All Obituaries

Sybil M. (Nansi) Janes, Welsh Woman, War Bride, Farmer, Computer Programmer, Executive Secretary, Builder, Painter, Traveler, Cross Country Skiing Entrepreneur, mother, grandmother and great grandmother was born Sybil Megan Morley in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales, Great Britain on October 14th, 1922.  On January 8th 2020, at age 97, she passed.   She married Sargent James H. Janes, US Army in Taffs Well, Wales, near Cardiff.  Following the war, Jim, at the end...

CAPT Jon Jay McNutt, U.S. Coast Guard (Retired), 79, of Meadville, passed away January 13, 2020, in Meadville, PA, following an extended battle with Parkinson’s.   Jon was born in Meadville, PA, on September 15, 1940, son of William Wayne and Mary Elizabeth Weaver McNutt.  He married Sandra Lou Polson on January 10, 1963, and she preceded him in death on November 2, 1991.   He attended Neason Hill Elementary School and was a 1958 graduate of Meadville High School....

Joshua Michael Wright, 32, of Meadville died unexpectedly at home Saturday, March 21, 2020.  He was born December 29, 1987 in Meadville a son of Eugene and Carolyn Rodgers Wright.  He was a 2006 graduate of Maplewood High School and worked as a CNC operator at Acutec.   He was an Eagle Scout with Troop 215 Guys Mills and loved to hunt and fish.  He especially loved and cherished his two children.   He is survived and will be deeply missed by his daughter, Brooke...

M. Jevohne Nelles, 93, of Meadville and a resident of Wesbury United Methodist Community, died there, Saturday, March 21, 2020.   She was born in Brantford, Ontario May 12, 1926 a daughter of Walter Maxwell and Alta Florence (Pryne) Smith.  She married Harold Nelles July 30, 1949 and he preceded her in death April 7, 2003.   She worked in the administration of the Pioneer Central School District in New York and as a homemaker.  She was a member of the Golden Crown...

Harold William Shoop, Jr, 71 of Blooming Valley died Friday, March 20, 2020 at the Crawford County Care Center where he had been a resident for the past three years.   He was born July 19, 1948 in Meadville a son of Harold William and Margaret A. Smith Shoop.  He married Juditha Elizon in 2007 and she survives.   He was a graduate of Saegertown High School and worked as a dairy farmer, artificial inseminator and meat cutter.  He loved farming and working his...

J. Donald Lundell, 93, formerly of Conneaut Lake, passed away in Akron, OH on Wednesday, March 18, 2020.   He was born November 4, 1926 in Jamestown, NY, the younger son of Leonard and Elsie Lundell.  He married Caroline Crabb on August 23, 1952 who preceded him in death following 65 years of marriage.                   Following graduation from Meadville High School in 1944, Don attended...

Judy E. Gregg, 58, of Meadville, passed away Thursday, March 5, 2020 at home following an unexpected illness.    She was born January 8, 1962 in Meadville, a daughter of the late William and Shirley Plattner Prenatt.  She married Robert C. (Bob) Gregg on June 25, 1994.   Judy was a 1979 graduate of Maplewood High School and a graduate of the Crawford County Vo-Tech where she received her LPN degree.  She worked in the office of Dr. Jeffrey Leri and had previously...

William H. “Pete” Thomas, Sr., 80, of Atlantic, PA died unexpectedly Monday, March 2, 2020.  He was born in Atlantic, PA April 28, 1939 a son of James Lynn and Mabelle (Williams) Thomas.  He married Janet L. Corkum April 30, 1960 and she preceded him in death June 28, 2014.   He had a 36 year career with Lockheed retiring as a manufacturing manager in 1998.  He was an avid bowler, enjoyed hunting and spending time with his grandchildren.   He is...

Marsha J. Scott of Meadville passed away Wednesday, February 26, 2020 with her best friend, her husband William, by her side.  She was 79.   She was born July 31, 1940 in Warren, PA, a daughter of Raymond and Charlotte Lillie Beatty.  She attended both Saegertown and Meadville High School and graduated in 1958 from Meadville High School.  Marsha moved to Phoenix, AZ after high school where she worked as a telephone operator then returned to Pennsylvania where she...

Samuel LeRoy Murdock, 80, of Meadville died Friday, February 21, 2020 at the Marquette Hospice House following a short illness.   He was born May 7, 1939 in Cochranton a son of Alfred T. and Jennie Melvina Hogg Murdock, Sr.  He married Beverly Hutchinson September 10, 1960 and she survives.   He was a 1958 graduate of Cochranton High School and he served in the US Army from 1963-1965.  Following his discharge, he was employed by Channellock for 35 years retiring in...