on February 8, 2020. A graduate of Prattsburgh Central School, he attended...
Lena M. NEAL
Jan 21, 2025
Lena M. Neal, 73, of Wellsville Manor, passed away on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, due to pneumonia complications, at Strong Memorial Hospital with her daughter by her side. She was born November 25, 1951, in Cuba, NY, the daughter of the late Charles and Ellen (Baker) Keech. In 1970 she married Robert P. Neal, who survives.
Lena was raised in Elkland,...
Doreen M. WEISS
Jan 21, 2025
Doreen M. WEISS, 63, of Ulysses, PA, passed away Tuesday, January 21, 2025, after a brief, but aggressive battle with cancer.
Born November 4, 1961, in Coudersport, she was the daughter of Gary L. and Amy Moe Empson. On May 28, 1983, in Galeton, she married Kris J. Weiss, who survives.
In addition to her husband, Doreen is survived by her three...
Darla M. DAVIS
Jan 16, 2025
Darla M. DAVIS, 58, of Westfield, PA, died Thursday, January 16, 2025 in Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hospital, UPMC Wellsboro.
Born June 28, 1966, in Wellsboro, she was the daughter of Kenneth E. and Barbara J. Hamilton Burrous. On October 13, 1984, in Brookland, PA, she married T. James Davis, who predeceased her on October 13, 2022. A 1984 graduate of...
Peggy A. HURLER
Jan 15, 2025
Peggy A. HURLER, 65, of Westfield, PA, died Wednesday, January 15, 2025 in her home.
Born April 2, 1959, in Osceola, she was the daughter of Willard and Helen Wells Spencer. On July 23, 2011, in Little Marsh, she married Ronald D. Hurler, who survives. A graduate of Elkland High School, she studied at Corning Community College. Peggy was employed by...
Grace J. GEFFERS
Jan 14, 2025
Grace J. GEFFERS, 91, of Wellsville, NY, formerly of Belmont, died Tuesday, January 14, 2025 in Jones Memorial Hospital.
Born October 25, 1933, in Andover, she was the daughter of Winfred C. and Clara M. Perham Pero. On June 28, 1953, in Wellsville, she married Donald T. Geffers, who predeceased her on May 16, 2017. Grace was a former member of...
Frank E. BACON, Jr.
Jan 13, 2025
Frank E. BACON, Jr., 79, of Bolivar, NY, died Monday, January 13, 2025 in his home.
Born April 2, 1945, in Wellsville, he was the son of Frank E. and Mary L. Burnett Bacon. A graduate of Allentown High School, he was employed by Plants & Goodwin Oil Field in Shinglehouse, PA.
Surviving are: a cousin, John Burnett of Dansville; and friends,...
Lillian V. ARGANO
Jan 12, 2025
Lillian V. ARGANO, 81, of Lancaster, NY, died Sunday, January 12, 2025 in Highland Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Wellsville.
Dorothy Lucille EBERSOLD
Jan 11, 2025
Dorothy L. EBERSOLD, “Mama Dot”, 95, of Galeton, PA, passed away peacefully Saturday, January 11, 2025.
Born January 15, 1929, in Germania, she was the daughter of Frederick and Florence Blair Menken. Dorothy attended school in Germania and Galeton. On July 17, 1948, in Galeton, she married Raymond E. Ebersold, who predeceased her on April 11, 2001. Dorothy was employed by...
Ted E. CROWELL
Jan 11, 2025
Ted E. CROWELL, 92, of Wellsville, NY, died Saturday, January 11, 2025 in Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital, Murrells Inlet, SC.
Born December 25, 1932, in Rushford, he was the son of Gerald D. and Hazel Tefft Crowell. On June 17, 1961, in Angelica, he married the former Marjorie Cameron, who survives. A graduate of Rushford High School and Simmons Institute of...
Steven L. GOSS
Jan 10, 2025
Steven L. GOSS, 65, of Shinglehouse, PA, died Friday, January 10, 2025 in Olean General Hospital, Olean, NY.
Born February 13, 1959, in Canandaigua, NY, he was the son of Kennard E. “Shorty” and Irene M. Romig Goss. A U.S. Army Veteran, he served honorably from 1976 – 1979. He was employed as a heavy equipment mechanic by L.C. Whitford in...
Sharon K. FREEBORN
Jan 9, 2025
Sharon K. FREEBORN, 82, of Whites Corners, PA, died Thursday, January 9, 2025 in UPMC Cole, Coudersport.
Born July 22, 1942, in Harrison Valley, she was the daughter of James Franklin and Reva G. Abbott Williams. On January 15, 1966, in Whites Corners, she married Harry G. Freeborn, who predeceased her on January 12, 2011. She was employed by Galeton Production....
John F. NICOLOFF
Jan 8, 2025
John F. NICOLOFF, 60, passed away on January 8, 2025, at his home in Phoenix, Arizona with his family at his side. John was born on June 9, 1964, in Wellsville, NY. He was the son of Nicholas and Mary Ann (Cosgrove) Nicoloff. He attended Immaculate Conception School and graduated from Wellsville High School in 1982. He moved to Scottsdale,...
Vickie Lynn KEOWN
Jan 8, 2025
Vickie Lynn KEOWN, 57, of Trapping Brook Road, passed away on Tuesday, January 7, 2025, at Strong Memorial Hospital after a lingering illness. She was born January 18, 1967, in Williamsport, PA, the daughter of the late Edwin and Margaret (Hewitt) Keown.
Vickie was raised in Cuba, moved to Kentucky, resided there for twenty years before returning to Allegany County in...
