Raymond W. Pokrywka

Raymond W. Pokrywka

May 7, 2009

Raymond W. Pokrywka, 87, of Espyville, died May 7, 2009 at his residence.

He was born in Munhall July 16, 1921, a son of Frank and Anna Bernett Pokrifka.

He was a U.S. Army Veteran of World War II and worked in production at U.S. Steel, Homestead.  He was a member...

Raymond Pokrywuka

Raymond Pokrywuka

May 7, 2009

Raymond W. Pokrywka, 87, of Espyville, died May 7, 2009 at his residence.

He was born in Munhall July 16, 1921, a son of Frank and Anna Bernett Pokrifka.

He was a U.S. Army Veteran of World War II and worked in production at U.S. Steel, Homestead.  He was a member...

Donald H. Boyd

Donald H. Boyd

May 6, 2009

Donald H. Boyd, 83, of Meadville, died Wednesday, May 6, 2009 at Hamot Medical Center, Erie.

He was born in Guys Mills April 3, 1926, a son of the late Howard and Florence Shaffer Boyd.  He married Anna Mae Heald November 27, 1949.

A 1945 graduate of Randolph High School, he...

Arnold C. Morris

Arnold C. Morris

May 4, 2009

Arnold C. Morris, 90, of Guys Mills, died Monday, May 4, 2009 at Meadville Medical Center.

He was born August 16, 1918 in Rome Township, Crawford County, a son of the late Will E. and Treva Henton Morris.  He married Betty Jane Kelsey August 6, 1944.

A 1936 graduate of Colestock...

Robert Warren Thompson

Robert Warren Thompson

May 2, 2009

Robert Warren Thompson, 78, formerly of Conneaut Lake and a current resident of the Crawford County Care Center, Saegertown died there, Saturday, May 2, 2009.

He was born in Sharon May 3, 1930, a son of the late Warren Clifford and Marie Louise Pasher Thompson.

Robert was a 1948 graduate of...

Richard Eric Cole

Richard Eric Cole

May 2, 2009

Richard Eric (Dick) Cole, 67, of 136 Painted Bunting Drive, Troutman, NC, died Saturday May 2, 2009, at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center.

He was born in Meadville, May 3, 1941, a son of the late Robert and Martha McMullen Cole.  He married Dale Patricia Glaski on August 13, 1969, and she survives.

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Sherry Lynn Britton

Sherry Lynn Britton

Apr 30, 2009

Sherry Lynn Britton, 61, of Titusville, passed away Thursday, April 30, 2009 at Titusville Hospital.

She was born in Meadville June 19, 1947 a daughter of H. Neal and Violet M. Plattner Britton.

She worked at Vallonia Industries in Meadville for 20 years.  She was of the Protestant Faith and was...

Deborah A. Sweeney

Deborah A. Sweeney

Apr 30, 2009

Deborah A. Sweeney, 57, of Saegertown, died Thursday, April 30, 2009 at UPMC-Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh.

She was born in Meadville December 6, 1951 a daughter of James F. and Anna May Lent Hunter.  She married Robert Sweeney, Jr. and he preceded her in death in 1984.

She taught 5th grade at...

Mary Lovina Masters

Mary Lovina Masters

Apr 28, 2009

Mary Lovina Lupher Masters, 87, died at Wesbury United Methodist Community in Meadville, PA on April 28, 2009. The cause of death was old age, an affliction of the elderly. She was born in Townville, PA on July 20, 1921 on her parents farm in Randolph Township, a daughter of the late Sherman E. and Sylva Graham Lupher. She...

Mary Lovina (Lupher)  Masters

Mary Lovina (Lupher) Masters

Apr 28, 2009

Mary Lovina Lupher Masters, 87, died at Wesbury United Methodist Community in Meadville, PA on April 28, 2009.  The cause of death was old age, an affliction of the elderly.

She was born in Townville, PA on July 20, 1921 on her parents’ farm in Randolph Township, a daughter of the late Sherman E. and...

Charles J. Jones

Charles J. Jones

Apr 21, 2009

Charles J. Jones, 82, of 296 Church St., Meadville, died Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at Hamot Medical Center, Erie.

He was born in Meadville June 1, 1926, a son of the late Charles Leroy and Blanche Lambert Jones.  He married Helen Buza June 26, 1948 and she preceded him in death April 1, 2002.

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Leo C. Geiger

Leo C. Geiger

Apr 16, 2009

Leo C. Geiger, 95, formerly of Erie, Golfview Manor, Meadville, and Juniper Village, Meadville, died Thursday, April 16, 2009 at the Crawford County Care Center.

He was born October 16, 1913 in Erie, a son of the late Joseph and Catherine Smith Geiger.  He married Dorothy Rose Moore June 23, 1936 and she preceded him...

Patricia A. Skinner

Patricia A. Skinner

Apr 15, 2009

Patricia A Skinner, 73, of 701 Birch Drive, Meadville, died Wednesday April 15, 2009, at Wesbury United Methodist Community of complications of vascular dementia.  She had been a resident of Clawson Memory Support Center, Wesbury, since March of 2008.

She was born Patricia Ann Blankenship, at Portland, OR, on December 30, 1935, the eldest child...

Jason R. Leech

Jason R. Leech

Apr 15, 2009

Jason R. Leech, 26, of 21857 Hunter Road, Meadville, died unexpectedly Wednesday, April 15, 2009 at the Meadville Medical Center.

He was born September 26, 1982 in Meadville a son of Darrel and Cheryl Loper Leech.

He was employed as a tool maker at Leech Industries, Inc.  He was a 2001...

Ruth W. Hill

Ruth W. Hill

Apr 11, 2009

Ruth W. Hill, 94, of Meadow Street, Meadville, died Saturday, April 11, 2009 at the Meadville Medical Center.

She was born December 26, 1914 in Conneaut, Ohio a daughter of Adiel and Suzannah Laituri Ahlberg.  She married Maynard J. Hill May 8, 1942 and he survives.

She worked with her husband...

Earl Vandusen

Earl Vandusen

Apr 5, 2009

Earl VanDusen, 74, of Conneaut Lake, died Sunday, April 5, 2009 at the Golden Living Center, Meadville.

He was born July 31, 1934 in Linesville a son of Alfred and Georgia Marie Hager VanDusen.  He married Geraldean (Gerri) Holler August 28, 1995 and she survives.

He worked at Andover Industries, Avtex...

Ray John Switzer

Ray John Switzer

Apr 2, 2009

Ray John Switzer, 83, of Leslie Road, Meadville, died Thursday, April 2, 2009 at Hamot Medical Center, Erie.

He was born in Knox, PA April 5, 1925 a son of Raymond R. and Margaret Berlin Switzer.  He married his high school sweetheart June Shaner in 1947 and she survives.

He was...

Robert K. Marsteller

Robert K. Marsteller

Apr 1, 2009

Robert K. Marsteller, 73, of 825 Dogwood Drive, Meadville, died peacefully at home surrounded in love by his family, Wednesday, April 1, 2009.

He was born in Butler October 25, 1935 a son of Robert D. and Ethel L. Neal Marsteller.  He married Cecelia J. Schuler August 23, 1958 and she survives.

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Julie Marie Higgins

Julie Marie Higgins

Mar 31, 2009

Julie Marie Higgins, of 10922 Westview Ave., Meadville, died Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at Hamot Medical Center, Erie as a result of sustained injuries from an automobile accident.  She was 32.

Julie was born November 27, 1976 in Meadville - a daughter of Terry and Sharon Haemer Prenatt.  She married Sean J. Higgins on October...

Jane Harris Davies Shafer

Jane Harris Davies Shafer

Mar 30, 2009

Jane Harris Davies Shafer, 92, of 875 Dogwood Dr., Meadville, died Monday, March 30, 2009 at Wesbury United Methodist Retirement Community.

She was born May 13, 1916 in Pittsburgh, a daughter of the late John William and Belle Phillips Davies.  She married Raymond Philip Shafer July 5, 1941 in Dormont and he preceded her in...