All Obituaries

Hugh F. Conkright, Sr., 91, of Wellsboro passed away Monday, October 21, 2019, at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital in Wellsboro.  Born September 12, 1928 to Francis and Lucille (Nichols) Conkright in Montour Falls, NY, he was raised in Wellsboro by his grandmother Nancy Nichols.  He graduated from Wellsboro High School, class of 1946, and on August 30, 1949, he married Barbara J. Learn, with whom he shared 70 years of marriage. He served in the Army National Guard.  Hugh...

Paul P.  Patt, 92, of Wellsboro, passed away Sunday, September 29, 2019 at his home.  Born in Corning, NY on October 6, 1926, son of the late Joseph L. and Clara (Furmanek) Patt.  On June 26, 1954 he married Marion Redell and they have celebrated 65 years of marriage together.  Paul was an Army veteran and retired from the Borden Milk Plant, Wellsboro, in 1989 after 37 years of service.  Earlier in life he worked in the coal mines in the Antrim area.  He was a...

Hazel Hollars Hazel Marie (Sheets) Hollars, formerly of Landenberg, Pennsylvania, passed away September 19, 2019. She was 92 years old. Hazel was born March 10, 1927 in Worth, West Virginia. She was the seventh of 9 children of William and Laura Sheets. She graduated from high school in 1945, and moved to Pennsylvania. She worked in the mushroom industry for four years. During that time, she met and married Creed Hollars. They went on to raise 7 children, ran their family business,...

Linda Kay Morseman, 72 of Antrim passed away Sunday September 15, 2019 in her home.  Born October 25, 1946 in Wellsboro, she was the daughter of Harold James and Lena (Cass) Davis.  On June 6, 1967 she married the late Walter E. Morseman, Jr.  She was a homemaker, and enjoyed cooking and reading, but especially spending time with her family, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.  She was Episcopalian. Linda is survived by two sons:  Michael Morseman of...

  Mary Alice Johnson, 86 Mary A. Johnson of Frostproof, Florida passed away Saturday, September 14, 2019 at her residence. She was born July 11, 1933 in Cogan House Township, Pennsylvania to the late Charles and Olive (Blair) Sechrist. She has been a resident of the area since 1998 coming from Wellsboro, Pennsylvania. Mary was a Baker and worked in the Bakery at the Mansfield State College. She is preceded in death by her son Michael Starkweather, sister Helen Putman and 2...

Janet G. Baker, 75, of Lawrenceville, passed away on Wednesday, September 11, 2019, at UPMC Susquehanna Soldiers & Sailors Hospital, Wellsboro. She was born on March 2, 1944, in Wellsboro, the daughter of the late Albert LaVerne and Mary E. (Priset) VanVliet.  On May 19, 1963 she married Lynn W. Baker, who survives, and they have celebrated 56 years of marriage. Janet was a child care worker for Calvary Child Care Center, Lawrenceville.  She enjoyed crafting and crocheting...

Miriam Davis Dunham, 86, went home to the LORD peacefully on September 10, 2019, following a stroke. She was born in Kingston, Pa., to Dr. & Mrs. John A.G. Davis and is predeceased by her loving husband of 36 years, R. James Dunham Jr. “Mimi” graduated from Wyoming Seminary, college preparatory school, Kingston, Pa. She earned degrees from Elmira College and Loyola University, Baltimore. After teaching for several years in the Baltimore City Public School System, she joined...

Marlena M. Carpenter, 85, of Mansfield, passed away on Tuesday, September 10, 2019, at the Green Home in Wellsboro. She was preceded in death by her husband, Everett Carpenter on November 16, 2004. In addition to her parents and husband, Marlena was preceded in death by a son, Lynn Joseph Carpenter, three brothers and a sister.   She was born on August 7, 1934, in Little Marsh, the daughter of the late Joseph and Reva (Davis) Ferris. Marlena was a member of the former Shortsville...

Arthur W. Sable, 86, of Wellsboro, PA, formerly a 75 year resident of North Bay, NY, passed away on September 8, 2019 at UPMC Williamsport, surrounded by his family. Born August 24, 1933 in Oneida, NY, he was the only son of the late Arthur C. and Esther (Collins) Sable. Art (Skip) was a 1952 graduate of Camden Central School and a veteran of the US Navy where he served his country aboard the USS VanValkenburg and the USS Perry as a Gunner’s Mate during the Korean Conflict. After his...

Richard A. Messmer, 59, of Wellsboro, passed away Thursday, September 5, 2019 at the Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, PA.  Born in Philadelphia on December 12, 1959 to Robert and Claire (Gaffney) Messmer, Richard grew up in the Philadelphia area, and moved to Morris, PA spending his senior year at Liberty High School .  Richard moved away and lived in several parts of the US, until he moved back to the area in the early 1990’s.  On September 23, 1995 he married...