"Mildred M. McCracken Coryea 1918-2000
Mildred M. McCracken Coryea, of Mercer, Pa., died March 23, 2000, at Buchanan Commons Rest Home, following a brief illness, at the age of 82. She was born in Leesburg, Pa., on January 28, 1918, to Lewis Clyde McCracken and Rose Evelyn Wimer McCracken.
She was a retired cook, employed by Overlook Nursing Home in New Wilmington, Pa. She also taught Sunday School at Leesburg Presbyterian Church and belonged to the Loyal Order of Moose Auxiliary, Lodge #1637 in Mercer, Pa.
Mrs. Coryea was preceded in death by an infant son, her mother and father and her brother, Lewis Clyde McCracken, Jr. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Gerald "Jim" "Unk" Coryea, whom she married on Oct. 12, 1940.
She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Leon (Judy) Perrine, Mrs. John (Mary Jane) Bowers, both of Mercer, Pa. and Mrs. Clifford (Annamae) Kelly of Slippery Rock, Pa.; five sisters, Doris Tarsilia of Harrisville, Pa., Edna Kreutz of Grove City, Pa., Wanda Carroll of Mercer, Pa., Sarah Teeters of Willcox, and Virginia Fehrs of Virginia Beach, Va.; 10 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were officiated by Rev. Thomas Gomola, Pastor of Leesburg Church. Burial was at Carpenter Cemetery in Springfield Township, Pa."
"Mildred M. McCracken Coryea 1918-2000
Mildred M. McCracken Coryea, of Mercer, Pa., died March 23, 2000, at Buchanan Commons Rest Home, following a brief illness, at the age of 82. She was born in Leesburg, Pa., on January 28, 1918, to Lewis Clyde McCracken and Rose Evelyn Wimer McCracken.
She was a retired cook, employed by Overlook Nursing Home in New Wilmington, Pa. She also taught Sunday School at Leesburg Presbyterian Church and belonged to the Loyal Order of Moose Auxiliary, Lodge #1637 in Mercer, Pa.
Mrs. Coryea was preceded in death by an infant son, her mother and father and her brother, Lewis Clyde McCracken, Jr. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Gerald "Jim" "Unk" Coryea, whom she married on Oct. 12, 1940.
She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Leon (Judy) Perrine, Mrs. John (Mary Jane) Bowers, both of Mercer, Pa. and Mrs. Clifford (Annamae) Kelly of Slippery Rock, Pa.; five sisters, Doris Tarsilia of Harrisville, Pa., Edna Kreutz of Grove City, Pa., Wanda Carroll of Mercer, Pa., Sarah Teeters of Willcox, and Virginia Fehrs of Virginia Beach, Va.; 10 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were officiated by Rev. Thomas Gomola, Pastor of Leesburg Church. Burial was at Carpenter Cemetery in Springfield Township, Pa."
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