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June M. Wright
Mar 30, 2013
June M. Wright of 959 Ward Lane, passed away on Saturday, March 30, 2013 in the Unity Health System Hospital in Greece following an illness. June was born May 30, 1929 in Eldred, PA and was a daughter of Lloyd and Virginia Letson Leete. On April 15, 1949 in Olean she married her husband of almost 48 years, Norman E....
Dorothy I. Dunshie
Mar 28, 2013
Dorothy I. Dunshie, 95, formerly of Promised Land Road, passed joyfully into the arms of her Lord and Savior on Thursday, March 28, 2013 at the Currituck House, Moyock, NC. Born on March 17, 1918, in Flat Rock, IL, she was the sixth of ten children born to Lawrence and Blanche Myers also formerly of Portville. She was married on...
Alva T. Vogel
Mar 28, 2013
Alva T. Vogel of 6865 Shaller Road passed away Thursday March 28, 2013 at home following an illness. Alva was born on March 3, 1926 in Laramie, Wyoming and was a son of Millard and Erma Hunter Vogel. On April 9, 1948 he married Mary Silsby who pre-deceased him on Oct. 18, 1985. He married Elsie Sortore on Dec. 13,...
Frances W. Sprague
Mar 27, 2013
Frances W Sprague, 92, formerly of Olean NY, went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at Carlisle Regional Medical Center following a short illness. Frances was born Aug. 16, 1920, in Richburg, NY, the eldest of three children of Gerald and Mary Ames Wightman. She graduated from Richburg High School as valedictorian of her class. She...
Carl Sandlin
Mar 27, 2013
Carl Sandlin of 8619 County Road 49, passed away on Wednesday, March 27, 2013 in the Comfort House of Allegany County in Wellsville. Carl was born on May 31, 1929 in New Castle, Indiana and was a son of Asbury and Minta Patton Sandlin. On April 15, 1948 in Niagara Falls, NY he married Ida Mae "Jackie" Fugate, who pre-deceased...
Betty L. Backer
Mar 25, 2013
Betty Lou Backer, 88, of 161 S. 25th St, Eden Heights, formerly of Ithaca and Belfast, passed away Monday, March 25, 2013 at Olean General Hospital, following a short lengthy illness. Mrs. Backer was born Jan. 18, 1925 in South Bend, IN and was the daughter of Albert Frederic and Rosemary Morris. On Sep. 22, 1946, in Dover, NJ she...
Mary R. Blazejewski
Mar 23, 2013
Mary R. Blazejewski of 309 E. Elm Street passed away on Friday, March 23, 2013 in the Cuba Memorial Hospital Palliative Care Unit, following a short illness. Mrs. Blazejewski was born on March 10, 1915 in Mt. Jewett, Pa. and was a daughter of Louige and Maria Rosa Olivia Leone. On June 1, 1940 in St. John's Church she married...
Edmond C. Burdick
Mar 2, 2013
Edmund C. Burdick of 6698 Crabb Hollow Road, passed away Saturday, March 2, 2013 in the Olean General Hospital, following an illness. Ed was born Dec. 27, 1927 in his grandparents, Clara and Edward Bartlett L, home in Weston's Mills and was a son of Charles Raymond and Blanche Dewey Burdick. On March 20, 1948, he married his wife of...
Bina B. Isaman
Mar 1, 2013
Mrs. Bina B. Isaman, 97, of 307 Gilmore Ave., passed away Friday, March 1, 2013, at her home. Bina was born Sept. 15, 1915 in Hinsdale and was a daughter of Cortland "Frances" and Amy Thayer. On Jan. 7, 1931 in Maplehurst she married her loving husband of 62 years William G. Isaman who pre-deceased her on March 2, 1993....
Corry A. Converse
Feb 28, 2013
Corry A. Converse, of the Rehabilitation Home at 1951 West Fall Rd., passed away on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013 at Jones Memorial Hospital in Wellsville following an illness. Corry was born on May 6, 1980 in Olean. He worked at Subcon Industries. Corry was a member of the Hillside Wesleyan Church. Corry enjoyed NASCAR-Especially Dale Sr. & Jr., Pittsburg Steelers...
Bradley J. Jerge
Feb 27, 2013
Bradley J. Jerge, local businessman and farmer of 9177 County Road 23, passed away at home on the farm where he grew up on Wednesday, February 27, 2013 after a long illness. Brad was born October 3, 1955 in Buffalo, N.Y., the son of James J. and Dolores (Boltz) Jerge. On August 27,1983 in Rushford, he married the love of...
Truda S. Prizel
Feb 26, 2013
Mrs. Truda S. Prizel of 116 South 14th Street, passed away shortly after arrival at the Olean General Hospital of an apparent heart attack, surrounded by her loving husband and family. Mrs. Prizel was born June 15, 1937 in Passaic, NJ and was a daughter of John E. and Lois Slawson Munn. On July 13, 1957 at St. Alban's Episcopal...
Sherry M. Milks
Feb 24, 2013
Sherry M. Milks, of 3220 Pennsylvania Rd, passed away Sunday, February 24, 2013 at her mother's home at 3606 Fay Hollow Rd. surrounded by her loving family, following a courageous battle with cancer. Sherry was born on November 2, 1959 in Olean and was the daughter of John E. and Norma J. Post, Milks. She was formerly married to Art...
Violet Arlene Hamilton
Feb 24, 2013
Violet Arlene Hamilton, 91, of Hinsdale passed away Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013, in the Pines Nursing Home, following a lengthy illness. Violet was born Aug. 16, 1921, in Hinsdale and was a daughter of Willard and Arlene Isaman Dutton. On July 13, 1940 she married her husband of almost 43 years, Freemont (Pete) Hamilton, who predeceased her on June 29,...
William L. Jackson
Feb 19, 2013
William L. Jackson of 3970 Gile Hollow Road passed away Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at his home, surrounded by his family following a long battle with cancer. Bill was born on January 22, 1951 in Olean, son of Ruth Elaine (Hollowell) and stepfather Robert Murray and Jackson. He is survived by his fianc�, Debra Nichols of Hinsdale. Bill was a...
Dale C. Baldwin
Feb 17, 2013
Dale C. Baldwin passed away Sunday February 17, 2013 at his home at 3811 Emerson Road, Hinsdale. Mr. Baldwin was born May 19, 1946 in Jamestown, the son of Clarence T. and Joyce Baldwin. After graduation of Olean High School he served our country in the US Navy from 1964-66. Upon his discharge Dale was employed in boiler making for...
Francis W. Parker
Feb 13, 2013
Frank W. Parker of 630 East State Street Passed away Wed. February 13, 2013 in the Olean General Hospital Following a lengthy illness. Frank was born December 25, 1942 in Buffalo and was the son of Francis W. Bauer and Thelma Parker. On June 23, 1995, in Olean, he married his wife of 17 years, Elizabeth Comstock, who survives. Frank...
Patricia A. Scripter
Feb 12, 2013
Patricia A. Scripter, of 10318 Cagwin Road Yorkshire passed away, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013 at her home following a lengthy illness. Mrs. Scripter was born July 5, 1926 in Detroit, MI and was a daughter of William and Margaret McMillen Cagwin. Mrs. Scripter spent most of her life at the family farm on Cagwin Rd. in Delevan and graduated from...
Harold J. Spencer
Feb 12, 2013
Harold J. Spencer of West Clarksville passed away Tuesday February 12, 2013 at the Olean General Hospital. Born July 14, 1933 in Elmira, NY, Jim was the son of the late Earl Lewis & Laura Mae Kennedy Spencer. He was formerly married to Myrna L. Brittain. Jim worked as a mechanic for Butch Bokmans and Harry Graves & Sons for...
David E. Johnson
Feb 4, 2013
David E. Johnson passed away Monday Feb. 4, 2013 in the Olean General Hospital, following an illness. Mr. Johnson was born June 26, 1937 in Jamestown and was the son of Genard and Vema Wood Johnson. On Aug. 29, 1960 he married his loving wife of 39 years, Karen E. Weiser, who predeceased him on Dec. 27, 1999. On Feb....