Obituaries

Oct 27, 2017

Helen I. Hindman, 96, of Harmonsburg, passed away Friday, October 27, 2017 at Rolling Fields Nursing Home, Conneautville, Pa.

She was born April 22, 1921 in Sprankle Mills, Pa. a daughter of the late Charles C. and Chlorice. B. Maulk Hawthorne.  She married John L. Hindman on May 2, 1942; after 65 years of marriage, he preceded...

Oct 26, 2017

Victor James (Jim) King, 87, formerly of North Miami Beach, Florida, and retired in Espyville, passed away on Thursday, October 26, 2017, at Rolling Fields in Conneautville, where he had resided the last two years.

Born January 1, 1930, he was the son of Victor and Mary Walsh King.  He married Martha Kepler on August 20, 1949,...

Oct 24, 2017

Douglas Allan Sherretts, 51, of Linesville, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, October 24, 2017, at the Ashtabula County Medical Center.

He was born March 11, 1966 in Meadville.  Doug married Lisa M. Buzzard on April 13, 1985, at the First Baptist Church in Linesville.  He was of the Christian faith.

Doug was a graduate of...

Oct 22, 2017

Services will be private at the convenience of the family.

Oct 18, 2017

Pearl A. White, 95, of Espyville, passed away on Wednesday, October 18, 2017, at Rolling Fields in Conneautville.

Born February 19, 1922, in Fairfield, Connecticut, she was the daughter of William and Agnes White Herman.

Pearl enjoyed playing softball and volleyball in high school.

For 43 years, she worked as a dental assistant...

Oct 17, 2017

Joseph M. Grossic, 70, of Espyville (North Shenango Township), passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, October 17, 2017, at St. Vincent Hospital in Erie.

Born June 11, 1947, in Homestead, he was the son of Joseph Michael and Edna Marie Ashcroft Grossic.

He loved the outdoors and was an avid hunter and fisherman.

Survivors...

Oct 12, 2017

Services will be private and at the convenience of the family.

Sep 4, 2017

Leola (Lee) Mable Blood, 92, of Linesville passed away on Monday, September 4, 2017, at Rolling Fields in Conneautville, where she had resided the last 2 1/2 years. Born February 27, 1925, in Meadville, she was the daughter of Chauncey and Neva Dodge Penfield.  She married Carroll U. Blood Jr. on May 22, 1943, in Linesville.  He preceded her...

Aug 29, 2017

Ronald Gregg Bullis, 65, of Linesville, passed away on Tuesday, August 29, 2017, at Juniper Village in Meadville after a brave battle with cancer.

Born April 11, 1952, in Meadville, he was the son of Herman Bullis and Audrey Kessler.  He married Susan Pellegrini on July 8, 1972, at the Linesville Presbyterian Church.  She preceded him in...

Aug 27, 2017

Russell (Squeak) Frank Loucks, 86, of Linesville, passed away on Sunday, August 27, 2017, at Select Specialty Hospital in Erie.

Born September 6, 1930, in Meadville, he was the son of Herman and Inez Bollard Loucks.  He married Nina Crosley on May 27, 1951, in Mosiertown.

He was a 1948 graduate of Linesville High School. ...

Aug 17, 2017

Richard (Dick) Carl Blackhurst, 63, of Linesville, passed away on Thursday, August 17, 2017, after a lengthy illness, at UPMC Mercy in Pittsburgh.

Born March 31, 1954, in Meadville, he was the son of George and Estaleta Peterman Blackhurst.  He married Patricia (Patty) Whalen on August 31, 1990.

Dick was a 1972 graduate of Conneautville...

Aug 9, 2017

Sally A. Gillette, 86, of Linesville, passed away on Wednesday, August 9, 2017, after a brief illness, at the Meadville Medical Center.

Born February 2, 1931, in Tallmadge, Ohio, she was the daughter of Boyd G. and Catherine Pettingell Heminger.  She married Harold N. Gillette on November 23, 1948 and he preceded her in death on February...

Aug 9, 2017

Florence Hoffmann Collins, 92, of Espyville, passed away on Wednesday, August 9, 2017, at Wesbury United Methodist Retirement Community in Meadville.

Florence was born January 9, 1925, in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, to the late George and Inez Engle Hoffmann.  She married Dale Collins on September 14, 1946, in Aliquippa.   She and her husband retired to Espyville in 1981....

Aug 4, 2017

Thomas John Santarelli, 56, of Linesville, passed away on Friday, August 4, 2017, at his residence.

Born June 12, 1961, in Ambridge, Pennsylvania, he was the son of Ronald and Esther Fawcett Santarelli.  He married Frances Funk in 1994.

Tom graduated from Ambridge High School.  He later went on to graduate from Penn State with...

Jul 21, 2017

Richard Elmer Sari, 83, of Espyville, passed away on Friday, July 21, 2017, at his residence.

Born June 23, 1934, in Rankin, Pennsylvania, he was the son of James and Mary Salkay Sari.

He served our country in the United States Army from February 5, 1957 until he was honorably discharged on January 15, 1959. ...

Jul 20, 2017

Patricia LuAnna (Hart) Bernat, 65, of Linesville, was born January 15, 1952, and passed away on Thursday, July 20, 2017, after a 5-year struggle with cancer.

The daughter of Walter E. and LuAnna M. Hart, formerly of Linesville, she graduated from Linesville Conneaut Summit High School in 1969.  She married Peter E. Bernat, of Linesville, on December...

Jul 19, 2017

John (Butch) James Cooney, 73, of Espyville, Pa, passed away on Wednesday, July 19, 2017.  Born Feb. 14, 1944, in Pittsburgh, the son of the late John Patrick and Edith Palmer Cooney.  He served our country in the United States Marine Corps.  Beloved husband of Marjery (Cookie); father of Shayne (Brooke), John Jr. (Jennifer), and Thomas; a special uncle...

Jul 14, 2017

Kathy Jean Royal, 66, of Adamsville, went home to be with her Lord and Savior surrounded by her family on Friday, July 14, 2017, at Magee Women’s hospital in Pittsburgh after a lengthy illness.

Jun 27, 2017

Nathaniel (Nate) Lee Mailliard, 30, of Meadville, passed away on Tuesday, June 27, 2017, from a cancerous tumor, at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh.

Born December 25, 1986, in Meadville, he was the son of Robert Walker and Sheila Mailliard.

He was a 2005 graduate of Meadville High School.  He currently was attending Edinboro University...

Jun 20, 2017

Ann T. Janiak, 97, of Linesville, passed away on Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at Wesbury United Methodist Community in Meadville, where she had resided for the past year and a half.

Born December 1, 1919, in Pittsburgh, she was the daughter of John and Agnes Niespodzianski Tomczak.  She married Anthony R. (Tony) Janiak on April 12, 1942...