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Richard E. Clepper
Retired businessman, vet, Mason had daughter here
KITTANNING, Pa. -- Richard E. Clepper, Cowansville, Pa., died early Monday morning, Oct. 28, 2002, in Armstrong County Memorial Hospital. He was 81.
Mr. Clepper was born Sept. 17, 1921, in Wattersonville, Pa., a son of Edwin G. Clepper and Mary E. Andrews Clepper.
He was owner and operator for 50 years of W.E. & R.E. Clepper School Transportation, retiring in 1987. He was also employed as a security guard for 10 years at Crompton Chemical, Petrolia, Pa.
A Marine veteran, Mr. Clepper served during World War II.
He belonged to First United Methodist Church, Kittanning; and was a former member of Scottish Rite New Castle Consistory; and Free and Accepted Masons Seneca Lodge 805 in Kittanning, where he was a past worshipful master.
Mr. Clepper enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping and traveling.
His wife, the former Edna M. Kaufman, whom he married March 19, 1951, survives at home.
Also surviving are: a son, Richard A. Clepper, Cowansville; three daughters, Mrs. Lloyd (Rosemary) Schrecengost, Frewsburg, N.Y.; Mrs. James (Betty) Evans, Clark; and Barbara E. Clepper, Kittanning; five granddaughters, two grandsons and two great-grandchildren; two brothers, William E. Clepper, Pennsylvania; and Glenn Clepper, Tampa.; and a sister, Mrs. Henry (Louise) Dietz, Ford City, Pa.
Mr. Clepper was preceded in death by his parents and a daughter, Margaret "Peggy" L. Arbaugh.
The family requests memorial contributions be made to the American Heart Association.
CLEPPER
Richard E., 81, Cowansville, Pa.
Calling hours: 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday (10-30--02) in BAUER FUNERAL HOME, 515 N. McKean St., Kittanning, Pa. Information: www.bauerfuneralhome.com
Service: Funeral ceremonies at 11 a.m. Thursday (10-31-02) in the funeral home, with the Rev. Dr. Allyn Ricketts officiating.
Interment: Lawn Haven Burial Estates, East Franklin Township, Armstrong County.
Richard A. Goheen
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Richard A. Goheen, San Jose, Calif., died at 10:44 p.m. Saturday (10-26-02) from injuries sustained in an automobile crash in San Jose. He was 31.
Obituary information was incomplete.
GOHEEN
Richard A., 31, San Jose, Calif.
Arrangements will be announced by JOHN FLYNN FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORY Inc., 2630 E. State St., Hermitage.
Paula Marie Wall
'81 FHS grad, medical aide belonged to Sharon church
GREENVILLE -- Paula Marie Wall of 3155 N. Center Road, Linesville, the Espyville community, died of natural causes at 10:50 a.m. Sunday (10-27-02) in UPMC Horizon, Greenville. She was 39.
Miss Wall was born April 29, 1963, in Greenville.
Paula was a member of First United Methodist Church, Sharon, and was a 1981 graduate of Farrell High School. She also graduated from Shenango Campus of Pennsylvania State University in Sharon; and Sharon Regional Hospital School of Nursing.
Miss Wall later became a medical assistant, graduating from the Shenango Valley Business Institute in Sharon.
She was a member of West Salem Grange.
She is survived by: her mother and stepfather, Donna J. Wall Robb and Dr. James D. Robb, Ashtabula, Ohio, formerly of Sharon; Paula's longtime companion and fiance, Robert "Butch" Crist, Espyville; one brother, Wayne Eakin, Butler; one stepsister, Desiree Atwell, Sharon; her paternal grandmother, Violet Eakin, Greenville; and her maternal grandfather, George Herrick, also Greenville.
Paula was preceded in death by a stepsister, Darla J. Beaty; her paternal grandfather, Wayne Eakin Sr.; and her maternal grandmother, Emma Herrick.
WALL
Paula Marie, 39, of 3155 N. Center Road, Linesville, Espyville
community.
Calling hours: 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday (10-30-02) in BAIRD FUNERAL HOME, 14 Louisa Ave., Greenville; member of Selected Independent Funeral Homes and International Order of the Golden Rule. Friends may send condolences by e-mail to Baird@infonline.net
Service: Funeral service at 11 a.m. Thursday (10-31-02) in the funeral home, with the Rev. Myles T. Bradley, pastor of First United Methodist Church, Sharon, officiating.
Burial: Hillcrest Memorial Park, Hermitage.
Patricia A. Shaffer
Ex-local woman worked at motor club, Whitmer-Smith
READING, Pa. -- A funeral Mass will be held Friday for Patricia A. Shaffer, 520 Edison Court, Reading, formerly of Hermitage. She died of natural causes at 5 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 27, 2002, in Reading Hospital and Medical Center. She was 79.
Mrs. Shaffer was born Jan. 12, 1923, in Sharon to Frank Christiansen and Catherine McNamara Christiansen.
A 1941 graduate of Sharon High School, she was a clerk at Mercer County Motor Club. She also worked at American Red Cross and at the former Whitmer-Smith's clothing store in downtown Sharon.
Mrs. Shaffer was of the Catholic faith and attended Church of Notre Dame in Hermitage for 20 years.
She was a lifelong member of Hermitage Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary.
She loved playing bingo and spending time with her grandchildren.
Her husband, Charles Shaffer, whom she married in November 1984, is deceased.
Surviving are: a daughter, Cheryl Bruno, Reading; a son, John Shaffer and his wife Kathy, Hermitage; a sister-in-law, Anne Mary Gamble, New Wilmington; a brother, Robert Christiansen, Linesville; and four grandchildren, two stepgrandchildren, two great-grandchildren, two stepgreat-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Shaffer was preceded in death by her parents, seven sisters and one brother.
SHAFFER
Mrs. Charles (Patricia A.), 79, of 520 Edison Court, Reading, Pa., formerly of Hermitage.
Calling hours: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday (10-31-02) in STEPHEN J. SHERMAN FUNERAL HOME, 2201 Highland Road, Hermitage.
Service: Funeral Mass at 11 a.m. Friday (11-1-02) in Church of Notre Dame, Hermitage, with Monsignor John B. Hagerty, pastor, as celebrant.
Interment: Hillcrest Memorial Park, Hermitage.
PREVIOUS DEATHS
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BARDELCIK
John J., 86, of 974 Mercer-Grove City Road, Findley Township.
Obituary was published 10-28-02
Calling hours: 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today (10-29-02) in CUNNINGHAM FUNERAL HOME Inc., 144 S. Pitt St., Mercer. Wake service at 8:15 p.m.
Service: Mass of Christian burial at 10 a.m. Wednesday (10-30-02) in Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Mercer, with the Rev. James Kennelley, pastor, as celebrant.
Interment: Crestview Memorial Park, Pine Township.
MARSHALL
John E., 86, of 102 Hollywood Blvd., Apartment 6, Hempfield Township.
Obituary was published 10-27-02
Calling hours: Were 4 to 7 p.m. Monday (10-28-02) in LOUTZENHISER-JORDAN FUNERAL HOME, 366-68 S. Main St., Greenville.
Service: Funeral and committal service at 2 p.m. today (10-29-02) in the funeral home, with the Rev. Ray Williams, pastor of First Baptist Church, Greenville, officiating.
Burial: Shenango Valley Cemetery, Greenville.
SLOAT
Mrs. T.K. (Janet C.), 85, Coolspring Township, formerly of Hermitage.
Obituary was published 10-28-02
Calling hours: 5 to 7 p.m. today (10-29-02) in STEPHEN J. SHERMAN FUNERAL HOME, 2201 Highland Road, Hermitage.
Service: Funeral service at 11 a.m. Wednesday (10-30-02) in the funeral home, with the Rev. Douglas K. Dayton, rector of St. John's Episcopal Church, Sharon, officiating.
Interment: Cremation services arranged by the funeral home.
WHITESIDE
Mrs. Thomas A. (Carrie B.), 78, of 1109 German St., Erie, formerly of Farrell.
Obituary was published 10-28-02
Calling hours: 6 to 8 p.m. today (10-29-02) in St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church, 236 E. 11th St., Erie. All fraternal rites will be held between 6 and 8 p.m. Friends may also call in the home of Bernice Jacoway, deceased's sister, 900 Wallis Ave., Farrell. Condolences may be sent by fax to (724) 347-1917 or by e-mail to ShannonFHLtd@netscape.net
Service: Funeral service at 11 a.m. Wednesday (10-30-02) in the church, with the Rev. Eugene L. Scholfield II, pastor, officiating.
Burial: Erie Cemetery.
Arrangements by WILBERT L. SHANNON FUNERAL HOME Ltd., 33 Broadway Ave., Wheatland.
WILSON
Ned David, 75, of 42 Rickert Road, West Salem Township.
Obituary was published 10-28-02
Calling hours: 5 to 8 p.m. today (10-29-02) in LOUTZENHISER-JORDAN FUNERAL HOME, 366-68 S. Main St., Greenville.
Service: Mass of Christian burial at 10 a.m. Wednesday (10-30-02) in St. Michael's Church, Greenville.
Burial: St. Michael's Cemetery, Greenville.
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