Recent Obituaries
Obituaries for Meadville, Saegertown, Crawford County, PA & Surrounding Areas
Paul S. Reese
May 24, 2018
Paul S. Reese, 103, of 455 Chestnut St., Meadville, formerly of Conneaut Lake and Guys Mills areas, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 24, 2018, at Juniper Village. Paul was born at home in Wayne Township., on September 19, 1914, a son of the late Ora B. and Pearl (Smith) Reese. Paul married Ottah Hall on April 10, 1937; she...
Etta Y. Cooper
May 24, 2018
Etta Y. Cooper, 84, of 31 N. Park Ave., Meadville, passed away Thursday, May 24, 2018, at Wesbury United Methodist Community. Etta was born in McVeytown, on February 23, 1934, a daughter of the late Charles L. and Harriet (Marfin Smith) Conner. Etta married Robert Ray Cooper on July 3, 1951, he preceded her in death on August 1, 1976....
Kenneth J. Bissell
May 21, 2018
Kenneth J. Bissell, 62, of 236 S. Main St. Apt. B, Cambridge Springs, passed away Monday, May 21, 2018, at home. Kenneth was born in Union City, on June 20, 1955, a son of the late Morton and Cora (Neimeyer) Bissell. Kenneth attended schools in Erie and Waterford. He lived in Georgia for more than 20 years. In his younger...
Mona Mae Dahl
May 20, 2018
Mona Mae Dahl, 79, of 26159 N. Frenchtown Road Guys Mills, passed away Sunday, May 20th, 2018 at Meadville Medical Center. Mona was born in Meadville, on February 22, 1939, a daughter of the late George and Mildred (Grove)Groover. On March 23, 1957 Mona married Dana Charles Dahl, Jr.; he survives. After attending Meadville Schools, Mona worked for the former...
Ethel L. Bass
May 14, 2018
Ethel L. Bass, 91, of 20881 State Hwy. 198, Saegertown, formerly of Pine St., Meadville, passed away Monday, May 14, 2018, at Crawford County Care Center. Ethel was born in West Memphis, AR, on May 4, 1927, a daughter of the late Nelson and Phoebe (Weast) Eubanks. On October 21, 1947, Ethel married Joseph Bass; he preceded her in death...
Laura Eva Ladner
May 14, 2018
Laura Eva (Best) Ladner, 83, of 557 Chestnut St., Apt. #38C, Meadville, formerly of S. Norrisville Road, Meadville, passed away Monday, May 14. 2018, at UPMC-Hamot Medical Center, Erie. Laura was born at home in Saegertown on March 13, 1935, a daughter of the late Warren E. and Loie E. (Lilly) Best. She graduated from Saegertown High School in 1953,...
Ronelle Harper-Lynch
Apr 28, 2018
Ronelle Harper-Lynch, 56, of 18537 Birch Dr., Saegertown, passed away Saturday, April 28, 2018, at home. Ronelle was born in Wilkinsburg, on October 18, 1961, a daughter of the late William J. and Bridget "Agnes" (O'Brien) Harper. On September 18, 1993, Ronelle married Brian P. Lynch; he survives. She was a member of Living Waters Church, Meadville. Over the years...
Eleanor Ann Petruso
Apr 27, 2018
Eleanor Ann Petruso, 84, of Meadville, passed away Friday, April 27, 2018, at Meadville Medical Center. Eleanor was born in Meadville, on January 31, 1934, a daughter of the late Herbert and Anna (Patton) Capehart. She had married Santo "Sandy" Petruso. She had attended St. Mary of Grace Roman Catholic Church, Meadville. Eleanor attended Conneaut Lake High School and was...
Donald "Don" R. Dahl
Apr 25, 2018
Donald "Don" R. Dahl, 71, of 14702 Spring Creek Rd., Titusville, passed away Wednesday, April 25, at home as the result of a house fire. Don was born in Meadville, on May 25, 1946, a son of the late Dana and Marian (Lake) Dahl, Sr. Don had been employed by the former Loranger Industries of Warren, as an industrial electrician....
Marilyn Ruth Tannenbaum
Apr 22, 2018
Marilyn Ruth Tannenbaum, 73, of 455 Chestnut St., Meadville, passed away Sunday, April 22, 2018, at Juniper Village. Marilyn was born in New Castle, on August 14, 1944, a daughter of the late Harold Francis and Margaret Elizabeth (Thomas) Miller. A retired educator, Marilyn taught elementary school in Mentor, OH. She was a graduate of Meadville High School and earned...
Violet B. Garner
Apr 22, 2018
Violet B. Garner, 96, of 31 N. Park Ave., Meadville, formerly of 533 Baldwin St., Meadville, passed away Sunday, April 22, 2018 at Wesbury United Methodist Community. Violet was born in Climax on May 24, 1921, a daughter of the late Jesse H. and B. May (Hetrick) Buzzard, Sr. On July 6, 1949 Violet married Benjamin H. Garner; he preceded...
Clifton "Tracy" Hanes
Apr 22, 2018
Clifton "Tracy" Hanes, 56, of Meadville, passed away Sunday, April 22, 2018. Tracy was born in Meadville, at the former Spencer Hospital, on May 28, 1961, a son of Joseph Terry and Jeanne (Thompson) Hanes. Tracy had been employed as an electrician by Hayden Electric in Hazleton. He was a 1980 graduate of Meadville High School where he played football....
Margarete "Grete" Shorts
Apr 21, 2018
Margarete "Grete" Shorts, 94, of 9108 State Hwy. 198, Conneautville, passed away Saturday, April 21, 2018, at Rolling Fields Eldercare Community. Grete was born in Munich, Germany, on September 12, 1923, a daughter of the late Heinrich and Magdalena (Ammerich) Denk. On January 1, 1947 Grete married Ralph Bean in Pleasantville and they shared 37 years together until his death....
Albert J. Cox
Apr 17, 2018
Albert J. Cox, 88, of 20881 State Hwy. 198, Saegertown, passed away Tuesday, April 17, 2018, at Meadville Medical Center. Albert was born in Meadville, on February 2, 1930, a son of the late Earl and Catherine (Arrington) Cox. He married Lois Fitzpatrick; she preceded him in death. Albert worked as a laborer doing painting and construction. A Korean War...
Joan M. Grippe
Apr 16, 2018
Joan M. Grippe, 81, of 1523 SW 50th St., Cape Coral, FL, passed away Monday, April 16, 2018, at Hope Hospice, Cape Coral, FL. Joan was born in Erie, on October 28, 1936, a daughter of the late Joseph and Mildred (Hahn) Mozdy. The triplet birth of her and her brothers John and Joseph, was the first triplet birth documented...
Bertha "Anne" S. Clevenger
Apr 15, 2018
Bertha "Anne" S. Clevenger, 87 of Saegertown, passed away Sunday, April 15, 2018, at Meadville Medical Center. Anne was born at home in Woodcock Twp., on December 27, 1930, a daughter of the late Raymond L. and Helen E. (McGill) Stainbrook. On June 1, 1954 Anne married Herbert H. Clevenger, Sr.; he preceded her in death on May 8, 1992....
Dita Geffen
Apr 12, 2018
Dita Geffen was born in 1926, the daughter of David and Eda Borofsky. The family lived in Jerusalem, where David worked as an agriculturalist developing hybrid fruit trees and running a small family farm, and Eda was a well respected educator, eventually serving as a school principal. Dita married Sidney Geffen in 1951 and raised four children including Talia Cohen...
Craig William Mosso
Apr 7, 2018
Craig William Mosso, 65, of 3615 Burton Ave., Erie, passed away Saturday, April 7, 2018, at Ashtabula County Medical Center, Ashtabula, OH, following a brief illness. Craig was born in Erie, on August 13, 1952, a son of William E. and the late Maxine Mosso. Over the years Craig had been employed as a cook and manager in the Erie...
Joseph "Joe" Michael Mcdonough, Jr.
Mar 28, 2018
Joseph "Joe" Michael McDonough, Jr., 88, of 644 Erie St., Saegertown, passed away Wednesday, March 28, 2018 at Wesbury United Methodist Community, Meadville. Joe was born in Meadville, on September 26, 1929, a son of the late Joseph Michael and Sara (Hunter) McDonough, Sr. On February 3, 1951 Joe married Lois Jean Shorts; she survives. He was a member of...
David Colwell
Mar 27, 2018
David Colwell, 70, of Dawn Dr., Meadville, passed away at home on Tuesday, March 27, 2018, with his loving wife at his side, after a six month battle with lung cancer. David was born in Meadville, on November 2, 1947, a son of the late Allen "AJ" and Margaret (Davis) Colwell. On the day of his 68th birthday, David married...