Charles J. Connor

Charles J. Connor

Jan 17, 2006

Charles J. Connor, 85, of 11662 Pennsylvania Ave., Meadville, died Tuesday, January 17, 2006 at Meadville Medical Center following a period of declining health.

He was born in Ashland October 10, 1920, a son of the late Leo and Catherine O’Brian Connor.  He married Elizabeth “Betty” Howenstien February 25, 1946.

He was a U.S. Army...

Rachel G. Craine

Rachel G. Craine

Jan 15, 2006

Rachel G. Craine, 101, formerly of Hickory Street, Meadville and a resident of Wesbury United Methodist Community, died there Sunday, January 15, 2006.

She was born in New Vernon Twp, Mercer Co., PA March 2, 1904 a daughter of Andrew J. and Clara Livingston Gallagher.  She married Cecil L. Craine August 31, 1937 and he...

James Samuel Jackson, Jr.

James Samuel Jackson, Jr.

Jan 11, 2006

James Samuel Jackson, Jr., 91, of 851 Dogwood Drive, Meadville, died Wednesday, January 11, 2006 at the Meadville Medical Center.

He was born in Phoenix, AZ August 26, 1914 a son of James S. and Alice Krueger Jackson.  He married Mona Beery in September 1943 and she preceded him in death in 1984.  He subsequently...

Julie A. Yanacek

Julie A. Yanacek

Jan 7, 2006

Julie A. Yanacek, 62, of Meadville, died Saturday, January 7, 2006 at Meadville Medical Center following a 2-year courageous battle with cancer.

She was born in Erie August 6, 1943, a daughter of the late Norman and Helen Jenkins Wescott.

She was a 1961 graduate of Meadville High School and attended Edinboro University and Los...

Penelope Crosby Donaldson

Penelope Crosby Donaldson

Jan 5, 2006

Penelope Crosby Donaldson died Thursday January 5, 2006, at age 96 in Gaithersburg, MD.

She was the daughter of former U.S. Congressman from Meadville, Charles N. Crosby and Isabel Fetterman Crosby.  Born June 17, 1909, she had lived in Meadville until 1998, when she moved to Rockville, MD.

She was a...

Mildred I. Ladner

Mildred I. Ladner

Jan 4, 2006

Mildred I. Ladner, 93, of 13457 N. Watson Run Road, Conneaut Lake and a brief resident of Hillside Home, Meadville died Wednesday, January 04, 2006 at the Meadville Medical Center.

She was born in Meadville March 25, 1912 a daughter of James and Anna Johnson Johnston.  She married Stuart E. Ladner February 19, 1936 and...

Louise Margaret Greenwald

Louise Margaret Greenwald

Jan 1, 2006

Louise Margaret Greenwald, 92, of Conneaut Lake, died Sunday, January 1, 2006 at her residence.

She was born in Aurora, IL, March 16, 1913, a daughter of the late Edward and Rose Turque Dooley.  She married Benjamin Greenwald November 22, 1947 and he preceded her in deth May 27, 1987.

She...

Thomas M. Nelson, Jr.

Thomas M. Nelson, Jr.

Dec 26, 2005

Thomas M. Nelson, Jr., 79, of Atlantic, PA, died December 26, 2005 at his winter home in Deltona, FL, after a long illness. He was born January 19, 1926 in Oil City, PA the son of Thomas M. and Mary Marguerite Burns Nelson. He married Mary Ann Hebert June 28, 1953 at the Trinity Lutheran Church, Greenville, PA. She...

Theresa 'Tess' A. Provasnik

Theresa 'Tess' A. Provasnik

Dec 26, 2005

Theresa “Tess” A. Provasnik, 96, Atlantic, PA died December 26, 2005 at Rolling Fields Nursing Home, Conneautville, PA.

She was born in East Orange, NJ November 24, 1909, a daughter of John Kilian and Caroline Leber Eger.  She married John Provasnik May 19, 1935.  He preceded her in death April 28, 1989.

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Thomas M. Nelson, Jr.

Thomas M. Nelson, Jr.

Dec 26, 2005

Thomas M. Nelson, Jr., 79, of Atlantic, PA, died December 26, 2005 at his winter home in Deltona, FL, after a long illness.

He was born January 19, 1926 in Oil City, PA the son of Thomas M. and Mary Marguerite Burns Nelson.  He married Mary Ann Hebert June 28, 1953 at the Trinity Lutheran...

Geroge Harold Johnson

Geroge Harold Johnson

Dec 21, 2005

George Harold Johnson, 85, of 727 Bashore Dr., Meadville, died Wednesday, December 21, 2005 at Meadville Medical Center.

He was born June 17, 1920 in Solvay, NY, a son of the late Howard H. and Mildred E. Vandenberg Johnson.  He married Sarah Grace Merriman June 4, 1947 in San Antonio, TX.

He was a World...

C. Lewis Boyd

C. Lewis Boyd

Dec 21, 2005

C. Lewis Boyd, 82, of Conneaut Lake, died Wednesday, December 21, 2005 at his residence.

He was born in Cochranton November 15, 1923, a son of the late J. Fleming and Maude Jackson Boyd.  He married Catherine R. Engels June 9, 1949 and she survives.

He was a 1942 graduate of Cochranton High School and...

Martha S. Babcock

Martha S. Babcock

Dec 17, 2005

Martha S. Babcock, 93, a resident of Wesbury United Methodist Community, Meadville, died there on Saturday, December 17, 2005.

She was born in Cataract, Indiana, on June 17, 1912, the daughter of Harry and Elma Erwin Stevenson.  She married Norman N. Babcock in Bloomington, Indiana, on June 14, 1936.  He preceded her in death on...

Ruby M. Rice

Ruby M. Rice

Dec 16, 2005

Ruby M. Rice, 93, formerly of Meadville and a resident of Sarah Reed Nursing Home, Erie, died there Friday, December 16, 2005.

She was born in Duquesne, PA July 24, 1912 a daughter of Benjamin Harold and Mabel Edna Shrom Morris.  She married James E. Rice in Duquesne, PA August 2, 1934 and he preceded...

Helen Elouise Foulk

Helen Elouise Foulk

Dec 12, 2005

Helen Eloise Foulk, 92, of Sun City, California passed away at home on December 12, 2004.  Born on April 19, 1912 in Mercer County, she graduated from Cochranton High School in 1929.  She was a resident of Meadville until 1988.

Preceding her in death was her loving husband of fifty years, Richard Melvin Foulk.  She...

Anna M. Schreckengost

Anna M. Schreckengost

Dec 12, 2005

Anna M. (Anne) Schreckengost, 90, formerly of 728 Chestnut St., Meadville and a current resident of Rolling Fields, Conneautville, died there, Monday, December 12, 2005. She was born in Cleveland, OH July 5, 1915, a daughter of the late Vincent and Anna Zugelj Kireta. She married Russell T. Schreckengost August 14, 1943 and he preceded her in death June...

Anna M. (Anne)  Schreckengost

Anna M. (Anne) Schreckengost

Dec 12, 2005

Anna M. (Anne) Schreckengost, 90, formerly of 728 Chestnut St., Meadville and a current resident of Rolling Fields, Conneautville, died there, Monday, December 12, 2005.

She was born in Cleveland, OH July 5, 1915, a daughter of the late Vincent and Anna Zugelj Kireta.  She married Russell T. Schreckengost August 14, 1943 and he preceded her in...

Dorothy E. 'Danny' Smith

Dorothy E. 'Danny' Smith

Dec 6, 2005

Dorothy E. “Danny” Smith, 88, of 21880 Blooming Valley Road, Meadville, died unexpectedly Tuesday December 6, 2005 at the Meadville Medical Center.

She was born in Richmond Twp. July 9, 1917, a daughter of Don and Lillian Mitchell Danforth.  She married Paul W. Smith January 27, 1948, and he preceded her in death September 28,...

Richard E. Smith

Richard E. Smith

Dec 5, 2005

Richard E. Smith, 80, of 16755 McMath Ave., Meadville died Monday, December 05, 2005 at Meadville Medical Center after a lengthy illness.

He was born in Randolph Twp., May 2, 1925, a son of Raymond B. and Edith Grove Smith.  He married Wilma Robison, Nov. 26, 1949, and she survives.

He...

Howard W. Hickman

Howard W. Hickman

Dec 5, 2005

Howard W. Hickman, 82, formerly of Countryside Trailer Court, Meadville and a resident of Wesbury United Methodist Retirement Community since March 2005, died there, Monday, December 5, 2005.

He was born June 23, 1923 in St. Louis, MO, a son of the late Harry and Helen Mayer Hickman.  He married Anna Ellen Johnston LoBue in April 1974...