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Lucille Irene (Hatch) Clark
Oct 24, 2022
Nunda --- Lucille “Ceil” Irene Clark of 4 South Walnut Street passed away on Monday, October 24, 2022 in her home. She was born on October 10, 1945 in Fillmore, a daughter of the late Wellington “Bus” and Sadie Cockle Hatch Sr.
Lucy was a member of the Trinity Church of Nunda and a former employee of...
Betty J. (Cross) Merriam
Oct 22, 2022
Houghton --- Betty J Merriam of 9597 Route 19 went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, October 22, 2022 in her home. She was born on November 13, 1938 in Shinglehouse, PA, a daughter of the late Ferdinand and Naomi Green Cross. On September 20, 1958 she married Floyd Edward Merriam who survives.
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Donna Lee (Spiers) Hess
Oct 18, 2022
Houghton --- Donna Lee Hess of 7331 Campus Height went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Tuesday, October 18, 2022 in Wyoming County Community Hospital, Warsaw. She was born on December 17, 1937 in Rochester, PA, a daughter of the late Matthew and Alice Griffith Spiers. On September 3, 1960 in Aliquippa, PA she...
Devara J. (Mowers) Conley
Oct 14, 2022
Centerville --- Devara J. Conley of 8935 County Road 3 passed away on Friday, October 14, 2022 in her home. She was born on September 9, 1959 in Warsaw, a daughter of James Dean and Darlene Williams Mowers.
Devi was a graduate of Fillmore Central School, class of 1977, and had an interest in fashion and interior...
John Daniel Miller
Oct 10, 2022
Houghton --- John Daniel Miller of 9788 Circle Drive died peacefully in his sleep on October 10, 2022 in his home. He was born in Orefield, Pennsylvania on August 15, 1930, a son of the late Roy A. and Elizabeth Schubert Miller. He married Carolyn Paine who survives.
The seventh of thirteen children, he grew up in...
Donald E. Bliss
Oct 8, 2022
Rushford- We are sad to announce that Donald E. Bliss passed away peacefully Saturday morning October 8, 2022 in his home. He was born in Belfast on February 8, 1928, a son of the late Alton and Gertrude Bliss. On October 23, 1948 in Rushford he married Lois Newton who survives.
Don was a World War II...
Robert L. Ferrin
Sep 21, 2022
Pike --- Robert L. Ferrin of 6874 Albro Road passed away with his family by his side on Wednesday, September 21, 2022 in his home. He was born on October 28, 1937 in Centerville, a son of the late Clyde and Ruth Rees Ferrin. On November 2, 1957 in Centerville he married Carole Fowler who predeceased him on January...
Mary Jane (Mountain) Mccumiskey
Sep 17, 2022
Belfast --- Mary Jane McCumiskey of 69 Sherman Street passed away on Saturday, September 17, 2022 in Wyoming County Community Hospital, Warsaw. She was born on June 17, 1942 in Olean, a daughter of the late Edward and Margaret Swift Mountain. On November 10, 1962 in St. Mark’s Church in Rushford she married Patrick John McCumiskey Sr. who predeceased...
Mary Ann Patton
Sep 11, 2022
Centerville --- Mary Ann Patton of 8616 County Road 3 went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, September 11, 2022 in Wyoming County Hospital, Warsaw. She was born on May 5, 1939 in Buffalo.
Mary Ann attended Higgins Wesleyan Church and loved singing all of the different hymns. She enjoyed playing different card...
Norma Leslie (Springer) Austin
Sep 5, 2022
Rushford --- Norma Leslie Austin, a former resident of 9727 Brookside Road, passed away on Monday, September 5, 2022 in Olean after a long illness. She was born on January 31, 1933 in Buffalo, the eldest of six children of the late Leslie and Norma Burtch Springer. On June 14, 1952 she married Wesley Richard Austin who predeceased her...
Norbert "Norb" Frank Sylor
Sep 3, 2022
Fillmore --- Norbert Frank Sylor, a former resident of Fillmore, passed away on Saturday, September 3, 2022 in Litchfield Park, AZ. He was born on September 7, 1926 in Short Tract, a son of the late Wayne and Gladys Smith Sylor. He married Wilma Steadman who predeceased him on June 9, 2014.
Norb was veteran of World...
Janett Marie (Bernstine) Mura
Sep 2, 2022
Caneadea --- Janett Marie Mura, a former resident of Caneadea, passed away on Friday, September 2, 2022 in Walling, Tennessee. She was born on September 22, 1938 in Rochester, a daughter of the late John and Cecilia Lawson Bernstine. On March 2, 1957 in Greece, NY she married William F. Mura who predeceased her on March 25, 2022.
...Janet Marie (Gayford) Thomas
Aug 20, 2022
Hume --- Janet Marie Thomas of 10844 Claybed Road, died Saturday, August 20, 2022 at The Pines Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Machias. She was born on April 25, 1937 in Fillmore, a daughter of the late Edmund and Frances Wheeler Gayford. On November 2, 1956, she married Donald Charles Thomas who survives.
Janet was a graduate of...
Beverly Jean Block
Aug 9, 2022
Hume --- Beverly J. Block, a former resident of Hinsdale and Hume, passed away on Tuesday, August 9, 2022 in the Wyoming County Skilled Nursing Facility, Warsaw. She was born on February 6, 1939 in Cuba, a daughter of the late Leonard and Norma Brandes Haskins. She married George Block who predeceased her in 2017.
Bev loved...
Gary L. Cox
Aug 9, 2022
Nunda --- Gary L. Cox, a former resident of Nunda, passed away on Tuesday, August 9, 2022 in Englewood, Florida. He was born on July 16, 1949 in Warsaw, a son of Ralph and V. Rosalea VanDruff Cox.
Gary was a graduate of the former Nunda Central School, class of 1967, and received his Bachelor’s Degree from...
Phillip Brooks Main
Aug 3, 2022
Hume --- Phillip Brooks Main, 88, a resident of Hume passed away August 3, 2022 in the Houghton Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility. He was born on November 17, 1933 in Fillmore, a son of the late Donald and Josephine Russell Main. He married Marilyn Hughes who survives.
Phil was raised on a dairy farm and graduated from...
Dennis J Fitzpatrick
Aug 3, 2022
Higgins --- Dennis J Fitzpatrick of 8216 Higgins Creek Road went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, August 3, 2022 in his home. He was born on September 27, 1958 in Dansville, a son of the late Paul and Phyllis Thomas Fitzpatrick.
Dennis was an avid outdoorsman where he enjoyed hunting, fishing, hiking,...
Jeffrey S. Falsion
Jul 26, 2022
Rushford --- Jeffrey S. Falsion of 8617 Stream Side passed away on Tuesday, June 26, 2022 after a long battle with cancer in his home. He was born on January 9, 1963 in Aurora, CO, a son of Jack and Carol Donn Falsion.
Jeff was an outdoorsman where he enjoyed riding ATVs and skiing. He was an...
Ethel Louise (Prentice) Wagner
Jul 18, 2022
Loving Wife, Mother, Grandmother and Great-Grandmother
Angelica --- Ethel Louise Wagner of 8981 Old State Road died Monday, July 18, 2022 in The Pines Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Olean. She was born on October 10, 1927 in Angelica, a daughter of the late Clifford and Eula Worden Prentice. On December 22, 1950 in the Fillmore Methodist Church...
Dr. Gustave G. Prinsell
Jul 13, 2022
Dr. Gustave G. Prinsell, 100, of 7336 Campus Heights went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, July 13, 2022 in his home. He was born on May 26, 1922 in Jersey City, NJ, a son of the late Gustave J. and Doretta Knoeffler Prinsell. He married Louise Bininger who survives.
Dr. Prinsell was...
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