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Robin A. Steffen, 61, of 1502 Emery Street, Hinsdale, NY passed away on Friday, December 15, 2023 at the Cleveland Clinic.

Robin was born December 11, 1962 in Olean and was the daughter of Frank Lee and Bernadine Ann Emerick Steffen Sr.

Robin was a 1980 graduate of Portville Central School.  She worked at Magnano Pharmacy and Olean Tile before becoming an EMT and working for Trans Am for about 10 years before becoming disabled due to a back injury. 

 Robin enjoyed gardening, canning, traveling, fishing, sewing and cooking. 

Paula R. Galmish, 75, of St. Marys, PA passed away on Monday, December 18, 2023, at Penn Highlands DuBois.

She was born on August 11, 1948 in St. Marys, a daughter of the late William and Margaret Prechtel Galmish.

Paula was a member of Queen of the World Church, where she was also a member of the Oblates and Cursillo. She a graduate of Elk County Christian High School, class of 1967 and then attended Mercyhurst University in Erie. She spent some time as a Benedictine Sister, and had a very strong faith. She worked as a Peer Counselor for more than 12 years at the Dickinson Center, where she was a dedicated advocate for mental health services. She greatly enjoyed her cats as well as photography, and could often be found taking pictures of scenery. She will be remembered for her kindness and friendship to all she met.

Clifton Leroy Wilcox, 93, of Frostproof, FL passed away Saturday, December 16, 2023, at the Lakeland Hospice House. 

He was born September 17, 1930, in Wellsboro, to the late Richard and Gladys Wilcox; he moved to Frostproof from Pennsylvania in 1998. 

Clifton was a truck driver for 45 years before retiring, and he served with the United States Army in Korea.  He was a member of the South Lake Wales Church of God. 

During his younger years, he enjoyed building and flying model airplanes and building model trucks.  Clifton enjoyed getting in his golfcart and watching the traffic on Highway 27.  He enjoyed traveling and camping with his family.

Vesta Marie Lewis, 89, of Brewerton, New York, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 18, 2023 surrounded by her loving family.

Vesta was born and raised in Bolivar, New York. She was predeceased by her loving husband who died in 1988, Russell Winston Lewis, following 36 years of a blessed and beautiful life together. In addition she was predeceased by a son Russell Winston Lewis, Jr., her parents Elmer and Mary Baldwin Mitchell, a sister, Elma Pangburn and brothers, Lyle, Robert, Claude (“Toad”), and Alan Mitchell.