All Obituaries

Phyllis Smith Updyke, of Waverly,NY, went to be with her Lord and Savior On October 17,2019. She was born at home in Greens Landing, Pa. on August 24,1926 to Edward and Dora Kinney Smith. She was the youngest of their eight children. She graduated from Athens High School and immediately took a job in Washington, D.C. with the FBI. At the end of the war she moved back home to Greens Landing where she met Willard (Bill) Updyke. They were married and had three children. After the children were...

Philip P. Husick, 86, of Sayre, Pa. passed away after a brief illness on Monday, October 14, 2019 at home surrounded by his loving family.  Philip was born to his parents Peter and Bertha Wertz Husick on June 14, 1933 in Sayre. He attended Sayre High school where he played basketball and football. He graduated in 1951. After graduation, he served in the Army during the Korean War. He returned to Sayre and married his high school sweetheart Kay Hancock on November 5, 1955. They raised...

On September 19th, after a long illness, Jessie Louise "Sis" Daniels Wolcott (Mom, Gram, Great Grandma, Aunt Sis,) passed away peacefully at Guthrie Hospital at the age of 89. She was predeceased by her father Edward Daniels, stepfather Paul Davidson, Mother Louise Davidson, brother Sidney (Betty) Daniels, brother Edward (Virginia) Daniels.   Jessie was born on April 30th 1930 in Sayre PA. She lived in the Valley her whole life with the exception of the few years she spent...

Billy George Brotzman, of Athens, PA , passed away peacefully on Friday, Sept. 6th, 2019 at the Robert Packer Hospital after a courageous four year battle with cancer. Bill was born on Oct. 3, 1945 in Waverly, NY, the son of the late Willian McKinley Brotzman and the late Cora Ruth Moss.  He lived most of his life here in The Valley. Bill went to work at the Remington Rand in Elmira after graduating from the Waverly High School in 1964.  He bravely served his country in the US...

Phyllis Joan (Dow) Felt of 54 Susquehannock Trail, Athens, PA, passed away peacefully at the Robert Packer Hospital with her loving husband and daughter by her side, after a brief but courageous battle with cancer. Her loving son spent several weeks prior to her death caring for her during a difficult recovery from surgery. She was born in Wharton, PA, on March 10, 1939. She grew up in Austin, PA and attended Mansfield State College where she met her husband, Robert. She chose to delay her...

Ronald Lane, 71 of Waverly NY passed away after a brief illness in his home on July 24, 2019. He was predeceased by his Father, Marcean Lane and Mother Eloise Lane and his Brother in-laws Ronald Lunn and Gary Humiston. Ronald is survived by his daughter Cindy and(Jeff) Dubois . Also three grandchildren Tiffanie, Ashlie, and Kolbie Dubais, along with three great grandchildren. He is also survived by three sisters Sharon Humiston, Barbara Lunn, and Marcy and (Gerry) Schutt,...

Edward Vito Cocco, 77, of South Waverly, PA, passed away peacefully at Robert Packer Hospital on July 18, 2019 surrounded by his loving family.  Ed was born in Endicott, NY to Vito and Mary Cocco.  He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Elizabeth Cocco, his sons and daughters-in-law, Stephen and Michelle Cocco of Candor, NY; Thomas and Nichole Cocco of Athens, PA, and his beloved granddaughters Alexis and Emily Cocco, who will lovingly remember him as their "Pop...

John C McCutcheon, 74, of Sayre, PA, passed away unexpectedly at the Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre on July 12, 2019 following a brief illness.John was born on December 18, 1944 in Sayre, PA, the son of Harry and Lena McCutcheon. John graduated from Sayre Area High School in 1965. After several jobs, he ended up retiring from the Ingersoll Rand in Athens, PA after working there for over 35 years.John was a lifelong member of the J E Wheelock’s Hose Company in Milltown. He is...

Elizabeth A. Snyder, 76, formerly of VanEtten,passed away on Sunday, July 7,2019 at Bethany Manor, Horseheads,NY. Elizabeth was born on October 21, 1942 in Elmira, NY to her parents William D. Rozell and Rita Braund Rozell. She is survived by a daughter Lynnette Lamphere (Corbett) of Lockwood, NY, and step-children John Snyder(Paulette) and Kathy Snyder Sendrowski( Mark) .She is predeceased by her husband, Richard L. Snyder and her son Steven Foster.She is also...

Ellen M Sickler,78,of 4 Cherry Lane, Sayre, Pa., died  at the Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre on July,7,2019. Ellen was born 5/1/1941 in Cortland, NY, the daughter of James L. and Shirley G. McNeil. Ellen graduated from Montrose High School in 1959.. She obtained her BS from Mansfield University in Education in 1963. She later obtained her MS degree from Cortland State in 1966. Ellen taught elementary education for 33 years in the Waverly School District. She enjoyed gardening,...