Fickinger, Thomas Edward

1931 - 2005  (74 years)

• Name	Fickinger, Thomas Edward  [1, 2]
  Birth	31 Aug 1931	Ford City, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Birth	31 Aug 1931	Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA   [2]
  Education	1946	Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA   [3]
  	Age: ca. 16 CHS Freshman Class, w Mr. Braun
  	1946 in Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA; Age: ca. 16 CHS Freshman Class, w Mr. Braun 20180819 HAv- Randall Ayers in the U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1990 Name: Randall Ayers Estimated Age: 16 Birth Year: abt 1930 Yearbook Date: 1946 School: Coudersport High School School Location: Coudersport, Pennsylvania Source Citation "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; Year: 1946 Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1990 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Various school yearbooks from across the United States.
  Occupation	Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA   [4]
  	Funeral Home Director, the Thomas E. Fickinger Funeral Home
  	20210214HAv- SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2019 Thomas E. Fickinger Funeral Home celebrates 80 years of service On December 7, 2019 the Thomas E. Fickinger Funeral Home will celebrate 80 years of service to Coudersport and surrounding areas. In addition to being a funeral home for the past 80 years, the property at 210 North East Street is one of the oldest buildings in Coudersport, built in 1849, just one year after Coudersport was incorporated as a borough. To commemorate the event, a small gathering was held on Wednesday, November 20th, hosted by Bill Brennan, funeral director at Fickinger Funeral Home, and his wife Lisa. It was attended by family and friends associated with the Fickinger Funeral Home, along with local historians from the Potter County Historical Society and the E.O. Austin Museum. [Photo] The property at 210 North East Street, facing the courthouse square, was home to the Henry J. Olmstead family for over 85 years. The Olmstead family was remarkable in their roles as local leaders in government, education, and as merchants. Henry J. Olmstead himself played an important role in the election of Simon Cameron, the great orator and anti-slavery Republican, to the United States Senate in 1857. Although losing his left arm in a farming accident as a youth in Ulysses, Henry went on to become Principal of the Coudersport Academy, County Prothonitary, and also served in the office of the State Secretary of Pennsylvania. It was Henry J. Olmstead who transported an ailing Senator Issac Benson by sleigh to the train station in Wellsville, NY on January 5, 1857. Along with Dr. Ellison, he delivered Senator Benson to the state assembly in Harrisburg to cast the single vote needed to send Simon Cameron to Washington. The house itself, on the corner of North East and East 3rd streets, was a guidepost for run-away slaves seeking refuge within Coudersport’s Underground Railroad system. The transition of the property to a funeral home, came in December 7, 1939, when another prominent family, the Grabe’s, established the Grabe Funeral Service. George H. Grabe, the grandson of Gustave Grabe, whose sons Herman and Almon served the communities of Coudersport, Austin, and Port Allegany as funeral directors. Herman Grabe, father of George, worked compassionately in recovering and identifying victims of the 1911 Austin Flood, the same year that George Grabe was born. The Grabe Funeral Home was the center of emergency management with an ambulance service. In 1966, George formed a partnership with his son Thomas E. Fickinger. Tom, along with his wife Barbara, continued to carry-on the tradition of service and compassion to area families. At the anniversary gathering, the Fickinger Funeral Home, was filled with stories and memories by the late Thomas Fickinger’s wife, Barbara, and friends to pay tribute to the families and the dwelling that has served our community for these many years. The Fickinger Funeral Home is looking forward to many more years of compassionate service to the community. We would like to extend an invitation to our Memorial Tree Service on December 10, 2019. Registration starts at 6pm and the service will start at 7pm. Please RSVP by calling 814-274-8888. We will also be hosting a Cocoa with Santa on December 21, 2019 from 1-4pm for children and adults of all ages. This will be a free event and photo taking is welcomed. We at the Fickinger Funeral Home, would like to open our doors to any small groups or organizations if they are in need of a meeting location, at no charge. The Fickinger Funeral Home would like to thank, David Castano for taking the time to provide the written history in this article, Curt Weinhold for the group photos, and our friends from the First Presbyterian Church for their contributions. [Photo] (L-R) Bill Brennan & wife Lisa, Andy Dubots, Wick Furman, Ron Ebbert and Mrs. Barbara Fickinger in the chair. The Funeral Home would also like to acknowledge the special people that it takes to keep a small business going for 80 years, including but not limited to Mrs. Barbara Fickinger and her family, Mayor Andy Dubots, and his 39 years of service, Ron Ebbert, Founder and President of the E.O. Austin Home and Historical Society, and his 18 years of service and former Mayor, Wick Furman and his 16 years of service. Lisa and I are very lucky to call Coudersport home, to live in a building with so much history, and to meet and get to know so many wonderful people. Posted by Solomon's words for the wise at 12/07/2019 02:51:00 PM 0 comments
  Death	16 Nov 2005	Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA   [1, 2]
  	age 74
  Burial	Aft 16 Nov 2005	Woodland (Five Corners) Cemetery, Hebron, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I40400	WETZEL-SPRING

  
  

  Father	Fickinger, Charles Frederick sr,   b. 8 Jul 1902, Pennsylvania, USA d. 4 Apr 1955, Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 52 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Toward, Ellen T,   b. 12 Oct 1906, Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA d. 20 Apr 1992, Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 85 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F52175	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family ID

  F34988

  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Scott, Barbara Elizabeth,   b. 7 Sep 1934, Pennsylvania, USA d. 30 Jan 2020, Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	16 Aug 1958	Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
  		Barbara and Tom's wedding, August 1958 wedding date 16 August 1958
  headstone joint	20200814HAv- Barbara Scott Fickinger Photo added by Brenda Kenealy Williams Picture of Added by Brenda Kenealy Williams Barbara Scott Fickinger BIRTH 7 Sep 1934 DEATH 30 Jan 2020 (aged 85) Coudersport, Potter County, Pennsylvania, USA BURIAL Woodland Cemetery Hebron, Potter County, Pennsylvania, USA MEMORIAL ID 206735389 · PHOTOS 2 FLOWERS 0 Obituary Barbara Scott Fickinger, 85, of Coudersport, passed away Thursday, January 30, 2020, at her home. Barbara was born on September 7, 1934 in Coudersport the daughter of the late Kenneth and Clara (Drabert) Scott. She married Thomas E. Fickinger on August 16, 1958 at the Park United Methodist Church, Coudersport. They celebrated 47 years of marriage together until his passing on November 16, 2005. Barbara graduated from Mansfield College and was a teacher at Corning High School and then at Coudersport High School. In 1973 she and her husband purchased the Grabe Funeral Home from Tom’s stepfather and mother, George and Ellen Grabe. They owned and operated the funeral home together until 1991. Barbara loved to play bridge and was an avid reader. She was a warm and welcoming person who loved people. Barbara is survived by her daughters, - Pam Szkodzinski of Lodi, CA and - Lisa (Robert Waters) Fickinger of Pottstown; - a grandson, Paul (Kiersten) Fickinger of Lodi, CA; - a sister, Carolyn Moran of San Diego, CA; numerous nieces, nephews, great nieces, great nephews and three great great nephews, and her loving caregivers, Mary Freeman, Joanne Morey, Cathy Lent, Connie Sue Olney, Jennifer Cavanaugh, Kathy Williams, Gina Minor, and Sandra Lewis who were a very special part of her family. In addition to her parents and husband, Barbara was preceded in death by her brother, John Scott. Friends and family are invited to pay tribute to Barbara’s life on Thursday February 6, 2020 from 2-4 pm and 6-8 pm at the Thomas E. Fickinger Funeral Home, 210 North East Street, Coudersport. A funeral service will be held, Friday, February 7, 2020 at 11:00 am with Co-Pastors Donald R. Caskey and Warren B Cederholm Jr. officiating. Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family suggest memorial contributions in Barbara’s name be made to UPMC - Cole Hospice, 102-108 South Main St., Coudersport, PA 16915 or to the Coudersport Public Library, 502 Park Ave., Coudersport, PA 16915. To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Barbara Fickinger, please visit our floral store. Family Members Parents Kenneth N. Scott 1913-1977 Spouse Thomas Edward Fickinger 1931-2005 (m. 1958) Flowers Leave a Flower
  Children	1. Fickinger, P.   2. Fickinger, Lisa  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F12254	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 31 Aug 1931 - Ford City, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, USA Birth - 31 Aug 1931 - Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA Education - Age: ca. 16 CHS Freshman Class, w Mr. Braun - 1946 - Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA Occupation - Funeral Home Director, the Thomas E. Fickinger Funeral Home - - Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA Marriage - 16 Aug 1958 - Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA Death - 16 Nov 2005 - Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA Burial - Aft 16 Nov 2005 - Woodland (Five Corners) Cemetery, Hebron, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Barbara and Tom's wedding, August 1958 wedding date 16 August 1958
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  		Fickinger, Thos Funeral Home 210 NESt Coudy SolsWords 20210214HAv- SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2019 Thomas E. Fickinger Funeral Home celebrates 80 years of service On December 7, 2019 the Thomas E. Fickinger Funeral Home will celebrate 80 years of service to Coudersport and surrounding areas. In addition to being a funeral home for the past 80 years, the property at 210 North East Street is one of the…
  		Fickinger, Thos Funeral Home staff SolsWords 20210214HAv- SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2019 Thomas E. Fickinger Funeral Home celebrates 80 years of service On December 7, 2019 the Thomas E. Fickinger Funeral Home will celebrate 80 years of service to Coudersport and surrounding areas. In addition to being a funeral home for the past 80 years, the property at 210 North East Street is one of the…
  		Fickinger, Thos Funeral HenryJOlmstedHome SolsWords 20210214HAv- SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2019 Thomas E. Fickinger Funeral Home celebrates 80 years of service On December 7, 2019 the Thomas E. Fickinger Funeral Home will celebrate 80 years of service to Coudersport and surrounding areas. In addition to being a funeral home for the past 80 years, the property at 210 North East Street is one of the…

  
  

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  Dale Ulkins December 20 · Here ya go,Dale Angood. It was too large to shoot in one image so I broke it up into three pieces. LikeComment Paul Lynn Gardner, Dale Angood and 3 others like this. Comments Mary Fickinger Pepper Mary Fickinger Pepper Yes, James Fickinger, our dad, Charles Fickinger, was also there at the party, which I remember as being Mr. Berger's bachelor party. December 21 at 7:40am · Like · 1 George Finster George Finster Always thought his burns were military related and know I know the real reason thanks. December 21 at 12:03pm · Like

  
  

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  [S1704] Ancestry Family Trees- recovered, Coudersport, Pa Grabe Family Tree - cjbellis123 / Charles Frederick Fickinger (4) facts 20200814HAv-. Record for Charles Frederick Fickinger (4) facts 20200814HAv- Coudersport, Pa Grabe Family Tree - cjbellis123 Charles Frederick Fickinger 1905- BIRTH 1905 • Pennsylvania DEATH Courdersport, Potter, Pennsylvania Record for Charles Frederick Fickinger (4) facts 20200814HAv- Coudersport, Pa Grabe Family Tree - cjbellis123 Charles Frederick Fickinger 1905- BIRTH 1905 • Pennsylvania DEATH Courdersport, Potter, Pennsylvania [S1115] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Scott Fickinger, Barbara. Record for Barbara Scott Fickinger (13) facts 20200814HAv- Barbara Scott Fickinger Photo added by Brenda Kenealy Williams Picture of Added by Brenda Kenealy Williams Barbara Scott Fickinger BIRTH 7 Sep 1934 DEATH 30 Jan 2020 (aged 85) Coudersport, Potter County, Pennsylvania, USA BURIAL Woodland Cemetery Hebron, Potter County, Pennsylvania, USA MEMORIAL ID 206735389 · PHOTOS 2 FLOWERS 0 Obituary Barbara Scott Fickinger, 85, of Coudersport, passed away Thursday, January 30, 2020, at her home. Barbara was born on September 7, 1934 in Coudersport the daughter of the late Kenneth and Clara (Drabert) Scott. She married Thomas E. Fickinger on August 16, 1958 at the Park United Methodist Church, Coudersport. They celebrated 47 years of marriage together until his passing on November 16, 2005. Barbara graduated from Mansfield College and was a teacher at Corning High School and then at Coudersport High School. In 1973 she and her husband purchased the Grabe Funeral Home from Tom’s stepfather and mother, George and Ellen Grabe. They owned and operated the funeral home together until 1991. Barbara loved to play bridge and was an avid reader. She was a warm and welcoming person who loved people. Barbara is survived by her daughters, - Pam Szkodzinski of Lodi, CA and - Lisa (Robert Waters) Fickinger of Pottstown; - a grandson, Paul (Kiersten) Fickinger of Lodi, CA; - a sister, Carolyn Moran of San Diego, CA; numerous nieces, nephews, great nieces, great nephews and three great great nephews, and her loving caregivers, Mary Freeman, Joanne Morey, Cathy Lent, Connie Sue Olney, Jennifer Cavanaugh, Kathy Williams, Gina Minor, and Sandra Lewis who were a very special part of her family. In addition to her parents and husband, Barbara was preceded in death by her brother, John Scott. Friends and family are invited to pay tribute to Barbara’s life on Thursday February 6, 2020 from 2-4 pm and 6-8 pm at the Thomas E. Fickinger Funeral Home, 210 North East Street, Coudersport. A funeral service will be held, Friday, February 7, 2020 at 11:00 am with Co-Pastors Donald R. Caskey and Warren B Cederholm Jr. officiating. Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family suggest memorial contributions in Barbara’s name be made to UPMC - Cole Hospice, 102-108 South Main St., Coudersport, PA 16915 or to the Coudersport Public Library, 502 Park Ave., Coudersport, PA 16915. To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Barbara Fickinger, please visit our floral store. Family Members Parents Kenneth N. Scott 1913-1977 Spouse Thomas Edward Fickinger 1931-2005 (m. 1958) Flowers Leave a Flower Scott Fickinger, Barbara fag_BrendaKenealyWilliams 20200814HAv- Barbara Scott Fickinger Photo added by Brenda Kenealy Williams Picture of Added by Brenda Kenealy Williams Barbara Scott Fickinger BIRTH 7 Sep 1934 DEATH 30 Jan 2020 (aged 85) Coudersport, Potter County, Pennsylvania, USA BURIAL Woodland Cemetery Hebron, Potter County, Pennsylvania, USA MEMORIAL ID 206735389 · PHOTOS 2 FLOWERS… Scott Fickinger, Barb & Tom Cem_5Cor fag_BrendaKenealyWilliams 20200814HAv- Barbara Scott Fickinger Photo added by Brenda Kenealy Williams Picture of Added by Brenda Kenealy Williams Barbara Scott Fickinger BIRTH 7 Sep 1934 DEATH 30 Jan 2020 (aged 85) Coudersport, Potter County, Pennsylvania, USA BURIAL Woodland Cemetery Hebron, Potter County, Pennsylvania, USA MEMORIAL ID 206735389 · PHOTOS 2 FLOWERS… [S1129] Ancestry.com, U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; Year: 1946. Record for Randall Ayers (76) facts 20180819 HAv- Randall Ayers in the U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1990 Name: Randall Ayers Name: Dorothy Buchanan Age: ca 16 Birth: abt 1930 Yearbook: 1946 School: Coudersport High School Coudersport, Pennsylvania Source Citation "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; Year: 1946 Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1990 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Various school yearbooks from across the United States. Dorothy Buchanan in the U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1999 Name: Dorothy Buchanan Age: ca 16 Birth: abt 1930 Yearbook: 1946 School: Coudersport High School Coudersport, Pennsylvania, USA At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. [S2417] Solomon's Words, Thomas E. Fickinger Funeral Home celebrates 80 years of service, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2019. Thomas Fickinger (1) fact 20210214HAv- 20210214HAv- SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2019 Thomas E. Fickinger Funeral Home celebrates 80 years of service On December 7, 2019 the Thomas E. Fickinger Funeral Home will celebrate 80 years of service to Coudersport and surrounding areas. In addition to being a funeral home for the past 80 years, the property at 210 North East Street is one of the oldest buildings in Coudersport, built in 1849, just one year after Coudersport was incorporated as a borough. To commemorate the event, a small gathering was held on Wednesday, November 20th, hosted by Bill Brennan, funeral director at Fickinger Funeral Home, and his wife Lisa. It was attended by family and friends associated with the Fickinger Funeral Home, along with local historians from the Potter County Historical Society and the E.O. Austin Museum. [Photo] The property at 210 North East Street, facing the courthouse square, was home to the Henry J. Olmstead family for over 85 years. The Olmstead family was remarkable in their roles as local leaders in government, education, and as merchants. Henry J. Olmstead himself played an important role in the election of Simon Cameron, the great orator and anti-slavery Republican, to the United States Senate in 1857. Although losing his left arm in a farming accident as a youth in Ulysses, Henry went on to become Principal of the Coudersport Academy, County Prothonitary, and also served in the office of the State Secretary of Pennsylvania. It was Henry J. Olmstead who transported an ailing Senator Issac Benson by sleigh to the train station in Wellsville, NY on January 5, 1857. Along with Dr. Ellison, he delivered Senator Benson to the state assembly in Harrisburg to cast the single vote needed to send Simon Cameron to Washington. The house itself, on the corner of North East and East 3rd streets, was a guidepost for run-away slaves seeking refuge within Coudersport’s Underground Railroad system. The transition of the property to a funeral home, came in December 7, 1939, when another prominent family, the Grabe’s, established the Grabe Funeral Service. George H. Grabe, the grandson of Gustave Grabe, whose sons Herman and Almon served the communities of Coudersport, Austin, and Port Allegany as funeral directors. Herman Grabe, father of George, worked compassionately in recovering and identifying victims of the 1911 Austin Flood, the same year that George Grabe was born. The Grabe Funeral Home was the center of emergency management with an ambulance service. In 1966, George formed a partnership with his son Thomas E. Fickinger. Tom, along with his wife Barbara, continued to carry-on the tradition of service and compassion to area families. At the anniversary gathering, the Fickinger Funeral Home, was filled with stories and memories by the late Thomas Fickinger’s wife, Barbara, and friends to pay tribute to the families and the dwelling that has served our community for these many years. The Fickinger Funeral Home is looking forward to many more years of compassionate service to the community. We would like to extend an invitation to our Memorial Tree Service on December 10, 2019. Registration starts at 6pm and the service will start at 7pm. Please RSVP by calling 814-274-8888. We will also be hosting a Cocoa with Santa on December 21, 2019 from 1-4pm for children and adults of all ages. This will be a free event and photo taking is welcomed. We at the Fickinger Funeral Home, would like to open our doors to any small groups or organizations if they are in need of a meeting location, at no charge. The Fickinger Funeral Home would like to thank, David Castano for taking the time to provide the written history in this article, Curt Weinhold for the group photos, and our friends from the First Presbyterian Church for their contributions. [Photo] (L-R) Bill Brennan & wife Lisa, Andy Dubots, Wick Furman, Ron Ebbert and Mrs. Barbara Fickinger in the chair. The Funeral Home would also like to acknowledge the special people that it takes to keep a small business going for 80 years, including but not limited to Mrs. Barbara Fickinger and her family, Mayor Andy Dubots, and his 39 years of service, Ron Ebbert, Founder and President of the E.O. Austin Home and Historical Society, and his 18 years of service and former Mayor, Wick Furman and his 16 years of service. Lisa and I are very lucky to call Coudersport home, to live in a building with so much history, and to meet and get to know so many wonderful people. Posted by Solomon's words for the wise at 12/07/2019 02:51:00 PM 0 comments Fickinger, Thos Funeral Home 210 NESt Coudy SolsWords 20210214HAv- SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2019 Thomas E. Fickinger Funeral Home celebrates 80 years of service On December 7, 2019 the Thomas E. Fickinger Funeral Home will celebrate 80 years of service to Coudersport and surrounding areas. In addition to being a funeral home for the past 80 years, the property at 210 North East Street is one of the… Fickinger, Thos Funeral Home staff SolsWords 20210214HAv- SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2019 Thomas E. Fickinger Funeral Home celebrates 80 years of service On December 7, 2019 the Thomas E. Fickinger Funeral Home will celebrate 80 years of service to Coudersport and surrounding areas. In addition to being a funeral home for the past 80 years, the property at 210 North East Street is one of the… Fickinger, Thos Funeral HenryJOlmstedHome SolsWords 20210214HAv- SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2019 Thomas E. Fickinger Funeral Home celebrates 80 years of service On December 7, 2019 the Thomas E. Fickinger Funeral Home will celebrate 80 years of service to Coudersport and surrounding areas. In addition to being a funeral home for the past 80 years, the property at 210 North East Street is one of the…

  
  

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