All Obituaries

Geraldine S. (Jeri) Hogan, 82, of Meadville, passed away Thursday, May 23, 2019 at Wesbury United Methodist Community.  She was born January 3, 1937 in Meadville, a daughter of Lloyd Raymond and Frances A. Randall Holbrook. She married William F. Hogan June 6, 1970 and he preceded her in death August 11, 1973.  Jeri was a graduate of Randolph East Mead High School, Edinboro University and received her Master’s in Education with a concentration in painting and communication...

Richard D. Johnston of Meadville passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at the age of 98.   He was the son of Ben and Grace Smock Johnston and a lifelong resident of Meadville.  His wife of almost 66 years, Sarah Young Johnston, preceded him in death.   Richard was a 1938 graduate of Meadville High School.  In 1942, he was drafted into the U.S. Army and served in World War II in the European Theater of Operations until the war ended in 1945.  He was a Purple Heart and...

Denise P. Thomas, 61, of Conneaut Lake died at home Wednesday, May 15, 2019.  She was born January 12, 1958 in Rochester, PA a daughter of Dennis and Mary Ann Stack Cronin.  She married Dr. Walter M. Thomas May 5, 1983 and he survives.   She was a graduate of Quigley High School in Baden, PA and received her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from Carlow University in Pittsburgh.  She worked at Montefiore Hospital in Pittsburgh for several years first on a floor,...

Doris E. (Dory) Perfett, 89, formerly of Conneaut Lake and a resident of Rolling Fields, passed away there Wednesday, May 8, 2019.   She was born May 28, 1929 in Sharpsville, a daughter of William H. and Zora Thelma (Rager) Elder.  She married William H. Perfett October 6, 1951 and he preceded her in death July 11, 2010.   Dory was a 1947 graduate of Sharpsville High School.  She was co-owner/operator with her husband Bill of the Stable Pit & Pub Restaurant and...

Winsome M. Hunter, 99, of Meadville, passed away Saturday, May 4, 2019 at Wesbury United Methodist Community.   She was born September 12, 1919 in Fairfield Township, Crawford County, a daughter of Floyd and Marjorie Chapin Peterson.  She married Paul G. Hunter June 17, 1939 and he preceded her in death August 11, 2009.   Winsome was a 1936 graduate of Cochranton High School and a graduate of Meadville Commercial College.  A homemaker, she had also worked at the...

Ella Jayne Beuchat, a long-time resident of Guys Mills, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 6, 2019 at Wesbury United Methodist Community at the age of 98.   Born January 25, 1921 in Rayburn Township, Armstrong County, she was the first child of Ellis B. and Lulu (Griffin) Fitzgerald.  She married Raphael (Ray) Beuchat on November 29, 1941 and they celebrated 72 years of life together until Ray’s death on April 1, 2014.   A 1939 Depression Era graduate of...

Col. Joseph L. Parlas, Jr., USA, Ret., 89, of Conneaut Lake died Friday, May 3, 2019 at UPMC-Hamot, Erie.   He was born January 18, 1930 in Youngstown, OH a son of Joseph L. and Edna Carter Parlas, Sr.  He married Matilda Elizabeth Fisher October 20, 1951 and she preceded him in death January 18, 2015.   He was a veteran of the Korean and Vietnam Wars and was also stationed in Italy serving for over 31 years in the US Army retiring as a Colonel in 1982.  He was the...

Ethel Marie Spear Pratt, 97, formerly of Meadville, PA, passed away April 28, 2019 in Mason, Ohio.   A lifelong resident of Meadville, Mrs. Pratt was born November 29, 1921 to James A. and Mary Crane Spear.  She was a 1939 graduate of Meadville High School and a 1940 graduate of Meadville Commercial College.  Employed with American Viscose Corporation from 1940- 1946, she later worked with Leland Culbertson, Esq. Law Office from 1955-1957 and later with Bozic, Thomas and...

Mary E. Buri, 90, formerly of Blooming Valley and a resident Goodlettsville, TN since 2005 died Thursday, April 25, 2019 at Skyline Medical Center, Nashville, TN.   She was born in Meadville February 23, 1929 a daughter of Joseph and Mary Pich Boor.  She married Michael Edward Buri on July 22, 1950 and he preceded her in death June 8, 2008.   She worked in shipping and receiving at Channellock, Inc. for 33 years.  She was a member of St. Agatha Roman Catholic Church...

Norma L. Walker, 67, of Meadville died Friday, April 26, 2019 at UPMC Hamot, Erie.  She was born in Meadville December 29, 1951 a daughter of Charles S. Walker, Jr. and Theresa Chess Walker Chase.  She had been married to Ernest Phillip Winger.   She was a 1969 graduate of Meadville High School and she worked as a counselor at Bethesda Children’s Home for the past 27 years.  Previously she had worked at American Viscose Corp and Elby’s.   She enjoyed...