Obituaries

Feb 28, 2018

Fillmore --- Robert J. White of 79 W. Main Street died Wednesday February 28, 2018 in Olean General Hospital. He was born on November 6, 1950 in Fillmore, a son of the late Roger and Wilma Curry White. On August 16, 1969 in the Fillmore United Methodist Church he married his high school sweetheart Elizabeth Ann Hudson who survives. He...

Feb 26, 2018

Belmont --- James Robert Wilcox of Belmont passed away on Monday, February 26, 2018 in Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester. He was born on May 16, 1947 in Cuba, a son of the late Charles and Arlene Vanocker Wilcox. In 1965 he married the love of his life Linda Deniston.

James was a proud veteran of the United...

Feb 22, 2018

Portageville --- Francis ‟Buster” L. Brown of 11954 Route 19A died Thursday, February 22, 2018 in his home. He was born on February 17, 1933 in Fillmore, a son of the late Forest and Laura Hoagland Brown. On November 29, 1957 he married Donna Vedder who survives.

Buster was a foreman for Armco Steel Corp in Baltimore,...

Feb 19, 2018

Gainesville, FL --- E. Ruth Gledhill of 3805 NW 50 th Street and a former resident Fillmore, NY died Monday, February 19, 2018 in her home. She was born on April 21, 1921 in Nunda, a daughter of the late Chester and Janette Cromwell. She married Clair M. Gledhill who predeceased her on October 4, 2002.

Ruth...

Feb 19, 2018

Fillmore---Helen I. Preston of 131 W. Main Street, died Monday, February 19, 2018 in Suzanne’s Comfort Care Home in Perry. She was born on July 3, 1926 in the town of Hume, a daughter of the late George and Neva Buchholz Bennett. She married Robert S. Preston who predeceased her on Sept. 4, 1987.

She loved to...

Feb 15, 2018

Hunt --- Brenda L. Rightmeyer of 1057 Clark Road, died Thursday, February 15, 2018 in her home. She was born on April 3, 1946 in Hornell, a daughter of the late Howard and Anna Mae Hanchett Aylor. She married James Rightmeyer who predeceased her in 2011. Brenda was a former LPN at Perry Day Treatment and was very active in...

Feb 11, 2018

Short Tract --- Wenton E. Barney of 5362 County Road 4 died Sunday, February 11, 2018 in Olean General Hospital. He was born on September 16, 1949 in Cuba, a son of the late Alton Barney and Delores Blatchley Curry. On October 27, 1973 in the Oakland Wesleyan Church he married, Betty Wilkins who survives.

Wenton enjoyed...

Feb 9, 2018

Belmont --- Beatrice P. Scott, formerly of Belmont, died Friday, February 9, 2018 in the Absolut at Houghton Nursing Home. She was born on April 28, 1929 in Angelica, a daughter of the late Clifford and Eula Warden Prentice. She married Sidney Glenn Scott who predeceased her.

Surviving are three daughters, Joanne (Jay) Cockle of Fillmore, Glena...

Jan 31, 2018

Cuba --- Ryan M. Chatley of 7849 B. Rawson Road passed away January 31, 2018 due to a tragic farm accident. He was born on January 6, 1983 in Warsaw, a son of David and Becky Hilts Chatley.

Ryan was a graduate of Keshequa Central School. He loved the farm and was a partner with Richard Shafer...

Jan 24, 2018

Fillmore --- Leora J. Arnold of 17 Lowell Street died Wednesday, January 24, 2018 in Highland Hospital, Rochester. She was born on April 9, 1929 in Hornell, the daughter of the late Leo and Olive Newell Arnold. Leora graduated from Fillmore Central School and received her Bachelor’s Degree from Houghton College. She taught Latin and French, at Canaseraga and Letchworth...

Jan 17, 2018

Caneadea --- William J. “Bill” Bromstead of 8885 Route 19, died Wednesday, January 17, 2018 in Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester. He was born on November 30, 1963 in Batavia, a son of the late Willard and Babbette Young Bromstead.

He was a self-employed handyman and loved music.

Surviving are his brothers and sister, Thomas (Mary)...

Jan 2, 2018

Fillmore --- Melvin L. Potter of 28 Prospect Street died Tuesday, January 2, 2018 in his home. He was born on February 20, 1937 in Winter Harbor, Maine, a son of the late George Potter and Myrtle Torrey. On August 16, 1958 in Fillmore he married Sidney Vedder who survives.

Mel was a former superintendent of the...

Dec 28, 2017

Santee, SC --- Richard W. White of 343 Pinewood Drive and former resident of Fillmore, N.Y. died Thursday, December 28, 2017 in the Buffalo VA Hospital. He was born on December 14, 1951 in Fillmore, a son of the late Roger and Wilma Curry White. On March 10, 1973 in Pike he married Cynthia Marie Tonaus who predeceased him...

Dec 24, 2017

Houghton --- Warren M. Woolsey of Houghton died Sunday, December 24, 2017 in the Absolute at Houghton Nursing Home. He was born on April 2, 1922 in Marion, Indiana, a son of the late Pierce and Mildred Morris Woolsey. On August 23, 1946 in Indian Falls he married Ella Phelps who survives.

As a young child Dr....

Dec 18, 2017

Arcade --- Walter Myron Francis of 37 Aristo Terrace and a former resident of Rushford died Monday, December 18 th , 2017 in Buffalo General Hospital following open heart surgery and pulmonary complications. He was born on June 20, 1937 i n the town of New Hudson, a son of the late Norman and Marjorie Baker Francis Sr. He...

Dec 16, 2017

Cuba---Marion B. McCarty of 9643 Hardys Corner Road, town of Rushford, died Saturday, December 16, 2017 in Olean General Hospital. She was born on September 10, 1924 in Fillmore, a daughter of the late Lester and Bernice Smith Rees. In 1942 she married Bruce McCarty who predeceased her in 2000.

Marion was a member of the Rushford...

Nov 14, 2017

Houghton --- Marjorie L. Kellogg, a former resident of Houghton, had a grand home-going to see the Lord on Tuesday, November 14, 2017 in morning when she died peacefully in her sleep. She was born November 11, 1926 in Mooers, a daughter of the late Stanley and Myrtle Gearhart Lawrence. On Oct 20, 1956 she married Meredith W. Kellogg...

Nov 9, 2017

Wellsville---Albert B. Butler of 4192B Bolivar Road and a former resident of Friendship, died Thursday, November 9, 2017 in Jones Memorial Hospital, Wellsville. He was born on May 8, 1961 in Cuba, a son of the late Lloyd and Harriett LaBelle Butler.

Surviving are three brothers, Kenneth Butler of Fillmore, David Butler of Friendship and Philip Butler...

Nov 9, 2017

Bolivar---Dorothy A. Beardsley a former resident of Rossburg and Wiscoy, died Thursday, November 9, 2017 in Highland Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Wellsville. She was born on May 3, 1928 in Buffalo, a daughter of the late Otto and Alice Ayer Schlicht. She married Clifford H. Beardsley who predeceased her in 2007. Dorothy was the former postmaster of the Rossburg...

Nov 1, 2017

Hume --- Amy J. Dewe of 7052 Liberty Street died Wednesday, November 1, 2017 in Olean General Hospital. She was born on November 2, 1965 in Warsaw, a daughter of the William and Eleanor Brown Smith.

Amy was a graduate of Fillmore Central School and a former employee of the Fillmore Pharmacy. Also she was a member...