CORNELIUS, Louis Benjamin
1927 - 2018 (91 years)-
Name CORNELIUS, Louis Benjamin Birth 14 Dec 1927 Gender Male Death 19 Dec 2018 Wellsville, Allegany County, NY 
Person ID I50022 Laur from Germany Last Modified 8 Aug 2020
Father CORNELIUS, Lloyd Mother FANTON, Lillian Family ID F76658 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family PFOHL, Marilyn Ruth, b. 25 Mar 1937, Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY d. 31 Jul 2020, Wellsville, Allegany County, NY (Age 83 years) Marriage 9 Jul 1955 Elm Valley, Allegany County, NY Children 1. CORNELIUS, Louis Benjamin Jr 2. CORNELIUS, Karen Lorraine 3. CORNELIUS, Sharon Elaine, b. 6 May 1963, Allegany County, NY d. 8 May 1963, Allegany County, NY (Age 0 years)4. CORNELIUS, Bradley Rodger Family ID F17719 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 14 Feb 2025
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Notes - WELLSVILLE - Louis "Ben" Cornelius, 91, of 4192A Bolivar Road, passed away Wednesday (Dec. 19, 2018) at the Wellsville Manor Care Center, with his family at his side. He was born Dec. 14, 1927, in Alfred, the son of the late Lloyd and Lillian Fanton Cornelius. On July 9, 1955, in Elm Valley, he married Marilyn Pfohl, who survives. Ben was raised in Alfred and was a 1946 graduate of Alfred-Almond High School. He was a veteran the U. S. Army from 1951 to 1953, and served in Germany during the Korean War. He was first employed by the Alfred Telephone Company and Alfred Atlas Sand and Gravel. In 1956 he began his career as a lineman for New York Telephone in Wellsville, and later was an installer until his retirement in 1989. In his retirement, he became a partner in East Dyke Depot in Wellsville. He was a member of the Morrison Hayes Post 702 American Legion, the Frank B. Church Post 2530 VFW, the Wellsville Moose Lodge No.601, Elks Lodge No. 1495, the Wellsville Lions Club, the Wellsville Country Club and the Trinity Lutheran Church. He was an avid railroad modeler, and enjoyed kit-bashing the Wellsville, Addison and Galeton Railroad for his extensive layout. He and Ron Tomah organized the annual "Indian Open Golf Tournament" at the Wellsville Country Club. In addition to railroad modeling, he enjoyed flower gardening, bird watching and hunting. Surviving, in addition to his wife, are two sons, Louis "Ben" (Judith) Cornelius and Bradley Cornelius, both of Wellsville; a daughter, Karen Lane of Virginia Beach, Va.; six grandchildren, Justin (Kari) Cornelius, Matthew (Diana Gowdy) Cornelius, Brian Lane, Kelly Lane, Joshua Cornelius and Jacob Cornelius; a sister, Charlotte (Mac) Davis of Lehigh Acres, Fla.; as well as several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased, in addition to his parents, by an infant daughter, Sharon; two brothers, Norman Frances and Donald Cornelius; and a sister, Eleanor Hepworth. Friends are invited to call from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday (Dec. 27, 2018) at the J. W. Embser Sons Funeral Home Inc. in Wellsville. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday (Dec. 28, 2018) in the funeral home, with Pastor Bill Wilson presiding. Burial with military honors will follow at Alfred Rural Cemetery. Please consider memorial donations to the SPCA Serving Allegany County. To leave online condolences, please visit embserfuneralhome.com. To Plant Memorial Trees in memory, please visit our Sympathy Store.
Olean Times Herald
- WELLSVILLE - Louis "Ben" Cornelius, 91, of 4192A Bolivar Road, passed away Wednesday (Dec. 19, 2018) at the Wellsville Manor Care Center, with his family at his side. He was born Dec. 14, 1927, in Alfred, the son of the late Lloyd and Lillian Fanton Cornelius. On July 9, 1955, in Elm Valley, he married Marilyn Pfohl, who survives. Ben was raised in Alfred and was a 1946 graduate of Alfred-Almond High School. He was a veteran the U. S. Army from 1951 to 1953, and served in Germany during the Korean War. He was first employed by the Alfred Telephone Company and Alfred Atlas Sand and Gravel. In 1956 he began his career as a lineman for New York Telephone in Wellsville, and later was an installer until his retirement in 1989. In his retirement, he became a partner in East Dyke Depot in Wellsville. He was a member of the Morrison Hayes Post 702 American Legion, the Frank B. Church Post 2530 VFW, the Wellsville Moose Lodge No.601, Elks Lodge No. 1495, the Wellsville Lions Club, the Wellsville Country Club and the Trinity Lutheran Church. He was an avid railroad modeler, and enjoyed kit-bashing the Wellsville, Addison and Galeton Railroad for his extensive layout. He and Ron Tomah organized the annual "Indian Open Golf Tournament" at the Wellsville Country Club. In addition to railroad modeling, he enjoyed flower gardening, bird watching and hunting. Surviving, in addition to his wife, are two sons, Louis "Ben" (Judith) Cornelius and Bradley Cornelius, both of Wellsville; a daughter, Karen Lane of Virginia Beach, Va.; six grandchildren, Justin (Kari) Cornelius, Matthew (Diana Gowdy) Cornelius, Brian Lane, Kelly Lane, Joshua Cornelius and Jacob Cornelius; a sister, Charlotte (Mac) Davis of Lehigh Acres, Fla.; as well as several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased, in addition to his parents, by an infant daughter, Sharon; two brothers, Norman Frances and Donald Cornelius; and a sister, Eleanor Hepworth. Friends are invited to call from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday (Dec. 27, 2018) at the J. W. Embser Sons Funeral Home Inc. in Wellsville. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday (Dec. 28, 2018) in the funeral home, with Pastor Bill Wilson presiding. Burial with military honors will follow at Alfred Rural Cemetery. Please consider memorial donations to the SPCA Serving Allegany County. To leave online condolences, please visit embserfuneralhome.com. To Plant Memorial Trees in memory, please visit our Sympathy Store.