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| Reading a series of obituaries from a single
cemetery, as they are presented here, is like reading the multi-generational
history of a community. These people were the local populace at a particular
time. The people buried here knew each other, were neighbors, relatives
and school mates. They attended church together and engaged in "trade"
or business.
All people are listed in alphabetic order by surname at BIRTH. Women identified by a married alias only and for whom a birth surname can not be identified, are listed on the last page for the cemetery's obituaries. Please send in typed obituaries for people buried in our local cemeteries. If possible include name of newspaper and date. Send typed in your email or in attached Word files. Send to Joyce M. Tice (JoyceTice@aol.com) |
C.L. ABELL of Warren Center Dies
Charles L. ABELL, aged 83, passed away Tueday morning at his home in
Warren Center. Mr. Abell was a retired rural mail carrier and is
survived by his wife; three sons, Robert, of Providence, R.I., Daniel of
Warren Center and Edward of Endicott, N.Y.; three grandchildren; two great
grandchildren; a brother, Guy Abell, of Rome. The body is at the
Pinnock Funeral Home and will be returned to the family home this morning
at 11 o’clock where friends may call at any time. The funeral will
be held there Friday at 2 p.m. with Rev. Gilbert C. Tybring officiating.
Burial will be in the Warren Center cemetery. The Daily Review –
Dec 1957
CHRIS ROBERT ALLYN, 30, of Warren Center RR 1 (Warren Township) passed away suddenly Friday, Jan. 9, 1998, as a result of injuries sustained in an auto accident. Chris was born on Dec. 19,1967, in Waverly, N.Y., a son of Ashley and Cora (Myers) Allyn. He was a graduate of Northeast Bradford High School, Class of 1986, and was a member of the Warren Center Fire Department. Chris assisted his father and brother with the operation of the family farm in Warren Center. His favorite sporting activity was hunting, especially for coon. He also enjoyed training dogs. In addition to his parents, Ashley and Cora Allyn of Warren Center, he is survived by his children, Ashlee Michael Allyn and Chris Aaron Dewing Allyn; the mother of his children, Lesha Haight of Owego; his brother, Gary Allyn of Warren Center; sisters and brother-in-law, Denise Allyn of Warren Center and Diane and Lee Bahny of Newark Valley; several aunts and uncles; a niece, Amber Bahny; cousins; and many friends. He was predeceased by his grandparents, Mary and Merle Allyn and Leo and Pearl Myers. The funeral service will be held on Monday, Jan. 12, 1998, at 11 a.m. at the Sutfin Funeral Chapel, 273 Main St., Nichols, with Rev. Larry D. Jennings officiating. Interment will follow in the Warren Center Cemetery. The family will receive their friends on Sunday, Jan. 11, from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Stufin Funeral Chapel. Friends who wish may remember a trust fund for his children, c/o Community Bank, Attn: Mrs. Barbara Moore, 31 E. River St., PO Box 39, Nichols, N.Y. in loving memory of Chris R. Allyn. –Towanda Daily Review.
HENRY CHARLES ALLYN, 71 a lifelong and wee-respected resident of Warren Center passed away Monday morning, Jan. 12, 1998 at his home.
ALLYN –HILDA I. WIGGINS, 77, of Dry Brook Road, Tioga Center, N.Y., formerly of the Warren Center area, passed away early on Tuesday morning, June 7, 1994, at her home. She was born April 23, 1917, in Bradford County, Pa. the daughter of Thomas and Mamie Cummings Allyn. Hilda took great pride in the family farm. She loved all animals, enjoyed cooking and spent many hours making hand-crafted needlepoint items. She predeceased by her husband, Raymond L. Wiggins, on Feb. 29, 1992, and by a grandson, Darryl Wiggins. She is survived by her sons and daughter-in-law, Raymond and Shirley Wiggins of Owego, and Thomas Wiggins of Tioga Center; a foster daughter, Barbara Robinson of Florida; a sister and brother-in-law, Doris and Bert Smith of Tioga Center; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Ralph Wiggins and Mrs. Donald (Marian) Farnham of Florida, Mrs. Alice Strong of Owego and Mrs. Arthur (Beverly) Walker of Susquehanna; eight grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and many cousins. The funeral service will be held Thursday, June 9, at 11 a.m. at the Sutfin Funeral Chapel with her pastor, the Rev. Penelope Rahm of the Tioga Center United Methodist Church officiating. Interment will follow in the Warren Center Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 9 at the chapel. Friends who wish are asked to remember the Tioga County Hospice, 231 North Main St., Owego, N.Y. or the Tioga Center United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 247, Tioga Center, N.Y. –Towanda Daily Review.
HENRY CHARLES ALLYN, 71, a lifelong and well-respected resident of Warren Center, passed away Monday morning, Jan 12, 1998, at his home. Henry affectionately known as “Hank” by his family and friends, was born on Feb. 10, 1926 in Warren Center, a son of Fred and Myrtle (Coffman) Allyn. He attended school in Warren Center and later entered into the U.S. Navy where he served during WW II. On May 16, 1945, Henry married Gladys Kishpaugh. Hank and Gladys continued to make Warren Center their home and raised a family. Hank was a founding and life member of the Northeast Bradford Memorial VFW Post No. 6824, where he had also served as past commander. He was also a member of the American Legion. He enjoyed woodworking, fishing, knitting, crocheting, and his flowerbed, but his greatest love was sharing time with his family and many friends. Hank is survived by his wife, Gladys, at home; his daughters and sons-in-la, Linda J. and Craig Liddic, San Diego, Calif.; Rebecca A. and Cleon Griffin, Utah; his son and daughter-in-law, Howard F. and Patricia Allyn, Warren Center, daughter-in-law and her husband, Ruth and Robert Weingartner, Stevensville; his brothers and sisters-in-law. Hod and Jean Allyn, Apalachin, N.Y. Dever and Betty Allyn, Catatonk, N.Y., Eugene and Nora Allyn, Okla.; his sisters and brothers-in-law, Laura Jean and Bill Strunk. Lounsberry, N.Y., Phyllis Brennan, Athens, Geraldine and Ralph Cressman, Lounsberry, N.Y.; his pride and joy – 12 special grandchildren, two great-grandchildren several nieces, nephews, cousins, and many friends, among them. Ray. He was predeceased by his parents, Fred and Myrtle Allyn, and his son, Eugene Arthur Allyn on Feb. 2, 1976. Funeral services for Hank will be held on Jan. 15, 1998, at 1 p.m. from the Sutfin Funeral Chapel, 273 Main St., Nichols, N.Y. with Bishop Paul C. Isaacs, of the Church of the Latter-Day Saints, Towanda, officiating. Interment and prayers of committal will follow in the Warren Center Cemetery where full military honors will be accorded. The family will receive their friends on Wednesday from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. at the funeral chapel. Friends who wish may remember the family with cards and gifts of remembrance to: Mrs. Gladys Allyn, HCR 34, Box 19, warren Center, Pa. or Guthrie Hospice , Towanda Pa. in loving memory of Henry C. “Hank”. –Towanda Daily Review.
IVA L. ALLYN, 57, of Warren Center passed away on Monday, June 8, 1992, at the Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre. She was born on March 3, 1935, in Towanda, a daughter of Laura (Brainard) Allyn and the late Merton Allyn. In her early years, she received her schooling at Elizabethtown Children’s Hospital. She later attended and graduated from LeRaysville High School. Iva was a member of the Warren Center United Methodist Church and enjoyed many different arts and crafts, as well as visiting with her friends and playing games with her cousins. She is survived by her mother, Laura Allyn, at home; her brother and sister-in-law, Elwyn and Ellie Allyn of Aurora, Colo.; a nephew, Joseph Allyn; and three nieces, Laurie and Becky Allyn and Debbie Cameron and her husband, Mark. Many aunts, uncles and cousins also survive. The funeral service will he held Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Sutfin Funeral Chapel, Nichols, with Rev. C. Earle Cowden, her former pastor, officiating. Interment will follow in Warren Center Cemetery. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 7-9 p.m. at the chapel. Memorials may be directed to the Warren Center United Methodist Church in care of Carol Jones, Little Meadows, Pa., or the Windham Ambulance Association, in care of Lillian Merrill, RR 2, Rome, Pa. –Towanda Daily Review.
CANFIELD
Mrs. Iona Chaffee, 93, formerly of Warren Center, died at 2:40 p.m.
yesterday June 25, 1971, at the Bradford Manor where she had been a patient
for the last three weeks. Mrs. Chaffee leaves 118 descendants. Born in
Pike Township, April 19, 1878, the daughter of the late Benjamin and Mary
Conklin Canfield, she had spent most of her life in the Warren Center area
and was a member of the Warren Center Baptist Church. She was the widow
of Fred Chaffee who died Dec. 27, 1926. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs.
Arthur (Alice) Mosher of Athens, Mrs. Oscar (Beatrice) Parks of Sheshequin,
Mrs. Cass (Edith) Barnes of Wysox and Mrs. Leonard (Christine) Barnum of
Conklin, N.Y.; two sons, William and George, both of Warren Center; 16
grandchildren, 64 great-grandchildren; 21 great great-grandchildren and
several nieces and nephews. Friends may call at the Sutfin and Plass
Funeral Chapel in Nichols Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral
services will be held at the chapel Monday at 2 p.m. Rev. Dorothy Gardinor,
former pastor of the Warren Center Baptist Church, will officiate.
Burial will be in the Warren Center Cemetery.
FRED E. CHAFFEE, age 62, of Warren Center, Pa., went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, Feb. 6, 2000, at his home. He is survived by his wife, Judy, of Warren Center; three sons, Fred Chaffee of California, Shep Chaffee of Warren Center and John Chaffee of Rome, Pa.; two daughters and a son-in-law, Julie and Henry Champion of Endicott, N.Y., and Lorrie Chaffee and fiance Jason Hinson of North Carolina; five grandchildren, Michael Kosalek, Matthew Kosalek, Daniel Preston, John Chaffee and Kristen Sechrist; his mother, Ruth Chaffee of Warren Center; three brothers and sisters-in-law; Stanley Chaffee, Donald and Betty Chaffee, Thomas and Carol Chaffee and Kremhild Chaffee; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Sharyl and Ted Schwartz and Joyce and Steve Stanko; and nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his father, George Chaffee, and his son, Jeff. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 10, 2000, at the Coleman and Daniels Funeral Home Inc., Route 434, Apalachin, N.Y. The Rev. Larry Jennings, pastor of the Warren Center Baptist Church, will officiate. Interment will be in the Warren Center Cemetery, The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. –Towanda Daily Review.
GEORGE A. CHAFFEE, 81, a lifelong resident of Warren Center died at his home on Sunday, Feb. 18, 1989 following a long illness. He was born May 6, 1907 in Warren center, a son of the late Frederick E. and Iona B. Canfield Chaffee. On Aug. 18, 1933 he married the former Ruth Bawn. The couple had resided in the Chaffee family residence for the past 55 years. George was a dairy farmer and for more than 30 years also transported milk. In addition to his wife, Ruth, he is survived by his daughters and sons-in-law; Sharyl and Theodore Schwartz of Susquehanna, Joyce and Stephen Stanko of Endicott; his sons and daughters-in-law, Stanley Chaffee, Fred and Judy Chaffee, Thomas and Carol Chaffee, all of Warren Center; Donald and Betty Chaffee of Chandlers Valley, Pa.; his sisters, Mrs. Beatrice Parks of Ulster, Mrs. Edith Barnes of Rome and Mrs. Christine Rowe of Conklin, N.Y.; 22 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; several nieces, nephews and cousins. He was predeceased by a brother, William Chaffee, and two sisters, Alice Mosher and Idell Chaffee and a grandson, Jeff Chaffee. The funeral service will be held at the Sutfin Funeral Chapel, Nichols, on Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 2 p.m. with the Rev. David Fuller officiating. Interment will be in Warren Center Cemetery. Friends who wish may remember the American Cancer Society, Athens, Pa. in memory of George. The family will receive their friends Tuesday evening from 7-0 at the Sutfin Funeral Chapel. –Towanda Daily Review.
COVILLE –PHOEBE C. CHAFFEE, 81, of Page Manor Apts., Church Street, Athens, and formerly of Warren Center died suddenly Friday evening, Sept. 13, 1991, at her home. She was born on Jan. 22, 1910, in Black Walnut, Pa., a daughter of Charles and Edith Rought Coville. She was a retired employee of Endicott-Johnson Shoe Mfg. Co. in Endicott and a member of the Warren Center Baptist Church and the Athens Senior Citizens. Phoebe enjoyed cooking, baking and traveling. She was predeceased by her husband, William Chaffee, on Dec. 7, 1977, and is survived by her twin sister, Mrs. Florence Hope of Salem, N.J., and sister, Mrs. Emma Woodruff of Mineral Wells, Texas, as well as several nieces, nephews and cousins. Funeral services will be held on Monday at 10 a.m. from the Sutfin Funeral Chapel, Nichols, with the Rev. Raymond Purdy officiating. Interment will follow in Warren Center Cemetery. The family will receive friends Sunday evening from 7-9 p.m. at the Sutfin Funeral Chapel. –Towanda Daily Review.
EVANS –MARJORIE EVANS ROCKEFELLER, 99, of HCR 34, Warren Center, passed away following a period of declining health Wednesday morning, May 9, 2001 at the Meadow View Senior Living Center in Montrose. Marjorie was born Dec. 4, 1901, a daughter of the late Bert and Armeda (Major) Evans. She was a graduate of Candor High School in Candor, N.Y. Following graduation, she attended Normal School to become a teacher. Marjorie taught in a one-room school house in the Bowles Hill area. Marjorie was the oldest member of the Warren Center United Methodist Church. She enjoyed sewing, crocheting, gardening and being outdoors. Marjorie was predeceased by: her husband, Manton, in 1983; her son Norman Rockefeller, in 1993; and twin sisters, Marguerite and Margueretha. She is survived by: her son, Dale Rockefeller of Warren Center; her daughter-in-law, Gertrude Rockefeller of Warren Center; her grandchildren, Dennis and Joy Rockefeller, and Lynn and Jayne Rockefeller; her great-grandchildren, David, Matthew, Michael, Christopher, Jeffrey, Jennifer, and Brian; several nieces and nephews, among them Robert Williams, Joyce Warner, Janet Clink, Howard Backus, and cousin Marjorie Hunsinger. Several great-nieces and nephew also survive. Funeral serviced for Marjorie will be held Saturday, May 12, 2001 at 2:30 p.m. at the Sutfin Funeral Chapel, 273 S. Main St., Nichols, N.Y., with her pastor, the Rev. Brad Marple, officiating. Interment will follow in the Warren Center Cemetery. The family will receive their friends Saturday from noon until the time of the service at the chapel. Thos who wish may kindly consider a memorial contribution to the Warren Center United Methodist Church, c/o Mrs. Carol Jones, RR 1, Box 137, Little Meadows, PA in loving of Marjorie Evans Rockefeller. –Towanda Daily Review.
HOLMES MAE
Death Takes Rome RD 1 Resident - Mrs. Mae ROCKEFELLER, 77, of Rome
RD 1, died suddenly Thursday evening while visiting at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Rowland Potter in Williamsport. Born in Bradford County,
Dec. 8, 1886, she was the daughter of the late Mr. And Mrs. Sylvester Holmes.
Mrs. Rockefeller was a member of the Congregational Church at Potterville,
Pa. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Edwin Jones of LeRaysville
and Mrs. Rowland Potter of Williamsport; two sons, Mervin H. Rockefeller
of Morris Plains, NJ and Robert B. Rockefeller of Rome RD 1; two
brothers, Charles Brister of Akron, Ohio and Lloyd Brister of Endicott;
12 grandchildren and 26 great grandchildren. Funeral service will
be held at the Sutfin Funeral Chapel in Nichols Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock.
Rev. John H. Tubbs, pastor of the Nichols Baptist Church will officiate.
He will be assisted by Rev. Clinton B. Thomas. Burial will be in
Warren Center cemetery.
JONES Roena Ivalou
Jan. 31, 2004 Daily Review
Roena Ivalou (Jones) Young, 79, of Warren Center went home to be with
her Lord on Friday morning, Jan. 30, 2004. She was born on May 17,
1924, in Endicott, N.Y., a daughter of the late Morgan and Helen (Brown)
Jones. On Sept. 12, 1942, Roena married Paul H. Young and together they
made Warren Center their home. She was a devoted member of the Warren Center
United Methodist Church, where she actively participated in the United
Methodist Women. For over 35 years, Roena owned and operated her own hair
salon in Warren Center. Roena is survived by her husband of 61 years,
Paul H. Young; her sons and daughters-in-law, Douglas and Janice Young
of Warren Center, James and Kim Young of Salisbury, N.C., and Richard and
Cheryl Young of Warren Center; brothers and sisters-in-law, Douglas A.
and Doris Jones and Howard B. and Betty Jones, all of Lakeland, Fla.; a
sister, Mary Lou Dewing of Warren Center; nine grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren;
and many nieces, nephews and cousins. Roena was predeceased by her
parents and a brother, Morgan Jones. A time of remembering the special
gift Roena was to all of us will be held on Monday, Feb. 2, 2004, at 11
a.m. at the Warren Center United Methodist Church with her pastor, the
Rev. Brad Marple, officiating. Interment will follow in the Warren Center
Cemetery. A period of visitation and sharing memories will be held
on Sunday, Feb. 1, from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Sutfin Funeral Chapel, 273 S.
Main St., Nichols, and on Monday, Feb. 2, from 10 a.m. until the time of
the service at the church. Those who wish may kindly consider a memorial
contribution to the Warren Center United Methodist Church in loving memory
of Roena Ivalou Young. Submitted by Carol Brotzman
KELLEY Howard I.Kelley, aged 60, of Warren Center, died Jan. 31, 1968. Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 O'clock at the Pinnock Funeral Home in LeRaysville. Interment will be in Warren Center Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home Friday afternoon and evening. Pinnock Funeral Home LeRaysville, PA.
MANCHESTER EDITH
Mrs. Edith Lyons, widow of George Lyons of Warren Center, died Saturday,
Oct. 8 at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. And Mrs. Raymond
Nichols of Friendsville. Besides her daughter, she is survived by
a son, Walter Scott Lyons of Long Beach, Calif. And the following grandchildren:
Mrs. Frank Barnum and Victor Nichols of Little Meadows; Mrs. Sylvenus
Gower, Delmar and Donald Nichols of West Corners, NY; Mrs. Robert
Jones of Ulster; Mrs. Leland Carlton, George and Joyce Nichols of Endicott,
NY; Kenneth Nichols of Ketchemville, NY; Franklin Nichols of Warren Center;
Reece and Edward Nichols of Friendsville. Fourteen great grandchildren
also survive. The body was removed to the Pinnock Funeral Home in
LeRaysville where the funeral will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m., Rev. C.W.
Carter officiating. Burial will be in Warren Center cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home at any time. - 1949
MANDEVILLE –MARY M. SCHAFFENAKER, 84, a resident of the Dar-Way Nursing Home in Estella passed away Saturday, April 26, 1986. She was formerly of 93 Lycoming Street in Canton. Mrs. Schaffenaker was born September, 1901 in Canton, a daughter of Eugene and Mary Jane Wightman Mandeville. She was a member of the Canton Church of Christ (Disciples) and a former member of the Canton Village Improvement Association. Surviving are a brother, Albert E. Mandeville of Lukin, Texas along with nephews and nieces. William and Evelyn Meade, Mary Ralph Dickinson, Loretta and Theodore Chapman, all of Horseheads, NY, along with Albert E. Mandeville III, Jeanne and C. B. Burris, Mary Ellen and William Travis, Sue Ellen and Damon Southard, Julie and Douglass Shands, all of Texas; plus nephews and other cousins. She was predeceased by her husband, Floyd E. in 1974. The funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, April 30, at the Estey and Munroe Funeral Home, 15 Park St., Owego with the Rev. Raymond Purdy and Pastor Louis H. Friend, III officiating. Burial will follow in the Warren Center Cemetery. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 6-9 p.m. at the funeral home. –Towanda Daily Review.
NEWMAN –ALICE A. CATLIN, 69, of Warren Center, died on Monday, Nov. 19, 1984, at Binghamton General Hospital. She was born March 22, 19165, in Warren Center, a daughter of Nathan and Susie Chaffee Newman. She is survived by her daughters; Mrs. Sandra Berry of Windham (RD 2 Rome) and Mary Jane Chapman of Ithaca, N.Y.; two brothers; Keith Newman and Leigh Newman, both of Warren Center; two sisters; Mrs. Marian Frick of Williamsport and Mrs. Ava Pitcher of Warren Center; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Funeral and committal services will be held on Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the Sutfin Funeral Chapel, Nichol, N.Y. with the Rev. George E. Ayers, officiating. Interment will be in the Warren Center Cemetery. At the request of the family there will be no visitation. –Towanda Daily Review.
LEIGH A. NEWMAN, 84, of Coburn Hill Road, Warren Center, died Tuesday, Oct. 26, 1993, at the Bradford County Manor. Born Sept. 6, 1909, in Warren Center, he was a son of Nathan and Susie (Chaffee) Newman. On July 29, 1937, he married the former Eloise Prince in Cadies. Leigh was a life member of the Warren Center Baptist Church, where he served as trustee, and deacon. He was a well-known dairy farmer and had been an employee of the Pennsylvania State Highway Department. He had been an active member of the Warren Center Fire Department and a former member of the Warren Center Grange. In addition to his wife, Eloise, at home, he is survived by his daughters and sons-in-law, Nancy and Paul Leutbecher of Warren Center and Margaret and Donald Duffy of Vestal; sons and daughters-in-law, L. Edward and Caroline Newman of Jacksonville, Fla., and Gary L. and Linda Newman of Little Meadows, Pa.; a sister-in-law Vida Newman of Burlington; 13 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. He was predeceased by his brother, Keith and Walter Newman and sisters, Marion Frick, Ava Pitcher and Alice Catlin. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time. The family will receive friends Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Sutfin Funeral Chapel, Nichols. Expressions of sympathy may be directed to the Warren Center Baptist Church, Warren Center, or the Windham Ambulance Association in care of Lillian Merrill, RR 2, Rome, Pa. Buried Warren Cemetery. –Towanda Daily Review
NEWMAN Sarah A
The Owego Record September 4 1891
Died at Warren Centre, PA, Aug 31, 1891, of cancer Sarah A. NEWMAN,
wife of L. N. WADE. The funeral was held Wednesday at Warren Centre. She
is survived by her husband and three sons - D. H. and L. D. of Atlanta,
GA, and John W. of Brazil. Her home for many years had been in this village
where she possessed a circle of warm friends, who regret her suffering
an death.
OSTRANDER GENEVIEVE PENDLETON
Daily Review September 16, 2007
Genevieve O. Pendleton, 87, of Chemung View Apartments, Athens, Pa.,
and formerly of Warren Center, Pa., passed away peacefully on Saturday
morning, Sept. 15, 2007, at the Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre. She was
born on Jan. 4, 1920, in Elmira, N.Y., a daughter of the late John and
Maye (Turk) Ostrander. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in
Sayre. Genevieve was an avid reader and enjoyed attending Friday Bible
Study at the Chemung View Apartments. A thoughtful and caring lady,
Genevieve was known by many as an "adopted" mother and grandmother. She
will be greatly missed by her family and many friends. Genevieve
is survived by her sister-in-law, Jeanette Pendleton of Warren Center;
several nieces, nephews and their families; and many friends at Chemung
View Apartments, among them special friends and caregivers Mary Walker
and Ned Vinson. Genevieve was predeceased by her first husband, Albert
Wheaton, and second husband, Arthur Pendleton; a brother, Turk Ostrander;
and a sister, Louise Judge. Family and friends are invited to attend funeral
services and a celebration of Genevieve's life at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept.
18, at the Warren Center Baptist Church, Warren Center. Interment will
follow in the Warren Center Cemetery. A period of visitation and
sharing will be held from 10 a.m. until the time of the service at the
church. Those who wish may kindly consider a memorial contribution
to the Warren Center Baptist Church, RR1, Box 536, Warren Center, Pa. 18851,
or the First Baptist Church, 221 N. Elmer Ave., Sayre, Pa. 18840, in loving
memory of Genevieve O. Pendleton. Caring assistance is being
provided by the Cooley Family of the Sutfin Funeral Chapel, 273 S. Main
St., Nichols, N.Y. Submitted by Carol Hoose Brotzman
NORMAN ROCKEFELLER, age 72, of RR 1, Warren Township, Warren Center, Pa., passed away Wednesday afternoon, June 16, 1999, at the Towanda Memorial Hospital. A lifelong resident of Warren Center, he was born on June 6, 1927, a son of Marjorie (Evans) Rockefeller and the late Manton Rockefeller. He was a graduate of the Warren Center School in 1943 and LeRaysville High School in 1945. On July 29, 1950, he married the former Gertrude Williams in Camptown, Pa. Norma was a longtime employee of Lee Knowles Inc. in Vestal, N.Y. and was also a self-employed masonry contractor. He was a social member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars No. 6824, Haigh’s Pond, and enjoyed sharing many fond memories with his friends there. He also enjoyed Nascar racing, hunting and fishing outings with his grandchildren. He is survived by his mother, Marjorie Rockefeller, and his wife of almost 49 years, Gertrude, of Warren Center; sons and daughters-in-law, Dennis and Joyce Rockefeller of Augusta, Ga., Lynn and Jayne Rockefeller of Rome, Pa.; brother, Dale Rockefeller of Warren Center; sister-in-law, Mary Sibers of Little Meadows, Pa.; brothers-in-law, Erwin (Mary) Williams of Smithville Flats, N.Y., Howard Williams of Tioga Center, N.Y., Arthur Williams, Bruce (Barb) Williams, all of Warren Center; his special grandchildren, Michael, Christopher, Jeffrey, Jennifer, Brian, David and Matthew; aunt, Marguerite Williams of Little Meadows; several nieces, nephews and cousins. He was predeceased by his father, Manton Rockefeller in 1983. Family and friends are invited to attend funeral and committal services at 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 20, 1999 at the Sutfin Funeral Chapel, 273 Main St., Nichols, N.Y. The Rev. Brad Marple, pastor of the Warren Center United Methodist Church, will officiate. The family will receive their friends on Saturday from 5 to 8 p.m. and on Sunday from 1 to 2 p.m. at the Sutfin Funeral Chapel. Those who wish may kindly consider a memorial contribution to the Warren Center United Methodist Church, Warren Center, Pa. or the VFW Post 6824, RR1, Rome, Pa. –Towanda Daily Review. (Burial in Warren center Cemetery.)
ROCKWELL –BEVERLY J. BALDWIN, 64, of Warren Center, passed away Thursday, Aug. 14, 2003. She was predeceased by her father, Lloyd Rockwell, and her son, Donald Baldwin. She is survived by her husband, Welton J. Baldwin, Warren Center; three children and their spouses, Burt and Betsy Baldwin, Little Meadows, Linda and Jim Olmstead, Warren Center, and Ronald and Penny Baldwin, Warren Center; grandchildren, Cindy, James, Shawneen, Heather, Amanda, and Katie, great-grandchildren, Summer, Sydney, Alex, Anthony and Trent; also her mother, Theresa Rockwell, Little Meadows; sisters and brothers, Harold Rockwell, Conklin, Lyle and Joanne Rockwell, Athens, Shirley and Mike Vincent, Warren Center, Lucille and Gordon Stone, Canton, David and Mary Rockwell, Binghamton, Donna and Bernie Shaver, Little Meadows; in-laws, Elson (Parker) and Frances Baldwin, LeRaysville, Jim and Virginia Baldwin, Nichols, Verna and Ken Veil, Hornbrook; several nieces, nephews and many friends. Beverly retired from Amphenol Inter Connect. She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary Warren Center, she was also a big NASCAR race fan. Funeral services will be held Monday, Aug. 18, at 10 a.m. from the Coleman & Daniels Funeral Home, Route 434, Apalachin. The Rev. Larry Jennings will officiate. Burial will follow in the Warren Center Cemetery. Family will receive friends at the funeral home Sunday from 3 to 6 p.m. Contributions may be made in her memory to the Little Meadows Rescue Squad, Little Meadows, PA. or to the Warren Center Ladies Auxiliary, Rome, Pa. or to the Warren Center Baptist Church, Warren Center, Pa. –Towanda Daily Review.
GEORGE LYMAN SNYDER, 73, of Warren Center, PA, passed away peacefully April 21, 2003, in Canton, he was the son of the late George William and Mamie Louise Chaffee Snyder. He was a graduate of Vestal High School, class of 1947 and was a retired employee of Ingersoll Rand in Athens. Mr. Snyder was a former member of the Warren Center Volunteer Fire Department the Northeast Lions Club and the old Stump Jumpers Engine Club. He was a good athlete and an accomplished bowler. He had a great respect for all living things and will be greatly missed by his daughters. Surviving are his daughters and sons-in-law, Kathy Snyder and Jack Sosenko, Johnson City, NY; Charlotte and Rodney Decker, Athens; and Barbara Snyder, Warren Center, who loving cared for her dad; brother and sister-in-law, Paul and Sue Rounds, Montour Falls, NY; his grandchildren, Justin Sosenko, Angie and Amanda Decker, Jackie Laman, Jody Steen and Bill Sosenko; many nieces and nephews; and good friends Irwin and Lucille Chrispell. He was predeceased by his wife Irene Rounds Snyder, on May 10, 1991; his grandson David Sosenko; and his sister, Adelaide Snyder. Funeral services and a celebration of his life was held April 25, 2003 at the Sutfin Funeral Chapel, Nichols, NY. Interment followed in the Warren Center Cemetery. Those who wish may kindly consider a memorial contribution to the Warren Center Fire Department in care of Paul Moran, RR2, Box 406, Rome, PA. Cards and gifts of remembrances may be directed to the family in care of Ms. Barbara Snyder, RR1 Box 604, Warren Center, PA in loving memory of Mr. Snyder. –Canton Independent Sentinel. --- (Born September 24, 1929), in Canton
SNYDER –KATHERINE HUNT WILCOX, 83 of Poole Rd., Apalachin, N.Y. and formerly of West Warren, Pa. passed away suddenly and unexpectedly Saturday, March 4, 2006 at her home. She was predeceased by her first husband, Francis Hunt in 1968 and her second husband, Kenneth Wilcox in 2005; her siblings, Adelaide Snyder and George Snyder and three grandchildren. Katherine is survived by her daughters and son-in-law, Janice Walter and fiancé Frank Gardner of Apalachin, Gail and Andrew Lesko of Goodyear, Ariz.; her sons and daughter-in-law, Francis E. Hunt, and Richard and Carol Hunt, all of Apalachin and Robert “Gary” Hunt of Binghamton, N.Y.; her brother and sister-in-law, Bill and Shirley Snyder of North Orwell, Pa.; 10 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews; and several close friends. Katherine was born on May 18, 1923 in Canton, Pa., a daughter of the late George and Mamie (Chaffee) Snyder. She retired from IBM, where she was employed in the personnel department. Katie enjoyed handcrafting “Fancy work,” known by her family and friends as knitting and crocheting, although her greatest pleasure was being surrounded by her family and friends. Abiding with her wishes, cremation will take place at the Tioga Point Cemetery, Athens. A memorial service and time of remembering the special gift Katie was to all of us will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 11 at the Sutfin Funeral Chapel, 273 S. Main St., Nichols, N.Y. with Pastor David Pitcher of the West Warren Congregational Church officiating. Interment of her ashes will follow in the Warren Center Cemetery. A period of visitation and sharing memories will be held from 11 a.m. until the time of the service Saturday at the funeral chapel. Friends who wish may kindly consider a memorial contribution to the American Heart Association, 59 Court St., Binghamton, N.Y. in loving memory of Katherine Hunt Wilcox. –Towanda Daily Review
GERALD ‘JERRY’ W. VANKUREN, our beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and great friend, Gerald “Jerry” W. VanKuren, 66, of Warren Center, passed away unexpectedly Thursday morning, July 21, 2005. Jerry was born on June 12, 1939, in Binghamton, N.Y., a son of the late Lloyd and Elizabeth (Gower) VanKuren. Jerry was a graduate of Montrose Area High School. Following graduation he enlisted into the U.S. Army and was stationed at West Point. Jerry was retired from IBM, Owego, N.Y., and spent his recent years wintering in Florida and his summers near his family in Warren Center. Jerry was a member of the Warren Center United Methodist Church, a member of the IBM Quarter Century Club and founding member of the Little Meadows Rescue Squad. He was an avid hunter and enjoyed fishing, sports and especially watching his grandchildren in their various sporting events. Jerry followed the baseball games that were televised and especially enjoyed the Yankee games. He was handy at carpentry and assisted many neighbors, friends and family members. He will be greatly missed by his family, friends and his community. Jerry is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 40 years, Lorna (Gower) VanKuren, his daughter and son-in-law, Michele and Tom Keefe, and his daughter-in-law, Elane VanKuren, all of Warren Center; his daughter, Nancy Browning of Mississippi; his brothers and sisters-in-law; Richard and Suzanne VanKuren and Donald and Carol VanKuren, all of Forest Lake, Pa., William and Evelyn VanKuren of Montrose, Pa., James and Ilse VanKuren of Vestal, N.Y., and Paul Snell of Forest Lake; his special grandchildren, Andrew and Tifani VanKuren, Erin, Joseph and Taylor Keefe, and Natalie and Amanda Browning; his special adopted family, Brandy Hicks, and Harold and Cindy Martin; and many nieces, nephews and cousins. Jerry was predeceased by his son, Michael VanKuren; sisters, Janet Wood and Jeanne Manzer; and a grandson, Keith VanKuren. A time of remembering the special gift that Jerry was to all of us will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, July 24, at the Stufin Funeral Chapel, 273 S. Main St., Nichols, N.Y. with his pastor, the Rev. Brad Marple and Pastor Larry Jennings of the Warren Center Baptist Church officiating. Interment will follow in the Warren Center Cemetery. Family and friends are invited to attend a period of visitation from 2 to 7 p.m. Saturday, July 23, at the Sutfin Funeral Chapel. Those who wish may kindly consider a memorial contribution to the Little Meadows Rescue Squad, c/o Mrs. Ruth Chase, RR1, Little Meadows, Pa. or the Warren Center Fire Co., c/o/ Mr. Paul Moran, RR2, Box 406, Warren Center, Pa. –Towanda Daily Review.
Michael "Mike" VAN KUREN
Daily Review, Michael "Mike" VanKuren, 36, deputy Bradford County sheriff,
of RR 1, Little Meadows, Pa., died Wednesday, March 31, 2004. Born March
15, 1968, in Endicott, N.Y., he was the son of Gerald W. VanKuren and Lorna
J. Gower VanKuren. "Mike," as he was known by his family and many
friends, was a graduate of Northeast Bradford High School, Class of 1987,
where he was active in basketball and baseball. In 1990 Mike graduated
from the Allentown Police Academy, Allentown, Pa. Mike formerly served
as a police officer for the boroughs of Towanda, Sayre, Rome and LeRaysville
and for Rome Township. In March of 1995, Mike became associated with
the Bradford County Sheriff's Office as a deputy sheriff, a position he
maintained until the time of his death. He was also a member of the Bradford
County Drug Task Force along with his canine partner, Montana. On Sept.
4, 1998, he married the former Elane Freeman in the Warren Center United
Methodist Church. Mike was working toward his associate's degree in Criminal
Justice through Lackawanna College in Towanda. His family will receive
his degree in his honor in May of 2004. Mike was a member of the Warren
Center United Methodist Church, Pennsylvania Deputy Sheriff's Association,
National Rifle Association, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, National Police
Working Dogs Association and National Wild Turkey Association. Mike coached
Little League baseball for NEBALL for several years and also formerly served
as NEBALL president. Mike also served as a PSS instructor at Penn State
University for several years. Mike loved the outdoors, hunting, archery
and fishing. He was the grand champion of the 2003 Muzzy Invitational Tournament
in Monticello, N.Y. Surviving are: his wife, Elane VanKuren, his son, Andrew
Todd VanKuren, and his daughter, Tifani Elizabeth VanKuren, all at home;
his parents, Gerald W. VanKuren and Lorna J. Gower VanKuren of Warren Center;
his sister and brother-in-law, Michele A. and Thomas Keefe of Warren Center;
his half-sister, Nancy Browning of Biloxi, Miss.; two nieces, Erin and
Taylor Keefe, and a nephew, Joseph Keefe, all of Warren Center; and several
aunts, uncles and cousins. The funeral service will be held Sunday, April
4, at 2:30 p.m. at the Maryott-Bowen Funeral Home, 217 York Ave., Towanda,
with the Rev. Brad Marple, pastor of the Warren Center United Methodist
Church, and Rev. Larry Jennings, pastor of the Warren Center Baptist Church,
officiating. Interment will follow in the Warren Center Cemetery,
Warren Center. The family will receive friends on Saturday from noon to
4 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home. The family requests that memorial
contributions may be directed to the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, P.O.
Box 8249, Missoula, Mont. 59807, in Michael Allen VanKuren's memory. Submitted
by Carol Brotzman
Suspects caught up in drug manufacturing
By: Charles Schillinger and Erin Lemley 04/01/2004
Two suspects wanted in the killing of Bradford County Sheriff deputies
have run into the law before. Both Dustin Briggs, 25, and Jacob W. White,
29, were reportedly involved with the sale of methamphetamine and the manufacturing
of the controlled substance last July. The Brock family, which lives at
the corner of Roaring Run Road and Congdon Road in South Creek Township,
are neighbors of the Briggs and were shocked by the news that Dustin Briggs
reportedly shot and killed two police officers. "I knew he had problems
with the law - but killing officers? It's unbelievable," said Devon Brock.
Tiffany Brock, who was a classmate of Dustin Briggs, described him as about
6 feet tall and about 26 years of age. Mr. Brock said Dustin Briggs had
"always been in trouble." Dustin Briggs allegedly sold two ounces of methamphetamine
to Jacob White last July at a junkyard owned by Arlan Briggs on Congdon
Road in Wells Township, according to an affidavit filed by the sheriff's
department. Police later revealed that a search was conducted at the junkyard
with the permission of Arlan Briggs, and authorities found White was allegedly
storing a tank used for the manufacturing of methamphetamine. Reports indicate
deputies also found items commonly used to manufacture methamphetamine
inside of car trunks. Residue from a crock pot in one of the trunks tested
positive for methamphetamine, and a fingerprint on the crock pot was identified
as being White's, according to the police report. Based on these findings,
the Bradford County Sheriff's Office charged White with unlawful delivery
of methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine, and use or possession
of drug paraphernalia on Jan. 8. White told police he had helped Dustin
Briggs and Robert Jordan to clean up items associated with the manufacture
of methamphetamine at the junkyard and had also purchased two ounces of
the drug from Dustin Briggs, police said. White pled not guilty to
all charges at his arraignment before District Justice Jonathan Wilcox
on Feb. 9, the docket sheet states. At a hearing before Judge Jeffrey A.
Smith on March 1, White declined to enter a plea because he requested new
counsel. He did not appear for a pre-trial conference at 8:30 a.m. on Feb.
16, according to the report, and his $15,000 bail was forfeited. A bench
warrant was issued and reportedly delivered March 22 because of White's
failure to appear at his pre-trial ©Daily and Sunday Review 2004
Two Bradford County sheriff's deputies shot dead
By Dan Amidon, C.J. Marshall and Charles Schillinger 04/01/2004
WELLS TWP. - An intense search was underway late Wednesday night for
a suspect wanted for the killing of two Bradford County sheriff's deputies
earlier in the day. Bradford County Sheriff Steve Evans identified the
slain deputies as Michael VanKuren and Chris Burgert. He said they were
killed while attempting to serve a warrant at a private residence on Congdon
Road in Wells Township around 11:15 a.m. The shooting triggered a massive
manhunt throughout Bradford County, as authorities searched for convicted
felon Dustin Briggs. Briggs, 27, of Gillett was reported as one of three
at the scene when the shooting occurred. Authorities said he fled. Authorities
were also searching for Jacob W. White, 29, but they would not confirm
or deny his presence at the scene, according to state police Trooper Tom
Kelly, who is serving as liason at the command center at the South Creek
Fire Hall. White was being sought in the hopes that he will provide information
leading to Briggs, Kelly said. Evans said that VanKuren, 36, from Warren
Center, was married with two teenage children, and had nearly 10 years
with the sheriff's department. Burgert, 30, of Sayre, had been with the
force for six years, Evans said, and is survived by a wife and young son.
Both were wearing bullet-proof vests when they were killed, Evans reported.
The sheriff also reported that authorities were searching for another suspect
in relation to a felony methamphetamine warrant at the Congdon Road property.
Evans would not release the name of the person. Kelly said that both deputies
were shot and killed in the driveway of the residence, which is owned by
Arlan Briggs, father of Dustin Briggs. After the shooting, someone in the
house dialed 911, Kelly reported. Both Burgert and VanKuren were found
dead in the driveway between 11:20 and 11:30 a.m., Kelly said. Kelly
also reported that Briggs has had previous violent confrontations with
the police. "Briggs is not afraid of authority in any way, shape or form."
Kelly said. Briggs has a criminal history in both New York State and Pennsylvania,
Kelly said. Dustin Briggs allegedly sold two ounces of methamphetamine
to White last July at Briggs Junkyard owned by Arlan Briggs in Gillett,
according to an affidavit filed in District Justice Jonathan Wilcox office
by the sheriff's department. White told deputies that he, Briggs, and Robert
Jordan cleaned up items used to manufacture methamphetamine at the junkyard,
according to the affidavit. As of late Wednesday, authorities were searching
throughout the area for associates of Dustin Briggs, conducting house-to-house
searches, Kelly said. Kelly reported that over 100 law enforcement officials
- including officers from the FBI and the AFT - participated in the manhunt.
Federal officers were called in because the incident occurred so close
to the New York border. K-9 units were also pressed into serving earlier
in the day, and are now on stand-by status. Authorities were searching
the area for four vehicles, Kelly reported. The first was a red Chevrolet
Cavalier, the second a gray full-sized Chevrolet Blazer, the third was
a silver and blue S-10 Blazer, and the fourth a tan Ford Explorer. Kelly
said that Dustin Briggs had access to all the vehicles, but it is uncertain
if he was driving any of them. A number of people were being interviewed
in the case, including April Harris, who is Dustin Briggs' girlfriend,
Kelly reported. Harris turned herself in voluntarily to the authorities
and was being questioned at the command center on Wednesday. Kelly
also said a Tip Line has been set up at the command center. Anyone with
information on the case may call (570)-596-2425. State police, the sheriff's
department, and other local law enforcement officials set up roadblocks
throughout the area in an attempt to take Briggs into custody Wednesday.
New York State troopers and agents from the Chemung County Sheriff's Department
also staffed roadblocks along the northern boarder, asking motorists to
open their trucks, and in some cases checking the cargo areas of enclosed
trucks. At the Pennsylvania-New York border in Ridgebury, state troopers
dressed in camouflage and armed with assault rifles hunted the woods in
the surrounding area. Kimberly Bilbrey, an employee at the Stateline Mart,
9 Main St., Wellsburg, N.Y., said police starting arriving around 6 p.m.
At about 7 p.m., she said a mass of authorities began to move into the
vicinity. Units ranged from Pennsylvania and New York state troopers to
agents donned in Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearm jackets and a K-9 unit from
Canton Borough. "I've been in this area my whole life - I've never seen
anything like this," Bilbrey said. Police at the scene on the state line
would not comment on the situation. A minor accident that occurred in Ridgebury
was not related, one officer reported. Tiffany Brock, who was a classmate
of Dustin Briggs, said she was shocked when Mark Briggs, a close relative
to Dustin, approached her house and said his truck had broken down. "A
friend had just called me and told me what happened," Tiffany Brock said
about the two deputies who were shot. "And then Mark Briggs showed up at
the house -- I was scared half to death." Tiffany Brock said authorities
arrived soon afterwards. Police on scene at their residence and with weapons
drawn, searched the Brock storage area which had been left open, but no
one was found. The Brocks live approximately one mile south of the Briggs
residence where it was reported the deputies were shot. "I know the roads
and woods in this area pretty well," said Devon Brock, Tiffany's father.
"But it doesn't compare to Dustin -- to all of the Briggs for that matter."
Mr. Brock said Dustin and his family are avid hunters and knew the trails
throughout the area from riding four-wheelers. "On a four-wheeler, you
can get on a trail and head all the way to Troy," Mr. Brock said. The killings
set off shock waves throughout Bradford County Wednesday as news of the
two men's deaths reverberated throughout the community. Both VanKuren and
Burgert worked in the past for the Towanda Police Department, according
to Chief Frank Lindsey. Lindsey said he considered VanKuren and Burgert
"my best friends." "They were excellent, excellent police officers, and
they were excellent people," Lindsey said. The flags at the top of the
courthouse were ordered lowered to half-mast by the Bradford County Commissioners
in honor of the memory of the VanKuren and Burgert. "All I can say
it is just profound sadness and heavy hearts, and our thoughts go to the
families, and the Bradford County Sheriff's office," said Bradford County
Commissioner Chairman Nancy Schrader. "These people had daily dealings
with the courthouse, and all the offices. It's just so hard to believe.
Two people doing their job and always doing it well and somebody comes
and does something like this. I have profound sympathy for the family.
It's just a very, very sad day in Bradford County, that two fine gentlemen,
who were doing their job and doing it well, could lose their lives because
of the vicious acts of others." "I'm flat-out shocked," said Bradford County
Commissioner Doug McLinko. "I knew Mike VanKuren well. He was a very close
friend. He came out to the restaurant. Mike was an animal lover, like my
wife. Chris Burgert was a great guy, too. I'm praying for their families.
The whole sheriff's department is made up of excellent people. It's just
terrible - it's absolutely heartbreaking." The mood at the courthouse was
subdued Wednesday, with many people on the main floor crying. A number
of officers from the county probation department were spotted in the front
foyer, armed with handguns and carrying radios, watching people as they
entered and left the courthouse. "The probation department, at the request
of Judge (Jeffrey) Smith, offered its services in any capacity to provided
needed security at the courthouse," explained Tom Schuster, director of
the Bradford County Probation Department. Schuster also said that probation
officers carrying sidearms were also wearing body armor for the duration
of the event. Reporters James Loewenstein and Erin Lemley contributed to
this story.
WALTER L. ‘BUD’ WHEATON, 71, a life long and much loved resident of Warren Center, Pa., went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2005, at the Wilkes-Barre Veterans Hospital. Bud was born on Sept. 8, 1933 in Warren Center, Pa., a son of Glenn and Gene (Runyon) Wheaton. He attended school in Warren Center and was a graduate of Vestal High School Class of 1951. On Oct. 30, 1954, in Warren Center, he married his high school sweetheart and best friend Ruth Jones. For many years, Bud owned and operated his own plumbing and heating business. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and raising miniature horses and goats. Bud is survived by his loving and devoted wife of fifty years Ruth; his daughters and son-in-law, Terry Patterson of Warren Center, Pa., Dixie Wheaton, of Vestal, Tammy and Rick Arnold of Litchfield, Pa., and Jamie Bozon of Vestal; his sons and daughters-in-law, Craig and Frances Wheaton of Calif., Kevin and Mary Wheaton of Vestal, Curtis and Kim Wheaton of Rome, Pa., and Corliss and Molly Wheaton of Oneida, N.Y.; his brothers and sisters-in-law, Fred and Betty Wheaton and Douglas and Marylee Wheaton all of Warren Center, Pa.; his sister and brother-in-law, Kathleen “Judy” and David Dickenson of Inwood, W.Va.; 18 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Bud was predeceased by two granddaughters Carrie and Rebecca Wheaton. Funeral services and celebration of Bud’s life will be held on Saturday, Feb. 26 at 11 a.m., at the Sutfin Funeral Chapel, 273 S. Main St., Nichols, N.Y., with rev. Raymond D. Purdy, officiating. Interment will follow in the Warren Center Cemetery. A period of visitation and sharing memories will be held on Friday evening, Feb. 25 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral chapel. Those who wish may kindly consider memorial contributions to the Wheels for the World – Joni & Friends, P.O. Box 3333, Agoura Hills, CA in loving memory of Walter ‘Bud” Wheaton. –Towanda Daily Review.
James W. "Sonny" "Bo" "Sunshine" WHEELER
Daily Review James W. "Sonny" "Bo" "Sunshine" Wheeler, 73, of 314 Poplar
St., Towanda, passed away Sunday morning, Feb. 29, 2004, at the Robert
Packer Hospital. James W. "Sonny" "Bo" "Sunshine" Wheeler, 73, of 314 Poplar
St., Towanda, passed way Sunday morning, Feb. 29, 2004, at the Robert Packer
Hospital, Sayre, following a courageous nine-month battle with cancer.Born
Feb. 8, 1931, in Towanda, he was a son of the late Harry and Edith Johnson
Wheeler. On July 3, 1954, he married the former Elma Pitcher in the Rome
Methodist Church. James was employed by the Vandevort Mill in Wysox for
many years. He assisted several area farmers for a number of years and
provided lawn-care service to families in his neighborhood. He also served
as caretaker for the Towanda Public Library. James loved spending time
with his grandchildren and traveling with his wife in their motor home.
He loved animals, especially training horses. He was an avid outdoorsman
and enjoyed swimming, walking, hunting and fishing. He also enjoyed country
and western music. Surviving are his wife of nearly 50 years, Elma Pitcher
Wheeler, at home; five children, Nancy Wheeler Stockdale and her husband,
Gregory Stockdale, of Newark Valley, N.Y., Robert Wheeler and his wife,
Charlotte Vanderpool Wheeler of Towanda, Ronald Wheeler and his wife, Linda
Wheeler, of Monroeton, Janet Delamater and her husband, Paul Delamater,
of Towanda, and Judy Frisbie and her husband, Nelson Frisbie Jr., of Athens;
his grandchildren, Karie and Jenny Stockdale, Shannon Seltzler, Bobby Jo
Brown and her husband, Chris Brown, Christine Wheeler, Ronald Wheeler Jr.,
Jeanenne Wheeler, Linda Sue Chapman, Scott Frisbie, Nancy-Margaret Frisbie
and Nicole Frisbie; his great-grandchildren, Camryn and Corbin Brown, Kiara
and Tyler Lain, and Emily Frisbie; his sister, Elizabeth Webb and her husband,
Hector Maisonete, of Newburgh, N.Y.; his special mother-in-law, Margaret
Pitcher of Warren Center; a niece and her husband, Mary "Tessie" and Larry
Travers and their children, Cindy Travers, Lisa and Victor Suriano and
their two children, all of Staten Island, N.Y.; a niece, Phyllis Logosso
and her children, Michelle and Marissa Logosso; his special aunt, Martha
Logosso, all of Staten Island; and several brothers-ion-law and sisters-in-law
from Warren Center and Endicott, N.Y. In addition to his parents he was
preceded in death by a grandson, Lyle Chapman, and a nephew, Frank Logosso.
The funeral service will be held Thursday, March 4, 2004, at 11 a.m. at
the Maryott-Bowen Funeral Home, 217 York Ave., Towanda, with Mr. Duane
Beaven officiating. Interment will follow in the Warren Center Cemetery,
Warren Center. The family will receive friends on Thursday from 9 to 11
a.m. at the funeral home. The family suggests that memorial contributions
may be directed to the Towanda Public Library, 104 Main St., Towanda, Pa.
18848, in James W. Wheeler's memory. Submitted by Carol HOOSE Brotzman
WILLSON - Paula Gamble If
tears could build a stairway and memories a lane, we'd walk right up to
heaven and bring you home again. ... Surrounded by her loving family, Paula
J. Gamble, 62, of LeRaysvillle, Pa., went home to be with her Lord on Sunday,
Oct. 12, 2008, following a courageous battle with Lupus. Paula was
born on March 4, 1946, a daughter of Raymond and Elnora (Williams) Willson.
She was a graduate of Waverly High School Class of 1965. On April 19, 1974,
she married Earl J. Gamble. Paula was devoted to her family and treasured
the time spent with her grandchildren. Paula also enjoyed sewing, quilting,
gardening, scrapbooking and baking cookies for her grandchildren.
Paula is survived by her husband of 34 years, Earl J. Gamble; her sons
and daughter-in-law, William "Bill" and Lorrie Gamble of Apalachin, N.Y.,
David Gamble of LeRaysville, Pa.; her daughter and son-in-law, Susan M.
and James Russell; her parents, Raymond and Elnora Willson of LeRaysville,
Pa.; brothers and sisters-in-law, Rev. James and Donna Willson of Rochester,
N.Y., Tom and Margaret Willson of Rome, Pa., Raymond and Robin Willson
of Rome, Pa.; her sister, Claudia Willson of Lockwood, N.Y.; her precious
grandchildren, Avery and Emily Russell, Josh and Cassidy Colvin, Lucas,
Nick and Sierra Gamble; nieces and nephews, Josh and Jacob Willson, Faith
and Angela Willson, Heather Willson, Heidi Petterson, Tasha Villarreal;
a special little girl who brought smiles to Paula's day, Jorja Welch; and
her special friend and caregiver, Dr. Robert Michaels. Paula was predeceased
by her sister, Glenora Willson; her grandparents, Victor and Gertrude Willson,
Pearl and Claudia Williams; and a grandson, Lance Gamble. Family
and friends are invited to attend a celebration of Paula's life at 1 p.m.
on Thursday, Oct. 16, at the Sutfin Funeral Chapel, 273 South Main St.,
Nichols, with Pastor Dale Anscheutz, Paula's brother Jim Willson, Pastor
Dusty Prudy and Pastor Mike Killingsworth. Interment will follow in the
Warren Center Cemetery. A period of visitation and sharing memories of
Paula will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 15, at the Sutfin
Funeral Chapel. Memories and condolences for her family may also be shared
by visiting our Web site at www.sutfinfuneralchapel.com. Friends who wish
may kindly consider a memorial contribution to the Lupus Foundation of
America, 25 Washington Lane, Suite 39-1, Wyncote, PA 19095; The Arthritis
Foundation, PO Box 96280, Washington, DC 20077-7491, or the Warren Center
Independent Bible Church, P.O. Box 94, Warren Center, Pa., in loving memory
of Paula J. Gamble. RHW. Published in the Daily Review
YOUNG Paul H
Daily Review on 1/17/2008.
When I come to the end of the road, and the sun has set for me,
remember the love that we have shared and that will comfort thee.
Paul H. Young, 86, of Warren Center passed away on Tuesday evening, Jan.
15, 2008. Paul was born on Oct. 9, 1921, in Waverly, N.Y., a son
of Wilmot and Edith (Wright) Young. He attended school in Warren Center
and was a graduate of LeRaysville High School Class of 1939. Following
graduation, Paul enlisted into the US Army and proudly served his country
during WW II. On Sept. 12, 1942 he married Rowena Jones and together they
celebrated 61 years of marriage until her passing on Jan. 30, 2004. "Ernie
Young" will long be remembered as a baseball player for the West Warren
ball team during the 1950's. Paul was a retired employee of IBM-Owego where
he was a member of the Quarter Century Club. In addition he also was a
member of the Warren Township Fire Department and served as Warren Township
Supervisor for 12 years. Paul enjoyed hunting, fishing and spending time
with his family. He is survived by: his sons and daughters-in-law,
Douglas and Janice Young of LeRaysville, Pa.; James and Kimberly Young
of North Carolina; Richard and Cheryl Young of Warren Center, Pa.; a sister,
Pat "Ethelyn" Johnson of Elmira, N.Y.; nine grandchildren, fifteen great
grandchildren and a great great granddaughter. Several nieces, nephews
and their families also survive. Paul was predeceased by: his wife,
Rowena; a sister, Evelyn Contento; brothers, Reuben and Stanley Young.
A funeral service and celebration of Paul's life will be held at 11 a.m.
on Monday, Jan. 21, 2008, at the Warren Center United Methodist Church.
A private family interment will follow in the Warren Center Cemetery. A
period of visitation and sharing memories will be held from 2 to 4 p.m.
on Sunday, Jan. 20, 2008, at the Sutfin Funeral Chapel, 273 South Main
St., Nichols, N.Y. A period of visitation will also be held from 10 a.m.
until the time of the service on Monday at the church. In Paul's
final days, the loving care he received from his friends at the Wyalusing
Personal Care Home and Guthrie Hospice were truly exceptional and greatly
appreciated. Those who wish may kindly consider a memorial contribution
to Guthrie Hospice, RR 1, Box 154, Towanda, Pa. 18848, in loving memory
of Paul H. Young. Submitted by Carol Brotzman
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