U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
Schruers, Edith I., 84, of Clymer, died Mar. 7, 2000 in Corry Memorial Hospital.
She was born May 26, 1915, the daughter of the late Albert and Freda Legters Reslink.
Surviving are a daughter, Eleanor Schruers; a son, Russell Schruers; and a brother, Melvin Reslink.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Marvin J. Schruers.
Burial was in Clymer Center Cemetery.
Freeman, Ruth Vanderhoff, of Ripley, died Mar 8, 2000.
She was born Nov. 19, 1921, the daughter of Leroy F. and Netta McGahn Blanchard.
Surviving are her husband, Raymond Freeman; a daughter, Neta Ziolkowski, two sons: Charles Hebner and Levi VanVolkenburg; and a brother, Frank Blanchard.
She was preceded in death by four sisters: Ferne Lincoln, Irene Ecker, Susan Emily Blanchard, and Eva Mae Blanchard; and three brothers: George W., Norman C., and Edward B. Blanchard.
Burial was in Sherman Cemetery.
Waterman, James D., 80, of Lakewood, died Mar. 9, 2000 in his home.
He was born July 30, 1919m the son of Alfred J. and Laura L. Ecker Waterman.
Surviving are his wife, the former Shirley Bergman; three daughters: Penelope E. Smith, Linda K. Lindquist, and Kathryn A. Waterman; a son, Gary L. Waterman; two brothers: Douglas L. and Leslie P. Waterman; and two sisters: Ora Stanford and Bernice Gastol.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, the former Evelyn E. Larson; and four brothers: Andrew, Bruce, Russell and Glenn Waterman.
Burial was in Fluvanna Cemetery.
Lindstrom, RoseMarie Cappa, 53, of Jamestown, died Mar. 8, 2000.
She was born May 8, 1946m the daughter of Carl and Catherine DeFrancisco Cappa.
She was the wife of Ronald Lindstrom.
Besides her husband, she is survived by a son, Gregory T. Lindstrom; a daughter, Stacey Kay Lindstrom; her parents; and a brother, Michael Cappa.
Burial was in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Jamestown.
Cross, Adelaide E., 80, of Leesburg, died March 28, 2000 in Ocala, Fl.
She was born Aug. 5, 1919 in Dewitville, the daughter of Albert J. and Alta Cross.
Surviving is her twin sister: Alberta VanAtter.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Eleanor Martin; and a brother, Lyle A. Cross.
Burial was in Ocala.
Ellison, John E., of Blairsville, died Mar. 8, 2000 in Latrobe, PA.
He was born July 24, 1941 in Jamestown, the son of the late A. Leonard and Doris M. Gotts Ellison.
Surviving are his wife, Patricia M. Bratt Ellison; two sons: Edwin L. and John A. Ellison; a daughter, Brenda Patterson; and a sister, Carol Kallio.
Burial was in Latrobe, PA.
Youngberg, William Carl, 61, of Russell, died Mar. 7, 2000 in Kinzua.
Burial was in Foster Cemetery in Lander.
Miles, Beverly E., 63, of Kennedy, died Mar. 8, 2000 in her home.
She was born June 13, 1936 in Warren, the daughter of the late George Wargo and Violet Gregory Wargo Waid.
Surviving are her husband, Lester Miles; three sons: Lonnie, Dan, and David Spontaneo; a daughter, Lorie Spontaneo; two sisters: Connie Fuller and Terry Waid; and a brother, Ron Waid.
Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Wallace E. Spontaneo.
Warn, Florence A., 99, died Mar. 8, 2000.
She was the widow of Leonard Warn.
She was born Oct. 14, 1900, in Jamestown, the daughter of Charles and Mattie Olson Swanson.
Burial was in Fluvanna.
Hazeltine, Kathryn M., 87, of Youngsville, died Mar. 8, 2000.
She was born June 6, 1912, in Warren, the daughter of John and Vera Neeley Wilson.
Surviving are three daughters: Shirley McKinney, Carolyn Gibson and Gail Haight.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ivan Hazeltine; five brothers: Harold, LaVerne, Woodrow, Glenn and Virgil Wilson; and three sisters: Ruth Brown, Leone Mack and Evelyn Maze.
Burial was in Warren County Memorial Park.
Youngberg, William Carl, 61, of Russell, died Mar. 7, 2000 in Kinzua Valley.
He was born Oct. 21, 1938 in Jamestown, the son of Ethel Dudgeon Farley and the late Gust A. Youngberg.
Surviving are his wife, Violet E. Wilkins; three sons: Craig, Jeffrey and Terry Youngberg; two daughters: Billie Nuher and Lauri Desrosiers; a brother, David Youngberg; and a sister, Nancy Carlson.
Burial was in Lander.
Laurich, Stephen A., 93, of Warren, died Mar. 6, 2000 in Kinzua Valley.
He was born July 30, 1906 in Buffalo, the son of Anthony and Susan Laurich.
Surviving are his wife, Mary Coyle Laudich; two sons: Stephen and Laurich; five daughters: Susan Petrus, Wendy and Kathryn Laurich, Christine Ingemi, and Laura Swallow; and a sister, Anne Owen.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Madeline Halsey.
Barber, Wallace E., 79, of Randolph, died Mar. 10, 2000.
He was born Mar. 26, 1920, the son of Wallace J. and Teresa Osterman Barber.
Surviving ae a daughter, Deborah J. Farr; and a sister, Delores Janas.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Minnie E. Solsbee Barber; four brothers: Otis, Kenneth "Red", Deloss "Si", and Earl Barber; and two sisters: Ava Rapp and Mildred Hanley.
Burial was in Steamburg Cemetery.
Ecklund, John E., 84, of New Haven, CT, died Mar. 9, 2000.
He was born in Jamestown, the son of J. Edwin and Sigrid Johnson Ecklund.
Surviving are his wife, Constance Cryer Ecklund; two daughters: Hilda Ollmann and Elizabeth Berger; and two sons: Peter, and John Ecklund, Jr.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Mary Sizer Ecklund; and a sister, Jane Marie Ecklund.
Ortolano, Thomas F., 75, of Jamestown, died Mar. 9, 2000.
He was born March 24, 1924, the son of Russell and Mary Rotolo Ortolano.
Surviving are three daughters: Mary Ann Garvey, Grace Ann Grice, and Jo Ann Ryder; and a son, Russell Ortolano; and a brother, Joseph Ortolano.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary J. Ingrao Ortolano; and two sisters: Mamie Pintaro and Billie LaPlaca.
Burial was in Holy Cross Cemetery.
Dowd, Myrredith, 87, died Mar. 9, 2000.
She was born April 19, 1912 in Meadville, PA, the daughter of Leo and Sarah Weatherby VanTassel.
Surviving are a daughter, Mary M. Pritchard; four sisters: Ruth Harvey, Mary Brown, Vera Johnson, and Leora Wilcox.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Howard Barber; her second husband, DeForest Dowd; two daughters: Nancy Benson and Winnifred Dowd; a son, William Dowd; two sisters: Frances Bogey and an infant, Eugenia VanTassel; and a brother, Leo Albert VanTassel.
Burial was in Frewsburg.
