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Jacquelin H. Finch
Dec 4, 2012
Jacquelin H. "Jackie" Finch of 2971 Back Hinsdale Road passed away Tuesday, December 4, 2012 in the Olean General Hospital following a lengthy illness surrounded by her family. Jackie was born Jan. 7, 1947 in Allegany and was a daughter of Arthur E. and Ruth Wienk Cummins. On July 11, 1970 she married her husband of 42 years, Jack W....
Phyllis A. Mauser
Dec 3, 2012
Phyllis A. "Molly" Mauser of 350 Front Street, Aspen Tower, formerly of 326 N. 11 St, passed away Monday Dec. 3, 2012 at the Cuba Memorial Hospital Palliative Care Unit following an illness. Funeral Services will be held on Friday Dec. 7, 2012 at 10:00 am in Letro-McIntosh-Spink Funeral Home, Inc. #646 E. State Street, Olean. The Rev. Derek Cheek,...
Eugene D. Macarthur
Dec 2, 2012
Eugene D. MacArthur of 3796 Barse Track Road, passed Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012 in the Absolut at Allegany. Mr. MacArthur was born Oct. 21, 1917 in Nunda and was a son of Harold D. and Frances Dolan MacArthur. On June 29, 1940 in Derrick City he married his wife of 35 years Janice Barber who predeceased him March 2, 1975....
Arlene E. Kinney
Nov 30, 2012
Arlene E. Kinney, 97, formerly of #144 Allegany Street, passed away Friday Nov. 30, 2012 at the Absolut at Salamanca following a lengthy illness. Arlene was born in Pennsylvania on Sep. 25, 1915. On Sep. 15, 1950 in DuBois, PA she married her husband of 38 years, Earl M. Kinney who predeceased her on Sep. 6, 1988. Arlene is only...

Pauline L. Fadlalla
Nov 24, 2012
Pauline L. Fadlalla passed away Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012 at the Pines Health and Rehab following a lengthy illness. Pauline was born July 16, 1930 in Olean and was a daughter of Aziz and Agnes John Fadlalla. She was a lifelong resident of Olean. Pauline attended St. Mary's Academy and was a 1948 graduate of Olean High School. She earned...
Matt J. Ferraro
Nov 16, 2012
Matt J. Ferraro, Jr., infant son of Matt J. and Billie Lee Wilder Ferraro, of 505 Putnam Street, passed away at birth on Friday, Nov. 16, 2012 at Olean General Hospital. In addition to his loving parents, Matt is survived by three sisters, Harmonie, Bethany and Issabella Ferraro; paternal grandparents, Barbara & Joe Ferraro; paternal grandfather, Greg Jadowski; and maternal...
Christine A. Ballard
Nov 14, 2012
Christine A. Ballard of 324 North 6th Street, Olean, passed away Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at home. Christine was born Dec. 30, 1953 in Olean and was a daughter of Kenneth and Thomasine Gughiocello Snyder. On April 1, 1986, she married John Orville Ballard who predeceased her on Dec. 5, 2002. Christine worked at Cattaraugus County Nursing Homes for over...
Ebin C. Hitchcock
Nov 10, 2012
Ebin C. Hitchcock, infant son of Bruce L. Hitchcock and Katherine V. Bundy, of 314 Wayne Street, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012 shortly after arrival at the Olean General Hospital. Ebin was born on August 15, 2012 in Olean. In addition to his parents, he is survived by a sister, Maddison E. Hitchcock at home; paternal grandfather, James...
John W. Forness
Nov 8, 2012
John W. Forness of 3086 Haskell Road, passed away Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012, at the Cuba Memorial Hospital Palliative Care Unit, surrounded by his family. John was born Oct. 5, 1925 in Olean and was a son of Clement and Florence Wiesman Forness. On Aug. 9, 1947, he married his loving wife Mary C. Watkins, who survives. John was a...
Karen R. Snyder
Nov 3, 2012
Karen R. Snyder of 39 West Water Street, passed away Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012 at home surrounded by her loving family. Born Sept. 24, 1946 in Warren, Pa. she was a daughter of Kenneth and Dorothy V. Eck Robinson. On Oct. 26, 1968 in Limestone she married her husband of 37 years Morris Lee "Skeeter" Snyder who pre-deceased her in...
Cheryl Sue Mcgiveron
Oct 31, 2012
Cheryl Sue McGiveron of 1951 West Fall Road, passed away Wednesday, October 31, 2012, at home following a lengthy illness. Cheryl Sue was born March 3, 1952 in Olean and was a daughter of Eugene William and Doris D. Barber McGiveron. Throughout the years Cheryl Sue attended a variety of Special Education programs through the Rehabilitation Center of Olean. She...
John S. Simon
Oct 28, 2012
John S. Simon, Sr, 93, formerly of 813 Bishop Street, passed away Sunday, October 28, 2012 in the Pines Health and Rehab Center in Olean. Mr. Simon was born Aug. 23, 1919 in Olean and was a son of Shahean and Mary Thomas Simon. On March 6, 1942 in Louisville, KY he married his loving wife of 68 years, Mary...
Marilyn L. Silvers
Oct 19, 2012
Marilyn L. Silvers formerly of 130 N. 3rd Street and Eden Heights passed away on Friday, Oct. 19, 2012 in the Palliative Care Unit at the Cuba Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Silvers was born April 23, 1933 in Ridgway, PA and was a daughter of Floyd and Beatrice Olson Laughner. On Dec. 1, 1961 she married Frank J. Silvers who predeceased...
John R. Teller
Oct 13, 2012
John R. Teller, formerly of Friendship, passed away on Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012 at his home in Aberdeen from an apparent heart attack. John was born on Dec. 9, 1943 in Wellsville and was a son of Russell Teller and Barbara R. & Carrel E. Lewis. He married Sandra K. Carney, who survives. He entered the United State Army at...
Jeanne M. Jolley
Oct 12, 2012
Jeanne M. Jolley, 69, of 217 Rowland Ave., passed away Friday, October 12, 2012, at Olean General Hospital following a long illness. Jeanne was born on Sept. 17, 1943 in Olean and was the daughter of Robert and Florence Pachla Sherman. Jeanne was a graduate of Olean High School class of 1961 and SUNY Geneseo class of 1965 with a...
Henry Nelson Gilbert
Oct 10, 2012
Henry "Hank" Nelson Gilbert of Brookside Community Apts., 301 West Henley St., passed away Wednesday October 10, 2012 at his home. Mr. Gilbert was born July 4, 1917, the son of Glen and Mabel Gilbert, in Perry, N.Y. On December 31, 1970, in Ft. Myers, Fla. he married his wife of 41 years, Evelyn Vansteenburg, who survives. After graduation Hank...
Kathryn L. Blackmon
Sep 28, 2012
Kathryn L. Blackmon of 1788 A Portville - Obi Road, passed away Friday, Sept. 28, 2012 in the Hart Comfort Home in Wellsville, following an illness. Kathryn was born on Feb. 19, 1935 in Hinsdale and was a daughter of William and Bina Brown Isaman. On November 27, 1954 she married her loving husband of almost 59 years Stanley F....
Charles G. Clark
Sep 27, 2012
Charlie G. Clark of 6773 County Route 20, formerly of Belfast, passed away Thursday Sept. 27, 2012 in the Highland Hospital in Rochester surrounded by his loving wife and children, following a courageous battle with cancer. Charlie was born July 11, 1944 in the town of Centerville and was a son of Donald Z. and Florence G. Davis Clark. On...
James E. Theodore
Sep 14, 2012
James E. "Jim" Theodore, Sr. of 717 Prince St. passed away Friday, September 14, 2012 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Jim was born October 8, 1944, the son of Francis J. and Dorothy Kifer Theodore. On May 29, 1965, at Transfiguration Church, he married Carol A. Mikolajczyk, who predeceased him on July 3, 2007. Jim was a...
Helen J. Szarafin
Sep 11, 2012
Helen J. Szarafin, 94, of New Mexico Road, Cuba passed away, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012, at the home of her daughter, surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Szarafin was born Nov. 21, 1917 in Buffalo. On Nov. 21, 1937, in Buffalo, she married, her husband of 71 years, Edward A Szarafin, who predeceased her on Jan. 7, 2008. Mrs. Szarafin...