All Obituaries

John Compton Dunn, 91, of Erie, retired radio and television newscaster who worked at stations in Ohio and Pennsylvania from 1949 to 1997, died in Erie at the age of 91 on Monday, January 21, 2019.   He was born May 26, 1927 in Meadville, a son of Dr. David and Katherine Bolard Dunn.  He had been married to Frances Wiltrout who died in 2001.   John was a 1947 graduate of Meadville High School, was a U.S. Navy Veteran serving two years stationed in southern California, and...

Roberta (Berta) Jeanette Bradick Karns of Meadville, passed away unexpectedly on January 9, 2019 in Lakeland, Florida.   She was born in Venango, Pennsylvania on November 17, 1940, the child of the late Charles and Martha Blystone Bradick.  Berta graduated from Cambridge Springs High School in 1958.  She married her one true love, Lewis Karns on August 12, 1961 and they began what would be a wonderful ride in life.  Prior to starting their family, she worked for the...

Thomas Ray Anderson, 82, formerly of Oil City and Tionesta and a resident of Wesbury United Methodist Community, Meadville, passed away there Friday, January 18, 2019.   He was born April 16, 1936 in Oil City, a son of Donald Kay and Jane Marie Klingensmith Anderson.  He married Mary Ellen Osten November 18, 1958 and she survives.   Tom was a 1954 graduate of Oil City High School and attended the University of Pittsburgh.  A Veteran of the Korean War, he served in the...

Dr. Richard L. Teubert, 89, of Cochranton and a resident of Wesbury United Methodist Community died there Friday, January 11, 2019.   He was born in Erie, PA January 1, 1930 the son of William and Evelyn Anderson Teubert.  He married Dorothy Mae Auch August 15, 1953 and she preceded him in death June 7, 1995 after 42 years of marriage.   Dick graduated from Academy High School in Erie in 1948 and then attended Penn State University Forestry Campus at Mont Alto, PA. ...

Margaret (Peggy) L. Kays, 94, of Linesville and a resident of Rolling Fields, died there Thursday, January 17, 2019.   She was born January 1, 1925 in Uniontown, PA a daughter of Edward and Mary Plews Russell.  She first married Frederick Waid and subsequently married Alfred Kays and he preceded her in death in 1960.   She has worked as a nurse’s aide and as a waitress at the former Meadville Holiday Inn and Lamplighter Restaurant and at the Iroquois Club where she...

Sam Harlen Delp, 38, of Hawthorne, FL, passed away Thursday, December 27, 2018.   He was born April 12, 1980 in Meadville, a son of Harold and Zenobia Lindstrom Delp.   Sam was a 1998 graduate of Maplewood High School.  He enjoyed fishing, nature walks, being outdoors and spending time with his nieces and nephews.   Survivors include a daughter, Kaitlynn Wolfe-Delp of Titusville; four brothers, Conrad (Boyd) Delp of Guys Mills, Keith Delp of Titusville, Doug Delp...

Dorothy Ruth Thomas, 78, formerly of Atlantic and a resident of Rolling Fields, passed away there Saturday, January 5, 2019.   She was born October 8, 1940 in Gibsonia, a daughter of Marcellus and Blanche Bick Schwartz.  She married Richard F. Thomas November 4, 1961 and he preceded her in death August 11, 2011.   Dorothy was a 1959 graduate of West Deer High School, Gibsonia.  She was a U.S. Army Veteran, serving stateside from 1959 to 1961.   A homemaker,...

Edith Ellen Joel, 80, of Meadville passed into heaven at Wesbury United Methodist Community, Tuesday, January 8, 2019.  She was born in Meadville, June 26, 1938, the only child of George W. and Elizabeth Jackson Joel.  Edith attended Meadville schools and Adult Basic Education classes, making lifelong friends as she continued to learn.   She attended St. Paul’s United Church of Christ (now St. Paul’s Reformed Church).  She played the piano and sang praise to...

Tracy L Haas, 44, of Meadville went to be with the Lord on Thursday, January 3, 2019 after a courageous battle with cancer.  She was born in Meadville, PA a daughter of Dwight M. and Janet E. Miller Haas on December 23, 1974.  After graduating in 1993 from Saegertown High School, Tracy attended Penn State Behrend, majoring in Secondary Education.  She attended Stone United Methodist Church in Meadville where she would volunteer her time to The Lords Locker.  Tracy was...

Mary E. (Wright) Owens, 96, of Stan Road, Meadville, passed away Tuesday, January 1, 2019 at her residence.  The daughter of Charles and Mary Chambers Wright, she was born in Meadville in 1922.   Mary graduated from Meadville High School in 1939 and worked as a long-distance switchboard operator for Bell Telephone, and served in the U.S. Navy WAVES during World War II.  She was the first woman from Crawford County to enlist in the WAVES and was in the second class of WAVES...