DEFERIET, N.Y. — Tina M. Stickles, 51, of 34138 NYS Route 3, died Wednesday evening at Carthage Area Hospital under the care of her family following a brief illness.
Born May 3, 1958, in Carthage, the daughter of Richard F. and Rose Knapp MacCue, she attended schools in Carthage and graduated from Port Allegany High School in Pennsylvania.
A marriage to Bill Stickles ended in divorce.
She was employed by Bill Lake Realty and the Pittsburgh-Corning Corporation for several years in Port Allegany, before moving back to New York, where she worked with the former Long Falls Realty, Carthage, and Thousand Islands Realty in Clayton. She also worked at her mother’s diner, the Golden Unicorn, in Great Bend.
She enjoyed singing karaoke, and was a member of the Jefferson-Lewis Board of Realtors.
Surviving are her mother, Rose MacCue, Deferiet; a daughter and her husband, Kristen and Michael Kellogg, High Point, North Carolina; a daughter, Randi Stickles, Orlando, Fla.; her fiancée, Marvin Koenig and her longtime companion; her dog, Kibbles; a sister and her husband, Laurie and Otis Richardson, Felts Mills; and a brother and his wife, Richard & Angela MacCue, Jr., Great Bend.
Calling hours will be held 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, at Bossuot-Lundy Funeral Home Inc., 500 State St., Carthage. A funeral service will be held 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 13, in the chapel of the funeral home with The Deacon Richard J. Staab officiating.
An additional funeral service and her burial will be held in Port Allegany at a later date.
Potter County/Penn State Cooperative Extension has been sponsoring rabies clinics at sites throughout the county. Cost is $5.00 per animal. Dr. Ronnie Schenkein from Coudersport Animal Health Center administers the vaccine. She is assisted by 4-H members.
Next meeting of the Coudersport Main Street Committee will be held today (Friday, Sept. 11) at 
Potter County Tax Claim Bureau (TCB) will hold its annual Upset Sale on Monday (Sept. 14) at 9 am in the courtroom. Dozens of property owners who would otherwise stand to lose their holdings in Monday’s sale have been reporting to the TCB office at the Gunzburger Building to make payment and avoid that outcome. TCB Director Todd Brown reports that, as of noon today (Thursday, Sept. 10), there were just over 100 properties on the list for sale.
Two officials from the “Pennsylvania Wilds” planning organization met with the Potter County Board of Commissioners on Thursday to explain the group’s mission and seek support from county officials and the public. Outreach Specialist Sam McDonald (right) and Senior Advisor Dan Surra pointed out that the key to effective tourist promotion, economic development and heritage preservation on a regional basis is local planning and coordination. McDonald and Surra serve on the Pennsylvania Wilds Planning Team. Another team member, Potter County Planning Director Charlotte Dietrich, also attended Thursday’s meeting.
Surra (left), an Elk County resident and former member of the Pa. House of Representatives, said the Pennsylvania Wilds concept has strong support by the state, but that could change as political winds shift. “As residents and stakeholders in the 12 counties of the Pennsylvania Wilds, we are responsible to be sure that it’s a priority with the people we elect,” Surra said.