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Charles Frederick Fickinger 1905-
BIRTH 1905 • Pennsylvania
DEATH Courdersport, Potter, Pennsylvania
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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.
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Barbara Scott Fickinger
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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
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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.
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Parents Kenneth N. Scott 1913-1977
Spouse Thomas Edward Fickinger 1931-2005 (m. 1958)
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Barbara Scott Fickinger
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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 ·
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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 ·
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- [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.
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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
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- [S2417] Solomon's Words, Thomas E. Fickinger Funeral Home celebrates 80 years of service, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2019.
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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.
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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.
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(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.
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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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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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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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