Obituaries

Apr 10, 2013

Robert “John” Green        â€œcommended to the Lord” SHINGLEHOUSE, PA----Robert “John” Green, 89, of Shinglehouse, passed away surrounded by his loving family in his home on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 after a long illness.      Born January 1, 1924 in Ceres, PA, he was a son of Daniel P. and Lena Spencer Green.  On June 17, 1943 in Shinglehouse, he married Ruth E....

Apr 9, 2013

Apr 7, 2013

Dora Masjoshusmann ELDRED, PA---Dora Masjoshusmann, 95, of 97 Windfall Road, Eldred, passed away Sunday, April 7, 2013 in Sena Kean Manor, Smethport.      Born July 31, 1917 in Heinzenhausen, Germany, she was a daughter of Karl and Louiese Wappner Heil.        During the Holocaust, she lost a brother, threes sisters, two children and her first husband.  In 1953 in Dortmundt, Germany,...

Apr 6, 2013

Nancy J. Peterson     “beloved wife, mother, and grandmother” STEAMBURG, NY---Nancy J. Peterson, 73, of Steamburg, passed away Saturday, April 6, 2013 in Heritage Village, Gerry, after a long illness.      Born May 31, 1939 in Olean, she was a daughter of Charles V. and Charlotte V. Williams Tyler.  On August 15, 1957 in Allegany, she married Francis N. “Pete” Peterson, who...

Apr 3, 2013

Mary E. Van De Boe SEBRING, FLORIDA----Mary E. Van De Boe, 98, of Sebring, formerly of Shinglehouse, PA, passed away Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at the Highlands Regional Medical Center, Sebring.      Mrs. Van De Boe was born June 26, 1914 in Reading, PA.  On September 10, 1938, she married Carroll Van De Boe, who predeceded her in death.      She...

Mar 31, 2013

Ruth Z. Dailey         “beloved wife, mother, & grandmother” ELEVEN MILE, PA----Ruth Z. Dailey, 86, of Eleven Mile, PA, passed away unexpectedly in her home on Sunday, March 31, 2013.      Born March 1, 1927 in Eleven Mile, she was a daughter of Glenn and Ruby Hyde Ellis.  On February 16, 1946 at the family homestead, she married Jim D. Dailey, who...

Mar 25, 2013

Shelvadean “Deanie” Snyder AUSTIN, PA----Shelvadean “Deanie” Snyder, 76, of Austin, passed away in her home with her loving family at her side on Monday, March 25, 2013, after a courageous battle with cancer.      Born April 14, 1936 in Normalville, she was a daughter of Augustus and Dollie Eicher Richter.  On December 27, 1957 in Normalville, she married Jake R. Snyder,...

Mar 25, 2013

Ralph E. “Bud” Bell       “Beloved Father & Grandfather” SHINGLEHOUSE, PA---Ralph E. “Bud” Bell, 88, of Shinglehouse, passed away on Monday, March 25, 2013 in Charles Cole Memorial Hospital, Coudersport, after a short illness.      Born December 2, 1924 in Wells Farmhouse, Bell Run, he was a son of Maynard W. and Etta I. Wells Bell.  On June 10, 1950 in Olean,...

Mar 22, 2013

Phyllis I. Skudlarek “Beloved Wife and Mother” SALAMANCA, NY---Phyllis I. Skudlarek, 83, a longtime resident of Salamanca, NY, passed away on Friday, March 22, 2013, at Sweden Valley Manor, Coudersport, PA, after a lengthy illness.      Born on April 19, 1929 in Salamanca, NY, she was a daughter of Angelo J. and Betty B. Scott Paoletto. On April 15, 1950...

Mar 20, 2013

Richard “Ty” Brewer CONEVILLE, PA---Richard “Ty” Brewer, 72, of Coneville, passed away Wednesday, March 20, 2013, at Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY,     after a short illness.     Born January 2, 1941 in Coudersport, he was a son of Richard E. and Pauline R. Butler Brewer.  On May 31, 1997 in the Oswayo United Methodist Church, Oswayo, he married Jacqueline D. “Jackie”...

Mar 9, 2013

Dorothy A. Fitch    â€œbeloved aunt” AUSTIN, PA---Dorothy A. Fitch, 93, of Austin, passed away Saturday, March 9, 2013 at Charles Cole Memorial Hospital, Coudersport.      Born February 15, 1920 in Houlton, Maine, she was a daughter of Milford I. and Lavinia Lord Tingley.  On May 30, 1940 in Port Allegany, she married Jeano S. Fitch who passed away on December 4, 2001....

Mar 7, 2013

Gary G. Dietze   “beloved son, brother, and uncle” COUDERSPORT, PA---Gary G. Dietze, 43, of Coudersport, formerly of Shinglehouse, passed away of natural causes Thursday, March 7, 2013 in his home.      Born October 13, 1969 in Olean, NY, he was a son of Kenneth J. and Jacqueline E. “Jackie” Howard Dietze.      Gary was a 1987 graduate of Oswayo Valley...

Mar 7, 2013

Barbara J. Landes         “beloved wife, mother and grandmother” SHINGLEHOUSE, PA---Barbara J. “Barb” Landes, 72, of Shinglehouse, passed away on Thursday, March 7, 2013 at Lakeview Senior Care and Living Center, Smethport, after a long illness.      Born January 9, 1941 in Norristown, she was a daughter of William and Mary Steele Kutz.  On July 2, 1960 in St. Eleanor’s Roman Catholic...

Mar 6, 2013

Gladys A. Howard             “loving mother, grandmother and sister” SHINGLEHOUSE, PA---Gladys A. Howard, 77, of Shinglehouse, passed away from this life into the presence of her Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, on Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at Charles Cole Memorial Hospital, Coudersport, with family members at her side.      Born October 27, 1935 in Roulette, she was a daughter of Frank...

Mar 1, 2013

Sharon D. Goss      â€œbeloved wife, mother and grandmother” SHINGLEHOUSE, PA---Sharon D. Goss, 64, of Shinglehouse, passed away Friday, March 1, 2013 at the Olean General Hospital, Olean, NY, after a long illness.      Born October 7, 1948 in Lewistown, she was a daughter of Lester T. and Ernestine P. Aumiller Goss.  On September 8, 1998 in Shinglehouse, she married Earl W. Dickerson,...

Feb 27, 2013

Virginia E. “Ginny” Steadman       “beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother” ULYSSES, PA---Virginia E. “Ginny” Steadman, 81, of Ulysses, formerly of Lyons, NY, passed away with her loving family at her side at her home on Wednesday, February 27, 2013 under the care of the Potter County Hospice.      Born August 16, 1931 in Fillmore, NY, she was a daughter of Clarence...

Feb 19, 2013

Georgia A. Donovan       “beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother” SHINGLEHOUSE, PA---Georgia A. Donovan, 88, of Shinglehouse, passed away on Tuesday, February 19, 2013 in the Olean General Hospital, Olean, after a brief illness.      Born June 21, 1924 in Susquehanna, she was a daughter of George and Gladys Skinner Colwell.  On December 25, 1948 in Susquehanna, she married Reuben W. Donovan, who...

Feb 11, 2013

William B. Powers COUDERSPORT, PA----William B. “Bill” Powers, 68, of Coudersport, passed away Monday, February 11, 2013 in Sweden Valley Manor, Coudersport, after a long illness.       Born September 29, 1944 in Braddock, he was a son of John and Ethel Buell Powers.  On January 30, 1965 in Coudersport, he married Janice M. Fundis, who survives.      Mr. Powers was a graduate...

Jan 25, 2013

Michael C. Foy PORT ALLEGANY, PA---Michael C. “Mike” Foy, 57, of Port Allegany, passed away with his loving family at his side on Friday, January 25, 2013 in Charles Cole Memorial Hospital Long Term Care Unit, Coudersport, after a long illness.      Born December 4, 1955 in Philadelphia, he was a son of Thomas J. and Anna M. Morris Foy,...

Jan 24, 2013

Patricia J. Fuller   “beloved wife, mother and grandmother” SHINGLEHOUSE, PA----Patricia J. “Pat” Fuller, 72, of Shinglehouse, passed away on Thursday, January 24, 2013 in the Olean General Hospital, Olean, NY, after a short illness.      Born on April 12, 1940 on the family farm in Shinglehouse, she was a daughter of Mark L. and Rebecca M. Dunshie Gustin.  On September 5,...