Obituaries

Apr 6, 2016

Dawn Martin Rottersmann, 51, of Buda, Texas, passed away on Wednesday, April 6, 2016, at Seton Medical Center Hays, Kyle, Texas, after an extended illness.

Dawn was born September 7, 1965, in Meadville, the daughter of Clifford Martin and Connie (Martin) Wilson.  Dawn is survived by her mother; a son Stratton Rottersmann, currently attending Fisher...

Apr 5, 2016

Duane Gordon Martin, 69, of Linesville, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday, April 5, 2016, at his residence.

Born November 18, 1946, in Meadville, he was the son of Arthur John Martin and Dorothy Ann Tenney.  He married Joan G. Robison on April 26, 1975, in Pennline; she preceded him in death on...

Apr 1, 2016

Clement Irons, 94, of Sterling, Virginia, passed away on Friday, April 1, 2016.

Clem was born in Ohio in 1921, and grew up in Pennsylvania.  He was a B-17 navigator in WWII when he was shot down on May 8, 1944.  He remained a POW in Germany for a year.  From 1947-1955, Clem produced text-books...

Mar 31, 2016

Mar 30, 2016

Delbert Richard Howard, 69, of Meadville, passed away on Wednesday, March 30, 2016, at his residence surrounded by his family.

Born June 7, 1946, in Detroit, Michigan, he was the son of James R. Brown and Ida Agnes Napier.  He married Mary Elizabeth Huggins on September 10, 1969 in Chicago, Illinois.

He...

Mar 28, 2016

Margaret Leora Shartle, 91, of Linesville, passed away on Monday, March 28, 2016, at her residence after a brief illness.

Born October 24, 1924, in Meadville, she was the daughter of Frank and Marie Morris Gregory.  She married Harry E. Shartle on April 13, 1946 in Hartstown; he preceded her in death on April 17,...

Mar 26, 2016

Raymond J. (Ray-Ray) Powell, 77, of Westford, passed away at Park Avenue Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Meadville. Prior to moving to Jamestown (Westford), Pa in 2004, he resided in the Oakland area of Pittsburgh and West Mifflin.

Born January 15, 1939, in Pittsburgh, he was the son of the late Raymond J. Powell Sr....

Mar 26, 2016

Anna M. Schramm, 93, of Espyville, formerly of Pittsburgh, passed away on Saturday, March 26, 2016, at the Meadville Medical Center.

Born August 18, 1922, in Pittsburgh, she was the daughter of Frederick and Catherine O’Farrell Sobczak.  She married Robert A. Schramm on April 19, 1979 in Westview, Pennsylvania.

She served our...

Mar 24, 2016

Clara Grace (Irrgang) Pazey, 85, of Linesville, passed away on Thursday, March 24, 2016, at her residence.

Born January 30, 1931, in Pittsburgh, she was the daughter of Carl and Mary Bryer Irrgang.  She married James R. Pazey on February 14, 1998 at St. Philip Church in Linesville.  He preceded her in death on May...

Mar 22, 2016

Mar 22, 2016

Daniel Praskavich, 76, of Parma, Ohio, beloved and cherished husband of Winnie for 56 years, passed away on Tuesday, March 22, 2016, at the Cleveland Clinic.

He was a loving father of Daniel S. Praskavich and his wife, Jackie, Kim Robinson and her husband, Bob, and Beth Sturgeon; devoted grandfather of Christopher...

Mar 17, 2016

Mar 12, 2016

Tracey Ann (Baumgardner) Elmen, 48, of Guys Mills went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 12, 2016, at Meadville Medical Center after a courageous battle with breast cancer for the last three years.

Born May 14, 1967, in Meadville, she was the daughter of Sandy Baumgardner and James Baumgardner.

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Mar 11, 2016

Betty L. Reisinger, 81, of Meadville, passed away on Friday, March 11, 2016, at her residence where she had been living with her daughter, Debra.

Born March 2, 1935, in Oil City, she was the daughter of Clyde and Louella Hueston Roberts.  She married Ricard E. Reisinger Jr. on May 14, 1955,...

Feb 22, 2016

Gary Lee Oates, 68, of Linesville, passed away on Monday, February 22, 2016, at his residence after a courageous battle with cancer.

Born November 1, 1947, in Meadville, he was the son of Robert and Marleah Partch Oates.  He married Barbara Hawk on September 12, 1966, at the Calvary Baptist Church in Linesville....

Feb 19, 2016

Joseph Anthony Cancilla, age 94, born in Pittsburgh, Pa and formerly of Andover, Ohio quietly passed away in Shillington, Pa on Feb. 19, 2016.  Joseph was preceded in death by his wife of 61 years Marcella (Lienert) and his daughter Joyce Puskar.

He is survived by his 3 children:  Joseph Cancilla, Janet (James)...

Feb 16, 2016

Doris Roberta Waring, 98, formerly of Linesville, passed on to Heaven on Tuesday, February 16, 2016, at Juniper Village in Meadville.

She was born Sept. 13, 1917, in Omaha, Nebraska, the daughter of Lois Corey Weeks and Homer Weeks.   At the age of two she and her family moved to Linesville,...

Feb 10, 2016

George Frank Smith, 94, formerly of Linesville, died on Wednesday, February 10, 2016, at Rolling Fields Elder Care in Conneautville, after a brief illness.

Mr. Smith was predeceased by his wife of almost 68 years, the former Anne Kessler of Wall Township, NJ, who died on March 14, 2014, in the same facility. ...

Jan 30, 2016

Addelyn Caroline McCoy, 2 ½, passed away suddenly on Saturday, January 30, 2016, at her home in Linesville.  She was born June 8, 2013, in Erie, a daughter to Charles and Jaclyn Kohler McCoy.

Survivors include her loving parents, Charlie and Jaclyn, of Linesville; little brother, Mackson Charles McCoy; paternal grandparents, Richard and...

Jan 22, 2016

Ralph G. Anlauf, 87, of Espyville, passed away Friday, January 22, 2016, at the Palms of O’Neil in White Oak, Pennsylvania, where he had resided for over a year.

Born May 12, 1928, in Pittsburgh, he was the son of Ralph Sr. and Helen Csizmadia Anlauf.  He married Lorraine V. Trout on May...