Today's obituaries
Harold W. Clarkson
GCC grad was active in Kiwanis, Boy Scouts
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Harold W. Clarkson, formerly of Grove City and West Palm Beach, Fla., died Thursday (6-30-00) in the emergency room of Memorial Hospital, Jacksonville. He was 87.
Mr. Clarkson was born Jan. 5, 1913.
He served in the infantry during World War II.
A graduate of Grove City College, Mr. Clarkson earned letters in football and track and played in the first night football game.
He owned Clarkson’s Furniture Store, Grove City, before moving in 1954 to West Palm Beach, where he was associated with Burdines.
Active in civic affairs, he was president of the Kiwanis Club of Grove City and was on the board of directors of the Kiwanis Club of West Palm Beach.
Mr. Clarkson was president of the Mercer County Boy Scouts and served on the Gulfstream Council of Boy Scouts, Palm Beach.
He headed the Mercer County Chapter of National Infantile Paralysis for four years.
Mr. Clarkson served on the board of the Association for the Blind, the American Red Cross and as commander of the American Legion.
He often made public appearances dressed as Santa Claus.
He was a member of Christ Episcopal Church, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
Surviving are: his wife, the former Jean Jaxtheimer, whom he married July 8, 1935; two daughters, Ann Turpin, Centreville, Md.; and Julia Wittman, Minneapolis, Minn.; four sons, Larry Clarkson, Kirkland, Wash.; and Dr. John Clarkson and Robert Clarkson, both Miami, Fla.; Charles Clarkson, Jacksonville, Fla.; 14 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to The University of Miami School of Medicine, P.O. Box 016099, Miami, Fla. 33101.
A memorial service will be held Saturday.
Alfred ‘High’ W. Davis
Construction worker, farmer was born in Leesburg
Alfred ‘High’ W. Davis, 110 Fredonia Road, Hempfield Township, formerly of West Salem Township, died at 7:25 p.m. Friday (6-30-00) in White-Cliff Nursing Home, Hempfield Township, after an extended illness. He was 83.
Mr. Davis was born Jan. 15, 1917, in Leesburg to Lawrence and Mary Davis.
He served in the Army from 1945 to 1946.
Mr. Davis attended Leesburg schools.
He was a construction worker and was a self-employed farmer for more than 40 years.
Mr. Davis was a Protestant.
He was an avid hunter and fisherman.
His first wife, the former Dorothy E. Swartz, whom he married in 1935, died in 1985.
Surviving are: his second wife, the former Dorothy L. Harlan, whom he married Feb. 1, 1991; a son, William L. Davis, New Castle; four stepdaughters, Dorothy E. Carran, West Palm Beach, Fla.; Shirley A. Kolcun, Mount Jackson, Pa.; and Linda M. Knox and Sarah L. McBride, both Edinburg; three stepsons, Lyle Q. McConahy, Bessemer; Donald J. McConahy, New Castle; and Richard P. McConahy, Edinburg; a sister, Eleanor Miller, Pittsburgh; a brother, Harold Davis, Mercer; four grandchildren; 18 step-grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren.
Besides his first wife, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Clifford, Gaylord, and Paul Davis.
DAVIS
Alfred ‘High’ W., 83, 110 Fredonia Road, Hempfield Township, formerly of West Salem Township.
Calling hours: 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday (7-4-00) and 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday (7-5-00) in LOUTZENHISER-JORDAN COLONIAL FUNERAL HOME, 366-68 S. Main St., Greenville.
Service: Funeral and committal service at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the funeral home with the Rev. Andrew Farina officiating.
Burial: Hillcrest Memorial Park, Hermitage.
Clara Diurba
Clara Diurba, 540 12th St., Pymatuning Township, died at 12:04 p.m. Saturday (7-1-00) in the hospital of Sharon Regional Health System. She was 57.
Obituary information was incomplete.
DIURBA
Clara, 57, of 540 12th St., Pymatuning Township.
Arrangements will be announced by J. BRADLEY McGONIGLE FUNERAL HOME Inc., 1090 E. State St., Sharon.
Tillie M. Liversage
Obituary information remains incomplete.
LIVERSAGE
Tillie M., 82, of 3570 Mt. Hickory Blvd., Hermitage.
Arrangements will be announced by SAMPLE-O’DONNELL FUNERAL HOME Inc., East State Street at North Oakland Avenue, Sharon.
Dorothy I. McCauley
Homemaker served Salvation Army citadels
MEADVILLE -- Dorothy I. McCauley, Wesbury United Methodist Community, Meadville, formerly of Greenville and Warren, Pa., died at 4:55 a.m. Saturday (7-1-00) in Meadville Medical Center after an extended illness. She was 79.
Mrs. McCauley was born Dec. 9, 1920, in Greenville to Raymond O. and Florence Mae Reuff Goldhart.
She attended Greenville schools.
She married Robert E. McCauley April 5, 1939. He died June 20, 1970.
Mrs. McCauley and her husband, a Salvation Army captain, served citadels on the west side of Pittsburgh and in Corry and Warren, Pa.
A homemaker, she was a member of the Salvation Army Greenville citadel and the Salvation Army Home League.
Surviving are: three sons, Raymond O. and Robert E. McCauley, both Greenville; and Gary L. McCauley, Winter Springs, Fla.; and three daughters, Mrs. John (Sherry) Hammersley, Warren, Pa.; Mrs. Gordon (Terri) Clover Jr., Estanolle, Ga., formerly of Warren; and Mrs. Gary (Jody) Zuschlag, West Salem Township; two brothers, Leonard O. Goldhart, Albion, Pa.; and Robert L. Goldhart, Greenville; and three sisters, Florence M. Allen, Betty Jane Middleton and Martha L. Hawk, all Greenville; 23 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.
Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by a son, Frank, in 1944; a daughter, Janet M. Wells, on April 6, 2000; a granddaughter, Heather McCauley, in infancy; and a great-grandson, Gene Albert Bish.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Salvation Army in Greenville 16125, or Warren 16365; or to The Wesbury Foundation, 31 N. Park Ave., Meadville 16335.
McCAULEY
Dorothy I., 79, Meadville, formerly of Greenville and Warren, Pa.
Calling hours: 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday (7-3-00) and 10 a.m. to time of service Tuesday (7-4-00) in BAIRD FUNERAL HOME, 14 Louisa Ave., Greenville. Friends may send condolences by e-mail to: Baird@infonline.net.
Services: Funeral service at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in the funeral home with retired Salvation Army Maj. Wesley Foster officiating.
Burial: Shenango Valley Cemetery, Greenville.
Dorothy McDermott
BOARDMAN, Ohio -- Dorothy McDermott, 2300 Canfield Road No. 132, died Saturday (7-1-00) in her home. She was 93.
Obituary information was incomplete.
MCDERMOTT
Dorothy, 93, 2300 Canfield Road No. 132, Boardman, Ohio.
Arrangements will be announced by McVEAN AND HUGHES INC., 711 Wick Ave., Youngstown.
Dennis L. Revak
Obituary information remains incomplete.
REVAK
Dennis L., 48, Girard, Ohio.
Arrangements will be announced by SAMPLE-O’DONNELL FUNERAL HOME Inc., East State Street at North Oakland Avenue, Sharon.
Jack A. Thompson
Hubbard man operated day care with his wife
Jack A. Thompson, 7763 Bedford Road, Hubbard, died at 6:40 p.m. Thursday (6-29-00) in the hospital of the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md., of renal cell cancer. He was 50.
Mr. Thompson was born June 4, 1950, in Sharon to George and Ruth Burns Thompson.
He served in the Army during Vietnam.
A 1968 alumnus of Brookfield High School, Mr. Thompson was a 1975 graduate of Youngstown State University, with a bachelor’s degree in business administration.
He and his wife owned and operated Thumbs-Up for Kids, a day-care center in Hubbard, since 1978.
Mr. Thompson was an avid supporter of the Youngstown State football team.
While participating in clinical research at the National Institutes of Health, he organized a Christmas toy drive for the Children’s Inn, Bethesda, Md.
Surviving are: his wife, the former Deborah Gratz, whom he married May 24, 1975; a daughter, Courtney; and a son, Doug, both at home; and four brothers, Robert and Jerry Thompson, both Brookfield; Thomas, Masury; and Charles Chick Thompson, Brookville, Fla.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Jack Thompson Memorial Fund, in care of Cortland Bank, Hubbard Branch, 890 W. Liberty St. Hubbard 44425.
A gathering will be held at a later date.
PREVIOUS DEATHS
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NURSE
Mrs. Harry (Leola), 89, of Oak Leaf Estates, Shenango Township.
Obituary was published 7-1-00
Calling hours: 7 to 9 p.m. today (7-2-00) in SMITH FUNERAL HOME, 310 W. Neshannock Ave., New Wilmington.
Service: Funeral service at 11 a.m. Monday (7-3-00) in the funeral home with the Rev. William H. Stone Jr., pastor of Neshannock Presbyterian Church, officiating.
Burial: Neshannock Cemetery, New Wilmington.
O’HARE
Paul E., 86, of 680 Fairfield Drive, Hermitage.
Obituary was published 6-30-00
Calling hours: 4 to 8 p.m. today (7-2-00) in SAMPLE-O’DONNELL FUNERAL HOME Inc., East State Street at North Oakland Avenue, Sharon. Friends may send condolences by e-mail to Sample@infonline.net
Service: Funeral service at 2 p.m. Monday (7-3-00) in the funeral home, with the Rev. John M. Trojak, pastor of First Baptist Church, Sharon, officiating.
Burial: Oakwood Cemetery, Hermitage.
OSBORNE
John C. "Sam," 78, Pine Township, formerly of Mercer and Grove City.
Obituary was published 6-30-00
Calling hours: 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today (7-2-00) in CUNNINGHAM FUNERAL HOME Inc., 306 Bessemer Ave., Grove City.
Service: Funeral service at 11 a.m. Monday (7-3-00) in the funeral home, with the Rev. W. Stephen Morse, associate pastor of Grace United Methodist Church, Grove City, officiating.
Burial: Crestview Memorial Park, Pine Township.
PISHKO
Mrs. Frank (Anna), 89, of 545 Westinghouse Blvd., Hermitage.
Obituary was published 7-1-00
Calling hours: 4 to 7 p.m. today (7-2-00) in J. BRADLEY McGONIGLE FUNERAL HOME Inc., 1090 E. State St., Sharon. Rosary and Chaplet at 3:30 p.m. by the Infant Jesus of Prague Guild and Rosary Society, followed by Parastas at 4 p.m.
Service: Divine Liturgy at 10 a.m. Monday (7-3-00) in St. Michael Byzantine Catholic Church, 2230 Highland Road, Hermitage, with the Rev. Frank A. Firko, pastor, officiating, preceded by Panachida at 9:15 a.m. in the funeral home.
Burial: St. Michael Byzantine Catholic Cemetery, Hermitage.
RUST
The Rev. Gerald C., 61, of RD 1, Nicholson, Pa., formerly of Shenango and Trumbull counties.
Obituary was published 7-1-00
Service: Memorial service was Saturday (7-1-00) in Fleetville (Pa.) Baptist Church, with Benjamin N. Rust, deceased’s son; the Rev. Scott Bixby, deceased’s son-in-law; and the Rev. Chester Powell, deceased’s brother-in-law, officiating.
Calling hours: Were Saturday in LAWRENCE E. YOUNG FUNERAL HOME, 418 S. State St., Clarks Summit, Pa.
Burial: Private at the convenience of family in Hillcrest Memorial Park, Hermitage, with a public graveside service at 1 p.m. Monday (7-3-00).
WEAVER
Mrs. Herbert (Elizabeth), 86, Grove Manor, Grove City, formerly of Grove City and Rocky Grove.
Obituary was published 7-1-00
Calling hours: 10 to 11 a.m. Monday (7-3-00) at Bethany Presbyterian Church 100 W. Venango St., Mercer.
Service: Memorial service at 11 a.m. Monday in the church, with the Rev. Dr. Stan Keehlwetter, pastor of Bethany Presbyterian Church, Mercer, officiating, assisted by the Rev. John Boal, pastor of Mountville Presbyterian Church, Portersville.
Burial: Sunset Hills Memorial Park, Franklin.
Arrangements by CUNNINGHAM FUNERAL HOME Inc., 306 Bessemer Ave., Grove City.
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