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In the lower picture the school is pictured in 1928 with the old Brick School that had been the high school and the gym addition.. The picture at left shows the old school in the right background with the new gym addition in front. The old school was eventually torn down. In its place now stands the larger part of the present High School. The gym addition remains as the auditorium. |
Mansfield High School GraduatesThis information was taken from the 1938 school year book. Joyce M. Tice has added supplemental information. Curriculum and middle names are added from the 1936 Commencement Brochure |
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| SURNAME | FIRST NAME | YEAR | Curr | ADDRESS [1938] | OCCUPATION [1938] | SPOUSE NAME | SRGP | Life Years | Cemetery |
| AYERS | Kermit | 1936 | Mansfield, Pa. | ||||||
| BAILEY | Doris Gertrude | 1936 | Academic | Mansfield, Pa. | Attends College | [Joseph Hayden] | 31715 | 1919-2014 | |
| BAIRD | Ann Elizabeth | 1936 | Academic | Mill City, Pa. | Attends College | ||||
| BARDEN | Lyle George | 1936 | Voc. Ag. | R D., Mansfield, Pa. | [Theo Sherman] | 14215 | 1918-2001 | Tioga County memorial Gardens | |
| BAYNES | John Henry | 1936 | Academic | Mansfield, Pa. | Attends College | [Audrey Griffiths] | 23075 | 1921-2016 | Prospect/Oakwood |
| BEARDSLEE | Frank W. | 1936 | Academic | R D., Mansfield, Pa. | [Molly Coleman] | 01843 | 1919-1994 | Glenwood Cemetery | |
| BENTLEY | Maurice R. | 1936 | Academic | R D 3, Mansfield, Pa. | Works in Elmira | 77851 | -1986 | ||
| BRACE | Eben Charles | 1936 | Academic | Mansfield, Pa. | Attends College | [Lettie Austin] | 10340 | 1917-1985 | Glenwood Cemetery |
| BRACE | Gordon H. | 1936 | Voc. Ag. | R D., Mansfield, Pa. | [Muriel Friends, Esther Baity] | 02075 | 1919-2002 | Watson Cemetery | |
| CARBERRY | Edward R. [Edwin] | 1936 | Academic | U.S.S. Downes, San Diego, Calif. | [Wanda Brace] | 86892 | 1916-1990 | San Diego | |
| Cleveland | George W. | 1936 | Academic | [Mae Warters] | 84856 | 1917-1999 | Oakwood Cemetery | ||
| CLEVELAND | Lucille Eleanor | 1936 | Academic | R D 1, Mansfield, Pa. | Attends College | [Harold Rhodes] | 92832 | ||
| COOK | Owen Lawrence | 1936 | Voc. Ag. | Rutland, Pa. | [Shirley Merrick] | 10088 | Turned 100 Apr 2018 | ||
| CRIPPEN | Creig Bement | 1936 | Academic | 1524 Green St., Harrisburg, Pa. | 71951 | 1918- 2009 | |||
| CUMMINGS | Edna Mae | 1936 | Voc.H.E. | R D., Mansfield, Pa. | [Locey] | 48357 | 1919-2005 | Prospect Cemetery | |
| CUMMINGS | Marian Jeannette | 1936 | Voc.H.E. | R D., Mansfield, Pa. | [Delbert Pryor] | 88054 | 1920-2008 | ||
| GARRISON | Gordon F. | 1936 | Academic | Mansfield, Pa. | Attends College | [Ramona Kidwell] | 25573 | 1917-1966 | Prospect Cemetery |
| GILES | Edna Alene | 1936 | Voc.H.E. | R D., Mansfield, Pa. | [Elbert Thomas] | 20585 | 1918-1973 | Lawrence Corners Cemetery | |
| HAGER | Lois Sylvia | 1936 | Voc.H.E. | Blossburg, Pa. | William Harris | 35878 | 1919-1983 | Tioga County Memorial Gardens | |
| HITCHCOCK | Wendell Wood | 1936 | Academic | Mansfield, Pa. | Works Johnson's Garage | [Jo Bailey, 2 more] | 13057 | 1918-2005 | Prospect Cemetery |
| HORTON | Marie Winifred | 1936 | Academic | R D 3, Mansfield, Pa. | Works Preston's Store | 88161 | |||
| HUGHES | Harry W. | 1936 | Academic | Mansfield, Pa. | Attends College | ||||
| JAQUISH | Martha C. | 1936 | Voc.H.E. | Covington, Pa. | Attends College | [Orlando Barrocco] | 82078 | 1918-2004 | |
| JERALD | Ethel Fidelia | 1936 | Voc.H.E. | R D., Elkland, Pa. | Kenneth Weeks | 82782 | |||
| JONES | Marian Ruth | 1936 | Voc.H.E. | Horseheads, NY | |||||
| KELLEY | Agnes | 1936 | Mansfield, Pa. | Attends College | |||||
| KIBBIE | Ida Mae | 1936 | Academic | Mansfield, Pa. | Attends College | [Wilson] | 87296 | 1917-2003 | Oakwood Cemetery |
| LEWIS | Ernest E. | 1936 | Academic | 1209 Bluemount Ave., Manhattan, Ks | Mech.Eng.Kansas State | 78235 | |||
| NILES | Rosa Evelyn | 1936 | Voc.H.E. | R D 3, Mansfield, Pa. | Attends College | 68540 | 1917-1997 | Oakwood Cemetery | |
| OWEN | Robert M. | 1936 | Academic | Mansfield, Pa. | Attends College | 92756 | 1918-2002 | ||
| PRECIT | Helen | 1936 | Voc.H.E. | Mansfield, Pa. | Works Abrams' Store | 94123 | |||
| RHOADES | Harold Christian | 1936 | Academic | Mansfield, Pa. | |||||
| RUMSEY | Richard B. | 1936 | Academic | R D 3, Mansfield, Pa. | {Alma Marshall] | 06261 | 1919- | ||
| SCHANBACHER | Chester Allen | 1936 | Academic | Mansfield, Pa. | Theodosia TenEyck | 13806 | 1918-1979 | Tioga CMG | |
| SHAW | Llwellyn Byron, Jr. | 1936 | Academic | Tunkhannock, Pa. | [Ella Howland] | 12915 | 1918-2004 | ||
| SHERWOOD | Olga Alene | 1936 | Voc.H.E. | R D 3, Mansfield, Pa. | Wmsport Business Coll. | [William Grafius, Peter Dubiak] | 68411 | 1917- | |
| SMITH | Robert M. | 1936 | Voc.Ag. | R D 4, Mansfield, Pa. | 03672 | 1917-2007 | |||
| STICKLER | Bernice Bernita | 1936 | Voc.H.E. | Tioga, Pa. | [Harold Gernert] | 08668 | 1920-1977 | Oakwood Cemetery | |
| SUMNER | Robert John | 1936 | Voc.Ag. | R D., Mansfield, Pa. | 78822 | ||||
| TENEYCK | Theodosia Blanche | 1936 | Voc.H.E. | Mansfield, Pa. | Chester Schanbacher | 17189 | 1918-2010 | TCMG | |
| WALKER | Kathryn Elizabeth | 1936 | Voc.H.E. | Mansfield, Pa. | [James Brown] | 70445 | |||
| WEST | Foster Orren | 1936 | Academic | R D 2., Mansfield, Pa | 89743 | 1918-2001 | Wellsboro Cemetery | ||
| WHITTAKER | Stanley Wayne | 1936 | Voc.Ag. | R D 2., Mansfield, Pa. | Attends College | [Crystal Bailey] | 78629 | 1917-1994 | Oakwood Cemetery |
| YOUNGS | Herbert Wilson | 1936 | Academic | Meadville, Pa. | Care Monroe Electric Co. | ||||
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| Doris Bailey
1919-2014 |
Lyle Barden
1918-2001 |
LYLE G. BARDEN
Lyle George Barden, 82, of Lake Wales, Fla., died Sunday, Jan. 28, 2001, in
Winter Haven Hospital. Born Sept. 20, 1918, in Mansfield, he was the
son of George Crippen Barden and Lottie Mae Randall. He was retired from
plumbing, certified welder and pipe fitter. He served in the Navy during
World War II. Preceding him in death was his wife of 61 years, Theo
May Sherman. Surviving are two daughters, Sandra R. Polous of Haines City, Fla.,
and Sylvia A. Casher of Kissimmee, Fla.; one son, Steven George Barden of
Omaha, Neb.; 13 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; sisters-in-law, Mrs.
Betty Hinklie of Mansfield, Mrs. Esther Sherman of Trout Run and Mrs. Hazel
Barden of Wellsboro; one niece and seven nephews. Burial will be held at
Tioga County Memorial Gardens. Memorial services will be held at a later date.
Arrangements are being handled by the Wilston Funeral Home, Mansfield.
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| John H, Baynes
--2016 |
Frank Beardslee
1919-1994 |
Maurice Bentley
- 1986 |
Eben Brace
1917-1985 |
BAYNES, John H. (SRGP 23075)- John H. Baynes, 95, a Mansfield native, died peacefully on Thursday, July 21, 2016. He was predeceased by his wife, Audrey G. Baynes; his parents, Leon and Lettie Limbaugh Baynes; his brothers, Richard C. and Harold L. Baynes. Dr. Baynes received a B.S. degree from Mansfield State Teachers College, Master of Music degree from the University of Michigan, and his Doctor of Music Arts degree from Boston University. He was a pilot in the Army Air Corps during World War II, retiring in 1980 as a Major in the Air Force Reserves. The majority of his teaching career was in Mansfield, as the public school music director and then at Mansfield State College where for nine years he was chairman of the Music Department. He also served as the Province Governor of the Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity. After his retirement from teaching in 1977 he continued at the University as Acting Vice President of Academic Affairs until 1979. An involved citizen as well as a revered teacher, John served as president of the Mansfield Kiwanis, Commander of American Legion Post 478, Noble Grand of the Mansfield Lodge I.O.O.F., was involved in Boy Scouts and played tuba in the town band. He also served as the first chairman of the board of the Laurel Health System in Tioga County. A devout Christian, he was active in the Mansfield First Baptist Church as moderator, a deacon, Sunday School teacher and choir leader. While living in York, John played string bass in the York Symphony Orchestra, served as registrar for the Susquehanna University Institute for Lifelong Learning, and was an active member of Zion Lutheran Church, the Lutheran Men's Club, and the Jeffersonians. John and Audrey's final years were lived out contentedly at Westminster Woods on Julington Creek in Jacksonville, Fla.. John is survived by son, John G. Baynes and wife Connie (Trask); daughter, Margaret L. Sekella and husband, Gary; daughter Kathryn B. Machinski and husband Bob. He was the grandfather of ten and great-grandfather of 13. He was a mentor and counselor to many, among them seven nieces and four nephews who loved him dearly. A memorial service for John and Audrey Baynes will be held on Saturday, Oct. 1, at 1 p.m., in the sanctuary of the Mansfield First Baptist Church. They will be interred at Prospect Cemetery in a private ceremony. In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be sent to The Mansfield Foundation, 71 S. Main St., Mansfield, Pa. 16933 designated to the "John and Audrey Baynes String Endowment", or to the Mansfield First Baptist Church Memorial Fund, 7 Sherwood St., Mansfield, Pa. 16933 - Mansfield Gazette, September 7, 2016
FRANK W. BEARDSLEE
Frank W. Beardslee, 75, of East Troy, PA, died Friday, May 20, 1994, at the
Troy Community Hospital. He was born Jan 23, 1919, in Elk Run, PA, the son of
Henry and Carolyn McConnell Beardslee. He was a former member of the Elk Run
United Methodist Church and was currently a member of the East Troy Methodist
Church. He sold automobiles from 1954 to 1981 with Rose Chevrolet in Mansfield
and Hall Motor Co. in Troy. He was a member of the East Sullivan Grange. Frank
and his wife, Mollie Beardsley, were antiques enthusiasts for over 20 years.
Frank enjoyed bowling and was active in the sport from 1959 to 1992. He is
survived by his wife of 55 years, Mollie E. Beardslee; sons and
daughters-in-law, Wayne and Jeannine Beardslee of Campbell, NY, and Dennis and
Judy Beardslee of Troy; daughter and son-in-law, Martha and Richard Gee of
Lawrenceville, PA, five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and several
nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by a grandson, Brian A. Gee, in 1988, and
his sisters Betty McAdoo, in 1977, and Shirley Smith, in 1991. Friends called at
the Vickery Funeral Home in Troy on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm. The
funeral was held Monday at 11 am at the funeral home with the Rev. Donald
Raffensperger officiating. Burial was at the Glenwood Cemetery, Troy. Memorials
may be sent to the Lou Gehrig's Disease Foundation. (TGR, Thursday, May 26,
1994)
BENTLEY - Maurice Bentley of Commerce, Texas died Wednesday January 29, 1986. He was born the son of Ralph and Louise O’Dell Bentley. He is survived by his wife Margaret Brewer Bentley, two daughters, Barbara and Linda in California; two stepsons, Gary and James Matthews and one grandchild. Funeral and burial were held on Friday, January 31 in Commerce, Texas. - Wellsboro Gazette, February 5, 1986
Eben C. Brace, 68, of 84 North Main St.,Mansfield, died Saturday, July
13, 1985 in Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital, Wellsboro. Born at
Mansfield June 16, 1917, he was a son of LaVerne and Hazel Ruggles Brace. He was
a member of the Mansfield United Methodist Church and served 12 years as church
treasurer. Mr. Brace was a member of Mansfield Veteran of Foreign Wars Post,
Friendship Lodge 247 F&AM, and Coudersport Consistory. He was an Army veteran of
World War II. Surviving are his wife, the former Lettie Austin; a daughter and
son-in-law, Elizabeth (Betsy) and Elvin (Joe) Kuhl, Mansfield; grandson, Elwin
Arthur Kuhl and granddaughter, Andrea Lea Kuhl; nephews Gerald and David Austin;
nieces, Barbara Wolcott, Janet Widger and Diane Fredericy; sister-in-law, Martha
Brace Stafford. The funeral was held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Scuremans, 130 South
Main Street, Mansfield. Burial was in Glenwood Cemetery, Troy. The Rev. James T.
Dawes, his pastor, officiated.
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| Gordon Brace
1918-2002 |
Edwin Robert Carberry 1916-1990 |
George Cleveland
1917-1999 |
BRACE Gordon H. Age 83, of Mainesburg, PA, January 21, 2002 at Broad Acres Health & Rehab Center. He was born October 16, 1918 in Mansfield, PA, the son of Harry & Lucy Tanner Brace. Gordon was a retired farmer. He was a member of the former Elk Run United Methodist Church & East Sullivan Grange. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, the former, Esther Baity; 3 sons & a daughter-in-law, Clifford of Mainesburg, PA, Darwin & Susan of Knoxville, PA, Kenneth of Mainesburg, PA; daughters & sons-in-law, Phyllis & John Estep of Mansfield, PA, Martha & Jim Radin of Lockwood, NY; a brother, Sterling of Wellsboro, PA; 3 sisters, Frances Vosburg of Berthoud, CO, Eloise Foster of Elmira, NY, Winifred Tears of Troy, PA; 5 grandchildren. He was predeceased by 3 brothers, Glenn, Boyd & Harold; 4 sisters, Edith Smith, Ella Mae Smith, Ruth Wetmore & DeEtta Cole. There will be no prior calling hours. Funeral services will be held at the Gary Wilston Funeral Home, Wednesday at 1:00 PM with Rev. Howard Woodruff officiating. Burial in Watson Cemetery, Roseville, PA. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Gordon's memory may be made to the building fund of the Roseville United Methodist Church.
Mansfield Advertiser, 3 July 1946, p.1 Edward Carberry Participated in Test of Atomic Bomb
Chief Petty Officer Edward Carberry [SRGP 86892], of the engineering division, was in charge of the engineering group on the USS Rhind which participated in the atomic bomb test Sunday. Chief Petty Officer Carberry and his group of nine men installed the microphone on the Rhind that broadcast the blast. They left the ship a few hours before the bomb was dropped. The Rhind was one of the ships in the outer circle of the bombing area. Chief Petty Officer Carberry, formerly of Mansfield, is a son of Mr. & Mrs. Edward Carberry, of Pasadena, California. Mrs. Carberry, the former Miss Wanda Brace, returned in March from San Francisco, where she taught for a year. She is at the home of her mother, Mrs. Cecil Brace, on St. James Street.
CLEVELAND - George W. Cleveland, 81, of Mansfield died Tuesday, April
20, 1999, at Broad Acres Nursing Home, Wellsboro. Born Oct. 14, 1917, in
Mansfield, he was the son of Harold and Hazel Clemens Cleveland. He was a
retired building contractor and a local businessman. He was a member of the
Lambs Creek Bible Church. An avid sportsman, he was a life member, director and
co-founder of the Lambs Creek Sportsman's Club. Surviving are his wife of 58
years, Mae Warters Cleveland; one son, Gary Cleveland of Mansfield; two
daughters, Bonnie Loveland of Wellsboro and Julie Besanceney of Mansfield; four
sisters, Betty Evans of Mansfield, Sally Austin of Horseheads, NY, Janice Husted
of Deland, Fla, and Connie Heller of Big Flats, NY; an aunt and uncle, Mr. &
Mrs. Clifford Cleveland of Smethport; six grandchildren; and six
great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the Wilston Funeral Home, 18 N. Main
St., Mansfield, on Thursday, April 22, from 7-9 p.m. Funeral services will be
held there Friday, April 23, at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Floyd Barackman
officiating. Burial will be made at Oakwood Cemetery, Mansfield. Memorial
donations may be made to the Lambs Creek Bible Church, Mansfield, PA 16933 -
Wellsboro Gazette, 21 April 1999
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| Owen Cook Doing well at 101 (2018) |
Creig Crippen
1918-2009 |
Marion Cummings
1920-2008 |
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Creig Crippen at Joyce's Museum September 2006.
He lived in the Soldiers Home in Washington DC when he died of cancer in July 2009. |
CUMMINGS - Marian J. Pryor, 87, died Friday, May 2, 2008 at Broad
Acres, Wellsboro. She was the wife of the late Delbert Pryor who died in 1971.
Marian was born Sept. 5, 1920 in Richmond Township, the daughter of the late
Benjamin and Maude Smith Cummings. She had worked for Westinghouse and was of
the Methodist faith. Surviving are nephews and niece, Laura and Melvin Cummings
of Tioga, Neil Hager, Allan Hager, David Hager and Eddie Hager. She was
predeceased by her husband, brother, Wilford Cummings, and sisters Margaret
Hager and Lillian Burnham. There will be no services. Arrangements by
Tussey-Mosher Funeral Home, a Life Celebration Home, 139 Main St., Wellsboro. -
Mansfield Gazette, 7 May 2008
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| Gordon Garrison
1917 -1966 |
Lois Hagar
1919-1983 |
Wendell Hitchcock
1918-2005 |
HAGER –LOIS S. HARRIS age 64 RD 2, Tioga, PA died Thursday, April 7, 1983 at Robert Packer Hospital. Friends may call at the Scureman Funeral Home, Mansfield, PA Friday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral and committal service there Saturday at 1 p.m. The Rev. John Shypulefski officiating. Interment Tioga County Memorial Gardens. She is survived by her husband, William M. Harris; daughters, Mrs. Jennifer Smith of Orangeville, PA, Mrs. Janet Cummings of Mansfield, PA; sons, Robert of Lawrenceville, PA, Frederick of Hollywood, VA, Phillip of Millerton, PA, Stephen of Tioga, PA; 18 grandchildren; sisters, Mrs. Margaret Austin of Wellsboro, PA, Mrs. Eloise Smith, Miss Ina Hager, Mrs. Julia Jerzak, Mrs. Lena Burrrows all of Mansfield; brothers, Fordyce Hager and Milton Hager both of Mansfield; C. Willard Hager of Montoursville, PA. She was born February 13, 1919 in Mansfield to Claude and Jennie Bly Hager. She is a member of the First Baptist Church of Tioga. Past Noble Grand of the Tioga Rebekah Lodge. The family will provide flowers. Donations may be made to the First Baptist Church of Tioga or the Lawrenceville Fireman’s Ambulance Association. –Elmira Star-Gazette 8/4/1983
Gordon F. Garrison, age 48, of Mansfield, Saturday, April 9, 1966. Body at Shaw and Robena Funeral Home, Mansfield, where friends may call Monday 7 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Private funeral there Wednesday at 12 noon, the Rev. Earl Sires, Prospect Cemetery, Mansfield. In lieu of flowers the family requests donation be made to the Mansfield Scholarship Fund. Survived by son, David G. Garrison; daughter Nan R. Garrison both of Mansfield. He was born in Blossburg and was the son of the late Cecil and Susie Niles Garrison. He was a member of the Lion’s Club, Mansfield; member of the First Baptist Church; member of the Friendship Lodge F&AM; agent for the Equitable Life Ins. Co.; gunsmith.
GILES, Eileen [SRGP 20585] – Mrs. Eileen G. Thomas, 54, wife of Elbert T. Thomas, of Mansfield RD#1, died Monday, Aug. 6, 1973, in the Arnot-Ogden Hospital, Elmira, NY. She was born Oct. 26, 1918, in Tioga, a daughter of John and Eva Mae Stickler Giles. She was a former employee of the Corning Glass Works’ Wellsboro plant. Surviving, besides her husband, are a son, Lane, of Tioga; a brother, Leslie Giles, of Burdett, NY, and two grandchildren. The funeral was held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Kuhl’s Funeral Home, 18 N. Main Street. Burial was in Lawrence Corners Cemetery. The Rev. Kenneth M. Meyer, pastor the Highway Tabernacle Church, officiated. – Wellsboro Gazette, 9 August 1973, p.18
HITCHCOCK Wendell W. "Slick" Age 86, of Mansfield, PA, died
Wednesday, February 23, 2005, at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial
Hospital in Wellsboro, PA. Slick was born on July 28, 1918 in
Blossburg, PA, the son of Lennie and Kate (Wood) Hitchcock. Slick
had been employed as a parts manager for the former Rose Chevrolet
and Dahlgren's Chevrolet in Mansfield. He was a WWII US Navy
veteran. Slick was a member of the VFW in Mansfield, the F&AM
Friendship Lodge #247 in Mansfield, and a past member of the Fire
Department. Slick is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law,
Wendell Russell and Kay Hitchcock of Sherman, TX, Thomas Wood and
Lynda Hitchcock of Rockville, MD; a daughter and son-in-law, Nancy
and Bob Thomas of Mainesburg, PA; two stepsons and a step
daughter-in-law, Patrick R. Farrell of Loganton, PA, James M. and
Susan Farrell of Princeton, WV; a stepdaughter and step son-in-law,
Kathleen E. and Michael Irey of Bloomsburg, PA; 11 grandchildren,
eight step grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, ten step
great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandson; Slick's wives,
Josephine (Bailey) Hitchcock in 1966, Doris (Hutcheson) Hitchcock in
1976, and Margery (Mix) Farrell Hitchcock in 2002, preceded him in
death. Family and friends are invited to call on Friday, February
25, 2005, from 6 to 8 p.m., and Saturday, February 26, 2005, from 10
to 11 a.m. at the Jacquelyn A. Buckheit Funeral Chapel, Crematory &
Monuments, PC 637 S. Main St., Mansfield, PA. Funeral services will
be held immediately following the viewing on Saturday, February 26,
2005, at 11 a.m. at the funeral home, with the Rev. Brian Reid
officiating. Burial will be in Prospect Cemetery, Mansfield, PA.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Mansfield Hose Company,
381 S. Main St., Mansfield, PA 16933.
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| Martha Jaquish
1918-2004 |
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| Ida Mae Kibbie 1917-2003 |
Rosa Niles
1917-1997 |
KIBBIE -IDAMAE (KIBBIE) WILSON, 86, passed away on Wednesday, June 18, 2003 at the Green Home in Wellsboro. Born in Wellsville, N.Y., she was the daughter of James and Mabel (Oliver) Kibbie. She received her B.S. from Mansfield University and her M.S. from Elmira College. She was a teacher for 27 years at Warren L. Miller Elementary School in Mansfield and retired in June of 1982. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Mansfield. She was preceded in death by her husband, James N. Wilson in May 2002; son, James D. Wilson in 1985; sisters, Katherine Siffrin and Phyllis Pride. Surviving are her son, Tom Wilson of Browns Valley, Calif.; daughter, Sylvia Wilson Lynch of Olean, N.Y.; eight grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; brothers, James Kibbie of Hershey, Lyle Kibbie of Texas; sister, Dorothy Johnson of Painted Post, N.Y.; several nieces and nephews. Calling hours were held at the Scureman Funeral Home, Inc., Mansfield on Tuesday, June 24. Services were held immediately following calling hours with pastor, Dr. John Whitfield officiating. Interment will be in Oakwood Cemetery at the convenience of the family. Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church, N. Main St., Mansfield or the Alzheimer's Association, 63 N. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre, Pa. -McKay Scrapbook
NILES, Rosa E. - Rosa E. Sticker, 80, of Mansfield died Wednesday, Oct. 1, 1997, at Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hospital, Wellsboro. Born Aug. 20, 1917, in Lambs Creek, she was the daughter of Russell and Mattie Clark Niles. She was previously employed by Corning Glass Works, Corning, NY, and the former Niles Grocery Store, which had been owned by her parents. She was a graduate of the former Mansfield Normal School. She was a member of the Lambs Creek Bible Church. She belonged to the Elizabeth Rebecca Lodge, Mansfield. Preceding her in death were her husband, Liston Stickler, in 1982; a brother, Warren Niles; and sisters, Mazie Johnson and Arlene Neally Selbig. Surviving are three sisters, Marcile Faughnan of Blossburg, Jeanie Faughnan of Hampton, VA, and Reva Hall of Wellsboro; numerous nieces and nephews. Calling hours were held Friday, Oct. 3, at the Zwicharowski Funeral Home, Blossburg. Services were held there Saturday, Oct. 4, with the Rev. James Ellis, her pastor, Rev. Gary Caber and Rev. Dennis Seler officiating. Burial was made at Oakwood Cemetery, Mansfield. - Wellsboro Gazette, October 8, 1997 |
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| Robert Merritt Owen 1918-2002 |
Richard Rumsey
1919-2009 |
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| Chester Schanbacher
1918-1979 |
SCHANBACHER – Chester A. Schanbacher, 60, of 230 North Main Street,
Mansfield, was pronounced dead at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital,
Wellsboro on Tuesday, July 24, 1979. He suffered a heart attack while at work.
Born July 28, 1918 in Liberty, PA, he was a son of Orville and Martha Rauscher
Schanbacher. Surviving are: his wife, Theodosia TenEyck Schanbacher; two
daughters, Mrs. Dean (JoAnne) Benson of Mansfield and Mrs. Michael (Jean) Grimme
of Fort Wayne, Indiana; one son, Allen of Mansfield; one brother, Gerald of
Mansfield; three sisters, Mrs. Jamie (Genevieve) Stone of Columbia, SC, Mrs.
Carleton (Joyce) Gilbert of Mount Carmel, Conn., and Mrs. William (Pauline)
Bradshaw of Mansfield; and 4 grandchildren. He was a member of the First United
Methodist Church of Mansfield, a member and Past Noble Grand of the Mansfield
IOOF Lodge #526, of Friendship Lodge F & AM #247 of Mansfield, of the
Williamsport Consistory, and of the Mansfield and Wellsboro Men’s Choruses. Mr.
Schanbacher was a former partner and manager of the Mansfield Novelty Company
for many years. He was presently employed by the Chapel Lumber Company of
Mansfield. The funeral will be held Friday, July 27, 1979 at 1 PM at the
Mansfield Methodist Church with Rev. David L. Weaver officiating. Burial will be
in Tioga County Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at the Kuhl Funeral Home,
Mansfield, from 2-4 and 7-9 PM Thursday, July 26. Masonic services will be held
Thursday evening at 8:45 PM at the funeral home. Those who wish may make
donations in his memory to the First United Methodist Church of Mansfield.
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| Theodosia TenEyck
1918-2010 |
Tioga County Memorial Gardens
TenEyck, Theodosia (SRGP 17189)- Theodosia "Tweet" Schanbacher, 91,
of Mansfield, PA, died
June 8, 2010, at the Green Home Inc., Wellsboro, PA. She was born July 14,
1918 in Elmira, NY, the daughter of Edd and Kathryn Warters TenEyck. Tweet was a
member of the First United Methodist Church of Mansfield. She had been employed
by Mansfield Novelty and Cole's Drug Store. Tweet is survived by two daughters
and a son-in-law, JoAnne Davis of Mansfield, Jean and Michael Grimme of Ft.
Wayne, IN, a son and daughter-in-Iaw, Allen and Patricia Schanbacher of
Mansfield, six grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. She was predeceased
by her husband, Chester, in 1979, and two sisters, Edna Carpenter and Gertrude
Ripley. Friends are invited to call at the Gary Wilston Funeral Home & Cremation
Service 130 S. Main St. Mansfield, PA, Friday 5-8 PM. Funeral services will be
held Saturday at 11:00 AM at the First United Methodist Church of Mansfield,
with her pastor, Rev. Joy Hulslander officiating. Burial in Tioga County
Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Tweet's memory
may be made to the Memorial Garden Fund at the First United Methodist Church of
Mansfield, 67 Wellsboro St. Mansfield, PA 16933. - Elmira Star Gazette, June 10,
2010
Oakwood Cemetery
STICKLER -. Bernice B. Gernert, age 56 of Elmira, formerly of
Mansfield died Monday evening, March 21, 1977 at Arnot Ogden Hospital following
an extended illness. She is survived by her husband, Harold E. Gernert; sister,
Mrs. Beatrice Adriance of Corning, NY; two brothers, Robert Allen of Mansfield
and Richard Allen of Wellsboro; several nieces and nephews and cousins. She was
a Data Processor for Ingersoll Rand of Painted Post; member of Crystal City
Lodge OES; Women of the Moose No. 517 of Elmira and a member of the Elmira
Grottoettes. The funeral was held in Elmira with burial in Oakwood Cemetery in
Mansfield. - Wellsboro Gazette, March 30, 1977
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| Foster Orren West
1919-2001 |
Stanley Whitteker
1917-1994 |
WEST, Foster
Orren [SRGP 89743] – Long-time Wellsboro Businessman Dies – Foster O. West,
81, of 24 East Avenue, Wellsboro, died Sunday April 22, 2001, at the Samaritan
House, Wellsboro. Born May 29, 1919 in Wellsboro, he was the son of Orren [Jack]
and Mattie Davis West. He was a life-long resident of Tioga county, a 1936
graduate of Mansfield High School, and a 1938 graduate of Elmira Business
Institute. He was the husband of Betty L. Ingersoll West whom he married Aug. 4,
1941. He was co-owner of the former West Brothers, Mansfield, until 1976, and
former co-owner of the Sherwood Motel, Wellsboro. He was owner of the Canyon
Motel until 1984, and co-owner of West’s Auto Sales, Wellsboro. He was a member
of the First Presbyterian Church, Wellsboro, a member of the VFW and American
Legion, Charter Member of the Wellsboro Moose #1147, Past Grand of the
Oddfellows, Wellsboro Borough Councilman from 1957 to 1972, Bank Director of
Citizen’s and Northern Bank from 1961 to 1991, and served on the Wellsboro
Municipal Authority from 1976 to 1999. He was an avid Penn State and New York
Mets fan and enjoyed card playing and cars. He was a United States Army veteran,
serving during WWII. Preceding him in death were his brothers, Stuart and Ronald
West. Surviving other than his wife, are daughters and sons-in-law, Susan and
Michael DeSanto of Williamsport, Jacquelyne West of Wellsboro, Cynthia and
Gregory Carr of Wellsboro; sons and daughters-in-law, F. Craig and Linda West of
Wellsboro, James and Diane West of Wellsboro; sister and brother-in-law, Mary
and Richard Maconi of Guilford, Conn.; grandchildren, Jennifer [Douglas]
Holtzapple of Williamsport, Chad West of Carlisle, Matthew West, Patricia West,
Lauren West, Kristen West, Brandon West, Garrett Carr, and Paige Carr, all of
Wellsboro; several nieces, nephews and cousins. Calling hours will be held
Wednesday, April 25, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Tussey-Mosher Funeral Home, 139
Main Street, Wellsboro. Funeral services will be held Thursday, April 26, at 11
a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church, Wellsboro, with the Rev. Dr. Robert K.
Greer and the Rev. Michael J. Sullivan officiating. Burial will be made in the
Wellsboro Cemetery. The family will provide the flowers. Memorials may be made
to the Samaritan House, 3 Morgan Terrace, Wellsboro, or to the Laurel Home
Health and Hospice, 24 Walnut Street, Wellsboro, PA 16901 – Wellsboro Gazette,
April 25, 2001, p.6
STANLEY WHITTEKER [SRGP 78629]
Stanley W. Whitteker, 77, of Mansfield, PA, died Friday, December 16, 1994
at the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital in Wellsboro, PA. Mr. Whitteker
was born July 28, 1917 in Elmira, NY, a son of the late Wayne S. and Maude E.
(Lownsberry) Whitteker. He is survived by his wife, Crystal Bailey Whitteker of
Mansfield; two children and four grandchildren; sisters and brothers. Funeral
services were held December 19 at the Scureman Funeral Home in Mansfield with
the Rev. Dr. A.W. "Sandy" Hunter officiating and burial to be in Oakwood
Cemetery, Mansfield. Memorial contributions may be made to the Mansfield Fire
Department and Ambulance Building Fund, 13 East Wellsboro Street, Mansfield, PA
16933. (TGR, Thursday, December 22, 1994)
WHITTEKER - Stanley W. Whitteker, 77, of Mansfield died Friday, Dec. 16, 1994, at Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hospital, Wellsboro. Born July 28, 1917, in Elmira, NY, he was the son of Wayne S. and Maude E. Lownsberry Whitteker. He had been a deputy Wildlife Conservation officer for 25 years, a mechanic for Howard Davis Garage in Mansfield, owned and operated Stan's Gulf in Mansfield and was a tax collector for Richmond Township. He was a 1936 graduate of Mansfield High School. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Mansfield. He was a US Army veteran of World War II and the Korean War. He also served in the National Guard with the 103rd Medical Regiment. He was a member of the VFW in Mansfield, American Legion in Mansfield and the Lambs Creek Sportsman's Club. Surviving are his wife, Crystal Bailey Whitteker, one son and daughter-in-law, Carson W. and Bertie Whitteker of Mansfield, one daughter and son-in-law, Marcia W. and Ronald Stout of Jersey Shore, two sisters, Jean Mitchell of Covington and Marian Chamberlain of Towanda, one brother Almeron Whittaker of Mansfield, four granddaughters. Friends called at the Scureman Funeral Home, Mansfield, in Sunday, Dec. 18. Services were held there Monday, Dec. 19, with his pastor, the Rev. Dr. A.W. "Sandy" Hunter, officiating. Burial was made at Oakwood Cemetery, Mansfield. Memorial donations may be made to the Mansfield Fire Department and Ambulance Building Fund, 13 East Wellsboro St., Mansfield, PA 16933 - Wellsboro Gazette, December 21, 1994