Aug 12, 2002

Larry A. Graham Ed.D, 60, of 61 Second St. Geneseo, NY 14454, died Monday Aug. 12, 2002, in Highland Hospital, Rochester, NY.

He was born in Meadville June 16, 1942, a son of Russell L. and Grace A. Aitken Graham.

He was a 1960 graduate of Meadville High School, obtained his...

Aug 8, 2002

Shirley J. Thellman, 73, of Hartstown, died Thursday, August 8, 2002 at Meadville Medical Center.

She was born in Bristolville, OH October 25, 1928, a daughter of the late Archibald and Marie Promisberger Aumend.  She married Charles D. Thellman January 31, 1950.

She was a 1948 graduate of Howland High School,...

Aug 7, 2002

Mildred Lingo, 79, of Meadville, died Wednesday, August 7, 2002 at Meadville Medical Center.

She was born June 5, 1923 in Meadville, a daughter of the late Norman and Bertha Hope.  She married Park Lingo June 4, 1942 and he preceded her in death April 23, 1996.

Survivors include a daughter, Linda Myers of Townville,...

Aug 4, 2002

James Patrick Philbin, 90, of 668 Albright Drive, died at his residence, Sunday Aug. 4, 2002.

He was born Jan. 22, 1912, in York, Pa, a son of James & Susan Canning Philbin.  He married Louise Mitchell Nov. 3, 1936, and she preceded him in death July 31, 1992.

He had...

Aug 1, 2002

Thelma L. Hall, 86, of 10885 Homewood Road, Meadville, died Thursday, August 01, 2002 at the Meadville Medical Center following a brief illness.

She was born in Corry, PA May 17, 1916 a daughter of Ernest K. and Anna Haenel Hall, Sr.

She worked for many years in the Housekeeping Dept. of the former David...

Jul 31, 2002

Charles Edmund “Chuck” Crosley, 84, of 2921 Loran Drive West, Jacksonville, FL 32216, died July 31, 2002 at Memorial Hospital, Jacksonville.

He was born in Meadville, March 25, 1918 a son of Ralph Burton and Ruth Swisher Crosley.  He married Joanne Mandilla Scott June 12, 1950 and she survives.

He retired from the US Army...

Jul 28, 2002

Helena R. Hartshorne, 95, of 457 Arch St., Meadville, died Sunday, July 28, 2002 at her residence following a period of declining health.

She was born in New Derry, Westmoreland Co., September 22, 1906, a daughter of the late Ernest T. and Ella V. Shrum Hartshorne.

She was a graduate of the New Derry public...

Jul 23, 2002

Clinton Ray McLaren, 82, of 22809 Hobbs Rd., Meadville, died Tuesday, July 23, 2002 at Meadville Medical Center Transitional Care Unit following a period of declining health.

He was born April 30, 1920 in Townville, a son of the late Alexander and Laura Everett McLaren.  He married Mary Lemish July 5, 1947 and she survives.

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Jul 22, 2002

Paul Michael “Mike” Heckman, 81, of 8636 Heckman Road, Meadville died Monday, July 22, 2002 at Beverly Health Care Meadville.

He was born in Union Twp., February 5, 1921 a son of John and Margaret Stein Heckman.  He married Donna Dearborn June 10, 1945 and she preceded him in death May 10, 1989.

He was...

Jul 20, 2002

Zachary Hughes Sparks, 16, of Conneaut Lake died Saturday, July 20, 2002.

He was born in Pittsburgh, November 6, 1985 a son of Douglas G. and Carolyn Swager Sparks.

He was a student at Quaker High School, Sewickley and was working this summer as a waiter at the Hotel Conneaut, Conneaut...

Jun 30, 2002

Vallie Lee Krute, 58, of Conneaut Lake, died Sunday, June 30, 2002 at Meadville Medical Center.

She was born June 28, 1944 in Nanty-Glo, PA, a daughter of Russell J. and Eleanor R. Gailey Richardson.  She married Ernest J. Krute June 11, 1966 and he survives.

She was a 1966 graduate...

Jun 20, 2002

Floyd E. Walter, 77, of Guys Mills, went home to his Lord and Savior on June 20, 2002 after a 13 month courageous battle with lung cancer.

He was born February 4, 1925 in Corsica (Jefferson Co.), PA a son of Perle L. and Nettie Faye Rankin Walter, Sr.  He married Louise V. Miller on October 10,...

Jun 6, 2002

Gaylord O. Wentworth, 87, of (Mt. Hope) 29521 State Hwy 27, Guys Mills, PA 16327 died Thursday, June 6, 2002 at Meadville Medical Center.

He was born in Randolph Township, Crawford County September 24, 1914, a son of the late Harry Lee and Kerna Oakes Wentworth.  He married Sara (Sally) Enos August 17, 1940 and she survives....

Jun 5, 2002

Harriett M. Potosky, 62, of 13003 Wolf Rd., Guys Mills, died Wednesday, June 05, 2002 at Meadville Medical Center following a period of declining health.

She was born February 26, 1940 in Erie, a daughter of the late William Schau.  She married Edward A. Potosky, Sr. October 6, 1962 and he survives.

She was a...

Jun 3, 2002

John M. “Jack” Rainier, 69, of 12070 Choctaw Circle, Conneaut Lake, PA died Monday, June 3, 2002 at UPMC Horizon Health Center, Greenville, PA following an extended illness.

He was born June 7, 1932 in New Kensington, PA a son of Merrill C. and Freida E. Sweitzer Rainier.  He married Dorothy Kelly Moran April 29, 1985 and...

May 31, 2002

Evelyn Virginia Watson, 78, of 204 Delta Oaks Way, Sacramento, CA and formerly of Meadville died Friday, May 31, 2002 at Methodist Hospital, Sacramento, CA.

She was born March 22, 1924 in Philippi, WV a daughter of the late John Holman and Martha MacConnell Bailey.  She married Sherman Lowell Watson, Sr., MD, July 17, 1948 in Ford...

May 26, 2002

Elizabeth R. “Betty” Balizet, 94, of a resident of Wesbury United Methodist Community, died there, Sunday, May 26, 2002.

She was born November 25, 1907 in Meadville a daughter of George and Clara Wachsmuth Stolz.  She married Edgar Balizet October 18, 1944 and he preceded her in death March 25, 1962.

She retired in 1977...

May 26, 2002

Dorothy G. Chatley, 71, of 711 North St., Meadville, died Sunday, May 26, 2002 at Wesbury United Methodist Retirement Community following a period of declining health.

She was born January 21, 1931 in Oakdale, a daughter of the late Elliot M. and Ruth Hayes Gearhart. She married Herbert D. Chatley November 13, 1952 and he preceded her...

May 25, 2002

Dorothy J. Exley, 79, of 12401 State Hwy. #18, Conneaut Lake and formerly of Franklin, PA and a patient at Wesbury United Methodist Community, Meadville for the past eight years died Saturday, May 25, 2002 following an extended illness.

She was born in Franklin June 8, 1922 a daughter of the late Charles V. and Mary Kunkel...

May 24, 2002

Helena J. Howett, 98, a resident of Wesbury United Methodist Community and a former resident of the Crawford County Quality Living Center and also a former resident of Guys Mills, died Friday, May 24, 2002 at the Meadville Medical Center.

She was born January 12, 1904 in Meigs County, Ohio a daughter of Albert and Rena Hall...