Mark A. Stillwagon, 94, of 4563 State Route 168, Volant, passed way the morning of July 11, 2009, in Jameson Memorial Hospital. Born March 22, 1915, in Hooker, Pa., he was a son of the late Mark and Mary Harriet Smith Stillwagon.
He married the former Esther L. Johnston on April 21,1939. She passed away in 1983.
He was a graduate of Butler High School and attended the University of Pittsburgh.He worked several jobs throughout his life, most notably as a quality control inspector for both Lockley Machine and Rockwell Standard in New Castle. Prior to that, he worked for Carnegie-Illinois Steel in Pittsburgh as a lubrication engineer and Valvoline Oil in Oil City, where he worked in the chemistry lab. He also had a photography studio in Franklin. He enjoyed photography, hunting, fishing and collecting coins. He also loved music and played both the clarinet and the piano. He was past president of the local chapter of AARP in New Castle, a member of the New Wilmington Camera Club, and a former member of the Eagles Club and St. Mary Church of Mary, Mother of Hope Parish.
Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Rose and Donald Michael of New Castle, and Carolyn and Wylie Sholler of Volant; one son and daughter-in-law, Mark R. and Ruth Ann Stillwagon of Old Forge, Pa.; a sister, Eileen Welchley of Butler; 11 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.He was preceded in death by his parents; wife; two grandchildren, Renee Marie Sholler and Clint M. Sholler; two brothers, Bernard and John Stillwagon; and five sisters, Rosemary Smith, Harriet Oswald, Madeline "Pinkey" Geibel, Gertrude "Babe" Kurtz and Roberta "Pootsie" Weiland.
Calling hours are 4 to 8 p.m. tomorrow at the R. Cunningham Funeral Home and Crematory, 2429 Wilmington Road.A service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, officiated by the Rev. Richard K. Horn of Rich Hill Presbyterian Church.Burial will be in Oak Park Cemetery.Online condolences may be sent by visiting www.cunninghamfh.com.Please sign the guestbook at www.legacy.com/ncnewsonline/Obituaries.asp.
Published in the New Castle News from 7/13/2009 - 7/15/2009
He married the former Esther L. Johnston on April 21,1939. She passed away in 1983.
He was a graduate of Butler High School and attended the University of Pittsburgh.He worked several jobs throughout his life, most notably as a quality control inspector for both Lockley Machine and Rockwell Standard in New Castle. Prior to that, he worked for Carnegie-Illinois Steel in Pittsburgh as a lubrication engineer and Valvoline Oil in Oil City, where he worked in the chemistry lab. He also had a photography studio in Franklin. He enjoyed photography, hunting, fishing and collecting coins. He also loved music and played both the clarinet and the piano. He was past president of the local chapter of AARP in New Castle, a member of the New Wilmington Camera Club, and a former member of the Eagles Club and St. Mary Church of Mary, Mother of Hope Parish.
Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Rose and Donald Michael of New Castle, and Carolyn and Wylie Sholler of Volant; one son and daughter-in-law, Mark R. and Ruth Ann Stillwagon of Old Forge, Pa.; a sister, Eileen Welchley of Butler; 11 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.He was preceded in death by his parents; wife; two grandchildren, Renee Marie Sholler and Clint M. Sholler; two brothers, Bernard and John Stillwagon; and five sisters, Rosemary Smith, Harriet Oswald, Madeline "Pinkey" Geibel, Gertrude "Babe" Kurtz and Roberta "Pootsie" Weiland.
Calling hours are 4 to 8 p.m. tomorrow at the R. Cunningham Funeral Home and Crematory, 2429 Wilmington Road.A service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, officiated by the Rev. Richard K. Horn of Rich Hill Presbyterian Church.Burial will be in Oak Park Cemetery.Online condolences may be sent by visiting www.cunninghamfh.com.Please sign the guestbook at www.legacy.com/ncnewsonline/Obituaries.asp.
Published in the New Castle News from 7/13/2009 - 7/15/2009
Mark A. Stillwagon, 94, of 4563 State Route 168, Volant, passed way the morning of July 11, 2009, in Jameson Memorial Hospital. Born March 22, 1915, in Hooker, Pa., he was a son of the late Mark and Mary Harriet Smith Stillwagon.
He married the former Esther L. Johnston on April 21,1939. She passed away in 1983.
He was a graduate of Butler High School and attended the University of Pittsburgh.He worked several jobs throughout his life, most notably as a quality control inspector for both Lockley Machine and Rockwell Standard in New Castle. Prior to that, he worked for Carnegie-Illinois Steel in Pittsburgh as a lubrication engineer and Valvoline Oil in Oil City, where he worked in the chemistry lab. He also had a photography studio in Franklin. He enjoyed photography, hunting, fishing and collecting coins. He also loved music and played both the clarinet and the piano. He was past president of the local chapter of AARP in New Castle, a member of the New Wilmington Camera Club, and a former member of the Eagles Club and St. Mary Church of Mary, Mother of Hope Parish.
Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Rose and Donald Michael of New Castle, and Carolyn and Wylie Sholler of Volant; one son and daughter-in-law, Mark R. and Ruth Ann Stillwagon of Old Forge, Pa.; a sister, Eileen Welchley of Butler; 11 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.He was preceded in death by his parents; wife; two grandchildren, Renee Marie Sholler and Clint M. Sholler; two brothers, Bernard and John Stillwagon; and five sisters, Rosemary Smith, Harriet Oswald, Madeline "Pinkey" Geibel, Gertrude "Babe" Kurtz and Roberta "Pootsie" Weiland.
Calling hours are 4 to 8 p.m. tomorrow at the R. Cunningham Funeral Home and Crematory, 2429 Wilmington Road.A service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, officiated by the Rev. Richard K. Horn of Rich Hill Presbyterian Church.Burial will be in Oak Park Cemetery.Online condolences may be sent by visiting www.cunninghamfh.com.Please sign the guestbook at www.legacy.com/ncnewsonline/Obituaries.asp.
Published in the New Castle News from 7/13/2009 - 7/15/2009
He married the former Esther L. Johnston on April 21,1939. She passed away in 1983.
He was a graduate of Butler High School and attended the University of Pittsburgh.He worked several jobs throughout his life, most notably as a quality control inspector for both Lockley Machine and Rockwell Standard in New Castle. Prior to that, he worked for Carnegie-Illinois Steel in Pittsburgh as a lubrication engineer and Valvoline Oil in Oil City, where he worked in the chemistry lab. He also had a photography studio in Franklin. He enjoyed photography, hunting, fishing and collecting coins. He also loved music and played both the clarinet and the piano. He was past president of the local chapter of AARP in New Castle, a member of the New Wilmington Camera Club, and a former member of the Eagles Club and St. Mary Church of Mary, Mother of Hope Parish.
Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Rose and Donald Michael of New Castle, and Carolyn and Wylie Sholler of Volant; one son and daughter-in-law, Mark R. and Ruth Ann Stillwagon of Old Forge, Pa.; a sister, Eileen Welchley of Butler; 11 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.He was preceded in death by his parents; wife; two grandchildren, Renee Marie Sholler and Clint M. Sholler; two brothers, Bernard and John Stillwagon; and five sisters, Rosemary Smith, Harriet Oswald, Madeline "Pinkey" Geibel, Gertrude "Babe" Kurtz and Roberta "Pootsie" Weiland.
Calling hours are 4 to 8 p.m. tomorrow at the R. Cunningham Funeral Home and Crematory, 2429 Wilmington Road.A service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, officiated by the Rev. Richard K. Horn of Rich Hill Presbyterian Church.Burial will be in Oak Park Cemetery.Online condolences may be sent by visiting www.cunninghamfh.com.Please sign the guestbook at www.legacy.com/ncnewsonline/Obituaries.asp.
Published in the New Castle News from 7/13/2009 - 7/15/2009
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