Today's death record
- Dr. Charles Harris Brier, 85, of 1728 S. Judy Lynn Drive, Farrell.
- Thomas F. Driscoll Sr., 82, Factory Street, West Warwick, R.I.
- Addison E. Keates, 89, of 15 Connelly Blvd., Sharon.
- Robert E. Leary, 80, of 310 Liberty St., Jamestown.
- Jerome B. Schauer, 87, of 866 Fredonia Road, Stoneboro.
- Lois Jane Keaveny Stillwagon, 72, Redwood City, Calif., formerly of Hubbard
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Dr. Charles Harris Brier
WWII veteran taught at Farrell High, was podiatrist
Dr. Charles Harris Brier, 1728 S. Judy Lynn Drive, Farrell, died at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday (9-20-00) in Heritage Manor Jewish Home for the Aged, Youngstown. He was 85.
Dr. Brier was born April 26, 1915, in New York.
He earned a bachelor’s degree in education from City College of New York and taught in Farrell High School for many years.
He later became a podiatrist, receiving a podiatry medicine degree from College of Podiatry in Cleveland.
A World War II veteran, he served in the Panama Canal Zone.
Dr. Brier was a member of The Podiatry Association; and Pennsylvania State Education Association.
Surviving are: his wife, the former Kolma Greenstone, whom he married in January 1946, at home; and a sister, Harriet Fedakowski.
He was preceded in death by a sister; and two brothers, Bernard and Kenneth.
BRIER
Dr. Charles Harris, 85, of 1728 S. Judy Lynn Drive, Farrell.
Calling hours: 10 a.m. to time of service Friday (9-22-00) 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 11 a.m. Friday in the funeral home, with Rabbi Frank Muller of Temple Rodef Sholom, Youngstown, officiating.
Burial: Temple Beth Israel Cemetery, Hermitage.
Thomas F. Driscoll Sr.
Retired R.I. insurance agent had relatives here
WEST WARWICK, R.I. -- Thomas F. Driscoll Sr., Factory Street, West Warwick, died Sept. 1, 2000, in Kent County Memorial Hospital. He was 82.
Mr. Driscoll was born April 7, 1918, in West Warwick to James H. and Mary E. McGuinness Driscoll.
For 37 years, he was an insurance agent for John Hancock Insurance Co., West Warwick, retiring in 1978.
An Army veteran, Mr. Driscoll served in Europe, Africa and in the Middle East during World War II and was a participant in the Battle of the Bulge.
He belonged to St. James Church; and was a lifetime member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 449; and the Pawtuxet Valley Preservation and Historical Society, all West Warwick.
Mr. Driscoll also belonged to AARP, the retired persons organization; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, both West Warwick; Rhode Island Coalition of Notch Babies Chapter 2210, of which he served as past president; and West Warwick and Coventry Senior Citizens organization.
He spent much time in the Shenango Valley with local relatives and friends.
His wife, the former Anne M. Palisin, is deceased.
Surviving are: two sons, Thomas F. Jr., West Warwick; and Gregory J., Tampa, Fla.; two daughters, Sandra L. Deckett, West Warwick; and Kathleen A. McCann, Tampa; six grandchildren; and various family members and friends in the Shenango Valley.
Besides his wife, he was preceded in death by a brother, James E.
DRISCOLL
Thomas F. Sr., 82, Factory Street, West Warwick, R.I.
Service: Mass of Christian burial was at St. James Church, West Warwick, with the Rev. James Hynes, pastor of St. James Church, West Warwick, as celebrant.
Burial: St. Mary’s Cemetery, West Warwick, with full military honors by Rhode Island National Guard. A graveside committal service preceded.
Arrangements by FRANK R. GORTON & SONS FUNERAL HOME, 721 Washington St., Coventry, R.I.; and JOHN A. PALISIN FUNERAL HOME, 86 Maple Drive, Hermitage.
Addison E. Keates
Addison E. Keates, 15 Connelly Blvd., Sharon, died at 1:26 p.m. Wednesday (9-20-00) in UPMC Horizon, Greenville. He was 89.
Obituary information was incomplete.
KEATES
Addison E., 89, of 15 Connelly Blvd., Sharon.
Arrangements will be announced by DONALDSON-MOHNEY FUNERAL HOME, 124 Main St., Sharpsville.
Robert E. Leary
Decorated Army veteran was retired car salesman
Robert E. Leary, 310 Liberty St., Jamestown, died at 4:15 a.m. Wednesday (9-20-00) in St. Paul Homes, West Salem Township. He was 80.
Mr. Leary was born Feb. 27, 1920, in Warren, Ohio, to Ernest W. and Florence A. Wood Leary.
He retired after 40 years as a car salesman for the former Jim Sarvas Chrysler-Plymouth-Dodge, Hempfield Township.
An Army veteran, Mr. Leary served as a Tech 5 with the 313th Regiment 79th Infantry Division in four campaigns during World War II. Twice wounded, he was recipient of a Purple Heart, Bronze Star and Medal of Jubilee of Liberty.
He belonged to Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5424, Jamestown; and American Legion Post 140, Greenville; and was a member, past elder and trustee of Jamestown Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Leary loved cars and riding around Pymatuning Lake with his Boston terrier, Babe, and his greyhound, Suzy.
Surviving are: his wife, the former Maxine Cooper, whom he married May 4, 1946; two daughters, Cindy, Sharon; and Mrs. Jim (Sally) Courtney, Atlantic; a son, Robb, Greenville; a sister, Sue Courtney, Jamestown; and five brothers, Jim, John and Tom, all Jamestown; Lew, Jefferson, Ohio; and Lloyd, California; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by an infant brother.
Memorial contributions may be made to World War II Memorial Fund in care of Tom Leary, 416 Jackson St., Jamestown 16134.
LEARY
Robert E., 80, of 310 Liberty St., James-town.
Calling hours: 2 to 4 and 6 to 9 p.m. today (9-21-00) and 10 a.m. to time of service Friday (9-22-00) in RANDALL FUNERAL HOME, 416 Liberty St., Jamestown.
Service: Funeral service at 11 a.m. Friday in the funeral home.
Burial: Parklawn Cemetery, Jamestown.
Rose R. Loutzenhiser
First Baptist member retired from Greenville hospital
Funeral will be Saturday for Rose R. Loutzenhiser, 9 Penn Ave., formerly of 123 N. High St., both Greenville. She died at 5:33 p.m. Tuesday (9-19-00) in UPMC Horizon, Greenville. She was 87.
Mrs. Loutzenhiser was born July 4, 1913, in Liberty, Ohio, to Peter R. and Joanna Compopiano Rechedy.
She attended the former East Fallowfield (Township) School, Crawford County.
Mrs. Loutzenhiser retired in 1978 after 12 years with the former Greenville Regional Hospital. She began as a nurse aide and retired from the housekeeping department.
Mrs. Loutzenhiser was a member of First Baptist Church and Blue Star Mothers, both Greenville.
Her husband, Glenn W. Loutzenhiser, whom she married Sept. 26, 1936, died Oct. 31, 1966.
Surviving are: a son, Richard D., Greenville; four sisters, Lena Sugar, Las Vegas; Angelina Kerfoot, Burghill; Norma Melvin, Edgewater, Fla.; and Addie Giangiordano, Greenville; three brothers, James Rechedy, Port Richey, Fla.; and Simon Rechedy, Jefferson; and Remi Rechedy, Warren, both Ohio; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Barbara Jean Loutzenhiser; a sister, Mary Dray; and two brothers, Ralph and Roy Rechedy.
Memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist Church, 60 Shenango St., Greenville 16125.
LOUTZENHISER
Mrs. Glenn W. (Rose R.), 87, of 9 Penn Ave., formerly of 123 N. High St., both Greenville.
Calling hours: 4 to 7 p.m. Friday (9-22-00) in LOUTZENHISER-JORDAN COLONIAL FUNERAL HOME, 366-68 S. Main St., Greenville.
Service: Funeral service at 11 a.m. Saturday (9-23-00) in the funeral home with the Rev. Ray Williams, pastor of First Baptist Church, Greenville, officiating.
Burial: Shenango Valley Cemetery, Greenville.
Jerome B. Schauer
Jerome B. Schauer, 866 Fredonia Road, Stoneboro, died at 2 a.m. today (9-21-00) in the emergency room at UPMC Horizon, Greenville. He was 87.
Obituary information was incomplete.
SCHAUER
Jerome B., 87, of 866 Fredonia Road, Stoneboro.
Arrangements will be announced by SCOTT A. BLACK FUNERAL HOME, 99 Franklin St., Stoneboro.
Lois Jane Keaveny
Stillwagon
Homemaker formerly of Hubbard lived in Calif.
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., -- Lois Jane Keaveny Stillwagon, Redwood City, formerly of Hubbard, died at 8:30 a.m. Sept. 7, 2000, at home. She was 72.
Mrs. Stillwagon was born Sept. 23, 1927, in Sharon to J.D. and Clara B. Mohney Stillwagon.
A homemaker, she enjoyed doll collecting, sewing and traveling.
Surviving are: two daughters, Mrs. Maurie (Kathleen) Bennett, Belmont, Calif.; and Mrs. Jim (Christine) Morrison, Portage, Mich.; a son, John T. Keaveny, Saratoga, Wyo.; three sisters, Elizabeth Glass, Ohio; Dorothy Frye, Arizona; and Martha Warner, Georgia; a brother, George L. Stillwagon, Maryland; six grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by two sisters, Irene Battisti and Vera Houston.
Services will be announced at a later date.
Willie Frank Woodall
National Castings worker was ‘68 Sharon grad, in Air Force
Funeral will be Saturday for Willie Frank Woodall, 224 E. Budd St., Sharon. He died at 7:50 p.m. Monday (9-18-00) in the hospital of Sharon Regional Health System of a heart attack. He was 49.
Mr. Woodall was born Nov. 14, 1950, in Youngstown to Arthur and Lucinda White Woodall Jr.
A 1968 alumnus of Sharon High School, he was an Air Force veteran and a foundry worker at the former National Castings Division of Midland-Ross Corp., Sharon.
Mr. Woodall was an avid fisherman.
Surviving are: a daughter, Laki Woodall Pinckey; and a son, Kendrix Witherspoon, both Charleston, S.C.; three sisters, Cynthia L. Wilkins, Sharon; Cynthia D. Henderson, Farrell; and Brenda Gordon, Charlotte, N.C.; two brothers, Arthur L., Springfield, Mass.; and Larry J., Seattle; a companion, Sheila Maupin, Sharon; and two grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and a brother, Donald L.
WOODALL
Willie Frank, 49, of 224 E. Budd St., Sharon.
Calling hours: Noon to time of service Saturday (9-23-00) in J.E. WASHINGTON FUNERAL HOME Inc., 1059 Hamilton Ave., Farrell.
Service: Funeral service at 1 p.m. Saturday in the funeral home, with the Rev. W. Samuel Fitzgerald, pastor of Pentecostal Holiness Church, Sharpsville, officiating. Military rites by Veterans of Foreign Wars New Murray Bell Post 7597, Farrell.
Burial: Cremation.
PREVIOUS DEATHS
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ANDERSON
Merle G., 82, West Salem Township, formerly of 60 College Ave., Greenville.
Obituary was published 9-20-00
Calling hours: 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today (9-21-00) and 10 to 10:45 a.m. Friday (9-22-00) in ANDREW H. OSBORNE III FUNERAL HOME Inc., 73 & 75 Columbia Ave., Greenville. Masonic service at 9 p.m. today by Free and Accepted Masons Eureka Lodge 290, Greenville.
Service: Funeral service at 11 a.m. Friday in Zion’s Reformed United Church of Christ, Greenville, with the Rev. Philip J. Garner, pastor, officiating.
Burial: Hillcrest Memorial Park, Hermitage, with committal service preceding, and full military honors by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3374, Hempfield Township.
RAPPER
Robert "Bobby" R., 79, of 40 Beechwood Ave., Wheatland.
Obituary was published 9-20-00
Calling hours: 10:30 a.m. to time of service Friday (9-22-00), with family present from noon to time of service in WILBERT L. SHANNON FUNERAL HOME Ltd., 33 Broadway Ave., Wheatland. Due to area construction, visitors are asked to use the Emerson Avenue entrance. Condolences may be sent by fax at (724) 347-1917 or by e-mail to shannonfhltd@netscape.net
Service: Funeral service at 1 p.m. Friday in the funeral home, with the Rev. Charles E. Kellum, deceased’s cousin, associate minister of McKinley United Methodist Church, Dayton, Ohio, officiating.
Burial: Oakwood Cemetery, Hermitage, with full military honors by Veterans of Foreign Wars New Murray Bell Post 7597, Farrell.
RIGBY
Jacob Adam, 21 months, 301 Malleable St., Sharon.
Obituary was published 9-19-00
Calling hours: Noon to time of service Friday (9-22-00) in J. BRADLEY McGONIGLE FUNERAL HOME, Inc., 1090 E. State St., Sharon.
Service: Funeral service at 2 p.m. Friday in the funeral home, with Capt. Theodore Slye, pastor of Salvation Army Citadel, Sharon, officiating.
Burial: Oakwood Cemetery, Hermitage.
SEFRICK
Mrs. Peter (Anna), 93, Hermitage, formerly of Sharon.
Obituary was published 9-20-00
Calling hours: 7 to 9 p.m. Friday (9-22-00) in STEPHEN J. SHERMAN FUNERAL HOME, 2201 Highland Road, Hermitage. Special services include Rosary, 6:30 p.m.; Guild, 6:45 p.m.; and Parastas, 7 p.m.
Service: Divine Liturgy at 10 a.m. Saturday (9-23-00) in St. Michael’s Byzantine Church, Hermitage, with the Rev. Frank Firko, pastor, as celebrant. Panachida at 9:15 a.m. in the funeral home.
Burial: St. Michael’s Cemetery, Hermitage.
