Obituaries

Aug 5, 2016

Thomas Leon Buck, 62, of Wellsboro passed away suddenly Friday morning, August 5, 2016, at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital.

He was born December 17, 1953, in Wellsboro; a son of Kenneth N. “Bucky” and Diana G. (Wilkinson) Buck.  Thomas was married August 27, 1981 to the former Lucia Wilcox, who survives.

Thomas was a...

Aug 1, 2016

Thomas J. Barnett passed away peacefully at the age of 86 with his loving wife of 65 years and his children by his side on August 1, 2016 at Broad Acres Health and Rehabilitation Center in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania. Tom was born January 20, 1930 in Langhorne, Bucks County, the youngest child of the late Samuel and Edith (Dahlman) Barnett....

Jul 16, 2016

Gerald T.  Jones, 56, of Elmira, NY, died on July 16, 2016 at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, PA. He was born June 14, 1960, in Wellsboro, PA, the son of the late James T. and Marietta (Randall) Jones, Sr.

Gerald was a member of St. Peter’s Catholic Church.  During his lifetime he was employed as a...

Jul 14, 2016

Warren A. Henninger, Jr.  died on July 14, 2016 at Carleton Nursing Home, in Wellsboro.  He was the husband of Patricia (Tregua) Henninger who preceded him in death, July 1, 2000.  Warren was born August 26, 1926 in Philadelphia, PA, the son of the late Warren A. and Margaret (Jackson) Henninger.

During his life, Warren was employed...

Jul 7, 2016

Judith A. Snyder, 79, of Largo FL, formerly of Wellsboro, PA, died on July 7, 2016 at her residence.  She was the wife of William F. Snyder, whom she married April 6, 2002.  Judith was born on March 7, 1937, in Kenosha, WI, the daughter of the late Edward and Iona (Weaver) McIntyre.

While in Wellsboro she...

Jul 1, 2016

Dennis Mark Simonis, 67, of Clarks Summit, formerly of Wellsboro, passed away on Friday, July 1, 2016 at the Clark Summit State Hospital.  He was born March 18, 1949 in Stevens Point, Wis., the son of the late Dennis S. and Florence (Burant) Simonis.

While in Wellsboro, Dennis attended St. Peter’s Catholic Church. Dennis was a part...

Jun 24, 2016

Mjoelnr Emmanuel Mayer, 21, of Poughkeepsie, NY, died on June 24, 2016 at the Williamsport Regional Hospital.  He was the husband of Channelle Brooke (Brostrom) Mayer, who survives.   Mjoelnr was born June 7, 1995 in Plano, TX, the son of Molly and Richard Meddaugh, of Wellsboro.

Mjoelnr was passionate about cooking and wines.  He was employed at...

Jun 15, 2016

Raymond L. Hoover, 90, of Wellsboro, passed away, Wednesday, June 15, 2016 at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital.  He was born February 11, 1926, in New York City, NY the son of the late Zenus Leslie and Lida (Mc Connel) Hoover. Raymond was a graduate of Montoursville High School.  He was a US Army Veteran, having served during WWII...

May 25, 2016

Alcena K. Shelman, 73, formerly of Mansfield, passed away on Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at Broad Acres.  She was born October 24, 1942 in Keeneyville, PA, the daughter of the late Forest and Bernice Button.

Surviving are her sons, Brian Shelman, Mansfield, Kevin Shelman, Blossburg, Craig Shelman, Wellsboro, Terry Shelman and Alan Shelman, both of Covington; 18...

May 23, 2016

On Monday, May 23, 2016, at the age of 56, Marty was taken from us too soon.  Marty met his wife Tammy, the love of his life, through Automax, where he was employed. He was a wonderful husband and a caring father to his two children, Chrysta Knowlton and Keith Knowlton.   Marty became a grandfather seven years ago to...

May 21, 2016

Marion W. Goodwin, 96, of Wellsboro, passed away on Saturday, May 21, 2016 at Broad Acres. He was the husband of Edith C. Goodwin, who preceded him in death.

He was a graduate of Charleston High School with the Class of 1938.   Marion was a lifelong resident of Wellsboro.  During his lifetime he worked for Corning Glass...

May 17, 2016

John K. Suhr, 80, of Charleston Twp., passed away on Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at his residence.  He was the husband of Sharon R. (Roberts) Suhr,   who preceded him in death April 7, 2014.

John was born July 28, 1935, in Williamsport, the son of the late Harry T. and Iola Walton (Pope) Suhr.

He...

May 1, 2016

Dolores M. (Tomlinson) Vaughn, 80, of Fairfield Glade, TN and formerly of Wellsboro, died on May 1, 2016.  She was born January 6, 1936, the daughter of the late Clifford and Reva (McCaslin) Tomlinson of Mansfield.  Dolores was married to Donald M. Vaughn, who preceded her in death, September 22, 1992.

Dolores loved her family very much...

Apr 21, 2016

Darryl E. R. Townsend, 84, of Wellsboro, died on Thursday,  April 21, 2016 at the Samaritan House.  He was born January 31, 1932 in Montreal Quebec Canada, the son of the late Russell Edward and Mona J.E. (Whittal) Townsend. Darryl was the husband of Donna Gillespie whom he married on October 30, 1973.

Darryl graduated from Mc...

Apr 21, 2016

Daniel George Warriner, 55, of Wellsboro died on Thursday, April 21, 2016 at his residence.   He was born July 24, 1960 in Niagara Falls, NY, the son of the late Donald R. and Carolyn Ida (Gee) Warriner.

Daniel loved tinkering with and repairing equipment.  He enjoyed hunting and fishing.  He was employed by Ward Foundry in Blossburg....

Apr 14, 2016

Gary D. Stebbins, 65, of Covington, passed away on Thursday evening, April 14, 2016 at the Carleton Nursing Home.  He was born May 10, 1950, in Wellsboro, the son of Glen and Delores (Wetherbee) Stebbins.

Gary attended Wellsboro schools and was employed by Partners in Progress and the Penn Wells Hotel.

In addition to his...

Apr 12, 2016

Sophia A. Campbell, 12, of Wellsboro, died in a tragic accident on Tuesday, April 12, 2016.  She was born in Wellsboro, March 2, 2004, the daughter of Jason Campbell and April Mase.  Sophia was a 6th grade student at Rock L. Butler Middle School.

Sophia enjoyed playing basketball.  She was full of energy and loved life.  Sophia...

Mar 30, 2016

Betty A. Walters, 86, of Oregon Hill, joined her husband, Ben in heaven on Wednesday, March 30, 2016. She was born March 10, 1930 in Potts Grove, PA,  the daughter of the late Walter Hammond and Wilmina (Sheetz) Reichard.

Ben and Betty were married September 7, 1974 and were together as husband and wife here on earth...

Mar 19, 2016

Donald J. Warren, 80, of Mansfield, passed away on Saturday, March 19, 2016 at Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre.  He was born November 27, 1935, the son of the late Donald E. and Genevieve Warren.

Donald was last employed by Marshall Bros., Roaring Branch, as a farm hand, he retired in 2000.  He enjoyed photography.

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Mar 12, 2016

Brian Eugene Davis, 55, formerly of Middlebury Center, died on Saturday, March 12, 2016 in Dillsburg, PA surrounded by his family.  He was born September 20, 1960, the son of Eugene and Carol (Wagner) Davis, who survive.

Brian was a member of Trinity Baptist Church in Jacksonville, FL; he sang in the church choir.  He was an...