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Wednesday, May 30, 2018
Obituary: Arthur F. DuBOIS, 90, of Coudersport
Arthur F. DuBOIS, 90, of Coudersport, PA, passed this life
on May 27, 2018 in UPMC Cole, Coudersport.
Born June 7, 1927, in Coudersport, he was the son of Arthur W. and Helen
Welfling DuBois and the grandson of William and Nellie Olmstead DuBois and
Charles and Emma Kortz Welfling. On June
26, 1965, in Waverly, NY, he married the former Phyllis D. Wright, who
survives. A graduate of the Coudersport
Public Schools, he served honorably with the U.S. Navy at the end of World War
II, discharged as an Aviation Electronics Technician’s Mate Third Class. He earned a BA in Mathematics and a BS in
Electrical Engineering from Lehigh University, and he was elected to the Phi
Etta Sigma, Eta Kappa Nu and Phi Beta Kappa honorary societies. He completed graduate work at Syracuse
University; was graduated from the Bell Telephone Laboratories Communications
Development Training Program; attended Commanders’ Radar Bombing School at
Mather Air Force Base; and attended ECM Familiarization School at Keesler Air
Force Base. From 1951 through 1954, Mr.
DuBois was employed by Bell Telephone Laboratories as a member of the technical
staff participating in the development of radar for strategic and technical
aircraft. In 1955 through 1957, he was
vice president of Coudersport Insuring Company, a business owned by his
family. Mr. DuBois began his 25-year
career with IBM’s Federal System Division in 1957. There he held various staff and managerial
positions related to the development of avionics for strategic aircraft;
digital sonar; communications equipment; and electronic warfare systems. Following his retirement from IBM, Mr. DuBois
formed Defense Analysis Corporation and continued to consult in similar
technical fields until 1992. He was a
member of the American Defense Preparedness Association, the Air Force
Association, the Association of Old Crows, the American Legion, and the Potter
County Historical Society. Mr. DuBois
was a life member of the Coudersport Volunteer Fire Department for which he
served as an active firefighter for 55 years. Mr. DuBois served as a board
member for the Eulalia Cemetery Association and the Potter County Housing and
Redevelopment Authority. He served as a
director and vice president of The First National Bank of Coudersport and also
as a director of Commonwealth Bancshares, Commonwealth Bank, and Commonwealth
Bank-North. Friends may call at the
First United Presbyterian Church, Coudersport on Wednesday, June 6, 2018 from
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon, with Funeral Services following at 12:00 Noon. The Rev. Warren Cederholm and the Rev. Donald
Caskey will co-officiate. Burial will be
in Eulalia Cemetery, Coudersport.
Military Rites will be accorded by members of the Potter County Honor
Guard. In lieu of flowers, memorials
made to the Eulalia Cemetery Association, the Potter County Historical Society,
or the Coudersport Volunteer Fire Department.
Arrangements are entrusted to the Olney Funeral Home & Cremation
Service, Ulysses, PA. Online condolences
may be expressed at www.olneyfuneralhome.com.