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James A. Cicirello
Jun 18, 2020
Wellsville, NY - James A. Cicirello, 75, of 181 Stevens Street passed away at home on Thursday, June 18, 2020 with his family at his side. He was born October 14, 1944 in Wellsville, the son of the late Anthony Chester and Ruth (Mathern) Cicirello. On April 28, 1973 in Wellsville he married Susan Johnson who survives. Jim was a...
Eugene H. SLONE, Jr.
Jun 18, 2020
Eugene H. SLONE, Jr., 53, of Belmont, NY, died Thursday, June 18, 2020 in his home.
Born May 17, 1967, in Warsaw, IN, he was the son of Eugene H. and Linda S. Slone.
Surviving are: his girlfriend, Edna Rice of Belmont; two sons, Timothy J. A. Rice of Belmont and Airick Slone of FL; a daughter, Kim Matthews...
Gerald S. "Jerry" CARY
Jun 17, 2020
Gerald S. “Jerry” CARY, 87, of Harrison Valley, PA, died Wednesday, June 17, 2020 in Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY.
Born October 5, 1932, in Harrison Township, he was the son of Stephen L. and Margery Spoor Cary.
Jerry owned and operated a dairy farm for 30 years and was employed in maintenance by the Northern...
Shirley E. (Leavitt) Bailey
Jun 14, 2020
TONAWANDA, NY - Shirley E. Bailey, 93, formerly of Port Allegany, passed away Sunday (Jun. 14, 2020) in Williamsville Suburban, Williamsville, NY. Born October 27, 1926, in Pittsburgh, PA, she was a daughter of William and Myrtle Smith Leavitt. On Oct. 2, 1954, in Port Allegany, she married Arnold F. Bailey, who died Apr. 21, 2009. They were married 55...
Helen G. Miess
Jun 11, 2020
Belmont, NY - Helen G. Miess, age 89, of Genesee street passed away on Thursday, June 11, 2020, at the University of Rochester Medical Center in Rochester. She was born in Genesee, Pennsylvania to the late David and Carrie Marble Grover. On November 27, 1949 in Whitesville she married Richard Miess who survives. Helen was a homemaker was an independent...
Cynthia A. HANES
Jun 5, 2020
Cynthia A. HANES, 60, of Mills, PA, died Friday, June 5, 2020 in UPMC Cole, Coudersport, PA.
Born February 19, 1960, in Bridgeport, CT, she was the daughter of Joseph E. and Judith A. Liepertz Hanes.
A graduate of Housatonic Valley High School, Falls Village, CT, she attended the College of St. Joseph in Rutland, VT. Cynthia...

Bonita L. “Bonnie” Freeman
Jun 2, 2020
Wellsville, NY - Bonita L. “Bonnie” Freeman, 74, of 152 Pine Street passed away on Tuesday, June 2, 2020 at Jones Memorial Hospital. She was born December 30, 1945 in Wellsville the daughter of the late Louis and Velma (Davis) Freeman. Bonnie attended Wellsville Central School and graduated from Churchville High School. She resided in Bergen for many years before...
Robert J. Wright
May 31, 2020
PORT ALLEGANY- Robert J. Wright, 63, of Pearl St., passed away Sunday (May 31, 2020) in UPMC Susquehanna Williamsport. Born January 16, 1957, in Batavia, NY, he was a son of John G. and Jean D. Brickley Wright. On Apr. 21, 1994, in Roulette, PA, he married Kimberly L. Swick, who died Feb. 17, 1999. Robert was a self-employed stone...
James W. Armstrong
May 30, 2020
Wellsville, NY - James W. Armstrong: The friends and family of James W. Armstrong are invited to a graveside service on Saturday, May 30, 2020 at 2:00 pm in Yorks Corners Cemetery. To read the complete obituary or leave online condolences, please visit www.embserfuneralhome.com.
Richard E. “Dick” Delap. Service Notice
May 29, 2020
Whitesville, NY - Richard E. “Dick” DeLap: A Mass of Christian Burial for Dick DeLap will be celebrated on Friday, May 29, 2020 at 9:30 am at Sacred Heart Church in Genesee, PA. A graveside service with military honors will follow on Friday at 11:00 am in Whitesville Rural Cemetery.To read the entire obituary or to leave online condolences please...
Larry E. SEELEY
May 22, 2020
Larry E. SEELEY, 74, of Belmont, NY, died Friday, May 22, 2020 in his home.
Born November 29, 1945, in Waverly, he was the son of William B. and Marie Preston Seeley.
He was married to the former Marie Thomas, who survives. Larry was employed by Ulysses Boro for 31 years, retiring in 2010. He was a...
Beryl Deegan Davis Macduff
May 21, 2020
Wellsville, NY – The friends of Beryl MacDuff are invited to call on Monday, August 15, 2022 from 10:00 am to 11:00 am at the Trinity Lutheran Church, 470 Main Street in Wellsville. A memorial service will follow at 11:00 am in church with Reverend Dr. Eric Ash Sr. presiding. Burial will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery.
Beryl passed...

Beryl Deegan Davis Macduff
May 21, 2020
Wellsville, NY - Beryl Deegan Davis MacDuff formerly of Wellsville and Atlanta, GA. Passed away on Thursday May 21, 2020 at Cuba Memorial Hospital. She was born on July 23, 1924 in Sherwsbury, England to the former Douglas W. and Ethel Farriday Deegan. In 1943, in England, she married Darrel E. Davis and in 1969 she married Edward J. MacDuff...
Frederick Ray Bayless
May 21, 2020
Wellsville, NY - Frederick Ray Bayless, 74, of 196 E. Dyke Street passed away on Thursday, May 21, 2020 at Jones Memorial Hospital following a brief illness. He was born June 15, 1945 in Elizabethtown, NY the son of the late Frederick William and Dorothy Vernon (Bowen) Bayless. Fred attended the Alfred-Almond Central School and completed his studies in West...
Richard MAHAN
May 21, 2020
Richard MAHAN, 71 of Coudersport, PA, died Thursday, May 21, 2020 in UPMC Cole, Coudersport.
Born June 16, 1948, in Trenton, NJ, he was the son of Charles and Helen Nirwinski Mahan.
He was a self-employed roofing and siding contractor. Mr. Mahan resided in Trenton and Lawrenceville, NJ prior to moving to Potter County 20 years...
Edwin Gerald SHERMAN
May 21, 2020
Edwin Gerald SHERMAN, 80, of Whitesville, NY, died Thursday, May 21, 2020 in the VA Medical Center, Buffalo, NY.
Born November 8, 1939, in Cortland, he was the son of Percy James and Ruth Margaret Pembleton Sherman.
On October 15, 1964, in Richburg, he married the former Linda Carrie Huntoon, who predeceased him on February...
Arlouine "Lou" HUTCHINSON
May 18, 2020
Arlouine M. “Lou” HUTCHINSON, 85, of Scio, NY, died Monday, May 18, 2020 in her home surrounded by her loving family.
Born December 15, 1934, in Wellsville, she was the daughter of Fayette and Mildred Beabout Morse.
On May 26, 1973, in the Christian Temple, Wellsville, she married Raymond W. Hutchinson, who predeceased her on...
David Colvin MUNRO
May 18, 2020
David Colvin MUNRO, 85, of Wellsville, NY, went home to be with Jesus on Monday, May 18, 2020 in Highland Park Rehabilitation & Nursing Center following at two and a half year illness.
Born February 25, 1935, in Wellsville NY. he was the son of Clarence and Ruth Colvin Munro.
On September 28, 1958, in Wellsville,...
Sharon A. DUBOTS
May 17, 2020
Sharon A. DUBOTS, 71, of Coudersport, PA, passed away Sunday, May 17, 2020 in a hospice in Pittsburgh following a short battle with cancer.
Born October 2, 1948, in Coudersport, she was the daughter of Herman E. and Dorothy E. Zinck Hildebrandt. Sharon grew up in Roulette and graduated from Port Allegany High School. She was retired from...
Diana L. CORNELIUS
May 17, 2020
Diana L. CORNELIUS, 64, of Wellsville, NY, died Sunday, May 17, 2020 in Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester.
Born July 16, 1955, in Corning, NY, she was the daughter of Victor H. and Naomi Webber Travis and raised by her adoptive mother, Beverly “Bunny” Rahr. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Wellsville...