Nov 15, 2008

Mitzi Carol Hopper McGinnis, 65, of Meadville, died Saturday, November 15, 2008 at Hamot Medical Center in Erie from complications do to Lupus and Scleroderma.

Mitzi was born on November 18, 1942, in Foxburg, PA, the youngest of four daughters, to the late Llewellyn D. Hopper and Dorothy M. (Jordan) Hopper.

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Nov 13, 2008

Ruth Eleanor DeLancey, 89, a former Meadville and Vero Beach, Florida resident, died at home in Evanston, IL Thursday, November 13, 2008 after a brief illness, having been diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.

She was born in Meadville April 7, 1919, a daughter of the late Scott C. and Ettella R. Smock Maxwell.  She married Richard...

Nov 12, 2008

Viola M. Ehrgott, 104, formerly of Krider Road, Meadville and a current resident of Wesbury United Methodist Retirement Community, died there Wednesday, November 12, 2008.

She was born in Wayne Township, Crawford County August 17, 1904, a daughter of the late Ezra and Lenora Barthalomew McCracken.  She married Herman D. Ehrgott October 7, 1930 and...

Nov 6, 2008

Mildred Conrad Bode, 83, formerly of Pettis Road, Meadville and a resident of the Crawford County Care Center, passed away there, Thursday, November 6, 2008.

Born in Richmond Twp. April 12, 1925, she was the daughter of Arthur James and Mittie Root Willis.  She graduated from New Richmond High School in 1942.  She married Clarence...

Nov 1, 2008

Vernon Tim Smith, 63, of Harmonsburg, died Saturday, November 1, 2008 at his residence following a courageous battle with cancer. He was born March 20, 1945 in Ashtabula, OH, a son of Vernon H. and Dora Betty English Smith. A U.S. Coast Guard Veteran, he worked as a Taxi Cab driver in Williamsburg, VA for 15 years and subsequently...

Nov 1, 2008

Vernon Tim Smith, 63, of Harmonsburg, died Saturday, November 1, 2008 at his residence following a courageous battle with cancer.

He was born March 20, 1945 in Ashtabula, OH, a son of Vernon H. and Dora Betty English Smith.

A U.S. Coast Guard Veteran, he worked as a Taxi Cab driver...

Oct 29, 2008

Florence Jeanne Pfalzgraf, 80, of Krider Road, Meadville, died Wednesday, October 29, 2008 at Wesbury United Methodist Community.

She was born Ingram, PA February 8, 1928 a daughter of Newlon and Virginia Hodges Coulter.  She married Paul Kenneth Pfalzgraf June 14, 1952 and he survives.

She was a graduate of Crafton...

Oct 28, 2008

Mary J. Loucks Nicolls Balizet, 87, died on Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at Rolling Fields Nursing Home, Conneautville.

Mary was born in Beaver Center on June 27, 1921 a daughter of the late Lynn and Kate Lester Loucks.  She married Gerald (Gerry) Nicolls on August 30, 1941 and subsequently married William Balizet, Sr. on November...

Oct 27, 2008

Wendell D. Shumaker, 97, of Saegertown, died Monday, October 27, 2008 at Rolling Fields, Conneautville.

He was born December 20, 1910 in Armstrong County, PA, a son of the late Pritner and Martha “Matti” Mohney Shumaker.  He married Esther H. Adams May 28, 1937.

Wendell worked as a machinist and tool...

Oct 24, 2008

James Lloyd McFadden, 86, of Blooming Valley died Thursday, October 24, 2008 at the Meadville Medical Center.

He was born in Guys Mills, December 5, 1921 a son of Wilbur Lloyd and Ethelyn Bessie McCloughry McFadden.  He married Maxine Adell Burton November 26, 1943 and she survives.

He worked in the...

Oct 22, 2008

Dorothy Helen (Lilly) Mercier, 73, of Meadville, died Wednesday, October 22, 2008 at Meadville Medical Center following a sudden illness. She was born in Meadville September 26, 1935, a daughter of the late Albert and Marie Yoest Mercier. She had been married to Harold A. Lilly. A 1952 graduate of Saegertown High School, she was employed in food service...

Oct 22, 2008

Dorothy Helen (Lilly) Mercier, 73, of Meadville, died Wednesday, October 22, 2008 at Meadville Medical Center following a sudden illness.

She was born in Meadville September 26, 1935, a daughter of the late Albert and Marie Yoest Mercier.  She had been married to Harold A. Lilly.

A 1952 graduate of Saegertown...

Oct 19, 2008

Colonel Richard K. Stephenson (Ret.), USAFR, died suddenly at the Meadville Medical Center early on Sunday, October 19, 2008. He was 82 years old. Born in Miami, Fla. on Christmas Day, 1925, he was raised in Danville and Oak Park, Illinois. He graduated from Oak Park River Forest High School in 1943 and immediately enlisted in the U.S. Navy....

Oct 19, 2008

Colonel Richard K. Stephenson (Ret.), USAFR, died suddenly at the Meadville Medical Center early on Sunday, October 19, 2008.  He was 82 years old.

Born in Miami, Fla. on Christmas Day, 1925, he was raised in Danville and Oak Park, Illinois.  He graduated from Oak Park – River Forest High School in 1943 and immediately...

Oct 15, 2008

Daniel E. DeMaison, 69, of Littles Corners, died Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at his residence.

He was born February 16, 1939 in Meadville, a son of the late Kenneth L. and Helen Heme DeMaison.  He married Susan Smith January 10, 1964.

He was a 1957 graduate of Meadville High School and...

Oct 14, 2008

James H. Stock, 76, of Conneaut Lake, died Tuesday, October 14, 2008 at Meadville Medical Center.

He was born January 3, 1932 in Sankertown, a son of the late George L. and Anna Musk Stock.  He married Shirley H. Ladenberger February 4, 1956.

A 1950 graduate of Cresson High School, Cresson,...

Oct 9, 2008

Jane Shaper Evans, 74 of Waynesburg PA, died Thursday October 9, 2008 in Southwestern Regional Hospital with her husband Philip by her side.

She was born in Erie PA June 7, 1934, a daughter of Urban and Louise Echnoz Shaper.  She married Philip Evans August 22, 1958 and he survives.

Mrs....

Sep 21, 2008

Greta Shelby, 75, of Dicksonburg Road, Linesville, left this world Sunday, September 21, 2008 to join her beloved husband Robert (Bingo) Shelby who preceded her in death in 1973.  She fought a valiant battle with cancer, never giving up hope.  Her strength was a gift to all who knew her.

She leaves behind her son,...

Sep 20, 2008

Gordon M. Kent, Sr., 70, of S. Grant Street Meadville and formerly of Guys Mills, PA died Saturday, September 20, 2008 at Hamot Medical Center, Erie following a short illness.

He was born in Randolph Twp., Crawford Co. December 30, 1937 a son of Walter and A. Flossie Skiff Kent.  He married Helen M. Hoover...

Sep 16, 2008

Mildred Mae Guthrie, 88, a resident of Wesbury United Methodist Community entered Heaven’s Gate Tuesday, September 16, 2008.

She was born in Meadville February 17, 1920 a daughter of Eli and Maria Cvijeticaniu Mihailov.  She married Ben Guthrie in 1954 and she preceded her in death in 1977.

She was a...