OBITUARIES
Rosemary A. Hurd
Mar 15, 2017
Those we love don't go away, they walk beside us every day. Unseen, unheard, but always near, so loved, so missed, so very dear.....Rosemary A. Hurd, 66, of Harding Road, Waverly, NY passed away Wednesday morning, March 15, 2017 at her home. Rosemary was born on January 10, 1951 in Waverly, a daughter of the late Frank "Dub" and...
Betty J. Bowen
Mar 14, 2017
Betty J. Bowen, 76, of Rome, Pa passed away on Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at the Sayre Health Care Facility. Betty was born on August 10, 1940 in Sayre, Pa a daughter of the late Harvey and Anna (Donaldson) Hennip. Betty was a member of the Order of Eastern Stars and the North Orwell Union Church. She was a...
Mary Jane Karg
Mar 10, 2017
Mary Jane Karg of Nichols, passed away on March 10, 2017, at the Riverview Manor in Owego. Mary Jane was born on October 4, 1934 and raised in Mt. Holly, New Jersey. She was a graduate of Mt. Holly High School Class of 1953. Mary Jane and her then husband moved to Nichols in 1978 from Willingboro, NJ. She...
Robert "Bobby" E. Gray
Mar 6, 2017
Don't grieve for me, for now I'm free. I'm following the path God has laid you see. I took his hand when I heard Him call. I turned my back and left it all….With broken hearts, we mourn the loss of Robert E. "Bobby" Gray, 80, of Vero Beach, Florida and formerly of Athens, PA. Bobby was born on...
Frank L. Yaple Iii
Mar 6, 2017
When someone you love becomes a memory…the memory becomes a treasure ~ Surrounded by his family and those that meant the world to him…Frank L. Yaple, III, 58 of Nichols passed away on Monday evening, March 6, 2017 at his home. Frank was born on November 2, 1958 in Waverly, NY a son of Lettie (Sherman) and the late...
Ltc Dennis L. Chaffee, Us Army Retired
Mar 3, 2017
Surrounded by his family and those that meant the world to him, LTC Dennis L. Chaffee, US ARMY, Retired, 67, of Orwell Twp., Rome, Pa passed away on Friday morning, March 3, 2017. Dennis was born on January 7, 1950 a son of the late Delmar B. Chaffee and Eva Yeagle. He was a graduate of Northeast Bradford High...
Ralph Wilks
Mar 1, 2017
Ralph Wilks, 63, of Dafter, Michigan, passed away peacefully at his home the evening of Tuesday, March 1, 2017 from the effects of Progressive Bulbar Palsy, a form of ALS. Ralph was born on September 3, 1953, in Sayre, Pennsylvania, to Duane and Joan (Pitcher) Wilks. He is survived by his beloved wife, Ranon (Smith) Wilks, of Dafter, Michigan,...
David Joseph Bredbenner
Feb 28, 2017
Those we love don't go away, they walk beside us every day, unseen, unheard but always near, so loved, so missed, so very dear…….David J. Bredbenner, 75, of Athens, PA passed away peacefully with his family at his side on Tuesday, February 28, 2017 at the Elderwood Healthcare Facility in Waverly. David was born on September 13, 1941 in...
Casey A. Quick
Feb 24, 2017
Maybe it was the mop of red hair that let you pick him out of the crowd or his laugh that sang out bright, contagious to anyone around him. It could have been his love of music, the endless sound of his guitar landing in all the right places just when you needed to hear it most, or the...
Elwood James Carr
Feb 22, 2017
It broke our hearts to lose you, but you didn't go alone, for part of us went with you the day God called you home….Elwood James Carr, 95, of Potterville, passed away peacefully on Wednesday evening, February 22, 2017 at the Guthrie Towanda Memorial Hospital following a period of declining health. Elwood was born on January 11, 1922 in...
Fay F. Morris Jr.
Feb 22, 2017
When someone you love becomes a memory….the memory becomes a treasure~ Fay F. Morris, Jr. of Nichols passed away on February 22, 2017 following a period of declining health. Fay was born on August 21, 1927 at home in Rome, Pa and was one of six children of Bay Lillian (Chamberlain) and Fay F. Morris, Sr. He was a...
Dora O. Landers
Feb 10, 2017
Dora O. Landers, 88, of Towanda, PA passed away on Friday, February 10, 2017 at the Towanda Personal Care Home following a brief period of declining health. Dora was born on April 11, 1928 in Potterville, PA one of ten children to Lena (Cragle) and Elmer Bolton. She was a graduate of LeRaysville High School and a 1950 graduate...
Lorena Mae French
Feb 3, 2017
Softly in the morning you heard a gentle call, you took the hand God offered you and quietly left us all…..Lorena Mae (Arnold) French, 89, of Hill Road, Athens, PA passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, February 3, 2017. She was born on December 23, 1927 in Litchfield, PA one of twelve children of Harry and Cora...
Cory Lee Scott
Jan 31, 2017
Cory Lee Scott, 24, of Bridgeport, Texas and formerly of Barton, NY went to be with our Lord Tuesday, January 31, 2017. Cory was born on December 26, 1992 in Sayre, PA a son of Brian Scott and Karen (Wakeman) Benson. He was a graduate of Tioga Central High School class of 2011. Following high school Cory enlisted into...
Glenn "Bill" William Thetga
Jan 26, 2017
Glenn William "Bill" Thetga, 64, passed away January 26, 2017, after a brief illness. His wife of eighteen years, Trish, and children Angel Jenner, Melissa Pelton, Kate (Kyle) Coe, and Mike Melella will miss their big-hearted ‘gentle giant.' Bill was born and raised in Windham, Pennsylvania, growing up on the family dairy farm. His father Glenn passed away in...
Kent E. Edsell
Jan 26, 2017
Softly in the morning, you heard a gentle call, you took the hand God offered you and quietly left us all….Kent E. Edsell, 85, of Windham, PA passed away peacefully on Thursday morning, January 26, 2017 at the Robert Packer Hospital following a brief period of declining health. Kent was born on October 22, 1931 in Potterville, PA a...
Norma W. Searles
Jan 26, 2017
Norma W. Searles, 96, of Ellis Creek Rd., Waverly, NY died peacefully at her home on Thursday, January 26, 2017. Norma was born on July 29, 1920 in the Town of Barton a daughter of the late Ward and Gertrude (Cornell) Williams. She was a graduate of Spencer High School and attended Ridley Business School. For many years, Norma...
Lena "Toni" Marie Pendleton
Jan 25, 2017
When tomorrow begins without me don't ever think we are far apart, for every time you think of me, I will be right here within your heart ~ Surrounded by her family and those that meant the world to her, Lena "Toni" Marie (Conklin) Pendleton, 77 of Warren Center, Pa went to her heavenly home on Wednesday, January 25,...
Joanne E. Olmstead
Jan 21, 2017
A heart of gold stopped beating, two willing hands at rest, God broke our hearts to prove to us, He only takes the best….Our loving mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and dear friend Joanne E. (Schrader) Olmstead, 87, of Windham Center, Pa passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 21, 2017. Joanne was welcomed into heaven by her husband William "Stub"...
Helen J. Grier
Jan 9, 2017
A life well lived is a precious gift, of hope and strength and grace, from someone who has made our world a brighter, better place. Helen J. Grier, 107, of Waverly, NY passed away peacefully in her sleep on Monday, January 9, 2017 at the Elderwood Nursing Facility, Waverly. Helen was born on May 29, 1909 in Vestal, NY...
