Franklin, PA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Franklin, PA, Venango County & Surrounding Areas
Emma Larue "Emmy Lou" Holtz
Nov 8, 2017
Emma LaRue "Emmy Lou" Holtz, 91 of Harrisville, passed away on November 8, 2017 at UPMC Northwest in Seneca. Emmy Lou was born in the village of Kiester on August 31, 1926 to the late Henry Bernard and Vernetta Mae Sutton Kiester. She was an educated woman and had studied Journalism at Wheaton College in Chicago before leaving to start...
Janet Elaine O'Rourke
Nov 7, 2017
Janet Elaine O'Rourke, 75 of Harrisville, passed away at 3:12 am on Tuesday, November 7, 2017 at Butler Memorial Hospital. Janet was born in Jeanette, Westmoreland County, on February 14, 1942 to the late John Howard Koerber and Irene Watkins Koerber. She was a cook at various restaurants over the years having started when she was fifteen years old. Janet...
Frederick Marvin Hoffman
Nov 4, 2017
Frederick Marvin Hoffman Sr., 84 of Barkeyville, passed away the morning of November 4, 2017 at Butler Memorial Hospital. Fred was born on June 21, 1933 to the late Lawrence B. Hoffman and Edith Hovis Hoffman. He was a graduate of the old Jones one room school house in Barkeyville. He married the former Betty Jean Hogue on January 9,...
William L. Shull
Nov 4, 2017
William L. Shull, 79 of Franklin passed away at 10:15 AM Saturday, November 4, 2017, at The Caring Place, surrounded by his family.He was born on February 3, 1938, in Franklin and was the son of the late Alfred and Elsie Baker Shull. He was a graduate of Franklin High School.Bill was well known in the community and made many...
Violeta C. Oravsky
Nov 3, 2017
Violeta C. Oravsky, 67 of Harrisville, passed away on November 3, 2017 at 12:50 pm at Transitions Healthcare Autumn Grove in Harrisville. Violeta was born on July 3, 1950 in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico to the late Basiliso and Angela Ramos Ramirez.Violeta was a licensed practical nurse and loved to help people. She was a huge New York Yankees fan and...
Hortensia S. "Sam" Miller
Oct 29, 2017
Hortensia S. "Sam" Miller, 82 of Franklin, passed away at 3:34 pm on Sunday, October 29, 2017 at Transitions Healthcare Autumn Grove in Harrisville. Sam was born on July 1, 1935 in Needles, CA. Sam proudly served her Country in the United States Army as a medic. She was a nurse for many years having worked at Fairfax Hospital in...
Marjorie Lee Bergin
Oct 28, 2017
Marjorie Lee "Marge" Bergin, 63 of Cooperstown, passed away at 1:10 pm on Saturday, October 28, 2017 at Sugarcreek Station. Marge was born in Franklin on January 26, 1954 to the late Arthur Bergin and Eleanor Black Bergin McElhaney. In her earlier years Marge worked as a Resident Aide at Warren General Hospital.Marge was loved dearly by her siblings and...
Patricia Davis
Oct 26, 2017
Patricia Davis, 62 of Polk Center, passed away at 4:07 AM on Thursday, October 26, 2017 at UPMC Northwest. Patricia was born on July 4, 1955 to the late Douglas D. Davis Sr and Donna Davis.Patricia had been a resident of Polk Center for over 58 years, having moved there in 1959. She was very well loved and cared for...
Sherry Lee Wilson
Oct 26, 2017
Sherry Lee Wilson, 57 of Franklin, passed away at 3:33 AM on Thursday, October 26, 2017 at UPMC Hamot in Erie, PA. Sherry was a fighter continuing to do so up until the end. She was born in Riverside, California on November 3, 1959 to the late Norman Leroy and Anna Louise Duttry Sanford. Sherry worked at Polk Center for...
Caroline Bouquin
Oct 25, 2017
Caroline Bouquin, 67 of Polk Center, passed away at 7:01 am on October 25, 2017 at Polk Center. She was born on February 4, 1950 to the late Clayton and Rosemary Bouquin.Caroline was a resident of Polk Center for many years. She loved her stuffed animals and brought joy to many of her aids and fellow residents.Funeral Arrangements have been...
Pauline S. Hindman
Oct 22, 2017
Pauline S. Hindman, 81 of Franklin, passed away on October 22, 2017 at Select Specialty Hospital in Erie. Pauline was born on September 13, 1936 to the late Earl Francis and Dorothy Irene Spence Stull.Pauline married her first husband, Harry Allen McKibben in 1953, he preceded her in death in 1963. She remarried her second husband, William Preston Hindman, in...
Elizabeth C. Szekeresh Ford
Oct 14, 2017
Elizabeth C. "Betty" Szekeresh Ford, 80 of Front St, Franklin, died at 5:15 P.M. Saturday October 14, 2017 at UPMC Hamot in Erie. Born May 21, 1937 in Jackson Township, PA, daughter of the late Martin and Elizabeth (Shuagis) Szekeresh.She graduated St. Mary's grade school in Nanty Glo, PA. Graduated Ebensburg High School, received Associate Degree in Specialized Technology, Hiram...
Barbara J. Wiegel
Oct 12, 2017
Barbara Jean (Snell) Wiegel, 86, of Franklin passed away at 5:52 A.M. on Thursday October 12, 2017 at her residence. Born March 23, 1931 in Youngstown, Ohio she was a daughter of the former Francis Leroy "Red" Snell and Florence Elizabeth (Ketler) Snell Latshaw.Mrs. Wiegel graduated in 1950 from Oil City High School. She also attended bookkeeping classes at Mr....
Twila Mae Montgomery Hoffman
Oct 7, 2017
Twila Mae Montgomery Hoffman, 94 of Grove City, formerly of Harrisville, passed away on October 7, 2017 at the VNA Inpatient Hospice in Butler. Twila was born in Strubelton, PA, Clarion County, on September 22, 1923 to the late Ora and Carrie R. Confer Hepler. In her early years, Twila was employed as a waitress at The Spot, now the...
Russell Franklin Byars
Oct 7, 2017
Russell F. Byars, 54 of Franklin, passed away at 3:15 p.m. on October 7, 2017 at UPMC Northwest. He was born in Linwood, California on June 27, 1963 to the late Russell Franklin Vernon Byars and Karen Louise Anderson Litchfield. Russell was a member of the United States Marine Corps and took great pride in it. He worked for many...
Mary H. Ward
Oct 2, 2017
Mary H. Ward, 68 of Grove City, passed away on October 2, 2017 at Magee Women's Hospital in Pittsburgh. Mary was born in Pittsburgh on May 3, 1949 to the late Harry Augustine and Mable Morel Keller. She married her beloved husband, Donald P. Ward in June of 1989, he preceded her in death in February of 1997.Mary worked as...
Nancy Nelson
Sep 3, 2017
Nancy Nelson 75, of Pittsburgh formerly of Polk Center passed away peacefully on September 3, 2017 at UPMC Mercy in Pittsburgh.She was born in Ridgway, PA. on January 14, 1942. She is the daughter of the late George and Frances Gulnac Nelson. She has a sister Alfriede Drago of Derby, New York. Nancy spent the majority of her life at...
Kathleen F. Boles
Aug 28, 2017
Kathleen F. Boles, 69 of Harrisville, passed away at Grove City Medical Center on August 28, 2017. Kathleen was born in Pittsburgh on April 14, 1948 to the late Arthur B. and Mary M. Barrett Boles. Kathleen worked for many years at Aramark Food Concessions. She was also a longtime resident of Transitions Healthcare Autumn Grove in Harrisville.Funeral Arrangements have...
Avalon S. Thomas
Aug 28, 2017
Avalon S. Thomas, 81 of Franklin passed away peacefully at 11:45 P.M. Monday August 28, 2017 at UPMC Northwest in Seneca surrounded by his family and went home to be with his Lord Jesus Christ.Born in Hants Harbour, Newfoundland, Canada on February 28, 1936, he was the son of the late Ruben and Heartie Gooby Thomas. On November 28, 1959...
John "Jack" Bennett Mays
Aug 27, 2017
John Bennett "Jack" Mays, 78 of Franklin, passed away on August 27, 2017 at 4:45 am at Sugarcreek Station. Jack was born in Franklin on December 1, 1938 to the late Otis and Marie Noonan Mays. Jack attended Sacred Heart Academy and then later on graduated from Franklin High School, he then attended Clarion University. He married his beloved wife,...
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