All Obituaries

Alberta A. Cipcic, 74, of Espyville, PA died Wednesday, February 13, 2019 at the Meadville Medical Center.  She was born July 2, 1944 in Donora, PA a daughter of the late Albert and Anne (Bery) Fancsali.  She married Joseph P. Cipcic June 21, 1980 and he survives.   She was a graduate of Rankin High School and Robert Morris University.  She worked for the Allegheny County Health Department.  She was a very loving wife, mother and grandmother who will be deeply...

Evelyn J. McGowan, 83, of Meadville died Friday, February 8, 2019 at Wesbury United Methodist Community.   She was born August 8, 1935 in Pittsburgh a daughter of Albert W. and Mollie M. Popovich O’Bagy.  She married Thomas L. (Tuck) McGowan August 26, 1958 and he preceded her in death December 13, 1993.   She was a graduate of Randolph/East Mead High School and worked first at Lincoln Market and then for many years at Channellock Inc. retiring in 1993.  She...

Opal T. Hadsell, 95, of Meadville died Tuesday, February 5, 2019.   She was born September 11, 1923 in Sandy Creek Twp., Mercer County a daughter of John Ralph and Hazel Minnis Turner.  She married Clarence W. Hazen in 1944 and he preceded her in death December 5, 1971.  She subsequently married Lloyd C. Hadsell in 1978 and he preceded her in death October 18, 2003.   She was a 1941 graduate of Greenville High School and worked for Penn Power in Greenville, then the...

Kela L. Hartman, 67, of Guys Mills, passed away Thursday, January 31, 2019 at Meadville Medical Center following a courageous battle with cancer.   She was born April 18, 1951 in Johnstown, a daughter of Janet Louise (Dick) Kramer.  She married James N. Hartman, Sr. October 1, 1966 and they enjoyed 52 years of marriage.   Kela was a 1988 graduate of the Penncrest School District Adult Education Class and a 2005 graduate of Laurel Technical Institute with an...

James R. “Jimmy Dick” Collins, 79, of 582 Arch St., Meadville, passed away Tuesday, January 29, 2019.   He was born June 18, 1939 in Franklin, a son of Carl W. and Katherine Robinson Collins.  He married Mary Lee Metz October 6, 1958 and she survives.   Jim was a 1957 graduate of Franklin High School.  He proudly served in the U.S. Navy from 1957 to 1961, attaining the rank of DM2.  He worked at Abex for 26 years and US Bronze for 11 years, retiring...

Dr. John J. Nicklas, D.O., 77, of Fort Myers, FL and formerly of Conneaut Lake, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 26, 2019 at his residence.   John was a graduate of Geneva College with a B.S. in Pre-Med and a 1967 graduate of Kirksville College of Osteopathy and Surgery.  John was the medical director at Passavant Health Center and the preceptor through the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine for the Nurse Practitioner program at Edinboro University from 1970 to...

Jeffrey Thomas Cory, 55, of Meadville died at home Monday, January 21, 2019.  He was born April 24, 1963 in Grove City a son of Philip Thomas and Rose M. Hagen Cory.   He was a 1981 graduate of Meadville High School and earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications from Allegheny College.  He worked at the former Loblaws and County Market here in Meadville, Sports Imaging in Erie and most recently was a longtime employee of Armstrong Cable working as a Producer, Local...

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...