Obituaries

Oct 9, 2020

Jeanette B. Smith, 84, of Wellsboro, formerly of Pine City, NY, passed away early Friday October 9, 2020 at Broad Acres Nursing and Rehabilitation in Wellsboro. She was born September 24, 1936, to Edson and Alice (Brewer) Rynearson. She married LaRue Smith on April 20, 1954, and together they raised their family on their farm in Pine City, NY....

Oct 8, 2020

Jane N. Barndt, 94, of Wellsboro, passed away Thursday October 8, 2020, at the Green Home in Wellsboro. She was the daughter of Homer and Mamie (Spencer) Niles, and was born on June 13, 1926, in Elkland, PA. Jane graduated from Wellsboro High School in the class of 1944, and earned a BS in Business Education from Bloomsburg University,...

Oct 8, 2020

Marie Esposito, 100 of Wellsboro, passed away Thursday October 8, 2020 at Broad Acres Nursing and Rehabilitation. She was born March 28, 1920 to August and Josephine (Ligasc) Herkert, in Hasbrouck Heights, NJ. Marie married Joseph Esposito and they retired to the Wellsboro area. Marie is survived by her daughter: Judy (Doug) Pickel of Wyalusing, two step-children, two grandchildren,...

Oct 5, 2020

David L. Eberly, 61, passed away Monday October 5, 2020 surrounded by family in his home following a difficult fight with cancer. Born November 21, 1958 in Lebanon, PA to Titus and Ada (Bicher) Eberly, David graduated from Cowanesque Valley High School. On February 22, 1997 he married Karen King with whom he shared 23 years of marriage. David...

Sep 30, 2020

Ruby Mae Rice, 82, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday September 30, 2020 at the Green Home in Wellsboro. Born September 26, 1938 to Reese and Katie (Howland) Skinner on the family farm in Deerfield Township, she graduated in one of the last classes to matriculate from the old Westfield High School. She took comptometer...

Sep 29, 2020

Arthur L. Shumway, 91, of Wellsboro, passed away Tuesday September 29, 2020 surrounded by family at Country Terrace in Wellsboro. Born December 14, 1928, to Peter A. and Esther (Vance) Shumway in Wellsboro, Arthur graduated from Wellsboro Area High School. On November 8, 1953 he married Ruth Ann Davis, with whom he shared 66 years of marriage. Arthur worked...

Sep 28, 2020

Anna Jean (Jessup) Whitney, 94, of Wellsboro passed away at home surrounded by family Monday September 28, 2020. Born November 3, 1925, in Mansfield, to Leonard and Lillian (Price) Jessup, she grew up in the area. On January 25, 1946, she married Wilferd E. Whitney with whom she shared 63 years of marriage. She was a member of the Eastern...

Sep 28, 2020

Lloyd Ross Brooks, 76, of Westfield passed away Monday September 28, 2020 at his home. Born February 1, 1944, in Wellsboro, to Jesse and Margaret (Phippen) Brooks, he graduated from Wellsboro Area High School and served in the US Navy from 1962 to 1966. On August 14, 1969 Lloyd joined the Pennsylvania State Police, serving 29 proud years, retiring...

Sep 21, 2020

Lois M. Neal, 57, of Wellsboro, passed away in her home, early Monday September 21, 2020. Born February 24, 1963 in Wellsboro to Edward and Patricia (Irwin) Husted, she grew up and worked as a waitress, cook and nurse in the area. On September 24, 1988, she married Steven E. Neal, with whom she shared better than 30 years...

Sep 18, 2020

A. Jack Fuller, 84, of Middlebury Center passed away Friday, September 18, 2020, while working on his farm, as he would have wished. Born May 25, 1936, at the home in Middlebury Center where he died, to Ira W. and Rachel (Goodwin) Fuller, he went to school, lived and worked his entire life in Tioga County. In his younger...

Sep 16, 2020

Celia J (Bruss) Finestone, 85, of Wellsboro, passed away Wednesday September 16, 2020 in her home surrounded by family and friends who loved her. Born May 30, 1935 to Hyman and Eleanor (Golden) Bruss in Junction City Kansas, Celia worked to become a nurse and then spent 62 years serving her communities as an obstetric, labor and delivery nurse...

Sep 12, 2020

Betty J. Cruttenden, 93, of Wellsboro, passed away Saturday, September 12, 2020 at the Green Home, Wellsboro.

Betty was born on November 5, 1926 in Blossburg, the daughter of the late Frederick and Helen (O’Dell) Revie.  She was the wife of the late Lewis H. Cruttenden, who passed away on October 17, 1967.

Betty was...

Sep 3, 2020

John J. Bober III, 79, of Wellsboro, passed away Thursday, September 3, 2020 at Holy Spirit Geisinger in Camp Hill, PA. Born December 1, 1940 in Jersey City, NJ, to John and Victoria (Zieziulewicz) Bober, Jr., John earned a Chemistry degree from Alliance College in Cambridge Springs, PA. He worked as a chemist for Allied Chemical, but his computer...

Aug 24, 2020

Fural M. Harsch, 92, of Wellsboro, passed away Monday August 24, 2020 at The Green Home in Wellsoboro. Born January 18, 1928, to Fount and Jennie (Bilby) Probst, Fural graduated from high school and married William J. Harsch, Sr. For many years she owned and operated Harsch’s Produce on Tioga Street in Wellsboro until 2014 when she closed it....

Aug 21, 2020

Eunice E. (Bellamy) Lusk, 88, of Lawrenceville, PA passed away Friday August21, 2020 in her home. Born August 6, 1932, the daughter of Lyle I. and Florence (Parsons) Bellamy, in Ansonia, PA. After graduating from Elim Bible Institute, she married Rev. William R. Lusk and served with him in various United Methodist Churches in the Northern Tier of Pennsylvania....

Aug 16, 2020

Sylvia J. (Gerow) Gentner, 67, of Altoona, PA passed away Sunday August 16, 2020 in her home surrounded by family, following a brief battle with cancer. Born July 31, 1953, Sylvia grew up in the Wellsboro area. She had worked as the office manager for the Stevens Mortuary, Inc. in Altoona. She was an avid reader, loved to travel...

Aug 16, 2020

Robert A. Putman, 58, of Wellsboro passed away Sunday August 16, 2020 in his home. Born June 21, 1962 in Wellsboro to Otto and Helen (Sechrist) Putman, Robert grew up in the Wellsboro area and worked as a commercial building inspector for the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry. He was a Grand Master Mason at Ossea Lodge 602...

Aug 7, 2020

Elaine Ruth Buker, 84, of Wellsboro entered the presence of her Savior, Friday August 7, 2020 from her home while surrounded by family. She was the daughter of Howard and Cornelia (Reid) Washburn, and was born June 2, 1936 in Buffalo, NY. On December 28, 1957 she married John Robert Buker, Sr., with whom she shared 62 years of...

Jul 31, 2020

Rev. Charles T. “Tom” McElrath, 73, passed away Friday July 31, 2020 at UPMC Soldiers and Sailors in Wellsboro. Born December 2, 1946 in Thompsontown, PA to Clayton Ellsworth and Jane (Shoop) McElrath, Tom graduated from high school and joined the Army. Following his honorable discharge he worked construction and also had a career driving tractor trailer with the...

Jul 24, 2020

Beverly A. (Whiting) Mason, 91, of Wellsboro, passed away Friday July 24, 2020 at Broad Acres Nursing Home. Born May 10, 1929 to Delos and Grace (Bockus) Whiting, Beverly was a homemaker. She was a member of the Ansonia Full Gospel Church in Ansonia, and is survived by her brother-in-law: Laverne Holliday of Wellsboro, a sister-in-law: Blanche Whiting of...