Obituaries

Levi  Barnes

Levi Barnes

Jul 5, 2021

Levi BarnesSHINGLEHOUSE, Pa.---Levi Barnes, of Shinglehouse, passed away suddenly on Monday, July 5, 2021, at the age of 30. He is survived by his daughter, Alana Marie Barnes and his drum kit. Also surviving are his mother, Michelle Barnes Singer; and his two sisters, Katelyn Mae Barnes and Mandy Querry of Buffalo, N.Y. A celebration of Levi’s life will be...

Ross L.  Jones

Ross L. Jones

Jul 4, 2021

Ross L. Jones “beloved husband, father, and grandfather” SHINGLEHOUSE, Pa.---Ross L. Jones, of Wildcat Road, Shinglehouse, passed away in his home surrounded by his loving family, on Sunday, July 4, 2021, after a year long battle with cancer. Born on Tuesday, February 13, 1945 in Oswayo, he was a son of John P. Sr. and Delma Bettinger Jones. On June...

Virginia M. Meyers

Virginia M. Meyers

Jun 30, 2021

Virginia M. Meyers “beloved mother and grandmother”

AUSTIN, Pa.----Virginia M. Meyers, 84, of Austin, passed away with her loving family by her side on Wednesday, June 30, 2021, in UPMC Cole, Coudersport, after a brief illness. Born on Monday, August 3, 1936, in Port Allegany, she was a daughter of Vern and Daphne Card Mantz. On November 12, 1955 in the...

Geraldine Payne

Geraldine Payne

Jun 30, 2021

Geraldine and James Payne “celebration of life slated”

BRISTOLVILLE, Ohio---A celebration of Life for Geraldine and James Payne, of Bristolville, Ohio, will be held at 12 noon on Saturday, October 30, 2021, at Bell Run Union Church, 904 Taylor Brook Road, Shinglehouse, Pa., with Pastor Chad Shaffer, officiating. Geraldine Inez Taylor was born on June 21, 1936, in Olean, N.Y., a...

Ellamay S. Campbell

Ellamay S. Campbell

Jun 25, 2021

Ellamay S. Campbell “beloved mother, grandmother, and sister” COUDERSPORT, Pa.---Ellamay S. Campbell, 92, a lifelong Coudersport area resident, passed away on Friday, June 25, 2021, at UPMC Cole, Coudersport. Born on Tuesday, April 9, 1929 in Hebron, she was a daughter of Don Gerald and Zeruah A. Harris Stearns. On March 24, 1951 in Hebron, she married James H. Campbell,...

Barbara J. Gustin

Barbara J. Gustin

Jun 21, 2021

Barbara J. Gustin “beloved wife, mother, and grandmother”

ROULETTE, Pa.---Barbara J. “Barb” Gustin, 81, a longtime resident of Roulette, passed away with her loving family by her side on Monday, June 21, 2021, at the Gatehouse at Divine Providence Hospital in Williamsport, after a short illness. Born on Friday, January 26, 1940, in Olean, N.Y., she was a daughter of Herbert...

Daniel Roy Milliard

Daniel Roy Milliard

Jun 15, 2021

Daniel R. Milliard “beloved husband, father and grandfather” HAMILTON, ONTARIO, CANADA---Daniel “Dan” Roy Milliard, 73, of Hamilton, formerly of Coudersport, Pa., passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 15, 2021, at St. Peter’s Hospital in Hamilton, Ontario, following a heroic battle with brain cancer. Dan was born on Sunday, June 29, 1947, in Fort Fairfield, Maine, a son of Leoned and...

Gerald K. Rinehart, Sr.

Gerald K. Rinehart, Sr.

Jun 14, 2021

Gerald K. Rinehart, Sr. “beloved husband, father, and grandfather”

COUDERSPORT, Pa.---Gerald K. “Jerry” Rinehart, Sr., 89, of Coudersport, formerly of Boyertown, passed away in his home on Monday, June 14, 2021, after a long illness. Born on Wednesday, August 26, 1931, in South Coventry Township, he was a son of Leslie W. Sr. and Alice A. (Weidenmoyer) Rinehart. On June 21,...

Shirley West Ibach

Shirley West Ibach

Jun 11, 2021

Shirley M. West Ibach “beloved wife, mother, and daughter”

HEREFORD, Texas---Shirley M. West Ibach, 36, of Hereford, formerly of Brocton, NY, passed away unexpectedly in University Medical Center, Lubbock, on Friday, June 11, 2021. Born March 29, 1985, in Dunkirk, NY, she was the daughter of Shane L. and Janice M. Priday West. On September 19, 2008, in Mayville, NY...

Eugene Calvert Graham

Eugene Calvert Graham

Jun 9, 2021

Eugene Calvert Graham “beloved husband, father, grandfather, and brother”

WARREN, Pa.---Eugene Calvert “Gene” Graham, 78, of Warren, formerly of Shinglehouse, passed away in his home with his loving wife and sons by his side on Wednesday, June 9, 2021, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born on Friday, October 23, 1942 in Morgantown, West Virginia, he was a son of Glenn...

Warren K. Palmer

Warren K. Palmer

Jun 4, 2021

Warren K. Palmer “beloved friend, brother and uncle” CONEVILLE, Pa.---Warren K. Palmer, 79, of Coneville, passed away in his home on Friday, June 4, 2021, after a period of declining health. Born on Wednesday, April 8, 1942, in Philadelphia, he was a son of Warren B. and Alice Adams Palmer. Warren was a graduate of Ambler High School in Ambler....

David L. Smitson

David L. Smitson

Jun 4, 2021

David L. Smitson “beloved father, grandfather, and son”

SHINGLEHOUSE, Pa.---David L. “Dave” Smitson, 74, of Shinglehouse, formerly of Omaha, Nebraska, passed away in his home on Friday, June 4, 2021, after a long illness. Born on Thursday, January 23, 1947 in Kenton County, Kentucky, he was a son of Bennie L. and Pauline McCarty Smitson. He was married to Donna M....

Jeannette K. Serafini

Jeannette K. Serafini

Jun 4, 2021

Jeannette K. Serafini “servant of the Lord” ROULETTE, Pa.---Jeannette K. Serafini, 79, of Roulette, went to be with her Lord and Savior, surrounded by her dear friends, pastor, and family, in Sweden Valley Manor, Coudersport, on Friday, June 4, 2021, after a long illness. Born on Saturday, January 10, 1942, she was a daughter of Norris and Sarah Richards. On...

Santa Sadie Knecht

Santa Sadie Knecht

May 24, 2021

Santa J. Knecht “beloved mother and grandmother”

SHINGLEHOUSE, Pa.---Santa J. “Sadie” Knecht, 95, of Shinglehouse, formerly of Phillipsburg, NJ, passed away on Monday, May 24, 2021, in UPMC Cole, Coudersport. Born on Friday, December 18, 1925, in Phillipsburg, NJ, she was a daughter of Anthony and Rose Todaro. Sadie was a member of St. Philip and St. James Roman Catholic Church...

Anne Elizabeth Lagerstedt

Anne Elizabeth Lagerstedt

May 23, 2021

Anne E. Lagerstedt “beloved wife, mother, and grandmother”

COUDERSPORT, Pa.---Anne Elizabeth Lagerstedt, 74, of Coudersport, formerly of Brockton, Massachusetts, passed away unexpectedly with her husband by her side on Sunday, May 23, 2021. Born on Saturday, March 15, 1947, in Stoughton, Massachusetts, she was a daughter of John H. and Eileen Bennett Cummings. On May 4, 1985, in St. Edward’s Catholic...

Jean Gross

Jean Gross

May 17, 2021

Jean Gross “beloved wife, mother, grandmother and sister” CERES. Pa.---Jean Gross, 84, of Ceres, passed away in her home on Monday, May 17, 2021, after a short illness. Born on Saturday, September 12, 1936, in Olean, N.Y., she was a daughter of Robert B. and Lucy Turner Howard. On March 7, 1958, in Coudersport, Pa., she married Herbert H. “Herb”...

Vicki McDonald Keegan

Vicki McDonald Keegan

May 16, 2021

Vicki Leigh McDonald Keegan “beloved wife, sister, aunt and friend”BAREFOOT BAY, Florida---Vicki Leigh McDonald Keegan, 58, of Barefoot Bay, formerly of Little Genesee, N.Y., passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, May 16, 2021 in Sebastian River Medical Center, Sebastian, Florida. Born on Friday, December 14, 1962 in Wellsville, N.Y., she was a daughter of Theodore R. “Ted” and Betty Jane Ransom...

Jessie J. Schoonover

Jessie J. Schoonover

May 14, 2021

Jessie J. Schoonover “beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and sister”

ELDRED, Pa.---Jessie J. Schoonover, 72, a longtime resident of Eldred, passed away on Friday, May 14, 2021, in The Pavilion at Bradford Regional Medical Center, Bradford, after a long illness. Born on Tuesday, March 1, 1949 in Olean, N.Y., she was a daughter of Orville G. and Ava Sherwood Ford. On May...

Theodore R. McDonald

Theodore R. McDonald

May 14, 2021

Theodore R. McDonald “beloved father, grandfather, brother, and uncle”LITTLE GENESEE, N.Y.---Theodore R. “Ted” McDonald, 93, a longtime resident of Little Genesee, passed away in his home surrounded by his loving family on Friday, May 14, 2021, after a long illness. Born on Wednesday, December 28, 1927 in Olean, he was a son of Roy and Katherine Schelander McDonald. On March...

Rosalie E. Siller

Rosalie E. Siller

May 11, 2021

Rosalie E. Siller “beloved mother, grandmother, and sister”

SHINGLEHOUSE, Pa.----Rosalie E. “Rose” Siller, 77, of Shinglehouse, formerly of Mentor, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, May 11, 2021, in Sweden Valley Manor, Coudersport. Born on Monday, May 8, 1944, in Shinglehouse, she was a daughter of LaVerne A. and Vera I. Lawton Lowe. On July 31, 1963 in Port Allegany, she married...