Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Linesville, PA, Crawford County and Surrounding Pennsylvania Areas
George Morris Herrick
Feb 27, 2017
George Morris Herrick, 98, of Linesville passed away on Monday, February 27, 2017, at Rolling Fields in Conneautville.
Born March 21, 1918, in Conneaut Township, he was the son of Hermie and Beatrice Thayer Herrick. He married Genevieve Hays on May 28, 1940. She preceded him in death on September 5, 2010.
George was a...
Dolores (Dolly) Eileen Smith
Feb 27, 2017
Dolores Eileen (Dolly) Smith, 85, of Linesville, passed away after a short illness on Monday, February 27, 2017, at the Crawford County Care Center in Saegertown.
Born January 6, 1932, in Meadville, she was the daughter of Arden and Inez Davis Smith.
She was a 1949 graduate of Linesville High School and then...
Cathy (Richards) Adams-Whitcomb
Feb 23, 2017
Cathy Adams-Whitcomb, 74, of Sandy Lake, entered her heavenly home with Jesus on Thursday, February 23, 2017, at the Marquette Hospice House in Meadville, after a valiant six month battle with lung cancer.
Born August 21, 1942, in Grove City, she was the daughter of John Snyder and raised by William Carl and her mother Virginia (McGill)...
Bartholomew Giles Pierce
Feb 22, 2017
Bartholomew G. (Barry) Pierce, 67, of Linesville, passed away suddenly, on Wednesday, February 22, 2017, at the Louis Stokes Veteran Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio.
Born December 14, 1949, in Butler, he was the son of Vance and Mary Gertrude Knittle Pierce.
Barry served our country in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War....
James Lee Dugan
Feb 12, 2017
James Lee (Jim) Dugan, 86, of Conneautville, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 12, 2017, at Rolling Fields in Conneautville.
Born April 15, 1930, in Akron, Ohio, to Murrel and Ocie May Davis Dugan.
He entered the Army-Air Force in 1947 where he eventually earned his GED. Jim married Reba Ann Young on April 15,...
Elaine R. (Helch) Shelatz
Feb 7, 2017
Elaine R. Shelatz, 58, of Conneaut Lake, passed away on Tuesday, February 7, 2017, at UPMC Shadyside Hospital in Pittsburgh, surrounded by her loving family after a courageous battle with cancer.
Born January 8, 1959, in Pittsburgh, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Elaine Reiner Helch. She married Roger A. Shelatz on...
Andrew Thomas Valencic
Feb 5, 2017
Andrew Thomas Valencic, 69, of Washington, Illinois, formerly of Espyville, passed away unexpectedly at 10:30 am Sunday, February 5, 2017 at his residence.
He was born on December 21, 1947, in Natrona Heights, PA the son of Francis and Dorothea Szymkowiak Valencic. He married Sharon Wilson on September 26, 1970, in Erie, Pa.
Surviving are...
Ruth Etta (Wescott) Bowes
Jan 10, 2017
Ruth Etta (Wescott) Lauffer-Bowes, 83, a 5-year resident of Rolling Fields Nursing Home in Conneautville, died on Tuesday, January 10, 2017, while cuddling her stuffed Lamb Chop.
The second daughter of Alice Leticia (Ramp) and Ellis Oliver Wescott of Geneva, Pennsylvania, was born at the home of her grandparents, Cyrus and Jessie Wescott on Aug. 31, 1933...
Norman R. Fife Sr.
Jan 1, 2017
Norman R. Fife Sr., 86, of Linesville, passed away on Sunday, January 1, 2017, surrounded by his family at his daughter Sally’s home in Meadville. After a short stay in the hospital he stayed the last week at Sally’s with his family.
Born February 23, 1930, in Pittsburgh, he was the son of John Francis II and...
Merlin E. Williams
Jan 1, 2017
Merlin E. Williams, 78, of Greenville PA, passed away December 31, 2016 at his home.
He was born January 31, 1938, in Greenville, the son of Wayne and Nora Greenlee Williams.
Merlin was a lifelong farmer. He enjoyed coon hunting, as well as working with horses, especially his favorite team, Prince and Charlie. He attended...
Isabel Lillian White
Dec 29, 2016
Isabel Lillian White, 99, of Conneautville, passed away on December 29, 2016, at Rolling Fields in Conneautville where she had resided the last ten years.
Born September 5, 1917, in Conneaut Township, she was the daughter of Fred and Mable Penfield Lester. She married Robert Milton White in January of 1965 and he preceded her in death...
Amil Keches
Dec 25, 2016
Amil Keches, 97, formerly of McKeesport, passed away on Sunday, December 25, 2016, at Concordia Nursing Home of Monroeville, where he had resided the past three years.
Born November 6, 1919, in Farrell, he was the son of John and Mary Kuric Keches.
He worked as an engineer doing research for U.S. Steel in Monroeville...
Edward J. Salsberry
Dec 24, 2016
Edward J. Salsberry, 64, of Erie, formerly of Linesville, passed away on Saturday, December 24, 2016, at Saint Vincent Hospital in Erie, after a nine month battle with esophageal cancer.
Ed was born September 24, 1952, in Greene County, Pennsylvania, the son of John and Jane Spowls Salsberry. He married Christine Watson on September 12, 1970 at...
Renee D. (Ortmann) Kehn
Dec 23, 2016
Renee D. Kehn, 57, of Springboro, passed away on Friday, December 23, 2016, at UPMC Hamot in Erie, after a courageous battle with cancer.
Born October 13, 1959, in Kittanning, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of John Donald Ortmann Sr. and Mary Esther Myers.
She was a 1977 graduate of Linesville High School. She was...
Gary W. Agnew
Dec 3, 2016
Gary W. Agnew, age 75, of Sheffield, PA passed away Saturday December 3, 2016 in Marquette Hospice House, Meadville.
He was born July 6, 1941 in Meadville son of William and Marian (Barbour) Agnew. On June 8, 1963 he married Phyllis Agnew, she passed away May 23, 1986. He was a 1959 graduate of Linesville High School...
Alexander B. Mcpherson
Dec 1, 2016
Alexander B. McPherson, age 22, of Saegertown passed away Thursday December 1, 2016 in his residence. He was born May 7, 1994 in Marietta, GA son of Daniel Robinson and Crystal McPherson.
He was a 2012 graduate of Linesville High School and worked at Saegertown Beverage. Alex truly enjoyed sports, fishing, music, and video games. His smile...
Robert W. Bryer Sr.
Dec 1, 2016
Robert W. Bryer Sr. age 85, a resident of the Crawford County Care Center, Saegertown, PA and formerly of Linesville, PA passed away on Thursday, December 1, 2016, at Meadville Medical Center.
He was born September 29, 1931, in Linesville, PA the son of the late Joseph J. Bryer and Alma C. John Bryer. He married Leilani...
Robert J Hunter
Dec 1, 2016
Robert J. Hunter, age 62, of East Erie St., Linesville passed away Thursday morning 12-1-16 in his residence. He was born June, 15, 1954 son of Hermon “Si” and Barbara (DeVore) Hunter of Meadville. He was a 1973 graduate of Meadville High School. On September 6, 1975 he married Janice (Wojsiat) Hunter, she survives. He was formerly employed as...
Dorothea Ann (Szymkowiak) Valencic
Nov 29, 2016
Dorothea Ann Valencic., 89, formerly of Valencic Drive in Jamestown, passed away on Tuesday, November 29, 2016, at UPMC Horizon Hospital in Greenville. She had been a resident of St. Paul’s in Greenville for the last four years.
Born March 13, 1927, in Natrona Heights, she was the daughter of William and Victoria Barczykowski Szymkowiak. ...
