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Larry Eugene Skinner
May 18, 2020
Hinsdale – Larry Eugene Skinner "Loving Husband, Father, Grandfather, and Brother" Larry Eugene Skinner, 73, of 1088 Flanigan Hill Rd., passed away on Monday, May 18, 2020, at his home, with his loving wife and step daughters by his side, following a brief illness. Larry was born on December 30, 1946 in Wellsville and was a son of Ralph H....
Robert J. Dapolito
May 17, 2020
Olean – Robert J. "Bobby" DaPolito "Loving Husband, Son, Father, & Grandfather" Robert J. "Bobby" DaPolito, of 129 South 17th St., passed away on Sunday, May 17, 2020, at his home surrounded by his loving wife and family, following a courageous battle with a brain tumor. Bob was born on Sept. 24, 1964 in Olean and was a son of...
Bernice Sweitzer Kosinski
May 17, 2020
Olean - Bernice Sweitzer Kosinski Bernice Sweitzer Kosinski, formerly of 753 Genesee Street, died on Sunday, May 17, 2020 at the Pines Health & Rehab, following a lengthy illness. Mrs. Kosinski was born in Olean, New York on August 23, 1922, and was a daughter of Howard Francis and Margaret Schumann Sweitzer. On September 16, 1947, in St. Mary of...
Clement A. Bokman
May 10, 2020
Allegany – Clement A. "Butch" Bokman "Loving Husband, Father, & Grandfather" Clement A. "Butch" Bokman, 83, formerly of Lockport, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 10, 2020, at the Olean General Hospital, following a brief illness. Butch was born on December 6, 1936 in Albion and was a son of Michael and Mary Smith Bokman. He married his loving wife...
Amarylis L. Hollowell
May 9, 2020
Hinsdale – Amarylis L. "Amy" Hollowell "Loving Mother & Grandmother" Amarylis L. "Amy" Hollowell, of 1318 Route 446, passed away on Saturday, May 9, 2020, following a courageous battle with kidney cancer for the past year and a half. Amy was born on July 4, 1953 in Olean and was the daughter of Philip and Dulcie Stroup Kahle. On August...
Laurie Beth Lawall
May 7, 2020
Olean – Laurie B. Lawall "Beloved Mother, Daughter, & Sister" Laurie B. Lawall, of 1615 ½ West State Street, passed away on Thursday, May 7, 2020. Laurie was born on August 9, 1983 in Olean and was the daughter of Wayne C. and Jacqueline E. Willard Murphy. She was formerly married to Dana LaWall. Laurie attended Olean High School and...
Alex Kelly
May 2, 2020
Olean – Alex Kelly "Loving Husband, Father, and Grandfather" Alex Kelly, formerly of 308 School Street, passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2020, at the Pines Health & Rehab, following a lengthy illness. Alex was born on August 25, 1928 in Greenwood and was a son of Alexander and Nellie Loomis Kelly. On May 19, 1952 in Olean, he married...
Helen Arlene Bortz
May 2, 2020
Oswayo, PA – Helen A. Allen Bortz "Loving Mother, Grandmother, & Great Grandmother" Helen A. Allen Bortz, formerly of Olean, passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2020, at her home with her beloved great grandson, Christopher Shelley, surrounded by her loving family. Helen was born on February 16, 1925 in Olean and was a daughter of the late Clyde and...
Michael E. Packer
May 1, 2020
Midland, MI – Michael E. Packer "Loving and Devoted Family Man and Friend" Michael E. Packer, of 1104 Airfield Lane, formerly of Olean, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, May 1, 2020, following a brief illness. Michael was born on June 9, 1976 in Olean and was a son of George L. and Kay M. Eddy Packer. In August of 2019,...
Mark Emerson Spink
Apr 28, 2020
Newport News, VA – Mark E. Spink Mark E. Spink, of 202 Yeardley Drive, formerly of Portville and Olean, passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2020 in Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk, VA from complications of pneumonia. Mark was born December 19, 1954 in Geneva and was a son of E. Ray and Roxane A. Miles Spink. On October 23, 1975,...
Daniel Llewellyn Boutwell
Apr 24, 2020
Olean – Daniel L. Boutwell, Sr. "Loving Father & Grandfather" Daniel L. Boutwell, Sr., of 132 North 15th Street, passed away on Friday, April 24, 2020 at his home, unexpectedly from a pulmonary embolism. Daniel was born on May 17, 1957 in Rochester and was a son of Llewellyn and Shirley Bart Boutwell. He served in the US Army from...
Ivan H. Harrison
Apr 23, 2020
Portville - Dr. Ivan H. "Ike" Harrison "Retired Dentist, Beloved Father & Grandfather" Ivan H. “Ike” Harrison, 90, of 31 Brooklyn St., life-long resident of Portville, died April 23, 2020, of natural causes, at his home. He was born on May 29, 1929, to Bernard Wellington and Mae L. Phearsdorf Harrison at Olean General Hospital. The family lived in Olean...
Janice Marie Simmons
Apr 23, 2020
Scio – Janice M. Simmons "Loving Mother and Grandmother, Doting Great Grandmother" Janice M. Simmons, of 5644 Corbin Hill Road, passed away Thursday, April 23, 2020 at the Jones Memorial Hospital, following an illness. Janice was born on November 21, 1946 in Cuba and was a daughter of John A. and Ruby Wyatt Davis. On May 13, 1970, in Cuba,...
Andrew Zalar
Apr 20, 2020
Micco FL – Andrew (Andy) Zalar Andrew (Andy) Zalar, 81, of 9344 Victoria Dr. Micco, Fl, formerly of Cuba NY passed away Monday (April 20th 2020) at home after a long illness. Born on July 31st 1938, in Barberton OH, he was the only child of Andrew and Anna M. Zalar. He and his parents moved to a farm on...
Lynn R. Zuckerman
Apr 18, 2020
Olean – Lynn Williams Zuckerman Lynn Williams Zuckerman, formerly of 528 York St., passed away Saturday (April 18, 2020) at The Pines, Machias. Lynn was born June 29, 1926, Buffalo, NY, and was the daughter of Sidney and Belle Michaels Williams. On August 11, 1946, in Buffalo, she married William Zuckerman, who predeceased her on June 29, 2015. Lynn was...
Sr. Mary Ellen Walsh
Apr 16, 2020
Born: Mary Ellen Walsh on March 17, 1927, Everett, MA Died: April 16, 2020, St. Elizabeth Motherhouse, Allegany, NY of natural causes Daughter of: Edward J. Walsh, Sr. and Bridget Connolly-Walsh, Malden, MA Sr. Mary Ellen entered the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany on September 8, 1946, was received into the Congregation on August 15, 1947, and professed her final vows...
Elizabeth Pappas
Apr 15, 2020
Olean – Elizabeth Pappas "Retired Olean Guidance Counselor" Elizabeth Pappas, 89, of 961 Kingston Drive, passed away on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, at the Olean General Hospital, following complications from a stroke. Miss Pappas was born on November 19, 1930 in Olean and was the daughter of James and Mary Kainurgiu Pappas. She was a graduate of Olean High School,...
John W. Hirliman
Apr 8, 2020
Olean – John W. Hirliman "Loving Father, Grandfather, & Great Grandfather" John W. Hirliman, of 121 North 21st Street and Lake Wales, Florida, passed away on Wednesday, April 8, 2020, at Advent Health Medical Center, following a short illness. John was born on October 20, 1945 in Olean and was a son of James E. and Anna Rose Snyder Hirliman....
Thomas H. Wind
Apr 4, 2020
Cuba – Thomas H. Wind "Fisherman & Photographer" Thomas H. Wind, of 3106 1/2 Haskell Road, passed away on Saturday, April 4, 2020, shortly after arrival at the Olean General Hospital, following an illness. Tom was born on March 31, 1960 in Rantoul, Illinois and was a son of Ronald H. and Reiko Nakjima Wind. He attended Hinsdale High School...
Debra L. Mitchell
Apr 2, 2020
Allegany – Debra L. Mitchell Debra L. Mitchell, of 4323 Route 417, passed away Thursday, April 2, 2020, at her home, following a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Debra was born March 10, 1970 in Olean and was a daughter of Clifton "Skip" and Dorothy I. Austin Lunn, who survive. She attended Allegany Schools. Debra lived in a number of...