Obituaries

Sep 25, 2024

Centerville --- Marvin L. Vosburg of Centerville went to be with the lord on Wednesday, September 25, 2024, in Olean General Hospital at the age of 86. He was born January 24, 1938, in Fillmore, a son of the late Samuel K. and Myrtle Wilday Vosburg. On May 2, 1958, in Hume he married Arlene Fiegl who survives.

Sep 10, 2024

Fillmore --- Robert Homer Speicher III of 11417 Lapp Road died Tuesday, September 10, 2024 in his home surrounded by his family. He was born on September 11, 1943 in Fillmore, a son of the late Robert and Norma Evans Speicher Jr. On August 8, 1964 in Perry Center he married Joyce Krauss who survives.

Bob was...

Sep 1, 2024

Houghton --- John Robert Leax, Jr., 81, died with family at his side on September 1, 2024, at the Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo.

Known as “Jack” to his friends and “Professor Leax” (or simply “Leax”) to over four decades of college students, he will be remembered for countless acts of kindness and a uniquely...

Aug 31, 2024

Rushford --- Rhonda K. Morse of 9293 County Road 7B went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, August 31, 2024, in her home surrounded by her family. She was born on November 10, 1957, in Cuba, a daughter of the late Arthur and Mabel Kruppner Arnold. On May 5, 1978, she married John Morse who...

Aug 28, 2024

Silver Springs --- Beatrice Lucille Rafferty of 29 Cummings Ave and a former resident of Wiscoy went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, August 28, 2024, in her daughter’s home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on March 27, 1957, in Coudersport, PA, a daughter of the late Ed and Irene Forrester Ellis....

Aug 23, 2024

Hunt --- Kenneth Frederick Holly, 88, of 10174 Pennycook Road went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, August 23, 2024, in the Livingston County Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, Mt. Morris. He was born on October 15, 1935, in Portage, a son of the late Fred and Marjorie Hussong Holly. He was married to his...

Aug 2, 2024

Caneadea --- Gertrude J. Hall of 8935 Route 19 died Friday, August 2, 2024, in the Livingston County Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, Mt. Morris. She was born on November 8, 1937, in Ischua. She married Donald Hall Sr. who predeceased her in 2003.

Gertrude was an avid bowler and seamstress and at one time had an...

Jul 22, 2024

Rushford --- Marcella G Weaver, 98, a former long-time resident of Rushford, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, July 22, 2024, in Kinzua Healthcare and Rehabilitation Facility, Warren, PA. She was born on February 12, 1926, in Buffalo, a daughter of the late Victor and Ruth Schuknecht Bennett. On May 12, 1946, in the...

Jul 21, 2024

Fillmore --- Leora S. Ferguson, a former resident of Fillmore, died Sunday, July 21, 2024, in the Wellsville Manor Care Center. She was born on May 31, 1934, in Buffalo, a daughter of the late Vern and Wilhelmine Beyer Dorvit.

Leora was a former clerk for the Market Basket in Fillmore and enjoyed bowling in Houghton and...

Jul 19, 2024

Houghton --- Frances Glassmer of 9876 Luckey Drive and a former resident of Nunda and the Bronx died Friday, July 19, 2024, in the Houghton Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility. She was born on August 11, 1939, in the Bronx, a daughter of the late Sam and Helen Glassmer.

Surviving is a sister and several nieces and nephews....

Jul 18, 2024

Nunda --- DeeDee Marie James Vanicek, a former resident of Nunda, died Thursday, July 18, 2024, in Noyes Memorial Hospital, Dansville surrounded by her family. She was born on June 8, 1968, in Cuba, a daughter of Butch and Laura Clark James.

DeeDee was a former self-employed homecare LPN. She enjoyed riding her motorcycle, reading, sightseeing and...

Jul 15, 2024

Belfast --- Rose May Kish, a former resident of Belfast, died Monday, July 15, 2024, in the Houghton Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility. She was born on May 12, 1970, in Cuba, a daughter of the late Mark and Rhea Pingrey Kish.

Rose was a former employee for TOPS in Wellsville where she worked in the bakery. She...

Jul 7, 2024

Rushford --- Daniel Elmer Metcalf of 9183 Sandhill Road died Sunday, July 7, 2024, in the Houghton Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility. He was born on May 17, 1938, in Buffalo, a son of the late Elmer and Luella Veazey Metcalf. On September 14, 1957, in Rushford he married Ruth Ellen Smith who survives.

Dan was a former...

Jul 6, 2024

Short Tract --- Judith Anne VanOstrand, a former resident of Short Tract, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Saturday, July 6, 2024 in Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester. She was born on June 14, 1940, in Syracuse, the daughter of the late Walter Scanlon and Janet Markland. For 60 years she was married to...

Jul 4, 2024

Houghton --- A tireless worker on behalf of her extended family, church, and school communities, Vesta has entered her well-deserved eternal rest. Having tenaciously fought multiple debilitating conditions, Vesta asked us in the days after her 96th birthday to “Set me free.” That final wish and prayer has been granted.

Since 1966 a resident of Houghton, NY,...

Jul 1, 2024

Fillmore --- Jacob J. Hoffman of 10147 Route 19 died Monday, July 1, 2024 in Pines Health Care, Machias. He was born on September 21, 1926 in Wyalusing, PA, a son of the late Conry and Edith Crowl Hoffman. He married Marie Potter who predeceased him.

Jake was a veteran of the United States Army serving from...

Jun 13, 2024

Hunt --- Jean A. Thompson of 9675 Parker Road went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, June 13, 2024, in Wyoming County Community Hospital SNF, Warsaw. She was born on July 21, 1934, at Conesus Lake, a daughter of the late Elwood and Florence Plimpton Minster. She married Allen A. Thompson who predeceased her on...

Jun 9, 2024

Rushford --- Dorothy A. Tullar of 9647 Brookside Road went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, June 9, 2024, in Olean General Hospital. She was born in her grandparents’ house on December 11, 1931, in Oatka, a daughter of the late Myrl and Florice Mack Ames. On August 17, 1957, in the Yorkshire Methodist Church...

Jun 7, 2024

Centerville ---Virginia Fraschetti (Markowski), 84, formerly of Centerville, passed away on June 7, 2024, in Franklin, Indiana. She was born on June 6, 1940. She married James Fraschetti who predeceased her on June 22, 2018.

Spending most of her time as a housewife, Virginia, in her youth, trained for nursing, and was known as a great caregiver...

May 31, 2024

Houghton --- Dr. Daniel Robert Chamberlain, affectionately known as Dan, passed away on May 31, 2024, in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. He was born on August 22,1932, in Mexico, Missouri, grew up in California and Jamaica, and spent his professional life in California, Pennsylvania and New York. He was a man of family and faith who dedicated his life serving...