The Derrick, November 24, 2008: Mary Kay Banner, Seventh Ave, Clarion Thomas Joseph "Tom" Curran, Parker Township, Parker Mary Ann "Sue" Gdanitz, Johnstown, an Oil City native Terri L. Green, 414 Sugarcreek Drive, Franklin Howard Robert "Bob" McQuiston, 766 Jackson Center-Polk Road, Stoneboro Ruth Schultz, Bredinsburg Road, Franklin Mary Lou Sweeney, Oil City Mary Jane Winkler, Whitehall Road, Emlenton June A. Woolstrum, Cooperstown Mary Kay Banner, of Seventh Ave, Clarion, died Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008, at the Hospice House in Shippenville. Born April 5, 1918, in Clarion, she was the daughter of the late Edward Henry Banner and Ida Fillinger Banner. A graduate of Seton Hill College and the University of Pittsburgh, Ms. Banner was retired from the Clarion Area Schools. She was in the teacher training program of Clarion University. For 13 years, she served on the Clarion Free Library Board. Earlier in her life, she was active in Clarion Civic Club. She also was faculty adviser to Sigma Sigma Sigma and the Newman Club for many years. She was a member of the Pi Gamma Mu. Ms. Banner was a member of the Immaculate Conception Parish, where she was president of its Sodality, and served as an officer in the Oil City district and on the Diocesan Council. In her youth, she was organist for the Children's Choir. Later, she was a lector for seven years. She served as president and as elementary chairwoman for the Clarion Area Education Association. She held lifetime memberships in the county and state P.S.E.A. Often she participated in the teaching role in workshops for schools. She wrote children's plays, mostly for the intermediate grades, and "Let Freedom Ring" received Pennsylvania state acclaim during the Bicentennial. An avid traveler, she visited many lands. She also was a talented pianist. She was preceded in death by her parents. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Goble Funeral Home & Crematory, 330 Wood St., Clarion. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Wednesday with the Rev. Monty Sayers as celebrant. Interment will follow in the Immaculate Conception Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Clarion Free Library or the Immaculate Conception Church in Clarion. Online condolences may be made at www.goblefh.net Thomas Joseph "Tom" Curran, 54, of Parker Township, Parker, passed away at 8:02 p.m. Friday evening, Nov. 21, 1008, at Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, of injuries sustained in a two-vehicle accident that morning near Bruin. Born June 16, 1954, in Brookville, he was the son of Leo and Kathryn Yurkovic Curran, who survive and reside at Knox. Tom was a graduate of Keystone Area School District at Knox. He was employed for more than 18 years by Francis J. Palo Contracting Co. of Clarion, from which he retired. He then entered into a partnership with his son, "Rob," working under the name of Curran's Custom Wood Products, located near Rimersburg. He was involved in that partnership at the time of his accident and death. He was of the Catholic and was most recently associated with St. Eusebius Catholic Church at East Brady. Surviving in addition to his parents are his wife, Elizabeth Terwilliger "Beth" Curran; one son, Robert Patrick "Rob" Curran of Sligo; two daughters, Christina Leann Curran of Pittsburgh and Amanda Rose Curran of Foxburg; one grandchild; and a number of nieces and nephews. Survivors also include a sister and her husband, Mary Ann (Robert) McCarger of Newark, Del.; and three brothers and their wives, James "Jim" (Deb) Curran, Paul (Cindy) Curran, and Larry (Barb) Curran, all of Knox. He was preceded in death by a brother, Bill Curran. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at H. Jack Buzard Funeral Home, Wayne Street., Parker, with prayer services to be conducted at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday in funeral home. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Wednesday in St. Eusebius Catholic Church, East Brady, with the Rev. Joseph Kuba, church pastor, as celebrant. Interment will follow at Perryville Cemetery, near Parker. Online condolences can be made at www.buzardfuneralhomes.com. Mary Ann "Sue" Gdanitz, 75, of Johnstown, died Saturday, Nov. 22, 208, in Erie. Born April 16, 1933, in Oil City, she was a daughter of Clarence and Ann (Shaffer) Kenniston. She is survived by three daughters and their husbands, Mary K. and James Lorditch of Chalfont, Judith A. and David Viveralli of Erie and Julia M. and Mitchell Stark of East Quogue, N.Y.; four grandsons, Matthew, David and Christopher Lorditch and Daniel Stark; and three brothers, James of Linthicum, Md., and and Thomas R. and Joseph, both of Oil City. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, John A. Gdanitz; brothers Clarence and Robert; and sister, Judith Russell. She was a member of the Visitation of the BVM Catholic Church of Johnstown. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the John Henderson Co. Funeral Home, 215 Central Ave., Johnstown. Funeral Mass will be held at noon Wednesday at the Visitation Church with the Rev. Barry Baroni as celebrant. Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery, Oil City. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Visitation of BVM Catholic church, 1127 McKinley Ave., Johnstown, 15905. Terri L. Green, 48, of 414 Sugarcreek Drive, Franklin, died at 6:37 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008, at UPMC Northwest, Seneca. The Timothy E. Hartle Funeral Home, 1328 Elk St., Franklin, is in charge of arrangements. A complete obituary will be published Tuesday in The News-Herald. Howard Robert "Bob" McQuiston, 73, of 766 Jackson Center-Polk Road, Stoneboro, and Rockport, Texas, died Friday evening, Nov. 21, 2008, in St. Luke Episcopal Hospital, Texas Heart Institute of Houston, Texas, after a brief illness. Born March 3, 1935, in Sharon, he was a son of Howard Meade and Lillian May Collenette McQuiston. He was a 1953 graduate of Mercer High School and attended Youngstown State University and served with the U.S. Naval Reserves as a Seabee. He was a self-made man and an entrepreneur and created and developed many businesses throughout the years that provided a better life for many. He was a self-taught construction engineer and in 1969, along with his brother, Bruce, founded Flexospan Inc. of Sandy Lake, and they became one of the largest producers of steel structures and steel coverings in the area. With their combined efforts, the brothers helped build and develop the Sandy Lake Senior Center and dedicated it to their mother, Lillian, as the McQuiston Center by the Park in Sandy Lake. Bob was a Christian and was a member of Emmanuel Christian Church of Stoneboro, where he served as a trustee. Mr. McQuiston was known for his generosity, and contributed to improving the lives of others by volunteering his time and resources. He was involved with various real estate holdings throughout Mercer County. He served as director with Helping Hands in Stoneboro and provided them with space in his building in Stoneboro to house their New Faith Furnishings store. He was also a director of the Regional Job Training Program, West Central Job Partnership for Lawrence and Mercer County Work Force Investment Board. Mr. McQuiston loved farming and specialized in raising Simmental cattle and served on the national board of the American Simmental Cattle Association. He also served on the board of the National Steel Deck Institute. He was a member of Shenango Lodge # 810 F & AM of Hermitage, 32nd degree Mason, Scottish Rites, New Castle Consistory, Shriners of North America and Zem Zem Shrine, Erie. He was a member and strong supporter of the Republican Party. He was an avid aviator and owned several airplanes and logged more than 8,000 hours of flying. He enjoyed hunting and fishing and spent his life enjoying the outdoors. Bob's family was a priority and he took on the responsibilities of family patriarch, who, along with his wife, Connie, organized birthday events and the annual family Christmas parties. His wife of 41 years, Alyce Caswell McQuiston, preceded him in death December 1994. He then married Constance Benninger on Oct. 10, 1998, and she survives at home. Survivors also include five children, Howard Paul "Skip" McQuiston and Kay of Blounts Creek, N.C., Edward Allan "Ted" McQuiston and Kelly of Hermitage, Sarah Canady of Warren, Ohio, Melissa Lynne McWilliams of Houston, Texas, and Travis Cole McWilliams and Sherry of Cypress, Texas. Also surviving are a brother, Bruce A. McQuiston and his wife, Judy, of Mercer; and a sister, Patricia McQuiston and Terry of Wexford. Among the survivors are 15 grandchildren, Sheri Lynne Latimer and Brad, Josh McQuiston and Christine, Kelly, Robert and Eric McQuiston, Darcey and Jamie DeTullio, Patricia and Clark McQuiston, Matthew, Joey and Renee Canady and Hunter Mason, Ashlynn Grace and Mari-Katherine McWilliams. Also surviving are four great-grandchildren, Kyler DeTulio, Austin and Abegail McQuiston and Alisha Joyce Latimer; and nieces, nephews and their families. In addition to his parents and first wife, he was preceded in death by a son, Robert David McQuiston. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p..m. today and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday in the Scott A. Black Funeral Home, 99 Franklin St., Stoneboro. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Emmanuel Christian Church, 4495 Greenville-Sandy Lake Road, Stoneboro, with pastor Tim Clark officiating. Interment and a committal service will be held at Mount Washington Cemetery, Jefferson Township. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the McQuiston Center by the Park, P.O. Box 273, Sandy Lake, 16145, or Lakeview Area Helping Hands, P.O. Box 145, Stoneboro, 16153, or a charity of one's choice. Ruth Schultz, 88, of Bredinsburg Road, Franklin, died Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008, at UPMC Northwest. A complete obituary will be published Tuesday in The News Herald. The Robert W. Gardinier Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mary Lou Sweeney, 76, of Oil City, died at 11:20 p.m. Saturday Nov. 22, 2008, at the Golden Living Center in Oil City after a courageous battle with Alzheimer's disease. Born May 22, 1932, in Oil City, she was a daughter of the late Ross and Florence Cyphert Kahle. Mrs. Sweeney was a graduate of the Oil City School of Cosmetology. She worked as a beautician in a beauty shop in her home for many years. She was a member of Faith Lutheran Church in Venus. Mrs. Sweeney enjoyed hunting, fishing, baking bread and cutting pies at Pinegrove Fire Hall's fish dinners. She also enjoyed the many friendships she made with her beauty shop customers over the years. She had a special love for her grandchildren and her dog, Rainy. She was married June 10, 1950, to Thomas Hazlett, who preceded her in death July 30, 1951. After his death, she married Ronald Sweeney on April 9, 1954. He preceded her in death on June 2, 1999. Surviving are two sons, Bruce Sweeney and his wife, Mary, and Brian Sweeney and his wife, Bonnie, all of Oil City; five grandchildren, Adam Sweeney of Tucson, Ariz., Dana Sweeney of Oil City, Erin Sweeney of Manassas, Va., Ryan Sweeney of Edinboro and Kyle Sweeney of Oil City. Also surviving is one brother, Donald "Dan" Kahle of Oil City. In addition to her parents and husbands, she was preceded in death by four sisters, Norma Winger, Dorothy Wilson, Ann Cudzil and Evelyn Gifford; and three brothers, John Kahle, Rodney Kahle and William Kahle. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Morrison Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the funeral home with the Rev. Sharon Hilfiger officiating. Interment will follow in Venus Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to the Alzheimer's Association or the Venango County Humane Society. Mary Jane Winkler, 90, of Whitehall Road, Emlenton, Richland Township, Venango County, died at 2:20 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21, 2008, at Sugarcreek Station in Franklin. Born Feb. 1, 1918, in Big Bend, Scrubgrass Township, Venango County, she was the daughter of Samuel P. and Arena Lawrence Oglesby. Mrs. Winkler was a 1937 graduate of Emlenton High School and attended Oil City business school. Mrs. Winkler was a homemaker and enjoyed baking bread, canning, and both vegetable and flower gardening. She had been a member of the former West Home Free Methodist Church and was active in the women's missionary society. She later became a member of the Van Free Methodist Church. She was married June 30, 1944, to Harold Eugene Winkler, who preceded her in death June 3, 1998. Mrs. Winkler is survived by three daughters, Evelyn Smith, and her husband, J.R., of Cincinnati, Ohio, Ruby Doubledee and her husband, Stephen, of Oronogo, Mo., and Rita Winkler of Cincinnati; two sons, Joseph Winkler and his wife, Carolyn, of Cincinnati, and Gene Winkler and his wife, Lyn, of Friendswood, Texas; 18 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. Also surviving are two brothers, the Rev. George P. Oglesby and his wife, Ellouise, of Pleasantville, and Donald Oglesby, and his wife, Elsie, of Emlenton; and four sisters, Hazel Weaver of Emlenton, Anna Winkler, and her husband, Herman, of Emlenton, Ellen Hornburg, and her husband, Norman, of Clarendon, and Ruby Payne, and her husband, Charles, of Franklin. A number of nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews also survive. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Winkler was preceded in death by two daughters, Ida Mack and Helen Smith; and a brother, Lawrence Oglesby Friends will be received from 6 to 9 p.m. today and 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Hile Funeral Home Inc., 1204 Kerr Ave., Emlenton. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the funeral home with the Rev. Larry Aldrich, pastor of the Van Free Methodist Church, and the Rev. George P. Oglesby, a retired Free Methodist pastor and Mrs. Winkler's brother, officiating. Interment will take place in the Big Bend Cemetery, Scrubgrass Township, Venango County. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to Gideons International, P.O. Box 140800, Nashville, Tenn., 37214. Online condolences can be made at www.hilefh.com. June A. Woolstrum, 85, of Cooperstown, died Friday, Nov. 21, 2008, at UPMC - Northwest, Seneca, following a short illness. Born Jan. 16, 1923, in Guys Mills, she was a daughter of Celyn and Amy Custead Warp. She was a graduate of Randolph High School and enjoyed reading, sewing, knitting, crocheting and crafts. At one time she operated her own fabric shop. She was a member of McDaniel's Corners Bible Church and was very strong in her faith. She was married June 9, 1942, to Frank C. Woolstrum, who survives. Survivors also include three daughters, Charlene K. Woolstrum of Grove City , Linda L. Zinz and her husband, Terry, of Cooperstown, and Barbara A. Midcap of Meadville; and five grandchildren, Evan Midcap, Michelle Ault and her husband, Lester, Angela Maggard and her husband, Jason, Joshua Zinz and his wife, Laura, and Timothy Midcap and his wife, Sharyn. Also surviving are six great-grandchildren, Lee, Kylie, Allen, Sam, Ari and Seth; and nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by an infant son, John Paul Woolstrum; a sister, Janice Cutshall; a brother, George Warp; a son-in-law, John Midcap, Jr.; a sister-in-law, Helen Warp; and a nephew, Douglas Warp. The funeral and committal services were held Sunday at the Robert W. Waid Funeral Home, Inc., 581 Chestnut Street , Meadville, with the Rev. Clyde Ball, pastor of McDaniel's Corners Bible Church, officiating. Interment was in Mount Hope Cemetery . The family suggests memorials be made to McDaniel's Corners Bible Church, 7175 Route 173, Cochranton, 16314, or the Cooperstown Public Library, P.O. Box 264, Cooperstown, 16317.