All Obituaries

Richard J. Irwin, 89, of Meadville died Thursday, April 18, 2019 at Wesbury United Methodist Community.   He was born November 10, 1929 in Meadville a son of Rollin K. and Edna Mabel Williams Irwin.  He was a veteran of the Korean War stationed in Germany and France with the US Army from 1951-1953.  He worked at Channellock Inc. as a machine operator and service man for 47 years retiring in 1993.  He was a member of the Presbyterian Church of the Redeemer and the...

Melvin H. (Chip) Kirkwood, Sr., 67, of Linesville died Wednesday, April 16, 2019 at UPMC Hamot, Erie.   He was born July 30, 1951 in New Castle the son of Fred H. and Florence Harbarge Kirkwood.  He married Marylou Hannaford August 12, 2006 and she survives.   He was a 1971 graduate of Shenango High School and worked as a mechanic at various area garages, then in maintenance and repair first at Cooks Forest State Park and then at Pymatuning State Park retiring in...

Susan Carol Weyel, 62, of Conneaut Lake, passed on Sunday, April 14, 2019.   She was born in Meadville, PA on July11, 1956 to Donald and Marjorie Weyel.  She graduated from Conneaut Lake High School.   Sue was an avid outdoor person, loved antiquing, and was an animal lover.  She enjoyed biking and even made a trip on bicycle from Conneaut Lake to Washington, DC.  Sue owned and operated Trapped-In-Time Escape Room at the historic National Transit Building in Oil...

Austin J. Meader, 25, of Linesville, passed away suddenly Saturday, April 13, 2019 at Meadville Medical Center following a long battle with addiction.   He was born September 21, 1993 in Erie, a son of Joel K. Meader and Tamela Poe Meader.   Austin was a 2012 graduate of Linesville High School.  He worked for his father at Joel Meader Painting and for his brother at Justin Meader Contracting.   A life member of the NRA, Austin was an avid outdoorsman especially...

Calvin Orrin Ware, 94, formerly of Blooming Valley and a resident of Wesbury United Methodist Community died there, Thursday, April 4, 2019.   He was born in Jackson Twp., Venango Co., PA June 22, 1924 a son of Clifton M. and Daisy A. McClelland Ware.  He married Bernita L. Armstrong September 20, 1947 and she preceded him in death February 13, 2016.   He was a 1942 graduate of Cochranton High School and was a veteran of World War II serving in the US Army Air Corps in the...

Courtney Leigh Shook, 29, of Jamestown, lost her struggle with addiction on Friday, April 12, 2019, and God called her home.   She was born January 21, 1990 in Meadville, a daughter of Terry and Debbie Calvin Shook.   Courtney was a 2008 graduate of Jamestown High School and received her Esthetician certificate from the Aveda School in Boardman, OH in 2016.  Most recently, she worked as the bar manager at the Hotel Conneaut, a job she loved.  She was previously...

Glenn W. Thompson, 88, of Meadville, passed away Sunday, March 31, 2019 at the Marquette House. He was born September 8, 1930 in Harrisville, a son of James A.G. and Ruth Sloan Thompson.  He married Margie Say October 24, 1951. Glenn enjoyed singing and first performed in public at the age of 5 in front of about 400 people for a local deer hunter’s association banquet.  He stood beside a piano dressed in a cowboy hat and boots and sang “I’m Gonna Be A Cowboy...

Harold Theodore “Ted” Johnson, Jr., 75, of Tampa, Florida suddenly passed away Thursday, March 28, 2019 while undergoing surgery for a medical condition at Tampa.   Ted was born in Meadville, PA May 17th, 1943 the son of Harold Theodore Johnson, Sr. and Mary Isabel Rankin-Johnson.  He is survived by brothers Eric F. Johnson (Connie) of Erie, PA and Lance A. Johnson (Diane) of Meadville, PA.  He was preceded in death by another brother Jon...

Beloved husband, brother and father, D. Keith Boyd, 84, of Saegertown, returned to his Heavenly home on March 25, 2019.   Keith was born in Waterford on May 28, 1934 to Ralph and Mary Boyd.  He married Beverly Ann Bowman on February 8, 1958.   In addition to his wife, Keith is also survived by his children, Steven Keith Boyd (Kerensa) of McKinney, TX, Mary Lisa Campbell (Andrew) of Dayton, OH, and David Lee Boyd (Renee) of Saegertown; nine grandchildren, Amanda, Ashton,...

Daniel J. Miller, 88, of Hartstown, passed away Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at the Marquette Hospice House.   He was born June 17, 1930 in Lincoln, IL, a son of Joseph Daniel and Esther Eichelberger Miller.  He married Dorothy Kaufman August 15, 1953 and she preceded him in death October 29, 2011.   Dan was a self-employed truck driver and had also worked for Tajon & Company Trucking, Butler Trucking, and Modern Trucking.   A member of Sunnyside Mennonite Church,...