Obituaries

Dec 31, 2023

Short Tract --- Anne Higbie Voss of 10146 County Road 15 passed away on Sunday, December 31, 2023, in Wyoming County Community Hospital, Warsaw after a brief stay in the Houghton Rehabilitation and Nursing Facility. She was born on May 21, 1926, in Hornellsville, a daughter of the late Alexander and Dorothy Binns Remsen. She married Everett E. “Jack”...

Dec 31, 2023

Rushford --- Eldyn G. Davies of 9173 Hardys Corners Road went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, December 31, 2023, in the Hart Comfort House, Wellsville. He was born on February 6, 1931, in Cuba, a son of the late David and Helen Gilbert Davies Jr. On June 23, 1959, he married Patricia Peckham who...

Dec 21, 2023

Belfast --- James Afton Mountain of South Main Street, Belfast, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Dec. 21, 2023.  Jim was born February 15, 1934, in Olean at the Mountain Clinic to the late Margaret Swift and Edward Mountain.  Jim was raised on a farm in Rushford and was a graduate of Rushford Central School...

Dec 17, 2023

Hume --- Diana L. Gayhart of 10908 County Road 23 passed away on Sunday, December 17, 2023 in her home surrounded by her family. She was born on May 3, 1978 in Warsaw, a daughter of the late Willard and June Riley Gayhart. Her Loving Companion of 32 years, Nathan Schery, survives.

Diana enjoyed watching Heartland and...

Dec 8, 2023

Fillmore --- Brian L. White, 44, of 20 Prospect Street passed away on Friday, December 8, 2023, in his home with his loved ones by his side. He was born on May 30, 1979, in Warsaw, a son of Louis and Jean Thomas White. He married Kasey Knight who survives.

Brian showed resilience in his five-year battle...

Dec 8, 2023

Pike --- Charles “Charlie” Nelson Gardner of Pike passed away on Friday, December 8, 2023 surrounded by his loving family in Wyoming County Community Hospital, Warsaw. He was born on November 4, 1935 in Warsaw, a son of the late Charles and Bertha McCall Gardner. He married Judith Burgess who survives.

Charlie lived up to the ideal...

Dec 3, 2023

Fillmore --- Raymond Thomas Rott of 5270 Botsford Hollow Road and a former resident of Buffalo passed away on Sunday, December 3, 2023 in the Wyoming County Community Hospital Skilled Nursing Facility, Warsaw. He was born on October 17, 1934 in Buffalo, a son of the late Raymond and Gertrude Dolan Rott. On December 7, 1956 in Seattle, WA...

Nov 28, 2023

Wiscoy --- Dwight Kenneth Ellwood of 6153 Wiscoy-Mills-Mills Road passed away on Tuesday, November 28, 2023 in his home. He was born on January 28, 1949 in Wiscoy, a son of the late Kenneth and Marion Smith Ellwood. In August of 1968 he married Deborah Bidwell who survives.

Dwight enjoyed going hunting, fishing and doing carpentry.

Nov 24, 2023

Nunda --- Justin Frank James of 4 Center Street passed away on Friday, November 24, 2023 in Mt. Morris. He was born on November 20, 1975 in Warsaw, a son of the late Ronald VanName and Nancy James.

Justin was a current employee for Didas Farms in Mt. Morris. He enjoyed hunting, playing lotto tickets, watching NASCAR...

Nov 24, 2023

Houghton --- Kilbourne Keith Rugg, age 98, of Houghton, previously from Guatemala City, Guatemala, passed away in his sleep on Friday, November 24 at Houghton Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility. Keith was born May 23, 1925, in Bristol, Vermont.

Keith attended elementary school in Bristol, Vermont, then High School in Cobleskill. He then enlisted in the Marines and...

Nov 23, 2023

Portageville --- Ronald P. VanName of 7196 Tenefly Road passed away on November 23, 2023, in the Houghton Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility. He was born on November 5, 1944, in Fillmore, a son of the late Percy VanName and Madeline Sweet.

Ron was a veteran of the United States Army and a milk truck driver for Remington’s...

Nov 16, 2023

Gainesville --- Phyllis Jane Van Slyke Hunt, age 84, previously of Port St. Lucie, FL, and a former resident of Gainesville passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 16, 2023, at the home of her son, Michael Phelps, in Plymouth, NC.

Phyllis was born June 7, 1939, in Warsaw a daughter of the late Wesley and Ruth Morris...

Nov 13, 2023

Bliss --- Helen L. Tarantino of 7601 Centerville Road went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, November 13, 2023 in Buffalo General Hospital. She was born on June 16, 1948 in Indiana, PA, a daughter of the late Modestus and Grace McFeely Duman. She married Joe Tarantino who survives.

Helen was a member...

Nov 4, 2023

Fillmore --- Craig Jonathan Beardsley of 123 W. Main Street and a former resident of East Bethany passed away on Saturday, November 4, 2023 in Olean General Hospital. He was born on September 13, 1959, in Cuba, a son of the late Clifford and Dorothy Schlicht Beardsley.

Craig attended Fillmore Central School where he would graduate with...

Nov 4, 2023

Hume --- Donna A. Nevinger of 7045 Wells Avenue passed away on Saturday, November 4. 2023 in her home surrounded by her family. She was born on September 20, 1932, in Centerville, a daughter of the late Gordon and Maxine Wilkow Thomas. On November 9, 1951, she married L. Merrill Nevinger who survives.

Donna was a former...

Nov 3, 2023

Town of Allen --- Richard D. Marriott of 9952 W. Hill Road passed away on Friday, November 3, 2023 in Rochester General Hospital. He was born on January 6, 1939 in Fillmore, a son of the late Delwin and Marjorie Moore Marriott. On May 21, 1960 in Fillmore he married Marsha Stultz who survives.

Rich was a...

Nov 2, 2023

Centerville --- Wellington W. Hatch Jr. of 11036 County Road 36 passed away on Thursday, November 2, 2023 in his home. He was born on May 10, 1949 in Fillmore, a son of the late Wellington and Sadie Cockle Hatch Sr. On July 27, 1973 he married Dawn Sturtevant who predeceased him in 2001.

Wellington was an...

Oct 25, 2023

Fillmore --- Gary Lee Raduns of Route 19 and a former resident of Attica went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, October 25, 2023 in the Houghton Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. He was born on May 19, 1944 in Medina, a son of the late Melvin and Esther Witkop Raduns. He married his high school...

Oct 12, 2023

Nunda --- Frederick Dale Ludwig, a former resident of Nunda, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, October 12, 2023 in Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester. He was born on February 21, 1957 in Buffalo, a son of the late Frederick and Phyllis Isaman Ludwig. On May 8, 1999 he married Annie Wong who survives.

Oct 8, 2023

Hume --- John Hemingway Springer of 10930 Mills-Mills Road went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, October 8, 2023 in Wyoming County Community Hospital, Warsaw. He was born on July 22, 1950 in Austin, TX, a son of the late Robert and Catherine Cornstubble Springer. He married Sara Alverado, who survives.

John loved...