Obituaries

John Daniel Keller

Feb 13, 2018

John Daniel (Chum) Keller, 67, of Espyville, passed away on Tuesday, February 13, 2018, at Andover Village Nursing and Rehabilitation in Andover, Ohio.

Born August 23, 1950, in Newport, Tennessee, he was the son of John Samuel and Reba Joyce (Blazer) Keller.

John was a 1969 graduate of Lincoln High School in Cleveland, Ohio.

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Edna J. (Kennedy) Smith

Feb 12, 2018

Edna J. Smith, 83, of Linesville, passed away on Monday, February 12, 2018, at Rolling Fields in Conneautville.

Born February 8, 1935, in Smock, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of Charles and Florence Long Kennedy.  She married Robert R. Smith Sr. in May of 1982.  He preceded her in death on March 7, 2007.

She...

Richard Dale Graham

Feb 11, 2018

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Jeffrey Scott Curlowicz

Feb 10, 2018

Jeffrey Scott Curlowicz, 51, of Linesville, passed away on Saturday, February 10, 2018, at his residence.

Born July 6, 1966, in Meadville, he was the son of the late Frank and Doris Bullis Curlowicz.

He was a graduate of Linesville High School in 1985.

For many years, he worked at Advanced...

Helen Suk

Feb 9, 2018

Helen Marie Suk, age 100, of Huntsville, Alabama passed away on February 9, 2018.

Mrs. Suk is survived by her daughter, Carol A. Lee and a sister, Grace Swiden.

She was a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and a resident of Madison County, Alabama since 2004.  She was a former member of St. Philip Roman Catholic...

Christopher Luke Chambers

Feb 4, 2018

Christopher Luke Chambers, 53, of Espyville, passed away on Sunday, February 4, 2018, at Trinity Living Center in Grove City.

Born November 18, 1964 in Norwich, Connecticut, he was the son of Norman and Annette Fredette Chambers.   He married Sylvia M. Matukonis.

Chris was a coast to coast long haul truck driver of heavy machinery....

Richard (Dick) Hibbard

Jan 15, 2018

Richard (Dick) Hibbard, 84, of Conneaut Lake, passed away on Monday, January 15, 2018, at the Meadville Medical Center.

Born April 30, 1933, in West Monterey, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Lloyd and Kathryn (Logan) Hibbard.

He graduated from Linesville High School in 1951 and then married Nancy Zimmerman on August 14,...

Austin (Phil) P. Miller

Jan 12, 2018

Austin P. (Phil) Miller Jr., 84, formerly of Harmonsburg, passed away on Friday, January 12, 2018, at UPMC Hamot in Erie.

Born August 1, 1933, in Sharon, he was the son of the late Austin Sr. and Dorothy Yarian Miller.

He was a graduate of Linesville High School in 1951.

Austin had worked...

Shirley J. (Goff) Rhodes

Jan 7, 2018

Shirley J. Rhodes, 73, of Linesville, passed away on Sunday, January 7, 2018, at Meadville Medical Center.

Born September 27, 1944, in Joplin, Missouri, she was the daughter of the late Jack and Betty Gilstrap Goff.  She married James D. Rhodes on September 3, 1963, in Monroe, Washington.

She was a loving and...

James F. Ford

Jan 5, 2018

Services will be private at the convenience of the family.

Sheila Ilene (Rabinovitz) Van Bockern

Dec 28, 2017

Sheila Ilene Van Bockern (née Rabinovitz) of Elgin, Ill., was born April 20, 1943, and passed away peacefully Dec. 28, 2017, surrounded by her loving family.

Beloved wife of the late Hollis Van Bockern; daughter of the late Nathan and Ida Rabinovitz; devoted mother to Rachel (Ben) Zimmerman of Elburn, Ill. and David (Edna) Van Bockern of...

Linda (Mariacher) Anderson

Dec 15, 2017

Linda Anderson, 66, of Linesville, passed away on Friday, December 15, 2017, at her residence.

Born August 18, 1951, in Meadville, she was the daughter of Kenneth and Hallie Herrick Mariacher.  She married George L. Anderson on November 12, 1977.

She was a graduate of Jamestown High School.  Linda had worked at Value City in...

Elsie I. Motter

Dec 12, 2017

Elsie I. Motter, 86, of Conneaut, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, December 12, 2017, at University Hospitals Geneva Medical Center in Geneva, Ohio.

Born November 18, 1930, in Shippenville, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Lloyd and Mildred Wagner Motter.

She worked as a press operator at Molded Fiber Glass in Linesville for...

Sylvia A. Richards

Dec 10, 2017

Sylvia A. Richards went to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 10, 2017.  She was born to Jeanne Roberts on December 1, 1941, in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Sylvia graduated from East High School in Knoxville, in 1959 and went on to attend Tusculum College in Tusculum, Tennessee.  She married Robert L. Richards on June 14, 1962 who...

Mary Ann Howcroft

Dec 7, 2017

Mary Ann Howcroft, 69, of Espyville, passed away on Thursday, December 7, 2017, at Rolling Fields in Conneautville.

Born January 2, 1948, in Homestead, she was the daughter of Richard Douglas and Laura Virginia Morrow Howcroft.

She graduated from Munhall High School.  She worked as a cook in the cafeteria and also did janitorial work...

Donna Marie (Cristallino) Harrold

Dec 6, 2017

Services will be private at the convenience of the family.

Robert Michael Tush

Dec 2, 2017

Robert Michael Tush, 92, formerly of Espyville, passed away on Saturday, December 2, 2017, at Colonial Terrace Personal Care in Corry, after an extended illness.

He was born December 16, 1924, in Espyville, son of the late Michael and Mildred Tush.  At the age of four, he moved with his parents to Pittsburgh, returning to this area...

Aron (Butch) Steiner

Nov 28, 2017

Aron (Butch) Steiner, 76, of Espyville, passed away on Tuesday, November 28, 2017, at UPMC Mercy in Pittsburgh after a period of declining health. Born September 4, 1941, in Cleveland, he was the son of Harry and Mary Bologa Steiner.  He married Anne Eriksen on December 21, 1976, in Cleveland, Ohio; she preceded him in death on April 28,...

Gary Lee Grose

Nov 24, 2017

Gary Lee Grose, 73, formerly of Pittsburgh, passed away on Friday, November 24, 2017, at Rolling Fields in Conneautville, where he had resided for the past two years.

Born November 7, 1944, in Pittsburgh, he was the son of Perry and Ethel Young Grose.

He had attended Coraopolis High School.  Gary had worked delivering packages...

Earl (Butch) John Davis Iii

Nov 16, 2017

Earl (Butch) John Davis III, 59, of Conneaut Lake, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, November 16, 2017, at his residence.

Born November 13, 1958, in Meadville, he was the son of Earl John Jr. and Mildred Jenkins Davis.

He worked for many years as a truck driver.

Butch enjoyed watching the Pittsburgh Steelers...