Obituaries

Jun 9, 2017

Rushford --- Wesley Richard Austin of Rushford died Friday, June 9, 2017 in his home on the family farm, under the care of hospice, and was able to pass in the home where he began life. He was born on January 18, 1926 in Rushford, a son of the late Herbert and Bertha Owens Austin. On June 14, 1952...

Jun 8, 2017

Fillmore---Virginia A. Totsline of 6570 Co. Rd. 4, died Thursday, June 8, 2017 in Cuba Memorial Hospital. She was born in the Town of Caneadea on June 17, 1936 a daughter of the late Patrick and Carrie Smith Prial. She married John Totsline who predeceased her on April 24, 2007.

Virginia was a member of St. Patrick’s...

May 26, 2017

Harrisburg, NC --- Robert Williams of Harrisburg, NC passed away on May 26, 2017 after a lengthy illness. He was born on January 3, 1947, a son of the late Arthur and Wilda Kellogg Williams.

He worked as an Instrumental Music Teacher at Fillmore Central School where he retired from in 2000. He and his wife, Ginna,...

May 7, 2017

Cantonment, Florida---Ernestine G. Berg of Cantonment died on May 7, 2017 in her home. She was born on March 10, 1918 in the Town of Hume New York the daughter of the late Ernest and Fern Leet Gillette. She was predeceased by her husbands, Don Finnemore and Eugene Berg.

Surviving are two brothers, Roland (Mary) Gillette and...

May 6, 2017

Short Tract --- Marilyn “Nan” Fiegl of 10978 William-Eldridge Road passed away peacefully in her home on May 6, 2017. She was born on May 29, 1927 in Canandaigua, a daughter of the late Harry and Mildred Burke Andrews. On August 29, 1958 she married Lawrence E. Fiegl who predeceased her on March 31, 1984.

A prominent...

May 4, 2017

Short Tract --- Randall John Mueckl of 5327 Sonnleitner Road died Thursday, May 4, 2017 in his home. He was born on March 17, 1959 in Kenmore, a son of the late Joe Mueckl and Sofia Hackett. He married Brenda Beardsley who predeceased him on May 27, 2016.

Randy was a member of the Short Tract United...

May 3, 2017

Fillmore---Judith A. Schlienz of the Dugway Road, died Wednesday, May 3, 2017 in Olean General Hospital. She was born on May 4, 1944 in Buffalo. She married Charles A. Schleinz who predeceased her on November 23, 2007.

Judith was a former member of the Centerville Fire Department and the Machias American Legion Auxiliary.

Surviving are...

Apr 26, 2017

Freedom---Ellen S. Colley of 10904 Stickle Road, died Wednesday, April 26, 2017 in the Absolut Care at Houghton. She was born of January 1, 1916 in Centerville, a daughter of the late Howard and Nellie Ackerman Stickle. She married Clifford Delos Cooley who predeceased her on May 30, 2005.

She was a member of the Higgins Wesleyan...

Mar 31, 2017

Fillmore --- Calvin R. Ricketts of 14 Prospect Street died Friday, March 31, 2017 at the age of 84, in Absolut Care of Houghton Nursing Home. He was born on November 27, 1932 in Fillmore, a son of the late Leslie Ricketts and Margaret C. Stout. He married Mary Doud in 1951 who survives.

Mr. Ricketts was...

Mar 28, 2017

Fillmore --- Laverne F. ‟Buddo” Arnold of 10804 Claybed Road died Tuesday, March 28, 2017 in Olean General Hospital. He was born on July 2, 1927 in Hornell, a son of the late Leo and Olive Newell Arnold. On August 8, 1951 in Eden he married Carol Rice who survives.

He was a member of the former...

Mar 23, 2017

Wiscoy --- Kenneth Thayer of 6064 Mechanic Street died Thursday, March 23, 2017 in his home after a courageous twelve month battle with cancer. He was born on May 26, 1947 in Fillmore, a son of the late Herbert and Edna Bennett Thayer. He married Mildred Gierke who survives.

Ken was an antique car enthusiast, golfer, garage...

Mar 23, 2017

Short Tract---Garold ″Gary″ Prentice of Short Tract, died Thursday, March 23, 2017 in Wyoming County Community Hospital, Warsaw. He was born on February 3, 1947 in the Town of Hume, a son of the late Clifford and Eula Worden Prentice.

Gary was a United States Army veteran serving from 1967 to 1969 and was a graduate of...

Mar 15, 2017

Hume — Betty A. Luckey of 10933 Route 19, died Wednesday (March 15, 2017) in Olean General Hospital. She was born on March 27, 1925 in Freedom, a daughter of the late Irving and Lena Murray Hurlburt. She married Beverly A. Luckey who predeceased her on November 28, 1997.

Betty was a former cafeteria employee of Fillmore...

Mar 13, 2017

Wiscoy---Deborah A. Russell of 6173 Wiscoy-Mills Mills Road, died Monday, March 13, 2017 in Wyoming Co. Community Hospital, Warsaw. She was born on March 9, 1953 in Jersey City, N.J. a daughter of the late Charles and Dorothy King Moyer.

Deborah was a former nurse’s aide at Murray Hill Nursing Home in Mt. Morris. She loved to...

Mar 12, 2017

Campobello, SC --- Barbara Ann Klein Nichols of Campobello, SC, and a former resident of Fillmore passed away on March 12, 2017 in her home. She was born on March 31, 1951, a daughter of the late Joseph J. and Georgia Anna Howard Klein. On August 14, 1971 in St. Patrick’s Church in Belfast she married Robert C. Nichols...

Mar 9, 2017

Houghton --- John M. Andrews II of Houghton and Watchung, New Jersey died Thursday, March 9, 2017 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ. He was born on April 30, 1937 in Wellsville, NY, a son of the late John and Lila Scarborough Andrews. He married Gladys Wakkinen who survives John, a Houghton College graduate, continued on to...

Feb 18, 2017

Springville --- Dawn M. Ballard of 168 W. Main Street and a former resident of Centerville died Saturday, February 18, 2017 in Mercy Hospital of Buffalo. She was born on October 29, 1954 in Cuba, a daughter of the late Elbert and Sarah Bahm Ballard.

Dawn was a member of the Catholic Church. She enjoyed reading, crafts,...

Feb 18, 2017

Rushford --- June L. Luce of 9123 E. Centerville Road died Saturday, February 18, 2017 in Olean General Hospital. She was born on June 18, 1934 in Springville, a daughter of the late Homer and Ethel Ellis Smith. On October 24, 1953 in Bellville she married Stanley L. Luce who survives.

June was a graduate of Griffith...

Feb 12, 2017

Fillmore --- Mary Royce Gayford of 36 S. Genesee Street died Sunday, February 12, 2017 in her home. She was born on June 8, 1939 in Angelica, a daughter of the late Otis and Isabelle Woodruff Royce. On June 29, 1957 she married Gary Gayford who survives.

Mary was a graduate of Angelica Central School, class of...

Feb 3, 2017

Rochester --- Henry P. Hackett of Rochester and a former resident of Friendship and Cuba died Friday, February 3, 2017 in Monroe Community Hospital after a long illness. He was born on August 25, 1931 in Newark, a son of the late George and Iona Perkins Hackett.

Henry was a US Air Force Veteran serving from 1952...