Obituaries

Oct 31, 2016

William L. “Bill” Roberts, 102, of Coudersport passed away Friday, October 28, 2016 at Sweden Valley Manor.   He was born September 18, 1914 in Parsons, PA., a son of William A. and Mae Grant Roberts.   Bill graduated from Plains Memorial High School in Wilkes-Barre.

He married the former Letha Crosby November 20, 1937 in Coudersport.  She preceded...

Oct 14, 2016

Howard W. Bowman, 69, resident of Austin, passed away on October 14, 2016, surrounded by his family at home.

Howard was born on March 19, 1947, to his parents, Howard P. and Edith Harrison, who resided in Stroudsburg, PA.

On August 28, 1983, Howard married Margaret Bush and would eventually move to Austin, where he...

Sep 2, 2016

Colin R. Walbridge, 71, passed away on Sept. 2nd, 2016 at the Sena  Kean Manor in Smethport, PA. He was born on October 7th, 1944 in Merritt Island, Florida to his parents, Gordon and Adele Walbridge, along with his twin brother, Gordon.

Before residing at the Sena Kean Manor, he was a resident of Shinglehouse for many...

Aug 21, 2016

Henry F. Bunnell, 90, of Coudersport passed away August 21, 2016.

Born April 24, 1926 in Kibbeville,Ulysses. Son of Wilford J. and Dorothy L. Snyder Bunnell on August 5, 1944 in Genesee, PA. He married June B. Frost who preceded him in death .

He was a World War...

Aug 17, 2016

Patricia Jacqueline  Harvey, 51, of Sweden Valley, PA passed away Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at her home .

Born in Lima, Peru on April 22, 1965 she was the daughter of Mario and Maria Teresa “Terry” Salinas Gonzalez.

She had worked for many years as a shipping clerk for Montgomery Wards, in Alexandria, VA before...

Aug 6, 2016

Russell L. Mahon, 81, resident of Coudersport, passed away at the Cole Memorial Hospital with his family by his side on August 6, 2016.

Russell was born on November 3rd, 1934,  he was the son of Alonzo and Gertrude (Dow) Mahon.  On Jan. 8th, 1956 Russell married Donna Claire Pepper and had four children, David A. (Dawn)...

Aug 2, 2016

David R. Lawrence, 75, of Coudersport passed away August 2, 2016  at Cole Memorial Hospital after a long illness.

Born January 29, 1941 in Birmingham, Mich. He was the son of Eugene and Margaret Andres Lawrence. In 1976 he married Doris Smith.

He went into the U.S. Army in 1964, serving...

Jul 8, 2016

Evelyn M. Eccher, of Coudersport, PA, passed away surrounded by her family on July 8, 2016 at Charles Cole Memorial Hospital.

She was born in Philadelphia on May 23, 1925 to Maurice and Katherine Feldman Block.  She married her husband of 65 years, Lewis Eccher, who survives, on July 9, 1950.

Evelyn spent her early...

Jun 17, 2016

Walter J. Visneski Sr., 86 of Austin, PA passed away June 17, 2016 at Sweden Valley Manor in

Coudersport, PA.

Born December 30, 1929 in Force, PA he was the son of  Stanley A. and Edna V. Rajchaticka Visneski. On May 24, 1952 he married Barbara L. Barnett who survives.

He enlisted and...

May 11, 2016

Doris Wilkinson Mosch, 89, of Coudersport, PA died on May 11, 2016 at Cole Memorial Hospital.

She was born on October 20, 1926, sixth of seven children to Paul and Grace Wilkinson and grew up in Williamsburg, PA where she graduated from high school in 1944. She then worked for one year in the main office of...

Apr 15, 2016

Eleanor E. Perkins (Erway), 82, resident of Coudersport, PA, passed away on April 15th, 2016 with her family by her side at the Cole Memorial Hospital. Eleanor was the daughter of Lewis Harold and Edith (Blake) Erway, born on March 5th 1934 in Coudersport. After graduating from high school, she attended the University of  Massachusetts at Amherst, graduating with...

Apr 8, 2016

W. Louise Williams 96 of Coudersport passed away Friday April 8, 2016 at Cole Memorial Hospital.  Born September 9, 1919 to William and Bessie Courtright Thompson, on October 14, 1939 she married Harold A. Williams, who preceded her in death.   Louise worked for GTE Sylvania in Austin, drove school bus for 13 years and served on the Austin School...

Apr 2, 2016

A True Gentle Man, passed away at the Sweden Valley Manor on April 2nd, 2016 with his loving wife at his side after a long battle with cancer.

Born on July 20th, 1928 the son of Simeon and Wanda May Kimball Baker. He graduated from Coudersport High School.

On April 12th, 1952 Fred married Beverly...

Mar 11, 2016

Phyllis Marie (Matteson) Denhoff, 83, passed away on Friday, March 11, 2016 at the Jones Memorial Hospital in Wellsville, NY

Born September 9, 1932 she was the daughter of Mart and Helen M. Pelchy Matteson. On January 1, 1949 in Coudersport she married James L. Denhoff, Sr. and celebrated their 50th Golden Anniversary January 1,...

Mar 5, 2016

Frank D. Lush passed away on March 5th, 2016 at his home in Coudersport, Pa, surrounded by his family, following a short illness.  He had previously resided in Galeton, PA and Yachats, OR.

Born Nov. 13th, 1928 in Galeton, PA, he was a son of R. Otto and Edna Lush.  On Aug. 20th, 1950 he married Inez...

Mar 3, 2016

Wanda I. Hemphill, 90, a resident of Coudersport, PA passed away March 3, 2016 at Cole Memorial Hospital.

Born on March 22, 1925 in Toledo, Ohio, she was the daughter of Marshall P. and Bessie E. Denson Matzinger. On December 24, 1943 at the Park United Methodist Church in Coudersport she married W. Robert Hemphill who preceded...

Feb 15, 2016

Jerry Lee Crumrine, 65, of Austin, PA died Monday, February 15, 2016 in Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, PA.

Born on June 5, 1950 in Waynesburg, PA he was the son of Guy H. and Vivian Jeffers Crumrine. On July 14, 1976 he married Carol Breck Crumrine who survives.

Jerry was a graduate of Austin High...

Jan 31, 2016

Rhea M. Burdick, 89, of Coudersport, PA passed away Sunday, January 31, 2016 at Cole Memorial Hospital.

Born May 27, 1926 in Coudersport, she was the daughter of Arnold E. and Irene Hackett Meacham. On September 2, 1944 in Millport, PA she married Arden J. Burdick who preceded her in death  March 19, 1997.

Jan 21, 2016

Harold M. McElwee, 69, of Coudersport, passed away Thursday, January 21, 2016 at the Freeman House in Coudersport.

Harold was born December 27th, 1946, the son of Herbert and Elizabeth Jane Stewart McElwee.

Harold was a laborer all his life and enjoyed the Steelers, Pirates, and Penns State sports.

Harold is survived by...

Jan 20, 2016

Todd A. Crain, 46, of Coudersport, PA passed away Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, PA with his loving family by his side.

Born on November 2,1969, in Coudersport he was the son of Elvernon and Evelyn Snyder Crain.

Todd was a graduate of Coudersport High School, the class of 1987. He...