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Local Obituaries for Franklin, PA, Venango County & Surrounding Areas

Betty S. Coup

Betty S. Coup

Feb 8, 2017

Betty S. Coup, 88, formerly of Lewisburg and Milton, passed away Wednesday, February 08, 2017 in The Caring Place Nursing Center in Franklin, PA. She had resided there since October, 2016. She had previously lived with her son Roger in Oil City since January, 2015. She was born May 5, 1928 in Hughesville to the late Willis and Ruth (Whitmoyer)...

Dorothy E. Mcelhaney

Dorothy E. Mcelhaney

Jan 26, 2017

Dorothy E. McElhaney, age 92 of Franklin, passed away at 11:10 p.m. on January 26, 2017 at Orchard Manor in Grove City. She was born in Franklin on September 30, 1924 to the late James Martin McElhaney and Charlotte Hovis McElhaney. Dorothy attended elementary school in Sandycreek Township later graduation from Franklin High School and the Franklin Commercial College. She...

Betty Ann Speer

Betty Ann Speer

Jan 8, 2017

Betty Ann Speer, 80 of Whispering Oaks in Hermitage formerly of Franklin passed away at 4:30 P.M. on Sunday January 8, 2017 with her family by her side.Born December 5, 1936 in Arnold, PA she was a daughter of the late August G. and Serena Mae McArdle Bohy. She was a graduate of Arnold High School and lived the majority...

Nora Ebbets

Nora Ebbets

Jan 5, 2017

Nora Ebbets, aged 96, died peacefully on January 5th, 2017 at UPMC Northwest Hospital in Seneca Pennsylvania after a brief Illness. Nora was born October 25, 1920, in Brooklyn, NY, the daughter of Michael J. Silvestri and Evelina Guimpalia. She was a delightful human being with many friends. Raised in Oyster Bay, NY, she was considered a beauty with looks...

Timothy Edward Paden

Timothy Edward Paden

Jan 5, 2017

Timothy Edward Paden, 57 of Franklin passed away early Thursday morning January 5, 2017 at his residence after a nine year courageous battle with cancer.Born in Franklin on November 8, 1959 he was a son of the late Joseph Paden and Mina Scrivens Paden White. His father died at a young age and he was raised by his step father,...

James P. Wood

James P. Wood

Dec 29, 2016

James P. Wood, 66, of Polk Center, went to heaven at 5:55 A.M. Thursday December 29, 2016.Born in Meadville on October 22, 1950, he was the son of the late Lawrence M. and Elsie F. Deeter Wood. Jimmy resided at Polk Center for over 50 years and in his time there held various jobs, including working in the kitchen preparing...

Andrew T. "Andy" Moffitt

Andrew T. "Andy" Moffitt

Dec 27, 2016

Andrew T. "Andy" Moffitt, age 64 of Franklin, passed away at UPMC Northwest on December 27, 2016. Andrew was born on May 27, 1952 to the late Thomas Robert Moffitt and Eleanor Houston Moffitt, she survives. Andy was a graduate of Franklin High School and was a retired manager for the Liquor Control Board.Andy loved to hunt and spend time...

Lloyd Alan Mckissick

Lloyd Alan Mckissick

Dec 26, 2016

Lloyd Alan McKissick Jr., 90, of Manchester, NH, died on December 26, 2016 in Hackett Hill Healthcare Center following a period of failing health.A son of Lloyd Alan and Sara Davis McKissick Sr., he was born in Polk on January 4, 1926.Serving in the Army Air Corps during World War II, he would later pursue a life-long career as a...

Marlene H. Richards

Marlene H. Richards

Dec 26, 2016

Marlene H. Richards, 73, of Franklin passed away Monday December 26, 2016 at Wesbury in Meadville with her daughter at her side.Born in Pittsburgh on September 23, 1943, she was a daughter of the late Clyde J. and Blanche E. Keller Hecht.Marlene was a 1961 graduate of the former Snowden Twp. High School and later graduated from West Virginia Wesleyan...

Austin Randall Hoffman

Austin Randall Hoffman

Dec 18, 2016

Austin Randall Hoffman, age 29 of Pearl, passed away at his home on Sunday, December 18, 2016. Austin was born on April 22, 1987 to Randall Lee and Diane Dee Miller Hoffman, they survive. Austin received his high school diploma from Stratford Career Institute and was an Assistant Manager at the Kwik Fill in Barkeyville.Austin loved to ride motorcycles and...

William M. Elliott

William M. Elliott

Dec 16, 2016

William M. Elliott, 83 of Oil City, passed away at 3:20 P.M. Friday December 16, 2016 at his residence.Born July 13, 1933 in Franklin, he was the son of the late William C. and Hazel V. Moore Elliott.He was a 1951 graduate of Franklin High School and a 1959 graduate of Grove City College where he earned his Bachelor's Degree...

Paul L. Lehman

Paul L. Lehman

Dec 9, 2016

Paul L. Lehman Sr., 86 of Franklin passed away at 1:30 A.M. Friday December 9, 2016 at Sugarcreek Station surrounded by his loving children from complications of a long battle with Alzheimer's. Born at his family home in Franklin on February 28, 1930, he was a son of the late Ephraim and Nellie Doerr Lehman.He was a graduate of Franklin...

Darlene K. Gulnac

Darlene K. Gulnac

Dec 6, 2016

Darlene K. Gulnac, 70, of Franklin passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Tuesday December 6, 2016 at UPMC Northwest in Seneca.She was born April 30, 1946 in Oil City and was the daughter of the late Harry and Elaine Kiser Kimes.She was a 1964 graduate of Oil City High School and attended X-Ray Tech School in 1967.Darlene worked for...

James L. Baker

James L. Baker

Dec 4, 2016

James L. Baker, 82, of Franklin died at 12:24 a.m. Sunday, December 4, 2016 at the Meadville Medical Center.A son of the late Richard Vernon and Daisy Isabelle Hart Baker, he was born in Utica on July 25, 1934. He was a graduate of Franklin high School.Jim began his career as a mechanic and progresses to operate a service station...

Robert Bennett

Robert Bennett

Dec 2, 2016

Robert Bennet, age 77 of Harrisville, passed away at Butler Memorial Hospital on December 2, 2016. Bob was born on November 21, 1939 to the late James and Amelda Kiester Bennett. Bob had been truck driving since he was 17 years old and logged over six million miles between the 48 states and Canada. He loved driving truck especially with...

Ann Lorraine Polanick

Ann Lorraine Polanick

Nov 30, 2016

Ann Lorraine Polanick, 96, of Harrisville, passed away Wednesday night at North Hills Passavant Hospital in McCandless.After almost a century of spry good health, she faded quickly after a stroke, with all her kids and grandchildren around her.One of seven children, Lorraine was born in Dunkirk and grew up in Trafford. She was feisty, determined, and a talented artist, actress,...

Lois J. Guillen

Lois J. Guillen

Nov 30, 2016

Lois J. Guillen, 80 of Franklin passed away Wednesday morning, November 30, 2016 at UPMC Hamot in Erie.Born June 1, 1936 in West Freedom, she was the daughter of the late George and Ada Leoma Fox Pollum.She was a graduate of Parker High School.Upon graduation from high school, Lois began a career working for the Department of Defense at the...

Edna E. Weber

Edna E. Weber

Nov 26, 2016

Edna E. Weber, age 95 of Slippery Rock, daughter of the late Harvey S. Baumgartel and Eva E. Mink Baumgartel, passed away peacefully on November 26, 2016.Edna was born on March 6, 1921 in Allegheny County, West Deer Township. She was a beloved wife for 50 years to the late George Coulter Weber.She was a housewife, U.S. mail carrier in...

Joseph C. Smith

Joseph C. Smith

Nov 25, 2016

Joseph C. Smith, 88 of Grove City, passed away at 8:25P.M., Friday November 25, 2016 at Grove Manor Nursing Home.Born on August 6, 1928 in Boyers, he was a son of the late Robert T. and Althea L. Kohlmyer.He was a 1947 graduate of Grove City High School. Joe retried after 34 years at Cooper Energy in Grove City. He...

Ronald Lee Dewoody

Ronald Lee Dewoody

Nov 19, 2016

Ronald Lee DeWoody, 71 of Franklin passed away early Saturday morning November 19, 2016 at The Caring Place in Franklin after a long and determined battle against Parkinson's disease.Born in Sugarcreek, Venango County on November 21, 1944, Ron was the son of the late Harold and Myrtle Shirey DeWoody.He was a graduate of Oil City High School and earned his...

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