Obituaries

Eleanor M. Stanley

Eleanor M. Stanley

Jul 21, 2021

Eleanor M. Stanley “beloved wife and mother”

SHINGLEHOUSE, Pa.---Eleanor M. Hess-Taylor Stanley, 77, of Shinglehouse, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, July 21, 2021. Born on Wednesday, August 18, 1943 in Pottstown, she was a daughter of Howard Sherman and Evelyn Gottschalk Hess. On September 14, 2011 in Shinglehouse, she married John E. “Jack” Stanley. Eleanor graduated from Owen J. Roberts High...

Curtis William Perkins

Curtis William Perkins

Jul 15, 2021

Curtis William Perkins “gentle, loving, and kind man” SHINGLEHOUSE, Pa.---Curtis William “Sonny” Perkins, 84, of Shinglehouse, passed away on Thursday, July 15, 2021, in Sweden Valley Manor, Coudersport, after a long illness. Born on Tuesday, May 4, 1937 in Portland, Maine, he was the only child of Curtis L. and Hazel F. MacMillan Perkins. Sonny attended school in Michigan where...

Stephen E. Osburn

Stephen E. Osburn

Jul 8, 2021

Stephen E. Osburn

SHINGLEHOUSE, Pa.---Stephen E. “Steve” Osburn, 64, of Shinglehouse, passed away with his loving family by his side on Thursday, July 8, 2021, in Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre. Born on Tuesday, August 28, 1956, in Wellsville, N.Y., he was a son of Leo E. and Ruth A. Ball Osburn. Steve was a graduate of Bolivar High School. He...

Richard D. Marther

Richard D. Marther

Jul 6, 2021

Richard D. Marther “beloved husband, father, son, brother, uncle, and nephew” SHINGLEHOUSE, Pa.---Richard D. “Rick” Marther, 38, of Shinglehouse, formerly of Erie, passed away in the Olean General Hospital, Olean, N.Y., on Tuesday, July 6, 2021, after suffering an apparent heart attack in his home. Born on Tuesday, November 2, 1982 in Erie, he was a son of Eugene C....

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”...