Obituaries
Shirley A. Taft
Dec 27, 2019
Shirley A. Taft, 81, of Elkland passed away Friday December 27, 2019 at the Green Home, Wellsboro. She was born on November 23, 1938 in Blossburg, the daughter of the late Archie and Evelyn (Carmen) Moon. She was married to the late Daniel Taft who preceded her in death on September 8, 2002.
Shirley retired from Electri-Cord...
Dorothy (Krotzer) Broughton
Dec 27, 2019
Dorothy K. Broughton, 91, of Mansfield PA, formerly of Morris PA, went to be with her Lord and Savior on December 27th, 2019. She was welcomed by her guardian angel and husband, Charles A. Broughton. She was born on November 3rd, 1928 in Liberty, PA, the daughter of Verus and Edythe (Snyder) Krotzer. Dorothy, first and foremost, loved her...
Myra L. (Bates) Taylor
Dec 27, 2019
Myra L. Taylor, 94, of Wellsboro passed away Friday December 27, 2019 at Broad Acres Nursing Home. Born June 24, 1925 to William and Adeline (Baker) Bates in Stevensville, PA, Myra married the late Joseph C. Taylor, Jr. She worked as the Postmaster in Warren Center, PA, and attended the Draper Baptist church. Myra is survived by three sons: Lawrence...
Donald H. Blackwell
Dec 25, 2019
Donald H. Blackwell, I, 89, of Blackwell, PA passed away Wednesday December 25, 2019 at The Green Home in Wellsboro. Born February 21, 1930 to Enoch and Gladys (Hilborn) Blackwell in Blackwell, Donald attended Girard College in Philadelphia, prior to graduating from North Side High School in Corning, NY. Donald served his country during the Korean War in the...
Linford Murray Randall
Dec 24, 2019
Linford Murray Randall, Sr., 95 of Wellsboro passed away Tuesday December 24, 2019 at The Green Home. Born June 17, 1924 in Elkland to William and Marie (Murray) Randall, Linford Joined the US Army and served in WW II. After his service, he married Doris Kibler, and worked for Westinghouse as a tube buffer. Linford was a member of...
Leah P. (Wetzel) Antrim
Dec 23, 2019
Leah P. (Wetzel) Antrim, 94, of Wellsboro, passed away Monday December 23, 2019 at The Green Home in Wellsboro. Born September 10, 1925 in Colebrookdale, PA to John and Bertha (Eddinger) Wetzel, on February 9, 1946, Leah married Lawrence S. Antrim. Leah was a homemaker, a member of the Eastern Star, and the Middle Ridge United Methodist Church in...
Frances K. (Manning) Rice
Dec 11, 2019
Frances K. “Fran” (Manning) Rice, 68 of Newark, Ohio passed away Wednesday December 11, 2019 at Licking Memorial Hospital, following a brave fight with cancer. Born October 16, 1951 in Wellsboro, PA to Clair and Mabel E. “Rusty” (Hepburn) Manning. Fran graduated from Wellsboro Area High School and on April 10, 1971 married James D. Rice. She was a...
Charles R. Ward
Dec 6, 2019
Charles R. Ward, 76, of Wellsboro, passed away Friday, December 6, 2019. He was born on January 26, 1943 in Passaic, NJ. A private service will be held at a later date at the convenience of the family.
Arrangements entrusted to the Tussey-Mosher Funeral Home, Wellsboro.
Helen "Nanny Goat" Sylvia Brill
Dec 5, 2019
Helen “Nanny Goat” Brill, 84, of Wellsboro, passed away peacefully with her daughter and granddaughter by her side on Thursday, December 5, 2019, at Broad Acres Nursing Home in Wellsboro. She married Richard E. Brill on March 2, 1957, at the United Methodist Church in Wellsboro, sharing over 62 years of marriage together until his passing on July 29,...
Elwood Howard Austin
Dec 5, 2019
Elwood Howard Austin, 89, of Harrisburg, formerly of Wellsboro, passed away, Thursday, December 5, 2019, at his home, after an extended battle with cancer.
Elwood was born on November 4, 1930, in Sayre, son of the late Kenneth J. and Wanda M. (Price) Austin. He married the former Ann L. Hotchkiss on December 23, 1951, and they...
David Leo Foil, Ii
Dec 4, 2019
David Leo Foil, II, 50, of Gaines, passed away, Wednesday, December 4, 2019, at the Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, after an extended battle with cancer.
Dave was born on January 14, 1969, son of David Leo Foil of Mexico, NY and the late Carol Sue (Allman) Benson. He married the former Tracy R. Osgood on May 7,...
Rhea Vivian Wilson
Dec 3, 2019
Rhea Vivian Wilson, 76, of Wellsboro, passed away, Tuesday, December 3, 2019, at home.
Rhea was born on March 11, 1943, daughter of the late William Carl and Edith (Allen) Weber. She married Elwood L. Wilson who preceded her in death on September 11, 1994.
Rhea was a member of the Ansonia Full Gospel Church. ...
Eleanor R. (Steinmeyer) Burns
Nov 11, 2019
Eleanor R. Burns, 93 of Wellsboro, passed away, Monday November 11, 2019 at her daughter’s home surrounded by family. Born March 4, 1926 to Charles and Rose (Schneider) Steinmeyer in Nutley, NJ, she married Paul H. Burns on December 31, 1944. She was an active member of her church where she lived, most recently the First Presbyterian Church in...
Raymond E. Froutz
Nov 10, 2019
Raymond Elwood “Ray” Froutz, 81, of Wellsboro, passed away Sunday November 10, 2019 at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital in Wellsboro. He was born on April 15, 1938 in Mt. Carmel, Pa. to Carl and Audrey Catherine (Markle) Froutz.
Following graduation from Mt. Carmel High School where he was a member of his high school’s undefeated football...
Patsy Lee (Case) Stover
Nov 8, 2019
Patsy Lee (Case) Stover, 80 of Gaines, passed away November 8, 2019 at the Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre. She was born January 15, 1939 the daughter of the late Raymond C. and Elizabeth C. (Rash) Case. Patsy worked at the Doylestown Hospital and the former Mercer Medical Center, Trenton, NJ before retiring to Tioga County. She and her...
Wayne A. Clark
Nov 8, 2019
Wayne A. Clark, 77, of Wellsboro, passed away Friday, November 8, 2019 at Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hospital, Wellsboro.
Wayne was born on February 25, 1942 in Harrison Valley, the son of the late Keith Roderick and Ruth Mary (Burrell) Clark. He married the former Peggy Torpy who preceded him in death on March 25, 2010.
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Alethea I. Copley
Nov 7, 2019
Alethea Irene Copley, 78, formerly of Wellsboro, passed away at the Masonic Village, Elizabethtown. She was born on December 13, 1940 in Wellsboro, the daughter of the late Walter Bernard and Anna Elizabeth (Fenstamacher) Kennedy. Alethea was the wife of the late Lloyd Copley.
Alethea worked 23 years for Wundies, Inc., Wellsboro. She enjoyed knitting, crocheting, playing...
Nancy M. Anderson
Nov 6, 2019
Nancy Marie (Merrick) Anderson, 72, passed away at her residence on Wednesday, November 6, 2019 surrounded by her loving family. Nancy was the wife of Robert W. Anderson whom she married Jan. 18, 1980. She was born on January 8, 1947 in Wellsboro, the daughter of the late Richard and Betty (Townsend) Merrick formerly of Middlebury.
In...
Glenn L. Bliss
Nov 1, 2019
Glenn L. Bliss, 94, of Wellsboro, passed away Friday November 1, 2019 at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital in Wellsboro. Born May 29, 1925 to Lewis J. and Annie (Stott) Bliss in Wellsboro, he graduated from Wellsboro High School in the class of “1945”. During WWII served in the Army Air Corps and flew 22 combat missions over Europe....
Lloyd L. Crawford
Oct 30, 2019
Lloyd Crawford, 91, of Wellsboro, passed away peacefully, Wednesday October 30, 2019, surrounded by his family at Carleton Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. He was born raised and educated in Lucerne Twp., PA. During the Korean War he was drafted into the US Army and proudly served in Germany with the occupation and EWC (Electronics Warfare Countermeasures) unit. After his...
