All Obituaries

Dennis Lee Pierce “beloved father and grandfather” SHINGLEHOUSE, Pa.---Dennis Lee “Denny” Pierce, 72, of Shinglehouse and a former resident of Coudersport, passed away on Tuesday, November 24, 2020, in the Bradford Manor, Bradford, after a long illness. Born on Thursday, February 12, 1948, in Wellsville, N.Y., he was a son of Ronald and Gertrude Stilson Pierce. Denny was a graduate of Oswayo Valley High School in Shinglehouse. He was employed by the former West...

David E. Estes “former Oswayo, Pa. resident” CAMP HILL, Pa.---David “Dave” E. Estes, of Camp Hill, formerly of Oswayo, passed away September 27, 2020, at UPMC Harrisburg Hospital after a lengthy illness. Born on August 16, 1966 in Olean, N.Y., he was a son of Richard R. “Dick” and Barbara Loudenslager Estes. Dave graduated from Oswayo Valley High School, Class of 1984, in Shinglehouse and was a graduate of Lock Haven University with a degree in Computer...

Marion L. Walker “beloved mother and grandmother” COUDERSPORT, Pa.---Marion L. Walker, 95, of Coudersport and a longtime resident of Austin, passed away with her loving family by her side on Thursday, November 19, 2020 in UPMC Cole Skilled Nursing and Rehab, Coudersport, after a long illness. Born on Wednesday, April 15, 1925 in Green Hollow, Liberty Township, she was a daughter of Warren and Lela VanSickles Green. On December 31, 1945 in East Smethport, she married Wayne L....

Doris M. Hawkes   “former longtime resident of Portville, N.Y. and Cuba, N.Y.”   INVERNESS, Florida---Doris M. Hawkes, 89, of Inverness, a former longtime resident of Portville, N.Y. and Cuba, N.Y., passed away in her home on Tuesday, November 10, 2020, after a long illness. Born on Sunday, August 30, 1931, in Clermont, Pa., she was a daughter of Fred L. and Lenora M. Freer Murray. On December 18, 1948 in Shinglehouse, Pa., she married Gordon R. Hawkes, who...

Rose M. Predmore  “beloved mother and grandmother” COUDERSPORT, Pa.---Rose M. Predmore, 88, a longtime resident of Coudersport, passed away with her loving family by her side on Sunday, November 15, 2020, in UPMC Cole, Coudersport, after a lengthy illness. Born on Saturday, December 19, 1931 in Coudersport, she was a daughter of Leroy and Hilda Baker Higgins. She married Kenneth W. Gee, who preceded her in death. From 1957 to 1980, she was married to John P. Kerest, who...

Donald R. Estes “beloved father, Papa, brother and good friend” OSWAYO, Pa.---Donald R. “Donny” Estes, 55, of Oswayo, passed away unexpectedly at the home of his close friends, Doug and Hellen Ryan in Millport, on Saturday, November 14, 2020, after a brief battle with cancer. Born on Wednesday, February 10, 1965 in Olean, N.Y., he was a son of Richard R. “Dick” and Barbara M. “Barb” Loudenslager Estes. Donald was a graduate of Oswayo Valley...

Philip D. Williams “beloved husband, father, and grandfather” LEWIS RUN, Pa.---Philip D. “Phil” Williams, 61, of Lewis Run, formerly of Shinglehouse, passed away at home surrounded by his loved ones on Friday, November 13, 2020, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born on Monday, November 17, 1958 in Hornell, N.Y., he was a son of Clarence and Josephine Yarka Williams. On December 31, 2008 in Shinglehouse, he married Barbara L. “Barbie” Jones, who...

Betty Susan Shall  “beloved sister, aunt, and friend” SHINGLEHOUSE, Pa.---Betty Susan “Sue” Shall, 79, of Shinglehouse, passed away on Friday, November 13, 2020, at the David Simpson Hospice House, Cleveland, Ohio, after a long illness. Born on Friday, April 18, 1941 in Olean, N.Y, she was a daughter of Harold and Rena Lovell Thomas of Port Allegany, On September 23, 1972 in Genesee, she married Jeffrey A. Shall, who passed away on October 17, 2011. The light...

Lee Sherwood Evans “beloved grandfather” Bolivar, N.Y.---Lee S. Evans, 71, a lifelong resident of Bolivar and Richburg, passed away on Thursday, November 12, 2020, in Jones Memorial Hospital, Wellsville, after a courageous battle with Parkinson’s Disease and COVID-19. Born on August 12, 1949, in Olean, he was a son of Elmer and Beatrice Sherwood Evans. Lee spent his entire life as a resident of Richburg and Bolivar, NY.  He spent many weekends watching NASCAR and...

Madalyn D. Drake “beloved mother and grandmother” SHINGLEHOUSE, Madalyn D. Drake, 98, of Shinglehouse, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, November 11, 2020, at the residence of her daughter. Madalyn was born on Tuesday, October 24, 1922 in Salem, Ohio, a daughter to the late Charles H. and Muriel M. Brown. She was raised in Bingham Center until she fell in love with the love of her life and moved to Shinglehouse. Madalyn was preceded in death by her husband of...