Obituaries

Paul R. Plants

Paul R. Plants

Dec 15, 2024

Paul R. Plants            “beloved husband, father, grandfather, and servant of the Lord”

CERES, PA---Paul R. Plants went to be with Jesus Christ his Savior surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, December 15, 2024 at the age of 87 after a short illness.



He was born on September 28, 1937 in Kane, PA to Ruben and Grace...

H. Donald Austin

H. Donald Austin

Dec 13, 2024

H. Donald Austin                 “beloved brother and uncle”

SHINGLEHOUSE, PA---H. Donald “Don” Austin, 82, of Shinglehouse, passed away on Friday, December 13, 2024, in Sweden Valley Manor, Coudersport, after a long illness.



Born on Thursday, July 16, 1942 in the Mountain Clinic in Olean, NY, he was a son of Howard E. and Mary E....

Mikell R. Haskins

Mikell R. Haskins

Dec 12, 2024

Mikell R. Haskins               “beloved mother, grandmother, and sister”

COUDERSPORT, PA---Mrs. Mikell R. Haskins, 85, a longtime resident of Coudersport, passed away on Thursday December 12, 2024, at Sweden Valley Manor, Coudersport, after a long illness.



Born on Sunday, July 2, 1939 in Buffalo, NY, she was a daughter of Robert and Winifred Kelly Quimby. On...

Alexandra Cummins Smith

Alexandra Cummins Smith

Dec 11, 2024

Alexandra “Addie” Cummins Strawbridge Smith

COUDERSPORT, PA--Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1937, Alexandra Smith, affectionately known to her family and friends as, Addie, passed gently from this earth surrounded by her family and the kind staff at Sweden Valley Manor in Coudersport, Pennsylvania on December 11, 2024.

Addie leaves behind a lasting legacy of seven children, twenty grandchildren, and eighteen great-grandchildren. Addie,...

Diana R. Hadden

Diana R. Hadden

Dec 10, 2024

Diana R. Hadden “Beloved Mother, Grandmother, Sister, and Friend”



CERES, NY---Diana R. Hadden, 73, of Ceres, NY, passed away with her loving family by her side on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, at Highland Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Wellsville, after a long illness.



Born on Sunday, August 19, 1951 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, she was a daughter of Robert H. and Marcella H....

Thomas E. Wilson

Thomas E. Wilson

Dec 3, 2024

Thomas E. Wilson “beloved husband”



HEBRON, PA---Thomas E. “Tom” Wilson, 77, a lifelong resident of Hebron, passed away unexpectedly in his home on Tuesday, December 3, 2024.



Born on Wednesday, August 13, 1947 in Coudersport, he was a son of James E. and Delores V. Gilbert Wilson. On April 19, 1965 in Olean, NY, he married Ruth L. Hanley, who survives.



Tom was...

Kelly L. Wieder

Kelly L. Wieder

Nov 30, 2024

Kelly L. Wieder                            “servant of the Lord”



SHINGLEHOUSE, PA---Kelly L. Wieder, 62, of Shinglehouse, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 30, 2024, at the Green Home, Wellsboro, PA, after a long illness.



Born on Wednesday, January 17, 1962 in Sellersville, she was a daughter of Kenneth...

Donald L. Serkleski

Donald L. Serkleski

Nov 25, 2024

Donald L. Serkleski                      “Dad, Grandpa, and PaPa”

SHINGLEHOUSE, PA---Donald L. “Don, Dad, Grandpa, and Pa Pa” Serkleski, 80, of Shinglehouse, went to with the Lord, with his loving family by his side on Monday, November 25, 2024, in Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY.



Born on Thursday, April 13, 1944, in Coudersport, he...

Donald J. Crosby

Donald J. Crosby

Nov 24, 2024

Donald J. Crosby 

COUDERSPORT, PA---Donald J. “Donnie” Crosby, 74, of Coudersport, formerly of Austin, passed away unexpectedly in his home on Sunday, November 24, 2024.



Born on Thursday, July 13, 1950 in Buffalo, NY, he was a son of Maynard J. and Mildred “Millie” Abbott Crosby.



Donnie was a graduate of Austin Area High School. During his school years, he was an outstanding...

John W. Hemphill

John W. Hemphill

Nov 24, 2024

John W. Hemphill “beloved father, son, brother, and uncle”



SHINGLEHOUSE, PA---John W. Hemphill, 66, of Shinglehouse, passed away with his loving family by his side on Sunday, November 24, 2024, in UPMC Hamot, Erie, after a long illness.

Born on Wednesday, February 19, 1958 in Olean, NY, he was a son of William L. “Bill” and Sharon G. Goodman Hemphill. On July...

Lillian M. Wondrack

Lillian M. Wondrack

Nov 21, 2024

Lillian M. Wondrack

SHINGLEHOUSE, PA---Lillian M. Wondrack, 71, of Shinglehouse, passed away on Thursday, November 21, 2024, in the Olean General Hospital, Olean, NY, after a long illness.



Born on Wednesday, January 14, 1953 in New Jersey, she was a daughter of Edward R. and Helen Virginia Watts Wondrack.

Lillian earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry and Molecular Biology from the University of...

Phillip E. Frair

Phillip E. Frair

Nov 18, 2024

Phillip E. Frair

SHINGLEHOUSE, PA---Phillip E. “Phil” Frair, 85, of Shinglehouse, went to be with the Lord on Monday, November 18, 2024, in his home in Murrells Inlet, SC.

Born on Sunday, June 11, 1939 in Olean, NY, he was a son of Herman and Content Tarr Frair. On December 7, 1957 in Shinglehouse, he married Vivien K. Gustin, who survives.

Phil was...

Emma J. Lauver

Emma J. Lauver

Nov 13, 2024

Emma J. Lauver               “faith, family, farm”

SMETHPORT, PA---Emma J. Lauver, 85, of Smethport, formerly of Coudersport and Shinglehouse, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, November 13, 2024, with her loving husband by her side in the Olean General Hospital, Olean, NY.



Born on Tuesday, May 30, 1939 in Shinglehouse, she was a daughter of...

Barbara F. Heimel

Barbara F. Heimel

Nov 11, 2024

Barbara F. Heimel

COUDERSPORT, PA---Barbara F. Heimel, 101, a lifelong resident of Coudersport, died just after sunrise on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024, at Cole Manor in Coudersport, the same building in which she was born.

Born Oct. 31, 1923, in the Coudersport Hospital, she was the third child of William Delos Fish and Grace Winifred Stevens Fish.

Raised in Coudersport during the Great...

Paula A. Ayers

Paula A. Ayers

Nov 5, 2024

Paula A. Ayers 

BOLIVAR, NY---Paula Ann Ayers, 76, of Bolivar, formerly of Shinglehouse, PA, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, November 5, 2024 at The Pines in Olean, NY, after a long illness.

Born on Tuesday, August 3, 1948 in Coudersport, PA, she was a daughter of Paul F. and Vera P. Glaser Boyd. On June 17, 1967 in the...

Marilou L. Filips

Marilou L. Filips

Nov 3, 2024

Marilou L. Filips “beloved sister, aunt and friend”

BRADFORD, PA---Marilou L. Filips, 70, of Bradford, formerly of Ceres, NY, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, November 3, 2024, in Sweden Valley Manor, Coudersport, after a long fought illness as her family surrounded her.

Born on June 13, 1954, she was a daughter of the late Kenneth Sr. “Baldy” and Erla...

Barbara A. Kellogg

Barbara A. Kellogg

Nov 2, 2024

Barbara A. Kellogg “beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and sister”

 COUDERSPORT, PA---Barbara A. “Barb” Kellogg, 75, of Coudersport, passed away on Saturday, November 2, 2024, in Sweden Valley Manor, Coudersport, after a long illness.

 Born on Wednesday, December 29, 1948 in Hornell, NY, she was a daughter of Dean M. and June H. Clark Kellogg. On April 13, 1991 in Olean, NY, she...

Connie A. Crown

Connie A. Crown

Nov 1, 2024

Connie A. Crown “faithful servant of the Lord”

COUDERSPORT, PA---Connie A. Crown, 63, a lifelong resident of Coudersport, left the loving care of her family in her home and passed into the arms of the Lord on Friday, November 1, 2024, after a long illness.



Born on Saturday, April 1, 1961 in Port Allegany, she was a daughter of Edith Stewart Clark....

Paul A. Buchsen

Paul A. Buchsen

Oct 30, 2024

Paul A. Buchsen “beloved husband, father, and businessman”

COUDERSPORT, PA---Paul A. Buchsen, 82, a lifelong resident of Coudersport, passed away on Wednesday, October 30, 2024.



Born on Monday, June 22, 1942 in Coudersport, he was a son of George and Steffie Pransky Buchsen. On October 31, 1964 in St. Bibiana’s Catholic Church in Galeton, he married Dolores M. Rankin, who survives. He...

Kathryn Blewett

Kathryn Blewett

Oct 29, 2024

Kathryn A. Blewett

COUDERSPORT, PA----Kathryn A. Blewett, 81, of Coudersport, Pennsylvania passed away on October 29, 2024 in Rock Hill, South Carolina. 

Born on November 28,1942 in Greentown, Pennsylvania, Kathryn dedicated much of her life to the care and wellbeing of others, both as a Registered Nurse and a devoted mother. Kathryn graduated from Hawley High School in Hawley, PA and completed...