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Mildred W. Montgomery
Jul 31, 2016
Mildred W. Montgomery formerly of Olean, died on Sunday July 31, 2016 in the Dock Terrace Nursing following a brief illness. Mildred was born March 25, 1932 in Cuba, NY and was a daughter of the late Jolee D. and Irene Ludden Witter. On Sept. 22, 1956 she married Warren W. Kenerson, who pre-deceased her June 22, 1958. On July...
June K. Wallace
Jul 29, 2016
June K. Wallace of 1229 Plumb Street, passed away on Friday, July 29, 2016 in the Olean General Hospital surrounded by her loving husband and family. June was born June 7, 1934 in Franklinville and was a daughter of Raymond and Mary Catherine Boser Cross. On October 4, 1952 at the Baptist Church in Franklinville, she married her husband of...
Arlan Richard Stringer
Jul 27, 2016
Arlan Richard "Dick" Stringer, of 301 West Henley Street, passed away Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at his home. Dick was born on Aug. 8, 1943 in Olean and was a son of Wilburn E. and Edith A. Lundquist Stringer. He was formerly married to Theresa Stringer. Dick attended Olean High School. He enlisted in the US Army and served from...
Lynda E. Hood
Jul 26, 2016
Lynda E. Hood of 974 Portville-Olean Road, passed away on Tuesday, July 26, 2016 in the Olean General Hospital following a courageous battle with lung cancer. Lynda was born June 6, 1952 in Somerville, NJ and was a daughter of Joseph John and Olga Naruta Sparatta. On Oct. 5, 1985 in Stafford, she married her husband of 30 years, Donald...
Janis G. Pusey
Jul 25, 2016
Janis G. Pusey of 103 North 5th St. passed away Monday, July 25th in her home. Born December 29, 1949 in Manhattan, NY she was the daughter of Earl and Virginia (Holdridge) Gray. On December 26, 1991, in North Hempstead, NY, she married the love of her life and knight in shining armor, Kevin J. Pusey, who predeceased her in...
Margaret Ann Childs
Jul 6, 2016
Margaret Ann Childs of 350 Front street, passed away Wednesday, July 6, 2016 at the Olean General Hospital, following a brief illness. Margaret was born April 8, 1941 in Olean and was a daughter of Gilbert Monroe and Evelyn Margaret Hedberg Childs, Sr. She graduated from Otto-Eldred High School in 1959. Margaret lived in Dover, Delaware from 1961 to 1968,...
Nicholas J. Ash
Jul 4, 2016
Nicholas J. Ash of 318 N. 3rd Street, passed away on Monday, July 4th, 2016 at home surrounded by his loving family. Nick was born May 1, 1926 in Olean and was a son of the late John Joseph and Adele Simon Ash. He graduated from Olean High School in 1944. Nick served in the US Navy from April 26,...
Norma M. Snowberger
Jul 1, 2016
Norma M. Snowberger of 410 West Green Street, passed away on July 1, 2016 at home. Norma was born on Jan. 15, 1960 in Birkenfeld Germany and was a daughter of Gottfried and Hilda Betz Snowberger. She worked for Sears for a number of years. Norma was currently working at the Seneca Allegany Casino as a supervisor for the past...
Glenn L. Houghtaling
Jun 28, 2016
Glenn L. Houghtaling, Jr. of 339 North 7th Street, passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2016 at the Olean General Hospital, following a short illness. Glenn was born on June 28, 1965 in Hornell and was a son of Glenn L. and Arlouine A. Braley Houghtaling, Sr. He worked at Angee's Restaurant, Century Manor and Beef-N-Barrel, where he retired after 8...
Rose Margaret Martinelli
Jun 22, 2016
Margaret Martinelli, formerly of Olean and Wellsville, passed away on Wed, June 22, 2016 in the St. Ann's Home in Rochester following an lengthy illness. Marty was born July 16, 1932 in Sayre, PA and was the daughter Frederick and Mary Catherine Wanroy Yeisley. On July 18, 1959 in St. Mary of the Angels Church in Elmira, she married her...
Margaret Pacheco
Jun 22, 2016
Born: Margaret Morgan Pacheco Died: June 22, 2016 at Olean General Hospital in Olean, NY. Daughter of Eugene and Agnes (Knight) Pacheco of Medford, Mass. 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 over 60 years,...
William M. Kinley
Jun 21, 2016
William M. Kinley of 711 Monroe St. went to be with his Lord and Savior on June 21, 2016 at Olean General Hospital after a very brief illness. Mr. Kinley was born on May 3, 1934, he was the only son of the late Adam C. and Irma G. Kinley. Mr. Kinley graduated from St. Bonaventure University and served with...
Willie E. Jackson
Jun 17, 2016
Willie E. Jackson of 216 Worden Ave, formerly of Buffalo, passed away on Friday, June 17, 2016 in the Olean General Hospital of complications from an apparent heart attack. Willie was born July 31, 1958 in Buffalo and was the son of Jonnie and Roslyn Harp Jackson. He was formerly married to Linda Rauls, who predeceased him. On July 31,...
Shirley Jeanne Smith
Jun 16, 2016
Shirley Jeanne Smith, formerly of Hinsdale, passed away Thursday, June 16, 2016 at Springwood Care Center, following an illness. Shirley was born June 28, 1930 in Olean and was a daughter of Arlie and Carolyn Sassmon Kreamer. In 1951, she married David E. Wing, who predeceased her on Jan. 25, 1965. In 1975, she married Don Bliss, who predeceased her...
Charles R. Stimson
Jun 12, 2016
Charles R. Stimson, 91, of 2576 Button Rd., passed away Sunday, June 12, 2016 at the Wellsville Manor Care Center, following an illness. Charles was born on Nov. 2, 1924 in Lyndon Center and was a son of Clarence Pratt and Ruby Scott Stimson. On Sept. 13, 1948 in Bad Richenal, Germany, he married his wife of 59 years, Christine...
Merton L. Hadley
Jun 8, 2016
Merton L. Hadley, 91, of 315 Coleman St., passed away Wednesday, June 8, 2016 at the Absolut of Allegany, following a lengthy illness. Merton was born Feb. 16, 1925 in Jamestown and was a son of Horace and Gladys Worden Hadley. He was formerly married to Genevieve Mushrush, who predeceased him in 1972. On July 1, 1981, at the First...
Thomas A. Firkel
Jun 5, 2016
Thomas Firkel, of 2617 Olean-Hinsdale Road, passed away on Sunday, June 5, 2016, at the Pines Health and Rehab. Mr. Firkel was born in the Olean General Hospital on January 19, 1937. He was the son of the late Clyde and Anna Spears Firkel. On August 10, 1979, he married Joan Ayers, who survives. Mr. Firkel attended Olean High School...
Wayne A. Nottingham
Jun 2, 2016
Wayne A. Nottingham, Sr. of 204 Hardy Corner Road, formerly of Olean, passed away on Thursday June 2, 2016 at home from an apparent heart attack. Wayne was born on June 12, 1949 in North Tonawanda and was a son of James and Noreen Shoen Nottingham. He was formerly married to Beverly Chatfield. On Dec. 21, 1991, he married Linda...
Jean L. Mattox
Jun 2, 2016
Jean L. Mattox , 80, of Limestone, passed away at 1:30 pm Thursday, June 2, 2016 at the Olean General Hospital. Born January 29, 1936 in Venus, PA. , she was the daughter of the late Walter and Grace Donley Pleger. She attended Oil City Schools. She worked for the Oil City Glass Plant before moving to Hagerstown, Md., where...
Donald R. Farwell
May 29, 2016
Donald R. Farwell, of Hinsdale passed away Sunday, May 29, 2016 at the Cuba Memorial Hospital Palliative Care Unit following an illness. Don was born August 1, 1935 in Cuba and was a son of C. Herbert and Olive Potter Farwell. He married Arlene Shaffer in 1957, who predeceased him in 1993. Don married, Kathleen Timme Crowder in 1996, who...