Obituaries

Sep 7, 2020

George R. Smith, Sr. SMETHPORT- George R. Smith, Sr., 86, formerly of Ashville, NY, passed away Monday (Sept. 7, 2020) in Sena Kean Manor, Smethport. Born January 23, 1934, in Kingston, NY, he was a son of Frederick B. and Agnes Shook Smith.  On May 8,1959, in Ross Mills, NY, he married June E. Hallett, who died June 10, 2015....

Sep 5, 2020

Melbourne, FL - Helen Elizabeth Dean Schneble, 84,  passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 5, 2020.

Helen was born on Dec. 24, 1935 in Wellsville, N.Y. where she grew up and met her husband, Elmer Johnson Schneble (Jack). Helen was predeceased by her husband and is survived by her children, Anne Egan (Douglas), Dean (Phyllis), John (Elizabeth) and loving...

Sep 4, 2020

Wellsville, NY - Billie Jean Haxton, age 65, passed away on Friday, September 4, 2020, after a courageous battle with an illness at ECMC surrounded by her loving family. She was born on October 8,1954 to the late William and Susie Nelligan. She was married to Ralph Haxton who survives.

Billie made her career as a Certified Nursing Assistant...

Sep 3, 2020

Doris Anne Parks KRYSIAK, 80, of Westfield, PA, died Thursday, September 3, 2020 in her daughter’s home in Elmira, NY.

Born July 15, 1940, in Sayre, she was the daughter of George Edgar and Isadore Phillips Parks. On May 1, 1965, in St. Catherine’s Catholic Church, Westfield, she married Gerald James Krysiak, who predeceased her on November 10,...

Sep 2, 2020

Brockport/Belmont, NY - Mary Fleming Weber, age 86, formerly of 12 Martin Street, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, September 2, 2020, at her home in Brockport with her daughter by her side. She was born on October 12, 1933 in Kinney, PA., to the late Timothy and Ora (Clark) Fleming. On August 20, 1955 she married Roy E. Weber, Jr....

Sep 1, 2020

Carol R. Galford PORT ALLEGANY-Carol R. Galford, 81, of S. Main St. passed away peacefully Tuesday (Sept. 1, 2020) in her home. Born October 27, 1938, in Port Allegany, she was a daughter of Max R. and Ruth Carl Shelley.  On Feb. 5, 1972, in Eldred, she married Bruce C. Galford, who died Sept. 19, 2011. She was a lifetime...

Sep 1, 2020

Wellsville, NY - Betty J. Matthews, age 91, of Johnson Street passed away on Tuesday, September 1, 2020, at home after a short illness. She was born on April 21, 1929 in Hume to the late Charles H. and Elizabeth Orcutt Franklin. On August 12, 1954 she married Clyde Matthews who predeceased her.

with a large family and especially...

Aug 30, 2020

Eunice H. “Dolly” BUTERBAUGH, 86, of Westfield, PA, formerly of Harborcreek, PA and Callaway, VA, died Sunday, August 30, 2020 in UPMC Hamot, Erie.

Born July 2, 1934, in Erie, PA, she was the daughter of Kenneth Winston and Eunice Hazel Werrett Badger.  On September 10, 1955, in Erie, she married Harry Wayne Buterbaugh, who survives.

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Aug 29, 2020

Daniel W. Kerr, Jr. PORT ALLEGANY- Daniel W. Kerr, Jr., 86, formerly of Port Allegany and Roulette, passed away Saturday (Aug. 29, 2020) in Sena Kean Manor, Smethport. Born April 8, 1934, in Port Allegany, he was a son of Daniel W. and Ruth Fiddler Kerr. On September 2005, in Coudersport, he married Sandra Spencer, who died March 7, 2019....

Aug 21, 2020

Wellsville, NY - Gregory Eric Ott, 55, of 3113 A. Wightman Road passed away on Friday, August 21, 2020 at the Hart Comfort House following a six month battle with cancer. He was born February 3, 1965 in Hornell the son of George W. and Mary Agnes (Hibbard) Ott. On June 20, 2015 in Mount Morris he married Jennifer Lynn...

Aug 20, 2020

Javier SAEZ, 51, of Wellsville, NY, died Thursday, August 20, 2020 in Jones Memorial Hospital, Wellsville.

Born October 15, 1968, in Bronx, NY, he was the son of Victor and Lydia Colon Saez.  Javier was well known for his jokes. Surviving are:  his parents of Tampa, FL;  his fiancée, Kelly M. Clark of Wellsville;  two sisters, Abbey Rosado and Elinel Huertas, both...

Aug 20, 2020

Phyllis J. McCASLIN, 83, of Ulysses, PA, formerly of Mills, died Thursday, August 20, 2020 in her home.

Born December 1, 1936, in Sunderlinville, she was the daughter of Warren E. and Anna Benn Rhodes.  On February 18, 1956, in Harrison Valley, she married Frederick H. McCaslin, who predeceased her on December 16, 1996.  Phyllis was a homemaker...

Aug 17, 2020

Alfreda M. SAWDEY, 64, of Wellsville, NY, formerly of Batavia, died Monday, August 17, 2020 in her home.

Born October 16, 1955, in Warsaw, she was the daughter of Alfred and Mary Ellwood Bigelow. On April 29, 1989, she married William E. “Bill” Sawdey, who predeceased her on October 1, 2013. A graduate of Warsaw High School, she...

Aug 16, 2020

Almond, NY - Jean-Louis (Stockin) Slocum went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 16, 2020 in Canton, Ohio. Jean was raised in Arcade and Couriers, New York. After high school she went on to graduate from Millard Fillmore Hospital School of Nursing in 1953. She then worked briefly for the Visiting Nurses Association. She was employed as...

Aug 16, 2020

Robert H. “Bob” PETERSON, 77, of Wellsville, NY, died Sunday, August 16, 2020 in Salamanca Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, Salamanca.

Born March 21, 1943, in Salamanca, he was the son of Harold and Helen Scott Peterson. On November 4, 1967, in the Franklinville Free Methodist Church, he married the former Cheryl Scott, who survives.

He...

Aug 15, 2020

Tina Marie Cook SCHRADER, a lifelong resident of Wellsville, NY, passed away unexpectedly at her home in Petrolia on Saturday, August 15, 2020.

Born December 26, 1959, in Wellsville, she was the daughter of Paul T. and Delores Post Cook. She was predeceased by her parents and her beloved brother, Kenny Cook.

Surviving are: two...

Aug 14, 2020

Wellsville, NY - Elizabeth “Liz” Fenn, 78, passed away Friday, August 14, 2020. She was born on Long Island, and was a graduate of the Katherine Gibbs School in Manhattan. She was employed in New York City until her marriage and was carried off to the Philadelphia suburbs for 10 years.

Liz later became a working partner of a...

Aug 14, 2020

Mary Jo JOHNSON, 56, of Westfield, PA, went to be with the Lord on Friday, August 14, 2020 in Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital, Wellsboro.

Born February 25, 1964, in West Liberty, KY, she was the daughter of Herman and Thelma Jean Adkins Moore.  On September 23, 2002, in Mountain View Pentecostal Church, Westfield, she married Mark D....

Aug 12, 2020

Carol Mae CORBETT, 91, of Auburndale, FL, died Wednesday, August 12, 2020 in her home.

Born January 24, 1929, in New Castle, PA, she was the daughter of Benjamin and Belle Thompson Watkins. On June 24, 1950, in Johnson City, NY, she married Lavernon Gene Corbett, who predeceased her on February 1, 2003.

A graduate of...

Aug 11, 2020

Merle F. BURDICK, 85, of Wellsville, NY, died Tuesday, August 11, 2020 in Wellsville Manor Care Center.

Born December 10, 1934, in Greenwood, he was the son of George and Ina McCormick Burdick.  A graduate of Greenwood High School, Merle spent most of his life farming in South Dansville at Lander’s Farm.

Surviving are:  a niece, Pamela (John...