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Ruth L. "Lockwood" Booth
Sep 19, 2013
Ruth L. Booth Canisteo Ruth L. Booth, 93, widow of Claude Booth, of Canisteo, New York, passed away Thursday (September 19, 2013) at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born on December 28, 1919, in Hornellsville, the daughter of Lyman and Nina Margeson Lockwood, she had resided in the Canisteo area all her married life. She was a graduate...
James R "Pat" Duffy
Sep 18, 2013
James R. "Pat" Duffy Wellsville/Angelica James R."Pat" Duffy, 80, a resident of Wellsville Manor, formerly of County Road 16 Angelica, passed away Wednesday (September 18, 2013). Born in Wellsville, November 10, 1932, the son of Owen and Catherine (Rockwell) Duffy, he was a lifelong area resident, graduating from Angelica Central School. Pat was retired as a Truck Driver/ Electrician, from...
Linda M. Severance
Sep 18, 2013
Linda M. Severance Canisteo Linda M. Severance, 65 Depot St., passed away Wednesday (September 18, 2013) at her daughter's homes surrounded by her family and friends. Born in Wellsville, August 31, 1948, the daughter of Hugh and Ardith (Reed) Chilson , she had resided her entire life in the Canisteo Area. Linda worked for the HAT bus for 18 years...
Anthony D. Postilli
Sep 15, 2013
Anthony D. Postilli Canisteo Anthony D. Postilli, 73, of 14 Stephens St., passed away Sunday (September 15, 2013) at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Bath. Born in Hornell, NY, June 14, 1940, the son of August and Genevieve Shea Postilli, he had resided in Hornell nearly all his life, before moving to Canisteo in 2002. Tony was a graduate...
Betty A. "Tuttle" Wilson
Sep 8, 2013
Betty A. Wilson Hornell Betty A. Wilson, 79, of Tuttle Rd., passed away Sunday (September 8, 2013) at home. Born in Fremont, November 7, 1933, the daughter of Oscar and Nina (Barber) Tuttle, she had resided her entire life in Hornell. Betty was a graduate of the Hornell High School and retired as a seamstress for the former Marion-Rohr in...
Hazel M. "Murrel" Carlin
Sep 7, 2013
Hazel M. Carlin Hornell Hazel M. Carlin, 76, of 38 Pine Street, passed away peacefully, Saturday (September 7, 2013) at the Hornell Gardens. Born in Duncan, OK, September 15, 1936, the daughter of Marion and Ruby (Beully) Murrell, she was a lifelong area resident. Hazel retired from the former Nichols Department Store, as the Shoe Department manager. She loved to...
Leroy L. Ludwig
Aug 31, 2013
LeRoy L. Ludwig Hornell LeRoy L. Ludwig, 82, of 27 1/2 Fulton Street, passed away Saturday (August 31, 2013) at St James Mercy Hospital. Born in Fillmore, December 1, 1930, the son of Clifford F. and Flossie Davidson Ludwig, he had resided in Hornell since 1985 previously living in the Canaseraga and Swain Area. Roy was a carpenter by trade...
Ellen R. "Brasted" Hardy
Aug 25, 2013
Ellen Brasted Hardy Almond Ellen Hardy, 90, formerly of Almond, passed away in Pomona, CA, on Sunday, August 25, 2013, after a lengthy convalescence following a stroke in 2009. Ellen Brasted Hardy was born July 2, 1923, in North Hornell, NY, the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Howard S. Brasted (Gladys Ronald). She grew up in Hornell and graduated from...
Joseph C. Doorley
Aug 25, 2013
Joseph C. Doorley Almond Joseph C. Doorley, 73, of 8 Main Street, passed away peacefully Sunday (August 25, 2013) at Vincent House in Wayland. Born in Hornell, June 11, 1940, the son of Carson and Bertha Trask Doorley, he had resided in the Hornell-Almond area all his life. He was a graduate of Alfred Almond High School in the class...
Ruby M. "Leslie" Zobrist
Aug 24, 2013
Ruby M. Zobrist Wellsville Ruby M. Zobrist, 96, a resident of the Wellsville Manor, passed away Saturday (August 24, 2013) surrounded by her family. Born in Springfield, Missouri March 22, 1917, the daughter of Dolan and Dora (Nelson) Leslie, she had resided in the area for many years, moving here from Illinois. Ruby was a member of the O.E.S. in...
Walter Bob
Aug 20, 2013
Walter Bob Canisteo Walter Bob, 99, of Greenwood Street, died passed away (August 20, 2013) at the Vincent House in Wayland. Born in Norwich, PA, March 21, 1914, the son of Stephen and Stephanie Bob, he had resided in Buffalo for several years with his wife, Mildred Lewis, and their children before moving to Canisteo in 1948. He worked for...
Mae E. "Crance" Crance
Aug 19, 2013
Mae E. Crance Bolivar/ Hornell Mae E. Crance, 67, of 60 Wellsville St, Bolivar, passed away Monday (August 19, 2013) at Jones Memorial Hospital in Wellsville. Born in Wellsville, July 27, 1946, the daughter of Edwin and Gloria Hann Crance, she had resided in Hornell for many years prior to moving to Bolivar about 9 years ago. Mae was a...
Eleanor L. "Bixby" Wakefield
Aug 18, 2013
Eleanor Louise (Bixby) Wakefield Angelica Eleanor L. Wakefield, loving wife, mother and grandmother, 81, of 24 South Street, peacefully reunited with her husband Edward Wakefield on Sunday (August 18, 2013) at Cuba Memorial Hospital, after a long illness. Born in Cuba, September 28, 1931, the daughter of Lou and Lena (Clark) Bixby, she graduated from Portville Central School. Eleanor's working...
Dolores Kimberly
Aug 17, 2013
Dolores Kimberly Hornell Dolores Kimberly, 92, formerly of Catherine St., passed away Saturday (August 17, 2013) at McAuley Manor. Born in Olean, September 20, 1920, the daughter of George and Emma (White) LaGrange, she had resided her early life in Hornell before moving to Florida for 25 years then returning in 1971. She was a member of the Church of...
Maxine E. "Magee" Beckwith
Aug 16, 2013
MAXINE ELOISE MAGEE BECKWITH Angelica Maxine Beckwith, 77, of Angelica passed away Friday, August 16th at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester surrounded in love by her family. Born in West Almond, March 13, 1936, she was the daughter of Clifford W. and Alice R. Thornton Magee. In 1950 she graduated 8th Grade from the Dalton School, in 1954 from Scio...
Louise S. "Sherwood" Giglio
Aug 10, 2013
Louise S. Giglio Hornell Louise S. Giglio, 86, formerly of Edgeview Estates passed away Saturday (August 10, 2013) at the Hornell Gardens. Born in Almond, September 1, 1926, the daughter of Herbert and Mary (Green) Sherwood, she had resided in Hornell since 1945. She was a graduate of the Alfred-Almond Central School and was a nurse's aide at St. James...
Corinne E. "Boyd" Crosby
Aug 9, 2013
Corinne Elsie (Boyd) Crosby Hornell Corinne E. Crosby, 81, a resident of McAuley Manor, passed away peacefully Friday (August 9, 2013). Born in Batavia, October 6, 1931, the daughter of George and Gertrude (Hanft) Boyd, she had graduated from Belfast Central School, and was member of the Belfast Free Methodist Church. In her early years, while raising her family, she...
Bernice J. "Madison" Mann
Aug 7, 2013
Bernice J. Mann Greenwood Bernice J. Mann 86, of Main Street, went to be with her Lord on Wednesday (August 7, 2013) shortly after arrival at St. James Mercy Hospital in Hornell. Born in Belfast, Feb. 13, 1927 the daughter of Glen and Ida Dolph Madison, she had resided nearly all her life in the Wellsville, Hornell and Canisteo areas....
Irene Stephens "Stephens" Lyke
Jul 31, 2013
Irene Stephens Lyke Hornell Irene Stephens Lyke, 88, of East Washington Street, passed away Wednesday (July 31, 2013) at the Taylor Health Care Center in Bath where she had resided the past year. Born in Hornell, July 17, 1925, the daughter of James O. and Bessie Peacock Stephens, she had resided in Hornell all her life. She retired after 20...
Marc L. Tessier
Jul 28, 2013
Marc L. Tessier Belmont Marc L. Tessier, 63, of 4473 State Route 19 S, passed away peacefully Sunday (July 28, 2013) at home. Born in Quebec, Canada, July 22, 1950, the son of Roland and Claire (Belzil) Tessier, he had resided in the area for several years. Marc served in the US Army during the Vietnam Era from 1968-70. Marc...
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