Obituaries

Oct 29, 2019

Charles H. Hudson, 87, of Wellsboro, passed away early Tuesday October 29, 2019 at The Green Home.  He was born, March 2, 1932, to James and Alice (Henderson) Hudson in South Attleboro, MA. Charles completed high school, and served in the US Air Force.  On August 7, 1962, he married Dorothy A. Runyan with whom he shared 57 years...

Oct 25, 2019

Bernice M. Abplanalp, 81, of Wellsboro, passed away, Friday, October 25, 2019, at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.

Bernice was born on October 9, 1938, daughter of the late Fay L. and Emma (Knaus) Copp.  She married Ray A. Abplanalp on July 29, 1960 and have celebrated 59 years of marriage.

Bernice worked for the former...

Oct 21, 2019

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,...

Sep 29, 2019

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...

Sep 19, 2019

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...

Sep 15, 2019

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...

Sep 14, 2019

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...

Sep 11, 2019

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...

Sep 10, 2019

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...

Sep 10, 2019

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...

Sep 8, 2019

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...

Sep 5, 2019

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...

Sep 2, 2019

Eleanor M. (Miller) Webster passed away Monday September 2, 2019 at Broad Acres Nursing Home.  She was born December 9, 1925 to Walter and Lena (Crowell) Miller.  She grew up in the Philadelphia area and graduated from school and worked as a nurse’s aide there.  She had been an active member of St. Mark’s Methodist Church in Broomall, PA,...

Aug 27, 2019

Patricia Ann (Griffin) Owlett, 88, of Middlebury Center passed away at home Monday August 27, 2019.  Born September 6, 1930 to Kenneth and Kathryn (Lattimer) Griffin, she went to school in Sabinsville, and was in the final graduating class from Sabinsville High School.  On September 6, 1948 she married Keith Owlett.

Patricia was a homemaker, and deeply...

Aug 26, 2019

Burton Crawford, 92, of Wellsboro, passed away Monday, August 26, 2019 at Carleton Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center, Wellsboro.

Burton was born on May 8, 1927 in Morris Twp., the son of the late Ralph and Estella (Blackwell) Crawford. He married the former Winifred M. Townsend on August 3, 1949, and they celebrated 55 years of marriage until...

Aug 13, 2019

Calvin Ray Cobb, 89, of Wellsboro, passed away Tuesday, August 13, 2019 at Broad Acres Nursing home, in Wellsboro.

Calvin was born on July 27, 1930 in Pike Twp., Bradford county, the son of the late Purl Calvin and Susan E. (Goodwin) Cobb. He was predeceased in death by his brothers, Ted, Robert, Richard, and his sister...

Aug 1, 2019

Jeanne M. Perry, 92, of Wellsboro, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 1, 2019, at the Green Home in Wellsboro. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Elsworth Richardson, and shared nearly 40 years of marriage with the late Carl A. Perry prior to his passing in 1990. She was born on September 14, 1926, in Millerton,...

Jul 29, 2019

Richard “Mountain Goat” Brill, 86, of Wellsboro, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 29, 2019, at Broad Acres Nursing Home in Wellsboro. He married Helen S. Faivre on March 2, 1957, at the United Methodist Church in Wellsboro, sharing over 62 years of marriage together. He was born on May 19, 1933, in Blossburg, the son of the late...

Jul 25, 2019

Judith Ann (Thach) Wetzel, 78, of Mansfield, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, July 25, 2019. She was preceded in death by her late husband, Dennis Duane Wetzel, in 2003 and most recently shared companionship with Wendel McClure, who survives. She was born on July 7, 1941, in Hutchinson, Kansas, the daughter of the late Charles and Magdline...

Jul 20, 2019

Ernest H. Teed, age 92, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 20, 2019, at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville. He married Letha A. Dickinson on June 24, 1950, sharing 69 years of marriage together. He was born on December 25, 1926 on Oregon Hill, the son of the late Henry S. and Charlotte (Duffey) Teed.

Ernie was...