Franklin, PA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Franklin, PA, Venango County & Surrounding Areas
Janet Ellen Ballard
Aug 2, 2020
Janet Ellen Ballard, 89, of Franklin, passed away at her residence at 12:50 A.M., Sunday August 2, 2020.Born in Oil City on January 28, 1931 she was the daughter of the late Merald and Ellen Ross Magee.She attended Oil City High School and went on to graduate from Titusville High School.Janet worked as a teacher's aide for a number of...
Craig B. Swalm
Aug 2, 2020
Craig B. Swalm, age 63 of Franklin, PA passed away on August 2, 2020. Born in Reading, PA on August 1, 1957, he was the son of the late Bruce E. Swalm and Audrey K. (Shalter) Swalm. He was a graduate of Muhlenberg High School, class of 1975.Craig enjoyed music and concerts, fishing, and visiting family in Florida. He was...
Marie M. Wendt
Aug 1, 2020
Marie M. Wendt, 91, of Pensacola, FL formerly of Franklin passed away at Ascension Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola on Saturday, August 1, 2020.Born in Highland Park, MI on February 20, 1929 she was a daughter of the late Neil M. And Lillian MacAulay MacDonald.She graduated from Oswego High School in Oswego, N.Y.Marie was administrator for 17 years at the...
Linda S. Collins
Jul 17, 2020
Linda S. Collins, 69, of Franklin passed away at 8:44 A.M. on Friday, July 17, 2020 at her sister's home in Kersey, PA.She was born on September 25, 1950 to the late David and Martha Blessel.Linda was a graduate from St. Mary's High School. She loved and cherished working as a caregiver for many years.Linda loved going out and playing...
Marian June Ames
Jul 16, 2020
On Thursday July 16, 2020 Marian June Ames, loving wife, mother, sister, grandmother and aunt, age 84 passed away peacefully with family by her side.Marian was born July 4th 1936 in Franklin to the late Earl and Virginia Lepley.Marian spend several years working as a nurse's aide at the former Venango Manor, taking care of others. She raised her two...
Dewayne B. Greenlee
Jul 7, 2020
DeWayne B. Greenlee, 77, of Franklin died peacefully on July 7, 2020 at Sugar Creek Station following a lengthy illness. He was born July 23, 1942, in Polk, the son of Herman and Marie Greenlee. He graduated from Franklin High School in 1960; then graduated from Grove City College in May 1964. He earned additional degrees and certifications from Edinboro...
Ronald M. Rigby
Jul 3, 2020
Ronald M. Rigby, 71, of Franklin passed away at 10:35 P.M. on Friday, July 3, 2020 at UPMC Northwest in Seneca.He was born in Titusville on January 4, 1949.Ron was a graduate of West Forest High School. He worked for 47 years at Joy Manufacturing as a machine wirer. Ron loved going to the Outer Banks, NC and spending hours...
Christine Elizabeth Collins
Jun 29, 2020
Christine Elizabeth Collins, 67, a resident of 210 11th Street, Franklin, died Monday June 29, 2020 at UPMC Hamot Erie of complications resulting from a stroke she suffered in February of 2019. She was born April 16, 1952 in Oil City, PA to the late Milton L. Miller and Eleanor C. Mook. She was a 1970 graduate of Oil City...
Delores J. Strickenburg
Jun 25, 2020
Delores J. Strickenburg, 80, of Oil City, PA passed away at 4:52 A.M. on Thursday June 25, 2020 at Oil City Healthcare and Rehab Center.Born on November 25, 1939 in Luray, Virginia, Delores was a daughter of the late Hubie and Pauline Dovel.She enjoyed going for walks, shopping, going out to eat, and loved going to church.Delores was a member...
Betty Lou Cramer
Jun 14, 2020
Betty Lou Cramer, 75, of Franklin, passed away at 3:30 A.M. on Sunday June 14, 2020 surrounded by her family at her residence following an extended illness.Born in Franklin on July 28, 1944 she was a daughter of the late Lewis James Lindsey Sr. and Betty June Lindsey.Betty was a 1962 graduate of Franklin High School. She worked for a...
Charles W. "Bill" Barrett
May 24, 2020
Charles W. "Bill" Barrett, 84, of Franklin, passed away at 7:14 A.M. on Sunday May 24, 2020 at The Caring Place in Franklin.Born in Franklin January 9, 1936 he was the son of the late George and Dora Grinder Barrett.Bill was a graduate of Rocky Grove High School. He worked for 31 years at Cooper Bessemer in Grove City as...
Maxine Mae Showers
May 23, 2020
Maxine Mae Showers, 90, of Franklin, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, May 23, 2020.Born in Gifford, PA on February 24, 1930, she was a daughter of the late Roscoe and Violet Meehan Daily. Maxine was a graduate of Cranberry High School. She worked for a number of years at the former Exchange Bank now First National Bank...
Roxanne L. Wassil
May 19, 2020
Roxanne L. Wassil, 32, of Oil City, Pa passed away unexpectedly at 6:42 P.M. on Tuesday May 19, 2020 shortly on arrival at UPMC Northwest. Born on October 17, 1987 in Erie, PA Roxanne was the daughter of the late Lawrence L. Wassil and Candance I. Geib.She graduated from Oil City High School, and then went on to Tri-State Business...
David Thomas Voit
May 16, 2020
David Thomas Voit, 54, of Franklin, PA and Lexington, KY passed away Saturday, May 16, 2020. He was the son of William F and the late April (Scaggs) Voit Jr.Dave was a graduate of Henry Clay High School and the University of Kentucky where he was a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity. Dave played baseball for Henry Clay and UK,...
Daniel Paul Whitaker
May 15, 2020
Daniel Paul Whitaker, 73, of Franklin, Pa passed at his home after a long battle with cancer at 1:46 A.M. Friday, May 15, 2020.Born March 26, 1947 in Windber, PA Dan was the son of the late Paul Whitaker and the late Betty Simmons Whitaker.Daniel was a veteran of the United States Army and entered the service July 31, 1965...
Bertha Brustle Powell
May 12, 2020
Bertha B. "Bert" Powell, 87, went to be with her Savior on Tuesday, May 12, 2020 after a short battle with cancer. Until a recent move to Grove Manor, an assisted living facility in Grove City, PA, Bert spent most of her adult life in the Franklin/Oil City area. She was a fun-loving, happy and capable person who could do...
Olive Geraldine "Gerry" Hood
May 4, 2020
Olive Geraldine (Gerry) Hood, 97, died Monday, May 4, 2020 following a brief illness with family by her side. For the past six years, she lived with her daughter and son-in-law in Centerville. She previously resided in Cranberry, Venango County, for 57 years.Geraldine was born in Monroe, Clarion County, Pa., a daughter of Orval E. and Myrtle V. (Beals) Ritts.On...
William Rulison Pixley
Apr 21, 2020
William Rulison Pixley, 73, of Oil City, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Tuesday, April 21, 2020.Born in Franklin on November 25, 1946, he was the son of the late Harold E. and Helen Schmermund Pixley.Bill was a 1964 graduate of Franklin High School and then attended the University of Hawaii at Manoa for three years prior to enlisting...
Joyce Dunlap
Apr 14, 2020
Joyce Dunlap, 54, of Franklin passed away Tuesday, April 14, 2020 at Brighton Rehabilitation and Wellness Center in Beaver.Born in Franklin on October 11, 1965 she was a daughter of the late David H. Ace Sr. and Rose M. Stanley Ace.Joyce enjoyed crafts, ceramics and playing her video games.Surviving are her two siblings; David H. Ace Jr. and his wife...
Helen Best Bell
Apr 14, 2020
Helen Best Bell, 97, of Myrtle Beach, SC, formerly of Franklin, passed away at 2:17 A.M. Tuesday, April 14, 2020 at Embrace Hospice House in Myrtle Beach.Born July 30, 1922 in Emlenton, she was a daughter of the late Frank James Best and Mary Nowak Best Lutz. Helen was a graduate of Emlenton High School, Class of 1941, and Franklin...
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