After reaching the United East postseason playoffs last season for the first time since 2018, Pennsylvania College of Technology men’s soccer coach Tyler Mensch is hopeful of more.
Penn College opens its season at 2 p.m. on Friday at Centenary University.
“Our preseason has started off strong as we had four days of a traditional preseason where we could practice twice a day. It’s the most preseason days I’ve had during my tenure at Penn College,” Mensch said.
Coy E. FANTON, 79, of Wellsville, NY, formerly of Andover, died Sunday, August 25, 2024 in Jones Memorial Hospital, Wellsville. Â
Born July 8, 1945, in Wellsville, he was the son of Everett and Juanita A. Wright Fanton.  He was a 1964 graduate of Scio Central School.  On April 3, 1966, he married the former Bonita J. Moline, who predeceased him on July 2, 2008.  A Vietnam War Veteran, he served honorably with the U.S. Marine Corps from 1965 – 1969.  He served with the U.S. Army Reserves from 1972 – 1992.  Coy was employed by Otis Eastern for 40 years, retiring as a superintendent in 2015.  He was a member of the American Legion and VFW.  On July 5, 2014, in Whitesville, he married the former MaryLynn Van Pelt, who survives. Â
Anthony W. Mancuso, Jr., 81, of 733 Hall Avenue, St. Marys, passed away Friday, August 23, 2024 at Penn Highlands DuBois.
He was born May 14, 1943 in Reynoldsville, son of the late Anthony W. and Elizabeth Puskas Mancuso, Sr. He was a graduate of Reynoldsville High School and served his country in the United States Air Force. Following his service, Tony moved to St. Marys and worked at Eagle Express, loving every minute of his work as a truck driver for them.
On January 31, 1967, in Maryland, he married the late Patricia A. Snyder, who preceded him in death on May 10, 2015.
David A. Schneider, 63, of 120 Fairview Road, Kersey, passed away August 23, 2024 at home peacefully, with family by his side.
He was born May 25, 1961 in Ridgway, PA, son of the late Gerald “Jerry” Schneider (2018) and Shirley Woelfel Schneider (2014). He was a lifelong resident of the area and a graduate of Elk County Christian High School, Class of 1979. He worked for Carbon/Graphite, Dippold Construction and Micale Construction. David also loved to build on his own and was very good at it.
Jack H. Peterson, 91, of Erie, passed away Thursday (August 22, 2024) at St. Vincent Hospital, Erie.
He was born February 15, 1933 in Bradford, the son of Floyd and Ethyle (Lovell) Peterson. On December 6, 1975, in Smethport, he married Lois M. Hicks, who died April 2, 2010.
Jack served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict.
He was employed by Continental Can Company until they closed and then he worked for GAF in machine maintenance until his retirment.
He enjoyed spending time with his family and camping. He loved coming to his camp in McKean County.
Elaine R. Meyers, 90, of Ulysses, formerly of Bolivar, NY, passed away on Saturday, August 24, 2024, in the Hart Comfort House, Wellsville, NY.
Funeral arrangements, entrusted to the care of Kevin J. Dusenbury, funeral director/owner of the Virgil L. Howard Funeral Home, Shinglehouse, PA, are incomplete and will be announced a complete obituary.
Jackson J. “Jack” Taylor, 74, of Coudersport, passed away on Saturday, August 24, 2024, at UPMC – Cole, Coudersport. Jack was born on August 17, 1950, the son of the late Earl I. Taylor and Flossie E. (Pilon) Nichols, of Coudersport.
Jack was a member of the Coudersport Seventh Day Adventist Church. He also loved to fish and when younger, hunting. He also enjoyed vegetable gardening, music, and loved animals and his pets.
On August 26, at 11:46 am St. Marys Fire and Ambulance were dispatched for an ATV over the embankment in the woods near 300 Camp Owners Rd. The Patient is a 71 year old male with unknown injury status.
Kelly Wilson Ferranto, 60, of Dawson St. in Kane, passed away Friday (Aug. 23) at Penn Highlands Dubois. She was born Aug. 4, 1964 in Rochester, NY, the daughter of Kent Wilson and the late Carol Murthough Wilson.
Kelly had been working as the Hospitality Coordinator at Olmsted Manor prior to he illness. She enjoyed spending her time with her family, especially her two grandsons.
She is survived by her father; three daughters, Katelyn Ferranto of Kane, Rachel (Shreyas) Rane of Concord, NH and Emily (Demetrius Repiscak) of Brockway; two sisters, Teri (Sean) MaAlee of Johnsonburg and Kristen (Bob) Rose of Kane; two grandsons, Kent Forquer and Elliott Ferranto and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her mother.
Friends are invited to attend a Memorial Mass at St. Callistus Catholic Church on Tuesday (Aug 27) at 11:00 a.m. with the Rev. William O’Brien officiating. Interment will be in St. Callistus Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to the Polycystic Kidney Foundation at PKD Foundation, PO Box 871847 Kansas City, MO 64187.
Gregory Winston, 59, of Welsh St. passed away Monday (Aug. 19) at his residence. Born Sept. 21, 1961 in Los Angeles, CA, he is the son of the late Basil and Evelyn (Hosmer) Winston. He married Hazel Shugars, who survives.
Greg had been a member of the National Guard. He was an electrician and had worked for Bill Jones for several years and had also worked for Bradford Electronics.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by three sons, Brian Fortner of Bradford, Kevin Shugars of Bradford and Gregory (Tiffany) Winston II of Kane; two daughters, Penney Winston of Kane and Salena (Robert Vlach) Winston of Northfield, MA; ten grandchildren; one brother, Michael Winston of Bradford and one sister Penney Holsinger of Bradford.
He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Ellwood Schoonover and Basil Winston Jr.
Services will be held at the convenience of the family.
Memorial donations may be made to the Crowd Funding account set up on the funeral home website to help the family with expenses.
Margaret I. Tauses, 100, of Emporium, PA passed away at Guy & Mary Felt Manor, Emporium, PA on Friday night (August 23, 2024). She was born April 1, 1924 in Sykesville, PA a daughter of the late Patsy and Marie Christian Granater. On June 19, 1948 in Sykesville, PA she married the late Albert P. Tauses, Sr.
Mrs. Tauses graduated from Sykesville High School in the class of 1942. She worked at Sylvania for over 17 years. She was a member of the St. Mark Catholic Church where she volunteered, as a cook, in the kitchen for the funeral luncheons. She was also a member of the C. D. of A. for over 60 years and served as president for 12 years in the Rosary Society where she was a member also for over 60 years (in 2008). She was a Curcillo member since 1982 and also a member of the VFW Auxillary.
She is survived by a son, Albert Tauses, Jr. and his wife Anne Marie, Tuscon, AZ; two grandchildren, Adrienne Tauses and Joshua Tauses along with numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Albert P. Tauses, Sr. who died June 7, 1979, son, Gregory Tauses who died Sept. 27, 1958, two brothers, Michael and Pat Granater, six sisters, Catherine Kraft, June Delp, Rachel Dressler, Virginia Perry, Evelyn Urban and Rose Marusiak.
There will be no Visitation. Relatives and friends are invited to attend a Mass of Christian Burial to be Celebrated at St. Mark Catholic Church, 235 East Fourth Street, Emporium, PA on Friday (August 30, 2024) at 10:30 AM with Rev. Paul S. Siebert, as Celebrant.
Juuso Young, a Senior at Port Allegany High School, attended Keystone Boys State (KBS) this summer as a delegate sponsored by the American Legion, Frank Burt Post 258 Port Allegany, PA. The 2024 Keystone Boys State was held at Messiah University, Mechanicsburg, PA. Young men who are Pennsylvania residents with outstanding qualities of leadership, character, scholarship, loyalty, and service to their school and community are selected to take part in this leadership experience. “The Keystone Boys State experience allowed me to apply and develop my leadership skills and I am thankful for the opportunity to attend provided by Charles Yaeger and the American Legion, Frank Burt Post 258.” Mr. Young said about the experience.
William C. Swanson, 92, passed away peacefully on 14 August 2024 in Lawrence, Kansas. He was born on 6 September 1931 in Kane, Pennsylvania to Clarence and Margaret Shortt Swanson. He graduated from Kane High School in 1949, and joined the US Navy the same year.
He did Navy basic training at Naval Station Great Lakes, Illinois, then was stationed at Naval Air Station Jacksonville in Florida, where he trained to be a jet engine mechanic. After his training, he transferred to Naval Air Station Quonset Point in Rhode Island. In 1952, through mutual friends, he met the love of his life, Phyllis Dearman. They married in 1953, beginning their more than seventy years together. After leaving military service, he decided to move his young family back to his home town. There Bill worked numerous places, including as a machinist at Stackpole Carbon Company, and later in maintenance at the Ceramagnet Division. But the job he retired from he loved the best, a Kane Area School District Middle School custodian.
The Coudersport Volunteer Fire Department will be conducting a live structural burn training class on Sunday, August 25th, 2024, in the 1100 block of Route 6 East, near UPMC Cole.
We ask that the public exercise caution when traveling on Route 6 in this area and avoid causing any traffic hazards by stopping to observe the training. Your cooperation ensures both the safety of our firefighters and the community.
Please be assured that this controlled burn has been approved by the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), The Office of the State Fire Commissioner of Pennsylvania and the Eulalia Township Supervisors.
Clearfield, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced the following schedule of maintenance activities in McKean County the week of August 26. PennDOT performs year-round maintenance in its mission to provide a safe, efficient transportation system, and the scope of work in McKean County for the coming week is as follows:
Austin –Celebrate the last weekend of summer with a visit to Sinnemahoning State Park! All programs are free to the public
Friday, August 30th, 2024
7:00 P.M 8:00 P.M –Campground Movie: The Incredible Journey of the Butterfies– Join a park naturalist for a showing of The Incredible Journey of the Butterflies and learn about the Monarch Butterflies long migration down to Mexico.
Meets at: Campground Amphitheater
Saturday, August 31st, 2024
1:00 P.M 3:00 P.M –Monarch Watch Butterfly Tagging– A Monarch butterfly presentation will be followed by a short walk to catch, tag, and release monarch butterflies. Aerial nets provided. Wear closed-toe shoes and be prepared to walk through fields. All ages welcome.
Meets at: Wildlife Center Classroom
Sunday, September 1st, 2024
Pontoon Tours of the Stevenson Reservoir– Join park staff for a fun and informative 1-hour tour, as we cruise the shoreline of the George B. Stevenson Reservoir in search of wildlife. Group size is limited. To reserve a seat, please pre-register. Pre-registration is not required but is strongly recommended. There is no fee for regular Sunday interpretive pontoon boat tours, but DONATIONS ARE REQUESTED.
10:00 A.M.-11:00 A.M.-Cell Phone Nature Photography– Today’s modern smart phones come equipped with powerful cameras that can create spectacular nature photos. Learn some tips & tricks to harness the power in your pocket and spend some time practicing creating images in the park. Participants will need a smart phone with a camera to participate.