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Obituaries for Meadville, Saegertown, Crawford County, PA & Surrounding Areas

Mary Diley

Mary Diley

Aug 9, 2018

Mary Diley, 71, of 20367 Main St., Highway 86 Venango, passed away Thursday, August 9, 2018, at Marquette Hospice House, Meadville. Mary was born in Meadville, on December 24, 1946, a daughter of the late Frank and Angie (Robb) Knuth. On February 4, 1967 Mary married Glenn R. Diley; he survives. She was a member and past Elder of Gravel...

Donald "Don" F. Sacco, Sr.

Donald "Don" F. Sacco, Sr.

Aug 9, 2018

Donald "Don" F. Sacco, Sr., 67, of 3203 Reash Church Rd., Cochranton, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 9, 2018, at home. Don was born at Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh on January 17, 1951, a son of the late Joseph R. and Anne (Benyo) Sacco, Sr. On October 18, 1975 Don married Barbara Knoll; she survives. He was a member...

Frances "Betty" Ada Wright

Frances "Betty" Ada Wright

Aug 6, 2018

Frances Ada ‘Betty’ Wright, 94, wife of the late Leslie P. Wright, peacefully entered eternal rest on Monday, August 6, 2018, at Crawford County Care Center in Saegertown. Mrs. Wright was born in Sarnia, Ontario on Jan. 8, 1924, daughter of the late Ralph and Gladys Vincent and raised in Meadville and later Frenchtown. She attended St Brigid School and...

Varghese "Matt" Nalpathanchil

Varghese "Matt" Nalpathanchil

Aug 5, 2018

Varghese "Matt" Nalpathanchil, 81, of Meadville, passed away Sunday, August 5, 2018 at Wesbury United Methodist Retirement Community. Matt was born in Alleppey, India on May 3, 1937, a son of the late Thomas and Thresiamma Nalpathanchil. On December 26, 1971 Matt married Rosy Antony; she survives. He was a long time member of St. Agatha Roman Catholic Church, Meadville....

Daniel F. Souther

Daniel F. Souther

Aug 4, 2018

Daniel F. Souther, 69 of Espyville, went home to his Lord and Savior Saturday, August 4, 2018. Born in Akron, Ohio January 16, 1949, he was the son of the late J.D. Souther and Vegie & Ben Sayer. A graduate of East High School, Akron, Oh, he worked at Monarch Rubber, Hartville, Ohio, before going into business and moving to...

Stephen Charles Nageotte

Stephen Charles Nageotte

Aug 1, 2018

Stephen Charles Nageotte of Saegertown, fell asleep in death in the comfort of his home on Wednesday, August 1, 2018, from complications of Parkinson’s disease. He was born in Meadville on December 24, 1941, to the late Alvin and Virginia (Smith) Nageotte. He was the younger of two children. Stephen graduated from Saegertown High School in 1960. He married Joan...

Robert "Bob" Earl Mosier

Robert "Bob" Earl Mosier

Jul 31, 2018

Robert "Bob" Earl Mosier, 84, of Saegertown, passed away Tuesday, July 31, 2018, at Meadville Medical Center. Bob was born in Meadville, on May 28, 1934, a son of the late Earl and Hazel (Johnson) Mosier. On November 8, 1984 Bob married Doris A. Say-Goodge; she survives. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church, Meadville. In 1992 Bob retired...

William E. Runyan

William E. Runyan

Jul 28, 2018

William E. Runyan, 71, of 19508 Hwy. 6 & 19 Saegertown, passed away Saturday, July 28, 2018, one month after his 49th wedding anniversary. He was at home surrounded by his loving family. William was born in Cochranton, on February 21, 1947, a son of the late Norman M. and Pearl (Bowser) Runyan. On June 28, 1969 William married Karon...

Richard L. Casler

Richard L. Casler

Jul 24, 2018

Richard L. Casler, 80, of 1120 Market St., Apt. 202, Meadville, passed away Tuesday, July 24, 2018, at Crawford County Care Center, Saegertown, surrounded by his family, where he had been a resident for two years. Richard was born in Meadville, on April 22, 1938. On June 8, 1984 Richard married Linda Cornell; she survives. As a child, Richard attended...

Ruth Elizabeth Messina

Ruth Elizabeth Messina

Jul 15, 2018

Ruth Elizabeth Messina, 64, of 22264 Little Cooley Rd., Union City, passed away Sunday, July 15, 2018, at St. Vincent Health System, Erie. Ruth was born in Corry, on March 9, 1954, a daughter of the late Vance D. and Betty (Burger) Buell. On November 18, 1978 Ruth married Lewis Messina; he survives. Ruth was a homemaker. In addition to...

Jack Thatcher Wright

Jack Thatcher Wright

Jul 7, 2018

Jack Thatcher Wright, 90, of Meadville, passed away Saturday, July 7, 2018, at Meadville Medical Center. Jack was born in Detroit, MI, on October 13, 1927, a son of the late Morris "Birney" and Hortense (Gerberaux) Wright. On November 25, 1950, Jack married Ellen Louise Gelco; she preceded him in death on April 3, 2013. A 1945 graduate of the...

Susan C. Borchilo

Susan C. Borchilo

Jul 6, 2018

Susan Collette Borchilo, age 65, of Meadville PA, passed away Friday, July 6, 2018 at home with family by her side following a 9- year journey battling breast cancer. She was born April 5, 1953 in Charleroi, PA the, daughter of the late Nicholas G. and Mary D. (Dzsubak) Mayernik of Monongahela PA. She married Richard Borchilo on June 18,...

Betty Arlene Deshner

Betty Arlene Deshner

Jul 4, 2018

Betty Arlene Deshner, 90, of Conneaut Lake, passed away peacefully Wednesday, July 4th, at Meadville Medical Center with her family at her side. Betty was born in Sharon, on December 20, 1927, a daughter of the late Charles William and Eva (Perry) Hazelbaker. On October 15, 1946 Betty married George H. Deshner, Jr.; he preceded her in death on February...

Thomas D. Nickerson

Thomas D. Nickerson

Jun 29, 2018

Beloved husband, father and grandfather. Thomas D. Nickerson, 84, of Meadville, passed away Friday, June 29, 2018, at Meadville Medical Center. He was born in Boston, MA on March 11, 1934, a son of the late Professor Clarence and Louise (Thomas) Nickerson. On June 16, 1956 he married Jane Cushman; she survives. Following his 1956 graduation from Amherst College, he...

Debra  J. Moore

Debra J. Moore

Jun 29, 2018

Debra J. Moore, 61, of 112 Smith St., Cochranton, passed away Friday, June 29, 2018, at Crawford County Care Center, Saegertown. Debra was born in Franklin, on October 5, 1956, the only child of Cecil Baker and the late Phyllis (Scott) Baker. In 2001 Debra married Albert S. Moore; he survives. Debra grew up in the Rocky Grove area and...

Andrew "Andy" J. Frisina

Andrew "Andy" J. Frisina

Jun 27, 2018

Andrew "Andy" J. Frisina, 95, of 31 N. Park Ave., Meadville, passed away Wednesday, June 27, 2018, at Wesbury United Methodist Community. Andy was born in Meadville, on May 26, 1923, a son of the late Joseph and Theresa (Brescione) Frisina. On March 23, 1963 he married Barbara Laush; she preceded him in death on April 28, 2017. He was...

Daniel E. Twiford

Daniel E. Twiford

Jun 25, 2018

Daniel E. Twiford, 71, of 11893 Pettis Road, Meadville, passed away Monday, June 25, 2018, at Meadville Medical Center. Daniel was born in Norfolk, VA on February 22, 1947, a son of the late Joseph and Harriet L. (Dahl) Twiford. On December 17, 1992 Daniel married Margaret E. Cunningham Edley; she survives. He was affiliated with Twelve Apostles Lutheran Church,...

Jean Marie Bosco

Jean Marie Bosco

Jun 24, 2018

Jean Marie Bosco, 65, of 16251 Bailey Rd., Meadville, passed away Sunday, June 24, 2018, at Marquette Hospice House. Jean was born in Meadville, on March 11, 1953, a daughter of the late Kenneth and Edna G. (Callahan) Ferry, Jr. On May 12, 1973 Jean married Gary E. Bosco; he survives. She was a member of St. Brigid Roman Catholic...

Donald "Donnie" Eugene Hunter

Donald "Donnie" Eugene Hunter

Jun 20, 2018

Donald "Donnie" Eugene Hunter, 82, of 20316 Barton Rd., Meadville, passed away Wednesday, June 20, 2018, at Meadville Medical Center. Donnie was born in Meadville, on February 24, 1936, a son of the late Claudie and Cora Lee (Martin) Hunter. On September 12, 1964 Donnie married the love of his life, Rose Mae Lee; she preceded him in death on...

Mary "Meg" Katherine Dennehy

Mary "Meg" Katherine Dennehy

Jun 18, 2018

Mary  Katherine Dennehy, "Meg" 66, of Cochranton, PA, passed away unexpectedly due to a brain aneurysm Monday, June 18, 2018, at UPMC-Hamot Medical Center, Erie.   A woman of great compassion, warm heart, and dancing feet, Meg was born in Dublin, her beloved Ireland, on July 24, 1951, daughter of Joan Dennehy (Stafford King-Harman) and the late George Dennehy. Meg was...