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Robert Allen Croft
Nov 19, 2016
Robert Allen Croft, 82, of 2857 Route 16 North, passed away Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, following a short illness. Bob was born Nov. 5, 1933 in Olean and was a son of George and Helen Fath Croft. He was formerly married to Barbara Sherwood. Bob graduated from Olean High School in 1952. He was a US Navy veteran serving aboard...
Joseph Pearson
Nov 12, 2016
Joseph Pearson, Jr. of 647 Linwood Drive, Cuba, NY passed away Sat. Nov. 12, 2016 at his home after a battle with cancer surrounded by his loving family. Joseph was born Oct. 8, 1921 in Titusville, PA and was a son of Joseph and Mona Gregory Pearson, Sr. On Dec. 7, 1979 at the Blessed Sacrament Church in Buffalo, he...
Mary Lou Harrison
Nov 7, 2016
Mary Lou Harrison, of 31 Brooklyn St., life-long resident of Portville, died November 7, 2016 after a long illness. She was born on March 11, 1930, to Dr. Duncan Lee and Catherine Scheiterle Wormer at Olean General Hospital. A 1948 graduate of Portville High School, she was valedictorian. In 1952, she graduated from the University of Rochester, Eastman Campus, with...
Paula Rose Brown
Oct 31, 2016
Born: Barbara Ann Brown on July 25, 1938 in Steubenville, OH. Died: October 31, 2016 in St. Petersburg, FL. Daughter of Maurice and Pauline Kaufman Nation Brown of Steubenville, OH. Sister Paula Rose was received into the Congregation of the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany, NY at St. Elizabeth Motherhouse on July 2, 1961 and professed her final religious vows on...
Raymond W. Vanhoutte
Oct 24, 2016
Raymond W. VanHoutte of 122 North 17th Street, passed away on Monday, Oct. 24, 2016 at the Absolut of Allegany, surrounded by his family, following a courageous battle with cancer. Ray was born April 18, 1937, in Olean and was the son of Amos V. and Helen Siffrinn VanHoutte. On Sept. 20, 1958, at the Trinity United Methodist Church, he...
Mary Therese Maher
Oct 21, 2016
Born: Mary Therese Maher on June 28, 1925 Died: October 21, 2016 in the St. Clare Community of St. Elizabeth Motherhouse Daughter of James and Mary (Beckwell) Maher of Syracuse, NY. Mary Therese was received into the Congregation of the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany, NY at St. Elizabeth Motherhouse on August 15, 1944 and professed her final religious vows on...
Lynanne L. Washburn
Oct 20, 2016
Lynanne L. "Annie" Washburn of 3100 Cranberry Rd., passed away Thursday, October 20, 2016 at the Olean General Hospital, surrounded by the people who loved her. Annie was born March 6, 1950 in Hume and was a daughter of William V. and Gertrude Erma Perry Washburn. At Annie's request, there will be no Public Visitation or Funeral service. A Private...
Patricia A. Stabb
Oct 19, 2016
Patricia A. Stabb of 1743 Happy Hollow Road, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016, at the Olean General Hospital, following a short illness. Patricia was born on Oct. 12, 1937 in Olean and was a daughter of Harold and Agnes Klimczyk Swartz. On Aug. 27, 1955 at St. Mary of the Angels Church, she married her husband of 56 years...
Michael R. Polasik
Oct 17, 2016
Michael R. Polasik, Sr., 69, of 118 York Street, passed away Monday, October 17, 2016, at his home, following a long illness. Mike was born March 30, 1947 in Salamanca and was a son of Raymond and Maxine Myers Polasik. On August 11, 1972, he married his wife of 44 years, Marion S. Polasik, who survives. Mike was a long...
Noella Lachat
Oct 7, 2016
Born: Marie Noella Lachat on December 18, 1933 Died: Friday, October 7, 2016 Daughter of Leo and Eva (Goulet) Lachat of Winsted, Connecticut. She was received into the Congregation of the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany, NY, at St. Elizabeth Motherhouse on August 15, 1952 and professed her final religious vows on August 16, 1959. For more than 60 years, Sister...
Colleen E. Amidon
Oct 5, 2016
Colleen E. "Connie" Amidon, of 4511 Elling Road, passed away after a short illness on Wednesday, October 5, 2016, at Lakeland Regional Medical Center in Florida, surrounded by her loving family. Connie was born December 22, 1949 in Cuba and was the daughter of the late George Robert and Marjory Maybe Elling. On August 22, 1970, at the Hinsdale Methodist...
Newton J. Degolia
Oct 2, 2016
Newton J. DeGolia, 95, of 2 Sawyer Lane, formerly of 3875 Main St., Hinsdale, passed away Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016, at his home, following an illness. Newton was born April 19, 1921 in Cuba and was a son of Bud and Susan Mae Plummer DeGolia. On May 21, 1949 at the Maplehust Baptist Church, he married his wife of 65...
Jeannette Burke
Oct 2, 2016
Born: Jeannette Burke on October 4, 1918 in Utica, NY. Died: October 2, 2016 in the St. Francis Community of St. Elizabeth Motherhouse, Allegany, NY. Daughter of John and Mary (Gaschwind) Burke of Rochester, NY. She was received into the Congregation of the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany, NY at St. Elizabeth Motherhouse on August 15, 1936 and professed her final...
Paul Miles Thornbury
Sep 27, 2016
Paul Miles Thornbury, 79, of Olean, passed away on Tuesday, September 27, 2016, shortly after arrival at the Olean General Hospital, following a short illness. Paul was born July 18, 1937 in Olean and was the son of Thelma Miles Tormey and Howard Thornbury. Paul was raised by his mother and his stepfather, Dr. Harold J. Tormey. He married Lorna...
Scott A. Matya
Sep 21, 2016
"Our loving son, brother, father, fianc� and friend" Scott A. Matya of 108 � Orange Ave. passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, September 21, 2016. He was born on December 29, 1977, in Marion, Indiana, a son of Paul Sr. and Yvonne Ursoy Matya. Scott last attended Allegany Central Schools. Scott's entrepreneurial spirit took him on professional careers as an 18...
Estelle Catherine Keefer
Sep 14, 2016
On Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016, Katherine Estelle Raible Keefer passed away in her home, following a lengthy illness, surrounded by her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. Estelle was born, at home, in Boston, PA and on June 28, 1918, and was a daughter of Gottleib and Anna Bach Raible. On Oct. 6, 1941, in McKeesport, PA, she married her husband...
Marie Celeste Sullivan
Sep 7, 2016
Sr. Marie Celeste Sullivan, born Claire Marie Sullivan, a health care legend in Tampa, died September 7, 2016, at St. Elizabeth Motherhouse, Allegany, NY, where she returned on August 21, 2016, to be with her religious Sisters for her final days. She was born March 18, 1929, in Boston, MA, and lived in Roslindale, MA, a spirited Irish Catholic community....
Ellsworth H. Case
Sep 4, 2016
Ellsworth H. "Al" Case, of 908 North Main Street, passed away suddenly on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016, at Bradford Regional Medical Center. Al was born on Oct. 20, 1928 in Vandalia and was the son of Harry and Lena Crouse Case. On April 3, 1951, in Bradford, PA he married his beloved wife of 63 years, Marian A. Colley, who...
Hazel R. Reeves
Sep 3, 2016
Hazel R. Reeves of 210 1/2 South Second Street, Passed away on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016 in the Olean General Hospital following an illness. Hazel was born Sept. 8, 1963 in Jamestown and was the daughter of William and Rose Ulrick Whiteman. On March 4, 2002 in Jamestown she married her loving husband, Jessie W. Reeves, who predeceased her on...
Sister Patricia Friel
Sep 3, 2016
Born: Patricia C. Friel on March 17, 1934 Died: September 3, 2016 in the St. Francis Community, St. Elizabeth Motherhouse, Allegany, NY Daughter of Francis and Anna (Thill) Friel of Staten Island, NY She was received into the Congregation of the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany, NY at St. Elizabeth Motherhouse on August 15, 1957 and professed her final religious vows...
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