Obituaries

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

Sep 22, 2015

Rosemarie F. Ray, 75, of Linesville, passed away on Tuesday, September 22, 2015, at her residence surrounded by her loving family.

Born March 12, 1940, in Farrell, she was the daughter of Joseph and Maria Sansone Patrizi.  She married Donald L. Ray on November 10, 1962, in Farrell.

She...

Sep 13, 2015

Carol Ann Turlij, 66, of Linesville, passed away Sunday, September 13, 2015, at Rolling Fields in Conneautville.

Born November 4, 1948, in Meadville, she was the daughter of Homer and Edna Unger Reagle.  She married Robert Turlij on May 27, 1972 in Meadville.

She was a graduate of Townville...

Aug 18, 2015

Jimmy Alvin (Jim) Roncaglione, 81, of Linesville, died Tuesday, August 18, 2015, at Rolling Fields in Conneautville.

Born December 23, 1933, in Linesville, he was the son of Charles Martin and Agatha Hoffman Roncaglione .

He attended Linesville High School.

On August 29, 1959 he...

Aug 16, 2015

Josephine (Jo) Repko, 94, of Linesville, passed away on Sunday, August 16, 2015, at Rolling Fields in Conneautville where she had resided the past two years.

Born September 4, 1920, in Linesville, she was the daughter of Chauncey and Neva Dodge Penfield.  She married Paul Chason on May 18, 1939 and he preceded...