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     Randall Lawrence "Randy" Dolby Randall “Randy” Lawrence Dolby, 66, of Brookville, died Saturday, September 7, 2019 at home following an illness. He was born on October 30, 1952 in Brookville. The son of the late Paul I. and Phyllis Smith Hinderliter Dolby. Randy graduated from Clarion Limestone High School. He retired from Wampum Hardware where he was a Blaster. Randy served in the United States Army. He was a member of the Eagles and American Legion. Randy enjoyed hunting and fishing. He is survived by his children; Lisa Dolby and her fiancé Mark Slabon of Mayport and Tara Dolby of Florida, a step-son Kevin Hoffman; grandchildren, Shawnee Dolby, Vivian Curll, Gavin Slabon and Taylor Hoffman; brothers, Blake Hinderliter of Shippenville and Jim Hinderliter and his wife Patricia of Strattanville and a sister, Jacqueline Smith and her husband Leonard of Marble. He is also survived by his longtime friends Beverly Hoffman and Joey Caldwell, along with numerous nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Paula Ellen Bowser. Family will receive friends from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm and 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm Tuesday and 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm and 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm Wednesday at the Robert V. Burns Funeral Home in Clarion. Funeral services will be held Thursday, September 12, 2019 at 11:00 am in the funeral home with Pastor Randy Evans presiding.¹ He was buried at Clarion Cemetery, 2nd Avenue, Clarion, Clarion Co., Pennsylvania.² He was born on October 30, 1952 at Brookeville, Jefferson Co., Pennsylvania.^1,2 He died on September 7, 2019 at Brookeville, Jefferson Co., Pennsylvania, at age 66.^1,2

     Rachel Loretta Marian Messler was buried at Miola Cemetery, Clarion, Clarion Co., Pennsylvania.¹ Her married name was Dolby.¹ She married Lawrence Gilbert Dolby, son of Milo Irven Dolby and Ruth Mary Brinkley.^1,2 Rachel Loretta Marian Messler was born on October 24, 1919 at Kane, McKean Co., Pennsylvania.¹ She died on July 6, 1962 at Clarion, Clarion Co., Pennsylvania, at age 42.¹

     His Social Security Number was 181-46-8057.¹ Lawrence William Dolby Sr. was buried at Grahamville Cemetery, North East, Erie Co., Pennsylvania.² He married Gloria Blanch Slater.³ Lawrence William Dolby Sr. was born on May 18, 1954 at Oil City, Venango Co., Pennsylvania.¹ He died in February, 1980 at age 25.¹

     Gloria Blanch Slater was buried at Grahamville Cemetery, North East, Erie Co., Pennsylvania.² She Gloria Blanch Slater Beach, age 65, died on Thursday December 5, 2013 at UPMC Hamot. She was born on December 23, 1947 in Erie, PA to the late Charles and Mildred Anderson Slater. Gloria graduated Academy High School and was employed with the North East School District as a custodian. She was a lifetime member of the North East V.F.W. Post and was a Class A member of the North East American Legion. Gloria was active in both the V.F.W. & American Legion Ladies Auxiliary. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Lawrence Dolby, Sr., second husband, Jim Phelps; and her brother, Charles Slater, Jr. She is survived by her husband, Carl Beach; daughter, Jamie Zdunski and Chuck Ziegler of Erie ; son, Larry Dolby Jr. (April) of Pittsburgh; grandchildren, Ethan, Skylar, and Ben; step-daughters, Carla Beach and Christy Thomas both of Indiana; step-grandchildren, Tessa and Heath; also several nieces, nephews, and cousins.¹ Her Social Security Number was 210-40-5609.³ Her married name was Dolby.¹ She married Lawrence William Dolby Sr., son of Lawrence Gilbert Dolby and Rachel Loretta Marian Messler.¹ Gloria Blanch Slater was born on December 23, 1947 at Erie, Erie Co., Pennsylvania.^1,3 She died on December 5, 2013 at Erie, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, at age 65.^1,3

     His Social Security Number was 209-48-7638.¹ Bruce Owen Dolby was buried at Grahamville Cemetery, North East, Erie Co., Pennsylvania.² He was born on June 19, 1962 at Oil City, Venango Co., Pennsylvania.^1,3,2 He died on July 15, 1982 at Erie Co., Pennsylvania, at age 20.^1,3 He The body of a former Oil City resident was pulled from Lake Erie Thursday morning following a drowning accident Monday. Searchers had been looking for the body of Bruce Owen Dolby, 20, of North East, for four days after he was presumed drowned while swimming near Shorewood Beach in Harborcreek. Dolby was reportedly swimming with two friends at the time of the accident. His body was discovered floating about 100 feet from shore, near where he was last seen swimming. Funeral services were held at ll a.m. today at the Bowers Funeral Home in North East. Born in Oil City June 19, 1962, Mr. Dolby was the son of Lawrence Gilbert Dolby and the late Rachel Loretta Messier Dolby. He served in the U.S. Army and was discharged June ll. Survivors include his father; his stepmother, Mary Doretha Edinger Dolby; and several aunts and uncles. In addition to his mother, he was preceded in death by a brother, Lawrence William Dolby. Burial was scheduled at Grahamville Cemetery in North East. Mrs. Josephine Kovach Mrs. Josephine V. Kovach, 68, of Grove City RD 3, Irwin Township, died suddenly early this morning in her home. She was born July 25, 1913 in Pittsburgh a daughter of Jacenty and Karolina Stasiowska Stryczula. She as married to Robert V. Kovach Oct. 3, 1934, and they have lived in Irwin Township since 1953. He survives along with two sons, Robert of Newark, Ohio, and Richard of Brookfield, Ohio; one daughter, Mrs. Charles (Beverly) Pratta of Penns Grove, N.J; one brother, Carlo Strycula, and two sisters, Mrs. Stella Androsy and Mrs. Wanda Weber, all of New Kensington, and seven grandchildren. Funeral services w ill be conducted at ll a.m. Monday in the Harold C. Jamison Funeral Home, Harrisville. The family will receive friends there from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday. Interment will be at the convenience of the family. on July 17, 1982.²

     Mabel Diana Dolby was buried at Miola Cemetery, Clarion, Clarion Co., Pennsylvania.¹ She died on November 26, 1940 at Brookville, Jefferson Co., Pennsylvania.¹ She was born on November 26, 1940 at Brookville, Jefferson Co., Pennsylvania.¹

     Wavia V. Dillon was buried at Clarion Cemetery, 2nd Avenue, Clarion, Clarion Co., Pennsylvania.^2,3 She was born on August 8, 1904 at Utahville, Clearfield Co., Pennsylvania.¹ As of 1927,her married name was Dolby.⁴ She married Carl Frontz Dolby, son of John Peter Dolby and June N. "Junie" Frantz, in 1927.^1,3,4 Wavia V. Dillon died on May 8, 1957 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at age 52.^1,3 She Mrs. Wavia V. Dolby of Guy Mills, mother of a local resident, died at noon Wednesday in the Hahnemann Hospital in Philadelphia. Born in Utahville August 8, 1904, she was the daughter of Harvey and Edith Gibney Dillon. Surviving are her husband, Carl; two Daughters, Mrs. Peggy Jo Swacha of Oil City and Mrs. Gloria McArthur of Albion; and mother, Mrs. Edith Dillon Hunt of Guys Mills. Also surviving are three brothers, Edgar Dillon of Guys Mills, John Dillon, of Sharon, and Carl Dillon of Jamestown, Pa., and four sisters, Mrs. Eleanor Kline and Mrs. Lorraine Sloan of Wilcox, Mrs. Audrie Maziarz of Meadville, and Mrs. Bonnie Vadaro of Lorain, Ohio. The body has been removed to the J. Ward Kier Funeral Home in Clarion. on May 10, 1957.¹

     Her Social Security Number was 168-22-9349.² Peggy Jo Dolby was buried at Franklin Cemetery, Franklin, Venango Co., Pennsylvania.⁶ She was born on February 27, 1928 at Clarion, Clarion Co., Pennsylvania.² As of 1946,her married name was Swacha.³ She married John Joseph Swacha in 1946 at New Jersey.³ As of December 13, 1963,her married name was Folwell.⁷ Peggy Jo Dolby married William R. Folwell on December 13, 1963 at Clark Co., Nevada.^4,7 Peggy Jo Dolby died on September 19, 1994 at Pennsylvania at age 66.^2,8

     John Joseph Swacha was buried at Calvary Cemetery, Oil City, Venango Co., Pennsylvania.³ His Social Security Number was 181-18-9452.⁵ He was born on March 16, 1924 at Oil City, Venango Co., Pennsylvania.^2,5,3,4,6 He married Peggy Jo Dolby, daughter of Carl Frontz Dolby and Wavia V. Dillon, in 1946 at New Jersey.¹ John Joseph Swacha died on October 23, 1996 at Pennsylvania at age 72.^5,3,6

     Her Social Security Number was 170-24-9074.³ Gloria Kathleen Dolby was buried at Albion Cemetery, Albion, Erie Co., Pennsylvania.⁶ She was born on May 25, 1931 at Clarion, Clarion Co., Pennsylvania.^3,6 As of April 30, 1951,her married name was McArthur.⁶ She married Samuel Frank McArthur on April 30, 1951 at Erie Co., Pennsylvania.^2,6,4 Gloria Kathleen Dolby died on May 27, 2004 at age 73.^3,6

     Samuel Frank McArthur was buried at Albion Cemetery, Albion, Erie Co., Pennsylvania.^2,4 His Social Security Number was 190-20-1268.⁵ He was born on July 10, 1927 at Albion, Erie Co., Pennsylvania.^2,3,5,4 He married Gloria Kathleen Dolby, daughter of Carl Frontz Dolby and Wavia V. Dillon, on April 30, 1951 at Erie Co., Pennsylvania.^1,2,4 Samuel Frank McArthur died on September 1, 2009 at Pennsylvania at age 82.^2,5,4 He Samuel Frank McArthur, age 82, of Wellsburg, died Tuesday, September 1, 2009. He was the son of Harve and Ethelia McClinton McArthur, born at home on East State Street in Albion, July 10, 1927. He was a pharmacist's mate in the United States Navy in World War II, sailed the Great Lakes for a short time on the Percival Roberts, and then entered the Pennsylvania State Police. He hired out as a brakeman with the Nickel Plate Railroad and retired from the Norfolk Southern Railroad as a conductor. He married Gloria Kathleen Dolby on April 30, 1951 and they celebrated their 50th anniversary in 2001. Gloria preceded him in death in 2004. He filmed the Coffeehouse performances for the Elkcreek Historical Society, was an Old Timer of the Albion Fire Department, belonged to the Albion American Legion, and was a member of Grace United Methodist Church. He is survived by his sisters, Avis McClintock (Stanley) and Gloria Roumfort (Ronald), a niece, Ethelia Duguay, nephews Harve and Sean McCabe, a great nephew, Mark Baughman, and several other great nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a niece, Sandra Baughman. Friends may call at the Steff-Mattera Funeral Home, 188 East State Street, Albion, on Thursday from 1 p.m. until the time of a funeral service there at 3 p.m. with Rev. Larry Reitz officiating. Burial will follow in Albion Cemetery. on September 2, 2009.⁴