Obituaries
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Local Obituaries for Linesville, PA, Crawford County and Surrounding Pennsylvania Areas
David Lynn Oates
Apr 27, 2017
David Lynn Oates, 45, of Jamestown, passed away on Thursday, April 27, 2017, at UPMC Shadyside, in Pittsburgh, after a courageous battle with cancer.
Born July 9, 1971, in Meadville, he was the son of Richard and Terrie Whitcomb Oates.
He was a 1989 graduate of Linesville High School. David served our country in the...
Ernest R. Zolnai
Apr 7, 2017
Ernest R. Zolnai, 97, of Linesville passed away on Friday, April 7, 2017, at the Meadville Medical Center. He had resided at Wesbury, in Meadville, for the past year.
Born October 20, 1919, in Lorain, Ohio, he was the son of David and Sophia Varady Zolnai. He married Bertha “Bert” May Wright on January 21, 1945 in...
Kenneth A. Reynolds
Mar 30, 2017
Kenneth A. Reynolds, 86, a lifelong resident of Linesville passed away on Thursday, March 30, 2017, at his residence, surrounded by his family.
Born December 1, 1930, in Linesville, he was the son of Park and Edna Smith Reynolds. He married Darlene Schmidt on May 19, 1984.
He worked as a teenager with his aunt...
Hugh Hervey Walker
Mar 29, 2017
Hugh Hervey Walker, 66, of Linesville, passed away on Wednesday, March 29, 2017, at the Meadville Medical Center, after a brief illness.
Born June 8, 1950, in Meadville, he was the son of Robert and Patricia Woods Walker.
Hugh was a 1968 graduate from Linesville-Conneaut-Summit High School. He earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree from...
Carl (Carly) William Martin
Mar 29, 2017
Carl (Carly) William Martin, 71, of Linesville, passed away on Wednesday, March 29, 2017, at his residence, after a lengthy courageous battle with emphysema.
Born April 16, 1945, in Meadville, he was the son of Carl R. and Rosemary Mackay Martin. He married Nancy M. Lowe on September 2, 1983.
He had attended Linesville High...
Helen B. (Burnham) Zoner
Mar 20, 2017
Helen B. Zoner, 96, of Harmonsburg, passed away on Monday, March 20, 2017, at Wesbury Grace Health Center, in Meadville, after a short period of declining health.
She was born in Kingsville, PA (Clarion County) on October 8, 1920, to the late Orlo Starn Burnham Sr. and Estella (Dinger) Burnham. She was married to Calvin Zoner for...
Wilma M. (Molnar) Zukowski
Mar 14, 2017
Wilma M. Molnar Zukowski born to Mary Molnar in New Geneva, PA. Wilma is proceed in death by her husband Leopold S. Zukowski, mother Mary Molnar Koontz, and her grandparents
She is survived by her four children, Edward Balawender (Patricia), Gloria Koger (friend Bob), Sharon Schorr (Edward), John Balawender; 19 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; 6 great-great grandchildren; 2...
Betty A. (Brutcher) Pachuk
Mar 9, 2017
Betty A. Pachuk, 91, of Linesville, passed away on Thursday, March 9, 2017, at her residence.
Born May 13, 1925, in Linesville, she was the daughter of Frederick and Mildred Evans Brutcher. She married Nick A. Pachuk on October 19, 1950. He preceded her in death on January 11, 1981.
Betty was a 1942 graduate...
Rosetta J. (Martin) Harper
Feb 28, 2017
Rosetta J. (Martin) Harper, 74, of Springboro, passed away suddenly, on Tuesday, February 28, 2017, at the Meadville Medical Center.
Born December 3, 1942, she was the daughter of Dennis and Callie Hinkle Martin. She married Wayne H. Harper Sr. on October 27, 1958, in Czar, West Virginia. He preceded her in death on October 13, 2004....
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...
