All Obituaries

   Joyce M. Meals, age 65, of Marienville, PA, formerly of Turtle Creek, PA, died on Friday, January 17, 2020 peacefully at her home in Marienville.  She was born August 26, 1954 in Braddock, PA, daughter of the late Harry F. and Anna (Kirkpatrick) Huber.    On August 26, 1972 in Zelienople, PA, she married David E. Meals, who survives.  Together the couple owned and operated D & J Northwoods, a retail market where Joyce and her husband created their...

    Eugene G. “Gene” McWilliams, age 93, of Tionesta, PA died on Friday morning, January 10, 2020 at Windsor House at Snyder Memorial Health Care Center in Marienville, PA.  He was born on the family farm in Wolf’s Corners, Tionesta Township on October 19, 1926, the ninth child of the late Thomas and Viola (Wagner) McWilliams.           Gene attended a one room schoolhouse known as Shriver School for eight years...

    Betty Joan (Head) Hall, age 89, of the SouthWoods Assisted Living Community in Titusville, PA, formerly of Tionesta, PA, died at her home on Friday, January 10, 2020.  She was born in West Hickory, PA on August 12, 1930, daughter of the late Harry H. and Martha A. (Rodgers) Head.         Betty attended Hickory Township High School, where she graduated as valedictorian of the class of 1948.  She married her husband of 39 years,...

   Joseph P. Schillinger, age 25, of Manitowic, WI, passed away December 22, 2019.  Joe was born in Boscobel, WI on May 26, 1994 and adopted by Peter and Jacklyn Schillinger.    Joe had an outgoing personality, a zeal for excitement and a generous heart. He was a talented fiddle and banjo player as well as lead vocal for the Allegheny String Band while growing up in Western PA.  Joe enjoyed his horse “Monty,” hunting in the woods, haying for...

    Pauline (Paula) Weingard passed away at her home in Tionesta, Pennsylvania on Tuesday evening, December 17, 2019.  Her life was a happy one as she loved and was loved.  She was born in a small western town of Waldron, Kansas, of parents Bemas and Mildred Houser, October 7, the year and month of the Great Crash of 1929.  Having survived the depression and the famous mid-Western dust storms of the 1930’s, she graduated from high school in Wellington,...

    Linda Sue (Hester) Wright, age 64, of Tionesta, PA, passed away to join her parents, brother and Heavenly Father on Friday morning, December 13, 2019 at her home in Tionesta.  She was born on May 3, 1955 in Oil City, PA, daughter of the late Richard R. and Grace E. (Cox) Hester.     On November 5, 1984, she married her husband of 35 years, Farley E. Wright, who survives.  Linda graduated from West Forest High School in 1973 and studied at Butler...

   Dennis L. Brecht, age 67, of Tionesta, PA, died on Sunday, December 1, 2019 at his home in the Townline area of Tionesta.  He was born December 8, 1951 in Oil City, PA, son of the late Wilkie L. “Bunt” and Inez M. (Stover) Brecht.     Denny graduated from Tionesta High School and worked most of his life for the Pennsylvania Fish Commission stationed at the Tionesta Hatchery.  He was an avid model railroad collector.  He loved his private...

    Richard E. “Rick” “Boone” Downey, 59, passed away on Saturday, November 9, 2019 at his residence in Tidioute, PA.  He was born July 24, 1960 in Titusville, PA, the son of the late Richard G. “Boone” and Ellen Jeanne (Owens) Downey.     Rick was a graduate of Tidioute High School.  He worked several jobs throughout his lifetime, most recently at Superior Tire and Rubber in Warren, PA.  As an outdoorsman, he...

   Raymond Richard “Rick” Zuendel, age 63, of Tionesta, PA, died on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at his home in Tionesta.  He was born October 21, 1956 in Titusville, PA, son of the late Raymond R. “Dutch” and Anne L. (Lumley) Zuendel.     Rick was a 1975 graduate of West Forest High School in Tionesta where he played basketball and baseball.  He also enjoyed hunting, golfing, and socializing with his friends on German Hill.  He...

   Susan E. (McMichael) Mealy, age 78, of Tionesta, PA, died on Sunday, October 20, 2019 at her home in Tionesta.   She was born October 28, 1940 in Titusville, PA, daughter of the late Jack and Grace E. (Johnston) McMichael.     Sue graduated from Tionesta High School in 1958 and went on to receive her Associate of Arts degree from Robert Morris College for Secretarial Studies of Pittsburgh (Moon Twp.).   She had been previously employed at...