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John E. Milks
Dec 18, 2016
John E. Milks, formerly of 3606 Fay Hollow Rd., passed away Sunday, Dec. 18, 2016, at the Pines Health & Rehab, following a lengthy illness. John was born Oct. 16, 1931 in Jamestown and was a son of John H. and Ethel Francis Milks. On July 24, 1954 in Little Valley he married his wife of 59 years, Norma J....
Elizabeth J. O�Leary
Dec 9, 2016
Born: Mary Anne O�Leary on February 21, 1933 in Camden, NJ. Died: December 9, 2016 at the St. Elizabeth Motherhouse, in Allegany, NY. Daughter of John and Elizabeth Cusick O�Leary of Westmont, NJ. Sister Elizabeth was received into the Congregation of the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany, NY at St. Elizabeth Motherhouse on July 2, 1961 and professed her final religious...
Mary Ann Martin
Dec 9, 2016
Mary Ann Martin, of 4322 Five Mile Road, passed away Friday, Dec. 9, 2016 at her home. Mary Ann was born August 15, 1936 in Buffalo and was a daughter of John Joseph and Alice Kirszensztain Staszczyk. On October 4, 1975 in Buffalo, she married her husband of 41 years, Robert Martin, who survives. Mary Ann worked a number of...
Helen Rowe
Dec 8, 2016
Helen Rowe, 86, formerly of Olean, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ December 8, 2016 in her home in Houston, Texas surrounded by her family after a brief illness. Born December 4, 1930, in Olean, she was the daughter of Olive (Polly) Stephan and Frank J. Eisert. On November 6, 1954 she married Robert Rowe, who...
Stephanie Diane Hall Easterly
Dec 4, 2016
Stephanie Diane Hall Easterly, formerly of N. 12th St. and 607 W. Green St., passed away Sunday, December 4, 2016 at the Comfort House of Allegany County, after a lengthy battle with cancer. Stephanie was born May 21, 1957 in Salamanca and was the youngest of Ernest C. and Beatrice Z. Rickey Hall's children. She was formerly married to Glenn...
Donald Peter Schaefer
Nov 29, 2016
Donald Peter Schaefer, of 9320 North Shore Road, formerly of Buffalo, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016 at the Olean General Hospital. Peter was born on July 16, 1950 in Buffalo and was a son of Donald John and Margaret Josefiak Schaefer. On July 22, 1972, at the Transfiguration Church in Buffalo, he married his wife of 44 years, Donna...
Norma L. Gallagher Clark
Nov 25, 2016
Norma L. Gallagher Clark of 2936 Five Mile Road, passed away Friday, Nov. 25, 2016 in the Olean General Hospital, following an brief illness. Norma was born Oct. 13, 1930 in Cuba and she was the daughter of Harry C. and Jennie I. Tucker Taylor. She was formerly married to William Peters, John "Jack" Gallagher and Richard Clark. Norma first...
Carolyn A. Kron
Nov 20, 2016
Carolyn A. Kron, of 120 North Clinton Street, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2016 at the Pines Health & Rehab, following a lengthy illness. Carolyn was born on Dec. 26, 1937 in Waterbury, CT and was a daughter of Rev. E. Einar and Ingrid E. Andren Kron. She graduated from Olean High School in 1955. Carolyn attended Elmira College...
Robert Allen Croft
Nov 19, 2016
Robert Allen Croft, 82, of 2857 Route 16 North, passed away Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, following a short illness. Bob was born Nov. 5, 1933 in Olean and was a son of George and Helen Fath Croft. He was formerly married to Barbara Sherwood. Bob graduated from Olean High School in 1952. He was a US Navy veteran serving aboard...
Maurice Walter Middaugh
Nov 19, 2016
Maurice Walter "Mo" Middaugh, Sr., of 5220 County Road 31A, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016 at Jones Memorial Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. Maurice was born March 4, 1935 in Amity and was a son of William Vincent "Toby" and Ruby Emily Sortore Middaugh, Sr. On October 9, 1971, he married his wife of 45 years, the...
Joseph Pearson
Nov 12, 2016
Joseph Pearson, Jr. of 647 Linwood Drive, Cuba, NY passed away Sat. Nov. 12, 2016 at his home after a battle with cancer surrounded by his loving family. Joseph was born Oct. 8, 1921 in Titusville, PA and was a son of Joseph and Mona Gregory Pearson, Sr. On Dec. 7, 1979 at the Blessed Sacrament Church in Buffalo, he...
Mary Lou Harrison
Nov 7, 2016
Mary Lou Harrison, of 31 Brooklyn St., life-long resident of Portville, died November 7, 2016 after a long illness. She was born on March 11, 1930, to Dr. Duncan Lee and Catherine Scheiterle Wormer at Olean General Hospital. A 1948 graduate of Portville High School, she was valedictorian. In 1952, she graduated from the University of Rochester, Eastman Campus, with...
Paula Rose Brown
Oct 31, 2016
Born: Barbara Ann Brown on July 25, 1938 in Steubenville, OH. Died: October 31, 2016 in St. Petersburg, FL. Daughter of Maurice and Pauline Kaufman Nation Brown of Steubenville, OH. Sister Paula Rose was received into the Congregation of the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany, NY at St. Elizabeth Motherhouse on July 2, 1961 and professed her final religious vows on...
Raymond W. Vanhoutte
Oct 24, 2016
Raymond W. VanHoutte of 122 North 17th Street, passed away on Monday, Oct. 24, 2016 at the Absolut of Allegany, surrounded by his family, following a courageous battle with cancer. Ray was born April 18, 1937, in Olean and was the son of Amos V. and Helen Siffrinn VanHoutte. On Sept. 20, 1958, at the Trinity United Methodist Church, he...
Mary Therese Maher
Oct 21, 2016
Born: Mary Therese Maher on June 28, 1925 Died: October 21, 2016 in the St. Clare Community of St. Elizabeth Motherhouse Daughter of James and Mary (Beckwell) Maher of Syracuse, NY. Mary Therese was received into the Congregation of the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany, NY at St. Elizabeth Motherhouse on August 15, 1944 and professed her final religious vows on...
Lynanne L. Washburn
Oct 20, 2016
Lynanne L. "Annie" Washburn of 3100 Cranberry Rd., passed away Thursday, October 20, 2016 at the Olean General Hospital, surrounded by the people who loved her. Annie was born March 6, 1950 in Hume and was a daughter of William V. and Gertrude Erma Perry Washburn. At Annie's request, there will be no Public Visitation or Funeral service. A Private...
Patricia A. Stabb
Oct 19, 2016
Patricia A. Stabb of 1743 Happy Hollow Road, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016, at the Olean General Hospital, following a short illness. Patricia was born on Oct. 12, 1937 in Olean and was a daughter of Harold and Agnes Klimczyk Swartz. On Aug. 27, 1955 at St. Mary of the Angels Church, she married her husband of 56 years...
Michael R. Polasik
Oct 17, 2016
Michael R. Polasik, Sr., 69, of 118 York Street, passed away Monday, October 17, 2016, at his home, following a long illness. Mike was born March 30, 1947 in Salamanca and was a son of Raymond and Maxine Myers Polasik. On August 11, 1972, he married his wife of 44 years, Marion S. Polasik, who survives. Mike was a long...
Noella Lachat
Oct 7, 2016
Born: Marie Noella Lachat on December 18, 1933 Died: Friday, October 7, 2016 Daughter of Leo and Eva (Goulet) Lachat of Winsted, Connecticut. She was received into the Congregation of the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany, NY, at St. Elizabeth Motherhouse on August 15, 1952 and professed her final religious vows on August 16, 1959. For more than 60 years, Sister...
Colleen E. Amidon
Oct 5, 2016
Colleen E. "Connie" Amidon, of 4511 Elling Road, passed away after a short illness on Wednesday, October 5, 2016, at Lakeland Regional Medical Center in Florida, surrounded by her loving family. Connie was born December 22, 1949 in Cuba and was the daughter of the late George Robert and Marjory Maybe Elling. On August 22, 1970, at the Hinsdale Methodist...

