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by Joyce M. Tice
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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. |
VERONICA A. SAMPSON
Veronica A. Sampson, 80, of Pinnacle Towers, Wellsboro, died
Tuesday, Oct. 27, at Sweden Valley Manor, Coudersport. Born May 28, 1907,
in Charleston Township, she was the daughter of Robert D. and Daisy L.
Gee Sampson. She was a retired nurse of the former Blossburg State Hospital.
Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Marguerite Bryant of Wellsboro, and a brother,
Robert D. of Pensacola, Fla. Funeral services were held Saturday, Oct.
31, at the Tussey-Mosher Funeral Home, Wellsboro. The family provided
flowers. Burial was made in the Wellsboro Cemetery.
Mary Satterlee Harding
SATKOWSKI - REDELL, Julia A. (Satkowski)
Age 65, of Wellsboro, PA, died on Monday, November 19, 2007. She was
born on November 21, 1941 in Blossburg, PA, a daughter of the late Anthony
J. and Enola M. (Slocum) Satkowski. Julia was married to the late John
T. Redell II. A Memorial Service will be held on Friday, November 23, 2007,
at 10:00 a.m. at the Carleton Funeral Home, Inc., Wellsboro, PA with the
Rev. Darwin "Tink" Cranmer officiating. Interment will be in the Wellsboro
Cemetery. Published in the Star-Gazette on 11/21/2007.
SATTERLEE MARY E.
WELLSBORO GAZETTE, THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1936
Mrs. Mary E. Satterlee Harding
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary E Harding, 88, who died Saturday
at the home of her; son. Arthur, were conducted yesterday by the Rev. Charles
William Sheriff. Interment in Wellsboro Cemetery. Born in Delmar,
Mrs. Harding was a daughter of Archibald and Fanny Satterlee. She would
have been been 89, In May. Seventy years ago she married the late Delos
Harding. About 15 years ago, she moved to the home of her son here. She
was a member of the First Baptist Church. Surviving are one daughter,
Mrs. Stella Butler, of Rochester, N. Y., three sons, Arthur, of Wellsboro;
Harry, of Seattle, and Claude of San Francisco. Fifteen grandchildren and
two great grandchildren also survive.
SATTERLY Charles A.
Charles A. Satterly, age 62 died at his home in Elmira, April 18, following
a long illness. He was born in Delmar, the son of Robert C. and Annie English
Satterly. Until two years ago when his health failed he had been an active
farmer in the vicinity of Wellsboro. The deceased is survived by his widow,
a step daughter, Miss Esther Welsh of Elmira and one son Richard Satterly
of Galeton, also by a brother William Satterly, of Wellsboro and two sisters
Mrs. Will Harrison, of Wellsboro and Mrs. Horace Lewis, of Corning. The
remains were brought to the home of William Satterly on Lincoln Street
where the funeral was held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Rev. M. E.
Hare, pastor of the First Baptist Church officiating interment in Wellsboro
cemetery. Wellsboro Gazette 4-23-1925
SATTERLY Jennie M.
MRS. JENNIE M. HARRISON, 84, died Saturday, April 16, 1955, in
Wellsboro. She was the widow of William N. Harrison. Born in Wellsboro,
June 30, 1870, she was the daughter of Robert and Anna English Satterly.
After becoming a member of the Mother Church of the First Church of Christ,
Scientist of Boston, Mass., in 1898, with Mrs. Flora Spalding, she established
the Christian Science movement in Wellsboro, which has developed into the
present First Church of Christ, Scientist. Mrs. Harrison has been inactive
for many years, but she was a person who influenced for good everyone whose
life she touched. She is survived by one son, Albert W. Harrison of Wilton,
Conn., two nieces, Mrs. Richard Satterly of Gafeten, and Mrs. Harford Messner
of Roaring Branch; and one cousin Miss Catherine Harrison of Wellsboro.
The body was cremated at Wilkers-Barre on Monday and a Christian Science
Memorial service was held on Tuesday afternoon at the Johnson and Tussey
funeral home. Burial was made in the Wellsboro Cemetery. Wellsboro
Agitator 4-21- 1955
SATTERLY Matthew Lamont
Age 40, of Fawn Lane, Tioga, PA, died May 24, 2009 at his home. He
was the son of Lamont Satterly and Sandra Campbell. Matthew was a quality
control inspector for Hilliard Corporation, and a trainer/supervisor for
the PA State Forestry, Department of Parks. He loved to hunt, read and
write, and enjoyed golfing and filmmaking. He was a United States Marine
Corps veteran. Surviving are his father, Lamont Satterly, and his wife,
Sue, of Ambler, PA; mother, Pastor Sandra Brant, Ulster, PA; brother, Brent
Satterly, and partner, Don Dyson, of Westmont, NJ; daughters, Kayla Marie
Brant, Athens, PA, and Chelsea Ryan Satterly, Lawrenceville, PA; sons,
Steven Matthew Satterly and Robert David Satterly, both of Lawrenceville,
PA; fraternal grandmother, Lillian Satterly, Wellsboro, PA; maternal grandfather,
Halton Campbell, Ulster, PA; several stepbrothers. Friends and family are
invited to Matthew's Life Celebration on Wednesday, May 27, 2009, from
7:00 - 9:00 p.m. at Tussey-Mosher Funeral Home, a "Life Celebration Home",
139 Main Street, Wellsboro, PA. Funeral there Thursday, May 28, 2009 at
11:00 a.m. with Rev. Bob Strozyk of the Lawrenceville United Methodist
Church officiating. Burial in Wellsboro Cemetery. If desired, Memorials
may be made in his memory to the Great Dane Rescue, Inc., P.O. Box 5543,
Plymouth, MI 48l70. www.lifecelebration.com. Published in the Star-Gazette
on 5/27/2009
SCASE ALICE NEFF
Mrs. Alice – Wellsboro, Pa. – Mrs. Alice M. Neff of Lyons, N.Y., formerly
of Wellsboro died Saturday in Edward Barber Hospital in Lyons. She was
83.
Mrs. Neff was born Dec. 18, 1889 in England, a daughter of James and
Lucy Hunt Scase. Surviving are a son, James Brague of Lyons; a sister,
Mrs. Lucy Wilson of Niagara Falls; four grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
There are no calling hours, and services will be held Tuesday at 3 p.m.,
at Tussey Funeral Home, the Rev. William A. Snyder officiating. Burial
will be in Wellsboro Cemetery. (hand written on this article
– 25 Aug 1973)ef.
SCASE
- Ruth Scase Fowler, age 100, of Wellsboro, died Friday, March 2,
2007 at Broad Acres. She was the wife of Ernest W. Fowler, who died Dec.
14, 1977. Ruth was born Nov. 1 1906 in Antrim, the daughter of James Robert
and Jane Ann Wood Scase. She was a homemaker and member of the Trinity
Episcopal Church, Antrim. She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law,
Ernest J. and Patricia Fowler, Wellsboro; two grandchildren; four great
grandchildren; nieces and nephew. There will be no visitation. Funeral
service to be private at Tussey-Mosher Funeral Home, Wellsboro, PA, with
Rev. Gregory Hinton officiating. Burial will be made in Wellsboro Cemetery.
If desired, memorials in her memory may be made to the Trinity Episcopal
Church, in care of Ruthie Zuchowski, Wellsboro, PA 16901 - Mansfield Gazette,
7 March 2007
SCHEIDWEILER MARY LOUISE
Miss Mary Louise Scheidweiler, age 91, of Wellsboro, died September
11, 1972 at Wellsboro. She was born October 4, 1880 in Wellsboro, the daughter
of William and Minnie Comosh Scheidweiler. She was a retired school teacher.
She is survived by one sister, Mrs. J. C. Briggs of Wellsboro; three nephews,
William A. Briggs of Wellsboro; Bernard Scheidweiler, of Painted Post,
NY; and Phillip Scheidweiler of Bowling Green, OH; one niece, Mrs. Barbara
White of St. Louis, MO. Funeral services were held on Wednesday at 1:30p.m.
with the Rev. William A. Snyder officiating. Burial in the Wellsboro Cemetery.
Miss Mary L. Sheidweiler, age 91, of Wellsboro, PA, Monday, Sept. 11m 1972. No calling hours. Private funeral service Wednesday at 1:30 p.m., the Rev. William A. Snyder officiating. Burial Wellsboro Cemetery. Survived by sister, J. C. Briggs of Wellsboro; three nephews, William A. Briggs of Wellsboro, Bernard Sheidweiler of Bowling Green, OH; niece, Mrs. Barbara White of St. Louis, MO. Arrangements by Tussey Funeral Home Wellsboro.
SCHEIDWEILER- MRS. NELLIE S. BRIGGS
Mrs. Nellie S. Briggs, 86, of Wellsboro, died Thursday, Feb.
1, 1973, in the Hash Convalescent Home. She was the widow of Jay
C. Briggs. She was born June 7, 1886, in Wellsboro, a daughter of William
and Minnie Comosh Scheidweiler. Mrs. Briggs was a member of St. Paul's
Episcopal Church and its Ladies' Guild. Surviving are a son, William A.
of Wellsboro, and a grandson. The funeral was held Saturday at Tussey's,
139 Main Street. Burial was in Wellsboro Cemetery. Canon Harry T.
Frownfelter, her pastor, officiated.
SCHOFIELD - Alice D. Stermer, 91, of Norway Ridge Road, Woodhull, NY died, Sunday Dec. 16, 2007 at Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre. She was born June 20, 1916 in Southport, NY, the daughter of Clifford H. and Ella Grinnell Schofield. Friends are invited to call at the Kenyon Funeral Home, 214 Main St., Elkland on Thursday, Dec. 20 from 1 to 3 p.m. Funeral services will be held following calling hours at 3 p.m. with Rev. Fletcher Brothers officiating. Burial will be in Tioga County Memorial Gardens, Wellsboro. Memorial donations may be made to the Lawrenceville Volunteer Ambulance Association, Lawrenceville, PA 16929 or Guthrie Health Care System, Attention: Guthrie Hospice, 1 Guthrie Square, Sayre, PA 18840 - Mansfield Gazette, 19 December 2007
SCOLARI Peter A.
Age 62, of Charleston Road, Wellsboro, PA, died September 30, 2007
at his home, surrounded by family. He was the husband of Sandra Baltzley
Scolari, whom he married May 6, 1966. Pete was born April 7, 1945 in St.
Mary's, PA, the son of Peter J. and Evelyn Emmert Scolari. He was the national
sales manager for Barefoot Flooring, Inc., attended the Dexter Baptist
Church, enjoyed hunting and fishing and was a Navy veteran. Surviving are
his wife, Sandra; sons and daughters-in-law, Nathan Scolari, Greenville,
SC, Anthony and Kristy Scolari, Greenville, SC, and Peter and Heidi Scolari,
Wellsboro, PA; eight grandchildren, Jessica, Anthony and Justin Scolari
of Greenville, SC, and Autumn, Zackariah, Victoria, "Little Pete" and Megan
Scolari of Wellsboro, PA; sister, Rose Whalen, St. Mary's, PA; brother,
Donald Scolari, Florida. He was predeceased by his parents; and brother,
Robert Scolari. Friends and family are invited to Pete's Life Celebration
on Tuesday, October 2, 2007, from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Tussey-Mosher Funeral
Home, 139 Main Street, Wellsboro, PA. Funeral to be held on Wednesday,
October 3, 2007, at 11:00 a.m. at Dexter Baptist Church, 1215 Route 660,
Wellsboro, PA, with Pastor James Truax officiating. Burial in Wellsboro
Cemetery.
IRA ALLEN SCRIVENS, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Scrivens Jr. of 404 E. Orchard St., Athens, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 1962. Survived by parents; sister, Cindy Lee at home; paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Scrivens Sr. of Athens; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Hakes of South Waverly. Body at Luckner Funeral Home, Waverly. Calling hours today 2 60 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral there Saturday at 2 p.m., the Rev. Willard C. May. Tioga Point Cemetery. –Elmira Star-Gazette 11/9/1962
JOSEPH N. SEARFOSS SR., 62 Wellsboro died August 12, 2000 at Soldiers & Sailors Hospital after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was the husband of Jane A. Alexander Searfoss with whom he celebrated their 8th wedding anniversary on April 21, 2000. He was born April 9, 1938 in Sayre a son of the late Joseph F. and Anna Bourdette Searfoss. He was the co-owner/operator (along with his son) of Seals Building Creek Truss Co. in Wellsboro. Prior to this he was manager of the Wellsboro and Troy Acme Markets. He was a member of the Wellsboro Moose and loved NASCAR racing. Surviving are his wife, Jane of Wellsboro; son Joseph N. Searfoss Jr., Wellsboro; daughter and son-in-law, Polly and David Gatgen, Wellsboro; brothers and sisters-in-law, Harold and Shirley Searfoss, Waverly, NY; Robert and Gail Searfoss, Beaver Dams, NY; Ronald and Audrey Searfoss, Waverly, and David and Sandy Searfoss, Coraopolis, PA; sisters and brothers-in-law, Helen and Donald Ribey, Gillett; Joanne and Gerald Jones, Painted Post, NY; Beverly and Monti Russell, Waverly; Florence and Carl Vernon, Waverly and Lois and Marilyn Wood, Ulster; two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by a brother, Paul Searfoss and a sister, Ruth Searfoss. Services were held at the Tussey Mosher Funeral home, Wellsboro on August 16 with the Rev. Kenneth Kitzmiller officiating. Burial will be in the Wellsboro Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the American Cancer Society. –Canton Independent Sentinel
SEYMOUR – Mrs. Matthew S. BLAIR
Mrs. Emma Jane SEYMOUR BLAIR aged 72 years, wife of Rev. Matthew SHAW
BLAIR, pastor of the Church of Christ, of Wellsboro died at 9:05 o’clock
Sunday morning May 24, 1931, at her home on East Avenue after a short illness.
She was born Feb. 15, 1859 at Mainsburg, Tioga County PA., daughter of
George W. and Ellen SEYMOUR. She is survived by her husband and three
children; Dr. Walter BLAIR, of Chester, Pa., Mrs. Ellen LUCE
of Perryopolis, Pa., and Miss Margaret BLAIR of Wellsboro. A son
John died July 1, 1930. Mrs. BLAIR is also survived by four grandchildren,
two sisters and three brothers: Mrs. A. J. RUMSEY of Mansfield; Mrs.
Mary BARTLETT of Mainsburg; Ernest and Clayton SEYMOUR of Mainsburg, and
Clyde SEYMOUR of Troy, Bradford County. Mrs. BLAIR was beloved by
all who knew her and her death is mourned by a host of friends. The funeral
will be held this afternoon at two o’clock; interment in the Wellsboro
Cemetery.
SHABLOSKI Joseph S. Age 79, of Balsam Road, Wellsboro, PA, died July 10, 2006 at Broad Acres. He was the husband of Lola L. Dexter Shabloski, whom he married August 19, 1948. Joe was born May 3, 1927 in Wellsboro, PA, the son of the late Joseph J. and Angeline Fermenick Shabloski. He owned and operated Gra-Hil Construction Company for over forty years, was of the Catholic faith, and was a member of the Loyal Order of the Moose, #1147, Wellsboro. Joe was an Army Veteran during World War II, 1st Calvary Division, Pacific Theatre. Surviving are his wife, Lola; sons and daughter-in-law, Michael Shabloski, Joseph and Bonnie Shabloski, and William Shabloski and Kelly Losinger, all of Wellsboro; daughter and son-in-law, Kathleen and Tom Gray, Penacook, NH; grandchildren, Randy Shabloski and Patty Boyce, Jake and Martie Shabloski, and Lisa, Alicia and Heather Gray; and great-grandchildren; sisters, Martha Huck, Wellsboro, and Margaret (Duane) Cobb, Lawrenceville, PA; sisters-in-law, Marjorie Shabloski, Roberta Shabloski, and Sydna Shabloski, all of Wellsboro. Joe was predeceased by three brothers, Michael, Stanley and Jerome Shabloski. A Memorial Service will be held on Wednesday, July 12, 2006, from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. at Tussey-Mosher Funeral Home, 139 Main Street, Wellsboro, PA. Funeral there Thursday, July 13, 2006, at 12:30 p.m. with Rev. Shane Kirby officiating. Burial in Wellsboro Cemetery. If desired, memorials may be sent in Joe's memory to the American Heart Association, 1704 Warren Avenue, Williamsport, PA 17701.
GILBERT M. SHAW
Gilbert M. Shaw, 75, of 83 East Avenue, Wellsboro, died Wednesday,
September 26, 1973, at his home following a prolonged illness. He was born
in Wellsboro on June 6, 1898, a son of Lorenzo and Alice Reisenring Shaw.
Mr. Shaw was a member of the Wellsboro Free Methodist Church. He was a
retired employe of the former New York Central Railroad and a member of
the Brotherhood of Maintenancemen. Surviving are his wife, the former Florence
McComb; a daughter, Mrs. James J. Gridley, of Bethlehem; two sons, Earl
L., of Wellsboro, and Kenneth of Scranton; a brother, Glenn Shumway, of
Wellsboro; a sister, Mrs. Susan Focht, of Wellsboro, 15 grandchildren and
two great-grandchildren. The funeral was held Saturday at the Tussey Funeral
Home, 139 Main Street. Burial was in the Wellsboro Cemetery. The
Rev. Roger McNairn, his pastor, officiated.
LEON L. SHAW age 77 of RD 3 Mansfield, Pa. Tuesday November238, 1978 at the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital. Friends may call at the Tussy Funeral Home, Wellsboro, Thursday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm. Funeral services will be held there Friday at 11 am. Rev. David Weaver, his pastor, officiating. Burial in Wellsboro Cemetery. –Elmira Star-Gazette 11/30/1978
ALBERT SHEPARD
Albert Shepard, 87, of Canandaigua, NY, and St. Petersburg, Fla.,
died Saturday, May 26, 1973, in St. Anthony's Hospital, St. Petersburg,
from injuries suffered when he was struck by a car on May 18. He was born
in Tioga County on July 21, 1885, a son of Silas and Florence Smith Shepard.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Emeline Engert, of Crystal River, Fla; a
son, Floyd, of Canandaigua; two grandchildren and a great-grandchild. The
funeral was held Thursday at Spink's, 126 Main Street. Burial was
in Wellsboro Cemetery. The Rev. James W. Garthoff, pastor of Coolidge Hollow
United Methodist Church, officiated.
SHERIFF JEAN
Miss Jean Sheriff Dies Unexpectedly July 27th at Home. Funeral
services for Miss Jean Adelaide Sheriff of 23 Grant Street, Wellsboro,
were held Friday, June 30, at the Tussey Funeral Home at 2 o’clock. She
had been found dead Tuesday, June 27 at her home from natural causes. The
Rev. S. Wade Stewart, her pastor was assisted by the Rev. Gordon E. Abrams
of Wellsboro, retired area minister of the Pennsylvania and the Delaware
Baptist Conventions. The Rev. Mr. Abrams had previously served the Wellsboro
congregation as pastor for several years. Officials of the Wellsboro Area
School District and of the First Baptist Church were bearers: Mahlon E.
Northrop, John L. Delbert, William Wenner, Jesse Bliss, Clarence D. Haner,
and William Scudder. Interment was in the family plot in the Wellsboro
Cemetery. Miss Sheriff was the daughter of the late Rev. and Mrs. Charles
William Sheriff of Wellsboro. She came here with her family when her father
became pastor of the First Baptist Church and of several nearby congregations
in 1916 remaining till 1919. She returned with her family when her father
was recalled to the Churches in 1926. Jean Sheriff was born February 1,
1912 at Huntingdon, PA, in the minister’s residence of the First Baptist
Church. She was entered in a private kindergarten there till her father
moved to Philadelphia as field representative of the Baptist Institute.
She began her formal education in the public schools of Wellsboro and continued
in Allentown, PA (1918, when her father was on leave as Protestant acting
chaplain at Camp Crane in World War I), Huntingdon, PA. (her father had
been recalled to his pastorate there, too), Canton and Camden, NJ. She
returned as a pupil to the Wellsboro school system in 1926, when her father
was recalled to the Baptist pastorate of the community, and remained associated
with it for the remainder of her life. Moving up through the system, she
was graduated from the Wellsboro Area High School with the Class of 1931.
For her higher education she matriculated at the Mansfield State Teachers
College in 1931 as it was being reorganized from the Mansfield State
Normal School and was a member of the last two-year class to be graduated
from the Wellsboro Area High School with the Class of 1931. For her higher
education she matriculated at the Mansfield State Teachers College in 1931
as it was being reorganized from the Mansfield State Normal School and
was a member of the last two-year class to be graduated in 1933 with the
diploma. Continuing, she became a member of the college’s first four-year
class of students. However, at the end of her junior year she gave up full-time
status to accept appointment to a second grade teaching vacancy in Wellsboro.
Pursuing the courses during summers, she received her bachelor of science
degree in 1939 (Her college certificate from the Commonwealth’s Department
of Public Instruction was made permanent in 1943) Included in summers spent
in further specialized courses included a summer in the Graduate School
of the Pennsylvania State University. After teaching several grades at
various times, Miss Sheriff elected to concentrate on the third grade level.
She had worked in all elementary buildings of the district, beginning at
Grant Street, moving to the Charlotte Lapla School and finally to the new
area elementary structure. Having always held memberships in the Wellsboro
Area Education Association, the Pennsylvania State Education Association,
and the National Education Association, she had the United Teaching Profession’s
certificate for membership during Pennsylvania’s first year of unification,
1969. At Miss Sheriff’s father’s death in 1953, she decided to stay in
Wellsboro and make a new home for her mother. The Joseph Williams property
at Grant and Walnut Streets, across from the Grant Street schoolyard, was
purchased and occupied in August. Only three months later, on November
13, her mother died suddenly, but Miss Sheriff was determined to maintain
a home in Wellsboro and lived in the house till her death in it. In addition
to her interests in her home, her schools, and friends she had held a student
membership in the Tioga Country Club and had kept her membership in the
First Baptist Church. At various times she had taught in its Sunday School
and in its Vacation Bible School. She was pianist in the primary department
for many years and a member of the senior choir for many years. Miss Sheriff
had resided in Wellsboro a total of forty-eight years, most of them in
the parsonage of the First Baptist Church. She had been associated with
the school system here for most of those years and taught thirty-seven
of them, becoming the senior elementary teacher. She is survived by a brother,
the Rev. Wilbur Spenser Sheriff, PhD, of Williamsport.
EARL W. SHIRK
Earl W. Shirk, age 70, of Surfside Beach, South Carolina, formerly
of 22 Woodland Avenue, died suddenly at the Ocean View Hospital in Myrtle
Beach, SC on Thursday afternoon where he had been admitted Monday night.
A funeral was held at St. Phillips Lutheran Church on Saturday morning
with his pastor, Rev. William F. Wingard officiating. He was District Sales
Manager in Tioga and Potter Counties for Nationwide Insurance Company until
his retirement in 1963, after which he moved to South Carolina. He was
a member of the Murrells Inlet Lodge No. 368, F&AM and Williamsport
Consistory. He was also a member of Moose Lodge No. 1396, Past President
of Surfside-Garden City Lions Club and was actively serving as Secretary
of the Club at this time. He was a member of Surfside Fire Department
and was serving as Secretary-Treasurer of Surfside Rescue Squad. He is
survived by his wife, Geraldine Vanturia Shirk, two sons, E. Walter Shirk
Jr. and Robert E. Shirk of Surfside Beach, SC, two daughters, Leona Hackenberg
of Swengle, Pa. and Belva Steese of Mifflingburg, Pa. and a step-daughter,
Mrs. William J. (Phyllis) Sticklin of Wellsboro, Pa. Masonic services were
held Monday evening at the Tussey Funeral Home. Services were held
there Tuesday at 1:30 by Rev. Fred Jordan, summer pastor of the Trinity
Lutheran Church. Burial in the Wellsboro Cemetery.
FRANCES R. SHOVE
Miss Frances Rebecca Shove, age 95 of Wellsboro died on Sunday
March 17 at Hash's Nursing Home in Wellsboro. Miss Shove, a graduate of
Bucknell University was a retired Wellsboro Area School teacher.
She was one of the founders of the Wellsboro Music Club and also served
as its secretary. She was born in Tioga County on May 7, 1878 the daughter
of Daniel and Rebecca Pearce Shove. She is survived by several cousins.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at the Tussey Funeral
Home with the Rev. Roger Patton officiating. Burial in the Wellsboro
Cemetery.
SHUMWAY EDITH SHUMWAY HODDER
Mrs. Edith Shumway Hooder, age 87, of 28 Utica Ave., Binghamton,
NY died Thursday, April 12, 1973 at Wilson Memorial Hospital after a brief
illness. Surviving are her husband, William C. Hodder, son Walter Heffner
of Aptos, California, three daughters, Mrs. Gladys Arnold of Aptos, California,
Mrs. June Murray of Buffalo, NY, Mrs. Phyllis Francis of Chenango Bridge,
NY. One brother, Peter Shumway of Middlebury Center, Pa. Eight
grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews. Memorial
services were held last Tuesday at 7:00 pm at the Ogden Hillcrest United
Methodist Church in Binghamton, NY. Burial in Wellsboro cemetery.
Memorials can be made to the Heart Fund in Mrs. Hodder's memory
WILLIAM V. SIDEY age 71, of 123 South Main St., Athens, PA, Tuesday,
April 8, 1986. Funeral will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Lowery
Funeral home, Athens, Rev. Wilmot Mather will officiate. Burial,
Tioga Point Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to the Sayre
Fire Dept. Ambulance Corps. Or ICU Unit of the Robert Packer Hospital.
He is survived by his wife, Pauline; 2 daughters, Mrs. Harold (Shirley)
Mullen of Sayre and Mrs. Joseph (Mary Jane) Murphy of RD 1, Athens; 2 sons,
Donald Yale of Williamsport and James Sidey of Athens; 16 grandchildren;
a brother, John of Fairfield, PA. Mr. Sidey worked as an Electrician
at the American Bridge Works for 29 years, retiring in 1975. –Elmira
Star-
Gazette 4/10/1986
SIMMONS - EUNICE A. BOYDEN
The Wellsboro Agitator - Wednesday, 26 Jun 1929, p. 1
Mrs. Eunice A. Boyden, aged 75 years, of Wellsboro, died Wednesday,
June 19, 1929, at 3 p.m. She was born June 10, 1854, in Delmar. She was
the widow of Sanford Boyden, who died Aug. 26, 1922. Mrs. Boyden is survived
by four children - Hugh Boyden, Raymond Boyden, Mrs. Grace Sticklin and
Mrs. Ethel Thornton; also two sisters and one brother, and six grandchildren.
The funeral was held Friday, Rev. Mr. Wheeler officiating; burial in the
Wellsboro cemetery.
SIMONS - R. F. Simons Shot Himself - Well Known Restaurant Proprietor
Died Yesterday Morning
Roman F. Simons, ages 47 years, of Wellsboro, well known restaurant
proprietor, shot himself at his home, 15 Charleston Street, yesterday morning
some time between 2 and 3:30 o'clock. A 410 shotgun was the weapon which
caused his death, the shot taking effect in the right side of his forehead.
Coroner William F. White, who investigated, stated that the wound was self-inflicted.
Mr. Simons was born in Antrim in February, 1889, and married Miss Elizabeth
Kelly, of Wellsboro, Dec. 26, 1916. He is survived by his widow, three
children, Kathryn, a student at the University of Pittsburgh, and Thomas
and Jane, at home; his parents, Mr. & Mrs. John Simons of Elmira; five
brothers and four sisters. He was a member of St. Peter's church, of Wellsboro;
the Knights of Columbus of Blossburg, and the Elks of Corning, He had been
in the restaurant business in Wellsboro for twenty years and was well known
throughout Tioga county. - Wellsboro Gazette, 20 January 1937
SMART - CAROLYN E.
MACK
Carolyn E. (Smart) Mack, 86, of Troy died Monday, Jan. 22, 2001, at the
Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre. Born March 28, 1914, in
Wellsboro, she was the daughter of Alfred and Mabel (Ritter) Smart.
She was a 1932 graduate of Wellsboro High School and a graduate of the
Mansfield
Normal School with a degree in home economics. She was
a member of the First United Methodist Church of Troy. She was a
teacher at the Martha Lloyd School, and then taught second grade at the
W.R. Croman Elementary School for 10 years. She was a member
of the Retired Teachers Association and the Troy Study Club. She was also
a member of the Bridge Club. She enjoyed baking, cooking and canning.
Preceding her in death was her sister, Sara Fliess. Surviving are
her husband of 62 years, E. Neal Mack of Troy; one son and daughter-in-law,
Alfred "Fred" and Kathryn Mack of Corning, N.Y.; grandchildren, Andrew
and Mary Mack of Pittsburgh and Jessica Mack of Corning; one niece, Sally
Fliess of Norwalk, Conn. Friends may call at the Vickery Funeral
Home, 110 West Main St., Troy, on Friday, Jan. 26, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Funeral services will be held there Friday, Jan. 26, at 11 a.m. with the
Rev. Garry Zuber officiating. Burial will be made at
Wellsboro Cemetery, Wellsboro. Memorial donations may be made to
a charity of one's choice.*
SMART Carolyn E. MACK, 86, of Troy diedMonday, Jan. 22, 2001, at the Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre. Friends are invited to call at the Gerald W. Vickery Jr. Funeral Home Inc., 110 W. main St., Troy, on Friday, Jan. 26, 2001, from 10 to 11 a.m. The funeral service will immediately follow at 11 a.m. at the funeral home with the Rev. Gary ZUBER officiating. Interment will be in the Wellsboro Cemetery, Wellsboro, PA. Memorial contributions may be directed to a charity of one's choice.
SMEDLEY HARRIET
Wellsboro Agitator – July 18, 1906
- Mrs. Fred C. Coolidge, aged nearly 33, died at her home at Roundtop,
on Monday afternoon about 5 o'clock after an illness of three weeks, though
she bad been in poor health for some time. She was a member of the
Methodist Church and was highly esteemed by all who knew her. Her husband
and two sons, Howard, aged 11, and Alan, aged 9 and her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. L. W. Smedley, survive her. Mrs. Coolidge was born August 23,
1873, and had always lived in this vicinity. Funeral services will be held
tomorrow afternoon at 1 o'clock at the Roundtop Methodist church, Rev.
Mr. Emery officiating; burial in the Wellsboro cemetery. Mrs. Coolidge
was a capable and useful woman and her death is a great loss to the whole
community.
Smith, Daniel Karl, Infant son of Loris and Soya Cleveland Smith, Feb 2, 1974, at the Arnot-Ogden Hospital. Funeral and Committal Services will be held Sunday at 1pm at the Tussey Funeral Home. The Rev. Roger Kuhn officiating. Burial Wellsboro Cemetery. Survived by Parents, Mr. And Mrs. Loris K. Smith of Williamsport, PA; maternal grandparents, Mr. And Mrs. Gordon Hick of RD 2, Wellsboro; paternal grandparents, Mr. And Mrs. Arthur Smith of Crooked Creek, PA Several aunts and uncles.
SMITH - Dewitt C. Smith, 94, one of Tioga County’s most highly esteemed residents and former county treasurer and chief clerk of Tioga County for 16 years, died Sunday morning (Aug. 1949) at his home, 11 McInroy Street, Wellsboro, following a two week illness. Morn in Marshlands, July 11, 1855, he was the son of John and Elvira Crofut Smith, On September 20, 1885, he married the former Miss Leonora Snyder of Harrison Valley, who died in 1940. Coming to Wellsboro in 1902, he was elected county treasurer. Following his election as treasurer, he was employed as chief clerk in the county commissioners’ office in Wellsboro for 16 years. Before coming to Wellsboro, he operated a store in Marshlands. He was a faithful member of the First Methodist Church and was a member of the Men’s Bible Class. Survivors include two daughters, Miss Wanda Smith, a teacher in the Pittsburgh public schools and Mrs. Floyd Lovell of Trenton, N; one grandson, James Smith Lowell of Philadelphia; four brothers, Eugene of Kane; Charles of Wellsboro; Walter of Ovid, NY; Dayton of Liberty; one sister, Miss Myra Smith of Pittsburgh, recently returned missionary to China; several nieces and nephews.
DEWITT C. SMITH DIED SUNDAY: Wellsboro Man Was Well Known Throughout Tioga County -- Dewitt C. Smith, aged 94 years, died Sunday morning at 11 McInroy street, Wellsboro. He was formerly county treasurer, and served as County commissioner's Clerk for 16 years. He was born in Marshlands, July 11, 1855, son of John and Elvira Crofut Smith. On Sept. 20, 1885, he married Miss Leonora Snyder of Harrison Valley, who died in 1940. He came to Wellsboro in 1902 and was elected County Treasurer. Following his service as County Treasurer, he was employed as clerk in the County commissioner's office in Wellsboro for 16 years. Before coming to Wellsboro, he operated a store in Marshlands. He was a member of the Methodist church and Men's Bible Class. Survivors include two daughters, Miss Wanda Smith, a teacher in the Pittsburgh public schools and Mrs. Floyd Lowell of Trenton, N.J.; one grandson, James Smith Lowell, of Philadelphia, four brothers, Eugene, of Kane, Charles, of Wellsboro; Walter, of Ovid, N.Y.; Dayton of Liberty; one sister, Miss Myra Smith, of Pittsburgh, formerly a missionary in China. The funeral will be held Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. at the Bastian Funeral Home, Rev. Charles E. Titus officiating; burial in the Wellsboro cemetery. [Submitter note: DeWitt Smith married first Charlotte "Lottie" Baldwin who died 13 Nov 1883]. The Wellsboro Agitator - Wednesday, 10 Aug 1949
SMITH Florence N.
Age 92, of Wellsboro, PA, died on Sunday, June 17, 2007, in Broad Acres
Rehabilitation Center, Wellsboro, PA. Florence was born on July 16, 1914
in Wellsboro, PA, the daughter of Leland R. and Sarah (Derbyshire) Smith.
Florence was formerly employed by Corning Glass and served with the Army
Air Corps during World War II. Florence is survived by a sister, Emma Shaw;
a brother, Leland Smith, both of Wellsboro, PA; and several nieces and
nephews. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters,
Ida Freeman, Lillian Smith; and a brother, Waldo P. Smith. Family and friends
are invited to attend a graveside service on Thursday, June 21, 2007, at
1:00 p.m., at the Wellsboro Cemetery, Nichols St., Wellsboro, PA, with
Rev. Gregory Hinton officiating. Arrangements have been entrusted to the
Jacquelyn A. Buckheit Funeral Chapel, Crematory & Monuments, PC, 637
South Main Street, Mansfield, PA 16933.
JESSE E. SMITH
Jesse Ebenezer Smith, 64, died early Sunday morning, December
5, 1954, at his home in Wellsboro RD 6. Born August 22, 1890 in Wellsboro,
he was the son of John W. and Ida Bartholomew Smith. He was a member
of St. Paul's Episcopal Church and had been an employee of the State Highways
Department for 25 years. He retired six months ago because of ill
health. Surviving are his wife, the former Nora Wetherbee; three sons,
Stillman, of Westford, and Walter and Millard, Wellsboro; two daughters,
Lucile, of Wellsboro, and Mrs. Dorothy Smith, Spokane, Wash.; one brother,
Leland Smith, Wellsboro RD 6 and 10 grandchildren. Services were Wednesday
at the funeral home, 139 Main Street, with the Rev. Harry T. Frownfelter,
his pastor, officiating. Burial was in Wellsboro Cemetery.
SMITH –MARIAN M. GEE, age 83, of Riberolle St., Wellsboro, PA, died January 3, 2004 at home. She was the wife of R. Robert Gee, whom she married January 10, 1940. Marian was born May 25, 1920 in Rutland Twp., PA, was a graduate of Tioga High School, Class of 1939 and was employed by the Wellsboro Area School District for 19 years. She was a member of the Roseville United Methodist Church, Roseville, PA, American Legion Ladies Auxiliary, Wellsboro, PA, Wellsboro Women of the Moose, and the Pennsylvania Grand Canyon Travel Trailer Club. Surviving are her husband; sons and daughters-in-law, James Gee, Richland, PA, William and Dulce Gee, Farmington, NY and Frank and Sue Gee, Lancaster, PA; step brother, Ralph Gaige, Canton, PA; sister-in-law, Ruth Cloos, Lexington, NC; grandsons, Robert, Ryan and Keven Gee; granddaughters, Barbara (Steve) Schmelz and Julianne Gee; great-granddaughter, Mikal Gee. She was preceded in death by her father, Manley Smith; mother, Ora B. Gaige; step father, Perry F. Gaige; sister and brother-in-law, Vivian and Morris Colegrove. Friends and family are invited to Marian’s Life Celebration on Tuesday, January 6, 2004 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Tussey-Mosher Funeral Home, a “Life Celebration Home,” 139 Main St., Wellsboro, PA, and again Wednesday, January 7, 2004 from 1 to 2 p.m. at Tussey-Mosher Funeral Home. Funeral to follow at 2 p.m. with Pastor Howard Woodruff officiating. Burial in Wellsboro Cemetery. If desired, memorials may be sent to the House of Care, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA. –Elmira Star Gazette.
SMITH - Marion S. Kiock Dies at SS Hospital
Many Wellsboro and area friends were saddened by the death of Mrs.
Marion S. Klock, age 85. Mrs. Klock was the widow of Leon Klock and resid-ed
at 28 Grant Street. She died at the Soldiers and Sailors Hospital on Monday,
April 17, following a short illness. She was active and maintained her
own home until the time of her death. She was born May 22, 1886 in Wellsboro,
the daughter of Lloyd and Julia Goff Smith. She was a graduate of Wilson
College at Chambersburg, Pa. She was a member of the First Presbyterian
Church and a member of the Wellsboro Chap-ter DAR in which organization
she served for several years as Editor of the State DAR Bulletin. For many,
many years she held the position of Librarian at the Green Free Library,
retiring in January 1959. She is survived by one son, Henry of Lansdale;
a sister, Mrs. Helen Benjamin of Dallas, Texas; six grandchildren, sev-eral
great grandchildren and several niece and nephews. Funeral services will
be held on Thursday at I. p.m. at the Tussey Funeral Home with the Rev.
H. Blair Moffett of-ficiating. Burial in the Wellsboro Cemetery.
SMITH John B
Wellsboro Agitator, Tioga, PA - Wednesday, Feb. 23, 1916, Pg 1
A Pioneer Gone.. (Extract)
John B. Smith, aged nearly 93 years, died early last Thursday morning
[2/17/1916] at the home of his son, Louis, in Delmar. He is survived
by three sons and one daughter, Louis and William, of Delmar; Henry
Smith and Mrs Henry Tipperman of Wellsboro. Me married Margaret
Statts in Baltimore, MD., June 3, 1848. She died in Delmar, July
26, 1873. Mr. Smith up to a few months ago was frequently seen on
our streets. He was a sturdy, clear-headed and active man for his
years and he loved to talk of the old days when he first came to Tioga
County. He was born in Stiunah, Bavaria, Apr. 3, 1823 and came to
this country with his parents when he was seventeen, so he had vivid recollections
of breaking the ties in the fatherland, the voyage and the first impressions
of a new country. The family came across in a sailing vessel and
were three months on the voyage. They landed at Baltimore July 4,
1840. He said he remembered very well encountering a number of icebergs
on the way, the majesty of the spectacle and the anxiety of the crew in
navigating among them. Several years ago Mr. Smith, in a personal
interview with the editor of Agitator, gave us some notes of his life on
which this article is founded, so it is authentic, being from his own recollections
of a long and active life mostly spent in Delmar township and Wellsboro.
.... Young Smith worked for two years at Texas Fort, near Annapolis
Junction, in a blast furnace producing pig-iron, and at other vocations,
till 1846, when he quit his job owing to difficulty with the son of the
proprietor of the works over the whipping oa a slave. For a slight
offense the young "massa" tied up the slave, who was a mule driver, and
began to beat him with a "blacksnake." ... was able to save the poor
slave some of the lashes, but the result was that the next day Smith and
his companions were discharged for medling in the affair. Smith went
down into the Cumberland valley and worked a few months and then came North.
he said that he witnessed many a heartrending scene at the whipping post
and he saw slaves manacled in pairs and driven in squads to the slave market.
In 1846 young Smith heard of the opportunities in this new county and he
came to Tioga County. He went to Williamsport on the canal from Baltimore
and up Pine Creek on foot to Manchester, now Ansonia, and for seven years
he lived there, working for Phelps & Dodge in the lumber woods and
in the saw mills. His first trip to Wellsboro was to buy a pair of
boots. He walked over, of course, that being far the easiest way
to make the trip in those days. On Burns Hill he met a big black
bear which disputed the way. Smith said he didn't waste any time
in argument, but turned and went home. The next day he came over
to Wellsboro and didn't see any dangerous wild beasts on that trip.
Wellsboro was then composed entirely of wooden buildings, small and few
in number. The details of Mr. Smith's recollections of those days
were very interesting, for he knew personally most of the prominent citizens
in and about the town. Mr Smith bought timber land of Hezekiah
Stowell in Delmar and he cleared two farms of fifty acres each, married
and raised his family and prospered by hard work and frugality for the
sixty years he spent in active work in that locality. His wife died
in 1873. When Smith began to make his home in the wilderness of Delmar,
there was not another house than his and the John Dantz place and it was
heavily timbered from the Boyden place at the borough line all the way
to Ansonia. .... The funeral was held Saturday morning at St Peter's
Catholic Church, Rev. Father Jordan officiating; interment in the Wellsboro
Cemetery.
SMITH Stuart M.
Age 85, of Mansfield, PA, died Friday, July 11, 2008, in Soldiers &
Sailors Memorial Hospital, Wellsboro, PA. Stuart was the husband of the
late Phyllis (Hartzell) Smith. He was born September 15, 1922, a son of
Charles and Nellie E. (Mallory) Smith. Stuart was a retired manager of
the A&P in Mansfield. He was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII. Stuart enjoyed
gardening. Stuart is survived by three daughters; Natalie Ann Smith of
Lancaster, PA, Beth Eileen Smith of Hudson, MA, and Sharon Louise Smith
of Brookville, PA; three nephews, Jim, Mike and Bob Hawk, all of Wellsboro,
PA. He was preceded in death by his wife, Phyllis in 1975; sisters, Shirley
Smith and Fay Hawk; and a brother, Robert Smith. A memorial service will
be held on Tuesday, July 15, 2008, at 11:00 a.m. at the Jacquelyn A. Buckheit
Funeral Chapel, Crematory & Monuments, PC, 637 S. Main St., Mansfield,
PA, with Rev. Richard Berg officiating. Memorial contributions may be made
in Stuart's memory to the Mansfield Public Library, N. Main St., Mansfield,
P.A. with Rev. Richard Berg officiating. Memorial contributions may be
made in Stuart's memory to the Mansfield, Public Library, N. Main St.,
Mansfield, PA 16933. Burial will be in Wellsboro Cemetery. Published
in the Star-Gazette on 7/13/2008
SNELL - Mary Jane Grugan, age 36, of Williamsport, died February 26, 2008, in Philadelphia. She was the wife of William Kyle Grugan. Mary was born September 13, 1971 in Wellsboro, the daughter of Frank and Mildred Rouse Snell. She was an accountant for Wire Rope Manufacturing. Mary enjoyed reading, especially newspapers, and working crossword puzzles. She was devoted to her son, liked cats, and had an extensive Campbell’s soup memorabilia collection. Surviving are her mother, Mildred Snell, of Plymouth; father, Frank (Sandra) Snell, Reading; son, Kyle Alexander Grugan, Williamsport; sisters, Wanda (Des) Duffy, Atlanta, Ga., and Lenore (Nikita) Borisova, Champaign, Ill.; step-sister, Joyce Breezee, Wellsboro; step-brother, David (Holly) Irwin, Tioga; several cousins, nieces and nephews. Friends and family are invited to Mary’s Life Celebration on Saturday, March 1, from 2 – 3 p.m. at Tussey-Mosher Funeral Home, “A Life Celebration Home”, 139 Main St., Wellsboro. Funeral to follow at 3 p.m. with the Rev. Cahra Airs officiating. Burial in Wellsboro Cemetery. If desired, Memorials may be made in her memory to the Cancer Treatment Centers of America. - Williamsport Sun Gazette, 29 Feb 2008
C. ALBERT SODERQUIST
C. Albert Soderquist, 79, of 37 West Avenue, died Friday, September
14, 1973, in Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital, Wellsboro. He was
born in Duncan Twp. on Oct. 15, 1893, a son of Fred and Miria Peterson
Soderquist. Mr. Soderquist was a member of the Independent Bible Church.
He was a retired auto service manager. A veteran of World War I, he was
a member of Earle Champaign American Post. Surviving are his wife, the
former Edith Hazelton; a daughter, Mrs. Mahlon Northrup; two brothers,
Eric and Oscar; four sisters, Mrs. Anna Anderson, Mrs. Christina Thorton,
Mrs. Ellen Anderson, and Mrs. Mabel Etner, all of Wellsboro; three grandchildren
and four great-grandchildren. The funeral was held Monday at the Tussey
Funeral Home, 139 Main Street. Burial was in the Wellsboro Cemetery.
The Rev. H. Allen Smith, his pastor, officiated.
SPENCER Alenson A.
Wellsboro Agitator, Tioga, PA - Wed., Sept. 18, 1946, Pg 6
Alenson A. Spencer died Sept. 9, at the Blossburg Hospital after a
short illness. He was born May 19, 1870, in Buchanan County, Iowa,
son of Almandus and Armenia Borden Spencer. At two years of age he
came with his parents to Pennsylvania, where he spent the rest of his life
in and around Wellsboro. He was a member of the Church of Christ
and the Wellsboro Grange. Mr. Spencer was twice married, his first
wife being Miss Polly Sticklin. To them four children were born,
Mrs. Jesse (Stella) Rouse and Mrs. Merville (Bernice) Warner, both of Cleveland,
Ohio; Mrs. Lottie Cornell, deceased, and Fremont Spencer, of Wellsboro.
He later married Miss Della Fish, who survives with their children, Budd
C. Spencer of Charleston; Mrs. Lawrence (Isadore) Moyer and Wallace
A. Spencer of Wellsboro RD4. The funeral was held at the Johnson
Funeral Home, Rev. Marion Finch of Whitneyville, officiating; burial in
the Wellsboro Cemetery.
SPENCER CHARLES ANSEL
The Wellsboro Agitator - Wednesday, 27 Nov 1935
Charles A. Spencer, aged 68 years, of Delmar, died at 3 o'clock Wednesday
morning. He was born April 2, 1867, and on Feb. 3, 1895, he married Ella
Boyden. He is survived by his widow and 12 children -- Mrs. C. W. Rouse,
of Wellsboro, R. D. 4; Perry Spencer, of Owego, N. Y.; Mrs. Gordon Costley,
of Vestal Center, N. Y.; Mrs. Loren Phippen, of Wellsboro, R. D. 4; Ward
Spencer, of Stony Fork; Tracey Spencer, of Elkland; Mrs. John Townsend,
of Nelson; Mrs. Dewitt Stradley, of Delmar; Mrs. John Root, of Austinburg;
Clayton and Mahlon Spencer, at home; Mrs. Harold Clark, of Wellsboro, R.
D. He is also survived by one brother, Alenson Spencer, of Delmar,
and 23 grandchildren. The funeral was held Friday afternoon at Evans Funeral
Home, Rev. C. W. Sheriff, pastor of the First Baptist church, officiating;
burial in the Wellsboro cemetery.
The Wellsboro Gazette - Thursday, 28 Nov 1935
Funeral services for Charles Ansel Spencer, 68, who died at his home
on R. D. 4 last week were held at Evans Funeral Home Friday, the Rev. Charles
W. Sheriff officiating. Born in Delmar, the son of Almandus and Armenia
Spencer, he was married February 3, 1895 to Miss Ella Boyden, who survives.
He had lived on his present farm for 38 years, and was a member of the
Grange. Besides his wife and a brother, A. A. Spencer, of Wellsboro, he
is survived by the following children: Mrs. Hadassah Rouse, Mrs. Elsie
Phippen, Mrs. Esther Clark, Mrs. Amy Stradley, Clayton, Mahlon and Ward
Spencer, of Wellsboro and vicinity; Derry [sic, Perry] Spencer of Owego,
N. Y.; Mrs. Fay Costley, of Vestal, N. Y.; Tracy Spencer, of Elkland; Mrs.
Laura Townsend, of Nelson; Mrs. Babel [sic, Mabel] Root of Austinburg;
and 23 grandchildren.
SPENCER - ESTHER CLARK
The Wellsboro Gazette - Wednesday, 14 Aug 1996, p. 8
Esther Clark, 92, of South Williamsport, died Thursday, Aug. 8, 1996,
at Valley View Nursing Home Rehabilitation Center, where she was admitted
several days ago. Born in Delmar Township, she was the last surviving child
of 12 children born to Charles and Ella Boyden Spencer. She lived most
of her life in Wellsboro, moving to Williamsport in 1991. She retired from
Corning Glass Works, Wellsboro, after working there for 25 years and was
a member of the Draper Baptist Church. Preceding her in death was her husband,
Harold Clark, in 1937. Surviving are a daughter, Elaine Decker of South
Williamsport; two sons, Melvin Clark of Turbotville and Welford Clark of
Hurricane Mills, Tenn.; seven grandchildren; 14 great-great [sic]-grandchildren;
one step-great-grandson; many nieces and nephews. Calling hours were held
Sunday, Aug. 11, at the Draper Baptist Church, Wellsboro. Funeral services
were held there Monday, Aug. 12. The Rev. Ronald Bly officiated. Burial
was made in the Wellsboro Cemetery. Arrangements were handled by the Lanterman
and Allen Funeral Home, East Stroudsburg.
SPENCER HADASSAH [MRS. CHARLES] ROUSE
The Wellsboro Gazette- Thursday, 1 Apr 1943
Mrs. Hadassah Spencer Rouse, 47, wife of Charles Rouse, of Wellsboro,
R. D., died early Thursday morning at her home. She was a daughter of Charles
and Ella Boyden Spencer. She is survived by her husband; two sons, Andrew
Rouse, at home, and Norris Rouse, in the U. S. Army; six sisters, Mrs.
May [sic] Costley, of Vestal Center, N. Y.; Mrs. Elsie Phippen, of Victor,
N. Y.; Mrs. Laura Townsend, of Rochester; Mrs. Amy Stradley, of Wellsboro,
and Mrs. Mabel Root, of Osceola; five brothers, Perry Spencer, of Newark
Valley; Ward Spencer, of Stony Fork, and Tracey, Clayton and Mahlon Spencer,
all of Elkland; also two grandchildren. Funeral services were held on Saturday
afternoon at the Evans & Johnson Funeral Home, with burial in the Wellsboro
cemetery.
SPENCER Jane
Wellsboro Agitator - May 28, 1919
--Mrs. Jane Spencer Avery, aged 79 years, of Delmar, who was born in
Otsego county, N.Y., on January 30, 1840, died Sunday, the cause of her
death being cerebral hemorrhage. The funeral was held yesterday at
2 p.m.; interment in the Wellsboro cemetery. Mrs. Avery was married
to Cyrus Avery in 1859 and they resided at Little Marsh until 1881, since
which time she had made her home in this vicinity. She is survived
by one daughter, Mrs. J. L. Fisher, of Wellsboro. Her other daughter,
Mrs. Ida R. Andrews, died a few years ago. One brother, William Spencer,
of Penn Yan, N.Y., also survives. Mrs. Avery had been a member of
the Second Adventist church for many years and was a most estimable woman.
JEREMY E. SPENCER
WELLSBORO--Jeremy E. Spencer, 27, of Wellsboro RR 3 died Thursday,
July 15, 1999, at home. He was employed by Eckerd's Drug Store as a clerk
and Penn Wells Motel as a bus boy. He was a member of Hillcrest Seventh
Day Adventist Church, Mansfield. Surviving are his father, Richard E. Spencer
of Winthrop, Maine; his mother and stepfather, Lynn E. and Sharon J. Zinck
Sherman of Wellsboro; three sisters, Jodie Knapp, Joline Smith and Janene
Spencer, all of Wellsboro; three half brothers, Jonathan, James and Jacob
Spencer, all of Winthrop; maternal grandparents, Oliver and Margaret Zinck
of Wellsboro; paternal grandparents, Philip and Nancy Spencer of Covington;
paternal stepgrandmother, Mary G. Sherman of Wellsboro; three nieces; and
two nephews. The funeral will be at 2 pm Sunday at Tussey-Mosher's, 139
Main St., with Pastor Michael Bernard officiating. Burial will be
in Wellsboro Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 2 to 4
today and 7 to 9 tonight.
SPENCER - June G. Spencer Royer, 85, of Wellsboro, died Wednesday,
April 9, 2008.
She was born May 12, 1922 in Wellsboro, a daughter of the late Earl
L. and Laura M. Kennedy Spencer. June was a former member of the Mary Packer
Rebecca Lodge and the Francelia Club of Wellsboro for many years. She is
survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Marietta and Robert Borden of Wellsboro;
brothers, John Spencer of Stillwater, Okla., James Spencer of Portville,
N.Y., Earl Spencer of Wellsboro, Patrick Spencer of Whitesville, N.Y.;
sisters, Fern Graham of Daytona Beach, Fla., Mary Ann Eckman of Lawrenceville;
three grandchildren, Donald, Denise, Lisa; and four great grandchildren,
Mikayla, Mackenzie, Damon, and Deven. She was predeceased by a son, Russell
E. Howe on Aug. 9, 1998 and a brother, Llewelyn Spencer. A private graveside
service was held Friday, April 11 at the Wellsboro Cemetery with the Rev.
Darwin “Tink” Cranmer officiating. Arrangements were entrusted to the Carleton
Funeral Home, Inc., Wellsboro. - Mansfield Gazette, 16 April 2008
SPENCER MAHLON B.
The Wellsboro Agitator - Thursday, 21 Jul 1960
Mahlon B. Spencer, 39, of Elkland Rd died in Blossburg Hospital Thursday,
July 14, 1960 following a brief illness. Born in Wellsboro February 23,
1921, Mr. Spencer was the son of Charles and Ella Boyden Spencer. He was
a member of Elkland AF of L, and Jemison Grange, and was a World War Two
veteran. Surviving are his widow, Bernice; two sons, Ronnie and Gerald,
and a step-son, Richard White, all at home; two brothers, Tracy of Osceola,
and Clayton of Little Marsh, and four sisters, Mrs. Mabel Griffin of Corning,
N. Y., Mrs. Laura Townsend of Montour Falls, N.Y., Mrs. Esther Clark of
Wellsboro, and Mrs. Elsie Phippen of Victor, N.Y. Funeral services were
held Monday at 2 p.m., the Rev. Eddie Husted officiating. Burial was in
the Wellsboro Cemetery.
SPENCER - Robert L. [Gabby] Spencer, 71, of 37 Water Street in Wellsboro, died Wednesday, Nov. 7, 1990, at Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre. Born Nov. 7, 1919, in Wellsboro, he was the son of Stacey S. and Mildred Emberger Spencer. He was a member of the First Baptist Church, the Dewey Heichel Post #4907 VFW, member and past Commander of the American Legion Post #84. He was an Honorary Life Member and former fire chief of the Wellsboro Fire Department, from 1949 to 1958. He was a member and former Driver of the Wellsboro Ambulance Association. He was an Army veteran of World War II, where he served in Europe in the 9th Division. He was a retired owner and operator of Spencer’s Barber Shop for over 48 years. Surviving are his wife, D. Joy Simmons Spence, sons, and daughter-in-law, Coe and Nellie Spencer of Pittsburgh, and Ellsworth Spence of Pittsburgh; four sisters, Ruth Smith of Tampa, Fla., Patricia VanZandt of Mansfield, Betty Campbell of Wellsboro, Joan Gerow of Elmira, NY; brother, Warren H. Spencer of Wellsboro; granddaughter, Brittany Spencer; and several nieces and nephews. Friends were invited to call at the Tussey-Mosher Funeral Home on Friday, Nov. 9. Funeral services were held on Saturday, Nov. 10, at the First Baptist Church, 25 Central Avenue in Wellsboro. The Rev. C. Wayne Diffenderfer and the Rev. Lyle Southworth officiated. Burial was made in the Wellsboro Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Wellsboro Fire Department or Wellsboro Ambulance Association. - Wellsboro Gazette, November 14, 1990
Wellsboro Gazette, November 14, 1990
A Tribute - Last week Wellsboro lost one of its most beloved citizens
when Robert L. “Gabby” Spencer died at the age of 71 following a long illness.
“Gabby” was best known for his ready wit as well as his genuine concern
and goodness to others. He lived his life honorably pledging his allegiance
first to his family and then to his country and community. During World
War II, as a member of the U.S. Army, he served his country with distinction
during conflicts in Africa and in the European theater as well. In Wellsboro,
he worked diligently to preserve the local chapter of the American Legion.
He was also an active and faithful member of the Wellsboro Fire and Ambulance
Association. “Gabby” was a barber by trade and, for many years, he owned
and operated the renowned Spencer’s Barbershop, the popular gathering place
for men of the community to exchange stories as well as candidly express
their views on any given subject. “Gabby” Spencer will be sorely missed
and fondly remembered not only by members of his family but by a host of
friends as well.
SPENCER - Beloved Barber-J.P., Stacey S. Spencer Died at Hospital - Funeral services were held at the Wellsboro Baptist Church on Saturday for Stacey S. Spencer, 82, of 13 Grant Street, Wellsboro, who died on Thursday, December 22, 1977, in the Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hospital, after suffering a heart attack at his home. The Rev. Richard T. Purchase, his pastor, officiated. Mr. Spencer had many friends in Wellsboro where with his son, he owned and operated a barber shop on East Avenue. He was believed to be the oldest practicing barber in the northern tier of Pennsylvania. Mr. Spencer was a justice of the peace for 31 years and a past president of the Pennsylvania Magistrates Association. He was a devout member of the First Baptist Church and a member of the Tyoga Odd Fellows Lodge 230 in Wellsboro and the Wellsboro Lions Club. He served as treasurer of the Tioga County Republican Committee and was one of the organizers of the Little League in Wellsboro. Surviving are his wife, the former Mildred Emberger; four daughters, Mrs. Ruth Smith of Tampa, Fla.; Mrs. Patricia VanZandt of Mansfield; Mrs. Joan Gerow of Wellsboro RD#3, and Mrs. Betty Campbell of Wellsboro; sons, Robert L. and Warren H., both of Wellsboro; four sisters, Mrs. Mayme Miles of Wellsboro RD#3, Mrs. Lili Lippincott of Ithaca, NY, Mrs. Dorothy Corry of Wellsboro, and Mrs. Margaret Baker of Wellsboro RD#2, a brother, James of Elkland; 13 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. - Wellsboro Gazette, December 28, 1977
WALLACE A. SPENCER age 73 of RD 4 Westfield, PA Saturday, November 27, 1982 at the Devine Providence Hospital, Williamsport, PA. Friends may call at the Tussey-Mosher Funeral Home, Wellsboro, PA Tuesday 3-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral services will be held there Wednesday 1:30 p.m., Rev. Paul Green his pastor officiating. Burial Wellsboro Cemetery. Family will provide the flowers; friends may contribute to the Dialysis Unit of Soldiers & Sailor Memorial Hospital, Wellsboro, PA in his name. –Elmira Star-Gazette 11/28/1982
WARREN H. SPENCER age 69 of 42 Meade St., Wellsboro, PA died of cancer on March 11, 1991 in Stuart, Florida. There will be no visitation. Memorial service will be held at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Wellsboro on Thursday, March 14 at 11 AM. Rev. George Lineker, his pastor officiating. Burial in the Wellsboro Cemetery. Donations may be made to a Memorial Fund at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. Arrangements made by Tussey-Mosher Funeral Home, Wellsboro, PA. –Elmira Star-Gazette –3/13/1991
SPENCER –WYMA E.
JOHNSON of Wellsboro, PA age 98, died Saturday December 26, 1998 at the
Carleton Senior Care Home where she resided. She was the wife of
the late Enoch H. Johnson who died February 9, 1978. Born March 18,
1900 in Wellsboro, PA she was the daughter of the late Walter and Maude
Greene Spencer. She was a lifelong resident of the Wellsboro area.
Wyma was a graduate of the Mansfield Normal School and was a retired
school teacher. She had taught elementary school in the Wellsboro
Area School District for over 40 years. Wyma was an active participant
and member of the Wellsboro United Methodist Church for many years.
She was a member of the church’s Ruth’s Circle. She was also a past
volunteer for the Wellsboro Historical Society. Surviving are: sons
and daughters-in-law, Walter N. and Janice Johnson of Wellsboro, PA, Donald
V. and Carol Johnson of Wellsboro, PA; daughter, Joyce E. Dunne of San
Diego, CA; 14 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great-grandchildren.
Friends may call on Saturday, January 2, 1999 from 10 to 11 a.m. at the
Tussey-Mosher Funeral home, Inc., 139 Main St., Wellsboro, PA. Funeral
services will follow immediately at the funeral home at 11:00 a.m.
Burial will be in the Wellsboro Cemetery. Family will provide the
flowers. If desired, memorials may be sent to the Wellsboro United
Methodist Church, Queen and Main Sts., Wellsboro, PA. –Williamsport
Sun-Gazette
SPINK Joseph C.
Age 76, formerly of Olean, NY and Wellsboro, PA, died Saturday, August
25, 2007, at Cobleskill Regional Hospital Cobleskill, NY. Mr. Spink was
born April 10, 1931 in Olean, NY, and was the son of Emmett and Edna (Erb)
Spink. He graduated from Olean High School in 1949 and then attended Renounard
Training School for Embalmers in New York City. Mr. Spink also attended
Simmons Mortuary School in Syracuse. He served his apprenticeship at Stephen
Merritt Burial and Cremation Company in New York City. Mr. Spink was a
United States Army veteran, serving from 1952-1954 in the Quarter Master
Corp. Graves Registration at Kawaguchi-shi Japan. In 1955, he returned
to Olean and joined his father in the daily operations of the family owned
business, Spink Funeral Home located on 3rd Street. His two brothers, Ray
and Philip, also became licensed and joined the family business. After
their father's death, the three funeral directors branched to Allegany
and Portville. In 1970, Mr. Spink moved to Wellsboro, PA, and operated
Kuhl & Spink Funeral Home for six years. He then purchased Palmer &
Shaylor Funeral Home in Middleburgh, NY, and has continued to operate this
firm since 1976. Mr. Spink was a member of several community organizations
during his career and most recently has been a member of the Leatherstocking
District Funeral Directors Assoc., National Funeral Directors Assoc., past
state director for New York State Funeral Directors Assoc., International
Order of the Golden Rule, New York State Coroner's and Medical Examiner's
Assoc., Schoharie County Shrine Club, and the Middleburgh Rotary Club.
He has served as one of the Schoharie County Coroners since 1988. Mr. Spink
was a member of the Middleburgh Reformed Church. He was predeceased by
Noreen D. Spink; and their infant daughter, Patricia M. Spink; and two
brothers, Richard and Philip Spink. Survivors include three daughters,
Linda M. West (F. Craig) of Wellsboro, PA, Karen E. Spink of Milford, NY,
Janet S. Putnam (Richard) of Cobleskill, NY; two sons, J. Kevin Spink (Cheri)
of Eagle River, AK, and Damon P. Spink (Jan Wingenbach) of Silverton, OR;
one brother, E. Ray Spink (Bonnie) of Olean NY; ten grandchildren, Matthew
West, Patricia (Jeff) Holtz, Lauren (James) Morris, and Kristen West, Austin
(Laura) and Cassandra Putnam, J. Conor and Casey Spink, Katherine and Anne
Spink; and several nieces and nephews. A funeral service will be held at
9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, August 29, 2007, at the Middleburgh Reformed Church,
River Street, Middleburgh, NY. Officiating will be Rev. Mary Wisner with
Father Thomas Holmes of St. Catherine's Catholic Church assisting. Friends
may call from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Palmer & Shaylor, Inc.
Funeral Home, 134 River Street, Middleburgh. A committal service will be
held in Wellsboro Cemetery, Wellsboro, PA, at 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, August
29, 2007. Memorial contributions may be made to the Middleburgh Library,
P.O. Box 670, Middleburgh, NY 12122. Published in the Star-Gazette
on 8/27/2007.
STADLER Michael
Age 60, of Wellsboro, PA, died Wednesday, August 13, 2008, at Robert
Packer Hospital, Sayre, PA. He was born February 1, 1948 in Wellsboro,
a son of Henry and Rebecca (Marvin) Stadler. Michael was employed as a
cook at the Penn Wells Hotel, Wellsboro, PA. Michael was a U.S. Navy veteran
having served in the Vietnam War. Michael is survived by a brother and
sister-in-law, Daniel and Leola Stadler of Wellsboro, PA; two sisters and
brothers-in-law, Kathleen and Loren Littleton of Zephyrhills, FL, Karen
and Gregory Hornsby of Westfield, PA; two nieces, Laura (Jason) Robson
of Mansfield, PA, Emma (Tyler) Mead of Middlebury Center, PA; two nephews,
Brian Stadler, who resided with Michael, and Ethan Hornsby of Westfield,
PA. A private graveside service will be held at a later date at the Wellsboro
Cemetery, Wellsboro, PA. The Jacquelyn A. Buckheit Funeral Chapel, Crematory
& Monuments, PC, 637 S. Main St., Mansfield, PA is assisting the family.
Published in the Star-Gazette on 8/15/2008
STAGER - John Joseph Stager, 80, of Tioga Street, Wellsboro, died Monday at the Blossburg Hospital. He was born October 7, 1885 in Germany. He was the son of Bonavent and Theresa Stager. He was a retired scrap iron dealer and was a communicant of St. Peter's Catholic Church. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Ellen Bisosky Stager; three daughters, Mrs. Adeline S. Osgood of Wellsboro RD2, Mrs. Isabelle S. Gervinski of Portage, PA and Mrs. Peggy S. Brill of Wellsboro; four sons, Lawrence, John Jr. and Thomas, all of Wellsboro, and Jerry of Cleveland, Ohio; four brothers, Joseph, William and Chester, all of Portage, PA, and Frank of Deerfield Beach, Fla.; three sisters, Mrs. Mary Molner of Detroit, Mich., Mrs. Jessie Hess and Mrs. Ann Randall of Portage, PA; 29 grandchildren and one great grandchild. Requiem Mass will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. in St. Peter's Catholic Church with the Rev. John Dastik officiating. Burial in Wellsboro Cemetery. Contributions should be made to St. Peter's Building Fund in lieu of flowers. - Wellsboro Gazette, November 11, 1965
Wellsboro Gazette 2-7-1946 Submitted by Kelly WILCOX Kimball
Elijah D. STARKWEATHER
Elijah Dimmick Starkweather, 70, died at his home here last thursday.
Surviving are two sons, Alvin and Hugh, both of Wellsboro; three daughters,
Mrs. Dorothy Brill, also of Wellsboro; Mrs. Leona Dean, of Corning, and
Mrs. Bertha Wheeler, of Mansfield, RD; one brother, Charles, of Bradford;
three sistersMrs. D. Whitney, of Limestone, N.Y.; Mrs. Fred Copp and Mrs.
D. A. Moore, both of Wellsboro; 23 grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the Johnson Funeral Home,
with the Rev. Adelbert Edwards, of the Wesleyan Methodist Church officiating;
burial in Wellsboro Cemetery.
STEBBINS - MRS. BESSIE BRINDISI
Mrs. Bessie Brindisi, 77, of Wellsboro, RD 3, died Friday, April
13, 1973, in Wellsboro. She was the widow of Henry Brindisi. She
was born on April 30, 1895, in Wellsboro, a daughter of Gerald and Alida
Luce Stebbins. Mrs. Brindisi was a member St. Peter's Catholic Church.
Surviving is a brother, Morrell Stebbins, of Wellsboro. The funeral was
held Monday in the church. Burial was in Wellsboro Cemetery. Msgr.
John J. O'Brien, her pastor, officiated.
STEELE - CAROLINE S. MARSHALL
Caroline Steele Marshall, 91, of Wellsboro diedin Sarasota, Florida,
July 8, 1973. She was a Florida winter resident during the past 20
years and previous to that had lived at Mansfield RD following her work
in Haiti and the Panama Canal Zone. She was a World War I nurse and a member
of Earl Champaign Post No. 84 of the American Legion. Mrs. Marshall
was also a 50 year member of the First Baptist Church in Wellsboro. Her
immediate survivors are: Mrs. Edgar Brandt, niece, of Wellsboro and Mrs.
Mildred Larue of Palmetto, Florida; Mrs. Sarah Riffle of Adamstown, Pa.,
Mrs. Belle Bartles of Syracuse, all cousins. Several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held in Sarasota, Florida and a brief committal service
will be held at graveside at a later date. Final resting place will
be in the Wellsboro Cemetery.
STEELE CHARLES
Charles Steele aged 87 years. 7 months, 7 days, of Delmar, died yesterday
morning the 21of January 1936 at 12:30 o'clock after a short illness. He
is survived by his widow, Mrs. Jeanette Benjamin Steele, And three
children, Mrs. B. F. Francis, of Jersey Shore; Mrs. William Eberenz, of
Wellsboro; L. M. Steele, of Delmar; nine grandchildren, nine great
grandchildren, and one brother, Otis Steele Of Delmar The funeral
will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at The Evans Funeral Home
in Wellsboro; burial in the Wellsboro Cemetery.
STEELE DR. JOHN GURDON
Dr. John Gurdon Steele 68 years, of aged of Bristol, Pa., formerly
of Wellsboro and Galeton, died Wednesday, Jan. 27. 1943 The funeral was
held Friday at Bristol burial Sunday in the Wellsboro Cemetery Dr. Steele
is survived by two sons, Tech.Sgt John G. Steele, Jr., U. S. A.; Henry
L. Steele, of Miami, Florida; two granddaughters, and a sister, Mrs. Emmet
E. Mills, of Elmira, formerly of Wellsboro. Mrs. Steele, deceased, was
formerly Miss Katherine Greene. Dr. Steele was a member of the Presbyterian
church, F. & A. M. of Galeton, Coudersport Consistory, Elks, Robert
Branch Post, American Legion, Bucks County Medical Association, and wag
a member of the staff of the Willa Eye Hospital, Philadelphia.
STEELE JOHN W
Mr. John Steele died at his home In Delmar last Saturday March 14 1896
of complication of diseases. He was 55 years of age and had resided in
Delmar all his life. Mr. Steele, although a great sufferer, and badly crippled
with rheumatism for many years, was a genial and .intelligent citizen and
a thoroughly good man. He had held several local offices in which he rendered
excellent service. The funeral was held last Monday Rev N.L. Reynolds pastor
of the first Baptist Church conducting the service.
STEELE LOUISA
Death of Mrs. William Walbridge Mrs. Louisa Walbridge aged 62 the widow
of Mr. William Walbridge died at her "home in Delmar On Thursday 21 Mar
1901 of in enteric malady, after only a brief illness, the deceased, who
was the eldest daughter of the late Mr. Robert Steele, was born in Delmar
and spent her whole life in that township, where she was esteemed highly
for her admirable qualities of mind and heart, She was ft devoted member,
of the Stony Fork Baptist Church, She is survived by her two sons, Messrs.
Arthur and Bion Walbridge of Delmar, Largely attended funeral services
were held from Mrs. Walbridge’s home Saturday afternoon Burial in
the Wellsboro cemetery.
STEELE MARY ANN
Mrs. Mary Ann Steele English aged 74 years wife of W.L. English of
Delmar died at 6 o’clock Monday morning the 12 Nov 1928 after a long illness
she was born in Delmar October 30 1854 daughter of Mr. and Mrs Robert Steele
and had lived all her life in this vicinity where she was highly esteemed
Mrs English is survived By her husband and one son Dean English and
by two brothers Charles and Otis Steele of Delmar The funeral will
be held tomorrow afternoon at 1 o’clock at the home of Rev George Weiser
pastor of the Stonyfork Baptist Church of which Mrs English was a member
officiating interment in the Wellsboro Cemetery.
STEELE MILES
The Late Mile Steele Miles Steele, son of Robert and Mary Ann Blackwell
Steele, was born in Delmar, October 14, 1846, and died March 25, 1926.
He is survived by three brothers Charles, Robert and Otis G. Steele, and
one sister, Mrs. W. L. English, all of Delmar. Mr. Steele had been a resident
of Delmar during his entire life and had a host of friends. In his youth
he was afflicted with rheumatism and nearly 60 years of his life was spent
in a wheel chair. In spite of his affliction he was always cheerful and
bore his suffering with great courage and fortitude. His ready wit and
excellent memory were always a source of pleasure to those who had the
opportunity to spending a few hours in his company. In politics he was
a staunch Republican and had held the office of Assistant assessor in Delmar
for nearly 30 years the funeral was held at the First Baptist in Wellsboro
on March 27, Rev. M. E. Hare officiating; interment in the Wellsboro cemetery.
Stonyfork, March 29. — As the shades of evening closed down on the township of Delmar. The people of This locality were discussing by their fireside, matters pertaining to the life and death of one of its most distinguished citizens. I would hesitate to make this assertion if I did not have this opportunity of explaining myself, as I am aware that Delmar has furnished some excellent men who have occupied positions of honor and trust, one of whom has occupied the highest position within the gift of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The subject of my sketch. Miles Steele, who was born a little over 79 years ago, and was the son of Robert and Mary Ann Steele. Who resided about a mile and a quarter from this place, on a farm now owned by Mr. and Mrs. Willis English Nothing out of the ordinary can be said about him. Until at the age of 14 years, when he was seized with an attack of rheumatism. His father consulted specialists in New York and elsewhere, but to no avail. For about two years, Miles walked with crutches, after which a wheel chair was provided for him, and for the balance of his life, which constitutes nearly 65 years, he went about his home in a wheel chair. After the death of his parents, Miles managed the farm for many years that was left to him and his sister. Mary, and then sold his interest to his sister. He was assistant assessor of Delmar Township many years, and gained the acquaintance of nearly every one in the township. He traveled with a horse and buggy all these years and he was a familiar figure on the streets of Wellsboro in years for the last twelve years he lived alone near his old home, and he managed his financial affairs so success that he had enough and to spare at the time of his death wish all the readers of this article could have known him as well as myself, as I gained his acquaintance in my early childhood years I have watched his career with no little interest, and often I have looked upon him with pity. But in spite of his afflictions no one ever heard him complain about his condition, even though he only had the partial use of one arm much could be written about him. But this article would be very incomplete without mentioning the fact he was humorous, kind and cheerful and will be missed most by those who knew him best Even the children of that locality saw that his coal buckets were well filled, and placed near his stove, in order that he would not lack the attention. Needed to keep him comfortable. And to those children who gave him and those children who gave him such good attention, I wish to express my appreciation for the kind treatment they gave my good friend, Miles.
STEELE OTIS G
Otis G. Steele. Aged 85 years, died at his Delmar township farm last
Thursday 13 August 1942 of a heart attack. He was born in Delmar
the youngest of eleven children of Robert and Mary Ann Blackwell Steele
and had devoted most of his life to farming, except for an interval of
railroad work in his earlier years. The funeral was held Sunday at
the home. Rev. Albert Hall, pastor of the Church of Christ officiating:
with burial in Wellsboro cemetery. He is survived by his wife, the former
Miss Stella Bostwick: one daughter. Mrs. Ray Knowlton. Of Thumptown one
son. Ferd Steele. Of Rome. N. Y.; one granddaughter Mrs. Clyde Darling;
and four great grandchildren.
STEELE ROBERT
The Late Robert Steele
HIS DEATH AT HIS HOME IN DELMAR LAST WEEK
Mr. Robert Steele, an aged and respected resident of Delmar, died at
his home in that township about two o'clock last Saturday morning
29 November 1884 He was taken sick on Monday Night of last week,
and his death which was quite sudden is believed to have been caused by
disease of the heart. Mr. Steele had reached more that the allotted age
of man having completed his seventy fourth year last month. His father
was also named Robert moved to this country from Carlisle in this state
and settled at Big Meadows now Ansonia where he engaged in farming and
lumbering. It was there that the subject of this sketch was born
and reared. When about 22 years of age young Robert moved to the place
in Delmar where he ever after lived and where he died not long after he
had established his new home he brought to it his young bride Mary Ann
Blackwell who survives him the new home was blessed by the birth of ten
children six boys and four girls .Two of the sons have diedone of them
dying of wounds received in the battle of the wilderness. For many years
Mr. Steele was engaged in the lumbering business in connection with Messrs
C and J.L Robinson of this borough. It was while thus engaged that he built
the mill at Sand Run about 1856. And for several years he was actively
employed in running the business at that point. This active business life
made Mr. Steele well known in this part of the county and where ever known
he was thoroughly respected He had for a score of years been an honored
and useful member of the Baptist Church at Stony Fork. The funeral service
was held at Mr. Steele’s late residence last Sunday at noon when Rev J.A.
Boyce of stony fork preached an excellent sermon
STEELE ROBERT
Robert Steele, aged 76 years, one of Delmar’s most highly esteemed
and best known citizen, died Sunday Morning about 9:30 o clock the 18 of
September 1927 after week’s illness. He had been a great sufferer with
asthma for several years Mr. Steele was born in Delmar January 26
1851 son of Robert and Mary Ann Blackwell Steele and spent his life in
this vicinity Mr. Steele is survived by his widow Mrs. Addie Wilcox Steele
and four daughters Mrs Charles D Campbell of Chester PA formerly of Wellsboro
Mrs J.T. Williammee of Wrightsville PA Mrs J.C. Higgins of Lewisburg and
Mrs. Elizabeth Calhoun of Delmar a daughter Mrs J Gale Wendle died 19 years
ago Mr. Steele is also survived by two brothers Charles and Otis Steele
and one sister Mrs Mary Elizabeth English of Delmar Mr. Steele was a member
of the Baptist Church of Stonyfork and the Grange. The funeral will be
held this afternoon at 1:30 o clock at the late home of the deceased Rev.
Mr. Wiessen officiating interment in the Wellsboro Cemetery
STEELE SARAH
Death of Mrs. Peter Walbridge
Mrs. Peter Walbridge, aged 69 years died at her home on Grant Street
Sunday night the 2 Feb 1913. After a few days of illness of pleura
pneumonia Mrs Walbridge was a daughter of the late Robert and Mary Ann
Blackwell Steele and was born in Delmar August 20, 1843.on October 15 1868
she was married to Mr. Walbridge of Wellsboro who survives her with one
son and three daughters, Mae Walbridge of Wellsboro Maude a nurse in the
Blackwell’s Island hospital New York City Mrs. W.B. Riffle of Corning and
Peter D Walbridge Jr. of Republic Pa. Four brothers and one sister also
survive her – Robert Steel of Wellsboro Charles, Miles and Otis Steele
of Delmar and Mrs. W.L. English of Port Allegany. The deceased was thoroughly
devoted to her home and family and was well liked by those who knew her.
Funeral services were held at the Baptist Church yesterday afternoon Rev
Langford officiating. Interment in the Wellsboro cemetery.
LOUIS W. STEVENSON
Funeral services were held at Spink's Funeral Home on Saturday
afternoon for Tioga County Civil Defense director, Louis W. Stevenson,
age 66. Rev. Gordon Abrams, retired pastor of the First Baptist Church
officiated. Burial was in the Wellsboro Cemetery. Mr. Stevenson
died at his Pearl Street home on Wednesday, December 27, 1972 of an apparent
heart attack. A native of Jersey Shore, Mr. Stevenson was born July 12,
1906, the son of John T. and Margaret Tunnell Stevenson. Mr. Stevenson
was a noted sportsman and outdoor writer. For 35 years, he was employed
as a supervisor in the Farm and Home Administration of the US Department
of Agriculture. He was Tioga County Civil Defense director for more than
10 years and placed a prominent role in flood recovery operations during
June of this year. While vacationing in the bush country of Canada,
he received word of the flood and flew back to set up headquarters in the
basement of the county Court House, where he remained on duty night and
day to aid flood victims. CD Eastern Area Director Jack Anderson and other
state and local officials praised Mr. Stevenson and the CD organization
which he built for its outstanding work during the flood. Mr. Stevenson
served in the Navy during World War II. He was a past charter member and
past president of the Pennsylvania Outdoor Writers' Assn. and a member
of the Outdoor Writer's Assn. of America. Mr. Stevenson was also a member
of the Wellsboro Moose Lodge and the American Assn. of Retired Persons.
He was a member of several sportsmen's clubs in Tioga and Potter counties
and was an active hunter, outdoorsman and conservationist. He was
widely known for his weekly radio program on Wellsboro station WNBT, "Outdoors
with Louis Stevenson." He was a member of the Pine Creek Task Force, an
organization dealing with elimininating all sources of pollution in Pine
Creek. Surviving are his wife, the former Doris Cooper; a daughter, Miss
Cathy, at home; two sons, John, of Phoenix, Ariz. and Robert, of Wellsboro;
a sister, Kathryn Fillman, of Norristown, and four grandchildren.
STICKLIN Frederick George
Wellsboro Agitator - September 13, 1905
Mr. Frederick George Sticklin, aged 76, died at his home in this borough
at 10:50 o'clock last Sunday morning. He suffered a stroke of apoplexy
last Thursday. Three years ago last May he lacerated the back of
his right hand on a rusty nail, blood poisoning resulting from the injury.
Since that time, Mr. Sticklin had been in poor health. He was born
in Basil, Switzerland, June 29, 1829. He came to America in 1850
and located in Delmar where he resided until 1872 when he removed to this
borough. November 10, 1853, he married Miss Eliza Fellows, who survives
him, and to them were born seven children, five of whom are living.
They are: Messrs. Edward T., Charles H. and George L. Sticklin, of
Wellsboro; Mr. Frederick J. Sticklin, of Danville, Montour county, and
Mrs. Edgar Spencer, of Delmar. Mr. Sticklin had been a member of
the Presbyterian church for many years, having joined the church in Switzerland.
He was a Republican in politics and was always a good, patriotic citizen.
He was devoted to his family and friends and was highly esteemed by all
who knew him. Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon at 2
o'clock, Rev. F. W. Reynolds, officiating. Burial in the Wellsboro
cemetery.
STICKLIN JACOB J.
SWellsboro Agitator Sep. 26, 1894
Mr. Jacob Sticklin, formerly a well known resident of this borough,
died last Saturday evening at Fayville, Mass, of typhoid fever. He
was sick only two weeks. Mr. Sticklin was 71 years of age the 4th
of July last. He left here last July for Boston and soon after found
a position to work in a mill at Fayville, 35 miles out of Boston.
The remains were brought here yesterday for interment. Mr. Sticklin
conducted a furniture-factory in this borough for many years.
STICKLIN Polly E
Wellsboro Agitator, Tioga, PA - Wed., May 21, 1902, Pg 5
Mrs. Polly E. Spencer, aged 31, the wife of Mr. Alanson Spencer, died
last Wednesday [5/14/1902] at her home in Delmar, of Peritonitis,
which developed from an attack of typhoid fever. Her final illness,
however, was brief, she having been confined to her bed less than a week.
Mrs. Spencer was a daughter of Mr Frederick and Mrs. Eliza Stickley, of
Wellsboro and became the wife of Mr. Spencer about ten years ago. Besides
her parents and husband, she is survived by three daughters and one
son, all the children being less than nine years old, and the son,
Fremont, only two years old. Mrs. Spencer is survived also by four brothers
and one sister – Mr. Frederick Stickley of Danville; Messrs. Charles and
George Stickley of Wellsboro; Mr. Edward Stickley and Mrs. Edgar
Spencer of Delmar. Mrs. Spencer was a most devoted and self-sacrificing
wife and mother, who was always amiable and uncomplaining throughout her
arduous life. Intimate friends give for her the noble testimony that
they never heard her say an unkind word of anyone. That she was highly
and widely esteemed was testified by the very large attendance at her funeral,
held from her home Friday afternoon, her pastor, Rev. N. L. Reynolds, officiating.
It was one of the largest funerals ever known in this region, more that
69 well filled vehicles following the hearse to the Wellsboro Cemetery
where the burial took place.
STONE –BESSIE M. VANDUSEN, 80 Osceola, PA died March 16, 1999 at the Green Home, Wellsboro. Born May 5, 1918 in Gleason she was the daughter of Walter and Edyes Nelson Stone. She was a homemaker and a former employee at Painter’s Meat. Surviving are a son, Joseph VanDusen, Osceola RR; grandson, Clayton VanDusen, Tioga, PA and Dana VanDusen, Osceola, PA; granddaughters, Beth Jeffers, Osceola, PA and Amy Geiser, Tioga; great-grandchildren, Amberlynne E. VanDusen, Kyle J. VanDusen, Andrew Geiser, Marian Geiser; daughter-in-law, Ilene VanDusen, Osceola, PA; brother and sister-in-law, Carl and Doris Stone, Gleason; sister and brother-in-law, Rose and Francis Terry, Mansfield; sister, Peggy Bryington, Corning, NY; several nieces, nephews and cousins. She was predeceased by her husband, Andrew B. VanDusen in 1985. The funeral service was held March 22 at the Kenyon Funeral Home, Elkland with Rev. Joseph Kutch officiating. Burial was in Wellsboro Cemetery. –Canton Independent Sentinel
STONE - DREW, Rosalie E.
Age 90, of Wellsboro, PA, died November 12, 2008 at Soldiers and Sailors
Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of the late Allan T. Drew, who died
June 22, 1998. Rosalie was born July 6, 1918 in Tecumseh, OK, the daughter
of the late Albert M. and Lizzy Slaydon Stone. She was a retired salesperson,
having worked for S.H. Kress & Co. of Shawnee, OK for ten years and
the former Commonwealth Bank, Wellsboro, for 15 years. Rosalie was a member
of the Charleston Baptist Church and a 50-year member of Mary Wells Chapter
#452 O.E.S., Wellsboro, PA. Surviving are sons and daughter-in-law, Lee
and Susan Drew, Wellsboro, PA, and Dale Drew, Tucson, AZ; sisters, Getral
Price, Longview, TX, and Fannie Fay Dennis, Tucson, AZ; three grandchildren,
Patti Drew, Kristy (Peter) Pruitt, and Aspen Drew; one great-grandchild,
Alexandria Drew; several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death
by a son, Paul A. Drew, in 1985; and brothers, Earl, Cecil and Russell
Stone. Friends and family are invited to Rosalie's Life Celebration on
Monday, November 17, 2008, from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. at Tussey-Mosher Funeral
Home, a "Life Celebration Home," 139 Main Street, Wellsboro, PA. Funeral
to follow at 11:00 a.m. with Rev. Brad Prouty officiating. Burial in Wellsboro
Cemetery. If desired, memorials may be made in her memory to the Charleston
Baptist Church. Published in the Star-Gazette on 11/14/2008
STOWELL - The Late Mrs. John N.
Bache (Anna STOWELL Bache Truman d. 26 Feb 1931)
Mrs. John N. Bache, whose death last Thursday was briefly mentioned
in these columns, was born at Bainbridge, N.Y., June 30, 1823. She was
the eldest daughter of the late Hezekiah Stowell, who was one of the pioneer
lumbermen of this section. She came to this borough with her parents when
a child and was educated at Oxford, N.Y. She was married to John N. Bache,
Esq., September 1, 1847, and began housekeeping in a frame house which
stood on the site of the Wilcox block, opposite the Coles hotel. In her
younger days Mrs. Bache was appreciated as a woman of refinement, and of
a disposition to help those who needed help. Her pleasant personality,
her genial manner and her real interest in the troubles of those less fortunate
than herself in a worldly way, made friends of everybody she met. She is
survived by her aged husband and three children, Mrs A. A. Truman, Mrs.
L. F. Truman and Mrs. F. W. Graves. The funeral was held last Saturday
afternoon at the family residence, Rev. William Heakes reading the Episcopal
burial service. The three sons-in-law and the grandson of the deceased
acted as pallbearers. Submitted by Debbie Smith Sept. 5, 1998
HEDWIG A. STRATTON age 78 of Park Hill Manor, Wellsboro, Pa. April 3, 1977 of Soldier’s and Sailor’s Memorial Hospital. Friends are invited to call at the Tussey Funeral Home, Tuesday 3:30 to 5 and 7 to 9. Funeral and committal services will be held there Wednesday at 1:30 p.m., the Rev. Stephen P. McCutchan officiating. Burial in Wellsboro Cemetery. –Elmira Star-Gazette 4/6/1977
STRICKLAND Stephen T.
Age 71, of Pearl Street, Wellsboro, PA, went home to be with his Lord
on May 14, 2008 at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital. He was the husband
of Jacquelyn Gross Strickland, whom he married July 5, 1962. Stephen was
born August 13, 1936 in Towanda, PA, the son of the late Stephen Charles
and Ruth Adelaide Travis Strickland. He was a retired photographer of Steve
Strickland Photography and was a former photo staff member for Campus Crusade
for Christ. Stephen was a member of the First Baptist Church, Wellsboro,
the Grand Canyon Photography Club, and the North American Nature Photography
Society. Surviving are his wife; son, Michael A. Strickland, Diamond Bar,
CA; daughter, Elizabeth Strickland, Pinion Hills, CA; sisters, Jeanne Pritts,
Bridgewater, SD, Cherie Strickland, Fairlawn, NJ, and Linda Rabuck, Tioga,
PA. Friends and family are invited to Stephen's Life Celebration on Friday,
May 16, 2008, from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. at Tussey-Mosher Funeral Home, a Life
Celebration Home, 139 Main Street, Wellsboro, PA. A Memorial Service will
be held Saturday, May 17, 2008, at 11:00 a.m. at the First Baptist Church,
25 Central Avenue, Wellsboro, PA, with Rev. Dr. Jeffrey McCleary officiating.
Burial in Wellsboro Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials in his memory
may be made to the Green Free Library, 134 Main Street, Wellsboro, PA 16901,
or the First Baptist Church, 25 Central Avenue, Wellsboro, PA 16901.
Published in the Star-Gazette on 5/15/2008.
JOSEPH J. STRUSKI age 37 formerly of Sayre, PA and Palm Beach, FL, Thursday, April 26, 1990. Survived by father, Michael Struski of Sayre, PA; mother, Marion Stuart, FL; brother, Michael J. Struski III of Antioch, CA; sisters, Sonia Haggerty of Sayre, PA, Saundra Struski of Palm Beach, FL; several nieces and nephews; numerous aunts and uncles. He attended Epiphany School and Sayre Area High School. He was a graduate of the University of Wisconsin and worked as a court stenographer in Chicago. He owned and operated a business in Galveston, TX and was affiliated with Elizabeth Arden on Worth Avenue, Palm Beach. He was a member of the Epiphany Church, Sayre, PA and a communicant of St. Ann’s & St. Christopher’s in Palm Beach. Contributions to the American Cancer Society in his memory would be appreciated. Family will receive relatives and friends at the Don Kalec Funeral Home, Friday 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral Saturday 9 a.m. from the funeral home followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in Epiphany Church, Sayre, PA. Interment, Tioga Point Cemetery. A reception will follow at O’Brien’s Inn. –Elmira Star-Gazette 4/27/1990
STUBBS Charles H
Wellsboro Agitator, Tioga, PA -- Wednesday, August 23, 1922, Pg 9
Charles H. Stubbs, aged 75 years, died at his home in Addison,
NY., Aug. 18. The funeral was held Sunday at 4 pm and on Monday morning
the remains were brought to Wellsboro for interment. Mr. Stubbs was
born at Middletown, Orange County, NY, his parents removing later to Pennsylvania.
He passed his youth and early manhood in Tioga County, where he had many
friends. he removed to Buffalo where he resided for about 30 years, during
which time he was a very successful traveling salesman. For the past eight
years his home had been at Addison where, because of declining health and
age he has lived a quiet life. He is survived by his widow, who was Philistia
Close, of this county; his brother, D. D. Stubbs and his sister, Mrs. James
M. Bowen of Wellsboro, all of whom were with him when he died.
SUHR MARGARET KAMINSKI
Margaret Age 89, of Wellsboro, PA died July 18, 2006 at Carleton Senior
Care. She was the wife of the late Stanley J. Kaminski. Margaret was born
January 4, 1917 in Wellsboro, PA, the daughter of the late Jesse F. and
Maggie Jackson Suhr. She was a graduate of Wellsboro High School, Class
of 1934, and was a homemaker. Margaret was a member of St. Peter's Catholic
Church in Wellsboro and earlier in life was active in St. Peter's Altar
and Rosary Society, Grey Lady at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital,
and a member of several bridge clubs in Wellsboro. Surviving are daughter
and son-in-law, Mary Ellen (Bill) Evans, Woodbridge, VA; son and daughter-in-law,
Thomas (Cheryl) Kaminski, Wellsboro, PA; brother, Harry Suhr, Wellsboro,
PA; three grandchildren, Jeffrey (Jennifer) Kaminski, Roswell, GA, David
(Carmelina) Evans, Bethesda, MD, and Jessica (Tony) Wolfe, Middlebury Ctr.,
PA; three step grandchildren, Jennifer (Jason) Achterberg, Pine Valley,
NY, Matthew (Heather) Abernathy, Camden, DE, and Jill (Steven) Confer,
Wellsboro, PA; three great-grandchildren; five step great-grandchildren.
She was predeceased by her parents, husband; granddaughter, Janie Kaminski
Starkweather; and three brothers, Howard Suhr, James Suhr and Jesse Suhr.
Friends and family are invited to call at St. Peter's Catholic Church,
37 Central Avenue, Wellsboro, PA, on Friday, July 21, 2006, from 9:00 to
10:00 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 10:00 a.m. with Rev.
Shane Kirby officiating. Burial in Wellsboro Cemetery. If desired, memorials
in her memory may be made to the Wellsboro Shared Home, 27 Bacon Street,
Wellsboro, PA 16901. Arrangements by Tussey-Mosher Funeral Home, 139 Main
Street, Wellsboro, PA 16901.
SUHR MARY L.
MRS. MARY L. FULLER: Mrs. Mary L. Fuller, of Auburn, N.Y., formerly
of Wellsboro, died Wednesday, June 28, 1972, in the Auburn Memorial Hospital.
She was the widow of Clinton B. Fuller. Mrs. Fuller was a member of the
United Methodist Church. She was a daughter of Charles and Flora Stowell
Suhr. Surviving is a brother, Fred Suhr, of Auburn. The funeral was held
Saturday at Tussey’s, 139 Main Street. The Rev. William Snyder, her pastor,
officiated. Burial was in Wellsboro Cemetery. Mrs. Fuller will be
well remembered in Wellsboro where for many years she resided in an apartment
on West Avenue in the home of Mrs. Mary C. Cameron. She was a meticulous
housekeeper and until her eyesight failed did a vast amount of needlework
including crocheting and embroidering. Her kind and gentle nature together
with her cheerful and outgoing personality endeared her to all that knew
her.
SUHR ROBERT E
Robert E. Suhr , 74, of Grant St. Wellsboro died Wednesday, July 18,
1973 at his home following a long illness. He was born July 1, 1899 in
Wellsboro , a son of William and Emogene Harding Suhr. Mr Suhr was a retired
painter. He was member of the First Presbyterian Church. Surviving are
his wife, the former Evelyn Sears ; three daughters, Mrs Wade Burton and
Mrs. James Carson both of Wellsboro, and Mrs Benjamin Denz of Bethlehem
; a brother ,Herman and a sister , Mrs. Mildred Bowen both of Wellsboro
an eight grandchildren. The funeral was held Friday at Tussey’s 139
Main St. burial was in Wellsboro Cemetery. The Rev. Charles Barto officiated.
Above submitted by Terry Fox
SWEET Ira
Wellsboro Agitator - December 17, 1930
Ira Sweet, aged 76 years, died December 10, after several months illness;
burial in the Wellsboro cemetery. He is survived by his widow, one
son, Walter, two sisters, Mrs. Alice Barnett, of Whitman, Mass; Mrs. Hattie
Stevenson, of Knoxville; two grandchildren, Mrs. Lewis Seargant and Miss
Doris Sweet, of Knoxville.
SWIMELAR - Rowland J. Swimelar, 64, of East Avenue, Wellsboro, died Nov. 28, 2007 at the Williamsport Hospital. He was born Dec. 19, 1942 in Wellsboro, the son of Viola Priset Swimelar and the late Charles Swimelar. Rowland was an electrician for Dresser Rand Manufacturing, Ingersoll-Rand, Painted Post, NY, of the Catholic faith and a member of the Elkland Moose, Corning VFW, Corning American Legion, and Wellsboro Veterans Club. He was a Marine Corps Veteran serving during Viet Nam. Surviving are his mother, Viola Swimelar of Wellsboro; daughter, Karyl Swimelar of Illinois; sons, Karl (Julie) Swimelar, Kelly (Carla) Swimelar, both of Illinois; five grandchildren, Scott Swimelar, Jeremy Torgeson, Samantha Swimelar, Cameron Swimelar and Caitlyn Swimelar, all of Illinois; brother, Charles Swimelar (friend, Sherry Bodine) of Wellsboro; sister, Rhonda (Keith) Hamblin of Tioga. Friends and family were invited to Rowland’s Life Celebration on Saturday, Dec. 1, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Elkland Moose Lodge #746, Elkland. Burial was made in Tioga County Memorial Gardens. Arrangements were by Tussey-Mosher Funeral Home, 139 Main St., Wellsboro. If desired, memorials in his name may be made to the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation, National Museum, PO Box 420, Quantico, VA 22134 - Mansfield Gazette, 5 December 2007
SWOPE Evie
The Wellsboro Agitator - Wednesday, 22 Sep 1937
Mrs. Evie Swope Baldwin, of Elmira, died Saturday, at noon. She is
survived by her husband, and a son, George of Wellsboro; three daughters,
Mrs. Julius Wetmore of Cortland, Mrs. Orin R. Barrett, of Elmira; Mrs.
Nora Caldwell, of Cortland; a sister, Mrs. Anna Jackson, of Wellsboro;
12 grandchildren, three great grandchildren. A prayer service was
held at the home Monday and the funeral was held at the Evans Funeral Home
in Wellsboro; burial in the Wellsboro cemetery.
The Wellsboro Gazette - 23 Sep 1937
Mrs. Evie Swope Baldwin, of Elmira, died Saturday. She is survived
by her husband, Thomas Baldwin and a son, George of Wellsboro; three daughters,
Mrs. Julius Wetmore, of Cortland; Mrs. Orrin R. Barrett, of Elmira; Mrs.
Nora Caldwell of Cortland; a sister, Mrs. Anna Jackson of Wellsboro; 12
grandchildren; three great grandchildren.
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