U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
Heppner, Helen V. Jezierski, 69, of Ripley, died May 13, 2000 in Westfield.
She was born Nov. 15, 1930, daughter of Valentine and Stella Kornowicz.
Surviving are three sisters: Dorothy Keele, Jeanette Neamon, and Rita Cook.
She was predeceased by her parents; her husband, Robert Heppner; and a sister, Irene Czszalczewski.
Burial was in Westfield.
McPherson, Charles R., 65, of Warren, died May 12, 2000 in Las Vegas, NV.
He was born Feb. 26, 1935, son of Richard L. and Martha Cundall McPherson.
Surviving are his wife, Elizabeth McCrery McPherson; two sons: Robert L. and Michael C. McPherson; and a daughter, Kim Mast.
Burial was in Claysville, PA.
Cross, Clayton C., 88, of Jamestown, died May 12, 2000.
He was born Aug. 25, 1911 in Cassadaga, the son of Allen and Alta Halstead Cross.
Surviving are his wife of 64 years, Marie E. Neider Cross, whom he married Aug. 3, 1935; a daughter, Irene Higgs.
He was preceded in death by a son, Gerald Allen Cross; a brother, Clifford Cross; and a sister, Marie Niles.
Burial was in Red Bird Cemetery.
Johnson, Sherwood T., 71, of Lakewood, died May 12, 2000 in Ashwood.
Surviving are his wife, the former Ruth Truver; three sons: Ronald S., Roger T., and Theodore J. Johnson; two daughters: Kathy V. Dennison and Debbie A. Wadsworth;a brother, T. Warner Johnson; and two sisters: Lorraine Swan and Virginia Peterson.
Burial was in Sunset Hill Cemetery.
Anderson, Clifford, 77, of Jamestown, died May 10, 2000 in Middletown, CT.
He was the son of Oscar W. and Esther Nelson Anderson.
Surviving is a son, Kristian L. Anderson.
Burial was in Mica Hill Cemetery, Durham, CT.Nicosia, Gail Patricia, 60, of Fredonia, died May 12, 2000.
She was born Dec. 5, 1939 in Fredonia, the daughter of the late Thomas and Freida Schultz Berry.
Surviving are her husband of 38 years, Charles T. Nicosia; a son, Charles T. Nicosia, Jr.; a daughter, Christine Buchanan; and two sisters: Katherine Albrecht and Geraldine Leone. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Robert Kane.
Burial was in Forest Hill Cemetery.
Babcock, David L., Jr., 56, of Erie, formerly of Jamestown, died May 13, 2000.
He was born Jan. 9, 1944 in Jamestown, son of Paul and June Premer Babcock.
Surviving are his parents; a daughter, Stephanie Brown; two sons: David L. Babcock, Jr., and Morris A. Babcock; a brother, Richard Babcock; and a sister, Phyllis Eckel.
Burial was in Soldiers Circle of Lakeview Cemetery.
Kratzert, Hazel L., 96, of Jamestown, died May 12, 2000.
She was born Sept. 10, 1903, daughter of Henry and Stella Beckner Spurlock.
Surviving are a daughter, Mary Louise VanSkiver; and a sister, Mary Goode.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Charles Reiser in 1968; her second husband, Robert Kratzert in 1983; and a son, John C. Riser, in 1994.
Burial was in North Bergen, NJ.
Kerr, Inga Billings, 86, of Jamestown, died May 12, 2000.
She was born July 26, 1913 in Swef=den, daughter of Knut and Betty Billings.
Surviving is a daughter, Kristin Kerr.
She was preceded in death by her husband, F. Ray Kerr, whom she married Sept. 21, 1935 and who died May 30, 1990; a daughter, Betty Jane Kerr; and a brother, Ingvar Billings.
Burial was in Sunset Hill Cemetery.
Harkness, David Grant, 59, of Randolph, died May 11, 2000 in Erie.
He was born April 28, 1941 in Randolph, son of the late Niles G. and Olive Woodmancy Harkness.
Surviving are his wife, Kristin C. Culver Harkness, whom he married April 27, 1968; a son, Daniel Harkness; two daughters: Caitlin C. and Blythe C. Harkness; and a brother: Robert C. Harkness.
Burial was in Randolph Cemetery.
Eichenlaub, Paul, 73, of Coaldale, FL, died May 10, 2000.
He was born Sept. 21, 1926, the son of Simon and Claire Trick Eichenlaub.
Surviving are a son, Randy Kepner; three daughters: Lisa Button, Debbie Hammerbeck, and Jennifer Morrison; and two brothers: Grant and Carl Eichenlaub.
Walker, Edna E., 95, of Warren, formerly of Irvine, died May 11, 2000.
She was born June 20, 1904, in Starbick, PA., daughter of Theodore and Arena Wood Lehman.
Surviving are two daughters: Doris Wilson and Phyllis Manross; and a sister: Crete Sullivan.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Earl W. Walker; two sisters: Pearl Rhodes and Myrtle Bright; and two brothers: Bill and Arthur Lehman.
Burial was in Starbrick, PA.
Slocum, Thomas Jennings, 82, died May 11, 2000.
Burial was in the Gerry Cemetery.
Bailey, Ellen Tranter, 78, of Warren, died May 10, 2000 in Cleveland.
She was born March 17, 1922 in Warren, daughter of Richard W. and Edith Richardson Tranter.
Surviving are three sons: Samuel H., James T., and Richard W. Bailey; a brother, Charles R. Tranter; and a sister, Connie Tranter Warner.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry L. Bailey, whom she married June 21, 1958; a brother, Richard L. Tranter; and a sister, Jeanne L. Tranter.
Burial was in Oakland Cemetery.
Shutters, Carolyn E., 59, of Gerry, died May 10, 2000.
She was born April 27, 1941, the daughter of Walter and Phyllis Smith Overturf.
She was the wife of Lawrence D. Shutters, whom she married April 19, 1958.
Besides her husband, she is survived by a daughter, Patricia M. Reich; two sons: David L. and Donald W. Shutters; three sisters: Maxine Brown, Christine Kaltenbach, and Donna Feldman; five brothers: Gordon, Melvin, Gary, Roger, and Wallace Overturff.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and a daughter, Nancy V. Shutters.
Burial was in the Gerry Hill Cemetery.
Paivanas, Gust A., 70, of Jamestown, died May 9, 2000.
He was born July 5, 1929 in Salamanca, the son of Angelo and Stella Mougakos Paivanas.
Surviving are his wife, the former Valerie Anderson; two daughters: Connie Hiller and Sue Paivanas; a son, Gust Paivanas II; and a brother, Dick Paivanas.
He was predeceased by his first wife, Patricia Paivanas in 1980; and a brother, John Paivanas in 1983.
Burial was in the Wildwood Cemetery, Salamanca.
