All Obituaries

James L. Miller, 92, of Meadville, passed away Thursday, January 13, 2022.   He was born November 1, 1929 in Akron, Ohio, a son of Leonard M. and Gertrude Bradley Miller.  He married Florence Crafferty February 1, 1962 and she preceded him in death December 2, 2015.   Jim was a 1948 graduate of Meadville High School.  He was a Veteran of the Korean War, serving in the U.S. Air Force from 1950 to 1954 in England and North Africa.   Jim worked at the American...

Ross (Russ) Michael Conchie, 83, of Meadville died Thursday, January 6, 2022 at the Marquette Hospice House.   He was born December 29, 1938 in Auckland, New Zealand and was the youngest son of Larry and Lillian Conchie's five children.  Russ’s school years were challenging because of his dyslexia, as it was not recognized the way it is today.  He started working at a young age and would try most anything.  He worked as a motor mechanic, tanker driver, survey...

William Dean Reed, 73, of Meadville, passed away peacefully Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at Meadville Medical Center following complications of heart failure.  He would want people to know that while he died of a weak heart, he died with a happy heart.   Dean was born December 11, 1948 in Washington, PA, a son of William E. and Marion Roach Reed.   He was a 1966 graduate of Meadville High School.  He worked at his parent’s business, the former Mr. Donut.  He...

David W. (Bubba) Pratt, 61, of Blooming Valley, passed away Sunday, January 2, 2022 at the Cleveland Clinic following a courageous battle with Scleroderma.   He was born July 2, 1960 in Meadville, a son of William C. (Bill) and Elaine J. Smith Pratt.  He married Teresa Foster May 10, 1980.   Dave was a 1979 graduate of Maplewood High School and the Crawford County Vocational Technical School Auto Body program.  He worked at Greenleaf Corporation for 37 years as a...

Melissa Marie Yeager-Pellinger 44, of Shakopee, Minnesota, succumbed to her battle with addiction on Monday, December 13, 2021.  She was loved beyond measure and loved everyone fearlessly.   She was born on July 26, 1977 in Pittsburgh, PA, the oldest daughter of Norman “Joe” and Cynthia A. Henline Yeager.  Melissa graduated from Conneaut Lake High School in 1996, she attended Indiana University of Pennsylvania studying Education of Persons with Hearing Loss....

Deanna M. Boyd, 49, of Meadville, passed away suddenly Tuesday, January 4, 2022 from natural causes at her residence.   She was born November 21, 1972 in Long Beach, CA, a daughter of the late David Patterson and Mary M. Weaver Armour.  She had been married to Daniel C. Bailey and subsequently married Kerry D. Boyd June 7, 2014.   Deanna was a 1991 graduate of Commodore Perry High School.  She worked as a personal care associate at Golden Living Center and the...

Austin W. Coulter, 28, of Conneaut Lake died unexpectedly Friday, December 31, 2021 doing what he loved to do, ATV riding.   He was born September 12, 1993 in Meadville a son of Randy W. and Lisa Ann Conklin Coulter.  He worked for Pipeline Systems, Bucks Fabrication and Conneaut Lake Sand and Gravel.  He was a member of Emmanuel Community Church.   He loved tinkering and working on something and could always be found in the garage.  He was an avid four wheeler...

Norman Earl Matteson, 90, of Conneaut Lake and formerly of Greenville died Thursday, January 6, 2022 at the Marquette Hospice House, Meadville.   He was born May 5, 1931 in Greenville a son of Delbert Bruce and Mary Elmira McCleery Matteson.  He married Elizabeth Marye Taylor Madison February 14, 1971 and she preceded him in death June 8, 2002.   He was a 1949 graduate of Jamestown High School and was a veteran of the Korean War serving in the US Navy on the USS Antietam...

 Jon (Jack) Parmiter (Mr. P.), 79, passed away at home December 27, 2021, in Conneaut Lake, PA.  Jon was born May 31, 1942 in McKeesport, PA to the late Ruth Adeline Ulm and James Harry Parmiter.   He was preceded in death by his parents and older brother James Darlin Parmiter (February 2019) and many pets over the years including his beloved cat Smokey.  He is survived by daughter Mechel Ruth Golenberke (Robert), Conneaut Lake; son, Jon Kyle Parmiter, Virginia Beach,...

Joseph A. Palmiero, 82, of Meadville, passed away peacefully following a sudden illness while surrounded by his family on December 22, 2021 in Wexford.   He was born June 3, 1939 in Meadville, a son of the late Stanislaus and Mary Monteleone Palmiero.  Joe was a 1958 graduate of Meadville Area Senior High.  He attended Grove City College and Allegheny College before marrying Linda C. Allison on October 14, 1967.  Joe and Linda moved to Gibsonia in 2012 after living in...