November 2023

David E. Hall, 83, of 68 Wildwood Avenue, Bradford, PA passed away Saturday, November 25, 2023, at Olean General Hospital.

Born October 3, 1940, in Conneaut, OH, he was a son of the late Kenneth D. and Marrietta (Ely) Hall.

David was a 1961 graduate of Conneaut High School.

On October 12, 1962, he enlisted in the United States Army. He was assigned to the 82 Airborne at Fort Bragg, in North Carolina. He was honorably discharged on October 12, 1965.

On January 1, 1967, in Arlington VA, he married Sharon J. (Keller) Hall who survives. They resided in Arlington for a time, but soon returned to Conneaut where he worked as a heavy equipment operator for the Pittsburgh & Conneaut Railroad from 1968 to 1988. In 1988 he moved to Bradford and he worked at the United States Post Office until he retired.

Patricia F. Falk, 55, of Benton Ave., Port Allegany, PA passed away unexpectedly Saturday (Nov. 25, 2023) from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

    Born January 21, 1968, in Port Allegany, she was a daughter of Robert and Charlotte Howard Kontz. On Jan. 30, 2009, in Port Allegany, she married Ronald L. Falk, who died Apr. 28, 2014.

    Patricia was co-owner of the former Ron’s Place Restaurant, Port Allegany, and worked most recently as a social support worker.

    She enjoyed cooking, being with family, helping others, Sunday night bingo, camping, car rides, & concerts with her husband, & lived for her grandchildren.

Loving Husband, Father, Grandfather, Son

Dale E. Clark, 52, of 7188 Park Ave., Friendship, NY passed away on Saturday, November 25, 2023 at Golf Coast Medical Center, Ft. Myers Florida after a brief battle with cancer.

Born on December 28, 1970, in Cuba, he was a son of Edwin M. and Eleanor “Ellie” C. Boris Clark.  In 1990, he met the former Holly E. Chamberlain and they spent the last 32 years raising a family and enjoying the life they built together.  

Dale was a graduate of Friendship Central Schools Class of 1990.  At a young age, he worked at Val-Dale Farms.  He also worked as the used car manager for Team Chevrolet in Olean and Shults Auto Group in Bradford.  He was currently the owner of Clarks Auto Sales in Friendship. 

In 2022, After Hurricane Ian devasted parts of Florida he was offered a job as a Field Supervisor with Tetra Tech Inc.  He was involved in the cleanup of Ft. Myers Beach, the Barrier Islands, Lovers Key Beach State Park in Cape Coral and numerous other waterways.

He was a car enthusiast, enjoyed being outdoors, landscaping, and most of all enjoyed spending time with his family.

He was a member and fire chief of the Friendship Fire Department, the Allegany County Fireman’s Association, and a social member of the Friendship American Legion Post 1168.

Cindy M. GREELEY, 67, of Coudersport, PA, died Friday, November 24, 2023 in Williamsport North Rehabilitation & Nursing Center.  

Born September 14, 1956, Coudersport, she was the daughter of Rex Gerald and Gladys Louise Kazimer Greeley.  

A graduate of Austin Area High School, she was employed by the Northern Tier Children’s Home in Harrison Valley for several years.  Cindy was a former member of Abundant Life Full Gospel Fellowship in Knoxville.  

William H. Bogart, 76, of Emporium, PA passed away at UPMC Harrisburg, Harrisburg, PA on Saturday night (November 25, 2023).

He was born January 13, 1947 in Port Allegany, PA, a son of the late Arthur and Rose Troncone Bogart. On February 1, 1969 in St. Mark Catholic Church he married the late Susan Haupert.

He was a graduate of Cameron County High School, St. Bonaventure University, and Alfred University. He taught classes for Jamestown Community College and tax seminars on tour for Penn State University, before establishing his own seminar tour company with other tax professionals. He spent many years cultivating his own small business with his wife by his side.

Joyce L. HANES, 87, of Westfield, PA, died Friday, November 24, 2023 in her home.  

Arrangements will be announced by Olney-Foust Funeral Homes & Crematory, Ulysses, PA.  Online condolences may be expressed at www.olneyfoust.com.

Carolyn Kae Guthrie, 81, passed away Thursday, November 23, 2023, at Bradford Ecumenical Home. 

Born August 9, 1942, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Margaret (Gump) Guthrie. She was a 1960 graduate of Bradford High School.

Kae was employed as the Office Administrator at The National Endowment for Democracy in Washington DC, for 25 years. 

Richard L. “Dick” DIBBLE, 83, of West Bluff Drive, Keuka Park, NY, formerly of Whitesville, passed away on Friday, November 24, 2023, at his lake home with the sun shining through the window and the lake glistening outside.

Born December 8, 1940, in Westfield, PA, he was the son of Kenneth and Ruth Price Dibble. On April 10, 1959, in the Whitesville United Methodist Church, he married his high school sweetheart, the former Leah Kear, who survives. They would have celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary in 2024.

Growing up on a farm on Heselton Gully outside of Whitesville, he did chores before and after school. That work ethic stayed with him for the rest of his life. A basketball, baseball, and volleyball standout at Whitesville Central School, Class of 1958, and a Blue Jay for life, he was inducted into the Allegany County Athletic Hall of Fame in 2007.

He also was a 50-year member of the Whitesville Fire Department, a founding member of the Independence Emergency Squad, and a long-time member of the Whitesville School Board, including many terms as president. He also served as a police officer in Whitesville and a trustee for the Whitesville United Methodist Church.