All Obituaries

Ellen M. Reesher       “beloved mother, grandmother and friend”  CERES, N.Y---Ellen M. “Granne” Reesher enjoyed over 80 years of remarkable health before the Lord ushered her into His presence on Wednesday, July 15, 2020. He shortened any suffering she might experience after the 3 years that she kicked cancer’s butt.       Born on Monday, May 15, 1933 in Olean, N.Y., she was the daughter of Hjalmar “Yum”...

Wendy S. Gleason   “Beloved wife, mother, “Meme”, and daughter” COUDERSPORT, Pa.---Wendy S. Gleason, 53, a lifelong resident of Coudersport, passed away after a brief but brave battle with breast cancer on Thursday, July 30, 2020, at the Buffalo General Hospital, Buffalo, N.Y. Born on Friday, March 24, 1967 in Coudersport, she was a daughter of David A. and Carolyn P. Hackett Leet. On August 20, 1988 in the Park United Methodist Church in Coudersport, she...

Betty J. Garloff  MILLPORT, Pa.---Betty J. Garloff, 83, of Millport, passed away unexpectedly in her home on Friday, July 31, 2020. Born on Thursday, March 11, 1937 in Lebanon, Pa., she was a daughter of Clarence and Nora Gibble Moyer. On January 4, 1955 in Lebanon, she married Richard H. “Dick” Garloff, who passed away on May 27, 2005. Betty and Dick moved to Millport in 1974 where they ran the family farm and sold firewood. Betty was a hard worker, who enjoyed her home...

Joan M. Tilburg   “beloved mother, grandmother, and sister” COSTELLO, Pa.----Joan M. “Joanie” Tilburg, 67, of Costello, passed away surrounded by her loving family at the home of her brother and sister-in-law, Joe and Vida Glover of Austin, on Tuesday, April 21, 2020, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born on Thursday, July 17, 1952, in Port Allegany, she was a daughter of Thomas R. and Lula B. Eck Glover. On June 28, 1986 in Costello, she married...

Gerald H. “Huck” Tauscher  “beloved brother, father, and grandfather” ROULETTE, Pa.---Gerald H. “Huck” Tauscher, 80, a lifelong resident of Roulette, passed away on Saturday, July 25, 2020, in Sweden Valley Manor, Coudersport, after a short illness. Born on Saturday, January 20, 1940, in Roulette, he was a son of Henry R. and Doris I. Barr Tauscher. On December 16, 1977 in Coudersport, he married Marcia K. Fortner, who passed away on February 17,...

MAJ Lance A. Newton  SHINGLEHOUSE, Pa.---MAJ Lance A. Newton, US Army retired, 50, of Shinglehouse, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, July 13, 2020, in Coudersport, after a tragic work-related accident. He was a devoted husband, loving father, caring son and hard worker. He was born on Sunday, December 14, 1969 in Olean, N.Y. He was the son of Walter L. and Sherryl A. Smith Newton. In 2011 he met the love of his life, Jody L. Torrey, remaining inseparable ever since. They were...

Ronald Gale Monroe  “beloved father and grandfather” COUDERSPORT, Pa.----Ronald Gale Monroe, 84, of Coudersport, formerly of Ulysses, passed away with his loving daughter by his side, on Tuesday, July 21, 2020, in his daughter’s home in Shinglehouse, after a short illness. Born on Saturday, March 7, 1936 in Ulysses, he was a son of L.J. and Eileen Tauscher Monroe. Gale was a graduate of Ulysses High School and was a veteran of the US Army, having served at the end...

John E. Thompson  “beloved husband, father, Papa, brother, and friend “ GRIMSLEY, TENNESSEE----John E. Thompson, 75, of Grimsley, formerly of Port Allegany, Pa. and Eldred, Pa., passed away in his home on his birthday, June 26, 2020, with his loving family by his side, after a long illness. Born on Tuesday, June 26, 1945 in Olean, N.Y., he was a son of Ronald L. Thompson and Virginia H. Miles Thompson Wenner. On April 29, 1989, he married Gina M. Keyser Thompson, who...

Barbara J. Cobb Boothby    “beloved wife, mother, daughter, and grandmother” COUDERSPORT, Pa.---Barbara J. “Barb” Cobb Boothby, 70, a longtime resident of Coudersport, passed away with her loving family by her side on Friday, July 10, 2020, in UPMC Susquehanna Williamsport, after a short illness. Born on Thursday, October 27, 1949 in Coudersport, she was a daughter of Daniel Cobb and Norma Carpenter Cobb Nichols. In Shinglehouse, she married James E....

Georgia E. Finster    “beloved wife” COUDERSPORT, Pa.---Georgia E. Finster, 63, of Coudersport, formerly of Roulette, passed away on Sunday, July 5, 2020, in UPMC Susquehanna, Williamsport, after a brief illness. Born on Sunday, December 30, 1956 in Baltimore, Maryland, she was a daughter of George N. Shenberger and Ella Mary Blimline. On October 12, 2002 in Shinglehouse, she married Lee W. Finster, who survives. Georgia attended school in Baltimore. For a short...