Obituaries

Dec 23, 2020

Elizabeth “Betty” Glase PORT ALLEGANY- Elizabeth M. “Betty” Glase, 98, formerly West Vine St., passed away Wednesday (Dec. 23, 2020) in Sweden Valley Manor, Coudersport. Born December 21, 1922, in Canisteo, NY, she was a daughter of Marion E. and Myra B. Dean Galutia.  On Jan. 15, 1944, in Angelica, NY, she married Charles S. Glase, who died Dec. 16,...

Dec 23, 2020

Phyllis Diane DuBOIS, 84, of Coudersport, PA, passed this life peacefully on December 23, 2020 at Sweden Valley Manor, Coudersport.

Born September 4, 1936, in Auburn, NY, she was the daughter of Nelson E. Wright and Clara Hess Wright.  A graduate of Waverly High School and Rochester Business Institute, she was employed as an administrative assistant by IBM...

Dec 22, 2020

Donna C. JOHNSON, 80, of Wellsville, NY, died Tuesday, December 22, 2020 in Wellsville Manor Care Center.

Born April 18, 1940, in Whitesville, she was the daughter of Clair and Clara Stebbins.  On July 18, 1959, in Whitesville, she married Kenneth L. Johnson, who survives.

A graduate of Whitesville Central School, she was employed as a secretary...

Dec 22, 2020

Anna B. HARRIS, 97, of Wellsboro, PA, formerly of Bridgeton, Shiloh, and Mount Holly, NJ, died Tuesday, December 22, 2020 in the Green Home, Wellsboro, PA.

Born October 6, 1923, in Leesburg, NJ, she was the daughter of Joseph and Edith McClain Bender.  She was married to Thomas G. Harris, who predeceased her in 1993.  Anna was a member...

Dec 22, 2020

Ray S. TRUAX, 67, of Harrison Valley, PA, died Tuesday, December 22, 2020 in UPMC Williamsport.

Born June 11, 1953, in Wellsboro, he was the son of George W. and Donna R. Weiss Truax.  On June 28, 1974, in Harrison Valley, he married the love of his life, Sharon L. Metcalf, who survives.  They were happily married for nearly...

Dec 21, 2020

Wellsville, NY - Eugene E. Cedruly, 91, passed away on Monday, December 21, 2020 at Unity Hospital in Rochester, NY. He was born on January 16, 1929 in Harrisburg, PA the son of the late Harry Ernesto and Eva (Spina) Cedruly. On December 30, 1950, in Wellsville, he married Norma Crowner who survives.

Gene was a 1946 graduate of...

Dec 21, 2020

Wellsville, NY - Timothy R. Walsh died on Monday, December 21, 2020 with family by his side. He was a Wellsville native born on September 22, 1958; the son to Jane and Robert Walsh who have predeceased him.

Tim was devoted to his career in law enforcement for 42 years, starting out as a dispatcher with the Wellsville PD...

Dec 21, 2020

Craig A. WITMER, 63, of Ulysses, PA, formerly of Lancaster, died Monday, December 21, 2020 in his home.

Born August 9, 1957, in Lancaster, he was the son of Wayne W. and Betty Nethery Witmer.  He was employed as a linotype compositor and worked as a carpenter.

Surviving are:  a brother, Brian S. (Deanna) Witmer of Millersville;  a...

Dec 20, 2020

Marjorie B. Adams TURTLEPOINT- Marjorie B. Adams, 89, of Annin Creek Rd., passed away Sunday (Dec. 20, 2020) in the Lutheran Home at Kane. Born March 24, 1931, in Southampton, PA, she was a daughter of George P. and Clara Hellings Bloomer.  On Oct. 13, 1954, in Richboro, Pa, she married Russell J. Luff, who died June 22, 1969. In...

Dec 20, 2020

Sheila R. NELSON, of Whitesville, NY, died Sunday, December 20, 2020 in F.F. Thompson Hospital, Canandaigua, NY, following a brief illness with COVID-19.

Born May 3, 1946, in Wellsville, she was the daughter of Lawrence and Esther Smith Nye.  She was married in the First United Methodist Church, Whitesville in 1975 and celebrated her 45th wedding anniversary on...

Dec 17, 2020

Albany, NY - Daniel J. Kemp, 62, of Albany, NY, passed away suddenly on December 17, 2020. Dan was born on May 17, 1958 in Hornell, NY and was raised in Wellsville, NY. He graduated from Wellsville High School, Corning Community College, and Buffalo State, earning a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. He served as a police officer in Wellsville,...

Dec 17, 2020

Lockport NY - Tammy Thomas, formally of Lockport New York, passed away December 17th 2020.

She was a 1986 graduate of Newfane High School. After moving to Birmingham, Alabama she obtained her paramedic license from University of Alabama and worked as a paramedic, dispatcher, and also a field instructor for the EMT program. She later earned her nursing degree...

Dec 17, 2020

Wellsville, NY - Raymond Martin McQueen, 86, resident of Manor Hills, passed away on Thursday, December 17, 2020 at Highland Park Health Care Center after a two month battle with Covid. He was born on August 29, 1934 in Scio, the son (and only child of) Martin and Genevieve McQueen.

Ray grew up in Scio, and attended Scio Central...

Dec 17, 2020

Albany, NY - Daniel J. Kemp, 62, of Albany, NY, passed away suddenly on December 17, 2020. Dan was born on May 17, 1958 in Hornell, NY and was raised in Wellsville, NY. He graduated from Wellsville High School, Corning Community College, and Buffalo State, earning a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. He served as a police officer in Wellsville,...

Dec 17, 2020

Patricia E. Luke PORT ALLEGANY-Patricia E. Luke, 67, of Route 6, Smethport, formerly of Port Allegany, passed away Thursday (Dec. 17, 2020) in Sena Kean Manor, Smethport. Born May 29, 1953, in Port Allegany, she was a daughter of James B. and Janet A. Billsborough Spiegel.  In 1976, she married William Luke, who died Feb. 10, 1991. Patricia was a...

Dec 17, 2020

Mary F. IRISH, 70, of Whitesville, NY, died Thursday, December 17, 2020 in her daughter’s home after a long battle with cancer.

Born November 7, 1950, in Wellsville, she was the daughter of Robert and Pauline Confer Sluyter.  She was to married Cecil Irish, Jr., who survives.  Mary was employed by Allegany ARC as a caregiver.

Surviving besides her husband,...

Dec 16, 2020

Rev. Darell D. “Bud” HARRIS, 92, formerly of Oswayo, PA, passed away peacefully Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at his daughter’s home in Cooperstown, PA.

Born May 4, 1928, in Duke Center, PA, he was the son of Carl and Lucille Brizzee Harris.  At age 15, Darell found Christ and eventually went into full-time Christian ministry.  As a young adult,...

Dec 14, 2020

James D. “Slim” Gordon PORT ALLEGANY- James D. “Slim” Gordon, 85, of Pearl St., passed away Monday (Dec. 14, 2020) in Sweden Valley Manor, Coudersport. Born July 13, 1935, in Clairton, PA, he was a son of John E. and Hazel Large Gordon.  On August 23, 1958, in Roulette, PA, he married Beverly A. McAlpine, who died Aug. 17, 2012....

Dec 14, 2020

C. Diane Michelitsch PORT ALLEGANY –C. Diane Michelitsch, passed away Monday, (December 14, 2020) at Hamot Hospital in Erie, Pa. from complications of COVID 19. Born on April 19, 1946 in Coudersport, she was the daughter of Stanley A. and Sarah G. Losey Dow.   On May 7, 1966 in St. Gabriels’s Catholic Church in Port Allegany she married Donald Joseph...

Dec 14, 2020

Wellsville, NY - David R. Williams, 81, passed away on Monday, December 14, 2020 at Strong Memorial Hospital with his family by his side. He was born in Wellsville, NY, on October 8, 1939 the son of the late Roger and Gertrude (Yeager) Williams. On August 22, 1959 he married his High School Sweetheart Janet Root, who survives.

David...