Apr 13, 2006

William J. Phelan, Sr., 98, of 349 N. Main St., Meadville, died Thursday, April 13, 2006 at his residence following a period of declining health.

He was born October 12, 1907 in Sharon, a son of the late Dr. Richard and Teresa Carney Phelan.  He married Ada L. Bougher, of Wheatland, August 2, 1947 and she preceded...

Apr 12, 2006

Jane Ball, 90, a resident of Wesbury United Methodist Community since 2002, died there Wednesday, April 12, 2006.

She was born in Covode, Indiana County, March 18, 1916, a daughter of the late Charles A. and Libbie Warnshuis Neff.

She was a graduate of Meadville High School and the former Meadville...

Apr 8, 2006

Robert L. Stamp, Sr., 68, of E. First St., Conneaut Lake, died Saturday, April 8, 2006 at his residence.

He was born in Buffalo, NY February 12, 1938, a son of the late Lee E. and Alice Hemsley Stamp.

He was a graduate of Lancaster High School, Lancaster, NY and attended the University of Buffalo...

Apr 3, 2006

Leonard C. Underwood, 86, of 19571 Third Street, Meadville died Monday, April 03, 2006 at the Meadville Medical Center.

He was born in Meadville June 6, 1919 a son of Louis and Emma Witt Underwood.  He married Kathryn L. Lang April 27, 1944 and she survives.

He worked several different jobs...

Mar 26, 2006

David B. “D.O.M.” Waid, 67, of 727 Park Ave., Meadville, died Sunday, March 26, 2006 at Meadville Medical Center.

He was born in Meadville June 3, 1938, a son of the late Paul W. and Margaret E. Harden Waid.  He married Mary Lou Dickson June 20, 1959 and she survives.

He was a U.S. Navy...

Mar 24, 2006

Elizabeth “Betty” J. (Aldrich) Ortman, 77, of Meadville, died Friday, March 24, 2006 at Hamot Medical Center, Erie, PA.

She was born January 11, 1929 in Silver Creek, New York, daughter of the late Sydney E. and Freda V. Aldrich.  She married Kenneth M. Ortman September 18, 1954 and he preceded her in death July...

Mar 23, 2006

William W. Paden, 75, of 852 Market Street, Meadville went to meet our heavenly father Thursday, March 23, 2006 at the Meadville Medical Center.

He was born in Venango Co. April 29, 1930 a son of Orie and Maude Wise Paden.  He married Virginia G. Hepler February 12, 1979 and she preceded him in death...

Mar 23, 2006

Richard Walt Cooper, 90 of 5 Tall Timbers Drive, Princeton, NJ died at home Thursday March 23, 2006.

He was born in Cleveland, OH November 5, 1915 a son of Fred Lee and Louise Frances (Kroeckel) Cooper.  He married Sarah Hill Harris and she preceded him in death in 1967.

He...

Mar 22, 2006

Martin L. Kloock, Jr., 68, of Meadville, died Wednesday, March 22, 2006 at the Meadville Medical Center.

He was born in Unity Township, Westmoreland Co., PA, January 2, 1938 a son of Martin L. and Lavina Stockberger Kloock, Sr.  He married Virginia (Ginny) Petroy April 19, 1969 and she survives.

He...

Mar 20, 2006

Mary L. Ploski, 86, died Monday March 20, 2006, at Cordia Commons where she had resided for the past 2 years and was made to feel a part of their family by the caring and loving staff and friendly residents.

She was born in Geneva, March 29, 1919, a daughter of Thomas and Lillian Brown...

Mar 19, 2006

Gladys W. Malone, 81, of Conneaut Lake and formerly of Erie, died Sunday, March 19, 2006 at Meadville Medical Center.

She was born in Elgin, IL November 29, 1924, a daughter of the late William H. and Elizabeth Williams Edwards.  She married Michael Malone December 12, 1941 and he preceded her in death in 1995.

...

Mar 16, 2006

Jean Lewis, 91, a resident of Wesbury United Methodist Retirement Community since 1997 and formerly of Pittsburgh, died Thursday, March 16, 2006 at Meadville Medical Center.

She was born in Pittsburgh May 17, 1914, a daughter of the late William Moore and Florence Chisnell Lewis.

She was a 1931 graduate of Pittsburgh Peabody High School. ...

Mar 16, 2006

Ronald J. “Jack” Wentworth, 70, of Meadville, died Thursday, March 16, 2006 at Hamot Medical Center, Erie following a sudden illness.

He was born in Cochranton November 15, 1935, a son of the late Fred and Mildred Steen Wentworth and was raised by his mother.  He married Sandra L. Steele April 20, 1961 and she survives.

Mar 15, 2006

Thomas E. (Tom) Beers, 65, of 2 Park Ave., Meadville, was received in Heaven on Wed., March 15, 2006, from the Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, after a sudden illness.

He was born in Meadville Dec. 19, 1940, a son of the late Kenneth A. and Dorothy Hartman Beers.  He married Carol Wettach Sept. 10, 1961,...

Mar 12, 2006

Joseph L. Selak, 87, well known local businessman and longtime Conneaut Lake resident, died Sunday, March 12, 2006 at Rolling Fields Nursing Home in Conneautville following an extended illness.

Joe was born in Dodson, MD April 10, 1918 a son of Max and Mary Selak.  He grew up in the coal mining town of Coketon,...

Mar 8, 2006

Ruth D. Frizzell, 63, of 10621 Franklin Pike, Meadville, died at home Wednesday, March 8, 2006 following an extended illness.

She was born in Minnesota April 29, 1942 a son of John and Pearl McKee Smiley, Sr.  She married James B. Frizzell July 3, 1961 and he survives.

She was a...

Mar 5, 2006

Walter A. Podurgiel, Jr., 57, of 283 Walnut St., Meadville, died Sunday, March 5, 2006 at his residence following an unexpected illness.

He was born in Pittsburgh September 12, 1948, a son of Walter A. and Mary Bugala Podurgiel.

He was a graduate of the former Grace Martin School, Pittsburgh where he learned to be...

Mar 5, 2006

Rose Marie Spicer, 87, of 27366 Lyona Rd., Guys Mills, died Sunday, March 05, 2006 at the Crawford County Care Center.

She was born in Benton Harbor, MI September 4, 1918, a daughter of late George W. and Rose M. Hadlow Edgcumbe.  She married Jack B. Spicer August 10, 1946 and he preceded her in death December...

Mar 5, 2006

Dr. Richard H. Stancliff, 88, a former Erie physician and Erie resident and a resident of Wesbury United Methodist Retirement Community since 1986, died Sunday, March 5, 2006 at Meadville Medical Center.

He was born in Erie January 12, 1918, a son of the late Dana and Cassie Mae Stancliff.  He married Betty Wagner October...

Mar 4, 2006

Mildred E. Klingensmith, 80, of Meadville, died Saturday, March 4, 2006 at Meadville Medical Center.

She was born in Corry April 7, 1925, a daughter of the late Thad and Zella Rogers Gates.  She married Melvin “Pete” Klingensmith November 26, 1947 and he preceded her in death June 4, 1989.

She was a 1944 graduate...