Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Linesville, PA, Crawford County and Surrounding Pennsylvania Areas
Richard Lee Jones Jr.
Aug 17, 2013
Richard Lee Jones Jr., 57, formerly of Linesville, passed away, Saturday, August 17, 2013, at the Meadville Rehabilitation and Nursing Center.
Born October 17, 1955 in Indianapolis, Indiana, he was the son of Richard Lee Sr. and Shirley L. Ellis Jones. He was previously married to Debra Dillinger.
Richard graduated from Linesville High School in...
Becky Marie Lynn Pittenger Sherrod
Aug 13, 2013
Becky Marie Lynn Pittenger Sherrod, 50, of Clinton, Utah, passed away Tuesday, August 13, 2013, at her home.
She was born October 27, 1962 in Meadville, Pennsylvania to William E. and Doris A. Perry Lynn.
On February 14, 2009, Becky married Harold Dean Sherrod in Clinton, Utah. She was previously married to John D. Pittenger....
Lora Lynn Matukonis
Aug 11, 2013
Lora Lynn Matukonis, 44, of Espyville, passed away, Sunday, August 11, 2013, at the Meadville Medical Center.
Born November 3, 1968, in Munhall, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of Edward C. and Matilda Mysona Matukonis.
Lora graduated from Steel Valley High School in Munhall. She had worked in the janitorial department at the Meadville Medical...
Helen R. (Zinchiak) Lasko
Aug 4, 2013
Helen Ruth (Zinchiak) Lasko, 90, of Linesville, passed away peacefully, Sunday, August 4, 2013, at Rolling Fields in Conneautville. Helen had lived in the Harmonsburg area on McCarthy Road most of her life.
She was born in Huntsburg, Ohio on August 29, 1922 to Samuel and Anna Marie Zinchiak. On May 29, 1948 she married Maurice J....
Aline D. (Ellis) Lawrason
Aug 4, 2013
Aline D. Lawrason, 66, of Linesville, passed away, Sunday, August 4, 2013, at UPMC Montefiore in Pittsburgh after a lengthy illness.
Born June 4, 1947, she was the daughter of Myron Ralph Ellis and Marie Edward Jackson. She married Don F. Lawrason on September 18, 1962, in Ashtabula, Ohio.
She was a loving and devoted...

Edward B. Jackson
Aug 3, 2013
Edward B. Jackson, Jr., 88, formerly of Lake Road in Atlantic lived at Rolling Fields of Conneautville for 2 years, passed away Saturday August 3, 2013, at his residence.
Born in Pittsburgh September 10, 1924 he was a son of the late Edward B. Jackson, Sr. and Anna Mary Dix Jackson. He married...
Paul G. Marsh
Jul 28, 2013
Paul G. Marsh, 92, of Juniper Village of Meadville, passed away Sunday July 28, 2013, at Rolling Fields of Conneautville after a short visit. Born September 8, 1920 he was a son of the late George and Mary Summerfield Marsh. Paul was one of six children, so as you can imagine, he was never bored. Since he was little,...
Warren J Love
Jul 10, 2013
Warren J Love, 56, of Harmonsburg Road, Linesville, died Wednesday, July 10, 2013, at the UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh.
He was born October 21, 1956 and graduated from Linesville Conneaut High School and Meadville VoTech in 1975.
Warren enjoyed riding his Harley, was involved in “Thunder on the Lakes” and used his artistic ability...
Kenneth Earl Cooper
Jul 8, 2013
Kenneth Earl Cooper, 82, of Harmonsburg, passed away Monday, July 8, 2013, at the Meadville Medical Center.
He was born October 26, 1930, in Pittsburgh to Marie Johnston Cooper and Ralph B. Cooper. After the death of his mother in December of 1941, he moved to Meadville, and was raised by his maternal grandparents, Homer and Sarah...
Amy A. Gregory Eells Pelley
Jul 7, 2013
Amy A. Gregory Eells Pelley, 87, of Linesville, passed away Sunday, July 7, 2013, at Meadville Medical Center.
Born July 7, 1926 in Meadville, she was the daughter of Frank and Marie Morris Gregory. She married Raymond Eells on November 3, 1945; he preceded her in death on July 10, 1959. She later married Wesley Pelley on...

Eugene Brigman (E.B.) Ray
Jul 3, 2013
Eugene Brigman Ray, 83, of Linesville, passed away Wednesday, July 3, 2013, at Rolling Fields in Conneautville.
Born May 27, 1930 in Roanoke Rapid, North Carolina, he was the son of the late Geddie and Pearl Brigman Ray. He married Mary Jo Russell on November 4, 1979, at St. Philip Church in Linesville. She preceded him in...
Charles J. Young
Jul 3, 2013
Charles J. Young, 74, of Espyville, passed away Wednesday, July 3, 2013, at his residence.
Born July 6, 1939, in Pittsburgh, he was the son of the late Harry and Dorothy Smith Young.
He proudly served our country in the United States Marines from 1957 until he was honorable discharged in 1963. After 43 years,...
Agnes (Kathy) Shellito
Jun 12, 2013
Agnes Una NiGabhann (Kathy) Shellito, 75, of Linesville, passed away Wednesday, June 12, 2013, at the Meadville Medical Center. She had been a resident of Rolling Fields in Conneautville for the past ten months.
Born June 9, 1938, in Dublin, Ireland, she was the daughter of the late John and Florence Swan Smith. She married Glenn Shellito...
Stephen Charles Himes
Jun 2, 2013
Stephen Charles Himes, 43, of Espyville, passed away Sunday, June 2, 2013, at Meadville Medical Center.
Born October 4, 1969, in Greenville, he was the son of Charles (Bob) R. and Louise Mogyoros Himes. He married Heather Thomas on October 19, 1996, at the North Shenango Presbyterian Church.
He was of the Presbyterian faith. Stephen...

Ava Marie Aultz
May 26, 2013
Ava Marie Aultz, age 10 days, passed peacefully in the arms of her loving parents on Sunday, May 26, 2013, at UPMC Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh.
She is a daughter of Matthew Steven and Tonya Marie Aultz of Meadville and was born May 16, 2013 in Erie. Ava Marie was a precious gift to them and will...
Elaine Margaret (Masschelin) Christenson
May 21, 2013
Elaine Margaret Masschelin Christenson, 74, of Linesville, passed away at her home on May 21, 2013.
She was born on October 13, 1938, in Tipton, Kansas, the youngest of 6 children, to Mary Vermeulen Masschelin and Adolph H. Masschelin. The family moved to East Moline, IL, when Elaine was 3 and then to Tokyo, Japan,...
Margaret A. (Gray) Gilliland
May 3, 2013
Margaret A. Gilliland, 76, of Linesville, passed away Friday, May 03, 2013, at her residence surrounded by her loving family.
Born June 28, 1936, in Corinth, Kentucky, she was the daughter of Noble Curtis and Verda Kelly Gray. She married Frederick (Fritz) Gilliland on August 20, 1955, at South Harborcreek United Methodist Church; he preceded her in...
Harold John Barnes
May 3, 2013
Harold John Barnes, 97, of Conneaut, Ohio passed away peacefully on Friday, May 03, 2013, at the Marquette Hospice House in Meadville, following a short illness.
Born May 10, 1915, in Conneaut, he was a son of the late John Franklin Barnes and Martha May Loper Barnes. At the age of one, he moved with his family...