All Obituaries

Edward Bez “beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and great-great-grandfather” COUDERSPORT, Pa.---Edward Bez, 98, a lifelong resident of Coudersport, went to be with his Lord on Monday, March 22, 2021, at the Baptist and Wolfson Town Center Emergency Room, Jacksonville, Florida. Born on Sunday, May 7, 1922, in Tonawanda, N.Y., he was a son of Stephen and Anna Licnerska Bez. On September 14, 1946, in St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Coudersport, he married...

Clyde David Eck, Jr. COUDERSPORT, Pa.---Clyde David Eck, Jr., 41, a lifelong resident of Coudersport, passed away on Monday, April 12, 2021, in UPMC Susquehanna, Williamsport, after suffering injuries on Sunday in an ATV accident. Funeral arrangements, entrusted to the care of Kevin J. Dusenbury, funeral director/owner of the Virgil L. Howard Funeral Home, Shinglehouse, are incomplete and will be announced with a full obituary.  

Everett Glenn Wetzel      “former Millport, Pa. and Olean, N.Y. resident” ROCHESTER, N.Y.---Everett Glenn Wetzel, 93, of Rochester, formerly of Millport, Pa. and Olean, N.Y., passed away on his birthday, Friday, December 6, 2019, in the VA Medical Center, Canandaigua, after a long illness. Born on Monday, December 6, 1926, in Bentleyville, Pa., he was a son of Christy and Melda Varney Wetzel.  On June 28, 1947 in Millport, he married Betty B....

Ruby M. Austin “beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother” SHINGLEHOUSE, Pa.---Ruby M. Austin, 100, of Shinglehouse, passed away on Thursday, March 25, 2021, in Sweden Valley Manor, Coudersport. Born on Monday, June 7, 1920, in Brookville, she was a daughter of Guy A. and Twila E. Mogle Confer. On April 17, 1935, in Shinglehouse, she married H. Nelson Austin, who passed away on February 24, 2010. Ruby attended Shinglehouse High School. She retired as head cashier from...

Trisha A. Amidon “beloved mother, daughter, and sister” JAMESTOWN, N.Y.---Trisha A. “Trish” Amidon, 41, of Jamestown, formerly of Oswayo, Pa., passed away unexpectedly in her home on Tuesday, March 23, 2021. Born on Saturday, October 13, 1979, in Coudersport, she was a daughter of Bucky and Susan Shall Amidon. Trish was a graduate of Oswayo Valley High School, Class of 1998 and a 2002 graduate of St. Bonaventure University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in...

Hazel S. Bassage “beloved wife, mother, and grandmother” PALMYRA, N.Y.---Hazel S. Bassage, 91, of Palmyra, formerly of Eldred, Pa. and Clara, Pa., passed away on Wednesday, March 24, 2021, in St. Ann’s Home, Rochester. Born on Wednesday, May 8, 1929, in Rochester, she was a daughter of Levi and Martha Vantoff Schlesing. On March 26, 1949 in Walworth, she married Claire F. Bassage, who survives. Hazel was a graduate of Walworth High School, Class of 1946. For a short...

Bonnie L. Meyers “beloved wife” WESTFIELD, Pa.---Bonnie L. Meyers, 81, of Westfield, passed away on Monday, March 22, 2021, in Sweden Valley Manor, Coudersport, after a short illness. Born on Sunday, November 12, 1939, in Palmerton, she was a daughter of William and Mayme Brezak Smida. On November 27, 1974, in Perkasie, she married Theodore A. “Ted” Meyers, who survives. Bonnie was a graduate of Palmerton High School, Class of 1957. For nearly 30 years, Bonnie was...

Judith M. Tucker “beloved mother and grandmother” ROULETTE, Pa.---Judith M. “Judy” Tucker, 77, a lifelong resident of Roulette, passed away on Sunday, March 7, 2021, in Sweden Valley Manor, Coudersport, after a lengthy illness. Born on Friday, July 23, 1943 in Coudersport, she was a daughter of Henry R. and Doris I. Barr Tauscher. On August 31, 1968, in Shinglehouse, she married Keith W. “Billy” Tucker, who passed away on December 10, 2004. Judy was a...

Louise M. Schaub “beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and mother-in-law” COUDERSPORT, Pa.---Louise M. Schaub, 92, a lifelong resident of Coudersport, passed away on Wednesday, March 10, 2021, in UPMC Cole Skilled Nursing and Rehab, Coudersport. Born on Sunday, May 27, 1928, in Coudersport, she was a daughter of Harry and Flossie Rees McNulty. On June 19, 1948, in Coudersport, she married Lewis S. “Louie” Schaub, who survives. Louise was a graduate...

Peggy J. Leilous “loving wife, mother, and grandmother” SHINGLEHOUSE, Pa.---Peggy J. Leilous, 90, of Shinglehouse, passed away in her home surrounded by her loving family on Saturday, March 6, 2021, after a short illness. Born at home in Shinglehouse on Sunday, May 4, 1930, she was a daughter of Henry M. Sr. and Anah B. Taylor Terrette. On April 11, 1947 in Allegany, N.Y., she married Donald E. “Ducky” Leilous, Sr., who passed away on June 26, 1988. Anticipation in...