Pennsylvania Obituary and Marriage Records, 1947-2010
Charles T. Stelene
Charles T. Stelene, 90, of Johnsonburg, died October 2, 2001, at Elk Haven Nursing Home in St. Marys. He was born February 20, 1911, in Montgomery, the son of Henry and Lilly Hively Stelene.
On November 17, 1947, he married the former Margurite Dorio, who preceded him in death on July 5, 1979.
He retired in 1977 from the Penn Tech Paper Mill in Johnsonburg. He was a WWII Army veteran, having served with the Company C 76th infantry division in Rhineland, Ardennes, Central Europe. He was awarded three bronze stars in the European African Middle Eastern Campaign. He served in the Battle of the Bulge under General Patton.
He is survived by a daughter, Judy (Archie) Moore of Johnsonburg; a son, Leslie Stelene of Johnsonburg; a sister, Hazel Bower of Williamsport; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, two brothers, Clarence and Larue and three sisters, Elsie Labach, Emily Updegraff and Alice Sewald.
Memorial services were held October 12 in Johnsonburg.
Winifred Elizabeth McCadden Stilwell
Winifred Elizabeth McCadden Stilwell, 86, of Jerome Ave., died Sunday, October 21, 2001, at Manor Care Health Services North, after a long illness. She was born September 21, 1915, in Williamsport, the only child of Raymond and Arta Reitzel McCadden.
She was homemaker. She was a member of New Covenant United Church of Christ.
She is survived by two sons, Ray of Williamsport and William of Washington, D.C.; three daughters and two sons-in-law, Helen and David Mackey of Upton, MA, Margaret and Gregory Bressler of Williamsport and Judith of Williamsport; eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at a later date; burial will be in Wildwood Cemetery. The family suggests contributions may be made to the Lycoming County SPCA, 2805 Reach Road, Williamsport, PA 17701.
Crouse Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
George Lewis Good II
George Lewis Good II, 22, of South Williamsport, died Tuesday, October 23, 2001, near Montgomery, as a result of an automobile accident. He was born October 30, 1978, in Altoona.
He was a 1997 graduate of Altoona Area High School, had attended Penn State and was currently attending Pennsylvania College of Technology. He worked as a manager at Sheetz and Hi Way Pizza, both in State College.
He was an avid hunter and fisherman.
Surviving are his father, George H. Good of Altoona; his mother and step-father, Diane L. (Jack) Heckendorn of State College; his fiance, Christina Waskiewicz; a brother, Corporal Evan A. Good of Camp LeJeune, NC; grandparents Mrs. and Mrs. John W. Foreman and many aunts, uncles and cousins. He was preceded in death by grandparents Mr. and Mrs. George L. Good.
Funeral services will be held at the State College Presbyterian Church, 132 West Beaver Ave., in State College, Friday, October 26, 2001, at 11 a.m. Pastor Charles Curley will officiate. Committal services will be held at the Good Funeral Home, Inc., in Altoona, at 2 p.m. Friday, with Pastor Herb L. Rice officiating.
Burial will be in Alto-Reste Park Cemetery, Altoona.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Wildlife Society, c/o Duane Diefendach, 113 Merkle Building, University Park, PA 16802.
Edna M. Haas
Edna M. Haas, 90, formerly of 1213 Cherry St., died Tuesday, October 23, 2001, in Valley View Nursing Center.
Born September 29, 1911, in Sunbury, she was a daughter of John G. and Annie Herman Dunkle. Mrs. Haas was a member of Lycoming Presbyterian Church and had worked at the Weldon Pajama Factory.
Surviving are a daughter, Norma Benedek of Bethlehem, seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Shirley Murphy.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday from Sanders Mortuary, 821 Diamond St., with the Rev. Richard W. Miller, her pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Green Lawn Memorial Park. Friends may call at Sanders from 10 to 11 a.m. Monday.
Craig Lee Horton
Craig Lee Horton, 54, of Wellsboro, died October 22, 2001, at the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital.
He owned and operated ABC Gaines, Inc., of Wellsboro.
He served the community as a member of the Wellsboro Area School Board for 15 years and was the Regional Director for the Pennsylvania State School Board Association Executive Committee. Craig was a former leader of the Boy Scout Troup 911 and a former Babe Ruth and Little League Coach. He was also a former Rotary Club Member. Mr. Horton was a member and elder of the First Presbyterian Church of Wellsboro.
Born in York, York County, August 24, 1947, he was the son of Millard E. and stepson of Joanne Horton of Wellsboro and son of the late Florence I. Horton.
Surviving are his wife, Jo Ann Hamme Horton; a son and daughter-in-law, Jon D. and Tara Horton of York, York County; a daughter, Susan E. Horton, a student at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford; a sister, Wanda Gosnell and a brother, Rusty Horton, both of York, York County.
A "life celebration" memorial service will be held at the First Presbyterian Church in Wellsboro on Saturday, October 27, at 10:30 a.m.
The family will provide the flowers. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, North Central Region, 1948 East Third St., Williamsport, PA 17701.
Following the "life celebration" memorial service, the family will receive friends in the fellowship hall followed by a luncheon.
Arrangements by the Tussey-Mosher Funeral Home, Wellsboro. "A Life Celebration Home."
Verus P. Meixel
Verus P. Meixel, 87, of 47 Lincoln Drive, Dubois, Pa., died Monday, October 15, 2001 at the Christ the King Manor, Dubois.
He was born March 3, 1914, in Jersey Shore, a son of the late Floyd and Anna Bower Meixel. He is survived by his wife the former Dorna B. Shadduck.
He graduated from Jersey Shore High School and was a self-employed heavy equipment operator in the coal mining industry.
He is also survived by a daughter, Dena Dee Senior of Dubois, a brother, Arthur Meixel of Loganton; and a grandson.
He was preceded in death by five brothers: Clyde, Stuart, Abraham, Ernest and Frank Meixel and an infant sister.
Lathan Wayne Meredith
Lathan Wayne Meredith, Jr., 33, of 26 Sherwood Lane, South Williamsport, passed away Wednesday, October 24, 2001. Born October 7, 1968 in Williamsport, Wayne was a son of Lathan Wayne Meredith, Sr., and Linda L. Wittman Meredith.
He had been employed by Moore’s Building Products. An avid hunter and fisherman, Wayne belonged to the Long Bow Association and the Buck Skinners.
Surviving are his mother of South Williamsport; his father of Cogan Station; a son, Lathan Wayne III and daughter, Jennifer Lynn, both of city; two sisters, Robyn Meredith-Vroman (David) and Cinda Meredith; a brother, Ranson and an aunt, Sandy Wittman, all of South Williamsport; a nephew and three nieces, Joshua and Kryslynne Croman, Krissa West and Kaira Meredith.
Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday from Sanders Mortuary, 821 Diamond St. Friends may call at Sanders from 3-4 p.m. Saturday.
Jean L. Paris
Jean L. Paris, 82, of Tioga, died Wednesday, October 24, 2001, in Wellsboro. She was the wife of the late Milford H. Paris. Survivors include seven daughters, Sharon Richards, Roberta Steadman, Deborah Deats, Barbara Wilber, Jolene Tomlinson, Paula Bolt, and Kelly Jelliff and a son, Frederick Paris. Funeral services will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Jacquelyn A. Buckheit Funeral Chapel, Mansfield. Visitation 6:30-9 Friday.
Frances Amy Dinsmore Colyer Pound
Frances Amy Dinsmore Colyer Pound, 87 of Fletcher, N.C., died October 2, 2001 after a lengthy illness.
She was a native of Williamsport and a graduate of Williamsport High School.
Survivors include her daughter Connie Aikman, Chattanooga, TN, daughter-in-law Joyce Pound, Cayuga, NY, sisters Ginnie Miller, Anchorage, AK; Anna Livermore, Williamsport; Harriet Johnson, Avon Park, FL, and a brother Richard Dinsmore of Waterbury, CT.
Memorial services will be October 27 at 5:30 p.m. at the Standifer Gap S.D.A. Church, Chattanooga, TN.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the charity of choice.
Harold C. Smith Sr.
Harold C. Smith, Sr., 78, of 1530 West Fourth St., died Tuesday, October 23, 2001, at the Williamsport Home.
Born September 14, 1923, in Williamsport, he was the son of Charles S. and Edith Repard Smith. He and his wife, the former Doris B. Brewer, were married August 23, 1947.
A 1941 graduate of Williamsport High School, Mr. Smith graduated with a masters degree from Penn State University. He was an Army Air Corps veteran of WWII and retired from the Reserves as a Lieutenant Colonel. He was a teacher at Roosevelt Jr. High School for 19 years, and retired as principal and superintendent with the Sullivan County School District. He was a member of Calvary United Methodist Church, and the John F. Laedlein Lodge 707 F&AM.
Surviving, in addition to his wife, are a son, Harold C. "Chuck" Smith, Jr., of Williamsport; two daughters, Kathy L. Temple of Trout Run and Anne S. Brown of Laporte; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by a son, Mark S. Smith.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday from Sanders’ Mortuary, 821 Diamond St., with his pastor, the Rev. Larry Halverstadt-Cole, officiating. Burial will be in Wildwood Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 10-11 a.m. Friday. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions be made to his church, 1400 West Fourth St., Williamsport, PA 17701.
