Obituaries

Mar 9, 2021

Mary R. Probst, 91, of Clarendon, Pa., passed away on Tuesday March 9, 2021, at the John and Orpha Blair Hospice House, following a brief illness. Mary was born February 25, 1930, in Warren, Pa., the daughter of the late Robert R. and Geraldine Arird Radspinner. She was a 1948 graduate of Warren High School and then worked at...

Mar 9, 2021

Diana Ottenmiller A'Harrah passed away peacefully on March 9, 2021, at the age of 86. Born November 8, 1934 to Irma and Edward Ottenmiller of Warren, Pennsylvania, Diana was raised by her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. C. (Clement) Earl Ruland (Clara Bell—Grandma Bell). Diana was owner of the Russell Post Office, which was built for the Russell community by...

Mar 9, 2021

Luella June Moats, 81, of Warren, of formerly Portville, N.Y., passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday March 9, 2021, at the Warren General Hospital. Luella was born in Portville, N.Y. to the late Adrian and Patricia Shattuck Gimlin. She was a 1957 graduate of Portville Central High School. She worked at the Blair Corp. for thirty plus years from which...

Mar 6, 2021

Jeffrey L. Walters, 59, of Warren, Pa,. passed away Saturday March 6, 2021, at Warren General Hospital after a long courageous battle with cancer. Jeffrey was born in Freeport, Pa., to the late James and Clarabel Cooper Walters. He was a 1979 graduate of Warren Area High School. Jeff made his career for 27 years in the U.S. Air...

Feb 22, 2021

William F. Birchard Jr, 81 of 670 Cobham Park. Rd. passed away on Monday Feb.22, 2021 at Warren General Hospital, Warren, PA. Bill was born on April 16,1939. in Grand Valley, PA. son of the late William F. Birchard Sr. and the late Luella M. (Anthony) Birchard Rudolph. He was raised by his Great Grandparents Mark and...

Feb 22, 2021

Marjorie E. Olsen, 97, of Warren, Pa., passed away Monday February 22, 2021, at the Watson Memorial Home. Marjorie was born September 30, 1923 in Warren, Pa., to the late Rollin and Eva Samuelson Merritt. A lifelong Warren resident, she was a 1941 graduate of Warren Area High School. Years prior, she was employed at Loranger Plastics, then at...

Feb 12, 2021

Roger A. Siggins, 83, of Warren, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 2021 at the Warren Manor. Roger was born August 23, 1937, to the late Robert and Magdalene Lawson Siggins. Roger attended Warren Area High School. His first job was a meat cutter at the Nation Wide store at the corner of Fifth Avenue and East Street. He...

Feb 8, 2021

Alan B. "Herk" Thompson, 85, of Warren, Pa., passed away Monday, February 8, 2021 at the Rouse Home.

Herk was born May 28, 1935, in Warren, he was the son of the late James B. and Jane Langworthy Thompson. After graduating from Warren Area High School, Herk served in the Navy Reserves until the end...

Feb 8, 2021

David A. Tannler, 65, of Warren, PA., passed away at his residence Monday, February 8, 2021. Dave was born October 12, 1955, in Warren to Wilma J. (Wagner) Tannler of Wake Forest, NC, and the late John C. Tannler. The 1973 Warren Area High School graduate retired from United Refinery in December 2017 after 39 years of service. He...

Feb 6, 2021

Bridget Michele Smith peacefully entered her heavenly home on February 6, 2021 at Hamot Hospital, Erie, PA. Bridget was born March 30, 1943 the daughter of Kathleen Kerr Smith and Paul E. Smith.

In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her brothers William Smith and Thomas Smith, and sister-in-law Marjory Smith....

Feb 5, 2021

Eleanor E. Johnson (Eriksen), of Warren, passed away on February 5, 2021.  She was born January 22, 1932, to the late Charles and Emilie (Bishop) Eriksen.  A 1950 Graduate of Youngsville High School.  She married Raymond F. Johnson on August 4th of 1950 who preceded her in death on September 28th, 1992.

Also preceded in...

Feb 1, 2021

Joan Kerrin (Sears)Fitch (76) of Cable Hollow Road, Russell, PA passed away on Monday, February 1st, 2021 at Hamot Hospital. Joan was born November 20, 1944, in Akeley PA, the daughter of the late Lynn and Louise (Johnson) Sears. A Warren area resident most her life, Joan was a stay at home mother raising her three boys. Joan grew...

Jan 30, 2021

Charles A. Rosborough, 78, of Russell, PA., died on Saturday, January 30, 2021, following a recent illness. Charles was born December 6, 1942 in Luthersburg, PA., the son of the late James and Edna Beam Rosborough. He was a graduate of the Dubois High School, and was employed at the Warren State Hospital for forty years. He also drove...

Jan 28, 2021

Doris Jean Cunningham "Peany" of Warren, died peacefully on January 28, 2021 at the Rouse Home in Youngsville, PA. Doris was born in Kane, PA on August 29, 1932, the daughter of Leo and Goldie Gibson Whipple. She graduated from WAHS in 1951. Upon graduation, Peany married Arnold Cunningham and raised two daughters Kimberly and Robin. Early in life...

Jan 27, 2021

Rose Marie Anderson, 36, of Warren, died unex- pectedly on Jan. 27, 2021, at the UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pa., following a brief illness. Rose was born March 14, 1984, in Warren, the daughter of the late William C. and Mary M. Musante Anderson. She was a 2002 graduate of the Warren Area high School. Rose was a recipient...

Jan 24, 2021

Frederick L. Hartman, 80, of Clarendon, PA., passed away on Janurary 24, 2021 at his residence. Fred was born March 28, 1940, in Warren, Pa., to the late Clare and Alma Guild Hartman. He was a graduate of Warren Area High School. He worked for many years as a machinist at Solar Electric. After the company moved...

Jan 23, 2021

Rose M. Curtis, 82, of Warren, Pa. passed away peacefully Jan. 23, 2021 after illness due to COVID-19. She was born May 4, 1938 in Mayburg, Pa., to the late Samuel and Stella Zaffino. Rose is remembered as a strong and adoring mother, grandmother and sister. She always brought a smile to her loved one's faces with a good...

Jan 17, 2021

Robert V. Johnson II, of Russell, died on Sunday, January 17, 2021 at St. Vincent's Hospital in Erie, PA following a three-week illness. Bob was born on October 17, 1956 in Warren, PA, the oldest child and only son of Robert V. Johnson and Betty Garvin Johnson. A lifelong resident of Russell, Bob graduated from Eisenhower High...

Jan 15, 2021

Richard A. Cook Jr., 65, of Warren, passed away on January 15, 2021 at the Warren General Hospital, following a short illness. Richard was born July 11, 1955, in Warren, PA, the son of the late Richard A. and Barbara Reist Cook Sr. He was a 1973 graduate of the Warren Area High School Vo-Tech Program and was employed...

Jan 14, 2021

James Douglas "Doug" Hert of Scandia, died on Thursday, January 14, at The St. Vincent Hospital in Erie, PA, following a lengthy battle with COVID-19. Doug was born June 16, 1961 in Miami, FL, the son of the late Charles E. Hert, and Nedra Mathis Hert, who survives. Doug graduated from high school in Walkersville, MD, and soon after...