Franklin, PA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Franklin, PA, Venango County & Surrounding Areas
Ella "Carol" Schroder
Sep 13, 2018
Ella "Carol" Schroder, 87, of Franklin, passed away at 9:13 A.M. on Thursday September 13, 2018 at the Caring Place.Born January 15, 1931 in Flushing, NY, she was the daughter of the late Alfred L. and Ella Duppler Gosselin.Carol worked for many years as a secretary at various law firms, St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Peapack, NJ and also for...
Rose Jean Mcpherson Chalot
Sep 11, 2018
Rose Jean McPherson Chalot, 91, of Franklin passed away at 3:45 PM on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at The Caring Place. Born on January 12, 1927 in Franklin, PA, Rose was the daughter of Edgar L. and Frances Tourtellott McPherson. She graduated from Franklin High School in 1944. Rose went on to work for the James Lumber Company for many...
Donald H. "Don" Foust
Sep 8, 2018
Donald H. "Don" Foust, 67 of Polk, passed away on the morning of September 8, 2018 at his home. Don was born in Franklin on August 14, 1951 to the late Ronald E. and Mary Lou Highfield Foust.Don was a graduate of Franklin High School and went on to proudly serve his Country in the United States Army. He was...
Joan Jacoby Haun
Sep 2, 2018
Joan Jacoby Haun, 84, of Eustis, FL, passed away on September 2, 2018. She was born in Franklin, Pennsylvania and moved to Eustis in 2013. She was the former Vice President of Human Resources for Oil City Hospital that later became UPMC Northwest. Prior, she had also worked for the Pennsylvania Department of Highways and Polk Center. Joan was a...
Kenneth L. Brown
Aug 25, 2018
Kenneth Lawrence Brown, 82, of Franklin, passed away at 3:00 P.M. on Saturday August 25, 2018 at Sugar Creek Station.Born in Franklin on July 5, 1936 he was a son of the late Lawrence E. and Dorothy L. Snyder Brown. Upon graduation from high school, Ken proudly served his country in the United States Navy during the Korean Conflict.Ken worked...
Laverne C. Laing
Aug 18, 2018
Laverne C. Laing, 91, of Franklin passed away at 4:15 P.M. on Saturday, August 18, 2018 with her loving family by her side. Born on February 3, 1927 in Cooperstown, PA, Laverne was the daughter of Alton and Hazel Bean Irwin. Laverne had a very strong work ethic. She owned and operated a dog grooming business, Laing's Dog Grooming, for...
Helen K. Bell
Aug 16, 2018
Helen K. Bell, 96, of Franklin passed away at 9:45 A.M. on Thursday, August 16, 2018, with her loving family by her side. Born on April 29, 1922 in Knox, PA, Helen was the daughter of the late Merrill L. and Olive McElhattan Kenemuth. She graduated with Honors from Rockland High School in the class of 1939. Helen went on...
Harriet E. Rhoads
Jul 31, 2018
Harriet E. Rhoads, 85 of Franklin passed away at 12:45 P.M. on Tuesday July 31, 2018 at Sugar Creek Station where she has resided for the last five years. Born April 7, 1933 in Franklin, she was a daughter of the late Harry E. and Anna Oakla Huff.She was a graduate of Rocky Grove High School and worked for a...
Richard A. Bryan
Jul 28, 2018
Richard A. Bryan, 86, of Lower Burrell, formerly of Franklin and a longtime resident of Seneca, passed away on Saturday, July 28, 2018 at UPMC St. Margaret in Pittsburgh.Born in Clearfield on November 22, 1931 he was a son of the late, Thomas and Maude Quigley Bryan. Dick was a graduate of Clearfield High School and proudly served his country...
Frank William "Bill" Long.
Jul 7, 2018
Frank William "Bill" Long Jr., 62, of Franklin passed away at 5:25 A.M. on Saturday July 7, 2018 after a short illness.Born in Titusville on November 15, 1955, he was a son of the late Frank William Long Sr. and Deana Warren Long.Bill was a collector of all things, especially, cars, tractors, and guns. Bill was a talented mechanic who...
Richard James Mulholland
Jul 1, 2018
Richard James Mulholland, 26, of Oil City, Pennsylvania, passed away unexpectedly on July 1, 2018. Richard was born on January 23, 1992 in Franklin to Richard and Lisa McDeavitt Mulholland. Richard was a 2010 graduate of Venango Catholic High School. Richard went on to serve in the United States Army with two deployments to Afghanistan from 2010-2014, and he was...
Donald I. Moore
Jun 30, 2018
Donald I. Moore, 83 of 1180 Mercer Road, Franklin, passed away at 8:25 pm on June 30, 2018 at Sugarcreek Station. Donald was born on August 17, 1934 in Franklin to the late Donald F. Moore and Ruby Morrison Moore Edwards. Donald received his GED and went on to serve his Country in the United States Navy during the Korean...
Ivan E. Pettit
Jun 6, 2018
Ivan Essington Pettit, 88, of Kennerdell, PA, went to be with his Lord 9:45 am on Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at UPMC Northwest with loved ones by his side. Ivan was born on April 17, 1930 in Albion, NY to the late Hugh A. and Charlotte Burr Pettit. Ivan proudly served in the United States Navy as Fireman 1st Class,...
Betty June Persing
May 29, 2018
Betty June Persing, 91, of Christmas, FL formerly of Franklin passed away at 5:20 A.M. on Tuesday, May 29, 2018 in Florida.Born in Franklin on June 2, 1926 she was a daughter of the late Carl D. and Ethalyn B. Shumacher Baker.Betty attended beautician school. Betty was an avid reader and enjoyed gardening, but her greatest joy in life was...
Frank T. Ellis
May 27, 2018
Frank T. Ellis, 67, of Summerville, SC formerly of Franklin passed away unexpectedly on Sunday May 27, 2018.Born in Franklin on February 24, 1951 he was a son of the late Edward Dale and Antoinette Marie Leta Ellis.Frank graduated from Franklin High School in 1969. He proudly served his country In the United States Army Reserves and trained at Ford...
Joseph Angelo Senott
May 26, 2018
Joseph Angelo Senott, 82, of Cooperstown, died on Saturday May 26, 2018 surrounded by his family.Joe was born to the late Joseph and Mamie Senott on May 20, 1936 in Rossiter, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Saints Cosmas and Damian School in Punxsutawney in 1954 and enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. He served as a radio technician in the...
Harold B. "Jack" Denny
Apr 29, 2018
Harold B. "Jack" Denny, Jr., of Titusville, PA, passed away Sunday, April 29, 2018 at St. Vincent Hospital in Erie, from complications of a lingering illness. Harold was born on August 22, 1946 in Franklin, PA, he was the son of Harold B. and Dorothy A. (O'Brien) Denny, Sr. Harold was a 1966 graduate of Franklin High School. He was...
Rita M. Finch
Apr 23, 2018
Rita M. Finch, 94, formerly of 1626 Pittsburgh Rd., Franklin, passed away at the Caring Place on Monday, April 23, 2018. Born August 8, 1923 in Oil City, she was raised by Myrtle Beatty. She was a long time cashier of the A&P and Kroger grocery stores and known simply as Rita. She was a member of the Grace Methodist...
Norma Jean Highfield
Apr 19, 2018
Norma Jean Highfield, 82, of Reno, PA, passed peacefully Thursday, April 19, 2018 at Countryside Nursing Home in Mercer, PA. Norma was born in Oil City on December 24, 1935 to Lois (Topping) and George Stack. She was a 1953 Graduate of Oil City High School. She married John Avery Highfield on July 3, 1953 and they spent the first...
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