Obituaries

Doreen Galeotti

Doreen Galeotti

Dec 9, 2014

Doreen Galeotti     “longtime Austin, PA resident” AUSTIN, PA---Doreen Galeotti, 92, of Austin, passed away Tuesday, December 9, 2014 at Cole Memorial Hospital, Coudersport, after a brief illness.      Born June 15, 1922 in Leicester, England, she was a daughter of Walter and Dorothy Robinson Harding.  On July 15, 1974 in Austin, she married Danta L. “Dan” Galeotti, who passed away on...

Mazie M. Collins

Mazie M. Collins

Dec 9, 2014

Mazie M. Collins                â€œbeloved mother, grandmother, sister, and friend” OLEAN, NY---Mazie M. Collins, 69, of Olean, NY and formerly of Shinglehouse, PA, passed away Tuesday, December 9, 2014 in Jones Memorial Hospital, Wellsville, after a long illness.      Born July 18, 1945 in Bradford, she was a daughter of Lewis H. and Gladys M. Shelley Halladay.  In 2000 in Olean, she married...

Gary L. Elliott

Gary L. Elliott

Dec 8, 2014

Gary L. Elliott Coneville, PA---Gary L. Elliott, 74, of Coneville, PA and Lake Worth, Florida, entered into his eternal home with Jesus on Monday, December 8, 2014 at Cole Memorial Hospital, Coudersport, after a lengthy illness.      Born July 21, 1940 in Kane, he was a son of Clair A. and Bernice E. Swarthout Elliott.  On September 16, 1961 in Lake...

James M. Beckwith

James M. Beckwith

Dec 5, 2014

James M. Beckwith      â€œmayor of Jander Run” SHINGLEHOUSE, Pa-----James M. Beckwith, 86, of Shinglehouse, passed away Friday, December 5, 2014, in Sweden Valley Manor, Coudersport, after a long illness.      Born February 10, 1928 in Shinglehouse, he was a son of Wilder E. and Marion Ford Beckwith.  On February 24, 1945 in Shinglehouse, he married Maxine Peters, who passed away on March...

Linda M. Kilbourn

Linda M. Kilbourn

Dec 5, 2014

Linda M. Kilbourn                                  SHINGLEHOUSE, Pa----Linda M. Kilbourn, 66, of Shinglehouse, Pa., passed away at home with her loving wife by her side on Friday, December 5, 2014 after a courageous battle with cancer.      Born July 18, 1948 in Potter County, Pa, she was a daughter of Leon and Martha Corwin Kilbourn.  On July 13, 2014 she married Penelope J....

Tyrus R. Wilcox

Tyrus R. Wilcox

Dec 5, 2014

Tyrus R. Wilcox “former Shinglehouse, Pa resident” NORTH TONAWANDA, NY---Tyrus R. Wilcox, 101, of North Tonawanda, formerly of Shinglehouse, PA, passed away Friday, December 5, 2014 in Schofield Residence, Kenmore, after a brief illness.      Born August 25, 1913 in Shinglehouse, PA, he was a son of Robert and Pearl Perry Wilcox.  He was a graduate of  Shinglehouse High School, class of...

Virgil L.  Howard

Virgil L. Howard

Nov 16, 2014

Virgil L. Howard            â€œloving husband, father, grandfather, and veteran” OLEAN, NY---Virgil L. Howard, 92, of Olean, NY, formerly of Shinglehouse, Pa, passed away with his loving family at his side on Sunday, November 16,2 014 in the Olean General Hospital, Olean, NY.      Born on December 4, 1921 in Bell Run, Pa, he was the eldest son of Levernon and Eva...

Shirley R. Holmberg

Shirley R. Holmberg

Nov 13, 2014

Shirley R. Holmberg             “beloved aunt” CONEVILLE, PA---Shirley R. Holmberg, 88, of Coneville, PA, formerly of Ridgway, PA, passed away at home on Thursday, November 13, 2014, after a long illness.      Born May 3, 1926 in Kane, PA, she was a daughter of John and Willa Bullers Eliason.  In 1946 in Ridgway, she married Claude E. Holmberg, who passed away on...

Linda G. Dunn

Linda G. Dunn

Nov 12, 2014

Linda G. Walton Dunn          â€œlongtime Genesee, PA business owner” SHINGLEHOUSE, PA----Linda G. Walton Dunn, 65, of Shinglehouse, formerly of Genesee, passed away with her loving family at her side on Wednesday, November 12, 2014 in Cole Memorial Hospital, Coudersport, after a long illness.      Born October 26, 1949 in Marion, Virginia, she was a daughter of George G. and Minnie L....

Betty Balla

Betty Balla

Nov 10, 2014

Betty Balla    “Beloved wife, mother and grandmother” COUDERSPORT, PA---Betty Balla, 80, of Coudersport, PA, passed away with her loving husband, John, at her side on Monday, November 10, 2014 in Sweden Valley Manor, Coudersport, after a short illness.      Born January 16, 1934 in Hokendauqua, PA, she was a daughter of William and Arlene Herb Beidleman.  On June 14, 1952...

Jack H. Jones

Jack H. Jones

Nov 10, 2014

Jack H. Jones       “loving father and grandfather” COUDERSPORT, PA---Jack H. Jones, 89, a lifelong resident of Coudersport, passed away at home with his loving family at his side on Monday, November 10, 2014, after a short illness.      Born January 3, 1925 in Coudersport, he was a son of Harold A. and Joyce Mattison Jones.  In 1950 in Coudersport, he married...

Lois C. Maynard

Lois C. Maynard

Oct 27, 2014

Lois C. Maynard     “beloved wife and mother” BOLIVAR, NY---Lois C. Maynard, 87, of Bolivar, NY, passed away Monday, October 27, 2014 at Hart Comfort House, Wellsville, NY, after a long illness.      Born July 28, 1927 in Artesia, NM, she was a daughter of Arthur Lee “Jack” and Maude Alice Pitts Jackson.  On February 17, 1945 in Rapid City, South Dakota,...

Annette L. Knight

Annette L. Knight

Oct 26, 2014

Annette L. Knight                  â€œbeloved wife, mother, grandmother & daughter” BATH, NY----Annette L. Knight, 48, of Bath, NY, formerly of Austin, PA, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, October 26, 2014 at Arnot Ogden Medical Center, Elmira, NY.      Born November 8, 1965 in Wellsboro, PA, she was a daughter of James D. and Beverly Williams Whitney.  In Coudersport she married Gregory A. Knight, who...

Albert R. "Al" Swords

Albert R. "Al" Swords

Oct 25, 2014

Albert R. Swords, Jr.               “beloved husband, father & grandfather” ULYSSES, PA---Albert R. “Al” Swords, Jr., 85, of Ulysses, passed away with his family at his side on Saturday, October 25, 2014 in Cole Memorial Hospital, Coudersport, after a long illness.      Born September 14, 1929 in York County, PA, he was a son of Albert R. Sr. and Mildred Fake...

Leon R. Bundy, Sr.

Leon R. Bundy, Sr.

Oct 14, 2014

Leon R. Bundy, Sr.       “beloved husband, father and grandfather” AUSTIN, PA----Leon R. Bundy, Sr., 83, a lifelong resident of Austin, passed away with his loving family at his side on Tuesday, October 14, 2014 in UPMC Hamot, Erie, PA, after a short illness.      Born May 16, 1931 in Austin, PA, he was a son of Fred and Elma Snyder...

Alyce G.  Reese

Alyce G. Reese

Oct 12, 2014

Alyce G. Reese               â€œco-founder of Christmas House” COUDERSPORT, PA---Alyce G. Reese, 89, a longtime resident of Coudersport, passed away on Sunday, October 12, 2014 at Cole Memorial Hospital, Coudersport.      Born January 12, 1925 in Sweden Hill, she was a daughter of Joseph E. and Alberta Britt Gleason.  On September 12, 1943 in Coudersport, she married Eugene S. “Gene” Reese, who...

Gunnery Sgt. Max J. Gaberseck

Gunnery Sgt. Max J. Gaberseck

Oct 11, 2014

Gunnery Sergeant Max J. Gaberseck      â€œbeloved husband, father, son and brother” COUDERSPORT, PA---Gunnery Sergeant Max J. Gaberseck, 56, a lifelong resident of Coudersport, passed away with his loving family by his side on Saturday, October 11, 2014 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, after a two-year recurring illness.      Born June 7, 1958 in Coudersport, he was a son of Joseph R....

Florence  M. "Flo" Ellis

Florence M. "Flo" Ellis

Oct 8, 2014

Florence M. “Flo” Ellis        â€œbeloved friend” COUDERSPORT, PA-----Florence M. “Flo” Ellis, 96, of Coudersport, PA, passed away on Wednesday, October 8, 2014 in Sweden Valley Manor, Coudersport, with a dear friend, Carole Kennedy, at her side.      Born December 24, 1917 in Pawling, NY, she was a daughter of Alfred and Helen Stockfish Bjornsen.  On September 6, 1944 in Buffalo, NY, she...

Lillian M.  Ayers

Lillian M. Ayers

Oct 5, 2014

Lillian M. Ayers   “loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother”   SHINGLEHOUSE, PA---Lillian M. Ayers, 95, of Shinglehouse, passed away Sunday, October 5, 2014 in Jones Memorial Hospital, Wellsville, NY, after a short illness.      Born May 3, 1919 in South Vandalia, NY, she was a daughter of William and Bess Babcock.  On September 26, 1936 in Shinglehouse, she married Gilbert T. Morris, who...

William R. "Bill" Mesler

William R. "Bill" Mesler

Oct 2, 2014

William R. Mesler          â€œbeloved husband, father, and grandfather” SHINGLEHOUSE, PA---William R. “Bill” Mesler, 87, of Shinglehouse, passed away in his home on Thursday, October 2, 2014, after a short illness.      Born October 24, 1926 on Yuba Dam Road, Portville, NY, he was a son of Frank and Minnie Moon Mesler.  On September 26, 1948 in Shinglehouse, he married Lina L. Bump,...