OBITUARIES

May 25, 2012

David L. Bovard, 79, of Black Road, Harrisville, died Friday at his home. He was born Feb. 12, 1933, in Harrisville, to Eugene H. Bovard and Elma V. (McClymonds) Bovard. � He was a 1952 graduate of Grove City High School. He played four years of high school football, and in his senior year the football team was Mercer County...

May 20, 2012

Eugene E. Hoover,90, formerly of 1114 Old Mercer Rd. died at 10:14 a.m. Sunday May 20, 2012 in The Caring Place where he had resided for the past 4 � years. A son of Charles L. and Virginia L. Reynolds Hoover he was born in Franklin on December 29, 1921. He was a graduate of Franklin High School. Following graduation...

May 20, 2012

Lucille R. Blakley, 85 formerly of Franklin, died at 8:20 P.M. Sunday May 20, 2012 at the Golden Living Center in Oil City. Born November 8, 1926 in Powhatan Point, OH she was a daughter of the late Andrew and Gertrude Herzog Tarsilia. In 1954 she married James Blakley Sr. and he preceded her in death. She was of Catholic...

May 17, 2012

Vernon E. "Vern" Reddick Sr., 70, of Boyers Road, Harrisville, died at 4:20 p.m. Thursday at VNA Inpatient Hospice, Butler. He was born Dec. 30, 1941, in Branchton, son of Charles E. Reddick and Violet J. McConnell Reddick. � Mr. Reddick was a graduate of Slippery Rock High School and New Castle Business School. He was employed by Glenn O....

May 3, 2012

William E. Collins, 64 of 210 11th St., Franklin passed away early Thursday morning on May 3, 2012 at UPMC Northwest in Seneca after a two year battle with colon cancer. He was born April 2, 1948 in Franklin to the late Merle Everett and Quitera Adaline Collins. He was a 1966 graduate of Franklin High School. After high school,...

May 3, 2012

May 2, 2012

John Crawford Sr., 57 of 365 Pacific St. Franklin died Wednesday May 2, 2012 at UPMC Northwest in Seneca. Born March 10, 1955 in Franklin he was a son of the late Earl G. and Betty E. Delong Crawford Jr. Mr. Crawford attended Franklin Area Schools. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping, being outdoors, and spending time with his family and...

Apr 27, 2012

Ruth L. Kopar, Age 82 of Autumn Grove Care Center Harrisville for the past 4 years, formerly of Pittsburgh died at 3:40 A.M. Friday April 27, 2012 in Autumn Grove Care Center. � She was born on August 26, 1929 in Pittsburgh, PA to John Roberts and Regnia (Remeranski) Roberts � She was a homemaker � She was of the...

Apr 23, 2012

Albert A. Sabatini Jr., 80, of 636 White Road, Cooperstown died at 7 a.m. Monday April 23, 2012 at his residence. He had resided in the Bradleytown area since 1987. A son of Albert Angelo and Mary Puskarich Sabatini he was born in Russelton on February 18, 1932. He received his Masters? Degree in Mathematics from Clarion University. Mr. Sabatini...

Apr 20, 2012

William E. Bell , Age 75 of Harrisville, PA died at 5:00 P.M. Friday April 20, 2012 at Trinity Living Center Grove City, PA. � He was born on February 27, 1937 in Forestville, PA to Norman D. Bell and Mildred E. (McGowan) Bell. � He was a 1955 graduate of Harrisville High School Harrisville, PA � He was employed...

Apr 18, 2012

Norma Jean Montileone Yount , 69 of� Grove City, PA since 2004 and she formerly of Millvale PA died at 7:40 A.M.� Wednesday April 18, 2012 at her residence � She was born on December 12, 1942 in Pittsburgh, PA to Marvin J. Ehlers and Josephine Ehlers Ropish � She attended Millvale High School Millvale, PA � She was a...

Apr 12, 2012

John Henry Hook, 88 formerly of Franklin died on April 12, 2012 at Wesleyan Village in Elyria, Ohio. Born in Beaver Twp. Clarion County on September 13, 1923 he was a son of the late Henry and Edna Amsler Hook. John was a 1941 graduate of White Memorial High School near Knox. Upon graduation from high school, he was offered...

Apr 11, 2012

Joanne M. Raymer of Grove City, formerly of Mercer, died at 11:10 a.m. Wednesday, April 11, 2012, in Visiting Nurses Association Inpatient Hospice, Butler. She was 80. Mrs. Raymer was born May 6, 1931, in Connellsville, Pa., to Joseph and Ethel Bailey Hood. She was a graduate of Mercer High School. Joanne was an licensed practical nurse and had worked...

Apr 5, 2012

Dorothy Marie Smith, 85, of 1498 Thompson Rd, died peacefully at UPMC Northwest, Seneca, Thursday, April 5, 2012 at 10:25 A.M. A daughter of Rex and Ila Shakley McElhattan she was born in Knox on December 29, 1926. She was a graduate of Salem High School. She worked for a short time at C.P.T. before beginning her employment at the...

Apr 4, 2012

Ruth E. ?Betty? Boyd, 91 of Seneca formerly of Franklin passed away at 4:12 P.M. on Wednesday April 4, 2012 at UMPC Northwest in Seneca. Born January 6, 1921 in Oil City, she was a daughter of the late Philip and Goldie Mealy Yarnell. Betty graduated high school and cosmetology school in Oil City. Early on she moved to the...

Apr 3, 2012

Steven P. McFeely, Age 52 of Centertown Road Grove City, PA passed away on Tuesday April 3, 2012 at his residence, after a 4 � year battle with Leukemia. He had tremendous faith in his Savior Jesus Christ and he fought to the end. He is now with his son Kyle. He was born on November 28, 1959 in Grove...

Apr 3, 2012

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of yet another member of the ?Greatest Generation?. On Tuesday April 3, life-long Franklin resident William H. Karns III passed away after 92 colorful years. Born on September 7, 1919 in Oil City, PA, he was the eldest child of William H. and Emilena (Reid) Karns Jr. He was the...

Apr 1, 2012

Muriel Hazel McKissick of Manchester, NH died on April 1, 2012 in Hackett Hill Health Care Center after a long Illness. Muriel was a graduate of Edinboro State Teachers College, earning a degree in Elementary Art Education. After accepting a position at Siverly and Grant Street Schools in the Oil City Area School District in the fall of 1949 she...

Mar 31, 2012

Gene C. Gumpp, 89, of Slippery Rock died at 12:15 p.m. Saturday at the Autumn Grove Care Center in Harrisville. He was born on Feb. 4, 1923, in St. Louis, Mo., to Warren D. Gumpp and Myrtle (Miller) Gumpp. He was a heavy equipment operator for Sechan Lime Stone of Portersville and retired with more than 33 years of service....

Mar 23, 2012

George N. Buchanan, 101, of Kipper Lane, Harrisville, passed away Friday at 12:39 p.m. at Grove Manor in Grove City. He was born July 1, 1910, in Marion Township to James N. Buchanan and Clara (Shannon) Buchanan. He was a lifetime resident of the area . He attended the Ray School and Harrisville High School. He was a self-employed farmer....