Recent Obituaries
Obituaries for Meadville, Saegertown, Crawford County, PA & Surrounding Areas
Thomas John Bach
Aug 12, 2022
Thomas John Bach, 85, of Meadville, passed away Friday, August 12, 2022, at UPMC-Hamot, Erie. Thomas was born in Meadville, on December 8, 1936, a son of the late John W. and Helen Mary (Schwab) Bach. On December 10, 1976 Thomas married Connie E. Burton; she predeceased him in 2015. He had previously been married to Valerie Seaman; she survives....
Ardythe Basham
Aug 9, 2022
Ardythe Basham, of Meadville, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 9, 2022 at home, with her loving daughter by her side. She was born June 29, 1937 in Franklin, daughter of Hezekiah and Ethel Harris. She married Thomas Benjamin Basham who preceded in her in death. She started her career as an early childhood teacher at the Neighborhood Day Care...
Joanne Marie Mcclay
Aug 2, 2022
Joanne Marie McClay, 74, of Meadville, passed away Tuesday, August 2, 2022, at Embassy of Park Ave. Joanne was born in Meadville, on October 4, 1947, a daughter of the late Arnold and Pauline (Kastel) Irlam. On July 24, 1971 Joanne married Edward L. McClay; he survives. A lifetime member of St. Agatha Roman Catholic Church, Joanne was also a...
Robert "Bob" Eugene Warring
Aug 1, 2022
Robert "Bob" Eugene Warring, 74, of Meadville, passed away Monday, August 1, 2022, at Marquette Hospice House following a valiant battle with lung cancer. Bob was born in Oil City, on May 30, 1948, a son of the late Carl and Mildred (Murphy) Warring. He was of the Christian faith and had accepted Jesus in his life. Bob was a...
Donald "Don" Neloms
Jul 24, 2022
Donald “Don” Neloms, 87, passed away Sunday, July 24, 2022, at St. Vincent Hospital in Erie, PA. The oldest of seven children, he was born on July 31, 1934, to the late Henry and Thelma (Satterwhite) Neloms in Cincinnati, OH. Don was a 1954 graduate of Withrow High School in Cincinnati, were he ran cross-country and played trumpet in the...
Cynthia "Thea" Stone
Jul 17, 2022
Cynthia "Thea" Archacki Stone, 66, of Meadville, passed away after a 45 year battle with lupus and a two year battle with metastatic breast cancer on Sunday, July 17, 2022, at home, surrounded by her family. Cynthia was born in Toledo, OH, on July 23, 1955, a daughter of Helen (Plementosh) Archacki and the late Henry Archacki. On September 21,...
Thomas Leroy Baron
Jul 15, 2022
Thomas Leroy Baron, 64, o Meadville, passed away Friday, July 15, 2022, at home. Thomas was born in Meadville, on June 1, 1958, a son of the late Donald S. and Shirley J. (Rodgers) Baron, Sr. A veteran of the US Army, Thomas served his country from December 2, 1976 until his honorable discharge on November 22, 1978. For many...
Betty Loutina Jenkins
Jul 14, 2022
Betty Loutina Jenkins, 76, of Harrisburg, passed away Thursday, July 14, 2022, at UPMC Harrisburg. Betty was born in Zebulon, GA on August 2, 1945, a daughter of the late K.C. and Ida Ruth (Coggins) Burnett. Betty married John Jenkins, Jr.; he preceded her in death. A devout Christian, Betty was a God-fearing woman, who loved her Lord. She was...
Robert "Bobby" Christopher Lee Frum, Iii
Jul 9, 2022
Infant Robert "Bobby" Christopher Lee Frum, III, of Centerville, was still born on Saturday, July 9, 2022, at Meadville Medical Center, due to complication of severe preclampsia. Bobby was the son of Robert "Bobby" Christopher Lee Frum, Jr. and Hollie M. Klingensmith. In addition to his parents, Bobby is survived by a brother Evan James Klingensmith; sister AmieJo Klingensmith-Marhoefer, both...
Marilyn (D'Amico) Miller
Jul 7, 2022
Marilyn J. (D'Amico) Miller, 74, passed away Thursday, July 7, 2022, at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, FL due to injuries sustained in a fire in Delray Beach, FL, where she has resided for the past 13 years. Marilyn was born in Meadville, PA on July 21, 1947, a daughter of the late Joseph A. and Mary Tagliaferri D’Amico. She...
Debra Dyan Smock
Jul 3, 2022
Debra Dyan Smock, 56, of Meadville, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, July 3, 2022, due to complications of Covid-19 during a courageous four year battle with lung cancer. Debra was born in Meadville, on December 27, 1965, a daughter of Frances (Shuman) and the late Charles Smock. She had been a member of First Baptist...
Josephine "Josie" M. Passarelli
Jun 30, 2022
Josephine "Josie" M. Passarelli, 69, of Moon Township, PA, passed away Thursday, June 30, 2022, at Sewickley Valley Hospital. Josie was born in Meadville, PA, on January 4, 1953, daughter of the late John C. and Teresa (Costa) Capozzi. On July 10, 1993 Josie married Francesco "Frank" Passarelli; he survives. She was a member of St. Margaret Mary Parish, Moon...
Leta J. Skeens
Jun 28, 2022
Leta J. Skeens, 62, of Meadville, passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2022, at Meadville Medical Center. Leta was born in Mansfield, OH, on January 6, 1960, a daughter of Paul Thomas and Bonnie (Robinette) Skeens, Sr. Over the years Leta was employed by Meadville New Products, Theodore's Restaurant, Weaver's Bar and Restaurant, and while living in Ohio, she worked as...
Laura Fredricka Heeschen
Jun 25, 2022
Laura Fredricka, 64, passed away at her home in Meadville, PA surrounded by family and friends on Saturday, June 25, 2022, from complications related to Multiple Sclerosis, a disease that she resisted for more than 25 years. Laura was born in Meadville, PA on March 8, 1958 to Carl F. and Marie L. Heeschen. She was the youngest of five...
James "Jim" C. Mccutcheon
Jun 22, 2022
James "Jim" C. McCutcheon, 64, of Franklin, passed away Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at home following a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Jim was born in Olean, NY on January 29, 1958, a son of Ellamay (Hair) and the late Larry McCutcheon. On December 28, 1984 Jim married Kimberly "Kim" Roberts; she survives. Following his 1976 graduation from Conneaut Lake...
Doris L. Acker
Jun 14, 2022
Doris L. Acker, 95 of Saegertown, passed away Tuesday, June 14, 2022, at Crawford County Care Center. Doris was born in Utica, on March 6, 1927, a daughter of the late Grant and Monabelle V. (Reed) Hefferman. On August 19, 1950 Doris married Lyle Acker; he preceded her in death on December 17, 2013. She was a member of Norrisville...
Rev. Brenda M. Beck
Jun 12, 2022
Rev. Brenda M. Beck, 71, of Meadville, lost her battle with cancer on Sunday, June 12, 2022, with her two sons by her side. Brenda was born in Meadville, on September 22, 1950, a daughter of the late Arthur Richard and Florence (Buttray) Miller. She was a Reiki Master Teacher and a member of the United Christian Spiritualist Church. A...
Georgia Lou Ray
Jun 11, 2022
“I sure do miss that man,” was a phrase that every visitor was apt to hear while visiting Georgia Lou Ray, 93, of Conneaut Lake and formerly of Krider Road in Meadville. She has been waiting nine years to be reunited with her husband of 65 years, George Arnold Ray, whom she married on August 9, 1947. He often teased...
Madalynn Sue "Maddie" Bowersox
Jun 6, 2022
We are devastated to announce the passing of Madalynn Sue “Maddie” Bowersox, 19, of Waterford. Maddie left us on June 6, 2022, after a tragic car accident. She was a beautiful baby girl who was born in Erie on April 24, 2003, the third daughter of Michal Bowersox Sr. and Mary McCarthy. She lived part of her life with her...
Gladys L. Burnette
Jun 4, 2022
Gladys Burnette died peacefully on Saturday, June 4, 2022, of natural causes, surrounded by her loving daughters. She was born in Utica, PA, on February 19, 1929, the daughter of the late Fred and Esther (Grute) Ebbert. She graduated from Sandy Lake High School in 1946, and married Clair L. Burnette on August 11, 1950. Surviving are her sister Leila...


