Darrell Robert Frederick Sr., Knox Oliver Norman Kelly, 439 Wiley Ave., Franklin Francis Sylvester Lutz, Ormond Beach, Fla., formerly of Franklin Patrick E. Macko, Parker Yolande S. Nielsen, Mentor, Ohio, formerly of Tionesta Darrell Robert Frederick Sr. of 107 Rossman Ave., Knox, died at 8:55 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2004, in Clarview Nursing Center near Sligo following a long battle with Parkinson's Disease. Born May 16, 1921, in Turnip Hole, Clarion County, he was the son of Claude and Sarah Elder Frederick. Following his graduation in 1939 from St. Petersburg High School, he and lifelong friend, Harry Edinger, joined the Army Air Corps Dec. 15, 1939. During World War II, Mr. Frederick served in the China-Burma-India Theater with the 1106th Quartermaster Co. Service Group. They flew supplies over the "hump" to United States and Chinese soldiers. He was a member of the China-Burma-India Veterans group. Mr. Frederick worked as a lineman for Penelec, retiring in 1981 after 34 years of service. He served several terms as mayor of Knox and was a charter member and volunteer with the Knox Area Volunteer Ambulance Co. Mr. Frederick was a member of the New Zion Evangelical Congregational Church at Emlenton RD. He was a past master and a 50-year member of the Edenburg Lodge No. 550. F. & A.M. He also belonged to the Venango Lodge of Perfection of which he was past thrice potent master and the Coudersport Consistory and the Zem Zem Temple in Erie. He was the first chapter Dad for the Knox DeMolay Lodge. Mr. Frederick was a member of the VFW and the Berlin-Bowser Post 277, American Legion in Knox. He was a past member and King Lion of the Knox Lions Club. He enjoyed camping with his family and making wonderful friends and memories through years of tent and trailer camping and boating. He also was an avid hunter and NASCAR fan. Mr. Frederick was married Aug. 7, 1945, to Maude Senger, who survives. Also surviving are a daughter, Valerie Ripple of Ford City; a son, Darrell Frederick Jr. and wife, Susan, of Bloomsburg; three grandchildren, Heather Frederick Woolford and husband, John of Cockysville, Md., Steven Ripple and Kimberly Ripple of Ford City; and two great-grandchildren, Tyler and Meghan Woolford. In addition to his parents, Mr. Frederick was preceded in death by a brother, Chauncey Frederick; a sister, Helen Jean Frederick; and his son-in-law, William Ripple. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday in the David C. McEntire Funeral Home, 504 E. Penn St., Knox. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in the funeral home with the Rev. Charles Campbell, pastor of the New Zion Evangelical Congregational Church at Emlenton RD, officiating. Interment will follow in the St. Petersburg Cemetery with full military honors accorded by the Berlin-Bowser American Legion Post 277 of Knox. The family suggests memorials be made to the New Zion Evangelical Congregational Church, 1195 Airport Road, Emlenton, 16373; the Clarion-Forest VNA Hospice Program, P.O. Box 668, Knox, 16232; or to the Knox Area Volunteer Ambulance Co., Knox, 16232. Oliver Norman Kelly, 84, of 439 Wiley Ave., Franklin, died at 7:18 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2004, in Semper Care at Montefiore Hospital, Pittsburgh. Born March 5, 1920, in Franklin, he was the son of Delbert and Mabel Sanders Kelly. Mr. Kelly retired in 1961 after working 22 years as an accountant at CPT. He was a member of Rocky Grove Avenue Presbyterian Church. Mr. Kelly owned publishing companies including Progress Talent, Mercy Music and Country Star Talent Co., and a record company, Country Star Records. He was a member of the Pennsylvania Country Music Association and was an accomplished musician who played several different instruments. Mr. Kelly was a 50-year member of the IOOF. He attended many of the Venango County Blind Association functions. Mr. Kelly was married Oct. 27, 1951, to June L. Wagner, who survives. Also surviving are a daughter, Debra S. Eakin of Oil City; four grandchildren, Angela Brown and husband, David, of Cookeville, Tenn., Clinton James Eakin and girlfriend, Christine Bieber, of Butler, and Mary Beth Eakin and Brian Scott Eakin, both of Seneca; and two great-grandchildren, Madison Brown of Cookeville, Tenn., and Chase Eakin of Butler. Mr. Kelly was preceded in death by his parents. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday in the Robert W. Gardinier Funeral Home, Franklin. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday in the funeral home with the Rev. Dan Callahan, pastor of Rocky Grove Avenue Presbyterian Church, officiating. Interment will be in Franklin Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Venango County Blind Association. Francis Sylvester Lutz, 81, of San Marco Drive, Ormond Beach, Fla., formerly of Franklin, died Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2004, in Ormond Memorial Hospital, Ormond Beach. Mr. Lutz moved in 2002 from Franklin to Ormand Beach. Born April 26, 1923, in Snydersburg, he was the son of Frank and Minnie Lander Lutz. He served with the U.S. Army during World War II. Mr. Lutz was a lineman/foreman with Pennsylvania Electric Co. in Oil City for 35 years. He was married for 62 years to the former Virginia Neuland, who survives in Ormond Beach. Also surviving are a son, Bill Lutz of Cranberry; a daughter, Suzanne Ganzel and husband, the Rev. Neil J. Ganzel Jr., of Ormond Beach, Fla.; two grandchildren, Amy Kathleen Hartzell and husband, Sgt. Michael Hartzell, and Emily Marie Lutz; and one great-grandchild, Andrew William Hartzell. He also is survived by a brother, Harry Lutz of Florida; and a sister, Edna Foy of Oil City. Interment will be in a veterans cemetery, the Florida National Cemetery, in Bushnell, Fla. Arrangements are in charge of the Newlife Cremation and Funeral Chapel, 333 S. Yonge St., Ormond Beach, Fla. Memorial donations may be made to the YMCA in New Castle. Patrick E. Macko, 40, of Parker, died at 3:09 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2004, in UPMC Presbyterian, Pittsburgh, following a brief illness. Born Nov. 1, 1963, in Amarillo, Texas, he was the son of Jessie Mast Macko of Seneca and the late Frank Macko. He had served in the U.S. Army. Mr. Macko was a truck driver by occupation. He was employed by Ward Trucking Co. of Altoona at the time of his death. He previously had driven for Venco Trucking at Foxburg. He was married July 18, 2004, to the former Dixie Anderson, who survives. In addition to his wife and mother, he is survived by two children, Michael and Jennifer Macko of Cochranton; four stepchildren, Justin Wolfe, Michael Miller and Brandi Anderson, all of Parker, and Roslyn Eichner of Meadville; and two stepgrandchildren. He also is survived by a sister, Angie Hargenrader and husband, William "Bill," of Oil City. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday in the First Wesleyan Church of West Freedom, Route 368, in West Freedom, Perry Township, Clarion County. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in the church with the Rev. Cecil Craig, pastor, officiating. Interment will be in Allegheny Cemetery near Parker. Arrangements are in charge of the H. Jack Buzard Funeral Home, Inc., Parker. Yolande S. Nielsen, 81, of Mentor, Ohio, formerly of Tionesta, died Monday, Aug. 30, 2004, in Lake Med Nursing & Rehab Center, Painesville, Ohio. Born Jan. 11, 1923, in Cleveland, Ohio, Mrs. Nielsen lived in Tionesta for more than 20 years, returning to Mentor in February of this year. After many years of vacationing in Tionesta, Mrs. Nielsen and her husband, Dane, decided to retire and make their home in there. She enjoyed the wildlife and the natural beauty of Pennsylvania. Mrs. Nielsen served in the U.S. Coast Guard as a Spar during World War II. She and her late husband raised their four daughters in Cleveland. She was active in senior citizen groups and at Mount Zion Lutheran Church in Tionesta. Mrs. Nielsen was a bank teller for National City Bank's Southgate, Ohio, branch for 24 years, retiring in 1984. Surviving are four daughters, Sandra Riddell and husband, Jim, of King, N.C., Linda Hammerstrom and husband, Bill, of Mentor, Ohio, Vicki Daumasso and husband, Joe, of Apex, N.C., and Jo-Anne Nielsen of Maple Heights, Ohio; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. She also is survived by a sister, Vicky Collins and husband, Al, of South Euclid, Ohio. Her husband, Dane T. Nielsen, is deceased. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today in the Brunner Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 8466 Mentor Ave., Mentor, Ohio. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday in Mount Zion Lutheran Church, Tionesta. Interment will be in Mount Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Tionesta. Getting it right - Clair D. McNany Clair D. McNany, 87, of Pine Terrace Road, Shippenville, formerly of Wentlings Corners, died Sunday at his residence. Among his 15 surviving great-grandchildren are Laryssa, Candace, Breyanna, Joseph and Ashlie, and one great-great-grandchild, Dominick.