Obituaries

Victoria Ann Cooney

Dec 12, 2021

Wellsville, NY - Victoria Ann Cooney, 79, of Meriam Heights, passed away on Sunday, December 12, 2021 in Garden Gates Nursing Home of Cheektowaga . She was born on February 6, 1942 in Buffalo, New York, the daughter of the late Charles and Alice (McAlier) Hunt.

Vicky was a graduate of Riverside High School and General School of Nursing,...

Shirley A. Whitesell

Dec 11, 2021

Wellsville, NY—Shirley A. Whitesell, 71, of 1995 Schrader Road went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday, December 11, 2021. She was born December 13, 1949 in Olean, the daughter of the late Joseph and Rose (Burrows) O’Brien. On March 30, 1990 in Stannards she married Richard “Dick” Whitesell who survives.

Shirley attended school in...

Nancy J. CRANSTON

Dec 11, 2021

Nancy J. CRANSTON, 73, of Boise, ID, formerly of Ulysses, PA, Chicago, IL, and Sandpoint, ID, died Saturday, December 11, 2021 in her home.

Born December 22, 1947, in Wellsville, NY, she was the daughter of Almon L. and Lois E. Dence Angood.  A 1965 graduate of Northern Potter High School in Ulysses, she was employed as a...

Stuart L. POTTER

Dec 11, 2021

On December 11, 2021, this valley had winds that came through it that could have only been the valley weeping.

Stuart L. POTTER, 67, of Harrison Valley, PA, died Saturday, December 11, 2021 in UPMC Cole, Coudersport.  Born January 8, 1954, in Wellsboro, he was the son of James Dee and Catherine Juanita Lewis Potter.  On December 17, 2008,...

Marion K. (Teuscher) Doane

Dec 8, 2021

Marion K. Doane

ROULETTE- Marion K. Doane, 86, of Fishing Creek Rd., passed away Wednesday (Dec. 8, 2921) in UPMC Cole, Coudersport.

Born March 16, 1935, in Coudersport, she was a daughter of Leo and Florence Slingerland Teuscher.  On Sept. 24, 1954, in Roulette, she married Lynn E. Doane, who died July 22, 2010.

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Geraldine "Gerri" POTOCEK

Dec 8, 2021

Geraldine T. “Gerri” POTOCEK, 88, of Coudersport, PA, died Wednesday, December 8, 2021 in UPMC Cole, Coudersport.

Born March 25, 1933, in Coudersport, she was the daughter of Gerald and Gertrude Pendell Thomas.  On May 26, 1951, in Coudersport, she married Robert F. Potocek, who predeceased her on January 2, 2012.  Mrs. Potocek and her husband resided in Summerville,...

Ronald L. Freeman

Dec 7, 2021

Ward, NY - Ronald L. Freeman, 82, of 2161 Baker Road, passed away on Tuesday, December 7, 2021 in the Hornell Gardens Nursing Home, after a brief illness. He was born in Wellsville on January 7, 1939 the son of the late Louis O. and Velma (Davis) Freeman. On August 23, 1958 in Andover he married the former June Burch,...

Cindy L. CASS

Dec 7, 2021

Cindy L. CASS, 61, of West Jefferson, OH, formerly of Columbus, died Tuesday, December 7, 2021 in Arbors West, West Jefferson.  Born January 14, 1960, in Coudersport, PA, she was the daughter of Luther L. and Bonita E. Cornelius Cass.

Surviving are:  a son, Donald Edward Cass of Columbus, OH;  a brother, Richard L. Cass of La Mesa, CA;  and nieces,...

Martha A. TAYLOR

Dec 7, 2021

Martha A. TAYLOR, 81, of Galeton, PA, died Tuesday, December 7, 2021 in Sweden Valley Manor, Coudersport.

Born June 26, 1940, in Whitesville, NY, she was the daughter of Ira and Mildred Rhodes Stocum.  On November 7, 1959, in Galeton, she married James E. Taylor, who predeceased her on October 12, 2004.  Martha was a homemaker and a lifelong...

Leila J. (Hicks) Fleck

Dec 3, 2021

Leila J. Fleck

PORT ALLEGANY- Leila J. Fleck, 96, of Green Hollow Rd., passed away Friday (Dec. 3, 2021) in Lakeview Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center, Smethport.

Born February 14, 1925, in Altoona, PA, she was a daughter of Harry M. and Anna Moyer Hicks.  On May 25, 1946, in Tyrone, PA, she married Robert E....

Laura Ann Franklin-Willson

Dec 3, 2021

Elmira, NY - Laura Ann Franklin-Willson, 35, of 1055 College Avenue, died on Friday, December 3, 2021 at the Arnot-Ogden Medical Center following a brief illness. She was born May 21, 1986, in Wellsville, the daughter of Walter L. and Constance A. (Lawrence) Franklin.

Laura attended school in both Wellsville and Hornell. She was formerly employed by Ashley Home...

Julia K. (Kraus) Reitz

Dec 2, 2021

PORT ALLEGANY- Julia K. Reitz, 86, of Copeland Oaks Retirement Community, Sebring Ohio, formerly of Port Allegany PA, passed away Thursday December 2, 2021, at Crandall Medical Center in Sebring OH, after a battle with Cancer.

Born August 30, 1935, in Brookville, PA, she was the daughter of Alexander and Bernadine Lyle Kraus. On November 23, 1957,...

Roger Edward KILIANSKI

Dec 2, 2021

Roger Edward KILIANSKI, 69, of Wellsville, NY, formerly of Little Genesee and Buffalo, died Thursday, December 2, 2021 in Jones Memorial Hospital, Wellsville.

Born October 15, 1952, in Buffalo, he was the son of Edward and Margaret Weichsel Kilianski.  He attended John F. Kennedy High School in Cheektowaga.

Surviving are:  a daughter, Janet Kilianski;  three grandchildren;  three brothers, Fr. Edward...

Ada R. REYNOLDS

Dec 2, 2021

Ada R. REYNOLDS, 79, of Westfield, PA, died Thursday, December 2, 2021 in her home.

Born October 27, 1942, in Potter Brook, she was the daughter of Cleo Joseph and Gladys Onolee Houghtaling McCaslin.  She was employed by Galeton Production, Wundies in Westfield, Electri-Cord in Westfield, and Metamora in Elkland.  Ada was a member of the Potter Brook Hour...

Jason B. BILLINGS

Dec 2, 2021

Jason B. BILLINGS, 50, formerly of Sorrento, FL, died Thursday, December 2, 2021.  Arrangements are under the direction of Olney-Foust Funeral Homes & Cremation, Crowell Chapel, 296 North Main Street, Wellsville, NY.  Online condolences may be expressed at www.wellsvillefuneralhome.com.

Allen N. Mohilewsky

Dec 1, 2021

Belmont, NY - Allen N. Mohilewsky, 74 of 15 Willets Avenue passed away on Wednesday, December 1, 2021 following a brief illness. He was born June 6, 1947 in Buffalo the son of the late Nathan and Velma (Beck) Mohilewsky. On January 25, 1969 in Friendship he married Carole A. Reed who survives.

Allen was a 1965 graduate of...

Pattie E. (Kulp) Abbott

Nov 29, 2021

Pattie E. Abbott

PORT ALLEGANY-Pattie E. Abbott, 62, of Church St., passed away Monday (Nov. 29, 2021) in her residence.

Born November 18, 1959, in Pottstown, PA, she was a daughter of Raymond M. and Elizabeth A. Britcher Kulp.

Pattie was a longtime resident of the area and a graduate of Port Allegany...

Marjorie Clara PALMER

Nov 29, 2021

Marjorie Clara “Marge” PALMER, 104, of Warsaw, NY, formerly of Belfast, passed away peacefully in her sleep on November 29, 2021 at the Wyoming County Skilled Nursing Home. She was born in the hamlet of Fairview, Town of Centerville, on October 7, 1917. She attended a one-room school and graduated High School in Farmersville. She loved to learn, and...

Rodney L. HERSHEY

Nov 29, 2021

Rodney Lee HERSHEY, 68, of Roulette, PA, died Monday, November 29, 2021 in UPMC Cole, Coudersport.

Born April 19, 1953, he was the son of Melvin B. and Alma L. Rohrer Hershey.  He owned and operated a dairy farm in Ulysses until 1985, then was self-employed contractor and jack of all trades.

Surviving are:  three children, Becky...

Barbara A. (Russell) Mcleod

Nov 28, 2021

Barbara A. McLeod

KEATING SUMMIT, PA - Barbara A. McLeod, 84, of Kansas Hollow Rd., Bolivar, NY, formerly of Keating Summit, passed away Sunday (Nov. 28, 2021) in the Wellsville Manor, Wellsville, NY.

Born February 26, 1937, in Coudersport, she was a daughter of Earl L. and Mildred E. Seyler Russell.  On March 30, 1958,...