Obituaries

Viola I Smith

Viola I Smith

Mar 29, 2022

Viola I. Smith “beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother”

COUDERSPORT, Pa.---Viola I. Smith, 88, of Coudersport, formerly of Allentown, Pa., passed away on Tuesday, March 29, 2022, in UPMC Cole Place, Coudersport.

Born on Friday, February 2, 1934 in Summit Hill, she was a daughter of Orville and Violet Bartholomew Heffelfinger.

Viola had worked in an ammunition plant in Summit Hill,...

Sean Anderson

Sean Anderson

Mar 29, 2022

Sean Anderson “Olean High School graduate”

ROCHESTER, N.Y.---Sean Anderson, 61, of Rochester, a former resident of Olean, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 29, 2022, in Rochester.

Born on Saturday, March 18, 1961, in Westfield, N.Y., he was a son of Robert F. Anderson and Winifred J. “Wendy” Maue Anderson Wetzel.

Sean was a graduate of Olean High School, Class...

Margaret E. Safford

Margaret E. Safford

Mar 26, 2022

Margaret E. Safford “Loving Wife, Mother and Grandmother”

FRIENDSHIP, NY---Margaret E. Safford, 78, of Friendship, formerly of Ceres, Pa., passed away with her loving family by her side on Saturday, March 26, 2022, in ECMC, Buffalo, after a short illness.

Born on Wednesday, November 17, 1943, in Olean, she was the daughter of John and Ruth Reed King. On September...

Paul A. Limeburner

Paul A. Limeburner

Mar 24, 2022

Paul A. Limeburner             “beloved father”

COUDERSPORT, Pa.---Paul A. Limeburner, 94, of 504 East Oak Street, Coudersport, passed away on Thursday, March 24, 2022, in UPMC Cole, Coudersport, after a short illness.

Born on Friday, April 29, 1927 in Philadelphia, he was a son of Paul A. Sr. and Dorothy Mannix Limeburner. He married Concetta Rita...

James L. Cox

James L. Cox

Mar 19, 2022

James L. Cox “beloved father and grandfather”

COUDERSPORT, Pa.---James L. “Jim” Cox, 74, of Coudersport, passed away on Saturday, March 19, 2022, in UPMC Susquehanna Williamsport, after a long illness.

Born on Tuesday, November 4, 1947 in Logan, Iowa, he was a son of Byron F. and Erma M. Archer Cox. On December 21, 1968 in Council Bluffs, Iowa, he...

Robert W. Ahn

Robert W. Ahn

Mar 19, 2022

Robert W. Ahn “beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend”

COUDERSPORT, Pa.---Robert W. “Bob” Ahn, 85, a longtime resident of Coudersport, formerly of Southampton, Pa., passed away in UPMC Hamot, Erie, with his loving family by his side, on Saturday, March 19, 2022, after a short illness.

Born on Thursday, March 11, 1937 in Horsham, he was a son of Norman...

David N. Hadden

David N. Hadden

Mar 15, 2022

David N. Hadden “beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend”

CERES, N.Y.-----David N. “Dave” Hadden, 71, of Ceres, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday, March 15, 2022, in the Wellsville Manor Care Center, Wellsville, after a long illness.

Born on Friday, September 15, 1950, in Bradford, Pa., he was a son of Robert and Rosellen Skiver Hadden. On...

Fred C. Hobson

Fred C. Hobson

Mar 10, 2022

Fred C. Hobson “beloved father and grandfather”

FORT COLLINS, Colorado---Fred C. Hobson, 86, of Fort Collins, a former longtime resident of Shinglehouse, Pa., passed away in his daughter and son-in-law’s home on Thursday, March 10, 2022.

Born on Wednesday, July 24, 1935 in Sparta, Wisconsin, he was a son of Fred Lee and Cora E. Peterson Hobson. On September 27,...

Vernon L. Doran

Vernon L. Doran

Mar 7, 2022

Vernon L. Doran “loving husband, father, and grandfather”

COUDERSPORT, Pa.---Vernon L. Doran, 81, of Coudersport, formerly of Spokane, Washington, passed away on Monday, March 7, 2022, in UPMC Cole, Coudersport, after a long illness.

Born on Saturday, January 11,1941 in Los Angeles, California, he was a son of Vernon L. and Helen Reagan Doran. On May 3, 2016, in Coeur...

Lyle A. Bean

Lyle A. Bean

Mar 5, 2022

Lyle A. Bean             “beloved brother, father, uncle, grandfather and great grandfather”

 

CUBA, N.Y.---Lyle A. Bean, 84, of Cuba, formerly of Shinglehouse, Pa., entered into rest peacefully on Saturday, March 5, 2022, in Cuba Memorial Hospital, after a long illness.

     Born on Thursday, September 9, 1937 in Portville, N.Y., he was a son of Arthur and Ruth I. Maxon Bean.  On July...

Cindy Lee Dubots

Cindy Lee Dubots

Mar 5, 2022

Cindy Lee Dubots “Beloved Sister, Daughter, Mother, Grandmother and Great grandmother”

COUDERSPORT, PA---Cindy Lee Dubots, 59, of Coudersport, PA, passed away in her home on Saturday, March 5, 2022.

She was born on May 25, 1962, in Coudersport, PA, a daughter of James and Ethel Helen Main Tronetti. Cindy grew up in Roulette, with siblings Tamella, James, Sherry, and Patricia....

Kevin E. Langford

Kevin E. Langford

Mar 4, 2022

Kevin E. Langford “#1 DAD & GATOR FAN”

SHINGLEHOUSE, Pa.---Kevin E. Langford, 62, of Shinglehouse, formerly of Delmont, PA and Glen Burnie, MD, passed away on Friday, March 4, 2022, in his home after a lengthy and brave battle with cancer.

Born on Thursday, April 2, 1959, in St. Petersburg Florida, he was the son of Ernest R. and Anna...

William J. Brett

William J. Brett

Mar 3, 2022

William J. Brett “the man with the tattoos”

COUDERSPORT, Pa.---William J. “Bill” Brett, 70, of Coudersport, passed away in his home on Thursday, March 3, 2022, after a short illness.

Born on Saturday, November 10, 1951 in New Jersey, he was a son of James P. and Edith Good Brett.

Bill attended Woodrow Wilson High School in Levittown.

He moved...

Dolores Mae Peters

Dolores Mae Peters

Feb 27, 2022

Dolores Mae Peters

beloved mother and grandmother”

COUDERSPORT, Pa.---Dolores Mae Peters, 92, a longtime resident of Coudersport, formerly of York, PA, passed away at UPMC Cole Place, Coudersport, on Sunday, February 27, 2022, after a short illness.

Dolores Mae Brown (Peters) was born on January 7, 1930, in Manchester, Pennsylvania, the only child of Eva and Guy Brown and...

Robert J. Starr

Robert J. Starr

Feb 21, 2022

Robert J. “Bobby” Starr

COUDERSPORT, Pa.---Robert J. “Bobby” Starr, 70, of Coudersport, passed away on Monday, February 21, 2022, in Sweden Valley Manor, Coudersport, after a long illness.

Born on Friday, September 7, 1951, in Philadelphia, he was a son of Leonard J. and Elizabeth A. Cunius Starr.

Bobby attended school in Philadelphia. In his younger years, Bobby was employed...

Lawrence Corkey Tasillo

Lawrence Corkey Tasillo

Feb 20, 2022

Lawrence E. Tasillo

COUDERSPORT, Pa.---On February 20, 2022, Lawrence “Corky” Tasillo passed away at his home in Potter County, Pennsylvania at the age of 91, four and a half months after his wife Betty passed away at their home in October. 

During their 65 years of marriage, Corky and Betty built homes and businesses together in Coudersport. After retirement, they...

Jeremiah C. Haug

Jeremiah C. Haug

Feb 19, 2022

Jeremiah C. Haug “beloved son, brother, and uncle”

RICHBURG, N.Y.---Jeremiah C. Haug, 42, a longtime resident of Richburg, passed away unexpectedly in his home on Saturday, February 19, 2022.

Born on Tuesday, March 13, 1979 in Beloit, Wisconsin, he was a son of Carl O. and Kimberly K. Burdick Haug.

Jeremiah was a graduate of Bolivar-Richburg High School, Class of...

Catharina M. A. Engelsman

Catharina M. A. Engelsman

Feb 14, 2022

Catharina M. A. Engelsman “beloved mother and grandmother”

 

COUDERSPORT, Pa.---Catharina M. A. “Kitty” Engelsman, 88, a longtime resident of Coudersport, passed away on Monday, February 14, 2022, in the Bradford Manor, Bradford, after a long illness.

     Born on Saturday, December 23, 1933 in Rotterdam in the Netherlands, she was a daughter of Herman and Catharina Brokling Houtzager....

Denver L. Goff

Denver L. Goff

Feb 4, 2022

Denver L. Goff “beloved brother and uncle”

 

EMPORIUM, Pa.---Denver L. “Denny” Goff, 71, of Emporium, passed away on Friday, February 4, 2022, in UPMC Susquehanna Williamsport, from complications of COVID-19 pneumonia.

     Born on Sunday, April 30, 1950 in Bolair, West Virginia, he was a son of Snowden V. and Stella E. Estep Goff.

     He was...

Dylan C. Pesock

Dylan C. Pesock

Feb 1, 2022

Dylan C. “DP” Pesock “beloved son, brother, grandson, nephew, cousin, and friend”

 

SHINGLEHOUSE, Pa.---Dylan C. “DP” Pesock, 21, of Shinglehouse, passed away with his loving family by his side on Tuesday, February 1, 2022, at UPMC Hamot, Erie, following injuries sustained in an automobile accident on Monday, January 31, 2022.

     Born on Monday, May 15, 2000, in...