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ST. MARYS – William J. Samick, 79, of 1220 E. Eschbach Road, St.
Marys, died Thursday (Dec. 22, 2005) at Pinecrest Manor after a
lengthy illness. Arrangements are under the direction of the
Lynch-Green Funeral Home Inc.[neWLine]

Harold H. Ostrander, 80, of 216 Pithole Road, Cyclone, died
Friday (Dec. 23, 2005) at his residence. Funeral arrangements are
incomplete and will be announced by the Hollenbeck-Cahill Funeral
Homes Inc.[neWLine][neWLine]

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Parker H. Shaw, 79, of the Bradford Manor Nursing Home died
Thursday (Dec. 22, 2005) at the manor. Arrangements are under the
direction of Koch Chatley Gaeto Funeral Home and Cremation Services
Inc.[neWLine]

KANE – Clara E. Keener, 78, of 17 Autumn Lane, Kane, formerly of
West Kane, died Wednesday morning (Dec. 21, 2005) at the Kane
Community Hospital. Arrangements are under the direction of the
Ronald McDonald II Funeral Home.[neWLine]

SMETHPORT – Guy Richard Nichols, 36, of Spring, Texas, Died
Monday (Dec. 19, 2005) in Mattituck, N.Y. Arrangements are under
the direction of the Gary K. Drum Funeral Home.[neWLine]

SMETHPORT – Louise H. Boswell, 92, of Smethport, died Wednesday
(Dec. 21, 2005) in Sena-Kean Manor. Arrangements are under the
direction of Gary K. Drum Funeral Home.[neWLine][neWLine]

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Carl L. “”Sloany”” Sloan, 49, of 303 E. Main St., died Tuesday
(Dec. 20, 2005) in Bayside Nursing Home, Erie, after a lengthy
illness. Arrangements are under the direction of the
Hollenbeck-Cahill Funeral Homes Inc.[neWLine]

Ruth I. Burdick, 86, of 12 Emery Ave., died Wednesday (Dec. 21,
2005) at The Pavilion at BRMC. Arrangements are under the direction
of the Hollenbeck-Cahill Funeral Homes Inc.[neWLine]

SMETHPORT – Louise H. Boswell, 92, of Smethport, died Wednesday
(Dec. 21, 2005) in Sena-Kean Manor. Arrangements are under the
direction of the Gary K. Drum Funeral Home.[neWLine]

GALETON – Wanetta M. Empson, 86, of Galeton, died Wednesday
(Dec. 21, 2005) in the Cole Memorial Hospital, Coudersport.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Olney Funeral Home and
Cremation Service.[neWLine][neWLine]

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Helen E. Rapchick, 88 of 1049 Anna Knapp Blvd., Mount Pleasant,
S.C., formerly of Emery Towers, Bradford, died Monday (Dec. 19,
2005) in Sandpiper Convalescent Center in Mount Pleasant.
Arrangements under the direction of Koch Chatley Gaeto Funeral Home
and Cremation Services Inc.[neWLine]

SMETHPORT – Guy Richard Nichols, 36, of Spring, Texas, died
Monday (Dec. 19, 2005) in Mattituck, N.Y. Arrangements are under
the direction of the Gary K. Drum Funeral Home.[neWLine]

ULYSSES – Betsey E. Morley, 91, of Gold, died Tuesday (Dec. 20,
2005) in her home. Arrangements are entrusted to the Olney Funeral
Home & Cremations Service.[neWLine]

SMETHPORT – Mildred Bittinger, 76, of Smethport died Wednesday
(Dec. 20, 2005) in the Bradford Regional Medical Center.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Gary K. Drum Funeral
Home.[neWLine][neWLine]

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TURTLEPOINT – Scott Richard Feile, 30, of Turtlepoint, died
Monday (Dec. 19, 2005) at his home. Arrangements are under the
direction of the Robert J. Hartle Funeral Home Inc.[neWLine]

ULYSSES – Christopher James Thomas Miller, 3-month-old son of
Craig A. and Stacey Miller of Aberdeen, N.C., died Saturday (Dec.
17, 2005) in his home. Arrangements are under the direction of the
Olney Funeral Home and Cremation Service.[neWLine]

ULYSSES – Dewey E. Baumgarner, 85, formerly of Gerry, N.Y.;
Chili Center, N.Y.; and Ulysses, died Sunday (Dec. 18, 2005) in the
LeRoy Village Green Nursing Home in LeRoy, N.Y. Arrangements are
under the direction of the Olney Funeral Home and Cremation
Service.[neWLine]

GALETON – Mary Huggler, 95, of Galeton, died Monday (Dec. 19,
2005) in the Corning Hospital in Corning, N.Y. Arrangements are
under the direction of the Olney Funeral Home and Cremation
Service.[neWLine]

JOHNSONBURG – Ann Marie Ruberto Baruffalo, 71, of Elk Haven
Nursing Home in St. Marys, formerly of High St., Johnsonburg, died
Monday (Dec. 19, 2005) at the Elk Haven Nursing Home following a
lengthy illness. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of
the Ubel Funeral Home.[neWLine][neWLine]

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Thomas L. Neely, 56, of 2 Bushnell St., Bradford, died Friday
(Dec. 16, 2005) in his home. Arrangements are under the direction
of the Koch Chatley Gaeto Funeral Home and Cremation Services
Inc.[neWLine]

Hope F. Steck, 78, of 7 Lang Maid Lane, Lewis Run, died Friday
(Dec. 16, 2005) at Hamot Medical Center in Erie. Arrangements are
under the direction of the Hollenbeck-Cahill Funeral Homes Inc.,
South Avenue.[neWLine]

RIDGWAY – Florence I. Hamby, 80, of 4246 Wilcox Road, Wilcox,
died Sunday morning (Dec. 18, 2005) at Elk Haven Nursing Home in
St. Marys following a lengthy illness. Arrangements are under the
direction of the Thompson Funeral Home.[neWLine]

KANE – Harry R. Cartwright, 82, of Kane, died Saturday (Dec. 17,
2005) at Pinecrest Manor in St. Marys. Arrangements are under the
direction of the Cummings Funeral Home Inc., Kane.[neWLine]

SMETHPORT – Robert C. Black, 76, of East Smethport, died
Saturday (Dec. 17, 2005) in the Olean (N.Y.) General Hospital.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Gary K. Drum Funeral
Home.[neWLine]

SMETHPORT – Howard A. Wright, 94, of Smethport, a loving father
and grandfather, died Saturday (Dec. 17, 2005) in Bradford Regional
Medical Center. Arrangements are under the direction of the Gary K.
Drum Funeral Home.[neWLine]

ELDRED -Margaret F. Wade, 74, of Barden Brook Road, died
Saturday (Dec. 17, 2005) at her residence following an apparent
heart attack. Arrangements are under the direction of the Frame
Funeral Home.[neWLine]

KANE – Lawrence W. Holquist, 88, of 126 Pine Ave., died Friday
(Dec. 16, 2005) at The Lutheran Home at Kane. Arrangements are
under the direction of the Cummings Funeral Home Inc.[neWLine]

GALETON – Winnbert K. Smith, 82, of Galeton, died Friday (Dec.
16, 2005) in the Green Home in Wellsboro. Arrangements are under
the direction of the Olney Funeral Home and Cremation Service,
Galeton.[neWLine]

GALETON – Carl A. Hicks, 74, of Galeton, died Sunday (Dec. 18,
2005) in his home. Arrangements are under the direction of the
Olney Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Galeton.[neWLine]

JOHNSONBURG – Charlotte M. Anderson, 91, of 23 Clarion St.,
Wilcox, died Sunday (Dec. 18, 2005) at the Pinecrest Manor in St.
Marys following a brief illness. Arrangements are under the
direction of the Anthony Ferragine Funeral Home Inc.