Obituaries

Nov 10, 2021

Richard A. "Dick" Cruttenden, 83, of Middlebury Center, passed away Wednesday November 10, 2021 surrounded by family at Broad Acres Nursing and Rehabilitation. He was born May 14, 1938 in Elmira, NY to Harold and Ethel Cruttenden. He is a graduate of Wellsboro Jr./Sr. High School, and in 1960 graduated from Lock Haven Teachers' College with a Bachelor's in physical...

Nov 9, 2021

Sylvia A. (Starks) Kimble, age 79, of Morris, PA passed away on November 9th,2021, at UPMC Williamsport.  She was born on April 28th , 1942 in Blossburg, PA to the late Merle and Freda (Goodwin) Starks.  She was the wife of Max E. Kimble whom she married on July 3rd, 1989 in Nashville, Tennessee.  She was preceded in death...

Nov 8, 2021

Wanda (Bockus) Kennedy, 97, of Wellsboro, passed away Monday November 8, 2021 at the Sweden Valley Manor in Coudersport. She was born March 4, 1924 in Wellsboro to Alfred J. and Nora (Cavanaugh) Bockus, and grew up and went to school in Marsh Creek. She married Mahlon L. Kennedy in May of 1942, and they shared 43 years of...

Nov 8, 2021

Verna (Kurtz) Zimmerman was born Easter Sunday, March 27, 1932, in Lancaster County, PA. She was the daughter of Christian and Ella (Hoover) Kurtz. She was married December 11, 1954 to Clarence Z. Zimmerman. They moved to Wellsboro, April 29, 1969. She was widowed September 21, 2010. In January of 2014 she suffered a stroke that left her bed...

Nov 7, 2021

Richard Andrew White, 88, of Wellsboro passed away Sunday November 7, 2021 at Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre. He was born October 15, 1933 in Wellsboro to Kenneth Herbert and Naomi Louise (Huseman) White. He grew up in Wellsboro and graduated from the Wellsboro High School. He served in the US Army, and on September 21, 1956 he married...

Nov 5, 2021

LeRoy William Kennedy, 84, of Middlebury Center, passed away Friday November 5, 2021 at UPMC Susquehanna in Williamsport. He was born May 25, 1937 at home in Wellsboro to Elias Grant and Elizabeth Nancy (Wilson) Kennedy. He grew up and went to school in Wellsboro, and graduated from Wellsboro High School in the class of 1957. On November 15,...

Oct 26, 2021

John Frank Firmani, 73, formerly of Philadelphia, passed away on Tuesday, October 26, 2021 after a very courageous hard battle with Cancer.

He was born March 14, 1948, the son of the late Joseph and Viola Firmani.  Instilled with a lifelong thirst for knowledge John was a 1970 graduate of Allentown College.  He holds an Elementary Education...

Oct 25, 2021

Neil Daniel Delp, 51 of Allison Park, PA passed away in Allison Park on Monday October 25. He was born October 5, 1970 in Sellersville, PA to David N. and Betty (MacLaughlin) Delp. He graduated from Wellsboro High School and completed a 4 year apprenticeship with Sylvania. He worked for Osram-Sylvania and was the senior ribbon machine operator in...

Oct 23, 2021

David F. Crawford, 71, of Mansfield passed away Saturday October 23, 2021 in his home, surrounded by family. He was born July 28, 1950 in Hornell, NY to Ralph W. and Hilda M. (Mattison) Crawford, he attended Wellsboro Area Schools, and Served in the US Army. On November 13, 1971, he married Shirley L. Bartholomew, with whom he shared...

Oct 18, 2021

Eliza Gail Hallead was born sleeping at Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hospital on October 18, 2021 to Joanna Lynn Hallead and Jacob Lear Hallead of Wellsboro. She is survived by her parents and her brother James Arthur Hallead, as well as several great-grandparents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. Though she was not on Earth long, she touched many lives...

Oct 17, 2021

Jean C. (Rabaioli) Reese, 82, of Wellsboro, passed away Sunday October 17, 2021 at Soldiers and Sailors Hospital in Wellsboro.  She was born August 28, 1939 in Barre, VT to Louis and Lucy (Galli) Rabaioli.  Jean graduated from Wellsboro High School, and earned her nursing degree.  She worked as an RN at Soldiers and Sailors until 1976 when she...

Oct 15, 2021

Scott E. Blackwell, 65, of Wellsboro, passed away on Friday, October 15, 2021, at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.

Scott was born February 2, 1956, in Williamsport, the son of Joyce M. (Mitstifer) Blackwell of Wellsboro and the late Willis W. Blackwell.  He married Karen L. (McFall) Blackwell of Wellsboro, on April 28, 1979 and has celebrated 42...

Oct 9, 2021

Yvette Irene Andre (Georges) Kriner, 87, of Hessen, Germany, passed away on October 9, 2021, in Heidelberg, Germany. Born on July 23, 1934, in Luneville, France, she was the daughter of Marcel and Paulette Georges. She was wife of Harold Milton Kriner, who she married August 12, 1959. Funeral Services will be announced by Tussey- Mosher Funeral Home. Interment will...

Oct 9, 2021

Yvette Irene Andre (Georges) Kriner, 87, of Hessen, Germany, passed away on October 9, 2021, in Heidelberg, Germany.

Born on July 23, 1934, in Luneville, France, she was the daughter of Marcel and Paulette Georges.

She was wife of Harold Milton Kriner, who she married August 12, 1959.

Funeral Services will be announced...

Sep 30, 2021

John Franklin Dunham, 84, of Wellsboro, PA, passed away peacefully in his home on Thursday, September 30, 2021. He was a lifelong resident of Wellsboro where he was a leader in the community for almost 60 years. John was born on January 19, 1937, in Wellsboro to Franklin L. and Mercedes Nickerson Dunham and named after his maternal grandfather...

Sep 30, 2021

Robert L. Johnson, 89, of Pittsfield, formerly of Wellsboro, passed away on Thursday, September 30, 2021, at Warren General Hospital, Warren.

Robert was born September 14, 1932, in Blossburg, the son of the late Dewey and Florence (Schimpf) Johnson.  He was the husband of Ruth (Applebee) Johnson who proceeded him in death on May 12, 2009.

Sep 30, 2021

LaVerne E. Ayers, 81, of Lawrenceville, passed away on Thursday, September 30, 2021, at his home.

LaVerne was born September 20, 1940, in Blossburg, the son of the late Kenneth and Doris (Shumway) Ayers.  He married the former Sally-Lee F. Smith on December 6, 1963 and celebrated 43 years of marriage until her passing on April 29,...

Sep 19, 2021

Paul D. Urner, 65, of Wellsboro passed away September 19, 2021. He was born December 2, 1955 in Pottstown, PA to Harry N. and Kathleen (Fisher) Urner. Paul earned an Associate's Degree in Business and built a career as an operations manager in retail. He was a very active member of St. Peter's Catholic Church in Wellsboro, a member...

Sep 15, 2021

Ruth Little Clark, 93, formerly of Wellsboro, passed away on Wednesday, September 15, 2021, at the home of her daughter in Kensington, MD. Ruth was born August 11, 1928, in Roseville, Michigan, the daughter of the late Otto Grant and Marion (Rightmire) Little. She married James Ewing Clark December 30, 1950 and celebrated 62 years of marriage until his...

Sep 15, 2021

Margaret English Livermore, 95, died Wednesday September 15, 2021 at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital in Wellsboro.  Born October 20, 1925, she was the daughter of Doyle R. and Mollie (Ford) English.  She married Sanford E. Livermore in 1968 and celebrated 28 years of marriage until his passing on August 17, 1996.

Margaret was graduated from Covington...