Dec 24, 2007

Ernest O. Wood, 85, a resident of Wesbury United Methodist Community, Meadville, died there Monday December 24, 2007.  The cause of death was old age, an affliction of the elderly.

He was born in Foxboro, MA, January 31, 1922, a son of the late Rev. Alfred and Sophia Hope Hart Wood.  He married Martha Lou Foreman of...

Dec 23, 2007

Thomas Malcolm Miller, 65, a resident of Wesbury United Methodist Retirement Community since September 2005, died there Saturday, December 23, 2006 following a lengthy illness.

He was born January 1, 1941 in Meadville, a son of Clyde M. and Mary Ellen Steere Miller.

He was a 1958 graduate of Meadville High...

Dec 12, 2007

Lenore S. Postance, 101, a longtime Meadville resident and a resident of the Mentor Way Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center, Mentor, Ohio for the past two years, died there Wednesday, December 12, 2007.

She was born in Summit Twp., Crawford Co., PA December 17, 1905 a daughter of the late Fred B. and Sarah “Sadie”...

Dec 10, 2007

Betty Jane Stancliff, 87, formerly of Erie and a resident of Wesbury United Methodist Community since July 1986 died there Monday, December 10, 2007 after a period of declining health.

She was born July 2, 1920 in Erie, PA a daughter of D. Aaron and Anna Pysher Wagner.  She married Dr. Richard H. Stancliff October...

Dec 9, 2007

Aleta Zuck, 88, a former Erie resident and a resident of Wesbury United Methodist Community, Meadville since January 1999, died there Saturday Dec. 9, 2006 following a one-week illness.

She was born in Conneautville Nov. 9, 1918, a daughter of the Rev. Dr. Wilbur J. and Agnes Wygant Baldwin.  She married Clark F. Zuck Dec....

Dec 9, 2007

Bernice H. Nicklas, 87, of Conneaut Lake and formerly of Harmony, died Sunday, December 9, 2007 at UPMC Montefiore, Pittsburgh.

She was born in Harmony October 6, 1920, a daughter of the late John E. and Josephine Shantz Heberling.  She married Joseph Carl Nicklas June 18, 1938 and he preceded her in death August 3,...

Dec 7, 2007

Charles R. (Russ) Spratt, 81, of Conneaut Lake, died Friday, December 7, 2007 at Rolling Fields, Conneautville. He was born in Pittsburgh August 5, 1926, a son of the late Everett Spratt and Leona Schaub Spratt Bowman. He married Zelda Bluestone October 21, 1949 and she survives. He worked at General Electric in Pittsburgh as a shipping clerk for...

Dec 7, 2007

Charles R. (Russ) Spratt, 81, of Conneaut Lake, died Friday, December 7, 2007 at Rolling Fields, Conneautville.

He was born in Pittsburgh August 5, 1926, a son of the late Everett Spratt and Leona Schaub Spratt Bowman.  He married Zelda Bluestone October 21, 1949 and she survives.

He worked at General...

Dec 6, 2007

Marjorie P. Mears, 80, formerly of Meadville, died Monday, December 3, 2007 at St. Paul Homes, Greenville following a lengthy illness.

She was born May 30, 1927 in Indiana, PA, a daughter of the late Emerson Frank and Jeannie Coy Putt.  She married Stanley P. Mears June 26, 1948 and he preceded her in death...

Dec 6, 2007

Lorraine G. Smock, 78, of 17980 Turner Rd., Meadville, joined her heavenly family on Thursday, December 6, 2007 following a brief battle with cancer.

She was born in Meadville, February 9, 1929, a daughter of the late Lee and Esther Hanes Wills.  She married David Smock, Jr. November 16, 1946 and he survives.

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Dec 6, 2007

Jane Allen Pitzer, 73, of 483 North St., Meadville, died Thursday, December 6, 2007 at Meadville Medical Center.

She was born August 9, 1934 in Earlham, Iowa, a daughter of the late Charles H. and Virginia Kelly Allen.

She was a 1952 graduate of Meadville High School and worked for over...

Dec 6, 2007

Sarah A. Leri, 93, of Meadville, died Thursday, December 6, 2007 at Wesbury United Methodist Retirement Community.

She was born in Pittsburgh August 10, 1914, a daughter of the late Joseph and Josephine Bova LoBue.  She married Orlando J. (Lon) Leri April 24, 1938 and he preceded her in death March 9, 1987.

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Dec 5, 2007

Leona R. Casler, 98, a former Guys Mills and Meadville resident, and a resident of Rolling Fields, Conneautville, died there Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2007 following  2½ years of declining health.

She was born in Black Creek, NY, Dec. 30, 1908, a daughter of the late Albert C. and Mae Buzzard Reed.  She married Merle A. Casler June...

Dec 2, 2007

Kimberly L. Smith, 44, of Conneaut Lake, died Sunday, December 2, 2007 at her residence.

She was born December 13, 1962 in Butler County, the daughter of Paul “Pickle” and Pricilla Williams Vlassich.  She married Laban E. Smith March 25, 1989 in Vernon Twp and he survives.

Kimberly was presently employed...

Nov 29, 2007

Saundra Jean Burch, 68, of Walnut Street, Meadville died Thursday, November 29, 2007 at Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh after a short illness.

She was born February 7, 1939 a daughter of Lyle and Genevieve Ames Dempsey.  She married Terry D. Burch June 23, 1962 and he survives.

She was a 1957...

Nov 25, 2007

Harry Michael Wilson, 55, of Conneaut Lake, died unexpectedly, Sunday, November 25, 2007 at Health South Rehabilitation Hospital in Erie.

He was born in Weston, WV July 1, 1952 a son of Harry and Rosemary Fisher Wilson, Jr.  He married Candy Springston, March 24, 1974 and she survives.

He was the...

Nov 23, 2007

Florence Egli, 94, of Conneaut Lake, died Friday, November 23, 2007 at her residence following a short cancer illness.

She was born in Dashwood, Ontario, Canada September 11, 1913, a daughter of the late Valentine and Emma Gingerich Gerber.  She married Samuel Noah Egli September 14, 1937 and he preceded her in death November 10,...

Nov 21, 2007

Marlene M. Robertson, 64, of 961 Washington St., Meadville, died Wednesday, November 21, 2007 at Hamot Medical Center, Erie following an unexpected illness.

She was born in Saegertown May 26, 1943, a daughter of Frank G. and Alma Shorts Mason.

Marlene was a 1961 graduate of Saegertown High School and a...

Nov 19, 2007

David Lyle Bird, 59, of Guys Mills, died peacefully at home Monday, November 19, 2007 following a sudden illness.

He was born in Meadville July 9, 1948, a son of David F. and Marybelle Horak Bird, Jr.

He was a 1967 graduate of Randolph High School and was a U.S. Navy...

Nov 18, 2007

Margaret Ann “Peg” Gizzie, 74, of Meadville died Sunday, November 18, 2007 at St. Joseph Health Center, Warren, OH.

She was born in Meadville July 24, 1933 a daughter of John and Nellie McQuiston Gizzie.

She was a graduate of Meadville High School and received her BA degree in Sociology from...