Obituaries

David Lavern Palmiter

Dec 26, 2021

Wellsville, NY – The friends and family of David Lavern Palmiter are invited to call on Friday, June 3, 2022 from 7 – 8 PM at the J.W. Embser Sons Funeral Home, 34 West State Street. At 8 PM the Masonic Lodge 230 and Order of the Eastern Star will conduct their services. His funeral service will be held on...

David Lavern Palmiter

Dec 26, 2021

Wellsville, NY - David Lavern Palmiter, 77, of 3483 Center Drive, passed away on December 26, 2021 at Strong Memorial Hospital following a brief battle with cancer. He was born on March 22, 1944 in Wellsville, the son of the late Lavern Willis and Betty (White) Palmiter. On June 26, 1965 in Bellaire, Ohio he married his wife of 56...

Ronald I. LEITZELL

Dec 26, 2021

Ronald I. LEITZELL, 68, of Scio, NY, died Sunday, December 26, 2021 in Jones Memorial Hospital, Wellsville.

Born September 11, 1953, in Wellsville, he was the son of James and Irene Simbeck Leitzell.  On September 22, 1973, in Scio, he married the former Debra A. Bower, who survives.  A 1971 graduate of Scio High School, he was employed by Air-Preheater...

Michael A. GARNETT

Dec 26, 2021

Michael A. GARNETT, 67, of Ulysses, PA, died Sunday, December 26, 2021 in UPMC Cole, Coudersport.

Born February 19, 1954, in Monte Vista, CO, he was the son of Dean Chapman and Dorothy Burton Garnett.  Michael attended school in Monte Vista and two years at college in Greeley CO.  He taught classes in Monte Vista and delivered medical supplies to...

Vickie L. O’Connor

Dec 25, 2021

Wellsville, NY – Vickie L. O’Connor, 69, of 139 S. Broad Street, passed away at home on Saturday, December 25, 2021. She was born in Wellsville on June 25, 1952. On July 10, 1971 in Wellsville she married her husband of fifty years, Patrick J. O’Connor, who survives.

She was raised in Wellsville, and was a 1970 graduate of...

William D. SHUTT, Sr.

Dec 25, 2021

William D. SHUTT, Sr., 83, of Genesee, PA, died Saturday, December 25, 2021 in his home.

Born October 26, 1938, in Ulysses, PA, he was the son of Frank J. and Alice Ahearn Shutt.  On July 4, 1975, in North Bingham, he married the former Jean C. McCann, who predeceased him on July 29, 2009.  He was employed on...

Philip Smith

Dec 24, 2021

Wellsville, NY – Philip Smith, 93, of Howard Street, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 29, 2024, at Wellsville Manor . He was born on June 6, 1931 , in Rochester , the son of the late Ruth Smith. On December 15, 1953, in Wellsville, he married the love of his life, Julia A. Nesbitt, who predeceased him on December...

Julia A. Smith

Dec 24, 2021

Wellsville, NY – Julia A. Smith, 88, of 31 Howard Street passed away on Friday, December 24, 2021 at Jones Memorial Hospital in Wellsville. She was born in Carlisle, PA on July 7, 1933 the daughter of the late Benjamin and Ada (Booze) Nesbitt. On December 15, 1953 in Wellsville she married her husband of sixty-eight years, Philip Smith, who...

Beth I. PEKARSKI

Dec 24, 2021

Beth I. PEKARSKI, 49, of Coudersport, PA, died Dec. 24, 2021 in UPMC Cole as the result of an aggressively growing form of cancer.  Just weeks earlier, she had been quietly attending to her family and work responsibilities, preparing for the holidays.

Born Beth Irene Mericle on June 8, 1972, in Coudersport, she was the daughter of Bonnie...

Dr. Grant M. Winston

Dec 22, 2021

Dr. Grant M. Winston

TURTLEPOINT- Dr. Grant M. Winston, 66, of Houston, TX, formerly of Turtlepoint, passed away unexpectedly, Wednesday (Dec. 22, 2021) in the LBJ Hospital, Houston, TX.

Born July 5, 1955, in Port Allegany, he was a son of Gordon A. and Neva Griswold Winston.

Grant was a graduate of the...

Harry J. KEENAN

Dec 22, 2021

Harry J. KEENAN, 91, of Ulysses, PA, formerly of Port St. Lucie, FL, died Wednesday, December 22, 2021 in his home.  Arrangements are under the direction of Olney-Foust Funeral Homes & Crematory, Ulysses, PA.  Online condolences may be expressed at www.olneyfoust.com.

Robert L. "Chip" HAUBER

Dec 21, 2021

Robert L. “Chip” HAUBER, 69, of Genesee, PA, died Tuesday, December 21, 2021 in his home.

Born June 12, 1952, in Harrison Valley, he was the son of Mahlon and Gladys Schultz Hauber.  On August 22, 1976, in Genesee, he married the former Monica J. Easton, who survives.  He was employed by Cooper Slide in Genesee for 21 years...

Robert J. THOMASON

Dec 21, 2021

Robert J. THOMASON, 62, of Bolivar, NY, died Tuesday, December 21, 2021 in Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester.

Born June 8, 1959, in Cherry Hill, NJ, he was the son of Theodore and Hazel Thomason.  He was a graduate of Cherry Hill High School.

Surviving are:  his parents, Theodore and Hazel Dennis Thomason of Cherry Hill, NJ;  two sons, Kevin...

Susan “Susie” M. (Bliven) Abbott

Dec 19, 2021

Sylvania PA—Susan “Susie” M. (Bliven) Abbott passed away on Sunday, December 19, 2021, after a courageous battle with Covid in Geisinger Hospital, Danville, PA. She was born on March 9, 1958, to the late Paul and Lucille (Cline) Bliven.

Susie graduated from Belmont Central School in 1976. On June 25, 1977, she married her soulmate and best friend, Robert...

Gerald Lee BREIDING

Dec 18, 2021

Gerald Lee BREIDING, 73, of Howe, IN, died Saturday, December 18, 2021 in Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, IN.

Born May 10, 1948, in Belmont, NY, he was the son of John and Agnes Stark Breiding.  Jerry resided in Sturgis and Howe, Indiana since 1998.  On June 23, 1999, in Sturgis, he married Trudy Robinson, who predeceased him...

Lorraine E. Caldwell

Dec 17, 2021

Wellsville, NY—Lorraine E. Caldwell, 70, of 2375 Stannards Road passed away on Friday, December 17, 2021 at Jones Memorial Hospital following a very brief illness. She was born May 11, 1951 in Caneadea, the daughter of the late James and Margaret (Stanley) Truax. On May 16, 1974 in Byron, NY she married Robert C. Caldwell III, who survives.

Lorraine...

Robert N. Burdick Sr. 87

Dec 16, 2021

Belmont, NY — Robert N. Burdick Sr. 87, of 5 Wells Lane, passed away at home on Thursday, December 16, 2021, with his family at his side. He was born July 4, 1934 in Angelica the son of the late E. Burdette and Frances L. (Kemp) Burdick. On December 12, 1953 in the Belmont First Baptist Church, he married the...

Zelma M. LEHMAN

Dec 15, 2021

Zelma M. LEHMAN, 55, of Ulysses, PA, died Wednesday, December 15, 2021 in her home.

Born February 12, 1966, in Port Allegany, she was the daughter of Elwyn and Edna Tucker Eaton.  On June 6, 1998, in Ulysses, she married Stephen W. Lehman, who survives.  A graduate of Port Allegany High School, she was employed Sweden Valley Manor, Masterclean,...

Carolyn J. MATTESON

Dec 15, 2021

Carolyn J. MATTESON, 72, of Genesee, PA, died Wednesday, December 15, 2021 in UPMC Cole, Coudersport.

Born April 12, 1949, in Coudersport, she was the daughter of Henry J. and Dorothy E. Pero Hamilton.  On September 19, 1970, in West Bingham, she married David E. Matteson, who survives.  A graduate of Northern Potter High School, she was employed by...

David L. ANGOOD

Dec 14, 2021

David L. ANGOOD, 72, of Ulysses, PA, died Tuesday, December 14, 2021 in UPMC Cole, Coudersport.

Born February 16, 1949, in Wellsville, NY, he was the son of Almon L. and Lois E. Dence Angood.  On September 6, 1969, in West Bingham, he married the former Lorraine Hamilton, who survives.  A 1967 graduate of Northern Potter High School, he...