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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. |
ACKLEY Eldon Horace
Wellsboro Agitator – January 14, 1960
Eldon Horace Ackley, 68, proprietor of a hunting and fishing supply
store in Westfield, died Sunday, January 10, 1960. He was born in
Farmington Township July 21, 1891, the son of Frank and Nina Seaman Ackley.
A resident of Westfield, Mr. Ackley was active in Rt. 49ers Association,
a highway improvement group. He is survived by his widow, Ina Hunt
Ackley; two daughters, Mrs. Frank Manning and Mrs. Cutlit of Westfield;
one sister, Mrs. Ruth Mohnkern of Oil City; a brother, George, of Westfield;
5 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral will be held
at the family home Thursday afternoon at 2:30. The Rev. C. Lacy VanNorman
and the Rev. Joseph Leichliter, officiating. Burial will be in Krusen
Cemetery.
BIXBY GILBERT H.
Wellsboro Agitator – April 26, 1944
The funeral of Gilbert H. Bixby was held at the Baptist church in Westfield,
Thursday, Rev. Clifford Weber officiating; burial in the Crusen cemetery
at Westfield with committal rites by the Westfield I.O.O.F. Lodge.
He was born 90 years ago at Sylvania, Pa., son of Harrison and Louisa Bixby.
He married Ella Converse July 7, 1903, at Jasper, N.Y. He had resided
in Westfield for 29 years. Besides his widow, he is survived by a
daughter, Charlotte; a sister, Mrs. Nellie Decker, of Rochester, N.Y.;
a brother, Fred Bixby, of Erin, N.Y., and several nieces and nephews.
BOWEN Cynthia
Wellsboro Agitator, Tioga, PA--Tuesday, May 29, 1888
In Sunderlinville, PA., May 11, 1888 of pneumonia, Cynthia Pease, of
Westfield, PA, aged 88 years.
BOWMAN Milton G
Wellsboro Agitator – August 11, 1897
Died – Bowman, at Westfield, Pa., July ?, 1897, Mr. Milton G. Bowman,
aged 70 years.
BUTLER Harvey Merritt
Wellsboro Agitator – February 12, 1941
Harvey Merritt Butler died Wednesday after a week’s illness of pneumonia.
He was born in 1867 in Farmington, son of Rufus and Nancy Butler.
He was married in 1891 to Miss Martha Gee and they moved to Mixtown, Clymer
township, in 1899, where he had since resided. He leaves his widow;
daughters, Mrs. Lena Owlett, of Knoxville; Mrs. Dora Parson, of Elkland;
Mrs. Beva Trowbridge, of Elmer; Mrs. Irene Campbell, of Westfield; Mrs.
Myra Rushmore, of Sabinsville, Mrs. May Mertsoc, of Glens Falls, N.Y.;
sons, Arnold and Bernard, of Sabinsville; one sister, Mrs. Mary Whitney,
of Elmira; brothers, Emmitt Butler, of Lawrenceville, and Judd Butler,
of Tioga.
BUTLER Lulu
Wellsboro Agitator – October 27, 1926
The funeral of the late Lulu Butler Johnson (Johnston), who died Friday
in the Blossburg hospital, were held in the M. E. church Sunday afternoon,
Rev. Mr. Lundy, officiating; interment in the Krusen cemetery. Mrs.
Johnson leaves to mourn her death, her husband, Lewis Johnson, four small
children, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Butler, of Clymer, six sisters
and three brothers besides a host of friends.
BUTLER Lulu
Wellsboro Agitator – October 28, 1926
Westfield, Oct. 27 – The remains of Lucy Butler Johnson were brought
here from the Blossburg Hospital on Friday and the funeral services were
held in the M. E. church on Sunday afternoon, Rev. Lundy, officiating;
interment in the Krusen cemetery. Mrs. Johnson was yet in the bloom
of youth, being only a little past 30 years of age. She leaves to
mourn her loss, her husband, Lewis Johnson, and four young children., besides
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Butler, of Clymer; six sisters and three
brothers. The deceased was of a most amiable disposition, beloved
of many friends as the attendance at her funeral, in such inclement weather
testified. The sympathy of the entire community goes out to the bereaved
family.
CONVERSE ELLA
Wellsboro Agitator – April 20, 1949
Mrs. Ella Converse Bixby , aged 88 years, widow of Gilbert Bixby, life-long
resident of Westfield, died Sunday at her home. She was the daughter
of the late Mr. and Mrs. Alphus Converse. Survivors include one daughter,
Mrs. Ethel Farrell; one son, Erwin, of Westfield; a brother, Arthur Converse,
of Elmira. She was a member of the Baptist church and was affiliated
with all its organizations. Funeral services will be held today at
2 p.m. at the Baptist church, Rev. Norman Meade, officiating.
CUMMINGS Ruth
Wellsboro Agitator – May 24, 1916
--Mrs. Ruth Bowman died at her home in Westfield last week Tuesday,
after a long illness. She was born in Harrison township, January
6, 1833. Her maiden name was Ruth Cummings. She was the first
female child born in that township. April 23, 1853, she married Milton
G. Bowman, and in 1867 with her husband moved to Westfield, where she had
since resided. She was a member of the M. E. church. Her husband
died in July, 1897. Mrs. Bowman is survived by a son, Ross, and a
daughter, Mrs. E. G. McMinn. The funeral was held Saturday afternoon
at one o’clock; interment in the Krusen cemetery.
HOLCOMB Frank B.
Wellsboro Agitator – December 19, 1923
Frank B. Holcomb, died at his home in Westfield at 9 p.m. on Dec. 10,
of pneumonia, after a short illness. He was born at Trumansburg,
Tompkins county, N.Y., Dec. 7, 1860, a son of the late Escha and Ruth Ann
Scott Holcomb. Mr. Holcomb became a druggist when a young man and
sold drugs on the road for a time. About 39 years ago he located
in Westfield, in partnership in the drug business with Carl Welch.
Two years later he purchased Mr. Welch’s interest, Mr. Welch starting a
drug store in Wellsboro, and since that time, Mr. Holcomb had continued
the business. For many years, Mr. Holcomb also conducted a grocery
business, which he sold to Rogers & Davis about fifteen years ago.
Mr. Holcomb was a keen business man, and one of the most successful ones
in that part of Tioga county. Besides other interests he was a stockholder
in the Farmers & Traders National Bank of Westfield. In 1886,
he married Miss Anna Rose, who died in October, 1919. To them was
born one son, Harold, who died in infancy. Mr. Holcomb is survived
by a brother, Edwin S. Holcomb, and a sister, Mrs. O. Fersenheim, of Buffalo.
The funeral was held Thursday at 2 o’clock Rev. Mr. Johnson officiating;
interment in the Krusen cemetery at Westfield.
JOHNSTON Lewis
Wellsboro Agitator – August 4, 1955
Lewis Johnston, 71, died at his home in Westfield, Thursday, July 21,
1955, after a lengthy illness. He was born June 29, 1884, and lived
throughout his lifetime in the Westfield area. In 1916 he married
Miss Lulu Butler, who died 29 years ago. Mr. Johnston is survived
by two daughters, Mrs. Rex Trowbridge, of Sabinsville and Mrs. Wallace
Stafford of East Beechwood; two sons, Paul, of Sabinsville and Earl of
Genesee; 13 grandchildren, and three cousins, Howard and Charles Stevenson
of Westfield, and Frank Stevenson of Punxatawney. Funeral services
were Sunday. Burial was in Krusen Cemetery.
Arthur B. KELTS Dies at Wellsboro
Arthur B. Kelts, who retired in 1965 after serving for 36 years as
sales manager for the Eberle Tanning Co. in Elkland, died last Friday at
the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital. He had been employed by the
local firm for 52 years. He was 78. At the time of his retirement it was
announced that he would continue his association with the Eberle firm as
a director. Mr. Kelts joined Eberle in December 1912. He left during World
War I and saw combat service in France. He rejoined the company after the
war and was named secretary and a director while still in his twenties.
Born in MorrIs June 17, 1894, Mr. Kelts was recognized as one of the nation's
authorities on leather, His grandfather, Jacob Kelts, operated a tannery
in Westfield in the 1860’s and was the first tanner to employ an immigrant
leather crafts-man from Germany. The immi-grant was Frank H. Eberle, who
later founded the Eberle Tanning Co. Mr. Kelts was a member of the Westfield
Masonic Lodge, Coudersport Consistory, River Valley Country Club, Veteran
of Foreign Wars, and St. John’s Episcopal Church. He is survived by four
sons, Morgan of Ithaca, N.Y., Richard of Miami, Florida; Arthur of Lowell,
Mass., Larry of Durham, N.H.; two daughters, Mrs. Arnold (Phyllis) Bush
of Wellsboro and Mrs. Gerald (Suzanne) Mahoney of Waterloo, N.Y.; sister,
Mrs. Mildred Dillman of Wellsboro; fifteen grandchildren and seven great-grandchil-dren.
Funeral services were held at St. John’s Episcopal Church at Westfield
on Monday with the Rev. William Harris offi-ciating. Burial was in Krusen
Cemetery at Westfield.
KELTS ROLAND EDWARD
Wellsboro Agitator – February 24, 1926
Roland Edward infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kelts died at the home
on Maple street Monday evening of meningitis. The funeral was held
Thursday, Rev. Faye Chapman, pastor of the M. E. church officiating.
Burial in Mt. Pleasant cemetery. The bereaved parents and grandparents
have the sympathy of all who knew the bright, winsome little fellow, who
held so large a place in the scheme of their lives.
KING WILLARD
Wellsboro Agitator – August 30, 1933
Willard King, aged 89 years, died at his home in the Jemison Valley,
about two miles and a half from Westfield, Wednesday evening at 8:30 o’clock.
He was born in the residence where he died.
KIZER MORGAN
Wellsboro Agitator – December 29, 1937
The funeral of Morgan Kizer, 33, who died in Elmira, Dec. 18, was held
Dec. 21, at his home in Westfield. Mr. Kizer was born in 1904 in
Westfield, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Kizer. His mother was formerly
Bertha Pritchard, of Wellsboro. He was graduated from Westfield High
School and later studied music in the Eastman Conservatory of Music in
Rochester. In 1927, he traveled abroad, playing with a well-known
orchestra. On March 31, 1929 he married Miss Margaret Walling, of
Rochester. He is survived by his widow, two sons, Eddie and Sam,
a sister, Mrs. Arthur Kelts, of Westfield, and his mother. Mr. Kizer
had spent most of his life in Westfield. He was employed by the Eberle
Tanning Company.
KIZER SAMUEL TUBBS
Wellsboro Agitator – March 18, 1936
Samuel Tubbs Kizer, aged 65 years, of Westfield, died at his home March
9. He was born in Westfield township, January 10, 1871, the son of
Morgan and Nettie Tubbs Kizer. He married Bertha Pritchard , of Westfield,
and
to them were born two children, Irene, wife of Arthur B. Kelts, and Morgan
Kizer, of Westfield. Besides his widow and two children, he is survived
by five grandchildren. Mr. Kizer was a member of the Methodist church
of Westfield.
KRUSEN RICHARD
Wellsboro Agitator – January 27, 1892
--Last Wednesday Mr. Richard Krusen, one of the most prominent citizens
of Westfield borough, died very suddenly of neuralgia of the heart.
He was sick only about an hour. On Tuesday he appeared to be in his
usual good health. Mr. Krusen had been identified with the business
interests of Westfield for many years. The funeral was held at the
family residence last Sunday. Mr. Krusen leaves several adult children
and a widow, who was formerly Miss Sarah I. Lewis, County Superintendent
of Schools
LEWIS Rushmore
Wellsboro Agitator – January 3, 1912
Sunday morning at 4 o’clock occurred the death of Rushmore Lewis, at
the home of his wife’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Cushing. He was
taken ill with grip, which developed into typhoid fever, complicated with
Bright’s disease. He is survived by his wife, his mother and grandmother.
The funeral was held at the home on Tuesday, at 1:30 o’clock ; burial in
the Krusen cemetery.
LEWIS SARAH I
Wellsboro Agitator – December 23, 1925
Mrs. Sarah I. Krusen, of Westfield, died last Wednesday morning, at
10 o’clock, of heart disease, after an illness of two years. She
was born Jan. 4, 1846, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dolliver, and when a child
she was legally adopted by Mr. and Mrs. Schuyler Lewis, of Westfield.
She taught district school when but fifteen years of age, later going to
the Union Academy and afterwards graduating from the Mansfield State
Normal School. She served as Superintendent of Public Instruction
for Tioga County for two terms, being perhaps the first woman in Pennsylvania
to be thus honored. For years she taught in the Wellsboro schools
and was one of the prominent educators of Northern Pennsylvania.
On July 8, 1883, she was married to Richard Krusen, who died Jan. 20, 1892.
She is survived by a brother and his daughter, Bertha, of Ashville, N.C.;
a nephew, Calvin Whitman, of Tioga, and niece, Mrs. Essent Eick, of Westfield.
MASTEN DR. FRANK G.
Westfield Free Press Volume XXIV - Thursday, July 16, 1914
Dr. Frank G. Mastin - Funeral was held on Friday at 4 PM from the late
home with the Rev. A. E. Dunham officiating and burial in Krusen Cemetery,
Westfield, PA. Frank G. Mastin was born on August 17, 1870
in Westfield, PA. the son of Dr. and Mrs. James Masten. On February
8, 1896 he married Miss Amy Steadman. Survived by wife, 2 brothers:
Norman, of Mount Vernon, Missouri; and Ed Masten, of Toronto, Canada; and
1 sister, Mrs. I. C. Taft, of this borough.
McNINCH Alonzo C
Wellsboro Gazette – January 14, 1937
Mr. and Mrs. Harry McNinch and family of Belmont, N.Y., were called
here Friday by the serious illness and death of his father, Alonzo McNinch,
which occurred last Saturday at his home on Maple street.
McNINCH Alonzo C
Wellsboro Agitator – January 13, 1937
Alonzo C. McNinch, aged 76 years, of Westfield, died Saturday evening
at his home after a short illness. Funeral services were held yesterday;
burial in the Krusen cemetery. Mr. McNinch was born in Scotsburg,
Livingston county, N.Y., Feb. 17, 1860, son of John and Clarissa Cruger
McNinch. He married Ida Thomas Feb. 5, 1885. Mrs. McNinch died
about four months ago. He was an active member of the Westfield Lodge
I. O. O. F., the Grange and the Crazy Hose Co. He had also served
for many years as borough health officer, which position he held at the
time of his death. Mr. McNinch had been a resident of Westfield for
about 55 years. Survivors include two sons, Harry T., of Belmont,
N.Y., Gates E., of Westfield; a brother, Eugene, who lives with a sister,
Mrs. E. J. Burton, of Naples; another sister, Mrs. Susie Minor, of Rochester,
and seven grandchildren: Mary, James, Robert, John, Lewis, Lousie and Thomas,
all of Belmont.
McNINCH John
Wellsboro Agitator – March 22, 1911
The funeral of John McNinch was held at the home of his son, Alonzo,
Thursday, Rev. Mr. Pitts, officiating; burial in the Krusen cemetery.
PARTELLO Sarah
Wellsboro Agitator – November 29, 1916
--Mrs. Willard King died at her home in Westfield township, a short
distance from Phillips, on Nov. 18. Her maiden name was Sarah Partello,
of Whitesville, N.Y., and she married Willard King Oct. 26, 1883.
She is survived by her husband.
PEASE Abraham
Wellsboro Agitator, Tioga, PA--Tuesday, July 23, 1878
Mr. Abraham Pease, of Westfield, died at the residence of his son-in-law,
Mr R. Krusen, last week, Monday, at the advanced age of 82 years. Mr. Pease
was an old and respected resident of Westfield township.
PEASE Esther A
Wellsboro Agitator – October 24, 1900
--Mrs. Esther A. Davis, aged 67, died on October 15th in Westfield,
near which borough she was born. She was a daughter of the late Abraham
Pease. She was married at eighteen years of age to the late Mr. Wilson
Davis, who died 28 years ago. She is survived by two sons and one
daughter.
PRITCHARD BERTHA ANNA
Wellsboro Agitator – February 2, 1944
The funeral of Mrs. Bertha Anna Kizer, of Westfield, was held Sunday,
Rev. C. E. Swearingen officiating; burial in the Crusen cemetery at Westfield.
Bertha Anna Kizer was the daughter of Balfour and Mary Pritchard
and was born at Catlin Hollow in 1970. She suffered a fall in her
home last September, resulting in a hip fracture. She had been a
patient at the hospital since that time. Bertha Pritchard and Samuel
T. Kizer, deceased, were married in 1890. Mrs. Kizer is survived
by one daughter, Mrs. A. B. Kelts, of Westfield, six grandchildren, one
great grandchild, a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Morgan Kizer, two nieces and
one nephew. She was a member of the Methodist church.
SIMMONS Esson Earl
Wellsboro Agitator – December 12, 1882
Died – SIMMONS – At Westfield, November 26, 1882, Mr. E. E. Simmons,
aged 30 years. (Adelaide L. Smith, wife of Esson E. Simmons died
20 Feb 1902)
SIMMONS John
Wellsboro Agitator – May 17, 1899
Brookfield, May 15. – Mr. John Simmons died on the 10th instant.
He was stricken with paralysis just a week before while he was on a trip
to Coudersport. Mr. Simmons was born in this town, March 20, 1820.
He was the first male child born here, if I am correctly informed.
He was a hard-working and intelligent citizen who had a great many friends.
He served several terms as Justice of the Peace. He was a Republican,
and he voted for every Republican Presidential candidate from Fremont to
McKinley. The funeral was held on Friday, the 12th, Rev. W. O. Peet
conducting the service. The excellent music was rendered by W. C.
Griffin, his daughter and son-in-law and Mrs. R. L. Pride.
STEADMAN AMY L
Westfield Free Press Volume XXIV - Thursday, February 4, 1915
Amy S. Masten - Widow of Dr. Frank Masten died at her home on Main
St. from Brights Disease on Monday, February 1, 1915. Mrs. Amy Steadman
Masten was born at North Fork, PA. on December 25, 1872 and died on February
1, 1915. She was the daughter of Lew Wellington Steadman and Khelenda
Kady (Philinda Cady) Steadman. She resided in Westfield and
vicinity all her life. On February 18, 1896 she married Dr. Frank
G. Masten, who passed away last July. She is survived by 5 brothers:
LeRoy, of Westfield, PA; Carl, of Osceola, PA; Ralzie, of Galeton, PA.;
and Charles and Court, not located. Funeral was at her late home
on Wednesday, February 34d with the Rev. Caruthers of the Episcopal Church
officiating. Burial was in Krusen Cemetery, Westfield, PA.
STONE HENRY
Wellsboro Agitator – January 11, 1922
--Henry Stone, son of Thomas and Lydia Stone, was born at Elkland,
July 15, 1843, and died at Addison, Dec. 23, 1921. The funeral was
held from the home of Mrs. Mary Stone of Westfield. Interment in
the Krusen cemetery, Dec. 24, Rev. Mr. Johnson officiating.
STONE Lucretia A.
Van Dusen, Lucretia L., age 90, of Sabinsville, Penna., Sunday, Dec.
17, 1972. Friends may call at the Watkins Funeral Home, Westfield, Penna.,
Tuesday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., Funeral there Wednesday at 2 p.m., Rev.
Harold Dodd officiating, burial in Krusen Cemetery, Westfield, Penna. Survived
by daughters, Mrs. Eva Haskins of California, Mrs. Genevieve Drake and
Mrs. Dorothy Hackett and Mrs. Nora Wood, all of Sabinsville, Penna.; seven
grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren.
STONE THOMAS L
Wellsboro Agitator – September 15, 1920
--Thomas Stone, son of Mrs. Mary Stone, of Westfield, died recently
from an abscess on the brain, after an illness of about three weeks at
the Warren hospital. He was working in Buffalo when he became ill
and went to Buffalo City Hospital, where the physicians pronounced his
illness insanity, but did not diagnose the cause. He came home and
remained about a week, his mental condition being such that he was taken
to the Warren hospital, where the specialists diagnosed his trouble as
an abscess of the brain. He was 27 years of age and most of his life
was spent in Westfield. He was unmarried. The remains were
brought to Westfield for interment in the Krusen cemetery.
STREETER Charles Parks Jr.
Wellsboro Agitator – August 10, 1949
Charles Parks Streeter, Jr. aged 33 years, a veteran of the U. S. Air
Force died Saturday evening, at the Canandaigua Veterans Hospital, where
he had been a patient for two weeks. He was born in Westfield, Feb.
13, 1916, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Streeter, Sr. He was a graduate
of Westfield High School in 1934. He enlisted in the U. S. Air Force
in Dec. 1941, at Elmira, and served overseas as an airplane mechanic with
the Ninth Air Force Division in the Mediterranean Theatre. He was
a holder of the Good Conduct Medal, Distinguished Badge, European, Africa,
Middle East medal with two silver stars. Following his discharge
in 1945, he was employed at the Eberle Tannery in Westfield. He was
a member of the Westfield VFW Post, Odd Fellows Lodge and Carey Hose Company
of Westfield. Survivors include his widow; three step-children, Joan,
Dale and Brenda Cushing; his parents; two brothers, Wilson of Knoxville;
and Richard of Knoxville; a sister, Mrs. Theodore Laffkas, of Addison.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m.; burial in the Krusen
cemetery.
TATE Stella
Wellsboro Agitator – May 13, 1925
The remains of Miss Stella Tate, late of Porto Rico, were brought to
the home of her sister, Mrs. R. Kelts, Thursday. The funeral services
were conducted Friday at the Kelts home on Church street, Rev. Fay Chapman,
pastor of the M E church officiating. Interment in the Krusen cemetery.
Among those who were present from out of town were Mr. and Mrs. Carl Dillman,
of Elmira, and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Kelts, of Sabinsville.
TATE William W
Wellsboro Agitator - October 2, 1883
TATE - In Gaines, September 22, 1883, William W. Tate, in his sixty-sixth
year.
THOMAS Ida
Wellsboro Agitator – August 26, 1936
Mrs. Ida Thomas McNinch, aged 77 years, died Sunday at her home in
Westfield, after an eight months illness. While attending a supper
at the Methodist church December 18, the door between the kitchen and dining
room broke from its hinges and fell on Mrs. McNinch, breaking her hip.
Ida McNinch was born May ?, 1859 at Rushford, N.Y., daughter of Lafayette
and Sylvia Hurlburt Thomas. On February 4, 1885, she was married
to A. C. McNinch at Phillips Creek, Allegany county, N.Y., making their
home in Westfield. To them were born two sons, Harry T. McNinch,
of Griffin Auxiliary Unit 519. Besides her husband, A. C. McNinch
and two sons, Harry and Gates, she is survived by four sisters, Mrs. Helen
White and Mrs. Burt Hunt, of Belmont; Mrs. Chas. Larkin and Mrs. Sylvia
Feelev, of Almond, N.Y.; two brothers, Miles Thomas, of Rochester, and
Monroe Thomas, of Grand Rapids, Mich. The funeral will be held today
at 2 p.m.; burial in the Krusen cemetery.
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