Obituaries

Oct 11, 2016

Pauline Lylea Brooks, 71, died on Tuesday, October 11, 2016 at Wesbury United Methodist Nursing Home where she had been a resident in College Way for over three years. She was born a twin on May 20, 1945, to John Phillip and Mary Elizabeth (Williams) Keene; her twin brother, Paul, survives. On June 7, 1979; she wed William “Sonny”...

Sep 26, 2016

Jean M. Marr, 89, of Shermansville, passed away on Monday, September 26, 2016, at Rolling Fields in Conneautville where she had resided for the past two years.

Born April 26, 1927 in Fredericksburg (Meadville), she was the daughter of Andrew and Nellie Findley McBride.  She married William C. Marr on February 22, 1947 in Mercer.  He preceded...

Aug 29, 2016

Robert W. P. (Bob) Seeley, 61, of Linesville, passed away on Monday, August 29, 2016, at UPMC Montefiore in Pittsburgh, after a courageous battle with cancer.

Born March 16, 1955, in Meadville, he was the son of Robert and Virginia Sheckler Seeley.  He married Janice Moss on March 14, 1987 in Linesville.

Bob was a...

Aug 29, 2016

Elaine Marie (Headley) Sherretts, 88, of Linesville, passed away on Monday, August 29, 2016, at Rolling Fields in Conneautville, where she had resided for the past 1 ½ years.

Born October 17, 1927, in Linesville, she was the daughter of William and Charlotte Thompson Headley.  She married Howard A. Sherretts on June 27, 1947 in Greenup, Kentucky. ...

Aug 24, 2016

Charles (Chuck)  M. Mathers Jr., 73, of Linesville, passed away on Wednesday, August 24, 2016, at his residence, after a lengthy battle against Heart Disease and Vascular Parkinson’s.

Born September 23, 1942, in Washington D.C., he was the son of Charles and Eleanor Austin Mathers.  He married Karen Dunlap on February 2, 1980 in Maryland.

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Aug 11, 2016

Mildred M. Mitchell, age 95, of Penn St., Linesville passed away Thursday evening on August 11, 2016, at her residence surrounded by her family.  She was born May 24, 1921 in Crawford County the daughter of Fenn and Manie (Gilliland) Campbell.  She married Cloyd L. Fink on June 13, 1941 and he preceded her in death on...

Aug 6, 2016

Melvin C. Hartle, age 86, of Meadville and formerly of Conneaut Lake passed away on Saturday, August 6, 2016.  He was born September 30, 1929 in Shippenville  to Irvin and Mildred (Schultz) Hartle.  He married Janet (Jacobs) Hartle on April 21, 1951, she survives.  He was Chief of Police in Washington Twp.,  became a truck driver and worked for...

Aug 1, 2016

Nancy Ann Grinnell, 78, of Espyville, passed away on Monday, August 1, 2016, at St. Paul’s in Greenville where she had resided the past year.

She was born November 8, 1937, in Meadville, the daughter of Rodney and Helen Lasher Henretty.  She married Herbert Glenn Grinnell on February 7, 1969; he preceded her in death...

Jul 26, 2016

Jul 23, 2016

Ned W. (Bill) Thompson, 96, of Linesville, died on Saturday, July 23, 2016, at Rolling Fields in Conneautville.

Ned was born to William and Mina (Baker) Thompson.  His father died when he was six month old.  Ned quit school when he was in the eighth grade to run the family farm and still resided there...

Jun 28, 2016

Robert Stanley Kulak died peacefully at home in Guys Mills, Pennsylvania on June 28, 2016, after battling cancer.  Bob was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 7, 1950 to Eugenia (Marek) and Stanley Kulak Jr., their third child and first son.  He is survived by his loving wife and soulmate, Robin Schaef, his mother, a sister, Barbara Kulak...

Jun 27, 2016

Jun 26, 2016

Patricia D. (Patt) Koehler, 81, of Saegertown, passed away after a lengthy illness on Sunday, June 26, 2016, at the Marquette Hospice House in Meadville.

Born March 10, 1935, in Linesville, she was the daughter of Clyde and Emmer Griffey Dennis.  She married Matt Koehler on December 11, 1954, in the Linesville United Methodist Church....

Jun 21, 2016

Clairmont “Tub” Summers, 90, of Jupiter, Florida, formerly of Linesville, passed away on Tuesday, June 21, 2016.

Born May 28, 1926 in Walton, West Virginia, he was the son of Everett Lawson and Willa Mae Droddy Summers.  He married Ardeth Dowell VanNort on July 24, 1949 in Marienville, Pennsylvania; she preceded him in death on...

Jun 20, 2016

Lois J. May, 84, a resident of St. Paul’s in Greenville, formerly of Linesville, passed away on Monday, June 20, 2016, at UPMC Horizon in Greenville.

Born July 3, 1931, in Andover, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Mary Hurlbert Rhoades.  She married Albert Brooks in August of 1949 and he...

Jun 7, 2016

Donna Jean Clements, 58, of Linesville, passed away on Tuesday, June 7, 2016, at the Marquette Hospice House in Meadville.

Born October 25, 1957, in Pittsburgh, she was the daughter of Donald and Agnes McDonald Brenneman.  She married James L. Clements on May 6, 1983, at the Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of...

May 30, 2016

Walter Gerald Holmes, 95, of Linesville, Pa went to be with the Lord on Monday, May 30, 2016.

Born February 4, 1921, at home in Clinton, Pa, he was the son of Marie and Walter Holmes.  He married his beloved wife, Claire, on February 14, 1948, at the United Methodist...