Franklin, PA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Franklin, PA, Venango County & Surrounding Areas
James C. "Jim" Riddle
Sep 17, 2016
James C. "Jim" Riddle, age 89, of Mercer Street Ext, Harrisville, passed away on September 17, 2016 at the Good Samaritan Hospice in Cabot. Born on July 8, 1926 in Grove City, James was the son of the late Charles A. and Edna Cokain Riddle. James graduated from Grove City high school in 1944 and after graduation joined the United...
Lawrence Dale Phillips
Sep 14, 2016
Lawrence Dale Phillips, 75, of Franklin passed away at his residence on Wednesday September 14, 2016.Born October 13, 1940 in Franklin, he was a son of the late Clarence A. and Ruth A. Bacher Phillips.He was a graduate of Franklin High School.Mr. Phillips was a longtime owner of the former Phillips Brothers Printing in Franklin. He then worked a number...
Nancy J. Colgrove
Sep 10, 2016
Nancy J. Colgrove, 78 of Franklin, passed away at 10:46 P.M. on Saturday September 10, 2016 at UPMC Presbyterian in Pittsburgh.Born October 19, 1937 in Franklin, she was a daughter of the late Donovan and Arlene Collins Yeager.She was a graduate of Franklin High School. Nancy worked for a number of years as an accountant at Conneaut School District.Nancy loved...
Pauline L. Jamison
Sep 10, 2016
Pauline L. Jamison, age 88, formerly of Franklin, passed away September 10, 2016 at Highland Oaks in Clarion. She was born on September 3, 1928 to the late Harold John Peters and Lena May Klingensmith Peters in New Lebanon, Mercer County. Pauline was raised by her grandmother, Cleo Klingensmith, and her Aunt, Mable McCune. She graduated from Sandy Lake High...
Paul E. "Red" Russell
Sep 9, 2016
Paul E. "Red" Russell, 88 of Utica, passed away at his residence on Friday September 9, 2016.Born August 29, 1928 in Pittsburgh, he was the son of the late Paul Francis Russell and Anna Stella Hagan Russell.Red was a retired long haul truck driver.He proudly served his country in the United States Navy during WWII.On November 7, 1931 he married...
Margaret E. Bergin
Sep 3, 2016
Margaret E. Bergin, 70 of Franklin passed away unexpectedly on Saturday morning September 3, 2016 after a sudden illness.Born April 25, 1946 in Meadville, she was a daughter of the later James "Richard" and Martha Belle Crabb Papenfuse.She was a graduate of Maplewood High School.Mrs. Bergin worked for over 20 years at Polk Center as in Resident Service Aide in...
Donald H. Palmer
Sep 1, 2016
Donald H. Palmer, 85 of Franklin, passed away Thursday morning, September 1, 2016, surrounded by his loving family. Born April 28, 1931 in Butler, PA, he was the son of the late Richard G. Palmer and Doris Meddiker Palmer. He attended Butler Area Schools and enlisted in the Navy when he was 17. He served his country for four years,...
Alexander M. Strausbaugh
Aug 31, 2016
Alexander M. Strausbaugh, Sr. age 62 of Franklin, passed away at his home on Wednesday August 31, 2016. He was born on December 1, 1953 to the late Jack E. and Dolores Orick Strausbaugh in Bowling Green, Ohio. Alexander was a Franklin High School graduate and worked at Polk Center as a resident aide for a number of years until...
Richard L. "Dick" Shaner
Aug 29, 2016
Richard L. "Dick" Shaner, 73 of Franklin went to be with his Lord and Savior early Monday morning August 29, 2016.Born in Franklin on June 22, 1943 he was a son of the late Harold and Mary Wise Shaner.He was a 1961 graduate of Franklin High School. Dick wanted to be a teacher from the time he was eight years...
Eula M. Clair
Aug 28, 2016
Eula M. Clair, 93, died Sunday, August 28, 2016, at Hock Family Pavilion. She was born in Broken Bow, NE, the daughter of the late Claude Ernest Coffman and the late Gertrude Turner Coffman. She was preceded in death by her husband, Michael Eugene Clair, and brother, Lewis Coffman. She graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in Council Bluffs, Iowa....
Donald L. Sanford
Aug 26, 2016
Donald L. Sanford Sr., 63, of Franklin died at 7:22 a.m. Friday, August 26, 2016 at his residence.A son of Norman Leroy "Lee" and Anna Louise Duttry Sanford, he was born in Franklin on August 28, 1952. He attended Franklin High School.Donald was a long time employee of Baker's Transportation working as a dispatcher, driver or as he said, "Whatever...
Anna "Isabelle" Grossman
Aug 25, 2016
Anna "Isabelle" Grossman, age 86 of West Mercer Street, Harrisville, passed away at Trinity Living Center on Thursday, August 25, 2016. Isabelle was born in Forestville on January 23, 1930 to the late Derwood H. Bell and Linnie J. Hockenberry.On November 18, 1949 Isabelle married her husband, Humes A. Grossman, Sr., he preceded her in death in 2012. She was...
James E. " Spirit Wolf" Beck
Aug 23, 2016
James E. "Jim" "Spirit Wolf" Beck, Jr., age 79 of Harrisville, passed away at home on August 23, 2016. Jim was born on March 27, 1937 in Warren, Ohio to the late James E. Beck, Sr. and Evelyn Wilson. Jim served in the United States Navy for 5 years and after his service he worked as a psychiatric technician at...
Anna M. Booher
Aug 22, 2016
Anna M. Booher, age 92 of Slippery Rock, passed away Monday morning, August 22, 2016 at Autumn Grove in Harrisville. Anna was born October 19, 1923 in Century, West Virginia to the late Charles L. Walchesky and Susannah M. Lauver.Anna was a devout Christian and was a member of West Unity Community Church in Harrisville for many years. She married...
Barbara S. Heckathorne
Aug 20, 2016
Barbara S. Heckathorne, 63 of Franklin passed away unexpectedly on Saturday August 20, 2016 at her residence.Born July 18, 1953 in Franklin, she was a daughter of Helen Kennedy Smith and the late Paul Smith.She was a 1972 graduate of Franklin High School and earned her Associates Degree in nursing from Clarion University where she was salutatorian of her class....
John B. Heckathorne
Aug 20, 2016
John B. Heckathorne Jr. 63 of Franklin passed away unexpectedly on Saturday August 20, 2016 at his residence. Born April 17, 1953 in Oil City, he was a son of the late John B. & Emma Beatrice Downing Heckathorne. John was a 1972 graduate of Oil City High School.He worked for over 42 years at Electralloy in Oil City retiring...
Allen K. Frye
Aug 11, 2016
Allen K. Frye, age 66 of Penn Hills, passed away Thursday August 11, 2016 at the VA Hospital in Pittsburgh. Allen was born on March 8, 1950 in Lewistown to Jack Frye and Joan Spaide, they survive. Allen entered the US Marine Corps in 1968 and served in the Vietnam conflict. During his time in the service he earned three...
John W. Bickel
Aug 8, 2016
John W. Bickel, 55 of Guys Mills, died unexpectedly on Monday August 8, 2016 in Franklin. He was born in Franklin on October 5, 1960 to Paul Bickel and the late Janice Hiles Bickel.John began working at the age of 14 in his grandfather's sawmill, he then went on to work at Franklin Industries as a laborer until his passing....
Sandra E. Anderson
Aug 5, 2016
Sandra E. Anderson, 64 of Franklin, TN, formerly of Franklin, PA, passed away on Friday August 5, 2016 at her residence.Born May 11, 1952 in Franklin, PA she was a daughter of Nancy Ritts Stewart and the late Dale Stewart.Sandy was a graduate of Cranberry High School and Penn State University where she earned her Bachelor's Degree.She worked for over...
Velma G. Barr
Aug 5, 2016
Velma G. Barr, age 92, of Newhaven Court at Butler, passed away on Friday August 5, 2016. Velma was born in Fairview, West Virginia on January 12, 1924 to the late Larney McBee and Millie Wilson McBee. Velma was a member of Harmony Presbyterian Church in Harrisville. Velma and her husband Stanley lived in Harrisville for nearly 40 years. Velma...
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