Category Archives: Obituaries

Gloria L. Oleksa, 81, of 39 Euclid Ave., passed away, Wednesday, July 28th, 2010 at her residence. Born November 2, 1928, in Bradford, she was a daughter of the late Amos and Martha (Yount) Shaffer. On October 16,1948 in St. Francis Church with Msgr. G. Carlton Ritchie presiding she married Joseph Oleksa who survives. Mrs. Oleksa [...]

Helen  G. Giddings, 101, of 599 Interstate Parkway, passed away, Wednesday, July 28th, 2010 at The Pavilion at BRMC. Born August 8, 1908, at Marsh Creek, PA, she was the daughter of the late Amasa C. and Mary E. (Smith) Gee. On November 10, 1939  in Wellsboro she married Richard A. “Dick” Giddings who died on [...]

Concetta “Connie” Rose Bango, 85, of Smethport, died Friday (July 30, 2010) in the Bradford Regional Medical Center, Bradford. She was born March 2, 1925 in Punxsutawney, a daughter of Angelo and Josephine Polito Strano. On Sept. 14, 1946, in Punxsutawney, PA, she married Joseph Louis Bango, who died February 9, 2003. Mrs. Bango was [...]

Joan M. “Joanie” Yaros, 68, of 452 Lambert Drive, passed away, Monday, July 26th, 2010 at The Pavilion at BRMC. Born January 6, 1942, in Bradford, she was a daughter of the late Melvin E. and Pauline M. (Walker) Hurd-Atwood. Mrs. Yaros was a 1959 graduate of Randolph High School and attended Fredonia State Teachers [...]

Archie C. Glans, 90, of 98 Sleepy Hollow Road, died Thursday (July 15, 2010) at Kane Community Hospital. Born June 13, 1920, in Kellettvile, he was a son of Carl and Ruth Matha Glans. On March 20, 1942, in Kane, he married Lois Bryington who survives. Mr. Glans worked for Sergeant Gas Company for many [...]

Peter L. Sowash, 60, of 48 Thompson Ave., Bradford, passed away, Sunday, July 25th, 2010 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. Born April 26, 1950, in Greenville, he was a son of the late Paul H. and Martha (Christy) Sowash Jr. On November 10, 1972, in Greenville he married Cheri K. (Anderson) Sowash [...]

Thomas A. Vandermark, 61, of 4 Edson Street, Eldred, passed away, Saturday, July 24th, 2010 at the Olean General Hospital. Born October 16, 1948, in Beaver Falls, he was a son of the late Harry and Helen (Whiteman) Vandermark On August 3, 1971 he married Susan M. (Patterson) Vandermark who died November 21, 2002.

Lillias J. Ervin, 86, formerly  of 11 Moorehouse Place, Bradford, passed away, Saturday, July 17th, 2010 at Bradford Ecumenical Home. Born August 19, 1923 in Bradford she was a daughter of the late Frank Cramer and Mildred (Louk) Barton. On November 19, 1945 in the Asbury Methodist Church in Buffalo she married Charles E “Bud” [...]

Wayne J. Allen, 66, of Smethport, died Sunday (July 18, 2010) in the Sena Kean Manor, Smethport. He was born April 1, 1944 in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, a son of Earl Joseph and Vera McGregor Allen. On June 14, 2008, in Smethport, PA, he married Norma Ripple, who survives. Mr. Allen was employed by General [...]

Jack M. Wells, 83, formerly of 410 East Main Street, passed away, Sunday, July 11th, 2010 at Bradford Manor. Born October 24, 1926, in Bradford, he was a son of the late Clyde and Charlotte (Martin) Wells Sr. On March 24, 1945 in Macon GA. he married Celia C. (Case) Wells who died on October [...]

Patricia Jo Thomas, 58, of Port Allegany, died Wednesday (July 7, 2010) in the Charles Cole Memorial Hospital, Coudersport. She was born Feb 29, 1952 in Carson City, MI, a daughter of Howard and Irma Jean Duffy Ringle. Ms. Thomas was a furniture stitcher, employed by Ethan Allen Co. in Eldred for over 30 years.

Leland “Sonny” S. Williams, 81, of Austin, died Monday (July 12, 2010) in the Charles Cole Memorial Hospital, Coudersport. He was born May 2, 1929 in Austin, a son of Leland S. and Irene Compton Williams. Mr. Williams was a graduate of Austin High School.

Raymond E. Bouquin, 73, of 732 South Kendall Ave. Bradford, passed away. Friday, July 2nd, 2010 at his residence. Born March 29, 1937, in Bradford, he was  a son of the late Fred and Pansy (Field) Bouquin. On March 29, 1958 in Bradford, he married Shirley M. (McWilliams) Bouquin who died on July 10, 2008.

Heidi Olamae Schimp, 24, of 233 1/2 Summit Road, Bradford, passed away, Wednesday, June 30th, 2010 at Hamot Medical Center in Erie, surrounded by her loving family, after a brief illness. Born October 30, 1985, in Murphy, NC, she was a daughter of the Donald R. and Anita L. (Slater) Schimp who survive. Ms Schimp [...]

Frances “Jean” Randall of 3843 Main Street passed away Thursday, July 1, 2010 at home following a long illness surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Randall was born on October 25, 1947 in Youngsville, PA and was the daughter of Virgil and June Bailey. On August 12, 1972 at David Adam’s Chapel in Norfolk, VA, [...]

Maddox Decimus Byrd infant son of Justin and Jennifer Anderson Byrd passed away at birth on June 28, 2010 at the Olean General Hospital. Surviving him besides his parents are a brother, Tarquin A. Byrd at Home; maternal grandparents, Gary D. and Rhonda K. Anderson of Olean; paternal grandmother, Sue George of Portville; several aunts, [...]

Patricia L. Arnold of 983 Portville-Olean Road, Passed away Sunday, June 27, 2010 in her home surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Arnold was born on November 26, 1960, in Cuba and was the daughter of Francis S. and Ruby H. Singleton Arnold. On July 8, 1986 in Portville she married her husband, Allen S. [...]

Patricia L. “Pat” Kocjancic, 72, of 117 Dawson St. died Monday evening at the Lutheran Home at Kane, where she had briefly resided. She was born on Oct. 19, 1937 in Kane, the daughter of the late Leon and Lucille (Cook) Murthough. On Nov 5, 1960, at the St. Callistus Catholic Church in Kane, she [...]

John Joseph Cummiskey, 89, a long time resident of Bradford, passed away Saturday, June 19th, 2010 at The Bradford Regional Medical Center. Born July 26, 1920, in Bradford, he was a son of the late Francis “Frank” and Mary  Ellen (Hogan) Cummiskey. He was a 1938 graduate of St. Bernard High School. John served with [...]

James E. Sprague, 82, of 585 West Washington St. Bradford, passed away Sunday, June 20th, 2010, surrounded by his loving family at the Bradford Regional Medical Center. Born November 16, 1927, in Bradford, he was a son of the late Jesse E. and Anna E. (Neiger) Sprague. On September 4, 1948 in the Presbyterian Church [...]