Mitzi Haskins

PORT ALLEGANY - Mitzi P. Haskins, 87, of Port Allegany died Tuesday (Jan. 20, 2026) at Erie County Medical Center (ECMC), Buffalo, N.Y.
Born Jan. 19, 1939, in Cesis, Latvia, she was a daughter of Alfreds and Anna Berzins Markovs. A1958 graduate of Port Allegany High School, she attended what is now known as Case Western Reserve University and earned a degree as a medical laboratory technician. She was employed as a medical secretary by Dr. Robert Niles in Port Allegany.
On June 24, 1961, in Port Allegany, she married Duane R. Haskins, who predeceased her April 20, 2021. They shared 59 years of marriage.
Mitzi was a member of Gethsemane Lutheran Church, where she was a Sunday School teacher, a Church Council member and served on the Altar Guild. She was a member of Church Women United and a volunteer at the Port Allegany Senior Center.
Left to cherish her memory are two daughters, Ursula M. (William) Rosenswie of Port Allegany and Amanda L. Haskins of Turtlepoint; two grandchildren, Mary (Noah) Jordan of Eldred and Andrew (fiancée Anna Platonova) Rosenswie of Berlin Germany; two great-grandchildren, Henry Jordan and Sophia Jordan; a sister, Mara E. Markovs, and companion, Mary Westhoff, of Dexter, Mich.; a brother, John (Paula) Markovs of Silver Spring, Md.; nephews, John P. Markovs and Rich (Kendra) Markovs, both of Silver Spring; and two grandnephews, Ryan Markovs and John T. Markovs.
In addition to her husband, she was predeceased by a sister and brother-in-law, Rasma and Orlo Hess.
A celebration of life service will occur in the spring with burial in Fairview Cemetery, Port Allegany.
Memorials may be made to Gethsemane Lutheran Church, Port Allegany Music Boosters, Turtlepoint Park Association or a charity of the donor's choice.
Arrangements are under direction of Olney-Foust Funeral Homes & Crematory, Switzer Chapel. Online condolences may be expressed at olneyfoust.com.