Obituaries

Nov 15, 2019

Ronald K. LANGDON, 69, of Belmont, NY, died Friday, November 15, 2019.

Arrangements are entrusted to the Mulholland-Crowell Funeral Home, Wellsville.

Nov 3, 2019

Ellen R. KURSCHNER, 92, of Wellsville, NY, died Sunday, November 3, 2019 in her home.

Born April 17, 1927, in Hamburg, Germany, she was the daughter of Heinrich and Frieda Noon Roth.

On November 29, 1952, in Elkton, MD, she married Hermann E. Kurschner, Jr., who predeceased her on November 10, 2000.

A...

Oct 29, 2019

Marian Roberta “Puddy” KRAMER, 92, of Whitesville, NY, died Tuesday, October 29, 2019 in her home.

Puddy loved an occasion....if granted, her wish would have been to be at and enjoy her own funeral? What a fun-loving person she was. A woman who loved life. As a child she was known for her unruly curls and pug...

Oct 29, 2019

Peter Michael ANTHONY, 62, of Ulysses, PA, died Tuesday, October 29, 2019 in his home.  Born August 21, 1957, in Allentown, he was the son of Earl William and Margaret J. Lakavage Anthony.  He was employed in the Kansas oil fields and by Patterson Lumber in Galeton.  He is survived by his mother and step-father, Margaret J. Anthony and Carl L. Bauer.  He...

Oct 29, 2019

Margaret M. BILLINGS, 82, of Hallsport, NY, died Tuesday, October 29, 2019 in Jones Memorial Hospital, Wellsville.

Born February 26, 1937, in Wellsville, she was the daughter of Samuel Glen and Mary Keller Meyer.

On January 8, 1956, in Martinsburg, PA, she married Roger M. Billings, who survives.

She was employed by Empire Gas...

Oct 28, 2019

Fay E. Long BOOTH, 97, of Coudersport, PA, died Monday, October 28, 2019 in UPMC Cole, Coudersport.

Born September 24, 1922, in Sweden Hill, she was a daughter of Joseph E. and Alberta Britt Gleason.

On August 16, 1939, she married Floyd W. Long, who predeceased her in 1995.

In 1997, she married...

Oct 22, 2019

Helen M. DUNBAR, 84, formerly of Genesee, PA, died Tuesday, October 22, 2019 in Bradford Manor, Bradford, PA.

Born March 16, 1935, in Troupsburg, NY, she was the daughter of Charles Henry and Julia Ford Moore.

On November 3, 1956, in Genesee, she married Phillip J. Dunbar, who predeceased her on February 7, 2011.

Oct 18, 2019

Marilyn J. Flynn GAYDOSH, 69, of Seneca Falls, NY, formerly of Westfield, PA, died Friday, October 18, 2019 in Geneva General Hospital, Geneva, NY.

Born March 30, 1950, in Osceola, PA, she was the daughter of Ralph L. and Evelyn J. Gardner Flynn.

Surviving are:  her mother, Evelyn Osgood of Zephyrhills, FL;  a son, Kenneth (Karolyn) Gaydosh of Waterloo;  a daughter, Melinda (Karl) Knutson...

Oct 11, 2019

Margot E. ABBOTT, 67, of Bradford, PA, formerly of Potter Brook Road, Westfield, died Friday, October 11, 2019 in the Bradford Regional Medical Center.

Born March 17, 1952, in Wellsboro, she was the daughter of Lewis B. and Helen M. Witter Abbott.

Surviving are:  a sister, Kathryn Ann Abbott of Rochester, NY;  three aunts, Joann...

Oct 5, 2019

Thomas G. HARRIS, Jr., 74, of Harrison Valley, PA, died Saturday, October 5, 2019 in his home. Born December 25, 1944, in Camden, NJ, he was the son of Thomas G. and Anna Bender Harris. A Vietnam War Veteran, he served honorably with the US Air Force from 1968 - 1971. A graduate of Milton College, Milton, WI, he...

Sep 28, 2019

Nadiya S. WITOSHYNSKY, 95, of Wellsville, NY, formerly of Wingdale, died Saturday, September 28, 2019 in Jones Memorial Hospital, Wellsville. Born Nov 4, 1923, in Jersey City, NJ, she was the daughter of Stephen and Cathrine Kost Yackymetz. On July 17, 1959, she married Michael Witoshynsky, who predeceased her on September 22, 1995. She was employed at Keyfood Supermarket in...

Sep 27, 2019

Donald R. CHASE, Jr., 74, of Alma, NY, died Friday, September 27, 2019 in his home. Born May 29, 1945, in Richmond, VA, he was the son of Donald and Daisy Victoria Arnold Chase. On March 16, 1989, he married the former Donna J. Ziegler, who survives. A graduate of Seoul American High School, he served honorably with the US...

Sep 27, 2019

Edwin H. SCHEID, 91, of Coudersport, PA, died Friday, September 27, 2019 in UPMC Cole, Coudersport, PA. Born April 1, 1928, in Glenshaw, PA, he was the son of Henry William and Florentine Anna Voller Scheid. On May 24, 1969, in Coudersport, he married the former Dawn E. Clark Walters, who predeceased him on April 28, 2011. He was a...

Sep 25, 2019

Jacob I. COLWELL, 93, of Alma, NY, died Wednesday, September 25, 2019 in Fox Run at Orchard Park.

Burial with military rites will be 3:00 PM, Thursday, January 30, 2020 in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA.

Born June 24, 1926, in Susquehanna, PA, he was the son of George R. and Gladys Skinner Colwell....

Sep 23, 2019

Timothy Vaughn PORTER, 60, of Bradford, PA, died Monday, September 23, 2019 in Indiana Regional Medical Center, Indiana, PA. Born July 10, 1959, in Wellsville, NY, he was the son of Harlow D. "Hal" and Sue Jackson Porter. On July 29, 2017, in Mapleton Depot, PA, he married the former Mary Kay Good who survives. He was employed as...

Sep 21, 2019

Mary Lou R. LEWIS, 85, of Coudersport, PA, died Saturday, September 21, 2019 in her home. Born August 1, 1934, in Ithaca, NY, she was the daughter of Clifford G. and A. Isabelle Perry Reynolds. On March 30, 1951, in Mills, she married Howard N. Lewis, who survives. Mary Lou was employed by North Penn Gas Co. in Westfield and First...

Sep 20, 2019

Helen M. CRANCE, 93, of Scio, NY, died Friday, September 20, 2019 in her home. Born August 17, 1926, in Coudersport, PA, she was the daughter of Clarence and Gertrude Herrington MaCauley. A graduate of Scio Central School, she was employed as a nurse's aide by Highland Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Wellsville. Surviving are:  three daughters, Sheila (Tom) Smith of...

Sep 14, 2019

Jeffrey J. HOWELL, 52, of Wellsville, NY, died Saturday, September 14, 2019 in Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester. Born June 29, 1967, in Warsaw, he was the son of David and Patricia Watt Howell. He was employed as a contractor in Ocala, FL and by Wellsville Roofing and Sheet Co. Jeff was a member of Yorks Corners Mennonite Church. Surviving are: a son,...

Sep 12, 2019

Eleanor R. WESCHE, 96, of Wellsville, NY, died Thursday, September 12, 2019 in her home surrounded by her family. Born July 17, 1923, at home in the Town of Pomfret, she was the daughter of Lawrence and Florence Piehl Sprague. On June 5, 1943, in Dunkirk, she married Ernest A. Wesche, who predeceased her on July 28, 2003. Eleanor...

Sep 11, 2019

Roberta G. SPRAGUE, 78, of Wellsville, NY, died Wednesday, September 11, 2019 in Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester. Born August 8, 1941, in Wellsville, she was the daughter of Clair and Beula Burdick Gowdy. On April 4, 1964, in Wellsville, she married Paul R. Dixon, who predeceased her on April 8, 1974. A graduate of Wellsville High School and E.J. Myer Memorial...