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| Reading a series of obituaries from a single cemetery, as they are presented here, is like reading the multi-generational history of a community. These people were the local populace at a particular time. The people buried here knew each other, were neighbors, relatives and school mates. They attended church together and engaged in "trade" or business. All people are listed in alphabetic order by surname at BIRTH. Women identified by a married alias only and for whom a birth surname can not be identified, are listed on the last page for the cemetery's obituaries. |
BAKER ELIZABETH ABBIE “LIBBIE”
Wellsboro Agitator – July 2, 1930
The Late Mrs. C. L. Schoonover – Mrs. Chester L. Schoonover aged 72
years, died at her home near Ansonia, Wednesday night at 2:30 p. m. after
a long illness. On July 28, 1920 she suffered a stroke of paralysis
and had since been an invalid and for the past six weeks she had been ill
of gangrene in her foot. Elizabeth Abbie Baker was born Feb. 28,
1858, at Knoxville, daughter of the late Chauncey and Abbie Marshall Baker
and was one of thirteen children. She was married to Chester L. Schoonover
at Addison, N.Y., Aug. 23, 1885. To them were born four children,
Walter, of Toronto, Canada; Ego, deceased; Lee, at home and Leah, wife
of I. D. Kilbourne, of Wellsboro. She has been a staunch Christian
having been saved at the age of 16 years in the Free Will Baptist church
at West Oneonta, N.Y. She in later years was affiliated with the
M. E. church at Ansonia. She leaves to mourn her loss, besides her
husband and children, four grandchildren, Lloyd Schoonover, of Canada;
Chester and Mazie Schoonover and Ira Kilbourne, Jr., all of Wellsboro,
R. D. 4, also two brothers, Chas. Baker, of Wellsboro, R. D., and Augustus
Baker of Addison, N.Y., and several nieces and nephews. The funeral
was held Sunday, Rev. G. W. Doane of Nelson, who has been a friend of Mrs.
Schoonover since childhood, officiating; interment at Ansonia.
BAKER - Jeffrey M. Baker, 54, of Mansfield, diedFriday, May 15, 2009, at home. He was born Nov. 29, 1954, in Elmira, N.Y., the son of Robert and Vivian Hartsock Baker. Jeffrey was employed by Versatech and was a United States Navy veteran. He is survived by his wife of 24 years, Linda Harvey; a daughter, Kaylee; a son, Nolan, both at home; two brothers, Robert of Muncy, David of Lyons, N.Y.; sister, Bonnie of Trucksville; two aunts; an uncle; and several nieces and nephews. In keeping with Jeffrey’s wishes, there will be no funeral services. Burial will be in Ansonia Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by Wilston Funeral Home, 130 S. Main St., Mansfield. - Mansfield Gazette, May 20, 2009
Alfred L. (Tiny) BALDWIN, age 61 years of Wellsboro RD 3 died on Thursday, January 4th at his home. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon with the Rev. S. Wade Stewart officiating. Burial was in Ansonia Cemetery. He is survived by a sister, Mrs. Ralph Kentch of RD 1, Tioga, a brother, Kenneth Baldwin of Wellsboro; and several nieces and nephews. He was an employee of the Borden Food Company in Wellsboro for over 40 years.
GEORGE W. BALDWIN
The Wellsboro Agitator - Wednesday, 23 Jul 1947
George Wilbur Baldwin, aged 64 years, of Shippen, died suddenly about
9 o'clock Wednesday evening at his home. He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Delia Baldwin, two sons, Alfred L. and Kenneth C., of Wellsboro and vicinity;
one daughter, Mrs. Ralph Kentch, of Tioga, R. D. 1; three sisters, Mrs.
Mary Wetmore and Mrs. Orren Barrett, of Horseheads, and Mrs. Nora Caldwell,
of Groveland, N. Y. and one grandchild. The funeral was held Saturday at
the Johnson & Tussey Funeral Home, Rev. C. W. Shediff [sic] officiating;
burial in the Ansonia cemetery.
BALDWIN KENNETH C.
The Wellsboro Gazette - Wednesday, 4 May 1983, p. 12
Kenneth C. Baldwin, 63, of Wellsboro RD 3, died Saturday, April 30
1983, at Robert Packer Hospital. Born July 10, 1919, at Ansonia, he was
a son of George and Delia Burrell Baldwin. He was a member of the Wellsboro
First Baptist Church. An Army-Air Force veteran of World War II, he was
a former employee of the Wellsboro division of Borden Inc. Surviving are
his wife, the former Bertha Mosher; a daughter, Mrs. George [Carol] Moon,
of Wellsboro, RD 5; two sons, Richard K. of Middlebury Center RD 2, and
George T., of Wellsboro RD3, and six grandchildren. The funeral was held
Tuesday at the Wellsboro Baptist Church, Central Avenue. Burial was in
Ansonia Cemetery. The Revs. C. Wayne Diffenderfer, his pastor, and S. Wade
Stewart, a retired Baptist pastor, officiated.
BECKWITH JAMES
Wellsboro Agitator, Tioga, PA -- Wednesday, August 25, 1909
Mr. James Beckwith, aged 65, a Civil War veteran and a highly esteemed
resident of Ansonia, died yesterday morning at 7:20 o'clock at his home
in that village of dropsy. He was born July 10, 1844. His wife, whose maiden
name was Melvina Dimmick, survives him with five children -- Albert, Mrs
Hattie Cook and Mrs. Maude VanOrder of Ansonia; Lee of Austin Street, Wellsboro,
and Mrs Sadie Scranton, of Corning. Two brothers and one sister also survive
him.--- Mr Henry Beckwith of Tioga, PA formerly of Wellsboro; Mr. Howard
Beckwith of Tioga, WV and Mrs. Julia Barton of Tioga, PA. The funeral will
be held tomorrow at 2pm; burial at Ansonia.
BENNETT - MRS. LULA M. MASON
Mrs. Lulu M. Mason, 69, of Wellsboro RD 4, died Wednesday, Dec.
12, 1973, in Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital. She was the
widow of Grant Mason. Born June 22, 1904, in Asaph, she was a daughter
of Sherman and Jessie Harlow Bennett. She was a member of Mount Zion Church.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Eunice VanOrder and Miss Elizabeth Mason,
both of Wellsboro RD 4; four sons, Robert Decker, of Wellsboro RD 2, Morgan
Decker, of Wellsboro, Roland Decker, of Elizabethtown, NC.; and Floyd Decker,
of Addison, NY; a brother, Jesse Bennett, of Wellsboro, 15 grandchildren
and two great-grandchildren. The funeral was held Saturday at the Tussey
Funeral Home, 139 Main Street. Burial was in Ansonia Cemetery. The
Rev. Roger E. Jewell, her pastor, officiated.
BOYDEN EDWIN ADDISON
The Wellsboro Agitator - Thursday, 16 Jan 1958
Edwin Addison Boyden, 77, of Mansfield RD 1, died Monday evening, January
13, 1958, at his home. He was born February 1, 1880 at Wellsboro,
RD 1, the son of Charles and Lydia Matson Boyden. He was a retired
farmer and a lifelong resident of this area. He was a member of the First
Baptist Church of Wellsboro. He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Ida Boyden; a daughter, Mrs. Julia Clark, Calif. and numerous cousins.
Funeral services will be Friday at 1:30 p.m. at 130 Main street, Rev. David
Burrows officiating. Burial will be in Ansonia Cemetery.
BURRELL - DELIA A. BALDWIN
The Wellsboro Agitator - Thursday, 9 Nov 1961
Mrs. Delia A. Baldwin, Wellsboro RD 3, widow of George Baldwin, died
this [sic] morning, Thursday, November 2, 1961, in the Blossburg State
Hospital. She was 81. Mrs. Baldwin was born September 16, 1880, in Westfield,
the daughter of Charles and Louisa Hensel Burrell. Surviving are a daughter,
Mrs. Mildred Kentch, Tioga RD 1, two sons, Alfred, Wellsboro RD 3, and
Kenneth, Wellsboro RD 5, and three grandchildren. Services were held Saturday
at the funeral home at 139 Main Street. The Rev. Gordon Abrams, pastor
of the Baptist Church, officiated. Burial was in Ansonia Cemetery.
CARSON W. BUTLER
Carson W. Butler, age 81, of RD 4, Wellsboro, died Wednesday, August
14 at the Soldiers and Sailors Hospital. Funeral services were at
the Tussey Funeral Home, Friday at 1:30 pm. The Rev. John J. Dromazos officiated.
Burial was in the Ansonia Cemetery. He is survived by one sister, Mrs.
Charlotte Lundgren of Wellsboro, three brothers, Lyle of Wellsboro, Paul
of Wellsboro, and Rex of Williamsport, several nieces and nephews.
He is retired from the Penna State department of forest and waters.
He was a fire warden for 50 years. (Wellsboro Gazette, Wellsboro,
PA, Thursday, Aug. 22, 1974)
MRS. HELEN BUTLER
BARTOO
Helen Butler Bartoo, 89, of RD#4, Wellsboro,
died Wednesday, Aug. 5, 1987, at the Green Home. Her first husband,
Milan (John) Butler, died in 1959, and her second husband, Herbert Bartoo,
died in 1967. A retired school teacher, Mrs. Bartoo had taught for
31 years at one-room schools at Asaph, Charleston and Morris. She
was a member of the Tioga and Potter counties education associations and
the national association. She was a member of Asaph United Methodist
Church, and had been church pianist for 40 years. She was graduated
from Mansfield Normal School in 1921. Mrs. Bartoo was a member
of Mary Wells Chapter 452, Order of the Eastern Star, Stony Fork Grange,
Wellsboro Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and Treaty
Elm Colonial Dames, 17th Century. She was a past president of Gaines
Elk Republican Council. She was born Aug. 26, 1897, in Shippen Township,
the daughter of Byron P. and Mazie Darling Ford. She is survived
by daughter and son-in-law, Marian and Fred Smith of RD#4, Wellsboro; two
grandchildren, Attorney Marlin and his wife Beverly Smith of Fairbanks,
AK., and Dr. Ardys and her husband Bill Boostrom of Taft, Tx.: two great
grandchildren, Robert and Helen Boostrom. The funeral was held Saturday
at the Tussey-Mosher Funeral Home, Wellsboro. Burial was in Ansonia
Cemetery. The Rev. William R. Lusk, pastor of Calvary United Methodist
Church, Lawrenceville, officiated.
HULSLANDER -VERA BOYDEN
The Wellsboro Agitator - Wednesday, 3 Dec 1947
MRS. EDWIN BOYDEN - Mrs. Vera Hulslander Boyden, aged 69 years, wife
of Edwin Boyden, died at her home in Delmar, Saturday, Nov. 29, at 12:45
p.m. She was born in Sullivan township, Tioga county, Pa., Sept. 17, 1878,
daughter of Charles and Nettie Ferguson Hulslander. She is survived
by her husband, one daughter, Mrs. Julia Clark, of Wellsboro, R. D. 6;
one sister, Mrs. John Wilson, of Wellsboro, R. D. 7, three brothers, Thomas
Hulslander, of Mansfield; Bert and Morton Hulslander, of Troy, Pa. R. D.,
and one grandchild. The funeral was held yesterday at the Johnson
and Tussey Funeral Home, Rev. C. W. Sheriff officiating; burial in the
Ansonia cemetery.
KILBOURNE IRA DORR
The Wellsboro Gazette - Thursday, 29 Oct 1953, p. 4:
Ira D. Kilbourne of Jackson Street, died last Sunday evening at the
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital where he had been a patient for
three days. He was 60 years of age. Born in Hector, Potter county,
April 23, 1893, he was the son of David and Elizabeth Havens Kilbourne.
He had been employed in the Wellsboro plant of the Corning Glass Works
for the past 25 years. Surviving are his wife, Leah Schoonover Kilbourne,
one son, Ira, Jr., of Wellsboro; two brothers, Basil of Sharpsville and
Wayne of Binghamton; two sisters Mrs. Arnella Newton of Millville, N. J.
and Mrs. Wilford Wilbur of Corning; and two grandchildren. Funeral services
were held yesterday afternoon at the Bastian & Kuhl Funeral Home with
the Rev. Peter Beuzyk, pastor of the Calvary Tabernacle and Rev. Harold
Crosby, of Tyrone, former pastor here, officiating. Burial will be made
in Ansonia Cemetery.
RUSSELL M. LOSINGER
Russell M. Losinger, 53, Wellsboro RD 4, died today, Friday, January
7, 1972, in the Blossburg State Hospital, following a brief illness. Mr.
Losinger, an employe of Tycov Bolter Co., Covington, was born March 20,
1918, in Wellsboro, a son of John and Martha Wood Losinger. Surviving are
his wife, the former Mavis Borden; three daughters, Mrs. Ruth Barrett,
Columbia Cross Roads, Mrs. Lorraine Barrett, Troy, and Mrs. Donna Rice,
Wellsboro; a son, LuVerne, Abilene, Kansas; two sisters, Mrs. Nina Wilcox
and Mrs. Margaret Wilcox, both of Wellsboro; and four brothers, Eber, Kenneth
and Floyd, all of Wellsboro, and Richard, also of Troy. The funeral was
held on Sunday at Kuhl and Spink's, 126 Main Street. Burial was in
Ansonia Cemetery. The Rev. Devere Mayo officiated.
MORROW - Joyce J. Sheeder
Wellsboro, Pa. | Joyce J. Sheeder, 68, of Route 287, died Saturday,
Sept. 18, 2004 at her home. She was employed as a waitress for various
restaurants for over 34 years. Survivors include her five sons, Paul Statts
of Wellsboro, Mike Statts of Exeter, Kenneth Statts of Hughesville, Ronald
Statts of Muncy Valley, James Statts of Texas; a brother, Hugh A. Morrow
of Olean, N.Y.; a sister, Martha Moss of Olean, N.Y.Calling hours are noon-
2 p.m. Wednesday at the Tussey-Mosher Funeral Home, 139 Main St. Services
will be held there at the conclusion of calling hours at 2 p.m. Wednesday,
Pastor James Donahoo officiating. Burial will be in Ansonia Cemetery.
MOSHER - BERTHA W. BALDWIN WATKINS
The Wellsboro Gazette - Wednesday, 19 Mar 2003, p. 6
Bertha W. Baldwin Watkins, 80, of Wellsboro RR5 died March 14, 2003
at home. She was the wife of the late Kenneth C. Baldwin, who died in 1983,
and the late Robert Watkins, who died in 1990. Bertha was born Nov. 25,
1922 in Almond, N.Y., the daughter of the late Corral S. and Helen L. House
Mosher. She was a housewife, member of the First Baptist Church, Wellsboro,
and enjoyed music, bingo and playing the piano. Surviving are daughter
and son-in-law Carol and George Moon of Wellsboro; son Richard Baldwin
of Wellsboro; son and fiancee George Baldwin and Ann West of Wellsboro;
brothers and sister-in-law Darwin Mosher of Lacoshie, Fla. and Leland and
Ruth Mosher of Andover, N.Y.; nine grandchildren; six great grandchildren;
and several nieces and nephews. Burial will be private at the Ansonia Cemetery.
A memorial will be held at a later date in the spring. Arrangements are
being handled by Tussey-Mosher Funeral Home, a "Life Celebration Home,"
139 Main Street, Wellsboro.
MOSS - WAGAMAN
Marion L. Age 92, of Wellsboro, PA, died January 23, 2006 at The Green
Home. She was the wife of the late William Wagaman who died in 1963. Marion
was born August 17, 1913 in Ansonia, PA, the daughter of the late Dominick
and Grace Atwell Moss, and was a homemaker. Surviving are sons, James H.
Wagaman, Belhaven, NC, and Mark C. Wagaman, Wellsboro, PA; sister, Angeline
Banahan, New Britain, CT; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
She was predeceased by sons, William H. Wagaman and Joseph A. Wagaman.
Friends and family are invited to Marion's Life Celebration on Thursday,
January 26, 2006, from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. at Tussey-Mosher Funeral Home,
139 Main Street, Wellsboro, PA. Funeral and committal to follow at 11:00
a.m. with Rev. Vern Holliday officiating. Burial in Ansonia Cemetery. If
desired, memorials may be made in her memory to the Ansonia Cemetery Association,
1398 March Creek Road, Wellsboro, PA 16901.
SCHOONOVER CHESTER
Wellsboro Agitator - March 9, 1938
Chester Schoonover, aged 76 years, of Marshcreek, died Wednesday afternoon
at the Blossburg Hospital. He is survived by a son, Lee, of Ansonia,
and a daughter. Funeral services were held Sunday at the Ansonia
church, Rev. C. W. Sheriff, officiating; burial in the Ansonia cemetery.
SCHOONOVER - LEAH M. KILBOURNE
The Wellsboro Gazette - 2 Apr 1970, p. 14
Mrs. Leah M. Kilbourne, 74, 39 Jackson St., died Saturday March 28,
1970 at the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital following an illness
of several months. Mrs. Kilbourne was born in Potter County, September
24, 1895 a daughter of Chester and Elizabeth Baker Schoonover. She
was the widow of the late Ira Dorr Kilbourne who died in 1953. Mrs. Kilbourne
was a member of the Calvary Tabernacle Church. Surviving Mrs. Kilbourne
are: 1 son, Ira Dorr Kilbourne, Jr.; 2 granddaughters, Mrs. Donna Packard
and Miss Dorene Kilbourne; and 1 great grandson, Stephen Packard II, all
of Lawrenceville. Funeral services were held at the Kuhl and Spink funeral
home on Wednesday April 1, 1970 with Rev. Paul W. Baughman, pastor of the
Calvary Tabernacle Church officiating. Burial was in the Ansonia
Cemetery.
TRAUTNER - SHELLEY, Dorothy
Age 75, of Gaines, PA, died Wednesday, June 18, 2008, at her home.
Born September 22, 1932 in Carter Camp, PA, she was the daughter of the
late Frank and Velma (Hoppe) Trautner. She was a graduate of Galeton High
School. She was married to William "Bud" Shelley, who predeceased her in
1986. Dorothy worked at Galeton Production and the Gaines Tackle Shop,
and then owned and operated Shelley's Upholstery and Shelley's Ceramics
in Gaines. She enjoyed gardening, watching birds and making birdhouses
and quilts for all her family members to cherish. Dorothy will be greatly
missed by all who knew and loved her. Surviving are four daughters, Debbie
Mann, Denise (Dave) Miller, Diane (Dave) Wolz, and Donna (Brian) Richar,
all of Gaines; eight grandchildren, Misty, Brad, Davy, Billy, DJ, Christie,
Chris and Ashley; nine great-grandchildren; two brothers, Andy and Frankie;
five sisters, Helen, Alice, Anna, Margaret and Louisa; and two cats, Trouble
and Cry Baby. In addition to her parents and her husband; Dorothy was predeceased
by an infant son, William; and a sister, Nellie Everitt. Friends may call
at the Ansonia Cemetery, Ansonia, PA, on Friday, June 20, 2008, from 10:30
to 11:00 a.m. A Celebration of Life will follow at 11:00 a.m. Flowers will
be provided by the family. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity
of the donor's choice. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Hess Funeral
Home & Cremation Service, Collins Chapel, Galeton, PA. Published
in the Star-Gazette on 6/19/2008.
VANATTA WALTER G.
Wellsboro Gazette, Tioga, PA-- Thursday, September 24, 1964
Walter G. Vanatta, 86, of Wellsboro RD 4, died Friday at his home.
Born March 13, 1878 at Cross Forks, he was the son of John and Henrietta
Couch Vanatta. He was a retired farmer and attended the Christian Missionary
Alliance Church at Ansonia. He is survived by a daughter, Mrs Esther Vanover,
Wellsboro, RD 4; a sister, Mrs Edith Heller of Aberdeen, MD; one grandchild,
seven gr-grandchildren and one gr-gr-grandchild. Funeral services were
held Sunday in the Christian Missionary Alliance Church at Ansonia, with
the Rev. Clara Lehmann officiating. Burial was in Ansonia Cemetery. Arrangements
by Kuhl Funeral Home.
WALKER CECIL C.
The Wellsboro Gazette - Wednesday, 12 Jul 1989, p. 10
Cecil C. Walker, 77, of RD 4, Wellsboro, died Saturday, July 8, 1989,
at Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre. Born May 4, 1912, in Asaph, he was the
son of James B. and Hattie B. Walker. He was retired owner and operator
of
Walker's Tire Service in Wellsboro. A member and past master of the Ossea
Lodge #317, F. and A. M. in Wellsboro, he was also a member of the Coudersport
Consistory. Surviving are his wife of 53 years, Eleanor Baldwin Walker,
son and daughter-in-law James and Nancy Walker, of RD 4, Wellsboro, sister
Mrs. Edward [Evelyn] Van Zile of Elmira, N. Y., two grandsons and a granddaughter-in-law,
Steven J. and Bonnie Walker and Kent S. Walker, two great-grandchildren,
Khara and Todd, and several nieces and nephews. There was no visitation.
Services were held Monday, July 10, at Tussey-Mosher Funeral Home, Wellsboro.
The Rev. William R. Lusk officiated. Burial was made in Ansonia Cemetery.
The family provided flowers. Memorial contributions may be made in his
name to the charity of one's choice.
CHARLES B. WALKER
Charles B. Walker, 78, of RD#4, Wellsboro, died Thursday, Dec.
10, at his home. Born Feb. 4, 1909, at Shippen Township, he was the son
of Burt and Hattie Beel Walker. He was a retired owner and operator of
the Twin Pines Exxon Station in Ansonia and was a member of the
Ansonia Full Gospel Church. His wife, the former Louise Caroline VanZile,
died Aug. 22, 1968. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Esther Kulp of RD#2,
East Earl; a son, Philip of RD#4, Wellsboro; two sisters, Mrs. Edna Butler
and Mrs. Evelyn VanZile, both of Elmira, NY; a brother, Cecil of RD#4,
Wellsboro; and five grandchildren. Funeral services were Sunday, Dec. 13,
at 2 pm at the Tussey-Mosher Funeral Home, 139 Main St, Wellsboro.
The Rev. Herbert Frost of Wellsboro officiated. Burial was made in Ansonia
Cemetery.
YOUNG
William M., Sr. Age 86, of Cherry Street, Wellsboro, PA, died February
9, 2006 at home. He was the husband of Ardell D. Doane Berg Young whom
he married June 1, 1995. Bill was born June 26, 1919 in Philadelphia, PA,
the son of the late Charles S. and Mary Elizabeth Miller Young. He was
a retired employee of Ingersoll-Rand, Painted Post, NY, and Dresser, Inc.,
Wellsboro, PA. He was a former member of the Wellsboro Moose #1147, Past
President for the Ingersoll-Rand Union, and a U.S. Navy Seabee veteran
serving during World War II in the Pacific Theatre. Surviving are his wife,
Ardell; daughter and son-in-law, Marion and Chris Carleton, Woodstock,
GA; sons and daughter-in-law, William Young, Jr., Gilman, WI, and James
and Deborah Young, Mansfield, PA; stepdaughter, Donna Rae and Marc Siegfried,
Steilacoom, WA; stepson, Donald Duane and Deborah Berg, Bokeelia, FL; seven
grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; six step grandchildren; three step
great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death
by his first wife, Agnes M. Walsh Young in 1983; brothers, Charles and
Howard Young; and sisters, Olive, Catherine, Elizabeth and Bertha. Friends
and family are invited to Bill's Life Celebration on Saturday, February
11, 2006, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Tussey-Mosher Funeral Home, 139 Main
Street, Wellsboro, PA. Funeral and committal there on Sunday, February
12, 2006, at 1:00 p.m. with Rev. Verne Holliday officiating. Burial in
Ansonia Cemetery. If desired, memorials may be sent to a charity of one's
choice in his memory, or to the Alzheimer's Association, 3544 N. Progress
Avenue, Suite 205, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
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