Obituaries
Donald C. Simons
Feb 11, 2017
Donald C. Simons, 91, of Coudersport, PA, formerly of Wellsboro, PA passed away February 11, 2017 at Cole Memorial Hospital.
Born September 14, 1925 in Savonna, NY he was the son of George and Bessie Walker Simons. On November 5, 1960 he married Mary Vanetta Campbell Simons who survives.
...
Janice L. Butchello
Feb 10, 2017
Janice L. Butchello, 82, of Coudersport, PA passed away February 10, 2017 at Cole Memorial Hospital.
Born November 24, 1934 in Roulette, PA she was the daughter of Walter and Mary Lyons Shalkowski.
Janice had worked at the Castle and Alcove restaurants in Olean, NY and the...
Edgar E. Tucker
Jan 23, 2017
Edgar E. “Sonny” Tucker passed from this life on Monday, January 23rd, 2017. His was a life well-lived, centered on a loving family, enriched by lifelong friendships, good neighbors, and a very strong connection to the place he called home.
Born September 9th, 1929 in Coudersport, he was the youngest child of Edgar...
James F. Hendricks
Jan 20, 2017
James Franklin Hendricks, 81, passed away January 20, 2017 at Sweden Valley Manor.
Born January 29, 1935 in Allentown, he was the son of Elmer and Mary Swank Hendricks.
Jim worked with his father for many years in a family-owned business, Hendricks Displays, as a screen process printer. After the business was sold, he worked...
Mayfred H. Russell
Jan 16, 2017
Mayfred H. Russell, 89, of Coudersport, PA passed away January 16, 2017 at Cole Memorial Hospital.
Born June 15, 1927 in Genesee, PA she was the daughter of Orrin and Maude Dildine Hackett.
On November 24, 1946 in Coudersport, she married Reuben F. “Junior” Russell who preceded her in death July 22, 2002....
Donald F. Reedy
Jan 14, 2017
Donald F. Reedy, 81 of Coudersport, PA passed away unexpectedly, Saturday, January 14, 2017 at Cole Memorial Hospital.
Born May 17, 1935 in Martinez, CA he was the son of Grover and Alice Hye Reedy.
He had been married to his wife the former Shirley Elliott Reedy for 56 years.
...
Alma C. (Crane) Walaski
Dec 30, 2016
Alma C. Walaski, 88, of Coudersport, PA passed away Friday, December 30, 2016 at Sweden Valley Manor, Coudersport.
She was born May 9, 1928 in Renovo, PA , daughter of Donald and Marcella Cole Crane. She married Steven K. Walaski, March 17, 1970 and he passed away April 27, 1996.
Alma...
Doris (Mall) Leffler
Dec 12, 2016
On Monday December 12, 2016 at 1 a.m., Doris M. Leffler (age 97) of 404 S. Main St. Coudersport, Pa., went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Doris was born February 10, 1919 in Rochester New York to Henry and Maude (Neil) Mall who preceded her in passing to Heaven. Doris had no...
Adelaide T. (Teater) Gates
Dec 10, 2016
Adelaide (Addie) T. Gates, 94, of Coudersport, PA passed away at her home December 10, 2016 while surrounded by her family.
Born July 4, 1922 in Genesee, PA she was the daughter of Clifford L. and Ruth Bishop Teater.
On July 20, 1951 in Genesee, PA she married Edwin Dwight Gates who preceded...
Beverly June (Freeman) Baker
Dec 8, 2016
Beverly (Bev) Baker, 85 of Coudersport, PA passed away December 8, 2016 at Sweden Valley Manor. Bev was born in Blossburg, PA on March 2, 1931, the daughter of Basil A. Freeman and Katherine Procto Kolodeg Freeman. On April 12, 1952 she married Charles Frederick Baker in the Methodist Church in Coudersport. Bev was a graduate of Coudersport High...
Francis A. Bertron
Nov 20, 2016
Francis A. Bertron, 90, of Coudersport, PA passed away Sunday, November 20, 2016 at Sweden Valley Manor.
Born October 1, 1926 in Bradford, PA, he was the son of Frank W. and Grace Toombs Bertron. He married Vernice Haynes who survives.
Francis served in the U. S. Navy during W W...
William L. Roberts
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...
Howard W. Bowman
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...
Colin R. Walbridge
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...
Henry F. Bunnell
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...
Patricia Jacqueline Harvey
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...
Russell L. Mahon
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)...
David R. Lawrence
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...
Evelyn M Eccher
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...
Walter J. Visneski, Sr.
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...
