U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
Rankin, Ira, 90, of Youngsville, died May 5, 2000.
He was born Jan. 19, 1910 in Jefferson County, the son of Edward and Laura Weirick Rankin.
Surviving are his wife, Catherine Carnes Rankin; a daughter, Beverly Dunstan; and a brother, Lloyd Rankin.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Maxine Reinard; three sisters: Bessie Alford, Hazel Pangborn, and Twila Lowers.
Hammett, Analedah Hagberg, 89, formerly of Falconer, died May 6, 2000 in Pauls Valley, OK.
She was the daughter of Gust and Marie Hagberg.
Surviving are two brothers: Nelson and Carl Hagberg.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Lonnie Hammett; and a brother, Eric Hagberg.
Burial was in Paoli, OK.
Hagberg, Harold J., 81, formerly of Cherry Creek, died May 8, 2000.
He was born June 12, 1918 in Napoli, NY, the son of Harry and Nettie Merchant Hagberg.
Surviving are his wife of 62 years, the former Betty Hagstrom; a son, Lawrence Hagberg; a daughter, Tina Gagnon; and a sister, Evelyn Burg.
He was preceded in death by two sisters: Helen Feather and Betty Halland; and two brothers: Clifford and George Hagberg.
Burial was in Sunset Hill Cemetery.
McCall, Grace L., 74, of Sheffield, died May 7, 2000.
She was born Aug. 21, 1925, the daughter of Toss W. and Martha A. McCandless Sutton.
Surviving are four daughters: Virginia Etheridge, Cynthia Zehetner, Alice McCall, and Joyce Rhodes; two sons: John H., III and James L. McCall.
She was preceded in death by her husband, John M. McCall, a daughter, Karen McCall; a brother and two sisters.
Burial was in Butler County Memorial Park.
Haas, Maude F., 93, of Sinclairville, died May 8, 2000.
She was born Aug. 4, 1906 in Falconer, the daughter of Fred H. and Ethel E. Simpson Greene.
Surviving are two sisters: Nettie Thompson and Evelyn Mangine; and a brother, Robert L. Greene.
She was predeceased by her husband of 48 years, Walter S. Haas; three sisters: Pauline Schwertfager, Florine Eddy, and Harriet Clark; and a brother, Charles F. Greene.
Burial was in Evergreen Cemetery, Sinclairville.
Davies, William Harold, 56, of Jamestown, died May 7, 2000.
He was born Jan. 28, 1944, the son of the late Richard and Alice Summerton Davies.
Surviving are his wife, Phyllis Fuls Davies, three sons: Lt. Lee Davies, William and Jack Bills; two daughters: Judy Korol and Lori Woodward; two brothers, Richard E. and Robert D. Davies; and three sisters: Dorothy A. Davies, Patricia Burger, and Rebecca N. Love.
Burial was in the Westfield Cemetery.
Chatfield, Rush V., 90, of Sherman, died May 8, 2000.
He was born June 12, 1909 in Clearwater, WI.
Surviving is a sister, Wanda C. Bittenbender.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Bernice Rathburn Chatfield, whom he married June 7, 1936, and who died in 1966.
Dunberg, Madeline O., 87, of Jamestown, died May 6, 2000.
She was born Jan. 3, 1913, the daughter of Gustaf and Ida Ljungren Olson.
Surviving are two daughters: Barbara D. Stubbs and Diane M. Ploetz.
She was preceded in death by her husband, David F. Dunberg; five sisters: Mabel Meehan, Margaret Johnson, Mildred Youngberg, Marion Venman and Myrtle Carlson; four brothers: Rudolph, Conrad, Theodore and Earl Olson.
Burial was in Sunset Hill Cemetery.
Leising, Patricia J., 75, of Erie, died May 6, 2000.
She was born in Buffalo March 3, 1925, the daughter of James and Hannah O’Connor Masterson.
Surviving are her husband, Lawrence W. Leising; two sons: James and David Leising; a daughter, Margaret Leising; and a brother, Frances Masterson.
She was preceded in death by two sisters: Sister Mary Maura and Lorraine Masterson Clark; and a brother: Edward Masterson.
Burial was in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
Schilling, Ruth, 72, of Falconer, died May 6, 2000 in Erie.
She was the wife of Robert J. Schilling, whom she married June 10, 1970.
Besides her husband, surviving are two daughters: Robin Smith and Valerie Tilberg; a son, Thomas English; and two sisters: Mary Wright and Donna Vanderwark.
Burial was in Sunset Hill Cemetery.
Swartz, Nellie M., 78, of Westfield, died May 7, 2000.
She was born Feb. 19, 1921, the daughter of John and Magdelena Wolinski Swartz.
She was preceded in death by her sister, Irene Mackiewicz.
Burial was in Sunset Hill Cemetery.
Brooks, Torrance B., 81, of Cattaraugus, died May 4, 2000 in Gowanda.
He was born Nov. 20, 1918 in East Otto, the son of M. Dever and Rachel Sikes Brooks.
Surviving are his wife, Lenora A. Nunweiler Brooks; three sons: Terrald B., Teddar S., and Kameron Kimber Brooks; four daughters: Lynn LeFeber, Avion L.Brooks, Sally J. Crocker, and Randy B. Kiehle; and two sisters: Laura Jean Fleckenstein and Lora Jane Wilms.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Robert Brooks.
Burial was in Liberty Park Cemetery.
Sample, Evelyn A. Johnson, 85, formerly of Youngsville and Warren, died May 5, 2000.
She was born March 7, 1915, a daughter of Charles J. Johnson and Clara E. Munson.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Clifford A. Sample; and two sisters: Helen Peterson and Elizabeth Peterson.
Burial was in Youngsville Cemetery.
Kuntz, Freida M., 79, of East Hickory, PA, died May 4, 2000 in Titusville.
She was born Sept. 22, 1920, a daughter of Norman W. and Leona G. Palmer Shawley.
Surviving are a son, Jack Kuntz; two daughters: Donna M. Cerra and Jill D. Rue; a brother, Norman W. Shawley, Jr.; and four sisters: Wilma Kostjal, Norma Dilick Barnes, Jane Klinestiver, and Ruth Hitchcock.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Richard Welch; her second husband, Jack J. Kuntz; and two brothers: Vernon and Wayne Shawley.
Burial was in East Hickory Cemetery.
Hyde, Elizabeth A., 94, died May 5, 2000 in Gerry.
She was born July 3, 1905 in Flatbush, the daughter of William and Julia O’Brien Haas.
Surviving are a daughter: Virginia Puff; a son, William J., Jr., Timothy, and Gregory P. Hyde, and Kelli L. Merchant.
Burial was in Holy Cross Cemetery.
