Obituaries

Feb 4, 2019

John McCumber     “beloved husband, father, grandfather and brother”

ALMA, N.Y.----John Orlando “Jack” McCumber, 80, of Alma, passed away in his home with his wife by his side on Monday, February 4, 2019, after a short battle with pancreatic cancer.

Born on July 18, 1938 in Conneaut, Ohio, he was a son of Andrew Jackson McCumber and Jennie “Marie” VonWie McCumber. ...

Feb 4, 2019

Dorothy A. Smith            “beloved wife, mother and aunt”

COUDERSPORT, Pa.---Dorothy A. Smith, 90, a longtime resident of Coudersport, passed away at the home of her nephew and his wife, John and Tammy Setzer of Coudersport, on Monday, February 4, 2019, after a long illness.

Born on January 22, 1929 in Coudersport, she was a daughter of John Joseph and Helen...

Jan 22, 2019

Nichole M. Bean      “beloved wife and daughter”

ELDRED, Pa.---Nichole M. Bean, 42, of Eldred, formerly of Shinglehouse, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, January 22, 2019, at Buffalo General Hospital, Buffalo, N.Y., after suffering a brain aneurysm.

Born on April 15, 1976 in Olean, N.Y., she was a daughter of Charles H. “Charlie” and Carol A. Best Johnson.  On...

Jan 21, 2019

Ronald F. Onufry, Sr.       “beloved husband, father, and grandfather”

COUDERSPORT, Pa.---Ronald F. “Ron” Onufry, Sr., 78, of Coudersport, formerly of Hop Bottom, passed away unexpectedly in his home on Monday, January 21, 2019.

Born on June 26, 1940 in Perth Amboy, N.J., he was a son of Theodore Sr. and Regina Horan Onufry.  On November 28, 1963 in Nicholson, he...

Jan 9, 2019

Calvin H. Fuller     “beloved father, grandfather and great-grandfather

SHINGLEHOUSE, Pa.---Calvin H. “Cal” Fuller, 78, of Shinglehouse, passed away on Wednesday, January 9, 2019, in the Olean General Hospital, Olean, N.Y., after suffering an apparent heart attack.

Born on August 22, 1940 in Raymond, Pa, he was a son of Herbert C. and Beulah P. Loucks Fuller.  On September 5, 1959 in...

Jan 8, 2019

Nancy D. Baddick          “beloved wife, mother, and grandmother”

SHINGLEHOUSE, Pa.---Nancy D. Baddick, 67, of Shinglehouse, formerly of Tamaqua, passed away on Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at UPMC Cole, Coudersport, after suffering injuries in a motor vehicle accident.

Born on January 17, 1951 in Coaldale, she was a daughter of Edward and Grace Bennage DeLay.  On February 3, 1984 in Tamaqua,...

Jan 3, 2019

Richard Earl Durst    “beloved husband, father and grandfather”

COUDERSPORT, Pa.---Richard Earl Durst, 73, of Coudersport, passed away with his loving family by his side on Thursday, January 3, 2019, in Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, after a short battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia with complications.

Born on February 7, 1945 in Port Allegany, he was a son of William and Anna...

Dec 31, 2018

Dec 17, 2018

Michael A. Goode     “beloved husband, father, papa, and son”

SHINGLEHOUSE, Pa.---Michael Allyn “Mike” Goode, 60, of Shinglehouse, passed away after suffering an apparent heart attack on Monday, December 17, 2018.

Born on May 26, 1958 in Buffalo, N.Y., he was a son of Allyn and Shirley A. Smith Goode.  On June 30, 1979 at the First Baptist Church in...

Dec 11, 2018

Kenneth W. Martin “beloved husband, son, father and grandfather”

COUDERSPORT, Pa.---Kenneth W. “Ken” Martin, 60, a longtime resident of Coudersport, passed away in the home he built, surrounded by his loving family, on Tuesday, December 11, 2018, after a year-long battle with cancer.

Born on November 4, 1958 in Silver Creek, N.Y., he was a son of James W. and Alice F....

Dec 2, 2018

Marcia A. Lamar       “beloved mother and grandmother”

SHINGLEHOUSE, Pa.---Marcia A. Lamar, 65, of Shinglehouse, a former longtime resident of Bolivar, N.Y. and also a former resident of Eldred, passed away at home with her loving son by her side on Friday, November 30, 2018, after a brief illness.

Born on July 1, 1953 in Port Allegany, she was...

Dec 1, 2018

Anita G. Geiser     “beloved mother and grandmother”

VALENCIA, Pa.---Anita G. Geiser, 90, of Valencia, formerly of Shinglehouse, Pa.    and Olean, N.Y., passed away with her loving daughter by her side on Saturday, December 1, 2018, in Good Samaritan Hospice, Cabot, after a short illness.

Born on February 14, 1928 in Olean, N.Y., she was a daughter of Herbert and...

Nov 19, 2018

David W. House    “wonderful husband, amazing Dad and Poppy”

AUSTIN, Pa.---David W. “Dave” House, 58, a longtime resident of Austin, formerly of Coudersport, passed away on Monday, November 19, 2018, in UPMC Cole, Coudersport, after suffering an apparent heart attack at home.

Born on April 21, 1960 in Coudersport, he was a son of Harold and Alice Ayers House. ...

Nov 13, 2018

David P. Smith       “beloved father, grandfather and brother”

COUDERSPORT, Pa.---David P. Smith, 70, of Coudersport, formerly of Austin, passed away with his family by his side under the care of Cole Memorial Home Care and Hospice on Tuesday, November 13, 2018, in Sweden Valley Manor, Coudersport, after a long illness.

Born on October 30, 1948 in Johnstown, he was...

Nov 11, 2018

Judith A. “Judy” Eckert 

ROULETTE, Pa. -- Judith A. “Judy” Eckert, 73 of Roulette, formerly of La Grange, Texas and Coudersport/Austin, Pennsylvania, passed away on Sunday, November 11, 2018, at UPMC Cole Skilled Nursing and Rehab, Coudersport, after a long struggle with chronic medical illness. 

Born on March 30, 1945 in Sunnyside, she was a daughter of Henry and June...

Nov 7, 2018

Wendy S. Hann       “beloved wife, mother, grandmother, daughter and sister”

COUDERSPORT, Pa.---Wendy S. Hann, 64, a longtime resident of Coudersport, formerly of Shinglehouse, passed away with her loving family by her side on Wednesday, November 7, 2018, in Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, after a short illness.

Born on March 17, 1954 in Olean, N.Y., she was a daughter of Harold D....

Nov 4, 2018

Kathryn Nichols          “beloved aunt”

SHINGLEHOUSE, Pa.---Kathryn “Kate” Nichols, 96, of Shinglehouse, passed away with her loving family by her side on Sunday, November 4, 2018, in UPMC Cole, Coudersport.

Born on January 30, 1922 on the family homestead in Shinglehouse, she was a daughter of Wayne M. and Sarah Stannard Nichols.

Kate was a graduate of Shinglehouse...

Oct 31, 2018

James A. Archer               

PORT ALLEGANY, Pa.---James A. “Diamond Jim” Archer, 56, a lifelong Port Allegany/Keating Summit resident, passed away with his loving daughter by his side on Wednesday, October 31, 2018, in UPMC Cole, Coudersport, after a short battle with cancer.

Born on October 10, 1962 in Port Allegany, he was a son...

Oct 30, 2018

Stuart R. “Stu” Young  

COUDERSPORT, Pa.---Stuart R. “Stu” Young, 70, of Coudersport, passed away in his home on Tuesday, October 30, 2018.

Born on May 1, 1948 in Darby, he was a son of John C. and Ellenjane Miller Young. 

Stu grew up and lived his early adult life in the Philadelphia/South Jersey area, moving to Potter County in 2006.

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Oct 27, 2018

Velma B. Wiley          “beloved mother, grandmother and sister”

SHINGLEHOUSE, Pa.---Velma B. “Bernie” Wiley, 90 of Shinglehouse, formerly of Zanesville, Ohio, passed away in her home surrounded by her loving family on Saturday, October 27, 2018, after a short illness.

Born on May 31, 1928 in McConnelsville, Ohio, she was a daughter of Fred and Bertha B. Murphy Beach.  In 1946 in...