David Samuel Hays, Vernon Twp. formerly of Cochranton, Geneva and Sheakleyville area  passed away on Monday morning, February 24, 2020 at the Wesbury United Methodist Retirement Community.  He was 79. He was born on August 27, 1940 in Deer Creek Twp. as the oldest child of the late Samuel and Leora (Turner) Hays. On February 13, 1965 he married the former Bonnie Jean Bailey who preceded her in death on September 28, 2015.  On January 16, 2016 he subsequently married JoAn...

Mary Sue Schlabach, Milledgeville Road, Cohranton (Deer Creek Twp.) passed away peacefully in the comfort of her home surrounded by her loving family, Sunday evening, February 23, 2020 following a  courageous  6 month battle with cancer.  She was 75. Mary Sue was born in Hadley Pa, on July 30, 1944, a daughter of the late Ervin C. and Nancy (Yoder) Wengerd.   On September 26, 1963 she married the Oscar H. Schlabach who had preceded her in death on May 20,...

  Esther C. Hostetler, Cochranton (Fairfield Twp.) passed away peacefully on Sunday afternoon, February 23, 2020 at the Meadville Medical Center with her loving family by her side.  She was 90. She was born in Hartville, Ohio on June 13, 1929 a daughter of the late Christ D. and Katie (Sommers) Troyer.  On June 26, 1948 she married Elmer H. Hostetler who had preceded her in death on July 13, 2007.  Esther was a homemaker and in addition to raising her children would...

Patricia B. Clark Alexander, Mercer, (Fairview Twp.) passed away peacefully on Wednesday afternoon, February 19, 2020 in the comfort of her daughter’s home with her family by her side.  She was 83. She was born in Greenville on August 10, 1936 a daughter of the late Harold H. and Mary A. (Kerr) Nevin.  She was a 1955 graduate of the former Penn High School.  On October 14, 2006 she married James Alexander who she adored dearly and cherished their 14 years of...

Bruce A. Whitmore, Jr. Cochranton (Greenwood Twp.) passed away of natural causes at his residence on Saturday, February 15, 2020.  He was 50. He was born in Pittsburgh, on April 6, 1969 a son of David and Linda (Klingensmith) Joncas.  On May 31, 2000 he married the love of his life, the former Christina Birtciel who survives.  Bruce had been employed as a logger until his having become injured.    He enjoyed cooking for his family and had a love for anything...

Martha R. Vaughn, Fredonia formerly of Perry Twp. passed away at 1:15 am on Friday, February 7, 2020 at the Greystone Country Estates, Fredonia.  She was 91. Martha was born in Greenville on Nov. 27, 1928 a daughter of the late Alpha and Blanche (Williamson) Ray.  On Feb. 13, 1954 she married Howard Vaughn who had preceded her in death on June 8, 1992.  She had been employed by the former Westinghouse Electric, Sharon and the former Lean’s Bakery, Greenville.  She...

Thomas J. Peters, Cochranton (Deer Creek Twp.) passed away at 1:51 am on Friday, February 7, 2020 at the UPMC Hamot, Erie.  He was 79. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pa. on June 4, 1940 a son of the late Walter and Mary (Yonick) Peters.  On July 17, 1959 he married Geraldine C. Keil who survives.  Tom had enlisted in the U.S. Navy assigned to the USS Bluebird.  He had retired from Pepsi Cola Bottling Company as a diesel mechanic.  He was a member of the Sheakleyville...

Joanne L. Werger, Coal Hill Road, Greenville passed away peacefully at 3:05 am on Monday, February 3, 2020 at the Sharon Regional Medical Center.  She was 80. She was born on Nov. 26, 1939 in Mercer, a daughter of the late Howard Leroy and Alice Lovina (Davis) Struble.  She married Raymond William Werger on Nov. 9, 1973 and he preceded her in death on Aug. 3, 2017. Joanne was a graduate of Mercer High School, she then went onto Business School and had been employed as a secretary...

Sonja L. Wenzel, Greenville (Hempfield Twp.) passed away at 2:20 am on Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at The Grove of Greenville.  She was 79. Sonja was born in Crawford County on June 15, 1940 a daughter of the late Robert and Elizabeth Shreffler.  She had been married to Robert Wenzel who preceded her in death on July 29, 2014.  Sonja had been employed by Packard Electric from which she had retired.  She was a member of the Jamestown Order of the Eastern Star. She is...

Rev. Steve Letonek, Jr. formerly of Hadley (Sandy Creek Twp.) passed away Thursday evening, January 23, 2020 at the Wesbury United Methodist Retirement Community, Meadville.  He was 88. Steve was born in Nellis, WV. On February 24, 1931 a son of the late Steve and Josephine (Grego) Letonek, Sr.  On May 29, 1952 he married his wife of 63 years, the former, Helen F. Johnson who preceded him in death on November 20, 2015. Rev. Letonek, was affiliated with the Allegheny Wesleyan...