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Robert R. SCHOONOVER

Robert R. SCHOONOVER

Jun 29, 2012

Robert R. SCHOONOVER, 74, of Westfield, PA, died Friday, June 29, 2012 in the Sweden Valley Manor, Coudersport, PA. Born April 10, 1938, in Knoxville, PA, he was the son of Roe and Leona Jeffers Schoonover. On February 26, 1965, in Cowanesque, PA, he married the former Clara Green, who survives. He was employed by MacKnight's Agway in Westfield. Surviving...

Betty A. WHITMIRE

Betty A. WHITMIRE

Jun 28, 2012

LTC Betty A. WHITMIRE, Retired, 75, of Chambersburg, PA, formerly of Westfield, PA, died Thursday, June 28, 2012 in her home. Born January 22, 1937, in Westfield, PA, she was the daughter of Ernest and Rebecca Anders Whitmire. Attending Westfield High School through the 11th grade, she graduated from Southside High School in Elmira in 1955. She earned a nursing...

Lawrence Raymond THOMPSON

Lawrence Raymond THOMPSON

Jun 18, 2012

Lawrence Raymond THOMPSON, 74, of West Bingham, PA, died Monday, June 18, 2012 in the Jones Memorial Hospital, Wellsville, NY. Born January 7, 1938, in Bingham Township, PA, he was the son of Lawrence C. and Madeline H. Truax Thompson. On January 2, 1962, in Ulysses, PA, married to the former Marjorie White, who survives. A US Army Veteran, he...

Doris E. WATSON

Doris E. WATSON

Jun 18, 2012

Doris E. WATSON, 74, of Roulette, PA, formerly of Ulysses, died Monday, June 18, 2012 in the Cole Memorial Hospital, Coudersport, PA. Born June 17, 1938, in Ulysses, she was the daughter of Leroy F. and Eva Haxton Schoonover. She was married to Harrry O. Watson, who predeceased her on July 8, 2006. Doris was a farm worker employed by...

Kathleen EMPSON

Kathleen EMPSON

Jun 15, 2012

Kathleen EMPSON, 87, of Selinsgrove, PA, died Friday, June 15, 2012 in the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA. Born January 12, 1925, in Bingham Township, PA, she was the daughter of Jacob W. and Emma Viola Hamilton Empson. She was a longtime resident of Selinsgrove Center. She loved cats, music, and Disney characters. Surviving are: three brothers, Richard (Shirley) Empson...

Stephen P. PHOTOPOULOS

Stephen P. PHOTOPOULOS

Jun 13, 2012

Stephen P. PHOTOPOULOS, 79, of Ulysses, PA, died Wednesday, June 13, 2012 in the Cole Memorial Hospital, Coudersport, PA. Born August 10, 1932, in Kastoria, Greece, he was the son of Peter Stephen and Athena Photopoulos. On December 4, 1955, in Atlantic City, NJ, he married the former Catherine H. Reres, who survives. He owned and operated The Chateau in...

Robert W. RANSOM

Robert W. RANSOM

Jun 9, 2012

Robert W. "Bob" RANSOM, 72, of Whitesville, NY, died Saturday, June 9, 2012 in his home. Born May 2, 1940, in Coudersport, PA, he was the son of Howard E. and Elnora Johnson Ransom. On November 15, 1958, in Whitesville, NY, he married the former Paula Nesbit, who survives. He was employed by ABB Air Preheater in Wellsville for over...

Jerry L. WRIGHT

Jerry L. WRIGHT

Jun 9, 2012

Jerry L. WRIGHT, 64, of Coudersport, PA, died Saturday, June 9, 2012 in the Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, PA. Born September 28, 1947, in Coudersport, he was the son of Harold A. "Bill" and Margaret Hilfiger Wright. He owned and operated Wright's Auction Barn and was the former owner of Wright's Restaurant and Truck Stop, Northwoods Tavern, and the Pine...

Margie O. JACOBS

Margie O. JACOBS

Jun 3, 2012

Margie O. JACOBS, 88, of Coudersport, PA, died Sunday, June 3, 2012 in the Sweden Valley Manor, Coudersport. Born May 10, 1924, in Galeton, PA, she was the daughter of Clayton "Pete" and Carmen Couch Osgood. A graduate of Galeton High School, she was employed by Galeton Production for 18 years. In 1972, in Gettysburg, PA, she married Robert F....

David A. BROWNELL

David A. BROWNELL

May 27, 2012

David A. BROWNELL, 73, of Coudersport, PA, formerly of Gold, PA and Florida, died Sunday, May 27, 2012 at the home of his sister in Newfield, PA. Born June 25, 1938, in Ulysses Township, PA, he was the son of Kenneth F. and Jane A. Gibson Brownell. A graduate of Coudersport High School, he was employed as an x-ray technician...

Forest G. "Buck" PAUL

Forest G. "Buck" PAUL

May 16, 2012

Forest G. "Buck" PAUL, 84, of Galeton, PA, died Wednesday, May 16, 2012 in his home. Born January 29, 1928, in South Branch, Galeton, he was the son of Jacob and Addie Button Paul. He was married to the former Shirley Foley, who survives. Buck was employed as an electrician by Ingersoll-Rand and Dresser-Rand in Painted Post, NY for 33...

Bernard P. "Barney" PHELPS

Bernard P. "Barney" PHELPS

May 14, 2012

Bernard P. "Barney" PHELPS, 67, of Mills, PA, died Monday, May 14, 2012 in his home. Born January 29, 1945, in Nelson, PA, he was the son of Woodrow and Beatrice Stratton Phelps. A Vietnam War Veteran, he served honorably with the US Army from 1967-- 1970. On March 8, 1969, in North Bingham, PA, he married the former Judith...

Lula C. "Polly" BENNITT

Lula C. "Polly" BENNITT

May 10, 2012

Lula C. "Polly" BENNITT, 89, of Ulysses, PA, died Thursday, May 10, 2012 in the Cole Memorial Hospital, Coudersport, PA. Born December 31, 1922, in Ulysses Township, PA, she was the daughter of Bython and Lula Thompson Bennitt. A graduate of Lewisville Vocational School in Ulysses and the University of Wisconsin at Madison, she was employed by the Grange National...

Wilbur Arnold HURD

Wilbur Arnold HURD

Apr 24, 2012

Wilbur Arnold HURD, 93, of Galeton, formerly of Westfield, PA, died Tuesday, April 24, 2012 in the Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hospital, Wellsboro, PA. Born December 24, 1918, in Gurnee, PA, he was the son of Herman and Anna Torrence Hurd. On July 25, 1941, in Galeton, he married the former Ada P. Mattison, who predeceased him on February 3,...

Betty B. JACKSON

Betty B. JACKSON

Apr 18, 2012

Betty B. JACKSON, 74, of Wellsville, NY, formerly of Ulysses, PA and Elizabethtown, PA, died Wednesday, April 18, 2012 in the Jones Memorial Hospital, Wellsville, NY. Born February 8, 1938, in Coudersport, PA, she was the daughter of Monta and Mary Lelia Brown Blow. A graduate of Central Penn Business School, she was employed as a secretary by the Pennsylvania...

Lena G. WATSON

Lena G. WATSON

Apr 16, 2012

Lena G. WATSON, 83, of Sweden Valley, PA, died Monday, April 16, 2012 in her home. Born January 11, 1929, in Galeton, PA, she was the daughter of George H. and Lucinda Johnston Ludwig. On March 30, 1947, in Prouty, PA, she married Paul E. Watson, who survives. She worked at Ulysses Lumber with her husband and sons for 30...

Penelope Walker "Penny" MEHAL

Penelope Walker "Penny" MEHAL

Apr 15, 2012

Penelope Walker "Penny" MEHAL, 89, of Genesee, PA, formerly of Old Tappan, NJ, died Sunday, April 15, 2012 in the Sweden Valley Manor, Coudersport, PA. Born April 2, 1923, in Brackenridge, PA, she was the daughter of Todd and Elzada Mae Buzzard Walker. On June 25, 1944, in Natrona, PA, she married Lawrence R. Mehal, who survives. A registered nurse,...

Ronald L. SMITH

Ronald L. SMITH

Apr 12, 2012

Ronald L. SMITH, 60, of Coudersport, PA, formerly of Elizabethtown, PA and Clarksville, TN, died Thursday, April 12, 2012 in the Cole Memorial Hospital, Coudersport, PA. Born June 21, 1951, in Lancaster, PA, he was the son of Lehman and Ruth Young Smith. A US Army Veteran, he served honorably from 1971 - 1994. He was employed by Level 3...

Dale Andrew JACKSON

Dale Andrew JACKSON

Apr 8, 2012

Dale Andrew JACKSON, 86, of Coudersport, PA, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 8, 2012 in his home with his loving family at his side. Born March 12, 1926, in Summit Township, Potter County, PA, he was the son of Merrick Victor and Miriam Joy Reed Jackson. A US Army Veteran, he served honorably from 1946 - 1949. A graduate...

Bernard H. LaBar

Bernard H. LaBar

Apr 5, 2012

Bernard H. LaBar, 79, of Coudersport, PA, died Thursday, April 5, 2012 in the Cole Memorial Hospital, Coudersport, PA. Born June 21, 1932, in Westfield, PA, he was the son of LaVerne and Eva Weeks LaBar. On January 23, 1953, in Wellsville, NY, he married the former Agnes L. Greenman, who predeceased him on December 27, 2011. He was employed...

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