Recent Obituaries
Obituaries for Meadville, Saegertown, Crawford County, PA & Surrounding Areas
Ethel Jean (Limano) Basile
May 10, 2015
Ethel Jean (Limano) Basile, of 154 Reynolds Ave., Meadville, passed away Sunday, May 10, 2015, at home, surrounded by her family. Ethel was born in Meadville, on February 21, 1923, a daughter of the late John and Virginia (Passilla) Limano. On July 31, 1945 Ethel married Joseph A. Basile; he survives. She was a life long member of St. Mary...
John "Jack" Grant Bickell
Apr 30, 2015
John "Jack" Grant Bickell, 85, of 10810 Kennedy Hill Rd., Meadville, passed away Thursday, April 30, 2015, at Park Avenue Rehab. & Nursing Center. John was born in Delaware Co., on May 14, 1929, a son of the late Ernest M. and Edna Marie (Myers) Bickell. An educator, John taught Physics and Chemistry at Valley Forge Military Academy and at...
Thomas L. Guthrie
Apr 20, 2015
Thomas L. Guthrie, 78, of 24003 State Hwy. 27 Meadville, PA, passed away Monday, April 20th, at Park Avenue Rehab. & Nursing Center, Meadville. Thomas was born in Wilkinsburg, on June 28, 1936, a son of the late Thomas L. and Mary (Mackay) Guthrie. For many years Thomas was a self employed semi truck driver and also drove truck for...
Louise Cervone
Apr 12, 2015
Louise Cervone, 92, of 31 N. Park Ave., Meadville, passed away Sunday, April 12, 2015, at Wesbury United Methodist Community, Meadville. Louise was born in Derby, CT, on December 18, 1922, a daughter of the late James and Mary (Cancara) Quindardo. On September 25, 1947 she married Charles A. Cervone; he preceded her in death on February 14, 2013. She...
Jeffrey "Jeff" A. Acker
Apr 9, 2015
Jeffrey "Jeff" A. Acker, 51, of 3593 W. Center Road, Linesville, passed away Thursday, April 9, 2015, at Meadville Medical Center. Jeff was born in Meadville on April 26, 1963, a son of the late George R. and Virginia (Kaputa) Acker, Sr. On November 7, 2014 Jeff married Patricia A. Ruhl; she survives. He was of the Methodist Faith. For...
Rose Marie Dividio
Apr 6, 2015
Rose Marie Dividio, 79, of 543 Delaware Ave. Erie, passed away Monday, April 6, 2015, at Park Avenue Rehab. & Nursing Center, Meadville. Rose was born in Meadville, on March 20, 1936, a daughter of the late Rose (DeMatteo) and Louis Dividio. Over the years Rose had been employed at various florists in the Erie area. When she was younger...
Louis G. Hites
Apr 4, 2015
Mr. Louis G. Hites, 95, of 19454 Hites Road, Saegertown, passed away Saturday, April 4, 2015 at Meadville Medical Center. Louis was born in Hayfield Twp., on July 4, 1919, the son of the late Henry E. and Lauretta (Taylor) Hites. He attended Hamlin Chapel, Coons Corner. In 1985 Louis retired after more than 40 years of working as a...
Connie E. Bach
Apr 1, 2015
Connie E. Bach, 81, of 16732 Kebort Hill Rd., Meadville, passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at home. Connie was born in Franklin, on September 22, 1933, a daughter of the late Shirley T. and Alice Q. (Anderson) Burton. On December 10, 1976 Connie married Thomas John Bach; he survives. She had previously been married to Charles Faloney, Sr. and...
Elizabeth "Betty" Ann Kosanovic
Mar 28, 2015
Elizabeth "Betty" Ann Kosanovic, 87, passed away peacefully in her sleep Saturday, March 28, 2015, at Country Acres Personal Care Home in Titusville. Born April 27, 1927, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the first child of the late John Charles and Anna Margaret (Hovanac) Smalling, Betty was named after her mother's younger sister who also served as her Godmother. Betty was first...
Elizabeth "Betty" Jane Holmes
Mar 27, 2015
Elizabeth Jane (Ames) Holmes, 96, a retired registered nurse and Planned Parenthood clinic director, died March 27, 2015, at her home in Meadville, Pa. “Betty” Holmes was born to Eva M. (Schuyler) and Ralph E. Ames of Vernon, N.Y., on Dec. 5, 1918. She graduated from Syracuse Memorial School of Nursing, Syracuse, N.Y., becoming a registered nurse in 1941. She...
Harold W. Schlosser
Mar 26, 2015
Harold W. Schlosser, 91, of Saegertown, passed away Thursday, March 26, 2015, surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born Nov. 20, 1923, to William E. and Marie (Hofmann) Schlosser at City Hospital in Meadville. Harold and Bessie Pardee Fletcher were married on his birthday in 1948 at Federated Church in East Springfield. He graduated...
Eileen T. May
Mar 26, 2015
Eileen T. May, recently of Crawford County Care Center, died peacefully in her sleep on Thursday, March 26, 2015. She was 88. Eileen was born in Hornell, NY, on February 27, 1927, a daughter of the late Glenn and Beulah (Palmer) Towner. Eileen and her husband, Walter, lived on Brookhouser Hill in Saegertown for the last 58 years. Eileen retired...
Robert "Bobby J" J. Alberter
Mar 23, 2015
There is no greater journey, than the one that leads you home…….. Robert John Alberter, (Bobby J) 63, finished his journey home to heaven on March 23, 2015. Bobby was born in Johnstown, on July 17, 1951 and lived in Saegertown, with his wife Sherry. Their home was filled with love from their daughters and husbands Courtney & Justin Bailey,...
Jeremy Michael Mcphearson
Mar 18, 2015
Jeremy Michael McPhearson, 34, of Meadville, passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at UPMC-Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh, with his loving family by his side. Jeremy was born in Frankfort, IN on December 23, 1980, a son of Cris D. McPhearson and the late George David Burns. Jeremy had lived and worked at various places including Meadville, Frankfort, IN, Key West, FL,...
Wanda Mae Porter
Mar 13, 2015
Wanda Mae (Yount) Porter, 91, of Gastonia, NC, formerly of Meadville, passed away on Friday, March 13, 2015 at Carillon Assistant Living, Cramerton, NC. She was born in Crawford County, and was the daughter of the late Harmon and Belle (Myers) Yount. Mrs. Porter was a graduate of Slippery Rock University with a B.S. in Education. She taught school in...
Paul S. Gray
Mar 13, 2015
Mr. Paul S. Gray, 90, of 1415 Erie St., Saegertown passed away Friday, March 13, 2015, at Meadville Medical Center. Mr. Gray was born in Kittanning on November 11, 1924, the son of the late Ralph and Catherine Ann (Rebold) Gray. In a ceremony conducted by his future father-in-law, on July 18, 1952, Paul married Mary Alice McGarvey; she survives....
Donald Leroy Hall
Mar 8, 2015
Donald Leroy Hall, Sr., 85, of 46891 Old Rt. 77, Spartansburg, passed away Sunday, March 8, 2015, at Corry Memorial Hospital. Donald was born at home in Geneva, on June 6, 1929, a son of the late Lloyd Virgil and Hazel L. (Spargo) Hall. On January 28, 1947 Donald married Reta A. Mathews; she survives. While living in Florida, Donald...
Kathryn "Kathy" Gale Wetzel
Mar 6, 2015
Kathryn "Kathy" Gale Wetzel, 61, of Saegertown, formerly of Mill Hall, passed away at home on March 6, 2015, following a brief illness with cancer. Kathy was born in Lock Haven on November 10, 1953 a daughter of the late Gerald and Constance (Peasley) Shady, Sr. On November 24, 1971 Kathy married Kenneth E. Wetzel. They celebrated 43 wonderful years...
William A. Gingerich
Mar 3, 2015
William A. Gingerich, 63, of 25705 E. Oil Creek Rd., Guys Mills, went to be with his Lord and Savior Tuesday, March 3, 2015, following a five year battle with cancer. He passed away at home surrounded by his loving family. William was born in Middlefield, OH on September 6, 1951, a son of the late Andrew A. and Anna...
Doris M. Grinnell
Mar 2, 2015
Doris M. Grinnell, 97, of 31 N. Park Ave., Meadville, formerly of 10819 Timbercrest Dr., Meadville, and also formerly of Ashtabula, OH, passed away Monday, March 2, 2015, at Meadville Medical Center. Doris was born in Fairfield Twp., on August 17, 1917, a daughter of the late John L. and Nellie (Stallsmith) Lauderbaugh. On October 26, 1936 Doris married Charles...