LOCAL
Memorial service for Wellsville teacher, daughter set for school gym
Neal SimonHornell Evening Tribune
Aug. 11, 2026, 11:30 a.m. ET
- A mother and daughter from Wellsville were killed in an ATV accident.
- The community will hold a public visitation and memory sharing service this Thursday evening in the school gym.
- Ashley Robichaud was a first-grade teacher, and her daughter Emersyn was a student at the same school.
The Wellsville community will gather this Thursday evening to remember Ashley and Emersyn Robichaud, the Wellsville mother and daughter killed in an ATV accident last week
A public visitation and memory sharing service will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Aug. 13 at the Wellsville Secondary School gym, 126 W. State St
The Aug. 6 crash of a four-wheeler in a farm pasture off Niles Hill Road in the Town of Wellsville also injured Ashley Robichaud’s three-year-old son, Parker. Authorities said Parker’s injuries were not life-threatening
The tragedy has been met with an outpouring of grief and support in the close-knit Allegany County community, with a GoFundMe drive and other collections raising more than $80,000 for the family to date
Ashley Robichaud, 39, was a first grade inclusion teacher at Wellsville Elementary School, where she had taught since 2014
Six-year-old Emersyn was a first-grade student at the same school
Ashley married Jason Robichaud, a special education teacher at Wellsville Middle School, on Oct. 24, 2015. He survives
In a social media statement, Wellsville Central said the school “continue(s) to process the loss of Ashley and Emersyn.”
The district arranged counseling services for families, students, staff and community members, with counselors available at both school campuses. School officials said counselors will be available in the school guidance offices for anyone who may need a listening ear, a safe space to talk, or additional support
The Wellsville school district said, “All are welcome to come together to support the family and one another” at the Thursday night gathering in the gym. People will be afforded the opportunity to share memories of Ashley and Emersyn starting at 7 p.m
Additionally, a memorial service will be held at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, in St. Martin-in-the-Fields, 2587 Baseline Road, Grand Island, New York
A Niagara County native, Ashley Robichaud was a 2006 graduate of Starpoint Junior/Senior High School and earned her master’s degree in special education from Buffalo State University
In addition to her husband and son, she is survived by her parents, three brothers and nieces and nephews
Arrangements are by Olney-Foust & Embser Funeral Homes & Cremation of Wellsville. Online condolences may be expressed at wellsvillefuneralhome.com
