Katherine Virginia Etzel Nuhfer, 88, of Townville, passed away Monday, July 18, 2016, at Wesbury United Methodist Community in Meadville, where she had been a resident for a year and a half. She was born Jan. 1, 1928, at home in Shippenville, Clarion County. She was the oldest of nine children of Berlie R. Sr. and Anna C. Wagner Etzel. She was married May 20, 1948, to Wayne Edwin Nuhfer, who survives. She graduated salutatorian of her class in 1945 from Ashland Consolidated High School in Kossuth. She attended Penn State University, Huron Road School of Nursing in East Cleveland, Ohio, and was a long-distance telephone operator for Bell Telephone in Oil City and Erie.
She had been a member of Twelve Apostles Lutheran Church of Saegertown; a former member of the Emanuel Lutheran Church of Shippenville; Calvary Lutheran of East Cleveland, Ohio; Peace Lutheran of Chardon, Ohio; and the Townville United Methodist Church. She taught Sunday school for 20 years. Katherine and her husband had provided a foster home for eight children in Ohio and Pennsylvania over the years. For seven years the family owned and operated a dairy farm at Troy Center and the Red and White Store for 15 years in Townville. She had been a TOPS member for 20 years holding various offices. She was also a member of the Townville Women's Club. She enjoyed gardening, tending her flower beds, camping, traveling, and working crossword and Sudoku puzzles. Having a house full of children and grandkids was a real joy for her.
In addition to her husband, survivors include two sons, Steven Nuhfer and his wife, Dianna, of Townville, and Carl Nuhfer of Los Angeles, California; and three daughters, Vivian Mohl and her husband, William, of Guys Mills, Kandy Foote and her husband, Victor, of Meadville, and Anna Voller of Kittaning.
Also surviving are 11 grandchildren, Jamie Copeland and his wife, Jennifer, of Clifton, Virginia, Chad Copeland of Vienna, West Virginia, Sean Nuhfer and his wife, Jennifer, of Cambridge Springs, Angela Copeland Marshall and her husband, Kelly, Shannon Nuhfer and his wife, Rachel, of Lexington Park, Maryland, Toni Skarzenski and her husband, Nick, of Simpsonville, South Carolina, Ryan Nuhfer and his wife, Stephanie, of Erie, Wesley Foote and Ashley of Augusta, Georgia, Brett Foote of Meadville, Rachel Voller of Tarentum, and Kevin Voller of Pittsburgh; and three step-grandchildren, Damon Mohl and his wife, Jessica of Crawfordsville, Indiana, Rachel Mohl Whiting and her husband, Todd, of Monroe, North Carolina, and Michael Mohl and his wife, Kristina, of Bel Air, Maryland.
She is also survived by 14 great-grandchildren, Logan Copeland, Kyle Nuhfer, Luke and Maya Marshall, Jackie and Sydney Copeland, Raegan Nuhfer, Lillian and Graham Nuhfer, William, Hannah and Charlotte Nuhfer, Jude Foote, Tristan Skarzenski; and eight step-great-grandchildren, Owen, Ella, Livia and Ava Whiting, and Klemen and Vera Mohl, Aden and Logan Bishop.
Also surviving are a brother, Thomas Etzel and his wife, Georgia, of Lynchburg, Virginia; four sisters, Esther Staab and her husband, Tiny, of Cranberry, Joanne Bell of Franklin, Betty Curtis of Ludington, Michigan, and Juanita Kaber and her husband, Dale, of Shippenville; and a sister-in-law, Rochelle Etzel of Shippenville.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Berlie Etzel, Jr.; and two sisters, Thelma Steele and Mary Morris.
Friends may call at the Gordon B. Garrett Funeral Home, 303 N. Washington St., Titusville from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday and from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at which time the funeral service will be conducted with Pastor Sam Marchetta, of Wesbury United Methodist Community, officiating.
Interment will be in Kingsley Cemetery in Townville.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be made to the Townville United Methodist Church, 33729 N. Main St., Townville 16360, to the Twelve Apostles Church of Saegertown, 358 Euclid Ave., Saegertown 16433 or to Hospice of Crawford County, 406 W. Oak St., Titusville 16354.
If you wish to leave a condolence for the family, visit garrettfuneralhomeinc.com.
Contributor: Lasherp (46855181) • [email protected]
She had been a member of Twelve Apostles Lutheran Church of Saegertown; a former member of the Emanuel Lutheran Church of Shippenville; Calvary Lutheran of East Cleveland, Ohio; Peace Lutheran of Chardon, Ohio; and the Townville United Methodist Church. She taught Sunday school for 20 years. Katherine and her husband had provided a foster home for eight children in Ohio and Pennsylvania over the years. For seven years the family owned and operated a dairy farm at Troy Center and the Red and White Store for 15 years in Townville. She had been a TOPS member for 20 years holding various offices. She was also a member of the Townville Women's Club. She enjoyed gardening, tending her flower beds, camping, traveling, and working crossword and Sudoku puzzles. Having a house full of children and grandkids was a real joy for her.
In addition to her husband, survivors include two sons, Steven Nuhfer and his wife, Dianna, of Townville, and Carl Nuhfer of Los Angeles, California; and three daughters, Vivian Mohl and her husband, William, of Guys Mills, Kandy Foote and her husband, Victor, of Meadville, and Anna Voller of Kittaning.
Also surviving are 11 grandchildren, Jamie Copeland and his wife, Jennifer, of Clifton, Virginia, Chad Copeland of Vienna, West Virginia, Sean Nuhfer and his wife, Jennifer, of Cambridge Springs, Angela Copeland Marshall and her husband, Kelly, Shannon Nuhfer and his wife, Rachel, of Lexington Park, Maryland, Toni Skarzenski and her husband, Nick, of Simpsonville, South Carolina, Ryan Nuhfer and his wife, Stephanie, of Erie, Wesley Foote and Ashley of Augusta, Georgia, Brett Foote of Meadville, Rachel Voller of Tarentum, and Kevin Voller of Pittsburgh; and three step-grandchildren, Damon Mohl and his wife, Jessica of Crawfordsville, Indiana, Rachel Mohl Whiting and her husband, Todd, of Monroe, North Carolina, and Michael Mohl and his wife, Kristina, of Bel Air, Maryland.
She is also survived by 14 great-grandchildren, Logan Copeland, Kyle Nuhfer, Luke and Maya Marshall, Jackie and Sydney Copeland, Raegan Nuhfer, Lillian and Graham Nuhfer, William, Hannah and Charlotte Nuhfer, Jude Foote, Tristan Skarzenski; and eight step-great-grandchildren, Owen, Ella, Livia and Ava Whiting, and Klemen and Vera Mohl, Aden and Logan Bishop.
Also surviving are a brother, Thomas Etzel and his wife, Georgia, of Lynchburg, Virginia; four sisters, Esther Staab and her husband, Tiny, of Cranberry, Joanne Bell of Franklin, Betty Curtis of Ludington, Michigan, and Juanita Kaber and her husband, Dale, of Shippenville; and a sister-in-law, Rochelle Etzel of Shippenville.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Berlie Etzel, Jr.; and two sisters, Thelma Steele and Mary Morris.
Friends may call at the Gordon B. Garrett Funeral Home, 303 N. Washington St., Titusville from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday and from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at which time the funeral service will be conducted with Pastor Sam Marchetta, of Wesbury United Methodist Community, officiating.
Interment will be in Kingsley Cemetery in Townville.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be made to the Townville United Methodist Church, 33729 N. Main St., Townville 16360, to the Twelve Apostles Church of Saegertown, 358 Euclid Ave., Saegertown 16433 or to Hospice of Crawford County, 406 W. Oak St., Titusville 16354.
If you wish to leave a condolence for the family, visit garrettfuneralhomeinc.com.
Contributor: Lasherp (46855181) • [email protected]
Katherine Virginia Etzel Nuhfer, 88, of Townville, passed away Monday, July 18, 2016, at Wesbury United Methodist Community in Meadville, where she had been a resident for a year and a half. She was born Jan. 1, 1928, at home in Shippenville, Clarion County. She was the oldest of nine children of Berlie R. Sr. and Anna C. Wagner Etzel. She was married May 20, 1948, to Wayne Edwin Nuhfer, who survives. She graduated salutatorian of her class in 1945 from Ashland Consolidated High School in Kossuth. She attended Penn State University, Huron Road School of Nursing in East Cleveland, Ohio, and was a long-distance telephone operator for Bell Telephone in Oil City and Erie.
She had been a member of Twelve Apostles Lutheran Church of Saegertown; a former member of the Emanuel Lutheran Church of Shippenville; Calvary Lutheran of East Cleveland, Ohio; Peace Lutheran of Chardon, Ohio; and the Townville United Methodist Church. She taught Sunday school for 20 years. Katherine and her husband had provided a foster home for eight children in Ohio and Pennsylvania over the years. For seven years the family owned and operated a dairy farm at Troy Center and the Red and White Store for 15 years in Townville. She had been a TOPS member for 20 years holding various offices. She was also a member of the Townville Women's Club. She enjoyed gardening, tending her flower beds, camping, traveling, and working crossword and Sudoku puzzles. Having a house full of children and grandkids was a real joy for her.
In addition to her husband, survivors include two sons, Steven Nuhfer and his wife, Dianna, of Townville, and Carl Nuhfer of Los Angeles, California; and three daughters, Vivian Mohl and her husband, William, of Guys Mills, Kandy Foote and her husband, Victor, of Meadville, and Anna Voller of Kittaning.
Also surviving are 11 grandchildren, Jamie Copeland and his wife, Jennifer, of Clifton, Virginia, Chad Copeland of Vienna, West Virginia, Sean Nuhfer and his wife, Jennifer, of Cambridge Springs, Angela Copeland Marshall and her husband, Kelly, Shannon Nuhfer and his wife, Rachel, of Lexington Park, Maryland, Toni Skarzenski and her husband, Nick, of Simpsonville, South Carolina, Ryan Nuhfer and his wife, Stephanie, of Erie, Wesley Foote and Ashley of Augusta, Georgia, Brett Foote of Meadville, Rachel Voller of Tarentum, and Kevin Voller of Pittsburgh; and three step-grandchildren, Damon Mohl and his wife, Jessica of Crawfordsville, Indiana, Rachel Mohl Whiting and her husband, Todd, of Monroe, North Carolina, and Michael Mohl and his wife, Kristina, of Bel Air, Maryland.
She is also survived by 14 great-grandchildren, Logan Copeland, Kyle Nuhfer, Luke and Maya Marshall, Jackie and Sydney Copeland, Raegan Nuhfer, Lillian and Graham Nuhfer, William, Hannah and Charlotte Nuhfer, Jude Foote, Tristan Skarzenski; and eight step-great-grandchildren, Owen, Ella, Livia and Ava Whiting, and Klemen and Vera Mohl, Aden and Logan Bishop.
Also surviving are a brother, Thomas Etzel and his wife, Georgia, of Lynchburg, Virginia; four sisters, Esther Staab and her husband, Tiny, of Cranberry, Joanne Bell of Franklin, Betty Curtis of Ludington, Michigan, and Juanita Kaber and her husband, Dale, of Shippenville; and a sister-in-law, Rochelle Etzel of Shippenville.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Berlie Etzel, Jr.; and two sisters, Thelma Steele and Mary Morris.
Friends may call at the Gordon B. Garrett Funeral Home, 303 N. Washington St., Titusville from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday and from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at which time the funeral service will be conducted with Pastor Sam Marchetta, of Wesbury United Methodist Community, officiating.
Interment will be in Kingsley Cemetery in Townville.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be made to the Townville United Methodist Church, 33729 N. Main St., Townville 16360, to the Twelve Apostles Church of Saegertown, 358 Euclid Ave., Saegertown 16433 or to Hospice of Crawford County, 406 W. Oak St., Titusville 16354.
If you wish to leave a condolence for the family, visit garrettfuneralhomeinc.com.
Contributor: Lasherp (46855181) • [email protected]
She had been a member of Twelve Apostles Lutheran Church of Saegertown; a former member of the Emanuel Lutheran Church of Shippenville; Calvary Lutheran of East Cleveland, Ohio; Peace Lutheran of Chardon, Ohio; and the Townville United Methodist Church. She taught Sunday school for 20 years. Katherine and her husband had provided a foster home for eight children in Ohio and Pennsylvania over the years. For seven years the family owned and operated a dairy farm at Troy Center and the Red and White Store for 15 years in Townville. She had been a TOPS member for 20 years holding various offices. She was also a member of the Townville Women's Club. She enjoyed gardening, tending her flower beds, camping, traveling, and working crossword and Sudoku puzzles. Having a house full of children and grandkids was a real joy for her.
In addition to her husband, survivors include two sons, Steven Nuhfer and his wife, Dianna, of Townville, and Carl Nuhfer of Los Angeles, California; and three daughters, Vivian Mohl and her husband, William, of Guys Mills, Kandy Foote and her husband, Victor, of Meadville, and Anna Voller of Kittaning.
Also surviving are 11 grandchildren, Jamie Copeland and his wife, Jennifer, of Clifton, Virginia, Chad Copeland of Vienna, West Virginia, Sean Nuhfer and his wife, Jennifer, of Cambridge Springs, Angela Copeland Marshall and her husband, Kelly, Shannon Nuhfer and his wife, Rachel, of Lexington Park, Maryland, Toni Skarzenski and her husband, Nick, of Simpsonville, South Carolina, Ryan Nuhfer and his wife, Stephanie, of Erie, Wesley Foote and Ashley of Augusta, Georgia, Brett Foote of Meadville, Rachel Voller of Tarentum, and Kevin Voller of Pittsburgh; and three step-grandchildren, Damon Mohl and his wife, Jessica of Crawfordsville, Indiana, Rachel Mohl Whiting and her husband, Todd, of Monroe, North Carolina, and Michael Mohl and his wife, Kristina, of Bel Air, Maryland.
She is also survived by 14 great-grandchildren, Logan Copeland, Kyle Nuhfer, Luke and Maya Marshall, Jackie and Sydney Copeland, Raegan Nuhfer, Lillian and Graham Nuhfer, William, Hannah and Charlotte Nuhfer, Jude Foote, Tristan Skarzenski; and eight step-great-grandchildren, Owen, Ella, Livia and Ava Whiting, and Klemen and Vera Mohl, Aden and Logan Bishop.
Also surviving are a brother, Thomas Etzel and his wife, Georgia, of Lynchburg, Virginia; four sisters, Esther Staab and her husband, Tiny, of Cranberry, Joanne Bell of Franklin, Betty Curtis of Ludington, Michigan, and Juanita Kaber and her husband, Dale, of Shippenville; and a sister-in-law, Rochelle Etzel of Shippenville.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Berlie Etzel, Jr.; and two sisters, Thelma Steele and Mary Morris.
Friends may call at the Gordon B. Garrett Funeral Home, 303 N. Washington St., Titusville from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday and from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at which time the funeral service will be conducted with Pastor Sam Marchetta, of Wesbury United Methodist Community, officiating.
Interment will be in Kingsley Cemetery in Townville.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be made to the Townville United Methodist Church, 33729 N. Main St., Townville 16360, to the Twelve Apostles Church of Saegertown, 358 Euclid Ave., Saegertown 16433 or to Hospice of Crawford County, 406 W. Oak St., Titusville 16354.
If you wish to leave a condolence for the family, visit garrettfuneralhomeinc.com.
Contributor: Lasherp (46855181) • [email protected]
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