OBITUARIES
Dale E. Allis
Feb 17, 2015
Dale Eugene Allis, 67, formerly of Rome, Pa passed away on February 17, 2015 at the VA Medical Center in Washington, DC. Dale was born on February 3, 1948 in Towanda, Pa a son of the late Paul M. and Madeline (Manchester) Allis. He was a graduate of Northeast Bradford High School and proudly served his country with the...
Leon S. Olmstead
Feb 17, 2015
Leon S. Olmstead, 94, formerly of Pine City, NY passed away on Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at the Elderwood Health Care Facility in Waverly. Leon was born on January 1, 1921 in Nichols, NY a son of the late Frank and Margaret (Edwards) Olmstead. He proudly served his country during WW II with the US Army. Leon retired from...
Norma Edith Chubbuck
Feb 10, 2015
Norma E. Chubbuck, 87, of Rome, Pa. passed away on Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at home surrounded by her family. Norma was born on July 13, 1927 in Camptown, Pa, the daughter of the late Gordon and Luraette Coleman Bennett. She graduated from the LeRaysville High School where she participated in the school band and was an avid basketball...
Philathea "Phil" Bolles Foote Murdock
Feb 6, 2015
Philathea Bolles (Foote) Murdock of Nichols, NY, after 102 years on this earth, passed away on February 6, 2015 at Elderwood at Tioga Healthcare in Waverly, NY. Born July 9th, 1912, she was the youngest of four children and the only surviving daughter of the late Frank and Luella (Goodrich) Bolles. Mom graduated at the top of her high...
Arthur Kendall
Feb 4, 2015
Kendall, Arthur, 77, of Horseheads, NY passed away on Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at Elcor Nursing Home surrounded by his family. He is predeceased by his mother Sue Kendall. Art is survived by his wife of 56 years, Sondra (Schrock) Kendall; daughters, Kelly (Donald) Lawrence of Katy, TX; Lee Saginario of Elmira; and son, Arthur (Margaret) Kendall Jr. of...
Leland E. Rice
Jan 31, 2015
"Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest…Take my yoke upon you…for my yoke is easy and my burden is light: Matthew 11:28-30 ~ were the favorite verses of Leland E. Rice of Orwell Hill, Rome, Pa. Leland passed into the arms of the Lord on Saturday, January 31, 2015, at...
Charles "Chuck" W. Alger
Jan 30, 2015
Charles W. Alger, 73, of Nichols, passed away peacefully at his home, Friday, January 30, 2015. Chuck was born on March 3, 1941 in Nichols a son of the late Howard M. Alger and Iva B. Alger (Simons). He was a graduate of Tioga Central High School class of 1959. Following graduation Chuck enlisted into the US Navy and...
Margaret A. Pitcher
Jan 29, 2015
Margaret A. Pitcher, 103, of West Warren passed away on January 29th at Elderwood Skilled Nursing Facility in Waverly NY where she received loving care by their staff during the past three months. Margaret was born on February 1, 1911 at the family home, the oldest daughter of Jesse and Frances (Dewing) Brainard. Margaret was a very contented person;...
Paul W. Edsell
Jan 28, 2015
Paul W. Edsell, 92, of Potterville, Pa passed away peacefully with his family at his side on Wednesday, January 28, 2015. Paul was born on March 2, 1922 in LeRaysville, Pa a son of the late and J. Gilbert and Nora (Davis) Edsell. He attended school in Potterville, Orwell and was a graduate of the LeRaysville High School. On...
Marguerite M. Roeper
Jan 27, 2015
Marguerite M. Roeper, 86, of Sayre, Pa and formerly of Greenville, Orange County, NY; passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, January 27, 2015. Marguerite was born on June 22, 1928 in Boston, MA a daughter of the late Joseph A. and Margrit (Akeret) Groh. She was a graduate of Middletown High School and the Manhattan Trade School...
Genevieve "Jenny" R. Brimmer
Jan 17, 2015
Genevieve R. "Jenny" Brimmer, 90, of Rome, Pa passed away on January 17, 2015 following a brief period of declining health. Jenny was born on July 22 1924 in Terrytown, Pa a daughter of the late George and Jennie (Jones) Hansell. She attended school in Rome and graduated from Rome High School class of 1942. On March 25, 1944,...
Martha A. Dewing
Jan 15, 2015
Families are like quilts, lives pieced together with smiles and tears colored with memories and all bound by love….Our loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, and friend Martha A. Dewing, 87, of Warren Center, Pa passed away on January 15, 2015. A life-long resident of Warren Center, Martha was born on June 4, 1927 a daughter of DeLeon and...
June Doris Olmstead
Jan 13, 2015
June Doris (Bates) Olmstead, 68, passed away quietly at her daughter's home in Phoenix AZ on Tuesday, January 13, 2015. She was surrounded by her sister Donna, niece Doris, grandchildren Ryan and Elizabeth, daughter Bobbie Jo, and son- in- law Alex. June battled Breast cancer for 6 years when it metastasized to her brain in late November of last...
Natalie E. Piper
Jan 12, 2015
Natalie E. Piper, 84, of Sayre, Pa went to her heavenly home and to be reunited with her husband Robert A. Piper on Monday, January 12, 2015 following a period of declining health. Natalie was born on April 1, 1930 in Erie, Pa a daughter of the late Carleton and Elizabeth (Davidson) Henks. A devoted wife, mother and grandmother,...
Roland "Rocky" L. Williams
Jan 9, 2015
No farewell words were spoken, no time to say goodbye, you were gone before we knew it, and only God knows why....Our loving Dad, Pop-Pop ~ Poppy, brother and friend Roland "Rocky" L. Williams, 59, of Towner Hill Rd., Rome, Pa went to his heavenly home, on Friday, January 9th, 2015. Rocky was born on October 15, 1955 in...
Ruth Allis Rogers
Jan 8, 2015
Live Well, Laugh Often, Love Much…..Our loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister and friend Ruth Allis Rogers, 91, of LeRaysville, Pa passed away on Thursday, January 8th, 2015 at the Bradford County Manor following a period of declining health. Ruth was born on February 10, 1923 in Allis Hollow, Rome, Township, Pa a daughter of the late Bert S....
Helen E. Jatko
Jan 5, 2015
Helen E. Jatko, 92, of Havana, Fla and formerly of Apalachin, NY went to her heavenly home and to be reunited with her husband Rev. George Jatko on Monday, January 5, 2015. Helen is survived by her son Charles E. Jatko, of Florida; a grandson Chad (Carlene) Jatko of Moody, AL; great grandsons Corbin and Caleb Jatko; brothers and...
Florence Elizabeth Austin
Jan 5, 2015
The years that Florence E. Austin spent here on earth greatly resembled one of the things she loved most...quilting. She used much of her 96 years quietly stitching together a life filled with brightly colored pieces: her family, her friends, and her church community, using kindness and love to connect all of the fabrics that mattered to her most....
H. Duane Jones
Dec 31, 2014
Softly in the morning, you heard a gentle call....you took the hand God offered you and quietly left us all ~ H. Duane Jones, 78, of Warren Center (Pike Twp.) passed away on Wednesday morning, December 31, 2014 at the Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre following a brief period of declining health. Duane was born on July 8, 1936 in...
Jeanne E. Hess
Dec 28, 2014
Jeanne E. Hess, 86, of Smith Creek Rd., and formerly of Sparkill, NY, passed away peacefully at Robert Packer Hospital on Sunday, December 28th, 2014 following a short illness. Jeanne was born on August 2, 1928 in Nyack, New York a daughter of the late Charles Ernest and Josephine (Fowler) Post. She was formerly a secretary at Tappan Zee...
