This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Sparn, Schnepf, Loftus Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SRB.2ACE/12005 Message Board Post: PJ: 12/19/2002: Karl Emil Sparn, 87, of P.O. Box 155, Maple Springs, and Slippery Rock, Pa., died at 2:57 p.m. Monday Dec. 16, 2002 in WCA Hospital. He was born Nov. 9, 1915, in St. Clair Borough, which is now part of the city of Pittsburgh, the son of Charles F. and Elizabeth J. Schnepf Sparn. A retired banker, he started his career with Jones and Laughlin Steel Co. in the payroll department, then worked with Fidelity Trust Co., Union Trust Co. and the People's First National Bank and Trust Co., all of which merged to become Pittsburgh National Bank, now PNC. He served in the capacity of bank auditor and was promoted to assistnt vice president and manager of the Trust Division until he retired in 1978, after 40 years of service. He also served in the U.S. Coast Guard Reserves during World War II. Upon his retirement, he became active in the Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) and was chairman of the Chautauqua County chapter, helping numerous businesses to overcome difficulties and prosper. He belonged to the Masonic Order, IOOF, and was a member of the Maple Springs Volunteer Fire Department. He taught evening programs at Jamestown Community College and BOCES for business management and was a substitute teacher for the Dunkirk School District and BOCES in Ashville. For the past 13 years, he volunteered as a tutor, teacher's aide and mentor working with elementary children three days a week in the Chautauqua Central School System and now the Chautauqua Lake Central School District. He was a tireless volunteer working with young people, his passion. He helped launch Junior Achievement of Southwestern Pennsylvania in its early infancy, and continued until retiring from the bank. His greatest joy and single hobby was of working with young people and helping all people he touched with his knowledge to be come successful in life. He is survived by his wife, Evelyn Fay Loftus Sparn, whom he married Sept. 5, 1945; a son, Karl E. Sparn Jr., of Slippery Rock, Pa., and Maple Springs; two grandchildren: Katherine Elizabeth and Alex James Sparn, both of Slippery Rock and Maple Springs; and a brother, Walter G. Sparn of St. Petersbury, Fla. A private memorial service will be held at the convenience of the family. Visitation will not be observed. Arrangements are by the Lind Funeral Home.