Franklin, PA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Franklin, PA, Venango County & Surrounding Areas
Richard E. Morgan
Sep 30, 2015
Richard E. Morgan, 95, of Franklin died at 4 p.m. Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at his home.A son of Emmett and Anna Hughes Morgan, he was born in Franklin on January 20, 1920. He was a graduate of Franklin High School and Coyne Electrical in Chicago.A veteran of World War II he served in the U.S. Army Air Corps.In 1980...
Richard L. "Dick" Goodman
Sep 28, 2015
Richard L. "Dick" Goodman, 81 of Franklin passed away Monday morning at Sugar Creek Station after a short battle with cancer.Born November 30, 1933 in Norwich, NY he was a son of the late Leo H. and Genevieve Hanna Goodman.Dick was a graduate of North Quincy High School in Massachusetts and Chamberlain Junior College in Boston, MA. He worked for...
Gertrude E. Staab
Sep 25, 2015
Gertrude E. Staab, 91, of Trinity Living Center, Grove City died Friday September 25, 2015. She had previously resided in Carnegie and Harrisville.A daughter of John and Jenny Belle Welsh Herron, she was born in Carnegie on May 13, 1924.Mrs, Staab had worked at the perfume counter of Joseph Horne Co.She was a member of St. Peter parish. She and...
Gerald E Wendt
Sep 17, 2015
Gerald E. Wendt, 87, of Franklin died at 7:37 a.m. Thursday, September 17, 2015 at The Caring Place.A son of Karl J. and Maude Sykes Wendt, he was born in Rome, NY on September 26, 1927. He was a graduate of Verona High School. He received his B.S. in Education from New York State University, Oswego, NY and his Master's...
Edward E. Brustle
Sep 16, 2015
Edward E. Brustle, 86, of Franklin passed away peacefully at his home at 10:15 p.m. Wednesday, September 16, 2015.A son of the late Gustav and Martha Grater Brustle he was born on June 16, 1929 in Bellevue.He served a tour of duty with the U.S. Army in Korea during the Korean War.Mr. Brustle owned and operated Brustle's Studio located in...
Richard A. Burgert
Sep 12, 2015
Richard Allen Burgert, Sr., 86, of Elizabethtown, formerly of Myerstown, PA and Worthington, Ohio passed away early September 12, 2015. Born in Franklin, PA on May 5, 1929, he was the son of the late Clifford J. Burgert and the late Cecil Vincent (Jones) Burgert. Richard (Dick) was the loving husband of Annette (Kunselman) Burgert and they celebrated their 64th...
Dan G. Sloan
Sep 6, 2015
Dan G. Sloan Sr., 88, longtime Emlenton resident, died peacefully at home with his children by his side, on September 6th.He was born in Franklin, to Donald E. Sloan Sr. and Thelma Elizabeth Ginander Sloan He was educated at Emlenton Schools, where he graduated in 1945. Dad played football, coached by Norbert Masters, and once played 2 games in one...
Harry E. Richards
Sep 2, 2015
Harry E. Richards Jr., 91, of Grove City, Butler County, died at 10:15 p.m. Wednesday September 2, 2015 at Autumn Grove Care Center, Harrisville.A son of Harry E. and Elizabeth Depp Richards Sr., he was born in Butler on November 30, 1923. Harry was a 1941 graduate of Harrisville High School. A veteran of World War II, "Ed" was a...
John H. Marchibroda
Aug 30, 2015
John H. Marchibroda, 90, of Franklin, passed away early Sunday morning August 30, 2015 at The Caring Place.A son of the late Joseph and Elizabeth Marchibroda, he was born in Franklin on December 8, 1924.He was a graduate of Franklin High School. Growing up in Franklin, where he resided his entire life, John played local baseball. He was known as...
James Elmer Bennett
Aug 26, 2015
James Elmer Bennett, 94, died August 26, 2015 at his home in Harrisville with his loving caregiver of eight months, Gail Crawford by his side. His wife of 75 years, Amelda "Spud" Keister Bennett preceded him in death January of this year.A son of Frank A. and Bernice Book Bennett he was born in Mercer County on April 6, 1921.Jim...
Hazel A. Wenner
Aug 26, 2015
Hazel A. Lepley Wenner, 91 of Franklin passed away at 9:15 P.M. on Wednesday August 26, 2015 at Sugar Creek Station where she resided for a number of years.Born February 8, 1924 in Franklin, she was a daughter of the late Donald R. and Ethel R. Adams Lepley.She was a 1941 graduate of Rocky Grove High school.Hazel worked in the...
Gary D. Baker
Aug 25, 2015
Gary D. Baker, 53 of Rocky Grove, died unexpectedly on Tuesday August 25, 2015.Born January 15, 1962 in Franklin, he was the son of the late Carolyn Fulmer Graham.He was a 1979 graduate of Rocky Grove High School.Gary worked as a steel worker for over 15 years at Franklin Industries. In his earlier years, Gary enjoyed hunting and fishing and...
William A. Henderson
Aug 18, 2015
William A. Henderson, 86, of Rocky Grove, passed away at 2:43 A.M. Tuesday August 18, 2015 at UPMC Hamot in Erie.Born August 11, 1929 in Franklin he was a son of the late Carl M. and Elizabeth Bennett Henderson.He was a graduate of Franklin High School and Clarion University where he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Teaching.Bill taught...
Roger Cuckler
Aug 18, 2015
Roger J. Cuckler, 65, of Harrisville, died Tuesday August 18, 2015 at Good Samaritan Hospice, Cabot, PA.A son of the late Sidney Keith Cuckler and Lucille Parks Cuckler he was born in Canton, OH on March 30, 1950. He was a graduate of Blue Mountain Academy, in Hamburg, Pa and received his Bachelor's degree from Columbia Union College in 1972.A...
Philip John "P.J." Ross
Aug 16, 2015
Philip John "P.J." Ross, 32 of Franklin passed away unexpectedly on Sunday August 16, 2015.Born January 19, 1983 in Oil City he was a son of Deborah Reynolds Smith and her husband Bud and the late Anthony Ross.He was a 2001 graduate of Franklin High School and had attended the University of Pittsburgh. He enjoyed fishing, cooking, and working on...
Patricia J. Krantz
Aug 9, 2015
Patricia J. Krantz, 91, formerly a resident of Erie, Pa, passed away Sunday, August 9, 2015 at Sugar Creek Station nursing care facility in Franklin, Pa. Pat, the oldest daughter of the late Joseph L. and Helen L. Schwabenbauer Guth, was born in Clarion, PA, on April 21, 1924. She was a graduate of Strong Vincent High School in Erie....
Kevin J. Lewis
Aug 6, 2015
Kevin J. Lewis, 55 of Cochranton, a well-known and respected former Franklin Police officer, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family and friends at 5:13 P.M. on Thursday August 6, 2015 following a brief battle with cancer. Born May 23, 1960 in Sharon he was the son of Stanley G. and Beth Lewis and the late Marilyn...
Clyde Shears
Aug 4, 2015
There will be no visitation or services for Clyde Shears Jr. and private burial will take place in West Virginia.Funeral arrangements entrusted to Jamison Funeral Home, Harrisville.
Frank Toothman
Aug 3, 2015
Frank Toothman, 80, of Franklin died Monday August 3, 2015 at UPMC Hamot, Erie following a short illness.A son of Ananias and Emma Goff Toothman, he was born in Mannington, WV on January 9, 1935. Growing up in rural West Virginia Frank developed a lifelong love of deer hunting and walking in the woods.Frank was well known in the area...
Donald E. Rihel
Aug 1, 2015
Donald E. Rihel, 86 of Harrisville, passed away Saturday August 1, 2015 at the Chicora Medical Center.Born at home in Marion Township on August 10, 1928, he was a son of the late Ernest and Florence Hartley Rihel.Don was always a hard worker and started at an early age at the Montgomery Block Company, then Pullman Standard and Spang and...
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