Zachary Hughes Sparks

Zachary Hughes Sparks

Jul 20, 2002

Zachary Hughes Sparks, 16, of Conneaut Lake died Saturday, July 20, 2002.

He was born in Pittsburgh, November 6, 1985 a son of Douglas G. and Carolyn Swager Sparks.

He was a student at Quaker High School, Sewickley and was working this summer as a waiter at the Hotel Conneaut, Conneaut...

Vallie Lee Krute

Vallie Lee Krute

Jun 30, 2002

Vallie Lee Krute, 58, of Conneaut Lake, died Sunday, June 30, 2002 at Meadville Medical Center.

She was born June 28, 1944 in Nanty-Glo, PA, a daughter of Russell J. and Eleanor R. Gailey Richardson.  She married Ernest J. Krute June 11, 1966 and he survives.

She was a 1966 graduate...

Floyd E. Walter

Floyd E. Walter

Jun 20, 2002

Floyd E. Walter, 77, of Guys Mills, went home to his Lord and Savior on June 20, 2002 after a 13 month courageous battle with lung cancer.

He was born February 4, 1925 in Corsica (Jefferson Co.), PA a son of Perle L. and Nettie Faye Rankin Walter, Sr.  He married Louise V. Miller on October 10,...

Gaylord O. Wentworth

Gaylord O. Wentworth

Jun 6, 2002

Gaylord O. Wentworth, 87, of (Mt. Hope) 29521 State Hwy 27, Guys Mills, PA 16327 died Thursday, June 6, 2002 at Meadville Medical Center.

He was born in Randolph Township, Crawford County September 24, 1914, a son of the late Harry Lee and Kerna Oakes Wentworth.  He married Sara (Sally) Enos August 17, 1940 and she survives....

Harriett M. Potosky

Harriett M. Potosky

Jun 5, 2002

Harriett M. Potosky, 62, of 13003 Wolf Rd., Guys Mills, died Wednesday, June 05, 2002 at Meadville Medical Center following a period of declining health.

She was born February 26, 1940 in Erie, a daughter of the late William Schau.  She married Edward A. Potosky, Sr. October 6, 1962 and he survives.

She was a...

John M. 'Jack' Rainier

John M. 'Jack' Rainier

Jun 3, 2002

John M. “Jack” Rainier, 69, of 12070 Choctaw Circle, Conneaut Lake, PA died Monday, June 3, 2002 at UPMC Horizon Health Center, Greenville, PA following an extended illness.

He was born June 7, 1932 in New Kensington, PA a son of Merrill C. and Freida E. Sweitzer Rainier.  He married Dorothy Kelly Moran April 29, 1985 and...

Evelyn Virginia Watson

Evelyn Virginia Watson

May 31, 2002

Evelyn Virginia Watson, 78, of 204 Delta Oaks Way, Sacramento, CA and formerly of Meadville died Friday, May 31, 2002 at Methodist Hospital, Sacramento, CA.

She was born March 22, 1924 in Philippi, WV a daughter of the late John Holman and Martha MacConnell Bailey.  She married Sherman Lowell Watson, Sr., MD, July 17, 1948 in Ford...

Elizabeth R. Balizet

Elizabeth R. Balizet

May 26, 2002

Elizabeth R. “Betty” Balizet, 94, of a resident of Wesbury United Methodist Community, died there, Sunday, May 26, 2002.

She was born November 25, 1907 in Meadville a daughter of George and Clara Wachsmuth Stolz.  She married Edgar Balizet October 18, 1944 and he preceded her in death March 25, 1962.

She retired in 1977...

Dorothy G. Chatley

Dorothy G. Chatley

May 26, 2002

Dorothy G. Chatley, 71, of 711 North St., Meadville, died Sunday, May 26, 2002 at Wesbury United Methodist Retirement Community following a period of declining health.

She was born January 21, 1931 in Oakdale, a daughter of the late Elliot M. and Ruth Hayes Gearhart. She married Herbert D. Chatley November 13, 1952 and he preceded her...

Dorothy J. Exley

Dorothy J. Exley

May 25, 2002

Dorothy J. Exley, 79, of 12401 State Hwy. #18, Conneaut Lake and formerly of Franklin, PA and a patient at Wesbury United Methodist Community, Meadville for the past eight years died Saturday, May 25, 2002 following an extended illness.

She was born in Franklin June 8, 1922 a daughter of the late Charles V. and Mary Kunkel...

Helena J. Howett

Helena J. Howett

May 24, 2002

Helena J. Howett, 98, a resident of Wesbury United Methodist Community and a former resident of the Crawford County Quality Living Center and also a former resident of Guys Mills, died Friday, May 24, 2002 at the Meadville Medical Center.

She was born January 12, 1904 in Meigs County, Ohio a daughter of Albert and Rena Hall...

Marilyn J. Mears

Marilyn J. Mears

May 16, 2002

Marilyn J. Mears, 67, of 6976 Franklin Pike, Meadville, died Thursday, May 16, 2002 at her residence following a 3½-year multiple myeloma illness.

She was born March 16, 1935 in Meadville, a daughter of the late Frank and Alice Salmon Childs.  She married Fred Mears July 25, 1959.

She was a 1953 graduate of Randolph-East...

Charles L. Pardee

Charles L. Pardee

May 15, 2002

Charles L. Pardee, 82, of 6939 Mike Wood Blvd., Conneaut Lake, died Wednesday May 15, 2002, at UPMC Horizon, Greenville, after an extended illness.

He was born in Guys Mills, May 18, 1919, a son of Rolla H. & Gracia M. Graham Pardee.  He married Virginia Bailey Sept. 27, 1949, and she survives.

He had...

Charles J. Dake, Sr.

Charles J. Dake, Sr.

May 15, 2002

Charles J. Dake, Sr. 94, formerly of Reynoldsburg, OH, and a resident of Winchester Place Nursing Home, Canal Winchester, Ohio, died there Wednesday, May 15, 2002.

He was bone in Knoxville, TN, July 1, 1907, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Dake.

He married AnnaBelle Allen November 1, 1927, and she preceded him in death...

Harriett E. Smith

Harriett E. Smith

May 13, 2002

Harriet E. Smith, 91, formerly of Calvin Street, Meadville and a resident of Wesbury United Methodist Community, died there Monday, May 13, 2002 following a period of declining health.

She was born in McVeytown, PA August 15, 1910 a daughter of John H. and Lola G. Rhodes Murfin.  She married Alton E. Smith May 25, 1966 and...

Marjorie Kirk

Marjorie Kirk

May 10, 2002

Marjorie (Doc) Kirk, 84, of Golfview Manor, Meadville died Friday, May 10, 2002 at the Meadville Medical Center following a lengthy illness. She was born in Ridgewood, NJ July 15, 1917 a daughter of the late L. Newton and Mabel Mohrman Kirk. After receiving her B.S. degree from Skidmore College and her M.A. degree in Physical Education from the...

Douglas N. Melby

Douglas N. Melby

May 10, 2002

Douglas N. Melby, 68, of Conneaut Lake, PA, died Friday, May 10, 2002 at UPMC Horizon Greenville Hospital, Greenville, PA.

He was born in Aitkin, MN, November 23, 1933 a son of the late Nels C. and Gurtrude Howatt Melby and stepmother, Ruth Olafson Melby.  He married Carolyn M. Allgeier, August 22, 1964 and she...

Marjorie (Doc) Kirk

Marjorie (Doc) Kirk

May 10, 2002

Marjorie (Doc) Kirk, 84, of Golfview Manor, Meadville died Friday, May 10, 2002 at the Meadville Medical Center following a lengthy illness.

She was born in Ridgewood, NJ July 15, 1917 a daughter of the late L. Newton and Mabel Mohrman Kirk.

After receiving her B.S. degree from Skidmore College and her M.A. degree in...

Mabel Zazitski

Mabel Zazitski

May 1, 2002

Mabel Zazitski, 79, of 16361 Cussewgo Road, Meadville, died unexpectedly Wednesday May 1, 2002.

She was born in Meadville, Dec. 25, 1922, a daughter of Ernest & Blanche Peelman Wykoff.  She married Anthony Zazitski April 24, 1948, and he preceded her in death on Dec. 4, 1992.

She had attended Randolph...

Gary G. Deloe

Gary G. Deloe

Apr 28, 2002

Gary G. DeLoe, 55, of Maple Springs, NY died Sunday, April 28, 2002 at the Meadville Medical Center following a brief illness.

He was born in Meadville, July 27, 1946 a son of Thomas H. and Ruth Gibson DeLoe.

He was a self-employed painting contractor working for many years in Oregon.  He was a 1964...