Obituaries

May 22, 2020

Ronald J. Moss, 84, of Wellsboro, passed away Friday, May 22, 2020 at the Bath VA Medical Center, Bath, NY.

Ronald was born on August 2, 1935 in Vian, OK, the son of the late Wendell J. and June A. (Siffing) Moss.  He married the former Jacqueline LaPoint on May 29, 1965 and they would have celebrated...

May 20, 2020

Ruth J. Northrop, 96, of Wellsboro, passed away Wednesday, May 20, 2020 in Wellsboro.

Ruth was born on April 16, 1924 in Wellsboro, the daughter of the late Hugh and Blanche (Mosso) Baker. She married Donald R. Northrop on August 5, 1943 in Wellsboro and they celebrated 53 years of marriage until his passing on September 24,...

May 19, 2020

Shirley M. (Zipp) Reith, 85, of Wellsboro passed away Tuesday May 19, 2020 with her loving family by her side at Country Terrace in Wellsboro. Born May 30, 1934 to Lawrence and Mabel (Bortz) Zipp in Allentown, PA, Shirley married Paul F. Reith on November 25, 1950. She worked for General Electric in Allentown, and later for Wal-Mart in...

May 14, 2020

Norma E. (Copp) Tubbs, 84 of Middlebury Center, passed away early Thursday May 14, 2020 at Broad Acres Nursing Home. Born July 30, 1935 in Blossburg to Stuart and Eleanor (Buss) Copp, Norma grew up and went to school in Wellsboro, graduating in the class of 1953. On May 8, 1955 she married Robert Lewis Tubbs with whom she...

Apr 18, 2020

Patricia W. Coolidge, 86, of Wellsboro, passed away Saturday April 18, 2020 at Broad Acres Health and Rehabilitation of Wellsboro. Born September 27, 1933 in Wellsboro to William and Grace (Mills) White, Pat grew up in the Wellsboro, graduating from Wellsboro High School in 1951 and later attending Elmira College. On September 5, 1953 she married William A. Coolidge,...

Apr 18, 2020

Irene F. Libryk, 95, of Wellsboro, passed away April 18, 2020 at the Broad Acres Health and Rehabilitation of Wellsboro. Born September 19, 1924 in Mills, PA to Milton and Bernice (Johnson) Ross, Irene graduated from Harrison Valley High School in the class of ’42. On November 26, 1960 Irene married Joseph I. Libryk. Irene worked as a clerk...

Apr 16, 2020

Alyssa Rose Halteman passed away Thursday afternoon on April 16, in her home surrounded by family. Born September 3, 2018 to Richard and Celina (Shenk) Halteman in Danville, PA, Alyssa combatted hypoplastic left heart syndrome and other complications throughout her short life, in the love of her family, at their home in Wellsboro. Alyssa is survived by her parents: Richard...

Apr 14, 2020

Christine J. (Poblotzki) Plato, 78, of Wellsboro passed away Tuesday April 14,2020 at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital. She was born December 27, 1941 in Berlin, Germany to Georg and Margarete (Beier) Poblotzki. On June 1, 1963, in Berlin, she married Jurgen Plato. In 1965 she and her young family immigrated to the United States, and lived in New...

Apr 12, 2020

Laurance W. “Larry” Miller, 84, of Wellsboro, passed away in his home, Easter morning, April 12, 2020. Born in East Stroudsburg, PA on January 9, 1936 to William P. and Clara E. (Foote) Miller, Larry served his country in the US Air Force during the Korean War. After his service he focused on his education and earned a Bacherlor’s...

Apr 4, 2020

Patricia M. Murtland, age 90, passed away on Saturday, April 4, 2020 at Carleton Healthcare and Rehabilitation in Wellsboro, PA. Born on November 29, 1929, she was the daughter of the late William and Clara (Smith) Marland. Pat spent three decades as a nurse at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital and was among the first nurses to work in...

Apr 1, 2020

Carrie K. (Niles) Daugherty, 41, of Holliday, passed away Wednesday April 1, 2020 at UPMC Susquehanna in Williamsport. Born July 10, 1978 in Wellsboro to Richard and Suzanne (Cuda) Niles, Carrie grew up and went to school in Wellsboro. On June 11, 2005, she married Raymond “J. R.” Daugherty. Carrie worked at Niles Transportation, Inc. as a driver and...

Mar 15, 2020

Wilma Kjelgaard Beller passed away on March 15, 2020.  She passed peacefully at her home in Gaines, Pa., surrounded by her loving husband Martin and her three children Alan, Trixie and Peter.  Wilma, who was born on February 12, 1918, lived a long, fulfilled and fulfilling life and passed away at the age of 102.

Wilma was...

Mar 9, 2020

Dewey T. Whitford, Jr. 91, of Wellsboro, passed away Monday March 9, 2020 at Carleton Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. Born November 20, 1928 in Valois, NY to Dewey T. and Roberta (Barnes) Whitford, Sr. He graduated with a business degree from Syracuse University. He worked extensively in the trucking industry for Ithaca Delivery, Taynton’s and finally Conway Trucking. On...

Mar 2, 2020

Betty P. Owlett, 91, passed away on March 2 at the Watermark Assisted Living Facility in Trinity, Fl. Her funeral service was held on March 5 at Dobies Funeral Chapel in Holiday, Fl. Mrs. Owlett's remains will be interred at the Middlebury Union Cemetery in Keeneyville, Pa. Interment plans are incomplete at this time. Mrs. Owlett was born on...

Feb 27, 2020

Ellen M. Jenks, 79, of Candor, NY, passed away Feb. 27, 2020 at Beechtree Center for Rehab. & Nursing, Ithaca, NY

She was born July 24, 1940 in Painted Post, NY.  The daughter of the late Leonard & Olive (Bowen) Sparling.

A private burial will be in Welsh Settlement Cemetery, Charleston Twp., Tioga County, PA....

Feb 23, 2020

William G. “Cookie” Cook passed away unexpectedly Sunday, February 23, 2020 in his home. Born in Wellsboro January 6, 1950, to George and Rosella (Copp) Cook, William grew up in Wellsboro. While in school he excelled at athletics, especially basketball. He went to Mansfield University, where he played basketball at the collegiate level. After graduating, he taught in the...

Feb 20, 2020

Arnold H. Copp, 92, of Wellsboro, passed away early Thursday February 20, 2020 at the Green Home in Wellsboro. Born March 13, 1927 in Wellsboro, to Harry and Elizabeth (Halstead) Copp, Arnold grew up and went to school in Wellsboro. He served in the US Army during WW II. On September 3, 1955 he married Isabel Cruttenden. Arnold worked...

Jan 31, 2020

Shirley M. Yordy, 85, of Wellsboro, formerly of Stonington, passed away Friday January 31, 2020 at The Laurel Assisted Living, Wellsboro.  Shirley was born August 30, 1934, in Stonington, PA, the daughter of the late Curtis A. and Margaret (Crowl) Dunkelberger.

Shirley was a graduate of Shamokin High School in the class of 1952, then worked at...

Jan 28, 2020

George Earl Dry, Sr. 68 of Stony Fork, passed away early Tuesday January 28, 2020 at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital in Wellsboro. He was born December 27, 1951 to Edgar A and Phoebe M. (Johnson) Dry in Lancaster, PA. George worked as a Plastics Technician for Liquid Nitrogen Products and later General Electric. He was an avid hunter and...

Jan 24, 2020

Russell N (“Fuzzy”) Ames, 79, of Middlebury Center, passed away Jan. 24, 2020 at UPMC Susquehanna in Williamsport. Russell was born Feb 8, 1940 to the late Willard and Mabel (Short) Ames. He was a graduate of Little Marsh High School, Class of 1959. March 24, 1996, Russell married the former Alice (“Sally”) Scouten in Lindley, NY. He retired...