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Boil water notice for East Olean after water main break

By JIM ECKSTROM jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com

August 18, 2026

OLEAN — Mayor Amy B. Sherburne advised Tuesday afternoon that East Olean residents boil their water for consumption until further notice after a water...

Obituaries

July 21, 2026

Marilyn J. Schuman

OLEAN — Marilyn J. Schuman, 93, a resident of Eden Heights, formally of Garden Avenue, passed away Thursday (July 16, 2026) at Olean General Hospital.

Born May 13, 1933, in Olean, she was the daughter of Raymond and Mazie Schraeder Haggerty. On April 26th, 1958, at St. Mary’s of the Angels Church in Olean, she married Paul A. Schuman, who predeceased her July 12, 2013.

Marilyn was a 1951 graduate of Olean High School.

She worked in the bakery for Reid’s Food Barn. She was a member of the Basilica of St. Mary’s of the Angels.

She is survived by her three children, Sandra (Michael) Lyons, Mark (Margaret) Schuman and Paula (Pete) Dandrea, all of Olean; seven grandchildren, Kristin (Ryan) Gustason, Michael (Veronica Davis) Lyons Jr., Kari (Dana) Jennings, Brock (Melissa) Lyons, Miranda (Timothy) Ellison, Jillian (Daryl) Rose and Derek Dandrea; and 10 great-grandchildren.

She was predeceased by her brothers and sisters, Kenneth Haggerty, Mercedes Sheley, Raymond Haggerty Jr. and Geraldine Pockalny.

Friends were received from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday (July 20, 2026) at the Casey, Halwig and Hartle Funeral Home, 3128 West State Road, Olean. A prayer service will be held at 9:15 a.m. today (July 21, 2026) in the funeral home. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 10am at the Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels with Rev. David Tourville as the celebrant. Burial will be in St. Bonaventure Cemetery. The funeral service will be livestreamed on emcatholic.org.

Memorials if desired may be made to the Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels, 205 W. Henley St., Olean, NY 14760.