Phyllis Kay Cummings, age 75, of Bushkill, PA passed away on July 23, 2023 at the Lehigh Valley Hospital – Pocono in East Stroudsburg, PA. Phyllis was born March 3, 1948 in Corning, NY and was a daughter to the late George and Freida (Cook) Musto.
She loved the beach and being in nature. She enjoyed watching the birds in her bird feeder and she collected plants. What she loved most of all was being around her two sons and grandchildren. Her sons and grandchildren were what she was most proud of. She was surrounded by so much family and loved ones who loved her unconditionally. Her memory will live on in all of her family’s hearts.
She will be laid to rest at Highland Cemetery in Elkland, PA alongside her parents.
Lori Ann McIlwain, age 60, of Lawrenceville, PA passed away on July 20, 2023 at her home after a long battle with cancer.
Lori was born December 13, 1962 in Watkins Glenn, NY and was a daughter to Warren and Cecile (Manwaring) McIlwain.
She is survived by her loving spouse, Melissa Wilson; children, Melissa (Joshua) Rose and James (Andrea) Mays Jr.; grandsons, Langstin Rose and Russel Mays; granddaughters, Tatum and Payton Rose; her father; 2 brothers; 3 sisters; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her mother; and niece, Billie Jo.
Susan J. Kilpatrick, 67, of N. Open Brook Rd., Turtlepoint, PA passed away Sunday (July 23, 2023) in Sena Kean Manor, Smethport.
Born July 22, 1956, in Buffalo, NY, she was a daughter of Chester R. and Loretta M. Boysha Hartman.
Susan had lived in Buffalo & Hinsdale, NY, Bradford, PA, and most recent, Turtlepoint, PA.
She was employed with Carlson’s General Store, Turtlepoint, before her retirement.
She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary, Smethport.
Surviving in addition to her longtime companion, Tim P. Elliott, with whom she lived, are two sons, William and Robert Elliott both of Smethport, PA; and a daughter, Heidi M. Elliott of Port Allegany; and a granddaughter, Sophia Benson.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
At Susan’s request, there will be no services.
Memorials can be made to a charity of the donor’s choice.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Switzer Funeral Home, Port Allegany.
Condolences can be to: Tim Elliott, 1178 N. Open Brook Rd, Turtlepoint, PA 16750.
Guy E. Lucore, 65, of Pennsylvania Ave. in James City, PA passed away Saturday afternoon (July 22) at his residence. Born Nov. 20, 1957 in Kane, he is the son of the late Warren and June (Shaffer) Lucore.
Guy had worked at Kane Screen for several years and then he worked as a laborer for Highland Township.
Rowland Proashas, 94, of 72 Covert Rd., Kane, PA passed away Thursday (July 20) at his residence. Born Aug. 6, 1928 in Hamlin Township, he is the son of the late Harry and Leora (Pressler) Proashas. On June 28, 1952, in Chester, PA he married Beverly “Jill” Witherow, who preceded him in death.
Roland joined the Navy in June of 1946 and was a mechanic on planes in Pensacola, FL. He was honorably discharged in May of 1948. He worked as an auto mechanic for several years at local garages, then became the mechanic for the Kane Borough, where he later served as Borough Streets Supervisor for many years. He worked for the Borough from 1965 until 1990, after that he worked in his private auto repair shop until his retirement.
Linda R. “Nana” WEINREBER, 73, of Belmont, NY, died Sunday, July 23, 2023 in F.F. Thompson Hospital, Canandaigua, surrounded by her family.
Born March 17, 1950, in Wellsville, she was the daughter of Franklin A. and Florence V. Earl Skillman. A graduate of Wellsville High School, she earned a secretarial degree from Alfred State. She was employed by Carl Butler Insurance Agency and then was a stay-at-home mom. Linda’s interests included reading and playing Facebook games. She loved her cats, Buffy and Smokey, and spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren.
Surviving are: two daughters, Heather (Melvin) Smith of Circleville, OH and Dawn (Kevin) Scott of Angelica; eight grandchildren, Lauren Smith, Chelsey Payne, Mackenzie Payne, Dylan Weinreber, Sarah Weinreber, Liam Smith, Hayley Smith, and Trenton Scott; three great-grandchildren, Olivia, Remington, and Bentley; four sisters, Sheila Greene of Wellsville, Sandra (Timothy) Aiken of Wellsville, Kathy (Dale) Mills of Port Edward, and Carol Skillman of Cobleskill; nieces, nephews, and many friends.
In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by a son, Shane M. Weinreber; a brother, Frank Skillman; a sister, Marilyn Edwards; the father of her children, Mark Weinreber; and two brothers-in-law, William Greene and David Hullihen.
A gathering to celebrate Linda’s life will be held at the Dyke Street Fire Hall, 89 E. Hanover St., Wellsville on Thursday, July 27, 2023 from 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM, with a service at 6:00 PM. Rev. Dennis Munro will officiate. Per Nana’s request, everyone is requested to wear leopard print to the service. Cremation was at Olney-Foust Private Crematory. Memorials may be made to Allegany County Office for the Aging, 6085 SR 19N, Belmont, NY 14813. Arrangements are under the direction of OLNEY-FOUST Funeral Homes & Cremation, Crowell Chapel, 296 North Main Street, Wellsville, NY. Online condolences may be expressed at www.wellsvillefuneralhome.com.
Anthony Thomas ROSSELLI, 63, of Houghton, NY, died Saturday, July 22, 2023 in Houghton Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Born May 7, 1960, in Rochester, he was the son of Anthony Guy and Diana Lourichella Rosselli.
Surviving are: two sisters, Gerri (Randy) Smallridge and Janet Cook; nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by a sister, Margaret Wolff. Services will be private.
Cremation was at Olney-Foust Private Crematory. Arrangements are under the direction of OLNEY-FOUST Funeral Homes & Cremation, Crowell Chapel, 296 North Main Street, Wellsville. Online condolences may be expressed at www.wellsvillefuneralhome.com.
DEP to host public hearing on proposed Clara Township, Potter County injection well on Tuesday evening, July 25 at 5:30 p.m. at the Gunzburger County Office Building located at 1 North Main Street, Coudersport in Potter County Pennsylvania. Clara Township residents have been battling this dumping of drilling waste for a couple of years. Everyone is invited to attend this hearing to help tiny Clara Township fight the potential pollution of their water sources.
AUSTIN, Pa.—Heath D. Setzer, 43, a lifelong resident of Austin, passed away in his home on Monday, July 24, 2023.
Funeral arrangements, entrusted to the care of Kevin J. Dusenbury, funeral director/owner of the Virgil L. Howard Funeral Home, Shinglehouse, are incomplete and will be announced with a full obituary.
At 2:15 PM on Tuesday, St. Marys has been dispatched to a bicycle/vehicle accident at the intersection of John Street & Brussells Street. A male is reporting a shoulder injury.
Audrey was the wife of Morell (Tuffy) Wilt, for 63 years, who proceeded her in death. She was the mother to Donna Wilt Bamesberger (husband Neal), Nancy Wilt Grobbel, Elaine Wilt Bredengerd (husband Matt), Dennis Wilt and David Wilt. Audrey has 8 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren. Audrey is the eldest child of Kenneth C McGarry and Sarah Azman McGarry and she had 5 siblings. She is survived by her sister Linda McGarry Brown and her brother Peter McGarry.
Audrey will be remembered for her love of making crafts for the craft fairs, quilting and canning vegetables from their garden. Over the years she worked at Market Basket, Zippo, the Red Barn……….
The family will have a celebration of life for Audrey later when all the immediate family can be present.
Funeral arrangements are entrusted to the care of the Mascho Funeral Home, Inc.
Gayle Leigh Johnson (Wetherbee) of Warren, PA passed away unexpectedly on July 21st after a valiant fight with leukemia.
Gayle was born in Corry, PA on June 5, 1949, and grew up on the family dairy farm as one of five sisters. She was the valedictorian of Sparta High School Class of 1967 and earned her RN degree from the Meadville City Hospital School of Nursing in 1969.
While serving as a nurse at the Warren State Hospital she met Charles (Chuck) Johnson. The two were married in March of 1970 and spent 48 loving years together.
At 2050 last night City Fire was dispatched to Hillside Ave for a structure fire. Firefighters arrived on scene to find a vacant structure fully involved. Multiple lines were placed into service, bringing the fire under control a short time later. All off duty firefighters were called in on the second alarm assignment. Bradford Twp VFD and Derrick City VFD were both placed on standby. City police assisted on scene. Captain 1-10(Scrivo) had Hillside Ave command. The fire is under investigation by the BCFD fire investigation team and The Pennsylvania State Police.
Despite the oil & gas industry and regulators pushing a story that injection wells meet strict safety standards, citizen complaints to the DEP offer a glimpse into how those standards fail to protect water.
Eight of the 18 injection well complaints resulted in violations to the commonwealth’s Clean Streams Law. But at five more injection wells, DEP inspectors found Clean Streams Law violations and chose not to issue citations, which makes the real total of complaints with Clean Streams Law violations 13 of 18 complaints.
Pennsylvania’s Auditor General and Attorney General take: “Despite decades of documentation and scathing reviews by Pennsylvania’s Auditor General and Attorney General, DEP still does not use its authority to set limits on radium from oil and gas waste in NPDES discharge permits.
When asked if DEP could require radium monitoring for facilities like Eureka’s, EPA responded via email, “[M]onitoring for those constituents is not required under the federal regulations. However, state permit writers can require additional monitoring in permits issued to specific direct discharging facilities.”
In other words, the Pennsylvania DEP could be eliminating the threat of radium in waterways. They’ve simply been choosing not to.”
Bookstore Manager Kasey Coolidge and her husband Kevin Coolidge, owner of From My Shelf Books & Gifts and author of the 10-book Totally Ninja Raccoons series, hold three toy raccoons they use to represent the three raccoon brothers that Kevin writes about.
PRESS RELEASE:
The hunt for the Totally Ninja Raccoons at 30 participating businesses in the Wellsboro area ends this Saturday, July 29. By 6 p.m. that night, all participants must turn in their passports at From My Shelf Books & Gifts at 7 East Avenue in Wellsboro to be eligible for prizes.
Among the prizes are $100 in cash, gift certificates and items donated by participating businesses, and Wellsboro Chamber Dollars.
July 27th this Thursday will be the free Town Square Concert at the gazebo in Port Allegany. Starting at 6:00pm the performance will be Jonathan Meade who is a local favorite. His requested bookings cover three counties and beyond. The hot dogs will be on the grill and cold beverages available for purchase with the Women’s Club hosting the food table. Bring a lawn chair and come enjoy the cool breezes of the evening. See you on the square!
