Obituaries

Tyrus R. Wilcox

Tyrus R. Wilcox

Dec 5, 2014

Tyrus R. Wilcox “former Shinglehouse, Pa resident” NORTH TONAWANDA, NY---Tyrus R. Wilcox, 101, of North Tonawanda, formerly of Shinglehouse, PA, passed away Friday, December 5, 2014 in Schofield Residence, Kenmore, after a brief illness.      Born August 25, 1913 in Shinglehouse, PA, he was a son of Robert and Pearl Perry Wilcox.  He was a graduate of  Shinglehouse High School, class of...

Virgil L.  Howard

Virgil L. Howard

Nov 16, 2014

Virgil L. Howard            â€œloving husband, father, grandfather, and veteran” OLEAN, NY---Virgil L. Howard, 92, of Olean, NY, formerly of Shinglehouse, Pa, passed away with his loving family at his side on Sunday, November 16,2 014 in the Olean General Hospital, Olean, NY.      Born on December 4, 1921 in Bell Run, Pa, he was the eldest son of Levernon and Eva...

Shirley R. Holmberg

Shirley R. Holmberg

Nov 13, 2014

Shirley R. Holmberg             “beloved aunt” CONEVILLE, PA---Shirley R. Holmberg, 88, of Coneville, PA, formerly of Ridgway, PA, passed away at home on Thursday, November 13, 2014, after a long illness.      Born May 3, 1926 in Kane, PA, she was a daughter of John and Willa Bullers Eliason.  In 1946 in Ridgway, she married Claude E. Holmberg, who passed away on...

Linda G. Dunn

Linda G. Dunn

Nov 12, 2014

Linda G. Walton Dunn          â€œlongtime Genesee, PA business owner” SHINGLEHOUSE, PA----Linda G. Walton Dunn, 65, of Shinglehouse, formerly of Genesee, passed away with her loving family at her side on Wednesday, November 12, 2014 in Cole Memorial Hospital, Coudersport, after a long illness.      Born October 26, 1949 in Marion, Virginia, she was a daughter of George G. and Minnie L....

Jack H. Jones

Jack H. Jones

Nov 10, 2014

Jack H. Jones       “loving father and grandfather” COUDERSPORT, PA---Jack H. Jones, 89, a lifelong resident of Coudersport, passed away at home with his loving family at his side on Monday, November 10, 2014, after a short illness.      Born January 3, 1925 in Coudersport, he was a son of Harold A. and Joyce Mattison Jones.  In 1950 in Coudersport, he married...

Betty Balla

Betty Balla

Nov 10, 2014

Betty Balla    “Beloved wife, mother and grandmother” COUDERSPORT, PA---Betty Balla, 80, of Coudersport, PA, passed away with her loving husband, John, at her side on Monday, November 10, 2014 in Sweden Valley Manor, Coudersport, after a short illness.      Born January 16, 1934 in Hokendauqua, PA, she was a daughter of William and Arlene Herb Beidleman.  On June 14, 1952...

Lois C. Maynard

Lois C. Maynard

Oct 27, 2014

Lois C. Maynard     “beloved wife and mother” BOLIVAR, NY---Lois C. Maynard, 87, of Bolivar, NY, passed away Monday, October 27, 2014 at Hart Comfort House, Wellsville, NY, after a long illness.      Born July 28, 1927 in Artesia, NM, she was a daughter of Arthur Lee “Jack” and Maude Alice Pitts Jackson.  On February 17, 1945 in Rapid City, South Dakota,...

Annette L. Knight

Annette L. Knight

Oct 26, 2014

Annette L. Knight                  â€œbeloved wife, mother, grandmother & daughter” BATH, NY----Annette L. Knight, 48, of Bath, NY, formerly of Austin, PA, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, October 26, 2014 at Arnot Ogden Medical Center, Elmira, NY.      Born November 8, 1965 in Wellsboro, PA, she was a daughter of James D. and Beverly Williams Whitney.  In Coudersport she married Gregory A. Knight, who...

Albert R. "Al" Swords

Albert R. "Al" Swords

Oct 25, 2014

Albert R. Swords, Jr.               “beloved husband, father & grandfather” ULYSSES, PA---Albert R. “Al” Swords, Jr., 85, of Ulysses, passed away with his family at his side on Saturday, October 25, 2014 in Cole Memorial Hospital, Coudersport, after a long illness.      Born September 14, 1929 in York County, PA, he was a son of Albert R. Sr. and Mildred Fake...

Leon R. Bundy, Sr.

Leon R. Bundy, Sr.

Oct 14, 2014

Leon R. Bundy, Sr.       “beloved husband, father and grandfather” AUSTIN, PA----Leon R. Bundy, Sr., 83, a lifelong resident of Austin, passed away with his loving family at his side on Tuesday, October 14, 2014 in UPMC Hamot, Erie, PA, after a short illness.      Born May 16, 1931 in Austin, PA, he was a son of Fred and Elma Snyder...

Alyce G.  Reese

Alyce G. Reese

Oct 12, 2014

Alyce G. Reese               â€œco-founder of Christmas House” COUDERSPORT, PA---Alyce G. Reese, 89, a longtime resident of Coudersport, passed away on Sunday, October 12, 2014 at Cole Memorial Hospital, Coudersport.      Born January 12, 1925 in Sweden Hill, she was a daughter of Joseph E. and Alberta Britt Gleason.  On September 12, 1943 in Coudersport, she married Eugene S. “Gene” Reese, who...

Gunnery Sgt. Max J. Gaberseck

Gunnery Sgt. Max J. Gaberseck

Oct 11, 2014

Gunnery Sergeant Max J. Gaberseck      â€œbeloved husband, father, son and brother” COUDERSPORT, PA---Gunnery Sergeant Max J. Gaberseck, 56, a lifelong resident of Coudersport, passed away with his loving family by his side on Saturday, October 11, 2014 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, after a two-year recurring illness.      Born June 7, 1958 in Coudersport, he was a son of Joseph R....

Florence  M. "Flo" Ellis

Florence M. "Flo" Ellis

Oct 8, 2014

Florence M. “Flo” Ellis        â€œbeloved friend” COUDERSPORT, PA-----Florence M. “Flo” Ellis, 96, of Coudersport, PA, passed away on Wednesday, October 8, 2014 in Sweden Valley Manor, Coudersport, with a dear friend, Carole Kennedy, at her side.      Born December 24, 1917 in Pawling, NY, she was a daughter of Alfred and Helen Stockfish Bjornsen.  On September 6, 1944 in Buffalo, NY, she...

Lillian M.  Ayers

Lillian M. Ayers

Oct 5, 2014

Lillian M. Ayers   “loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother”   SHINGLEHOUSE, PA---Lillian M. Ayers, 95, of Shinglehouse, passed away Sunday, October 5, 2014 in Jones Memorial Hospital, Wellsville, NY, after a short illness.      Born May 3, 1919 in South Vandalia, NY, she was a daughter of William and Bess Babcock.  On September 26, 1936 in Shinglehouse, she married Gilbert T. Morris, who...

William R. "Bill" Mesler

William R. "Bill" Mesler

Oct 2, 2014

William R. Mesler          â€œbeloved husband, father, and grandfather” SHINGLEHOUSE, PA---William R. “Bill” Mesler, 87, of Shinglehouse, passed away in his home on Thursday, October 2, 2014, after a short illness.      Born October 24, 1926 on Yuba Dam Road, Portville, NY, he was a son of Frank and Minnie Moon Mesler.  On September 26, 1948 in Shinglehouse, he married Lina L. Bump,...

Ricky E. "Rick" James

Ricky E. "Rick" James

Sep 29, 2014

Ricky E. “Rick” James               “beloved husband, father and grandfather” SHINGLEHOUSE, PA-----Ricky E. “Rick” James, 67, of Shinglehouse, passed away at home on Monday, September 29, 2014 after suffering an apparent heart attack.      Born July 30, 1947 in Olean, NY, he was a son of Elno C. and Marie M. Sherwood James.  On September 1, 1967 in the Shinglehouse United Methodist...

Thomas R. "Pap" Glover

Thomas R. "Pap" Glover

Sep 28, 2014

Thomas R. “Pap” Glover       “beloved husband, father, and grandfather” COSTELLO, PA---Thomas R. “Pap” Glover, 87, a lifelong resident of Costello, passed away at home surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, September 28, 2014, after a long illness.      Born February 5, 1927 in Costello on the family homestead, he was a son of Charles T. and Elizabeth E. Hagland...

James J. "Jim" Petzen

James J. "Jim" Petzen

Sep 27, 2014

James J. “Jim” Petzen SHINGLEHOUSE, PA---After a three year battle with Multiple Myeloma, James J. “Jim” Petzen, 79, of Shinglehouse, PA passed on to be with his Holy Father and some of his beloved family at his home on Saturday, September 27, 2014.  At his release, he was surrounded by his surviving family members.      Jim was born April 12, 1934...

Timothy M.  Pesock

Timothy M. Pesock

Sep 25, 2014

Timothy M. Pesock       “beloved husband” Kutztown, PA----Timothy Michael Pesock, 46, of Kutztown, formerly of Harrison Valley and Coudersport, passed away on Thursday, September 25, 2014 in Allentown after a brief illness. Born November 27, 1967 in Coudersport, he was a son of Joseph Pesock, Jr. and Sheila Flynn Pesock Buchsenschutz.  On December 21, 2012 in Coudersport, he married Carrie Lynn Powers,...

Marjorie M. "Marge" Rees

Marjorie M. "Marge" Rees

Sep 4, 2014

Marjorie M. “Marge” Rees                â€œloving mother, grandmother and sister” AUSTIN, PA---Marjorie M. “Marge” Rees, 89, of Austin, passed away Thursday, September 4, 2014 at Bradford Regional Medical Center, Bradford, after a brief illness.      Born September 22, 1924 in Keating Township, she was a daughter of Glen and Clara Coy Earle.  On June 27, 1943 in the Austin United Methodist Church, she...

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