Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Linesville, PA, Crawford County and Surrounding Pennsylvania Areas

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...
Jerald H. Simon
Nov 14, 2017
Jerald H. Simon, 71, of Cochranton, formerly of Conneaut Lake, passed away after a courageous battle with cancer on Tuesday, November 14, 2017, at Mid Pinellas Care Center in Pinellas Park, Florida.
Born September 27, 1946, in Pittsburgh, he was the son of the late Bernard and Marilyn Bond Simon. He married Deanna MarLett on May 6,...
Jeffrey Dale Patrick
Nov 9, 2017
Jeffrey Dale Patrick, 52, of Andover, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, November 9, 2017, at his residence after a long courageous battle with heart disease.
Born March 13, 1965, in Kentucky, he was the son of Leonard and Phyllis Fannin Patrick. He married Sharan Cleary on September 17, 2011.
He had worked at Gillette’s Bait...
Raymond C. Mccormick
Nov 3, 2017
Raymond C. McCormick, 62, of Conneautville, passed away, unexpectedly on Friday, November 3, 2017, at his residence.
He was a graduate of Linesville High School. He then went on to work for Molded Fiber Glass in Linesville until recently when his health declined.
Raymond was a member of the Conneautville American Legion Post 615. He...
Helen I. (Hawthorne) Hindman
Oct 27, 2017
Helen I. Hindman, 96, of Harmonsburg, passed away Friday, October 27, 2017 at Rolling Fields Nursing Home, Conneautville, Pa.
She was born April 22, 1921 in Sprankle Mills, Pa. a daughter of the late Charles C. and Chlorice. B. Maulk Hawthorne. She married John L. Hindman on May 2, 1942; after 65 years of marriage, he preceded...
Victor James (Jim) King
Oct 26, 2017
Victor James (Jim) King, 87, formerly of North Miami Beach, Florida, and retired in Espyville, passed away on Thursday, October 26, 2017, at Rolling Fields in Conneautville, where he had resided the last two years.
Born January 1, 1930, he was the son of Victor and Mary Walsh King. He married Martha Kepler on August 20, 1949,...
Douglas Allan Sherretts
Oct 24, 2017
Douglas Allan Sherretts, 51, of Linesville, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, October 24, 2017, at the Ashtabula County Medical Center.
He was born March 11, 1966 in Meadville. Doug married Lisa M. Buzzard on April 13, 1985, at the First Baptist Church in Linesville. He was of the Christian faith.
Doug was a graduate of...
Pearl A. White
Oct 18, 2017
Pearl A. White, 95, of Espyville, passed away on Wednesday, October 18, 2017, at Rolling Fields in Conneautville.
Born February 19, 1922, in Fairfield, Connecticut, she was the daughter of William and Agnes White Herman.
Pearl enjoyed playing softball and volleyball in high school.
For 43 years, she worked as a dental assistant...
Joseph Michael Grossic
Oct 17, 2017
Joseph M. Grossic, 70, of Espyville (North Shenango Township), passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, October 17, 2017, at St. Vincent Hospital in Erie.
Born June 11, 1947, in Homestead, he was the son of Joseph Michael and Edna Marie Ashcroft Grossic.
He loved the outdoors and was an avid hunter and fisherman.
Survivors...
Leola (Lee) Mable (Penfield) Blood
Sep 4, 2017
Leola (Lee) Mable Blood, 92, of Linesville passed away on Monday, September 4, 2017, at Rolling Fields in Conneautville, where she had resided the last 2 1/2 years. Born February 27, 1925, in Meadville, she was the daughter of Chauncey and Neva Dodge Penfield. She married Carroll U. Blood Jr. on May 22, 1943, in Linesville. He preceded her...