All Obituaries

Nancy P. Zimmerman, 89, of Meadville, PA, passed away November 28, 2020 at Wesbury Grace Center.  She was born February 27, 1931 in Boonville, IN, the second daughter of Gilbert & Mary “Elizabeth” (Schenk) Perigo.   She attended Purdue University where she met the love of her life Henry “Hank” Zimmerman.  They married in 1950 and formed a partnership in ministry and in life.  They served various United Methodist churches over the next 46...

Lela Nageotte passed away peacefully at age 97 on Monday, November 30, 2020 at the Crawford County Care Center where she was a resident for the past two and a half years.  Lela, the daughter of Lyle Smith and Saloma Theuret Smith, was born August 2, 1923 in Blooming Valley, PA.  She married Clifford L. Nageotte on August 2, 1941, and for 65 years of marriage they resided in West Mead Township.  Clifford preceded her in death on March 1, 2006.   Lela was an outstanding...

Robert A. McGowan, Jr., 70 of Guys Mills died at home surrounded by his family, Friday, July 23, 2021. He was born in Meadville July 18, 1951 a son of Robert A. and Evelyn Girard McGowan. He married Carol Owens September 11, 1970 and she survives. He was a 1969 graduate of Randolph East Mead High School and first worked at Channellock for about 10 years, then PROper Cutter for 18 years, and then Greiner Extrusion of Meadville. He was a veteran of the US Army and was a member of Mt. Hope...

Gerald E. Lang, 90, of Meadville and a resident of Embassy of Park Avenue died there, Wednesday, July 21, 2021.   He was born March 12, 1931 in Wayne Twp. Crawford County a son of Milton Edward and Elizabeth Anna Reese Lang.   He was a 1949 graduate of Randolph High School and served for 3 years in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 15 months of which was in Korea during the Korean War.  He was a member of Mt. Hope United Methodist Church, Cochranton Masonic Lodge #790,...

Virginia C. Chandley, 83, formerly of Meadville and a resident of Naples, FL died at home surrounded by her family Tuesday, October 6, 2020.   She was born June 21, 1937 in Erie a daughter of the late Ralph and Laura Holbrook Conner.   She was a graduate of McDowell High School in Erie and attended Allegheny College leaving to marry William O. Chandley, Jr. on August 30, 1958 and he survives.  They lived for two years in Metz, France while Bill was in the...

John S. Salak, 93, of Meadville, passed away Thursday, July 15, 2021 at Embassy of Park Avenue.   He was born March 22, 1928 in Cowansville, PA, a son of John H. and Catherine Turek Salak.  He married Rose Stanley October 22, 1955 and she preceded him in death December 20, 2018.   John was a 1946 graduate of Kittanning High School and proudly served during the Korean War in the U.S. Air Force from 1950 to 1954.  He worked for Nationwide Insurance for 35 years...

Jack, 83 was born January 16, 1938 in Pittsburgh, a son of Stanley and Esther Yates Bergan.   Retiring from Norwin School District in 1991, he resided in Espyville.  There the love story began “out of the blue” when Lynn Ulf, originally of Tidioute and an 8th grade student of his reconnected after 32 years.  During their first reunion while at his Trunkeyville camp, he proposed on day 6, she said YES, and they were married 2 months later on January 1, 1999. ...

Shirley Lou (Tucker) Downing, 92, of Conneaut Lake, passed away Friday, July 9, 2021 at Rolling Fields.   She was born January 18, 1929 in Oil City, a daughter of Leon and Louise Prenatt Weikal.  She married Raymond S. (Buck) Downing April 17, 1951.   Tucker was a 1946 graduate of Oil City High School.  She was first employed at the G.C. Murphy Company in Meadville and subsequently worked at Talon.   Tucker was a member of the Presbyterian Church of Conneaut...

Jessie C. Leszek, 76, of Saegertown, passed away, Wednesday, July 7, 2021 at Meadville Medical Center.   She was born April 5, 1945 in Meadville, a daughter of Floyd and Edna Dillaman Cutshall.  She married Frank E. Leszek March 19, 1966.   Jessie was a 1963 graduate of Saegertown High School and a graduate of the Wil-Mar Beauty School in Sharon.  Jessie worked in housekeeping at the Quality Inn.  She had also worked at Super Duper, Loblaw’s, Italian...

Charles W. (Chuck) Bentel, 94, of Meadville, passed away Thursday, November 19, 2020 at Meadville Medical Center.   He was born April 28, 1926 in Sewickley and grew up in Aliquippa, a son of William S. and May Bestwick Bentel.  He married his high school sweetheart, Marian J. Patton June 30, 1949; and they were married for 67 years prior to her death April 7, 2017.  Marian and Chuck had lived in Meadville for over 50 years.   Chuck was a 1944 graduate of Aliquippa...