All Obituaries

Berdena A. Knickerbocker  “beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother”   COUDERSPORT, Pa.---Berdena A. “Birdie” Knickerbocker, 90, a lifelong resident of Coudersport, passed away in her home with her loving daughters by her side on Wednesday, February 12, 2020, after a long illness. Born on Saturday, August 17, 1929 in Coudersport, she was a daughter of William and Dorothy White Russell. On September 6, 1947 in Portville, N.Y., she married Myrl...

Groves E. West      “Grover” SHINGLEHOUSE, Pa.---Groves E. “Grover” West, 85, of Shinglehouse, passed away on Wednesday, January 29, 2020, in Olean General Hospital, Olean, N.Y., after a short illness. Born on Wednesday, September 5, 1934 in Millport, he was a son of John R. and Pauline M. Presher West. On January 4, 1959 in the Millport United Methodist Church, he married Janice E. “Janie” Taylor, who passed away on April 15,...

James H. Buckingham     “beloved husband”   COUDERSPORT, Pa.---James H. “Jim” Buckingham, 79, a longtime resident of Coudersport, passed away with his loving family by his side on Sunday, February 2, 2020, in UPMC Cole, Coudersport, after suffering a massive stroke on Saturday. Born on Wednesday, February 21, 1940 in Knoxville, he was a son of William and Dorothy Johnson Buckingham. On April 5, 1974 in Coudersport, he married Alva L. Caldwell,...

Alice D. Lowe  “beloved mother and grandmother” SHINGLEHOUSE, Pa.----Alice D. Harris Lowe, 76, a longtime resident of Shinglehouse, passed away on Sunday, February 2, 2020, in The Pavilion at Bradford Regional Medical Center, Bradford, after a long illness. Born on Monday, May 17, 1943 in Olean, N.Y., she was a daughter of Babbitt and Lee Anna Sherwood Harris. She married Jack J. Lowe, who passed away on July 23, 2004. Alice was a lifelong crafter and enjoyed taking care...

Mitchell H. Ruback  “beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and companion” SHINGLEHOUSE, Pa.----Mitchell H. Ruback, 81, of Shinglehouse, former of Bucks County, passed away unexpectedly in his home on Friday, January 24, 2020. Born on Wednesday, March 9, 1938 in Philadelphia, he was a son of Benjamin and Sarah Levin Ruback. On June 6, 1959 in Philadelphia, he married Carolyn Schonwetter, who passed away on February 23, 2008. Mitchell, along with his family, owned...

Richard M. Welk  “beloved husband, father, grandfather, and uncle” COUDERSPORT, Pa.---Richard M. “Dick” Welk, 81, a longtime resident of Coudersport, passed away on Saturday, January 25, 2020, in UPMC Cole Skilled Nursing and Rehab, Coudersport. Born on Tuesday, April 19, 1938 in Bart Township, Lancaster County, he was a son of Walter and Ruth Thompson Welk. On July 16, 1993 in Coudersport, he married Margit Ann Winterberger, who survives. Dick graduated from...

Rose A. Hafler  “beloved wife, mother and grandmother” SHINGLEHOUSE, Pa.---Rose A. Hafler, 81, of Shinglehouse, formerly of Doylestown, passed away unexpectedly in her home on Saturday, January 25, 2020. Born on Monday, January 23, 1939 in Norristown, she was a daughter of Jacob F. and Rose A. Dellanglo Yorgey. On January 28, 1984, in Elkton, Maryland, she married Larry C. Hafler, who survives. Rose was a graduate of Collegeville Trappe High School in Collegeville. She...

Louise E. Chastain Lewis  “former Shinglehouse, Pa. resident” LANCASTER, Ohio---Louise E. Chastain Lewis, 87, of Lancaster, formerly of Shinglehouse, Pa., passed away on Friday, January 24, 2020, in Country Lane Gardens, Pleasantville, Ohio, after a lengthy illness. Born on Monday, August 8, 1932 in Olean, N.Y., she was a daughter of Floyd P. and Maude Eva Meacham Chastain. On August 27, 1955 in the Shinglehouse United Methodist Church, she married William A....

Margaret L. Wright “beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother” SWEDEN HILL, Pa.---Margaret L. Wright, 91, of Sweden Hill, formerly of Ulysses, passed away with her loving family by her side, at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Sharon and Jack Wilson of Coudersport, on Tuesday, January 21, 2020, after a short illness. Born on Wednesday, August 15, 1928 in Ulysses, she was a daughter of Frank and Maude Krusen Hilfiger. On March 22, 1948 in Ulysses, she married...

Taylor V. Lewis          “beloved son, brother, grandson, and uncle” COUDERSPORT, Pa.---Taylor V. Lewis, 13, of Coudersport, went home to be with his Lord on Sunday, January 12, 2020, after tragically experimenting with a horrible fad of aerosol propellant inhaling.      He was son of Thomas L. and Valerie E. (Gerbec-Lewis) Werstler.        Born on Thursday, November 30, 2006, in Coudersport, to birth parents...