Obituaries

May 8, 2018

Agnes M. Buchko, 97, of Wellsboro, passed away on Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at the Carleton Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Wellsboro. She was born on August 15, 1920 in Munson, PA, the daughter of the late Michael and Mary (Kolesar) Buchko.

Agnes graduated with the Charleston Vocational High School class of 1936 in Wellsboro. She continued...

Apr 25, 2018

Thomas Harry Weller, 53, of Wellsboro, died unexpectedly, on April 25 2018, at UPMC Williamsport Hospital. He was the husband of Shirley A. Vandusen, whom he married on May 31, 2013.   Thomas was born in Swickley, PA on January 1, 1965, he was the son of the late Larry Lee and Joanne McGee (Wigal) Weller.

Thomas was...

Apr 13, 2018

Anthony J. “Tony” DiMarco, 86, of Wellsboro, passed away on Friday, April 13, 2018 at The Green Home, Wellsboro. Tony was born on August 18, 1931 in Williamsport, the son of the late Paul and Rosalia (Raia) DiMarco.

Tony was the owner of the former Tony’s Pizza and worked primarily as a laborer for Ward Manufacturing in...

Apr 12, 2018

Kenneth Carl Palmer, 83, of Little Marsh, PA, died peacefully at home on April 12, 2018, after a lengthy illness.  Kenneth was born on October 24, 1934 in Mansfield, PA, the only child of the late Carl and Cora Taylor Palmer.

Kenneth is survived by his wife of 60 years Barbara Fuller Palmer. They were in the...

Apr 10, 2018

Wallace E. “Wally” Keck, 87, of Wellsboro, passed away on Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Dorothy “Dot” Keck and they shared 48 years of marriage together prior to her passing in 2003. He was born on October 23, 1930 in Middlebury Township, the son of the late...

Apr 3, 2018

Thomas F. Lusk, 75, of Middlebury Center, passed away on Monday, April 2, 2018 at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital, Wellsboro. He married Diane Kliesch on August 9, 1964 and they shared 53 years of marriage together. He was born on April 3, 1943 in New Brunswick, NJ, the son of the late Thomas and Rose (Deluca) Lusk.

Mar 30, 2018

Blaine R. Allen, 78, of Mansfield, passed away after a brief illness on Friday, March 30, 2018 at the Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, PA. He married Patricia Blackwell on June 5, 1971 and they shared 46 years of marriage together. He was born on September 16, 1939 in Rutland Township, the son of the late Arvine and...

Mar 29, 2018

Leslie R. Watkins passed away Thursday, March 29th at Broad Acres Health and Rehabilitation Center, Wellsboro, Pa.

Born July 14, 1933, in Chatham Township, to the late Ellery and Addie (Skinner) Watkins, Leslie was the youngest of their six children and was predeceased by his sisters Viola Houghtaling and Winifred Brugger, and by his brothers Forrest and...

Mar 27, 2018

Douglass Jason Sloan, 35, of Bangor, PA passed away unexpectedly on March 27, 2018. He was born on November 24, 1982 in Princeton, NJ, the son of Douglas A. Sloan and Yasmine Fuleihan.

Douglass graduated from Montgomery High School and worked as a laborer in a couple of machine shops near his home. He enjoyed playing video...

Mar 16, 2018

Anna Mae Nagle, 88, of Morris, passed away on Friday, March 16, 2018 at Williamsport UPMC.  She was the wife of Robert Leon Nagle, who preceded her in death. Anna was the daughter of the late Harry W. and Anna Mae (Keller) Sweigart. She was born October 12, 1929 in Ephrata, PA.

Anna attended the Cedar Run...

Mar 12, 2018

D. Edward “Ed” Cornell, 58, of Middlebury Center passed away unexpectedly on Monday, March 12, 2018. He was born on Sept. 25, 1959, the son of Dale and Sharon (Carver) Cornell.

Ed was the President of the Cornell Brothers Feed Mill in Middlebury Center and had been employed there since he graduated high school.

Surviving...

Mar 12, 2018

William “Bill” Hurlbert, 86, of Decaturville, TN passed away on Monday, March 12, 2018 at home.  He was born 27 July 1931 in Gaines Township, PA. William was the son of the late Winfred Charles and Frieda (Gansel) Hurlbert. He is survived by his wife of 66 years Janice (McCracken) Hurlbert.

Bill was a graduate of Gaines...

Mar 7, 2018

Claire H. Vargas, 77, of Wellsboro, passed away on Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at the Green Home in Wellsboro. She married August "Gus" Vargas on October 10, 1959, sharing over 58 years of marriage together. She was born on January 25, 1941 in Brooklyn, NY, the daughter of the late John and Mary (Moran) Devitt. Claire graduated from Stella...

Mar 7, 2018

Anthony “Tony” Vaganos Blair, 37, of Wellsboro, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital.  He was born March 4, 1981, in Wellsboro the son of Robert J. Blair and Tana V. (Root) Deery.

Anthony was a graduate of Wellsboro High School, Class of 1999 and the Art Institute of Pittsburgh,...

Feb 27, 2018

Linda Kay Cleveland Sheaffer, 74, died early Tuesday morning surrounded by family at her home in Wellsboro.  A life-long resident of Wellsboro, Linda was born April 2, 1943 in Wellsboro, the daughter of the late Chester and Isa (Clark) Bartholomew.  She graduated from Wellsboro High School in 1962, and then in 1982 from the Empire Beauty School in Williamsport. ...

Feb 23, 2018

Mary Wilcox Myers died February 23, 2018, at age 97. Mary was born in Wellsboro, PA, on March 21, 1920, the daughter of Lyle “Cap” and Clerice Moore Wilcox. She graduated from Wellsboro High School in 1938, and attended the University of Pittsburgh. Her happy marriage to Robert A. Myers began in September 1940, and ended 69 years later...

Feb 20, 2018

Nicholas J. Cavagnaro, died February 20, 2018 at the Green Home, at the age of 99. He was born in Brooklyn, NY, on November 7, 1918.

Always interested in airplanes and flying, he obtained a pilot’s license when he was 16 at Floyd Bennett Field, near his home in Brooklyn.  He was a graduate of Brooklyn Prep...

Feb 19, 2018

Gladys M. McElligott, 95, of Wellsboro, PA, died February 19, 2018 at Broad Acres Nursing Home. She was predeceased by her husband, Richard, in 2004. Gladys was born October 29, 1922 in Kayford, West Virginia, daughter of the late Purley and Zona (West) VanValkner.

At age 10, she moved to Wellsboro and was raised by her aunt...

Feb 18, 2018

Robert “Bob” P. Williams, 86, of Wellsboro, PA, passed away on Sunday, February 18, 2018 at the Green Home, in the presence of his loving family.  He was born April 30, 1931, at the family home in Wellsboro on Woodlawn Avenue.  Bob was the son of the late David and Winifred (Drew) Williams. He is survived by his wife...

Feb 16, 2018

Stanley E. Parsells, 87, passed away on Friday, February 16, 2018, at his residence, surrounded by his loving family.  He was born on February 4, 1931, in Osceola, PA the son of the late Waldo H. Parsells and Hazel M. (Bishop) Christ.   Stanley was a graduate of Charleston High School.  He served in the U.S. Air Force during the...