Obituaries

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...

Jan 20, 2016

Francis Mirage, 79, of Espyville, died on Wednesday, January 20, 2016, at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh.

Born March 16, 1936, he was the son of the late Lawrence and Kathryn Mirage.

He retired from Process Control of Imperial as a product manager.

Francis retired...

Jan 18, 2016

Kathryn L. Collins, 90, of Linesville passed away Monday, January 18, 2016, at her residence.

Born September 30, 1925, in Linesville, she was the daughter of Robert and Edith Campbell Rudler.  She married Robert N. Collins on October 25, 1946, in Linesville.  He preceded her in death on December 1, 2005.

Jan 11, 2016

Lawrence Lyle Smith, age 57, of Sanford, North Carolina, died Monday, January 11, 2016, at his home with his two sons by his side.

He was born in Meadville, Pennsylvania on July 24, 1958, to the late Richard Hugh Smith and Carol Faye Chatley Smith.  Lawrence moved to North Carolina in 2009 and...

Jan 9, 2016

David Andrew Wrataric, 50, of Espyville passed away suddenly, on Saturday, January 9, 2016, at UPMC Hamot in Erie.

Born May 13, 1965, in Warren, Ohio, he was the son of Gary Wrataric and Mary Lou Reckner.  He married Bobbi Sprague on December 19, 1998.

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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...