The Bradford Era 2022 Year in Review

BRMC named Era’s top story for 2022

By Marcie Schellhammer

The year 2022 has brought with it a host of changes to the Bradford area.

In the community this year, conversations about accountability have become more commonplace, with citizens wanting answers from elected officials, from the parent company of our local hospital and from anyone who can explain why local drivers pay more at the pump. These issues are among the Era’s top stories of the year for 2022.

1. Bradford Regional Medical Center

Last year, many of BRMC’s services were moved to Olean (N.Y.) General Hospital, leaving local residents in an uproar about the extreme downsizing of the hospital. In 2022, cardiologist Dr. Steven Herrmann left BRMC for UPMC, publicly berating hospital officials for not supporting his patients when he wasn’t present. He spoke at the Save Bradford Hospital group meetings, expressing his dismay at what BRMC had become.

While the grassroots movement continued to gain supporters, BRMC parent company Kaleida named Bradford native Dr. Jill Owens president of Upper Allegheny Health System.

An August licensing review of BRMC showed dozens of violations, which officials say have since been corrected. In November, it was announced that BRMC would receive $1.07 million for a number of infrastructure upgrades, including replacing the roof on the Pavilion at BRMC.

2. Bradford Township

The Bradford Township supervisors meetings have become so contentious during 2022 that residents who don’t normally attend have left the meetings, saying it resembled a “circus.” After months

of heated exchanges rather than questions and answers, a concerned citizens group has formed to discuss issues, which have been researched and answered by supervisor Laree Sue Behan. However, the contentious tone of the meetings continue.

The supervisors’ operational style has been called into question repeatedly, as citizens say it doesn’t follow the law or common procedures.

3. University of Pittsburgh at Bradford

Bradford native Rick Esch has been named the new president at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford. Construction on the new engineering building has been underway, and in 2022, got a tremendous boost of donations from local

industry, the first of which was Zippo Manufacturing. George B. Duke gifted $2 million toward equipping the engineering labs in the new building, which was named the George B. Duke Engineering and Information Technologies Building.

The Met-Ed/ Penelec Sustainable Energy Fund awarded funds toward the green building; Halloran Philanthropies awarded $700,000 to the project; and Northwest Bank gave $200,000.

The new building will be open to students next year.

4. EMS struggles

Volunteer

reaching critical stages. Ambulance companies in rural townships have so few volunteers that some, like Otto Township’s, have closed up shop. Eldred Borough is following suit. The city of Bradford is the first responder for calls within Otto Township now, and Eldred Borough is contracting with another paid company. Rising costs, more training requirements and less volunteerism have created the perfect storm. While legislators are taking notice, it remains unclear exactly what can be done to help.

5. Mayoral changes in Bradford

Nearly three years into a fouryear term as mayor of Bradford, James McDonald announced his resignation in November. Citing increasing demands of family and a promotion at work, McDonald said he was unable to give his family the attention they deserved.

With McDonald’s resignation, former Mayor Tom Riel, who served for 12 years before being unseated by a write-in campaign by McDonald by an 11-vote margin, took office again.

6. Going to the dogs

There are two new officers in the City of Bradford, and their names are K-9 Duke and K-9 Rigby. Duke, with handler Sgt. Seth Shephard, is a city police officer, while Rigby and handler Dakota Eaton work for the McKean County Drug Task Force and city police. The police dogs have been met with delight from members of the public. Fundraisers have been held to cover the cost of the new officers.

fire and ambulance companies have been struggling for years, but the struggles are

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Bradford Regional Medical Center, and issues surrounding its integration of services with Olean (N.Y.) General Hospital, were named the Era’s top story of 2022.

Construction of a new engineering building has been ongoing on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, supported by local businesses. Changes at Pitt-Bradford were named the Era’s number 3 story of the year.

The dogs are handsome, the handlers are friendly, and the community is in love. The suspects, however, aren’t as thrilled.

7. Edward “Bo” Fomby Jr. shot to death in May

On May 29, outside of 166 Congress St. in Bradford, Frederick “Ricky” Camejo, 29, allegedly shot Edward “Bo” Fomby, 38, of Buffalo, N.Y., several times in the back, causing his death. Video evidence from a home surveillance camera appeared to show Fomby turn from an altercation and flee down a set of stairs in front of the house before he was shot four times. No one attempted to help him before first responders arrived, according to the video, shown in court at Camejo’s preliminary hearing in July.

8. Gas pains

It’s been a roller coaster ride of gasoline prices throughout 2022, with one thing in common — Bradford’s prices are usually higher than elsewhere in the area and higher than the state average. Prices peaked in June at an average of more than $5 per gallon, and didn’t come below $3 per gallon, as analysts predicted, by Christmas.

Pennsylvania’s gas tax of 58 cents a gallon is one factor to consider when looking at the high cost of gasoline, and so is the Russian war in the Ukraine.

9. Broadband

After the pandemic, the federal government determined that broadband internet was a necessity and went about allocating funding to projects to make it happen. The Federal Communications Commission released updated broadband maps in November, and county governments are urging residents to make sure their addresses are on the maps. The maps determine how billions in funds will be allocated, so officials are reminding residents that this is for all the marbles, so to speak.

10. Veterans Square project

Not only was Veterans Square redone and turned into the centerpiece a town square should be, but the gazebo was replaced and the monuments cleaned. It was dedicated on Veterans Day, a fitting tribute to the men and women who served our country.

Camejo remains incarcerated without bail, charged with homicide and related offenses.

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Sgt. Seth Shephard and K9 Duke are on duty at the Bradford City Police Department. The canine officers in McKean County are number 6 on the Era’s top 10 list.

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— William P. Robertson calls “Ghosts Revisited 4” his creepiest book yet. “It contains my most intense ghost stories yet, lots of stories about poltergeists and violent ghosts that will make your skin crawl,” he said.

of Pittsburgh at Bradford Educational Program Club.

ration, Friday was the big day — distribution day for The Era’s Less Fortunate — ELF Fund, which provided help to approximately 158 families and 60 seniors this holiday season.

12 — The Bradford City Fire Department was recently informed that they had lost another chief. Former Fire Chief William “Bill” McCormack passed away on Friday, December 9. He was 79 years old.

13 — The McKean County Community Foundation and the McKean County Commissioners announced the recipients of $226,595 in grant monies awarded to 40 local organizations as the county’s portion of funds from the American Rescue Plan Act.

14 — Karen Costello-Pecht was sworn in as the first female member of Bradford City Council in 15 years on Tuesday.

per gallon, according to GasBuddy on Monday.

21 — No rate increase has been proposed for the Bradford Sanitary Authority in the coming year.

22 — Customers of the Bradford City Water Authority will see a $3 increase in their monthly bills next year.

23 — The Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign was in a great position, at last check, to meet their hefty goal of raising $38,500 this year; that is until Winter Storm Elliott threatened the region.

24 — The Bradford City Police and Fire departments’ 911 Toy Express had the most applicants ever this year.

27 — Regular, unleaded gasoline in the Bradford area is around $3.75 per gallon, still above average for Pennsylvania, but gradually falling.

— Bradford City Council announced there will be no tax increase in the coming year.

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— The McKean County commissioners added their approval to a payment in lieu of taxes agreement for the county’s housing authority, clearing the way for a rehabilitation project for public housing on Brookline Court and South Center.

26

— The Commonwealth Court made a decision last week in the six-year-long civil dispute between Bob Cummins Construction and Bradford Sanitary Authority, sending the case back to trial court to re-argue matters relating to change orders in the building of the $17 million wastewater treatment plant.

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— David Hendryx, 6, told his mom he wanted to help those less fortunate so his mom and he made it happen. Hendryx helped ring the bell during the Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign at the Save A Lot grocery store in Bradford.

29 — Jack Rae of Bradford has been named director of facilities management at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford.

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— Drifter, short for Smokey Hills Continental Drifter by Flaming Arrow, has a direct bloodline to the famous Leonard Seppala’s huskies who ran The Great Race of Mercy in 1925 during the Nome, Alaska serum run. Drifter is a 16-week-old puppy who recently moved from Alaska to his new forever-home with Sled Dogs of Smokey Hill in Warren Center, Pa.

DECEMBER

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— Holiday tidings came to the Marilyn Horne Museum and Exhibit Center on Wednesday afternoon via laughter, paint brushes, bright colors and a new holiday-themed mural in the windows of the Assembly Room, off South Avenue, thanks to 13 students from the University

2

— The US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service announced that District Ranger Rob Fallon signed the decision notice and finding of no significant impact for the Jug Handle project on the Marienville Ranger District of the Allegheny National Forest.

28 — McKean County commissioners approved next year’s budget with no change to millage rates and no tax increase.

29 — Destinations-Bradford welcomed a new executive director to their family, Mark Lonzi of Bradford.

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— Students from 16 colleges and universities in 10 Appalachian states shared capstone research at the 22nd annual Appalachian Teaching Project symposium Friday and today, including students from the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford. The symposium was hosted by the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC).

5 — Seasonal flu activity across the country is higher than it has been at this time for the past five seasons, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. In fact, the CDC indicated that only four states — Alaska, Michigan, Vermont and New Hampshire — are at low levels of flu activity. Two states are moderate — West Virginia and Hawaii. The rest are high to very high, with Pennsylvania and New York at the “high” ranking.

30 — The board of directors of the Borough of Smethport Authority has approved rate increases for sewer and water service for the coming year. Water service (currently $38/month) will increase to $48/month which includes the first 5,000 gallons. Any additional gallons will be billed at a rate of $7.20/1,000 gallons an increase of $1.50. These changes amount to about a 26% increase. Sewer service (currently $36/month) for most customers, will increase to $50/month, a 39% increase.

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— Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association pens letter to Bradford Township over what “raise statutory and constitutional concerns” and recommended all three supervisors receive training on Pennsylvania’s primary access laws, Sunshine Act, and Right-to-Know Law.

15 — Halloran Philanthropies has given a gift of $700,000 to the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford to be used to complete the construction of and purchase specialized equipment for the new George B. Duke Engineering and Information Technologies Building.

16 — The Salvation Army of Bradford recently held a match day for its Red Kettle campaign, and Bradford residents came through. The Army set a goal of $5,000; they reached $5,500 in one day.

31 — During Winter Storm Elliott, which blasted most of the nation, snowplows were out in force everywhere — except, some alleged, in McKean County. Despite rumors that Pennsylvania Department of Transportation plows were scarce in the area, Marla Fannin, PennDOT spokesperson, said, “We experienced no major issues in McKean County regarding equipment or manpower.

7

— With the help of an explosive second half, the Port Allegany girls basketball team earned its first win of the season, beating Bradford 47-26 in a comeback victory on the road.

8

— The City of Bradford Police Department’s K9 Duke has received a donation of body armor — and he looks absolutely dashing while wearing it.

17 — Two local men, John Lockwood and Richard Griesbaum, both of the greater Bradford area and graduates of Bradford Area High School, have created a metalcore band known as The Anxiety Effect and released their second single “Roots” recently on Dec. 13 to all global and major music platforms

9

— The chill in the air means one thing, especially to children — Christmas is on its way, and on Saturday, area residents will have the opportunity to celebrate Bradford’s Old Fashioned Christmas, and for adults, the Winter Wine Walk.

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— After two months of tireless prepa-

19 — The Zippo/Case Museum & Flagship Store held a community gathering that was billed as a special holiday event on Saturday, and it was a Special Holiday Event for all who attended — young and not-so-young.

20 — Gas in Bradford is averaging $3.895 a gallon, while the state average is $3.66

A Christmas tree, with ornaments made by area school children, decorates the new gazebo at Veterans Square.

Rick Minard, art professor at Pitt-Bradford, assists in painting the windows at Marilyn Horne Hall for Christmas.

Karen Costello-Pecht is given the oath of office for Bradford City Council by Mayor Tom Riel.

The Bradford Era Necrology for

DECEMBER 2021

5 - Richard Miller Sr., 74, Cyclone

6 - Margaret L. “Nickey” Baire, Duke Center, formerly of Olean, NY

11- Nancy Cranston 73, Boise, Idaho

14 - Ed Mialky, 78, Bradford

20 - Keith Johnson, 74, Rapid City, S.D.

22 - Dr. Grant Winston, 66, Houston, Texas

25 - Bonnie Isler, 56, North Tonawanda, NY

26 - Mark Keith, 62, Rixford

26 - Michael Garnett, 67, Ulysses

27 - Grace Dolan, 87, Bradford

27 - Joanne Doud, 83, Galeton

27 - Scott Digel, 48, Bemus Point, NY

27 - Richard Gregory, 53, Austin

27 - Randall Battles, 67, Jamestown, NY

28 - Grace Arnold, 83, St. Marys

28 - Trudy Yohe, 70, Bradford

28 - George Mallette, 89, Kersey

28- Paul Keesler, 87, Hazel Hurst

28 - Henry Hamilton, 62, Ulysses

28 - Deborah Graham, 65, Bradford

29 - Kurt Brown, 56, St. Marys

29 - Dale Erich, 53, St. Marys

29 - James Anderson, 87, Kane

29 - Gladys Herbstritt, 64, Eldred

29 - Patricia Steck, 76, Simpsonville, SC

30 - Stephen Haynoski, 75, St. Marys

30 - Deryk Lunger, 29, St. Marys

31 - Janet Stohr, 87, Eldred

JANUARY

1 - Daniel Woodford, 52, Ridgway

2 - Kathleen Bryan-Milliron, 62, Eldred

2 - Kenneth Bell, 72, Ceres

2 - Richard Riel Jr., 55, Bradford

2 - Pamela Prey, 73, Bradford

2 - Jason Flowers, 42, Lady Lake, FL

3 - Mary Wood, 95, Sinnemahoning

3 - George Hibbard, 79, Bradford

3 - Loren Foltz, 75, Keating Summit

3 - Rick Crum, 51, Eldred

3 - Gary Williams, 51, Grantville

4 - Eugene Baxter, 87, Limestone, NY

4 - Marlene Conn, 68, Smethport

4 - Philip Schreckengost, 78, Shinglehouse

4 - James Sullivan, 84, Lewis Run

4 - John Boyd, 78, Roulette

4 - David Scott, 65, Mount Hermon, Ky.

4 - Deborah Dodge, 74, Port St. Lucie, FL

5 - Alice Crowley, 90, Turtlepoint

5 - Ronald Green Jr., 59, St. Marys

6 - Susan Button, 67, Port Allegany

6 - John Durham, 83, McMurray

6 - Ray McCune, 81, Bradford

6 - Bruce Broad, 88, Bangor

7 - Richard Besecker, 89, Kane

7 - Jean Talmadge, 79, Austin

7 - James Martin, 90, Ridgway

7 - Anthony Reese, 75, Bradford

7 - Wayne Barraclough, 72, Bradford

7 - Margo Bell, 77, Olean, NY

7 - David Busch, 85, Lansdale

7 - John Hahn, 84, Bradford

7 - Margaret Bauer, 85, St. Marys

7 - Dustin Earle, 40, Emporium

7 - Leland Thompson Jr., 74, Smyrna

7 - Robert Stambaugh, 72, Landisville

8 - Warren Barber, 82, St. Marys

8 - Kassie Small-Haynes, 41, Bradford

8 - Jerry Johnson, 77, Kane

8 - Donald Straneva, 63, Wilcox

8 - Warren Barber, 82, St. Marys

9 - Joyce Bleem, 82, Lewis Run

9 - Nancy Bacha, 85, Rixford

9 - James Nellis, 69, Turtlepoint

9 - Ronald Potter, 80, St. Marys

9 - Sonia Louk, 74, Warren

9 - Maurice Caldwell, 93, Fort Myers, FL

10 - Muriel Pekarski, 82, Coudersport

10 - David Woods, 75, Ridgway

10 - Virginia Mascho, 89, Bradford

10 - Vance Compton, infant, Smethport

10 - Sophie Berry, 68, Emporium

10 - John Egbert, 83, Bradford

11 - Adeline Burkhouse, 96, Emporium

11 - Chester Tanner Sr., 99, Smethport

11 - Stephanie V. “Stevee” McGarvey, 63, Port Allegany

11 - Sarah Shaffer, 47, Shinglehouse

11 - Linda Baker, 74, Evans City

12 - Keith Strait, 75, Little Genesee, NY

13 - Thomas Hogan, 80, St. Marys

13 - Patricia Fenstermaker, 77, Bradford

13 - Jack Johnson, 74, Shinglehouse

13 - Beverly Tarbox, 79, Coudersport

13 - Randall Gatewood, 71, Erie

13 - Beverly Cook, 83, Genesee

13 - Florence Luzier, 99, Cape Coral, FL

14 - Elva Keeran, 90, Emporium

14 - Kevin Euken, 63, Coudersport

15 - Peter Stull Jr., 37, Erie

16 - David Kimble Sr, 59, Smethport

16 - Elizabeth Sweet, 71, Bradford

16 - Donald Payne, 92, Bradford

16 - James Prosser, 70, Mount Jewett

16 - Bonnie Slater, 71, Bradford

16 - Robert Schleicher Sr., 67, Lewis Run

17 - Frances Remarge, 74, Emporium

17 - Doris Wilcox, 89, Duke Center

17 - Kenneth Johnson Jr., 69, Bradford

18 - Debra Vossler, 70, Smethport

18 - Marie Jewart, 77, Eldred

18 - Theodore Erich Jr., 71, St. Marys

18 - Scott Green, 49, Emporium

18 - Ruth Myers, 88, Rixford

18 - Rodney Lane, 60, Harrison Valley

18 - Marie Jewart, 77, Eldred

19 - Paul Pfaff, 80, Bradford

19 - Daniel Powers, 83, Rixford

19 - Joan Caldwell, 89, Fort Myers, FL

20 - Rebecca Total, 61, St. Marys

20 - Glenn Bauer, 91, St. Marys

20 - Richard Lawhead, 78, Eldred

20 - Steven Bartlebaugh, 49, Bradford

20 - Shelley Moyer, 55, Bradford

20 - Byron Carlson Sr., 73, Smethport

21 - Patricia Weichman, 78, St. Marys

21 - Jane Haskins, 95, Coudersport

21 - Shari Ternes, 59, Genesee

21 - Kristopher Wilson, 41, Smethport

21 - John Kulick Jr., 75, Emporium

22 - Claude Woodley, 80, Fuquay Varina, NC, formerly of Bradford

22 - Gary Southard, 82, Rixford

22 - Dale Rounsville, 66, Eldred 22 - James Caskey, 75, Bradford 22 - Eugene Frank “Gene” Erway, 93, Lexington, Ky., formerly of Coudersport and Selbyville, DE 23 - Dino Marnatti, 87, Ridgway 23 - Stella Maddalena, 90, Ridgway 23 - David Hoy, 100, St. Marys 23 - Lucy Timm, 95, St. Marys 23 - David P. Speziale, 70, Bradford 23 - Dr. Joseph Demendi, 89, Crystal Lake, IL 24 - Scott Spencer, 61, Roulette 24 - Patricia Persichini, 83, Bradford 24 - Philip Milliron, 72, Cyclone 24 - Kathleen Bauer, 85, St. Marys 24 - Duane Saunders, 71, Bradford 25 - Sarah Lanphere, 78, Emporium 25 - William Malin, 74, Ridgway 25 - Jack Perkins, 83, Ulysses 25 - Barbara Ellis, 86, Jacksonville Beach, FL 26 - Carolann Drum, 79, Smethport 26 - Philomena (Phyllis) Carducci, Rochester, NY, formerly of Bradford 26 - Lloyd Daniels Jr., 75, Roulette 26 - Clyde Anderson, 82, Kane 26 - Joyce Rebo, 81, Emporium 27 - Barbara Jordan, 58, Ridgway 27 - William Macfarlane, 68, Duke Center 27 - Jason Swanson, 47, Kersey 27 - Stanley Goodwin, 80, Coudersport 27 - Carl R. Bradt, 69, Eldred 28 - Vera Jean Glander, 95, Bradford 28 - Ann Meacham, 83, Shinglehouse 28 - Darlene Thompson, 63, St. Marys 28 - Verna Pelleschi, 82, St. Marys 28 - Betty Slaugenhaupt-Shaw, 73, Eldred 28 - Jean Pearsall, 75, St. Marys 28 - Jane Judice, 74, Ridgway 29 - Marlene Klaiber, 75, St. Marys 29 - Earnest Runyan Sr., 70, St. Marys 29 - Roger Brennan, 79, St. Marys 29 - Christian Vance, 27, Bradford 29 - Jessie Housler, 89, St. Marys 29 - Rhonda Palmer, 64, Warren 30 - Richard Weaver, 91, Smethport 30 - Hugh Rich Jr., 93, Ludlow 30 - Anthony Chirillo, 63, Bradford 30 - Shirley Feely, 78, Bradford 31 - Steven Ginther, 73, St. Marys 31 - Lee Ann Russell, 93, Coudersport 31 - George Dean, 83, Coudersport 31 - Irmgard Lyautey, 82, Shinglehouse 31 - Bruce Moshier, 66, Coudersport 31 - David Dittman, 59, Port Charlotte, FL 31 - Andrew Burnett, 59, Bradford

FEBRUARY 1 - Samuel Costa Jr., 80, Smethport 2 - Sara Anderson, 93, Indiana, Pa. 2 - Keith Lundgren, 54, Bradford 2 - Edwin Stewart, 63, Bradford 2 - Leo Quatman, 85, Kane 2 - Aaron Johnson, 35, Kersey 3 - Delores Conklin, 86, Kane 3 - Aldo Morelli, 85, Kersey 3 - Charlene Butler, 89, Bradford 3 - Charles Keesler, 87, Willow Creek, NY 3 - Louis Chiappelli Jr., 94, St. Marys 3 - Kenneth Tully, 57, Mount Jewett 4 - Steven Mackcoviak, 70, Kersey 4 - Penny VanCamp, 54, Eldred 4 - Dorothy Rhinehart, 46, Port Allegany 4 - Alyssa Kempf, 30, Kane 4 - Bruce Edgreen, 85, Port Allegany 4 - Frances Nickel, 84, Bradford 4 - Denver Goff, 71, Emporium 4 - James Morgan, 70, Kane 4 - Christopher Wills, 53, Warren 4 - Richard Conklin, 78, Warren 5 - Rev. William Harris, 95, Emporium 5 - Kaylee Hostetler, 14, Emporium 5 - Stephen Haskell, 68, Bradford 5 - Lois McCutcheon, 103, Tucson, AZ 6 - Ellen Suckow, 81, Bradford 6 - Charles Harris, 81, Limestone, Maine

6 - Myra Barnes, 96, North East 6 - Ellen Suckow, 81, Bradford 7 - Gloria Spangler, 60, St. Marys 8 - Donna Smith, 78, St. Marys 8 - Delbert Baney Jr., 77, Emporium 8 - Daniel Cowburn, 67, Ulysses 9 - Randy Holsinger, 67, Bradford 10 - Patricia Eynon, 87, St. Marys 11 - Mary McCarren, 78, St. Marys 12 - Laura Patricelli, Ridgway 12 - Catherine Snyder, 83, St. Marys 12- Frances Bihler, 90, Genesee 13 - Richard Logue, 64, Emporium 13 - Ronald J. Curcio Sr., 79, Sun City West, AZ 13 - Floyd Pyle Jr., 89, Emporium 13 - Stephanie Garner, 62, St. Marys 13 - Donald Baker, 76, Eldred 14 - Judith Reed, 76, St. Marys 14 - Carolyn Eddy, 70, Genesee 14 - Catharina Engelsman, 88, Coudersport 14 - Karen Churchill, 70, Wallace, Mich. 14 - John Dorn, 94, Midland, Texas 15 - Eilene Windsor, 77, Turtlepoint 15 - Debra Jo Sterley, 70, Emporium 16 - Shirley Rinehart, 86, Bradford 16 - Martha Bailey, 75, Derrick City 16 - Nathaniel Howard, 39, Port Allegany 16 - Paul Goetz, 75, St. Marys 17 - Renee Russell, 49, Ridgway 18 - Florence Zylinski, 92, Betula 18 - Betty Knapp, 85, Crosby 19 - Alberta Grover, 90, Genesee 19 - David Woodring, 75, Grant, Mich.

19 - Walter Beimel, 82, Kersey 19 - Kimberly Robinson, San Antonio, Texas

19 - Ethel Kanski, 88, Johnsonburg 19 - Jeremiah Haug, 42, Richburg, NY 19 - Paul Titus, 87, Pittsburgh 20 - Lawrence Tasillo, 91, Coudersport 20 - Mary Kytic, 80, Millcreek 21 - Lauren Songer, 91, Emporium 21 - Elizabeth Giordano, 97, St. Marys 21 - Audrey Major, 80, Emporium 21 - Robert Starr, 70, Coudersport 22 - Randall Bootes Sr., 58, Hazel Hurst 22 - Lewis Sherwood, 80, Eldred

22 - Dolores Beyer, Galeton

22 - Ronald Dankesreiter, 80, Emporium

23 - James Beimel, 89, Kersey

23 - Anthony Winkler Sr., 78, Houston, Texas

24 - Norman Zemla, 59, St. Marys 24 - Charles Smith, 88, Emporium 24 - Joseph Chamberlin, 61, Ridgway

25 - Marilyn Spink, 92, Olean, NY

25 - Genevieve Kronenwetter, 98, St. Marys

25 - Kara Close Hart, 39, Rainier, WA

26 - Maggie Blough, 37, Altoona

27 - Rita Wehler, 91, St. Marys

27 - Rosella Launer, 90, Johnsonburg

27 - Ruth Porter, 90, Bradford

27 - John Walczak Sr., 78, Ridgway

27 - Dolores Peters, 92, Coudersport 28 - Bonnie Connor, 80, Bradford

28 - Ronald Nolf, 89, Bradford

28 - Helen Taucher, 97, Kane

28 - Donovan Phillips, 31, Smethport

28 - A. Jay Peffer, 88, Port Allegany

MARCH

1 - Lorren Gullifer, 98, Kane

1 - Sandra Froberg, 83, State College

1 - Sally McKinney, 85, Bradford

1 - Ann Roy, 52, Canton

2 - James Ryan, 65, Bradford

2 - Ronald Heindl, 75, St. Marys

3 - Jason Wickett, 52, St. Marys

3 - Nancy Cunningham, 90, Smethport

3 - William Brett, 70, Coudersport

4 - Kevin Langford, 62, Shinglehouse

5 - William Fowler, 93, Bradford

5 - Lyle Bean, 84, Cuba, NY

5 - Herbert McMurtrie, 87, Bradford

5 - Donald Black, 81, Bradford

5 - Marjorie Robinson, 95, Ridgway

5 - Cindy Dubots, 59, Coudersport

6 - Jan Stewart, St. Marys

6 - Jack Miller, 75, Bradford

6 - Marjorie Bicek, 88, Smethport

6 - Thomas McKimm, 93, Emporium

7 - Helen Gregory, 88, Kane

7 - Rose M. Strait, 73, Bradford

7 - Vernon Doran, 81, Coudersport

7 - Steven Cochran, 54, Hamlin, NY

8 - Frederick Raymond, 85, Roulette

8 - Howard Nelson, 96, Smethport

8 - Margaret Cavalline, 85, St. Marys

9 - Carol Parrett, 74, Bradford

9 - Robert Duane Schlopy Sr., 70, Bradford

9 - Rebecca Davis, 64, Bradford

9 - Carey Kalupson, 83, Monroeville

9 - Barbara Ann Arnett, 60, Bradford

9 - Christine Goetz, 61, Bradford

10 - Elizabeth Westerberg, 90, Kane

10 - Joyce Weirich, 96, Kane

10 - Fred Hobson, 86, Fort Collins, Colo.

11 - Dominick Fazio, 79, Ridgway

11 - Harriet Caiola, 77, Bradford

13 - Nellie Viglione, 95, Ridgway

13 - Vickie Gooch, 71, Coudersport

13 - Anna English, 68, Emporium

13 - Leon “Ozzy” Hillyard, 77, Eldred

14 - Aldene L. “Deanie” Anderson, 90, Dunkirk, NY

14 - David Michael Platko, 59, Charlotte, NC

14 - Marlene Buerk, 81, Kersey

14 - Paul R. Linder, 94, Ridgway 15 - Thomas Stauffer, 93, St. Marys

15 - Pastor Kenneth Alt, Smethport

15 - David N. “Dave” Hadden, 71, Ceres

15 - Judith “Judy” Glasl Erskine, 84, Emporium

15 - Joann Clark, 83, Houston, Texas, formerly of Smethport 16 - Janice Anne Hokenson, 85, formerly of Keystone Villa 16 - Ann Marie Komidar, 71, Badin 17 - Nita L. Kohler, 74, Lewis Run 17 - Steven L. Haskins, 74, Ulysses 17 - Dr. Julie Todd Raymond, 57, Rapid City, Mich.

18 - James F. Edkenroad, 78, Emporium 18 - Barbara Raymond, 75, Benton 19 - Robert W. “Bob” Ahn, 85, Coudersport 19 - James L. “Jim” Cox, 74, Coudersport 19 - Martha B. Fritz, 98, St. Marys 20 - Orma McKeon, 98, St. Marys 20 - Mary Ellen Niver, 80, Bradford 20 - Rose Mary Geer, 90, St. Marys 20 - Alice E. Shaw, 89, Sinnemahoning 21 - Benjamin F. Palmer Sr., 50, Bradford 21 - Michael J. Matto, 81, Bradford 21 - Virginia “Ginny” Confer, 92, Gerry, NY 21 - Robert T. Bogacki, 79, Ridgway 21 - Kimberly C. Baker, 64, Smethport 21 - Frederick E. Ramsey, 75, Ulysses 22 - Lynn B. DeGolier, 78, Bradford 22 - Thomas Eugene Evans, 86, Marietta, GA 22 - Danielle Haskins, Franklinville, NY 23 - Frank Sicheri, 87, St. Marys 23 - Marsha Dinsmore, 64, Dingus Mines 23 - Samuel B. Hart, 87, Turtlepoint 24 - Ralph L. Crowe Sr., 87, Port Allegany 24 - Paul A. Limeburner, 94, Coudersport 24 - David A. Hockey, 60, Emporium 25 - Emiline M. “Em” Sokol, 83, Genesee 25 - Susan Ann Causer, 67, Hazel Hurst 26 - Margaret E. Safford, 78, Friendship, NY 26 - Simeon “Sim” Lee Muszala, 10, Tucson, AZ 26 - Kenneth J. “Ken” Shelander, 73, Eldred 26 - Jayne Katherine Shatz, 53, St. Marys 27 - David L. Kelley, 61, Port Allegany 27 - Theodore J. “Cub” Ransom, 83, Cowanesque and Genesee 28 - Gloria J. Rankin, 87, Duke Center 28 - Barbara S. Shufran, 77, Bradford 28 - Virginia R. Corio, 85, Port Allegany 28 - F. Gregory Wagner, 86, Bradford 28 - Marshall “Marty” P. McLaughlin Jr., 83, formerly of Bradford, Danville 28 - Joseph T. Britton, 72, San Francisco, Calif., formerly of Bradford 29 - John A. Smith, 82, Harrison Valley 29 - Sean Anderson, 61, Rochester, NY, formerly of Olean, NY 29 - Vicki L. Garvin, 74, Centre Hall 29 - Viola I. Smith, 88, Coudersport

31 - Steven W. Barrett, 48, Bradford

31 - John C. Carson, 76, Bradford

APRIL

2 - Catherine A. Donachy, 93, St. Marys

2 - Beverly H. Young, 91, Bradford

2 - Stewart “Stew” L. Dibble, 79, Marshburg

3 - Patricia G. Pierson, 82, Kersey

3 - Virginia L. Carvolth Durst, 88, New River, AZ, formerly of Bradford

3 - Frederick E. Housler, 92, Emporium

3 - Ryan Buchsenschutz, 35, Bradford

5 - Phyllis Dawn Simms, 82, Smethport

5 - Kathryn L. “Kitty” Johnson, 70, Ridgway

6 - John W. Brown, 70, Port Allegany

6 - Janet RM. Rexford, 86, Warren, formerly of Derrick City and Coudersport

6 - B. Earnest “Earnie” Long, 93, Smethport

6 - Kimberly A. Cleary Kotzbauer, 57, Emporium

6 - Janise A. Ahearn, 66, Coudersport

6 - Lillian A. Haller, 94, St. Marys

7 - Sherry L. Colella, 65, Bradford

7 - Doris E. Geer, 92, Johnsonburg

7 - John V. Ross, 66, Bradford

8 - Lawrence M. Brundage, 85, Port Allegany

8 - Godfrey Albert “Gop, Huggie, Huggie Bear” Huggler, 65, Bradford, formerly of Nansen

8 - Carol Ann Rossman Beiser, 61, Bradford

8 - Guy M. McCormack, 65, Mount Jewett

8 - Concetta Maria “Jennie” Emmert, 94, St. Marys

10 - Dennis A. “Dee” Frame, 74, Eldred and Fort White, FL

10 - Mona C. Budd, 81, Port Allegany

10 - Joseph Patrick Slike, 83, Port Charlotte, FL

10 - Michael D. Smith, 79, Douglassville, formerly of Bradford

10 - Betty M. Crawford, 88, St. Marys

10 - Christine M. “Pat” Losey, 77, Galeton

11 - Raymond Charles Erway, 17, Genesee

11 - Lee E. Brace, 80, Cyclone

11 - Tristan Wayne Erway, 16, Genesee

11 - Evan Jordan Erway, 14, Genesee

12 - Nancy K. Burrows, 81, Port Allegany

12 - Gerald E. “Jerry” Alaskey, 77, Johnsonburg

12 - Catherine A. “Cathy” Anders, 89, Coudersport

12 - Randy Krouse, 57, Clarendon, formerly of Bradford 12 - Ralph Detweiler, 87, Bradford

13 - Paul C. Anderson, 87, Bradford

13 - Roger P. McMahon, 84, Bradford 13 - Earl A. “Budd” Hand, 84, Smethport

14 - Rev. James J. Kennelley, 77, Albion

14 - Kevin D. Healy, 76, Bradford

15 - Theodore J. “Ted” Price, 85, Bradford

15 - Jesse E. Cliff, 63, Eldred

15 - Betty Lee Himes, 84, Mount Jewett

15 - Mary E. (Geyer) Zimmerman, 52, Wilcox

16 - Ruth M. Trumble, 98, St. Marys

16 - Barry W. Parker, 82, Cattaraugus Seneca Territory

16 - James E. Vantine, 77, Kane

16 - Margaret Sophia “Margie” Hunt, 92, Whitesville, NY

16 - Rose Mary Andrews, 67, Gennesee

17 - Peter J. Buchheit, 67, Bradford

17 - Sue Ann Vigliotti, 66, Frederick, Md., 17 - formerly of Bradford

17 - Megan Elizabeth Hogan, 29, Bradford

18 - Raymond E. Ford Sr., 71, Ridgway 18 - Marjorie Gayle Lieberman, 87, Novi, Mich.

18 - Lucille Samick, 98, St. Marys and Emporium

19 - Marguerite L. “Reedy” Srock, 73, Bradford

19 - Sharon L. Stettler, 67, Annville, formerly of Coudersport

19 - Susan D. Grumley, 66, Ridgway

19 - Kent Shannon, 80, Huntley, IL

20 - Thomas R. Raught, 79, Duke Center

20 - Elizabeth A. Herzing, 90, Ridgway

20 - James M. “Jim” Sorg, 78, St. Marys

20 - Jean M. Blum, 78, St. Marys

21 - Marc A. Colvin, 56, Emporium

21 - Jeffrey R. Clifford, 55, Kersey

21 - Ronald Frederick Janon, 95, Coudersport

21 - Chanel F. Wolfel, 26, Kersey

22 - Richard A. Cavaline, 85, St. Marys

22 - Thomas C. Bowes, 77, Bradford

22 - Richard E. Beckman, 85, Gifford

22 - Barry “Mac” McQuillen, 75, Kane

23 - Ruth D. Zelt, 91, St. Marys

23 - Richard A. “Dickie” Daniels, 60, Plum

23 - Alexandria E. O’Neil, 69, Bradford

23 - Robert D. “Bob” Thorwart, 70, St. Marys

24 - Phyllis L. Moscato, 69, St. Marys

24 - Christine M. Connor, 56, Allegany, NY

25 - Richard R. “Rich” Price, 48, Port Allegany

25 - Anna K. Taylor, 97, St. Marys

25 - Peggy A. Mann, Emporium

25 - Bernard M. “Bernie” Bauer Jr., 70, Emporium

25 - Frederick A. Bignell, 83, Emporium

25 - Susan Jane Hannold Young, 70, Fort Branch, Ind.

25 - Michael “Mike” “Milo” McCleary, 68, Limestone, NY

25 - Joshua L. Butler, 22, Eldred

26 - Michael J. “Mike” Gamble, 83, Kane

26 - Phillip J. Finland, 33, Bradford

26 - Babs K. Hull, 85, Bradford

26 - William L. “Bill” Putman, 78, Westfield

26 - Edward E. Hepler Sr., 91, Ridgway

27 - Bettie L. Reigle, 90, Ridgway

28 - Robert D. “Bob” Benson, 94, Shinglehouse

28 - Deanna D. Miller, 83, Duke Center

28 - Edward “Bart” Polinski, 86, Kane

29 - Mary Ann Bove, 59, Bradford

APRIL continued

29 - Lois M. Wennin, 109, DuBois

29 - Hildegard T. “Hilda” Walker, 86, St. Marys

30 - Christopher J. Ottaway, 48, Kersey

MAY

1 - Donna K. Griesbaum, 73, Bradford

1 - LaVerta J. “Sis” Miller, 57, Gardeau

1 - Sally Ann McKinney, 85, Bradford

1 - David J. Schummer, 51, Bradford

1 - Sandra E. Barbarito, 74, Friendship, NY

2 - Brian M. Benjamin, 65, Salamanca, NY

2 - Clayton F. “Zeke” Dunham, 70, Sunderlinville

2 - Randy L. Radaelli, 63, St. Marys

2 - John Lican, 85, James City

3 - Malvina “Mally” Agatha Weakland, 86, Boerne, Texas, formerly of Mount Jewett and Hamburg, NY

4 - Glenn C. Church, 95, Emerald Isle

4 - Michael A. Dolan, 85, St. Marys

4 - June C. Giles, 95, Bradford

4 - Kristian Matthew Davis, 10, Cape Carteret, NC

5 - Kenneth T. “Ken” Miles, 77, of Shinglehouse, formerly of Eldred

5 - Paul M. Burns, 95, Chambersburg, formerly of Clearfield, Gettysburg, Fairfield, and Port Allegany

6 - Theresa Marie Loveless, 60, Rixford

6 - Alex Alden Kirsten, 35, Kane

7 - Mark A. Lingenfelter, 69, Emporium

7 - Albert L. “Butch” Gerhart, 72, Coudersport

7 - Gloria Jean Sherwood Carroll, 79, formerly of Bradford

9 - Leon J. “Butch” Haskins, 73, Port Allegany

9 - Paul J. Lilly, 82, Port Allegany

9 - Arthur L. Frownfelter, 86, Lewis Run

9 - Everett R. “Sonny” Blass Jr., 87, Coudersport

9 - David E. Otteni, 77, formerly of St. Marys

9 - Jean M. Thompson, 82, Shinglehouse

10 - Robert D. Ford, 64, Port Allegany

10 - Fred M.“Red” or “Rooster” Strutt Sr., 92, Smethport, formerly of New Brighton and Beaver Falls

10 - Natalie Emery, 84, Woodville, Va.

11 - Linda June Miller, 66, Bradford

11 - Stephanie V. “Stevee” McGarvey, 63, Port Allegany

12 - Richard E. Newhouse Jr., 57, Bradford

12 - Charlene Mae Cosper-Hendrickson, 96, Smethport

12 - Patricia Johnson, 89, Kane

12 - Rodney R. “Pork” Goodwill, 58, Bolivar, NY

12 - Kathleen O’Connor, 50, St. Marys

12 - Gloria A. Bauer, 85, St. Marys

13 - Virginia A. “Ginny” Foust, 83, Coudersport

13 - Mary Jo Hannold, 87, Kane

13 - Madelyn J. McNulty Francis, 95, Coudersport

13 - Robin L. Murray, 61, Shinglehouse

13 - Lindzey Raymond Hennard Jr, 97, Bradford

13 - Marion “Mark” Peet, 71, Coudersport

14 - James W. “Jim” Rimel, 81, Coudersport

15 - Ann M. “Annabelle” Shipman, 71, Eldred

15 - John V. Rettger, 81, St. Marys

15 - Ronald E. Hetrick, 80, Cyclone

16 - Patricia Ann Rezmerski, 70, St. Marys

16 - Joseph F. Hervatin, 98, Kane

16 - Richard E. Young, 89, of Ulysses

17 - Thomas J. “Tom” Sheeley, 74, Bradford

17 - Robert C. “Bucko” Roys, 74, Port Allegany

17 - Alan Gordon, 85, Bradford

17 - Janet M. Tubbs, 68, Ulysses

17 - Susan J. Gustin, 66, Smethport, formerly of Eldred

18 - Francis A. “Fran” DeLancey, 79, Smethport

18 - Elizabeth Ayers Hunsinger, 81, Shinglehouse

18 - Richard Kimbly Thomas, 70, Wyalusing

19 - Loretta Hayes, 65, Kane

21 - Warren Miller, 75, Port Allegany

22 - Nancy L. Thomas, 74, Port Allegany

23 - Geraldine A. Geer, 65, St. Marys

23 - Mary Jo Cibula Kautz, Mesa, AZ, formerly of Bradford

23 - James J. Manno Sr., 81, Ridgway 24 - Naomi Jeanne Avery, 80, Ridgway 24 - Patricia L. Quattrone Klein, 83, Celoron, NY

25 - Jude K. Luke, 48, Bradford

25 - James P. “Jim” Ruthenberg, 76, Port Allegany, formerly of Smethport, Michigan, and Long Island, NY

25 - Guy W. Waldman, 85, Marshburg

25 - Frederick A. Jackson, 69, Emporium

25 - Daniel John Ponticel, 67, Bradford, formerly of Clinton

25 - James P. “Jim” Ruthenberg, 76, Port Allegany, formerly of Smethport

26 - Violet R. Vollmer, 85, St. Marys

26 - Norman E. Tillack, 82, Johnsonburg

27 - John R. McElwee, 51, Port Allegany

27 - James L. “Jim” Lawton, 76, Eldred

27 - Thomas S. Hewitt Jr., 63, Cyclone

27 - Bruce V. “Red” Gardner, 81, Little Genesee, NY

27 - Frank L. Ginther, 75, St. Marys

27 - Herbert H. Braden, 90, Palmyra

28 - Nina D. Wilber, 73, Smethport

28 - Suzanne Cattoni Ferro, 73, Bradford

29 - Phillip “Pete” Sica, 78, Bradford

29 - Lionel D. “Skip” Ordiway, 86, Smethport

30 - Carolyn Jarrett, 88, Bradford

30 - Louise “Lois” Isabella Day, 94, Bradford

30 - Steven S. Troncone, 97, Emporium

31 - Marian G. Lindemuth, 90, Bradford

31 - Eugene A. “Gump” Yentzer III, 48, Port Allegany

JUNE

1 - Rose Ann Whalen, 81, St. Marys

1 - Basil “Bucky” Freeman, 89, Port Allegany

1 - Dennis R. “Denny” Keech Sr., 72, Shinglehouse

1 - James “Jim” F. Czepiel, 75, Austin

1 - Larry M. Johnston, 75, Allegany, NY

1 - Karen A. Konen, Olean, NY, formerly of Shinglehouse 2 - Mary Lou Cleveland, 90, Bradford 2 - Ronald J. Yeager, 75, Bradford 3 - Virginia M. Russell, 89, Arlington Heights, IL, formerly of Port Allegany

3 - Adeline G. Cheatle, 99, St. Marys

3 - Bruno Carnovale, 95, Emporium 3 - Joseph Alvin Ritts, 95, Mount Jewett, formerly of Salem Township, Clarion County

3 - Dennis O’Brien, 69, Centennial, Colo., formerly of Bradford 4 - Mary Ann Hallock, 92, Bradford 4 - Anna M. Roof, 94, Ridgway 4 - James R “Willie” Williamson, 73, Kane 5 - Randy B. McKeown, 78, Sheffield, and formerly Rixford

5 - Harolyn K. Moore, 77, Lewis Run

5 - Dona D. Oviatt, 91, Lewisburg, formerly of Coudersport

4 - Robert L. Scone, Jr., 44, St. Marys

6 - Pearl Nolan, 92, of Olean, NY 6 - Jane F. Grassi, 90, Bradford 6 - Zachery A. Parslow, 34, Bradford

6 - MaryAnn Schafer, Mount Jewett

6 - E. Patricia “Pat” Sarinelli, 86, St. Marys, formerly of Emporium and Sarasota, FL

7 - W. Massey Booth Jr., 78, Shinglehouse

7 - Roberta J “Bert” Laktash, 76, Eldred

7 - James D. “Jimmy” Kleppinger, 63, Bradford

7 - James M. Vail Jr., 92, Kane

7 - Catherine “Kay” Flewellyn, 87, Ulysses 8 - Roland “Ron” Conklin, 86, Kane

8 - Beatrice Helen Megivern, 103, Smethport

8 - Robert D. “Corky” VanAlstyne, 83, St. Marys

8 - Ace D. Simmons Sr., 68, Bradford

8 - Jane Ellen Winn (Ness), 57, Quinton, Va.

9 - Michael D. Yeager, 67, Rew

9 - Maureen L. Viglione, Dubois 9 - Martha Leach Frith, 69, Galeton 10 - Theresa M. Cummins, 97, Bradford 10 - Sue C. Lynch, 83, St. Marys 10 - David Edward Guloien, 81, Emporium 11 - James D. Kerner, 90, St. Marys 11 - Patricia Ann Cummiskey, 96, Bradford 11 - Terry E. Bryant, 69, Bradford 12 - Marilyn A. Lang, 76, St. Marys 13 - Ralph Holt, 80, Kane 13 - Barbara J. Houwer, 68, Roulette 13 - Edward J. Lyons, 75, Duke Center 13 - Mary Sue VanHoutte, 88, New Oxford 14 - James W. Ostrander, 53, Eldred 14 - Patricia Ann Causer, 79, Mount Jewett 14 - Richard G. Widmeier Jr., 42, Canton, formerly of Coudersport 15 - Thomas H. VanScoter, 83, Eldred 15 - Martin J. Ambrose, 69, Kane 15 - Trey P. Anderson, 18, St. Marys 16 - Mary L. Haskins, 90, Austin 16 - Mary Ann Chase, 79, Bradford 16 - Scott L. “Sloaty” Sloat, 61, Wellsville 16 - Barbara A. Schlimm, 83, St. Marys 17 - Verlin L. Black, 90, Bradford 17 - Joseph A. Bishop, 68, Bradford 17 - Jeffrey B. Sherwin, 67, Bradford 18 - Wilma Jean Owens, 88, Bradford 18 - Leo F. Niklas, 81, James City 18 - Patrick E. Mooney, 78, Limestone, NY 18 - Janette Y. Tassone, 85, Bradford 18 - Steven Robert Gross, 69, Anderson, SC 19 - James B. Johnson, 85, Coudersport 18 - Robert J. Williams, 86, formerly of Emporium 19 - Nancy A. Kinney, 85, Bradford 19 - Timothy L. “Slim“ Beardsley, 65, St. Marys 19 - James B. Johnson, 85, Coudersport 19 - Janet M. Garman, 88, Coudersport 19 - Richard K. “Rocky” Retzer, 61, Ridgway 19 - Martin K. “Marty” Henneman, 54, Bradford 19 - Lynette J. Keane, 76, Bradford 20 - Robert “Bob” John Hurley, Bradford 20 - Elizabeth H. “Betty” Silsby, 91, Genesee 20 - James B. Miller, 95, Emporium 20 - Robert D. Foster, 75, Emporium 20 - Charles P. Hooftallen, 74, St. Marys, formerly of Emporium, Ulysses, and Austin 21 - Helen A. Howland, 98, Port Allegany 21 - Donald L. “Don” Moon, 71, Coudersport, formerly of Cogan Station 21 - Betty L. “Betsy” Lawton, 77, Ceres 22 - Mary R. Mallison, 92, formerly of St. Marys 23 - Dorothy Anderson Kearney, 86, Kane 23 - John D. Thacker, 70, Clymer 23 - David M. Froberg, 60, St. Marys 23 - Helen M. Petruzzi, 103, Emporium, formerly of Smethport 23 - Arlene June Bell Rothrock, 91, Kersey 24 - Thomas R. “Tom” Miller, 75, Wilcox, formerly of Johnsonburg 24 - Donald J. Gregerson, 71, Cherry Grove 25 - Carrie Avis (Marsh) Abrams, 64, Bradford 25 - William H. Gausman, 89, Ridgway 25 - Ruth Julia Rupprecht, 94, St. Marys 26 - Della Mae Ford, 89, Shinglehouse 27 - Joseph E. “Joe” Snyder, 81, Coudersport 28 - Beth A. Gornati, 67, St. Marys 28 - Daniel P. Sherry, 78, Ridgway 29 - Anthony P. “Toke” Santiso, Sr, 94, Ridgway 29 - Richard L. “Rich” Muirhead, 71, Coudersport 29 - Gary Richard Cheatle, 75, Waupaca, WI 29 - Ronald R. Mathwig, 67, Genesee 30 - Richard Groff Brown, 84, Confluence 30 - Ronald R. Tusing, 85, Emporium 30 - Cindy T. Winston, 63, Port Allegany 30 - Randall S. “Jack” Pease, 91, Shinglehouse 30 - Patricia A. Hunt, 79, Westfield, formerly of Austin 30 - Dorothy L. Swords, 90, Ulysses Township

JULY

1 - Tammy S. Pattison, 52, Bradford 1 - Beverly “Joan” Huntzinger, 85, Kane 1 - George B. Rietter, 92, Kane 1 - Robert Edgar Wagner, 81, Coudersport 1 - Sean E. Bobenrieth, 54, Kersey

2 - Barbara E. “Barb” Bobenrieth, 77, Port Allegany

2 - Joel G. Campbell, 82, Derrick City

3 - Eric M. Johnson, 74, North Bingham

4 - Stella Anne Anderson, 88, Wilcox

4 - Elna Dean Murray, 88, Lecanto, FL, formerly of Shinglehouse

4 - Phyllis A. Fetterman, 74, Bradford

4 - William C. “Bill” Gilner, 84, Genesee

5 - Lawrence J. “Larry” Lathrop, 78, Bradford

6 - Susan A. “Sue” Kerr, 64, Coudersport

6 - Edith I. Keech, 93, Shinglehouse

7 - Michael D. Majot, 87, Ceres, NY

7 - Carlton G. Wonderling, 85, St. Marys

7 - Gary G. Fuller, 72, East Kane

7 - Lawrence M. Woods, 90, Syracuse, NY, formerly of Bradford

8 - Sheri P. Donovan, 58, Emporium

9 - Doris V. Major, 98, Roulette

9 - Terry A. Passmore, 68, formerly of Bradford

9 - Cheryl Sicheri Wiley, 74, East Fallowfield Township

10 - Nancy S. Gregg, 89, Roulette

10 - Ainslee Grey Wolfgang, 2, Bradford

11 - Glenn P. Metzler, 65, St. Marys, formerly of Emporium

12 - William H. Matthews, 90, Bradford

12 - Kathleen A. Coy, 78, Bradford 12 - Marrian A. Bart, 76, Kersey

12 - Mary Jean Sprague, 95, Bradford

14 - Stanley C. Prouty, 74, Ulysses

14 - Bonnie L. (Bright) Baney, 73, Emporium

14 - Alexander Garcia “AP” Phillips, 20, Shinglehouse, formerly of North Little Rock, Ark.

15 - John W. Hoffman, 69, Smethport

15 - Jordan V. Tyger, 30, Bradford 16 - Debra A. Daniel, 70, Ulysses 17 - James A. “Jim” Sturdevant, 86, Smethport 17 - Gloria J. McAndrew, 99, Bradford 18 - Raymond E. Buck, 91, Ulysses 18 - Sandy L. Williams, 69, Limestone, NY 19 - Joseph M. Marasco, 67, Bradford 19 - James Martin Smith, 65, Emporium 19 - Charles L. “Bub” Haynes, 80, Sinnemahoning

20 - Angela Denise Specht, 39, Shinglehouse 20 - Rev. Wilber C. Barber, 97, formerly of Cyclone and Indiana, Pa. 20 - William T. “Ted” Wichert, Jr., 89, Shinglehouse 20 - Sandra L. Zeltwanger, 81, Bradford 21 - Barbara J. “Barbie” Van Pelt, 91, Hebron, formerly of Oswayo 21 - Clifford “PeeWee” Phillips, 83, Shinglehouse 22 - Sandra J. Bon, 62, St. Marys 23 - Bill Dunkle, 76, Kane 23 - Douglas R. Housler, 64, Emporium 24 - Pauline G. Ekas, 85, Bradford 24 - Delia M. McCutcheon, 81, Westfield 24 - Shirley J. Reed, 91, Eldred 25 - Patricia Ann Smith, 52, Bradford 26 - Thomas G. Drabant, 79, St. Marys 26 - Mary Ann “Miss P” Piscitelli, 73, Erie, formerly of Bradford 27 - Vondalee G. Swanson, 80, Toby 27 - Dorothy “Dotsy” Elaine Hull, 93, Niantic, Conn. 27 - Michael J. Radtke, 35, Smethport 27 - Hope Ann Kline, 58, Bradford 28 - Victor D. Earle Sr., 64, Eldred 28 - Douglas V. Schuppenhauer Sr., 79, Limestone, NY 28 - Cressence A. “Cress” Nolan, 95, Shinglehouse 29 - David A. Glenn, 72, Bradford 29 - Patricia J. Rizzuti, 92, Murraysville 29 - Scott Charles Stover, 54, Bradford 29 - Christopher C. McGonnell, 70, Olean, NY 30 - Dorothy M. Nelson, 84, Shinglehouse 31 - Mary H. Murphy, 88, Custer City 31 - Elizabeth M. Pearsall, 83, Weedville 31 - Frances G. (Piersmoni) Troutman, 85, Chesapeake, Va,. formerly of Bradford

AUGUST

1 - Kenneth H. “Crip” Batt, 77, Eldred

2 - Don E. Micheau, 68, Kane

3 - James W. Keagle, 63, of Port Allegany 3 - Ruth Ann Shumack, 81, Lewis Run, formerly of Tamaqua

4 - Irvin A. “Tudo” Serafini, 86, Kersey 4 - Shirley A. Hanes, 78, St. Marys

4 - James A. Enty, 71, Genesee

4 - Janet Stebick, 77, St. Marys

4 - Vyvyen Magnusson, 57, Johnsonburg

5 - Alice E. Vecellio, 98, Smethport, formerly of Bradford

6 - Anthony “Tony” Pascarella, 86, Indialantic, FL, formerly of Bradford 6 - Sally E. Smith, 64, Summerville

6 - Judith Mary “Judy” Harten, 86, Zeeland, Mich., formerly of Bradford 7 - Beverly “Buzzy” R. Firth, 82, Olean, NY

8 - Abigail A. “Abby” Ostrum, 74, Emporium

8 - Deborah A. Smith, 57, Bradford 9 - Thomas George Robbins, 88, Port Allegany

9 - Harold S. Nolan, 85, Shinglehouse

10 - William “Bill” Hunter, Shinglehouse 10 - Kayden A. L. Erickson, 2, Bradford 11 - John Kocjancic, Sr., 92, Johnsonburg 11 - Zachery Stephen Malobicky, 24, Kane 11 - Agnes C. Lechler, 97, Galeton 13 - Allen “Rob” Robert Martin, 52, Broken Arrow, Okla. 12 - Allen George Keller, “George”, 76, Dover, DE 14 - David M. Schneider, 58, Eldred 14 - Helen M. Pecora, 85, Bradford 15 - Sharon E. Lowe, 63, Olean (town of Allegany), NY 16 - Linda Peterson, 73, Mount Jewett 16 - Rose M. “Sissy” Santora, 78, Bradford 17 - David A. “Barney” Barnett, 50, Johnsonburg

17 - Mona M. Sislby, 89, Harrogate, Tenn., formerly of Andrews Settlement 18 - Robert “Bob” Frank Filer, Jr., 75, Smethport 18 - M. Jean Gilpin, 92, Coudersport 18 - Charlotte A. Vollmer, 79, St. Marys 19 - Eugene “Gene” F. Allegretto, 89, Eldred 19 - Judith Ann Smith, 82, Emporium

20 - Mona Lee Fowler, 72, Port Allegany

20 - Lamonte Lewis, 75, St. Marys

20 - Richard L. Kallenborn, 76, Port Allegany

20 - Sandra L. Maynard, 63, Smethport

20 - Kimberly Jo “Kim” Vasko, 58, Austin

21 - Leroy J. Culver, 89, Port Allegany

21 - Janet E. Reiter, 78, Kersey

21 - Theo A. Dickerson, 91, Shinglehouse

21 - Herman Miller Pickles, Jr., 95, Virginia Beach, Va.

22 - Basil T. “Mutt” Worthington, 64, Ulysses

22 - Jerald J. “Jerry” Ahearn, 70, Coudersport

22 - The Reverend Rocco A. Tito, 95, Bradford

22 - Chad R. Woodward, 43, St. Marys

23 - Lynn E. Denio, 96, St. Marys

23 - Doris M. Britton, 84, Emporium

23 - Brian M. McLaughlin, 35, Bradford 24 - Charlotte H. Bradish, 94, Bradford

24 - Marion Kathryn Denio, 92, St. Marys 24 - Edward E. Alphonso, 84, St. Marys 24 - Alfreda A. Carletta, 67, Bradford 24 - Anthony Chris Curcio, age 69, Erie 25 - Angela M. Minutolo Patton, 86, Lewis Run

27 - Mary “Barbara” Detsch, 85, St. Marys

28 - Frances Patricia Duffy Rogge, 95, Smethport

28 - Melvin D. Dixon, 85, Bradford

28 - Michael J. Mackcoviak, 74, St. Marys 28 - Mary L. Baker, 82, Bradford

28 - Daniel R. Brooks, 67, Little Valley, NY, formerly of Bradford 29 - Merle E. “Bud” Ruffner, 85, Bradford

29 - Kruze Jordan Carpenter-Stewart, 29, Hanover Township, formerly of Smethport

30 - Joseph Milstead, 60, James City

30 - Donald C. Ginther, 73, Kersey

30 - Freda Palmatier, 91, Coudersport

31 - Mark James Wendel, 56, St. Marys

31 - Barbara Woll, 80, Kane

31 - John Arthur McAnallen, 94, Smethport

31 - Alice Ruth Andrews, 88, Monroe, NC

31 - Gloria J. Magee, 78, Lancaster, formerly of Marietta

SEPTEMBER

1 - David P. Grim, 82, St. Marys

1 - Jeannette L. Gross, 80, Coudersport, formerly of Roulette

2 - James J. Ludwig, 58, Bradford

3 - Barry James Shea Jr., 55, Eldred

3 - Louise Elizabeth Froebel, 80, Salisbury, formerly of Port Allegany

3 - Ethel A. Baughman, 96, Reynoldsville

4 - Henry W. Gleason, 72, Rixford

4 - Joseph E. Hooper, 71, Lewis Run

4 - Marie W. Cass, 100, Clemson, SC, formerly of Ulysses

5 - Deloris M. Mertz, 92, St. Marys

5 - Annette M. Zelko, 80, West Clarksville, NY

5 - Jean S. Salter, 91, Bradford

6 - Cyril “Cy” Hardinger, 56, Sinnemahoning

6 - Lindabeth Ann Finlan Downey, 80, Sherman, NY

6 - Santa “Sandy” Scacchitti, 65, Smethport, formerly of Harrisburg and St. Marys

7 - Shirley Jones Digel, 89, Smethport

8 - Anna M. Lewis, 94, Gold

9 - Karen K. Nichols Hudson, 62, Coudersport

9 - James “J” H. Jewart, 57, Eldred

9 - Kathryn L. Jackson, 80, Shinglehouse

10 - Mary E. Frost, 69, Eldred

10 - Thomas M. Himes, 27, Kane

11 - Lawrence P. “Skip” Linnan, 81, Smethport

11 - Lewis J. Gorrell, 70, Cyclone

12 - Larry “Duke” Douthit, 82, Bradford

12 - Edith M. White, 92, Westfield

13 - James R. Aloi, 90, St. Marys

13 - Robert Lewis Reed, 92, Centre Hall

15 - Samuel B. Nolf Sr., 77, Bradford

17 - Pauline G. Snyder, 76, Coudersport

17 - Judith Ann Stitt, Venice, 73, FL, formerly of Bradford

18 - Raymond F. Nussbaum, 78, St. Marys

19 - Michael S. Milliron, 52, Coudersport

19 - Hursel Stanley Smith, 82, Kane

19 - Susan M. Case, 78, Limestone, NY

19 - Celine F. Jewart, 71, Austin

19 - Norman E. “Cub” Runyan III, 61, Sarver, formerly of Lewis Run

20 - Ervin C. “Olie” Olin, 80, Willow Creek

20 - Gerald E. “Jerry” Gutgsell, 87, Emporium

20 - Carol Kohl Smith, 79, St. Marys

21 - Lloyd E. Austin, 81, Shinglehouse

22 - Carol A. Yeager, 83, Smethport

22 - Percy C. “Bones” Doner, 60, Eldred

23 - Christine L. “Chris” Kio, 63, Emporium

23 - Susan M. Huff, 77, Weedville

23 - Veronica Lynn Unverdorben, 51, Oswayo

24 - Charles L. “Chuck” McKeirnan, Jr., 91, Smethport

24 - Beverly Duell, 68, Roulette

25 - Clara E. Palmer, 86, Kersey

25 - John G. Parker, 76, Coneville, formerly of Sunbury

25 - Virginia Skrzypeck, 87, Kersey

25 - Francis “Frank” Gilbert Lecker, 78, St. Marys

25 - Anita L. Rietter, 82, Southwest Ranches, FL, and Kane

26 - Mae L. Empson, 75, Ulysses

27 - Timothy J. Cummiskey, 68, Bradford

27 - James A. Wilcox, 84, Gifford

27 - Henry “Jim” Jackson Jr., 77, Derrick City

28 - Grace M. Long, 95, Smethport, formerly of Emlenton

28 - William Richard “Rick” Currier, 65, Andrews Settlement

28 - Linda J. Smith, 75, Ulysses, formerly of North Fork

29 - Kimberly A. Livingston, 37, Bradford

30 - Renae J. Foster, 60, Bradford

30 - Sandra J. Zook, 83, Kane

30 - Alan K. Bowers, 52, Duke Center

30 - John Martin Rhodes, 77, Hanover, Ind., formerly of Bradford

OCTOBER

1

- Betty M. Stanger Kemp, 95, Lancaster, NY, formerly of Shinglehouse

2 - Donna R. Messino, Galeton

3 - Donovan Lee Smith, 18, Bradford and Shinglehouse

3 - Kathleen A. Frontino, 70, Bradford

5 - James A. “Poola” Pascarella, 83, Bradford

5 - William Edward Erwin, 89, Bradford

5 - Clifford G. “Skip” Hatch Jr., 60, Bradford

6 - Stephen Stanko, 91, Kane

6 - Helen E. McLaughlin, 93, Custer City

6 - Elizabeth A. Carll, 88, North Tonawanda, NY, formerly of Bradford, Pa.

7 - Audrey P. Gilligan, 91, Bradford

7 - Patricia A. Haynes, 83, Emporium

8 - Robert “Reb” Miller, 81, Kane

8 - Jerome E. “Jerry” Kleisath, 87, Little York, NY

9 - Carl R. Whalen Sr., 86, St. Marys

9 - Debra Kay Oxley, 68, Bradford

9 - Larry A. Rotheraine, 78, Bradford

11 - James R. Mack, 86, Port Allegany

11 - Romaine M. “Helen” McMullen, 86, Gifford, formerly of Oil City

11 - Kathleen Suttrich, 71, Olean, NY

11 - Richard E. “Richie” Allen Jr., 58, Shinglehouse

12 - Dale Bertram Gillaspie, 87, Cameron Park, Calif., formerly of Bradford

13 - Mary D. Dowie, 81, Kersey

13 - Dolores Irwin, 92, Eldred

13 - Dino V. Vecellio, 86, Lewis Run

14 - Gloria Dawn Battles, 94, Bradford

14 - Richard K. Miller, Jr., 51, formerly of Cyclone

14 - Mary Lou Murray, 84, DuBois, formerly of St. Marys

15 - Caroline Therminy, 84, Bradford

15 - John J. “Joe” Sheffer, 81, Cyclone

16 - Richard “Dick” C. Lion, 80, St. Marys

17 - Helen L. Mague, 91, Kane

17 - Paul L. Yonker, 98, DuBois, formerly of Daguscahonda

18 - Elmer F. DeLucia, 99, Scranton, formerly of Bradford

18 - Elizabeth A. Christian, 85, DuBois

19 - Ellen Joan Miller, 94, Derrick City, formerly of Bradford

19 - Ronald E. Rittberg, 88, Cyclone

19 - Richard W. “Pete” Keslar, 81, Ridgway

19 - Sharon L. Baker, 78, Shinglehouse

19 - Terrence Hallock, 63, Bradford

20 - Richard W. “Dick” Luther Sr., 93, Bradford

20 - M. Jane Shaw, 99, Bradford, formerly of Mercer

20 - Larry E. Shine, 79, Bradford

20 - Edward Allen “Speedy” Dunn, 84, Smethport

20 - Catherine “Rita” Walker, 72, Kane

20 - Linda Joann White, 73, Warren

21 - Geraldine “Gerry” A. Meyer, 86, St. Marys 21 - Kenneth P. Pashkow, 74, Bradford 21 - L. Beverly Runge, 99, St. Marys 22 - Honorable Barbara L. Boser, 82, Bradford, formerly of Fairview Heights 22 - Aldo “Al” Pasquinelli, 90, Bradford 22 - Joan L Stack, 90, Bradford 22 - Gary G. Cheatle, 69, St. Marys 22 - Zita E. Carino, 99, Chardon, Ohio, formerly of St. Marys 22 - Rodney L. “Rod” Van Pelt, 68, Hebron 22 - Sheila Carletta, 73, Bradford 23 - William C. “Billy” Nenno, 86, Roulette 23 - Ralph Joseph Bottone, 71, Limestone, NY 23 - Robert VanCamp Jr., 97, Bradford 24 - Joyce E. Lucco, 94, Limestone, NY 24 - Robert Andrew Otto, 51, Philadelphia 24 - Michelle R. Nagle, 56, East Smethport 24 - Beth A. Steely, 63, Ulysses 25 - Michael S. King, 33, Bradford 25 - Mary Mattis, 98, Kane 25 - Ronald John Rees, 56, Port Allegany 26 - Priscilla L. Bond, 80, Bradford 26 - John J. Caribardi, 75, Lebanon 27 - Adam K. “Fester” Lloyd, 42, Port Allegany 27 - Mary Ann Morton, 65, Bradford

27 - Stanley L. Anderson, 84, Kersey 28 - Ronald E. McBeth, 73, Sinnemahoning 28 - Edward J. Longhi, 66, Kersey 29 - Carol B. Fitzgerald, 78, Lewis Run 29 - Beverly D. Holmes, 87, Bradford 29 - Charles “Charlie/Chuck” “Hat Man” G. Work, 75, Fort Payne, Ala.

29 - Otha D. Ginkle, 75, Kane

30 - Marguerite (nee Tompkins) Miller, 81, Eldred 30 - Robert Tunno, 71, Eldred, formerly of Smethport 30 - Maribeth Brown, 81, Smethport, formerly of Port Allegany 30 - Charles J. “Ted” Ammerman, 84, Smethport, formerly of Clearfield 30 - The Rev. Howard R. Burnham, 81, Hebron Center

30 - Howard Jack Kenneson, 93, Lafayette

30 - Everett W. Dalrymple, 90, Gettysburg, formerly of Coneville

31 - Mary Greek, 99, Bradford

31 - Cythia “Cyndy” Louise Johnson Neely, 83, Princeton, N.J., formerly of Smethport

NOVEMBER

2 - Lillie J. Tornatore, 83, St. Marys

3 - Neva D. Pence, 82, Kane

3 - Patricia “Pat” Raymondo, 79, Kane

4 - Hudnell “Hud” Caldwell, Jr., 88, Johnsonburg

4 - James Fowler, 75, Wilcox

4 - Christopher M. “Chris” Kulbago, Sr., 58, Coneville, formerly of Niagara Falls, NY

5 - Raymond G. Young, 55, Genesee

5 - Glendora A. Norberg, 87, Mount Jewett

5 - Sylvia Shingle Otto, 97, formerly of Bradford and Elysburg

5 - Nancy L. Allen, 85, Bradford

5 - John C. Miller, 74, Coudersport

6 - Joseph W. Proske, 86, Ridgway

6 - Kathryn A. “Katie” Dalton, 70, Eldred

6 - Jacob D.“Jake” McKloskey, 32, Kane

7 - Claudia V. Steadman, 75, Genesee

7 - Robert J. Wennin, 95, Emporium

7 - Robert J. “Bob” Culver, 62, Martinsville, Ind., formerly of Port Allegany

8 - Joy E. Blauser, 83, Ridgway

8 - Aubrey R. “Willy” Wheaton Jr., 58, of Allegany, NY

8 - Dale K. Woodruff, 71, Smethport

8 - Barbara J. Ehrhart, 73, Galeton

9 - William E. Hurrle, Sr., 85, Lewis Run

9 - Joan Marie Miles, 84, Bradford 9 - Scott W. Keiser, 63, Shinglehouse, formerly of Ceres, NY

10 - Michael Roy Williams, 73, Port Allegany

10 - Marjorie H. Woods, 93, Bradford 10 - Thomas L. Brown, 81, Eldred 10 - John S. Wilson, 87, Sinnemahoning 10 - Robert W. “Bob” Brewer, 91, Shinglehouse 10 - Robert M. Wiesner, 86, St. Marys 11 - Patricia A. “Pat” Richnafsky, 90, Emporium 11 - Marjorie H. Woods, 93, Bradford 11 - Gary David Hughes, 63, Clarendon 12 - Marlene H. Agosti, 86, St. Marys 12 - Sara R. “Sally” Burkett, 91, Derrick City 12 - Mary A. Gullifer, 98, Kane 12 - Michael M. Priest, 68, Emporium 13 - Mary M. Allen, 89, Bradford 13 - Valerie L. Ostrum, 70, Austin

14 - James A. “Boo” Coder Jr., Lewis Run 14 - Anita D. Johnson, 90, Smethport 14 - Victoria Ann Stiles Lunn, Clearfield 14 - Patrick Acton, 80, Lewis Run 15 - Gary David Hughes, 63, Clarendon 16 - Janet Elizabeth Viglione, 94, St. Marys 16 - George D. Arnett, 96, Bradford 16 - Elizabeth A. Ensanian, 99, Eldred

17 - Donna M. Larkin, 72, Turtlepoint

17 - Thomas A. “Frenchy” Reed, 67, Kersey

18 - Teresa J. “Terrie Jo” Mullen, 58, Slack Hollow

18 - Bruce L. Wolfe, 72, Williamsport

18 - Eugene “Huey” Alton Yentzer II, 66, Port Allegany

19 - Lewis G. Windsor, 36, Turtlepoint

19 - Susan “Sue” Marie Larson Emery, 70, Clarksburg, W.Va., formerly of Bradford

19 - Beverly J. Higley, 90, Coudersport

19 - Shawn David Taylor, 36, Derrick City 20 - Mary Alice “Sis” Dalaba, 74, Port Allegany

20 - Patricia Ann Schaming, 92, Bradford

20 - Joe M. Miller, 62, Bradford

20 - Robert N. “Bob” Garman, 79, Sinnemahoning

20 - Connie C. Henry, 83, Bradford 20 - Dolores M. Walters, 88, Bradford 21 - James S. Freer, 82, Smethport 21 - Nancy M. Cunningham, 85, Rush/Livonia, NY

21 - Robert E. Sherwood, 72, Port Allegany 22 - Carlotta E. Addeo, 99, Ridgway 22 - Marlowe H. Haas, 98, Emporium

22 - Phyllis M. Johnson, 94, Galeton

22 - Karen M. Murray, 42, Shinglehouse

22 - Ann F. Kanally, 96, Bradford

23 - Dolores E. Kinney, 93, Bradford 23 - Mary Ann Stemberger, 90, Kane 23 - Terry A. Titchner, 73, Ridgway 23 - David B. Gutowski, 79, Kersey 23 - Shannon Smith Snyder, 61, DuBois, formerly of Andrews Settlement 24 - Joan Leviski, 87, St. Marys 24 - Todd C. Furman, 56, Ulysses 25 - Rosemond M. Wilson, 89, Kane 25 - Mary Kay Kinney, 56, Hazel Hurst 25 - Shirley June Wiles, 95, Bradford 25 - Grant Edward Stewart, 58, Orange, Texas 26 - Donald L. “Blackie” Black, 82, Port Allegany 26 - Langdon W. Dow, 50, Smethport, formerly of Bradford 26 - James Himes, 75, Kersey 26 - Helen “Granny “ R. Donachy, 70, St. Marys

26 - Terry R. Clark, 61, Coudersport 27 - Thomas G. “Grasshopper” Hasselman, 79, St. Marys 27 - Velma T. Gross, 91, St. Marys 27 - James “Jim” J. Facchine, 73, Ridgway 27 - Lynn A. Crosby, 91, Emporium 27 - Charles M. “Spood” Tubbs, 69, Ulysses 28 - Ruth Ann Ridenour, 86, Bradford 28 - Isabell Mansfield Sellers, 81, Dallastown

28 - Dennis J. Confer, 66, Bradford 29 - Theodore “Teddy” Kuzmeskas, 56, Eastham, Mass., formerly of Bradford 30 - Cynthia “Cindy” L. Fink, 63, Ridgway 30 - George Crooks, 81, Jamestown, NY

DECEMBER 2022

1 - Jean H. Gier, 86, Ridgway

1 - David M. Hallock, 57, Bradford

1 - Sally A. Mangel, 72, Bradford

1 - Sally D. Tanner Stiebinger, 75, Greensburg

1 - William Robert “Billy” Dickerson, 36, Portland, Ore., formerly of Shinglehouse

2 - Mary Ann Bleem, 68, Lewis Run

2 - John Louis Casciani Jr., 88, Mason, Ohio, formerly of Johnsonburg

3 - Harry James “Jim” Thomas, 75, Emporium

3 - Ronald Duane Gross, 79, Coudersport

3 - Carmen M. Wehler, 79, St. Marys

3 - Mildred Louise Carey Knowlton, 101, Coudersport

3 - Kathleen I. Galloway Mong Shultz, 75, Bradford

3 - Renelda I. Ferragine, 92, Johnsonburg

4 - Germaine C. Dietz, 83, St. Marys

4 - Genevieve M. “Jinnie” Gardner, 100, Ridgway

4 - Thomas J. Morris Sr., 90, Bradford

5 - Irving P. Woodard, 87, Willow Creek

5 - Chester J. Stull, 83, Bradford

5 - Donna Jean Nelson Schwartz Painter, 97, Hughesville

5 - Asa A. Raymond, 57, Smethport

5 - Richard E. Slaven, 92, Willow Creek

5 - Mary Luella Barrett, 94, Jasper, FL, formerly of Olean, NY

6 - Michael Blauser Sr., 72, Kane

6 - Thomas Eddinger, 76, James City

7 - Mila Howard, 84, Mount Jewett

7 - Joyce M. Bell, 90, Shinglehouse

8 - Lee Gausman, 79, Kane

8 - Steven R. “Horse” Evens, 73, of Port Allegany

Bookworm Picks for the Best of 2022

It happens every year. The decorations come down. The last of the Christmas leftovers have been eaten. Errant bits of ripped wrapping are found and discarded. You have no more holiday candy or cookies, you look around at your empty hands, and you wonder now what?

Now it’s time to settle in and read for the rest of the winter season. For your pleasure, here are the Top Five Bookworm Picks for the Best of 2022...

FICTION

Lovers of fairy tales are in for a big surprise with “The Book Eaters” by Sunyi Dean (Tor, $26.99). It’s a dark, dark legend filled with evil dragons that look like men, princesses that are worse than second-class citizens within their realms, and a chase that will chill you. Book lovers will adore this tale, especially if you don’t necessarily need a happily-ever-after.

Pick up a copy of “Dot and Ralphie” by Amy Hoffman (University of Wisconsin Press, $16.95) and it doesn’t look like much. But aren’t you glad you don’t judge a book by its cover? This is a sweet tale of two elderly women, partners in life and love, and aging. It’s sweet and grumpy and charming, somewhat like a lesbian Honeymooners episode, only better.

Readers who are familiar with the thrillers that James Lee Burke writes will absolutely be stunned by “Every Cloak Rolled in Blood” (Simon & Schuster, $27.00) because in this book, the thrill is secondary to the main plot. Here, retired detective Aaron Broussard has lost his beloved daughter and it’s cut him to the core. Fiery, glass-sharp grief doesn’t stop crime, though, and so he still has crime to solve – whether real, or imagined. Read this book with an open heart and tissues at hand. It may be Burke’s best.

Lovers of clever, clever stories will love “Sign Here” by Claudia Lux (Berkeley, $27.00). It’s the tale of Peyote Trip, whose job on the Fifth Floor of Hell is to recruit new souls for eternity. But Pey has a plan to get out of his purgatory, which turns this funny, sharp-witted story into a shady mystery that will make you laugh a lot and squirm even more.

Here’s a book that’s absolutely not for everyone: “Manhunt” by Gretchen Felker-Martin (Macmillan Nightfire, $17.99) is a lesbian feminist dystopian thriller, which sounds like a lot and it is. A virus has hit every corner of the world, making men into wolf-like killing machines and sending the women into hiding. When two young women – one of them, trans – learns that a “healer” might be able to save her from the inevitable, they head out to find the woman but

a makeshift band of warrior women get in their way. Again, this isn’t a book for everyone but if you’re looking for something very, very different, this is it.

BONUS BOOK: “Things Past Telling” by Sheila Williams (Amistad, $25.99) is a novel of the memories of a 112-year-old former slave, who was also a pirate’s woman, a healer, and someone reaching for things her soul needed. It’s an adventurous book with the tiniest touch of fantasy and you shouldn’t miss it.

NON-FICTION

You have questions. And “All the Living and the Dead” by Hayley Campbell (St. Martin’s Press, $29.99) has answers. When someone dies, what happens next? A wide variety of things, that’s what, and it’s someone else’s job to see that it’s done right. This book is careful not to be (too) gruesome but it is compellingly fascinating.

“Charlie’s Good Tonight” by Paul Sexton (Harper, $27.99) is on this list because it could be the biggest surprise of the year for readers. It’s the story of the late Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts, a man who really never wanted fame and often actively shunned the limelight. If you think you know all about the debauchery of your favorite rock & roll band, think again and be totally

8 - Karen Minard, 74, Eldred

8 - William J. McCormack, 79, Bradford

9 - Loretta Marzucco, 88, Lewis Run

9 - Sharon Armstrong, 66, Bradford 9 - Beverly Nan Averill, 92, Emporium

9 - Nancy Evens, 78, Lakewood, NY, formerly of Port Allegany

9 - Robert A. “Bob” Brewer, 71, Bolivar, NY

10 - Mary Carr, 55, Bradford 10 - Mary “Jeanne” Klaiber, 96, St. Marys

10 - John Murone, 80, St. Marys

10 - George Santora, 74, Bradford

10 - Andrew Lopus, 58, Ludlow

10 - Harold A. “Whitey” Pistner, 81, St. Marys

10 - Snowden Leroy Goff, 59, Emporium

11 - Helen V. Edgreen, 100, Rochester, NY, formerly of Port Allegany

11 - Domenic DeMatteis, 81, St. Marys

11 - Dolores “Dee” Crosby Burlingame, 94, Emporium

11 - Ellen N. Lyon, 97, Emporium

12 - Shirley E. James, 91, Kane

12 - Shirley Ann Ostrander, 83, Smethport

12 - Donald Kelley, 74, Erie, formerly of Olean, NY

12 - George D. Reed, 90, Emporium

13 - Sandra L. “Sandy” Freer, 85, Austin

13 - Rose M. Scutella, 94, St. Marys

13 - Judith Chamberlin, 77, Kersey

13 - Amelia Crowley, 78, Eldred

14 - Theodore Gundlah, 85, Kane

14 - Frances Shaw, 95, Ridgway

14 - Richard Platko, 79, Bradford

14 - Cleo P. Mascho, 92, Bolivar, NY

16 - Helen J. Herzing, 93, St. Marys

16 - Judy Cooper, 74, Eldred

16 - Celia Joan Piper, 95, Oyster, Va., formerly of Rixford

16 - Janet Hause, 84, Bradford

17 - Bridget Anne Boyle, 38, Bradford

17 - Dianna Lynn Weeks, 62, Bradford

18 - Edith J. Cortina, 89, St. Marys

18 - Victoria L. “Vicki” Setzer, 56, Coudersport

18 - Thomas E. “Tom” Ferragine, 61, Bradford

18 - Maxine Parrish, 70, Coudersport

19 - Miriam Wehler, 99, St. Marys

19 - Wanda Daghir, 97, St. Marys

19 - Patricia Smith-McAnallen, 91, Smethport

19 - William “Roy” Besecker, 94, Kane

19 - Douglas A. Burge, 61, Russell, formerly of Lewis Run

20 - Dora Mahoney, St. Marys

21 - Luella Moyer, 94, Kersey

21 - Ray Louk Jr., 87, Bradford

21 - Raymond P. DeMatz, 92, Sykesville 21 - Terry Lee Davis, 78, New Port Richey, FL

21 - David Brandt IV, 31, Kersey

21 - Burdette A. “Woody” Woodkirk, 84, Hazle Twp. formerly of Potter County 22 - Richard C. “Dick” Gustin, 86, Roulette 22 - Franklin Sasso, 89, Fairview 23 - Joseph A. “Joe” “Joey” Lehosky, 63, Eldred 24 - James “Dick” Armstrong, 85, Kane 24 - Jack Wilson, 72, Hebron 25 - John McLaren, 82, Mount Jewett 25 - John J. Austin, 63, Port Allegany 25 - Barbara A. “Bonnie” Wright, 76, Bradford 25 - Daemon J. Beck, 51, Ischua, NY formerly of Smethport 26 - Dorothy S. Dart, 89, Smethport 26 - Marilyn J. Smith, 83, Bradford 26 - Elizabeth Lillian Sallade, 89, Coudersport 27 - Scott A. Canfield Jr., 40, Bradford 27 - Audrey J. Shaffer-Eidson, 91, Bradford 27 - David Bizzarro, 73, Bradford 27 - Sandra A. Stoddard, 83, Lancaster, formerly of Bradford 28 - Walter R. Crawford, 85, Ulysses 29 - Harriett B. Sheldon Neil, 88, Upper St. Clair, formerly of Bradford 29 - Richard L. Hribar, 83, Coudersport 31 - John Dietrick, 89, Ridgway 31 - Verena Cuneo, 91, St. Marys 31 - Helen N. Mahoney, 95, St. Marys

charmed by one man’s life. There are two business books on this list because they don’t at all read like business books; in fact, “Think Like a Horse” by Grant Golliher (Putnam, $28.00) and “Meet Me by the Fountain” by Alexandra Lange (Bloomsbury, $28.00) both seem more like snuggle-up-in-front-of-the-fire kinds of books. Golliher’s book is pure cowboy – he was a rancher and worked extensively with horses – and there are western-novel tones in his book on getting the most out of people. Lange’s book is a trip to the mall throughout history, including a good look at stores you may have visited through the years. These books are both great for the business-minded reader, but could be enjoyed by anyone.

AND FINALLY, AN OBSESSION: “To Walk About in Freedom” by Carole Emberton (W.W. Norton, $28.95) is a jaw-dropping memoir that hides in a history book. In the earlier part of the last century, the government paid writers to interview people for a WPA project. One of the interviewees was a former slave woman who offers up not only her life, but a real-life account of the end of slavery and how it impacted everyday, average people. This is a book you’ll be talking about well into the new year.

If these eleven books don’t fit your mood, then be sure to check with your favorite bookseller or librarian. When it comes to books, (s)he is a superhero.

JANUARY

It’s GOLDEN GLOBES time. But is a Globes with no telecast, boozy celebs or red carpet a Globes at all? The embattled Hollywood Foreign Press Association, reeling from stunning failures over diversity, holds a private event and plans a comeback next year. Hey, remember the original wardrobe malfunction? Well, JANET JACKSON says she and JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE have moved on, and so should we. The New York Times buys Wordle, and we’re all thinking in five-letter words (though W-O-R-DL-E is six, just saying.) Meanwhile, it’s a month of loss, heading off a year of loss: pioneering Black actor, director and activist SIDNEY POITIER dies at 94.

FEBRUARY

What would a year in pop culture be without BRITNEY? Just months after her liberation from her restrictive conservatorship, Spears is reported to have signed a mammoth book deal, but at year’s end we’re still waiting for news. RIHANNA is pregnant!

TOM BRADY retires! (Stay tuned, on that one.) TAYLOR watch: JAKE GYLLENHAAL speaks out, saying he really has nothing to do with that song.

MARCH

Quick, who wins Oscars this month? Well, “CODA” does, a feelgood drama with a largely deaf cast, and TROY KOTSUR becomes the first deaf actor to win an acting Oscar. Alas, all anyone can talk about is — you know. SMITH, who wins the best actor award not long after slapping Rock over a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, won’t truly address the issue until the end of the year, so keep reading. KARDASHIAN watch: Kim K is declared legally single again in her ongoing divorce with YE, the rapper formerly known as KANYE WEST. And BRADY, retired for 40 days, says, “Never mind!”

APRIL

It’s GRAMMY time, and JON BATISTE wins big, taking five statuettes. The musician’s huge year will later include performing at the first state dinner of the Biden administration, for French President Emmanuel Macron. The next day Macron will meet with MUSK (thanks for the segue, Monsieur le President) who begins his acquisition of TWITTER this month, leading to untold — and still unfolding — changes at the social media giant.

MAY

So imagine you’re sipping cocktails at the MET GALA and a musician comes sauntering through, playing the melodica — of course it’s BATISTE, because the Met Gala’s that kind of crazy party. The biggest splash of the night, though, is KARDASHIAN, on the arm of boyfriend PETE DAVIDSON, wearing the same sequined, skin tight gown MARILYN MONROE wore to sing “Happy Birthday” to JFK in 1962. In movies, “Top Gun: Maverick” opens, the highest-grossing domestic debut in CRUISE’S career, and his first to surpass $100 million on opening weekend. HARRY STYLES fans rejoice! His album, “Harry’s House,” is here.

JUNE

Stunning news for the global fanbase of BTS as the K-pop supergroup announces it’s taking a break to focus on members’ solo projects. On the legal front, a Virginia jury hands DEPP a victory in his very messy libel case over allegations of domestic abuse, finding that former wife HEARD defamed him in a 2018 op-ed. On a happier note, Britney gets married….

JULY

Only one wedding, Britney? BENNIFER has two! Maybe what happens in Vegas usually stays in Vegas, but not when you have 227 million followers on Instagram. With a winking reference to being a “Sadie” (married lady) JENNIFER LOPEZ directs fans to her newsletter where she shares

pics of her quickie wedding to BEN AFFLECK. “Love is beautiful,” she writes. “And it turns out love is patient.” Speaking of patience, fans of BEYONCÉ are rewarded for theirs with the release of her long-awaited “Renaissance,” her first solo album in six years.

AUGUST

So, we were saying ... Bennifer’s second wedding, on Affleck’s compound in Georgia, is bigger and fancier. One wedding, one split: KARDASHIAN and DAVIDSON are no longer. In other summer news, the world remembers PRINCESS DIANA, whose shocking death happened 25 years ago, and whose life is being rehashed for a new generation in the current season of “The Crown.” Only days after the anniversary, that same Netflix series will pause production as a mark of respect for QUEEN ELIZABETH II as Britain — and the world — mourn the beloved monarch, who dies at age 96 after more than 70 years on the throne.

SEPTEMBER

Mounting political intrigue in Europe, and by that we mean, did spit fly at the Venice premiere of “Don’t Worry Darling”? Either way the movie, directed by OLIVIA WILDE and starring her boyfriend (alleged spitter STYLES), is saddled – or blessed? –with more than its share of extracurricular drama. At the EMMYS, behold SHERYL LEE RALPH, who wins for “Abbott Elementary” and schools the crowd on the power of dreams and self-belief. “This is what believing looks like,” she says. You know what else believing looks like? Rachel Berry from “Glee” – aka LEA MICHELE –at last getting to play Fanny Brice in “Funny Girl” on Broadway. In sports, with four rueful words that resonate with working moms everywhere, SERENA WILLIAMS says she’s stepping aside from tennis, because “something’s got to give.”

OCTOBER

The second HARVEY WEINSTEIN trial opens in Los Angeles. ADIDAS

drops YE, part of a cascade of companies that will sever ties with the rapper over his antisemitic and other troubling comments. The MUSK era begins at TWITTER as the world’s richest man carries a sink into the office, to “let that sink in.” HEIDI KLUM’s Halloween costume is a slimy, glistening rain worm. But before the month worms away from us, let’s cede it to SWIFT for dropping her new album, “Midnights” (Spotify’s most-streamed album in a single day), then adding seven bonus tracks, then becoming the first artist to occupy all top 10 slots on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Let THAT sink in! P.S. Celebrity divorce watch: BRADY and )GISELE BUNDCHEN split.

NOVEMBER

Did we say LAST month was Taylor Swift month? Well now, millions of eager fans crowd a presale for her much-awaited Eras Tour, resulting in crashes and endless waits. Ticketmaster cancels the general sale, citing insufficient stock. Multiple state attorneys general announce investigations. Takeaway: People want Taylor Swift tickets. At the multiplex, they also want their Wakanda. “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” meets the double challenge of following up one of the biggest blockbusters in history and losing its biggest star.

DECEMBER

Love ‘em or hate ‘em, here come HARRY and MEGHAN again, with a Netflix documentary watched very closely by royalty across the pond. Over at Twitter, MUSK says he’ll step down as CEO — after polling users — once he finds someone “foolish” enough to replace him. Cameron’s “AVATAR” sequel finally appears, 13 years after the original broke records, and yes, moviegoers flock to Pandora once again. And bringing the year full circle, SMITH emerges to promote his new film, “EMANCIPATION,” hoping people will forget about … what was it? … at least enough to check out the movie.

In this year of comebacks, will Smith’s be the biggest?

Check back with us in 2023.