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Nancy Carol Wheeler
Dec 6, 2022
Olean- Nancy Carol Wills Wheeler “Loving & Devoted Grandmother” Nancy Carol Wills Wheeler, 84 of Olean passed away on Tuesday, December 6, 2022, at the Pines of Olean following a long illness. Nancy was born on November 12, 1938, in Jamestown and was the daughter of Edward and Flora Wills. On June 30, 1956, in Bradford she married Dean S....
R. Michael Thompson
Dec 5, 2022
Allegany- R. Michael Thompson “No Caption” Michael Thompson of 2565 Ten Mile Road, passed away on Monday, December 5, 2022 at the Olean General Hospital following a short illness. Mike was born on July 28, 1952 in Olean and was the son of Richard Leon and Deloris Ann Strong Thompson. On August 25, 1973 at the Oak Orchard Church in...
Kay M. Trowbridge
Nov 25, 2022
Hinsdale- Kay M. Trowbridge “No Caption” Kay M. Trowbridge of 3111 Pennsylvania Ave., Lot 10, passed away on Friday, November 25, 2022 at her home. Kay was born on December 27, 1947 in Wellsville and was the daughter of William Frank and Laura Bell Miles Trowbridge. She was formerly married to Ed Havers. Kay was a class of 1966 graduate...
Anita M. Bish
Nov 25, 2022
Allegany- Anita M. Bish “No Caption” Anita M. Bish of 3974 Route 417, Lot 113 passed away on Friday, Nov. 25, 2022 at her home. Anita was born on May 11, 1963 in Olean and was a daughter of Barbara Ann Alsworth. She was raised by her mother and stepfather Charles Drew. On Dec. 16, 1986 she married her husband...
Joseph W. Miller
Nov 22, 2022
Portville- Joseph W. Miller “Loving Husband, Father & Grandfather” Joseph W. Miller of 9 Colwell Street passed away on Tuesday, November 22, 2022, at the Olean General Hospital following an illness. Joe was born on May 21, 1964 in Mt. Holly, NJ and was the son of Franklin M. and Rose Foster Miller, he was married to Amy Ortega Miller....
Gary Lee Wilder
Nov 21, 2022
Brocton- Gary Lee Wilder Gary Lee Wilder, 85 of 35 E Main Street Brocton, NY passed away peacefully on Monday, November 21st, 2022, at his home following an illness. Gary was born on November 4th,1937 in Jamestown and was the son of William E. and Norma Brown Wilder. On November 26th, 1988, at Trinity United Methodist Church in Olean he...
Bobby E. Scott
Nov 20, 2022
Olean- Bobby E. Scott Bobby E. Scott, CWO-3 US Army Ret. of Davis Road, Glenwood, Arkansas passed away on Sunday, November 20, 2022, at the Olean General Hospital. Bobby was born on April 24, 1934 in Columbus, GA and was the son of Eugene and Dora Richards Scott. On September 24th, 1955 in Phoenix City, Alabama he married Florence E....
Barbara A. Whitney
Nov 16, 2022
Olean- Barbara A. Whitney “Loving Wife, Mother and Nana” Barbara A. Whitney of 4115 South 9 Mile Road passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022 at the Olean General Hospital. Barbara was born on May 11, 1948, in Newark, NJ and was the daughter of Wilbur K. and Georgette Bradfield Hoffman. On March 7, 1970, she married her loving husband...
Natalie L. Siclari
Nov 15, 2022
Olean- Natalie L. Siclari Natalie L. Siclari of 1108 Maple Street passed away on Tuesday, November 15, 2022 at the Bradford Pavilion. Natalie was born on September 18, 1939, in Rochester and was the daughter of Lester L. and Rose S. Safrin Lipson. On May 29, 1965, at St. Johns Church in Olean she married the love of her life...
Monroe Benjamin Bishop
Nov 14, 2022
Hinsdale- Monroe Benjamin Bishop “Loving Husband, Father & Grandfather” Monroe Benjamin Bishop, of 3828 Pennsylvania road passed away on Monday, Nov. 14, 2022, at the Pines of Olean. Monroe was born on October 27, 1937, in Hinsdale and was the son of Monroe Benjamin and Rosabell Hamilton Bishop. Formerly married to Carolyn Ann Cornell. On November 21, 1993, at the...
Dorothy Jean Kelly
Nov 14, 2022
Olean- Dorothy J. Kelly “Loving Mother & Grandmother” Dorothy J. Kelly of The Pines of Olean formerly of 308 School Street passed away on, Monday, November 14, 2022 at the Olean General Hospital. Dorothy was born on October 14, 1931 in Bradford, PA and was the daughter of Cecil and Velma Gulnac Botens. On May 19, 1952 she married the...
Sandra Lee Holdridge
Nov 10, 2022
Hinsdale- Sandra Lee Holdridge “Loving Mother and Grandmother” Sandra Lee Holdridge of 3816 Fay Hollow Road on Thursday, November 10, 2022 at her home. Sandra was born on March 15, 1938 in Olean and was the daughter of George Harris and Myrtle Mae Chase Johnson. On April 14, 1956 in the Ischua Union Church she married the love of her...
Steven Walter Babcock
Nov 9, 2022
Olean- Steven W. Babcock Steve W. Babcock of 4th Ave passed away on Wednesday November 9, 2022 at home following an illness. Steve was born on June 13, 1951, in Salamanca and was the was the son of Walter and Helen Ahrens Babcock. Steve graduated from Olean High School in 1969. He worked in local restaurants primarily as a line...
Sr. John Francis Coyle Osf
Nov 7, 2022
Born: Phyllis Ann Coyle, December 10, 1922 in Alma, NY Died: November 7, 2022 in St. Joseph Hospital, Tampa, FL Daughter of: Philip J. and Lulu (Cook) Coyle, Bolivar, NY Sr. John Francis entered the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany on February 2, 1945; was received into the Congregation on August 15, 1945; and professed her final vows on August 16,...
Leslie P. Tarr Jr.
Nov 4, 2022
Olean- Leslie P. Tarr Jr. “ Loving Husband, Father & Grandfather” Leslie P. Tarr Jr of 516 N 7th Street passed away on Friday November 4, 2022, at the Gowanda Rehab & Nursing Facility, following a long illness. Leslie was born on April 8, 1945, in Bolivar and was the son of Leslie P. and Ruth Champlain Tarr Sr.. On...
Russell M. Timblin Ii
Nov 3, 2022
Little Valley- Russell M. Timblin, II “No Caption” Russell M. Timblin, II of 109 Park Place, passed away on Thursday, November 3, 2022 at ECMC. Russell was born on September 10, 1975 and was the son of Russell M. and Sandra L. Provorse Timblin Sr. On December 15, 2006 he married his wife Deborah L. Timblin who survives. Russell was...
Larry J. Cole
Nov 1, 2022
Scio- Larry James Cole Loving Husband & Father” Larry James Cole of Irons Road passed away on November 1, 2022, at Olean General Hospital. Larry was born on December 7, 1955, in Cuba and was the son of Howard Byron Cole and Flora May Ferrington. On July 7, 2005, in Cuba he married his loving wife, Brenda L. Green who...
Gayle M. Swatt
Nov 1, 2022
Allegany- Gayle M. Swatt “Loving Mother, Grandmother, and Great Grandmother” Gayle M. Swatt of 122 North 1st street passed away on Nov. 1st, 2022, at Olean General Hospital. Gayle was born on Dec. 25th, 1939, in Olean and was the daughter of Howard and Julia Weitzel Anderson. On Dec. 24th, 1975, in Indianapolis, she married David E. “Bud” Swatt who...
Wiley J. Minges
Nov 1, 2022
Olean- Wiley James Minges “loving Family Man” Wiley J. Minges, 42 of 1231 Seneca Avenue passed away on Tuesday, November 1, 2022, peacefully at his home. Wiley was born on May 4, 1980, in Friendship and was the son of Robert G. and Susan Mills Minges. On August 25, 2016, at the Bear Creek Lodge in Franklinville he married Angel...
Donald W. Hitchcock
Oct 26, 2022
Olean- Donald W. Hitchcock “Loving Husband, Father & Grandfather” Donald W. Hitchcock of 4732 South Cooper Hill passed away on Wed., October 26, 2022, following a short illness from lung cancer. Don was born on June 8, 1957, in Olean and was the son of Bruce E. and Ann J. Frederick Hitchcock. On August 12, 1978, in Centerville he married...

