Obituaries

Jan 6, 2016

Sophie E. Losey, 94, of Linesville, passed away on Wednesday, January 6, 2016, at Rolling Fields in Conneautville where she had resided for over four years.

Born May 12, 1921, in Erie, she was the daughter of Brunislaw and Mary Plovick Stankiewicz.

Sophie was a loving and devoted homemaker...

Jan 1, 2016

Rosemary G. Giles, 77, of Linesville, passed away on Friday, January 1, 2016, at the Meadville Medical Center after a courageous battle with cancer.

Born May 15, 1938, in Wicken, England, she was the daughter of William and Audrey Mayle Avey.  She married Herb Giles on December 21, 1957, in Wicken, England.

Dec 31, 2015

Mary Jo Foust, 64, of Espyville, passed away after a short illness, on Thursday, December 31, 2015, at the Crawford County Care Center in Saegertown.

Born August 11, 1951, in Linesville, she was the daughter of Frank Coulter and Doris Splitstone Mendenhall.

She was a graduate of Conneaut Lake...

Dec 31, 2015

Rev. James H. Cooper, 79, of Harmonsburg, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 31, 2015.  He died at home with his beloved wife and family at his side.

He was born on November 27, 1936, in New Castle, to the late Ralph and Marie Johnston Cooper.  At a young age...

Dec 28, 2015

Herbert Glenn Grinnell, 74, of Espyville and Conneautville, passed away on Monday, December 28, 2015, at St. Paul’s in Greenville.

Born February 11, 1941, in Greenwood Township, he was the son of Melvin and Mary Klingensmith Grinnell.

He graduated from Conneaut Valley High School.  Glenn then served our country...

Dec 26, 2015

Ronald J. Harrison, 73, of Espyville, formerly of Pittsburgh, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 26, 2015, at his residence.

Born May 17, 1942, in Pittsburgh, he was the son of William and Ruth Miller Harrison.

He retired from H. J. Heinz Company in Pittsburgh,...

Dec 14, 2015

Daniel T. Lewis, 61, of Espyville, formerly of Arlington, passed away on Monday, December 14, 2015, at West Penn Hospital in Pittsburgh.

Born November 13, 1954, in Pittsburgh, he was the son of Mary (Muller) and the late Thomas Lewis.

Daniel worked for many years as a machinist at...

Dec 14, 2015

Betty Anne Fry, 87, of Conneautville, passed away on Monday, December 14, 2015, at Meadville Medical Center.

Born January 22, 1928, in Oil City, she was the daughter of Sherman M. and Gertrude Lucetta Becker Tarr.  She married Robert Thompson in 1946. Betty later married Vernon M. Fry on December 17, 1950; he...

Dec 12, 2015

Sherman W. Ferguson, 93, of Hartstown, passed away Saturday, December 12, 2015, at the Meadville Medical Center.

Born April 18, 1922, in Genoa, West Virginia, he was the son of Jasper and Susie Asbury Ferguson.  He was previously married to Ellen Deal in December of 1944 and she preceded him in death in...

Dec 7, 2015

Nathan Robert Koontz, 33, of Linesville, flew from Earth to Glory on Monday, December 7, 2015.

He was born on May 19, 1982, the son of Robert and Carol Grose Koontz.  He married Jaime Thompson on July 29, 2006.  Together they operated Forestview Restaurant in Linesville.  Nathan previously had worked for Meadville Land...

Dec 5, 2015

Anna Patricia (Pat) Powers, 94, of Linesville, passed away on Saturday, December 5, 2015, at Rolling Fields in Conneautville.

Born July 4, 1921, in Caldwell, Ohio, she was the daughter of Wallace Herman and Anna Arnold Cooley.  She was a 1940 graduate of Springfield High School in Ohio.

Pat...

Nov 19, 2015

Laura Jane Hamilton, 90, of Espyville passed away Thursday, November 19, 2015, at Whitecliff Health and Rehabilitation Center in Greenville where she had resided the past three years.

Born February 23, 1925, in Pittsburgh, she was the daughter of Francis and Bertha Wolff Wagner.

Laura retired from Matthews International...

Nov 12, 2015

Mary Vanessa (Gatts) Lambert Maynard, 56, of Dallas, Texas, formerly of Atlantic, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, November 12, 2015.

Arrangements are incomplete and under the direction of Royal-Coleman Funeral Home, 6028 U. S. Highway 6, Linesville.

Please share a condolence for the family at royalcolemanfuneralhome.com.

Nov 10, 2015

Betty M. Braswell, 93, of Linesville, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 10, 2015, at her residence.

Born July 22, 1922, in Greenville, she was the daughter of Clifford and Grace Hovis Long.  She married Clyde S. Braswell Jr. on September 24, 1945 in Greenville.  He preceded her in death on July 7,...

Nov 4, 2015

Nov 1, 2015

Myrtle I. Bachman, 85, of Conneaut Lake, went to be with her Lord peacefully on Sunday, November 1, 2015, at her residence surrounded by her family.

Born December 14, 1929, in Butler County, she was the daughter of Walter and Nellie Lardin Kradel.  She married William H. Bachman on July 11, 1953 at...

Oct 27, 2015

Thomas P. Soffa, 71, of Espyville, passed away on Tuesday, October 27, 2015, at UPMC Hamot in Erie.

Born June 19, 1944, in McKeesport, he was the son of William and Ann Vavro Soffa.

Tom was a graduate of West Mifflin North High School and Carnegie Mellon University.  He...

Oct 20, 2015

Mary R. Herman, 65, of Hartstown, departed onto her next journey on Tuesday, October 20, 2015, at Magee Womens Hospital in Pittsburgh.

Born October 24, 1949, in Meadville, she was the daughter of Lewis and Rosalie Dupal Herman.

She was a 1968 graduate of Conneaut Lake High School.  She...

Oct 18, 2015

Denise (Grossic) Gray, 62, of Espyville, formerly of Pittsburgh, passed away on Sunday, October 18, 2015, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

Born January 27, 1953, in Homestead, she was the daughter of Joseph Michael and Edna Marie Ashcroft Grossic. She married Donald Gray on June 20, 1981 at the Resurrection Church...

Oct 10, 2015