Franklin, PA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Franklin, PA, Venango County & Surrounding Areas
Richard J. Palmer
Oct 11, 2016
Richard J. Palmer, 89, of Franklin passes away Tuesday, October 11, 2016 after a period of declining health. He was born June 3, 1927 in Butler to Richard G. and Doris Meddiker Palmer. Richard graduated from Butler high School in 1945 and then served his country in the U.S. Navy as a corpsman taking care of wounded soldiers returning home...
Charles J. Manny
Oct 10, 2016
Charles J. Manny, age 90 of Grove City, formerly of West Sunbury, passed away on Monday, October 10, 2016. Charles was born in Butler on July 29, 1926 to the late Harry and Mary Scott Manny. He proudly served in the United States Army for a period of time in both World War II and the Korean Conflict. He married...
Elliott Vangorden
Oct 9, 2016
Elliott VanGorden, 87 of Franklin passed away at 3:50 P.M. on Sunday October 9, 2016 at Sugarcreek Station.He was born September 30, 1929.He was preceded in death by his wife, Anna E. Tarr VanGorden.Surviving is his son, John VanGorden of Shippenville.There will be no visitation or services.Funeral arrangements entrusted to Huff Funeral Home & Cremation Services Inc., Franklin.
Vesta A. Lumley
Oct 9, 2016
Vesta A. Lumley, age 93, of Hubbard, OH, formerly of Harrisville, went home to be with the Lord on October 9, 2016 in her home surrounded by her loving family. Vesta was born in Charleston, WV on August 30, 1923 to the late Monroe and Nancy Hamilton Barker. She spent much of her childhood moving around but continued to love...
Roberta "Bert" J. Hollabaugh
Sep 28, 2016
Roberta "Bert" J. Hollabaugh, age 61 of Buttermilk Hill Rd, Franklin, passed away on September 28, 2016 at home. Bert was born on May 5, 1955 in Ridgeway to the late Malcolm Earl and Josephine Papale Amacher White. She was a graduate of Ridgeway High School and attended Clarion University. She worked at Shop n Save in Franklin for over...
Kenneth Henry Yarnell
Sep 26, 2016
Kenneth Henry Yarnell, 97 of Keely Road Franklin, Pa continued his journey to the Lord on September 26, 2016 after a time of declining health. Kenneth passed in peace with family in his home. Born March 29, 1919, he was the firstborn beloved son of Goldie Marie Mealy Yarnell and Phillip Daniel Yarnell.Kenneth spent many of his boyhood and youth...
William "Bill" Elton Martin
Sep 23, 2016
William "Bill" Elton Martin, age 86, of Harrisville, passed away at Grove City Medical Center on September 23, 2016. Bill was born on August 2, 1930 to the late Elton and Eleanor Sterrett Martin. He was a 1948 graduate of Clintonville High School. Bill was a proud member of the United States Marine Corps having served from 1952 to 1954....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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