All Obituaries

Patrick D. Mihailov, 53, of Blooming Valley died Saturday, January 8, 2022 at St. Vincent Hospital, Erie.   He was born in Guys Mills November 26, 1968 a son of Eli and Patricia Strawman Mihailov, Jr.  He married Michele in 2007 and she survives.   Pat graduated from Maplewood High School and was a Journeyman Lineman for over 30 years.  He is a proud member of IBEW Local 1319.   Pat and his wife own and operate Frost Ridge Maple Farm and they are the second...

Hazel Ruth (Boots) Milosh, 95, of Conneaut Lake died Thursday, January 20, 2022 at Rolling Fields.   She was born December 31, 1926 in Pittsburgh a daughter of Richard James and Hazel McEwen Downing.  She married Elmer C. Milosh August 28, 1954 and he preceded her in death February 5, 2011.   She attended Scott High School in North Braddock, PA.  She worked at the G.C. Murphy Co in Meadville for 11 years and owned and operated with her husband, Elmer and her brother...

Mary Patricia Morris, 96, of Conneaut lake and a resident of Wesbury United Methodist Community, died there, Friday, January 21, 2022.   She was born September 23, 1925 in Erie a daughter of Robert Shear and Mary Ruth Terrill Herrington.  She married Granville J. Morris March 30, 1946 and he preceded her in death September 15, 2011.   She was a graduate of Meadville High School and worked in the Crawford County Assessment Office retiring in 1990.  She was a long-time...

Shirley H. Irwin, 89 (However, for the past 60 years she has told everyone that she was 29 years old and that she adopted everyone in her family because they are all older than her.), of Meadville died Thursday, January 20, 2022 at the Meadville Medical Center.   She was born February 17, 1932 in Meadville a daughter of John and Myrtle Burge Hughes.  She married the love of her life, Wallace K. (Wally) Irwin April 28, 1951 at Stone United Methodist Church and he preceded her in...

James L. Miller, 92, of Meadville, passed away Friday, January 14, 2022.   He was born November 1, 1929 in Akron, Ohio, a son of Leonard M. and Gertrude Bradley Miller.  He married Florence Crafferty February 1, 1962 and she preceded him in death December 2, 2015.   Jim was a 1948 graduate of Meadville High School.  He was a Veteran of the Korean War, serving in the U.S. Air Force from 1950 to 1954 in England and North Africa.   Jim worked at the American...

Ross (Russ) Michael Conchie, 83, of Meadville died Thursday, January 6, 2022 at the Marquette Hospice House.   He was born December 29, 1938 in Auckland, New Zealand and was the youngest son of Larry and Lillian Conchie's five children.  Russ’s school years were challenging because of his dyslexia, as it was not recognized the way it is today.  He started working at a young age and would try most anything.  He worked as a motor mechanic, tanker driver, survey...

William Dean Reed, 73, of Meadville, passed away peacefully Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at Meadville Medical Center following complications of heart failure.  He would want people to know that while he died of a weak heart, he died with a happy heart.   Dean was born December 11, 1948 in Washington, PA, a son of William E. and Marion Roach Reed.   He was a 1966 graduate of Meadville High School.  He worked at his parent’s business, the former Mr. Donut.  He...

David W. (Bubba) Pratt, 61, of Blooming Valley, passed away Sunday, January 2, 2022 at the Cleveland Clinic following a courageous battle with Scleroderma.   He was born July 2, 1960 in Meadville, a son of William C. (Bill) and Elaine J. Smith Pratt.  He married Teresa Foster May 10, 1980.   Dave was a 1979 graduate of Maplewood High School and the Crawford County Vocational Technical School Auto Body program.  He worked at Greenleaf Corporation for 37 years as a...

Melissa Marie Yeager-Pellinger 44, of Shakopee, Minnesota, succumbed to her battle with addiction on Monday, December 13, 2021.  She was loved beyond measure and loved everyone fearlessly.   She was born on July 26, 1977 in Pittsburgh, PA, the oldest daughter of Norman “Joe” and Cynthia A. Henline Yeager.  Melissa graduated from Conneaut Lake High School in 1996, she attended Indiana University of Pennsylvania studying Education of Persons with Hearing Loss....

Deanna M. Boyd, 49, of Meadville, passed away suddenly Tuesday, January 4, 2022 from natural causes at her residence.   She was born November 21, 1972 in Long Beach, CA, a daughter of the late David Patterson and Mary M. Weaver Armour.  She had been married to Daniel C. Bailey and subsequently married Kerry D. Boyd June 7, 2014.   Deanna was a 1991 graduate of Commodore Perry High School.  She worked as a personal care associate at Golden Living Center and the...