Crawford County Vol. 31 No. 23

FIRST PUBLICATION
3/12/25
ESTATE OF ELIZABETH A. JOYCE, deceased;
late of Meadville City, Crawford County, PA;
Executrix: Elizabeth Aleta Ausband;
Attorney: Kimberly S. Foulk, Esq., Erde, Ferguson, Foulk & Cressman, 300 Arch Street, Meadville, PA 16335

ESTATE OF JOHN KERZ, III, deceased;
late of Conneaut Lake, PA;
Executrix: Kim Marie Kerz, 11107 Foreman Street, Conneaut Lake, PA 16316;
Attorney: Edward J. Hatheway, Esq., 311 Walnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335

ESTATE OF MELANIE L. REED, deceased;
late of the Township of Sparta, County of Crawford, Pennsylvania;
Executrix: April L. Zimmerman, c/o Paul J. Carney, Jr., Esq., 224 Maple Avenue, Corry, PA 16407;
Attorney: Paul J. Carney, Jr., Esq., 224 Maple Avenue, Corry, PA 16407

ESTATE OF ALFRED C. REIBEL, SR., a/k/a ALFRED CHARLES REIBEL, a/k/a ALFRED C. REIBEL, deceased;
late of Cambridge Twp., Crawford County, PA;
Executor: Alfred C. Reibel;
Attorney: Keith A. Button, Esq., Shafer Law Firm, P.C., 890 Market St., Meadville, PA 16335

ESTATE OF NANCY I. WORDEN, deceased;
late of Hydetown Borough, Crawford County, PA;
Executrix: BethAnne Worden, c/o Jason D. Reagle, Esq., Shafer Law Firm, P.C., 212 W. Central Ave., Titusville, PA 16354;
Attorney: Jason D. Reagle, Esq., Shafer Law Firm, P.C., 212 W. Central Ave., Titusville, PA 16354

SECOND PUBLICATION
3/5/25, 3/12/25
ESTATE OF JUDITH ALDERMAN, a/k/a JUDITH ESTHERGREEN ALDERMAN, deceased;
late of West Mead Township, Crawford County, PA;
Co-Executrices: Sylvia Bras and Stacy Tessaro;
Attorney: Noah A. Erde, Esq., Erde, Ferguson, Foulk & Cressman, 300 Arch Street, Meadville, PA 16335

ESTATE OF GARY E. BOSCO, a/k/a GARY EDWARD BOSCO, deceased;
late of Vernon Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania;
Administrator: Jason E. Bosco, c/o 311 Walnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335;
Attorney: Brian J. Lindsay, Esquire, 311 Walnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335

ESTATE OF RICHARD G. CLARK, deceased;
late of Titusville City, Crawford County, PA;
Executrix: Gwen E. Pace;
Attorney: Schellart Joyce, Esq., 105 W. Central Avenue, Titusville, PA 16354

ESTATE OF JOHN G. DUCKWORTH, a/k/a JOHN GILBERT DUCKWORTH, deceased;
late of Vernon Township, Crawford County, PA;
Co-Executors: Carole Fisher and Steven Fisher, 167 N. Franklin St., Cochranton, PA 16314;
Attorney: Jeffrey C. Youngs, Esq., Pepicelli, Youngs and Youngs PC, 363 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335

ESTATE OF RONALD A. NIELSON, a/k/a RONALD ARTHUR NIELSON, a/k/a R.A. NIELSON, deceased;
late of Richmond Twp., Crawford County, PA;
Administratrix: Pamela G. Lenigan, c/o Keith A. Button, Esq., Shafer Law Firm, P.C., 890 Market St., Meadville, PA 16335;
Attorney: Keith A. Button, Esq., Shafer Law Firm, P.C., 890 Market St., Meadville, PA 16335

ESTATE OF ANNE P. VALESKY, deceased;
late of East Fallowfield Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania;
Executrix: Rosanna Allison, 32 Orangeville Road, Greenville, PA 16125;
Attorney: James E. Douglas, Esquire, Douglas, Joseph & Olson, 203 Depot Street, P.O. Box 478, Jamestown, PA 16134

ESTATE OF SHIRLEY A. WEIDNER, deceased;
late of Sadsbury Township, Crawford County, PA;
Executrix: Melani A. Scott;
Attorney: Kimberly S. Foulk, Esq., Erde, Ferguson, Foulk & Cressman, 300 Arch Street, Meadville, PA 16335

THIRD PUBLICATION
2/26/25, 3/5/25, 3/12/25
ESTATE OF TERRY LEA BENFIELD, deceased;
late of Linesville Borough, Crawford County, PA;
Administrator: Charles D. Benfield;
Attorney: Russell W. Kessler, Esquire, Kessler & Ballenger Co., L.P.A., 7650 Rivers Edge Drive, Columbus, OH 43235

ESTATE OF ADA L. FELDMILLER, deceased;
late of Greenwood Twp., Crawford County, PA;
Executrix: Diane L. Lockwood, c/o Keith A. Button, Esq., Shafer Law Firm, P.C., 890 Market St., Meadville, PA 16335;
Attorney: Keith A. Button, Esq., Shafer Law Firm, P.C., 890 Market St., Meadville, PA 16335

ESTATE OF H. WILLIAM VAN MATRE, a/k/a HOWARD WILLIAM VAN MATRE, JR., a/k/a WILLIAM VAN MATRE, a/k/a HOWARD W. VAN MATRE, a/k/a H. WILLIAM VAN MATRE, JR., a/k/a H. WILLIAM VANMATRE, deceased;
late of the Borough of Cambridge Springs, County of Crawford, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania;
Co-Executors: H. William Van Matre, III, 325 Grant Street, Cambridge Springs, PA 16403, Brian C. Van Matre, 12485 Trask Road, Waterford, PA 16441;
Attorney: Grant M. Yochim, Esq., 24 Main Street East, P.O. Box 87, Girard, PA 16417

ESTATE OF SHARON K. WYKOFF, deceased;
late of Crawford County, Pennsylvania;
Personal Representative: William B. Wykoff, 1203 Terrylynn Ct., Herndon, VA 20170;
Attorney: Ross C. Prather, Esquire, Spadafore Prather Janes, LLP, 935 Market Street, Meadville, PA 16335

FICTITIOUS NAME NOTICE
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of Act of Assembly, No. 295, effective March 16, 1983, of the filing in the office of the Department of State of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on February 15, 2025.
An application for the conduct of a business in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, under the assumed or fictitious name, style or designation of Devo’s Residential Carpentry with the principal place of business at 10661 Dingman Road, Guys Mills, Pennsylvania. The name(s) and address(es) of the (all) person(s) owning or interested in said business are:
Darrion Zimmerman
10661 Dingman Road, Guys Mills, Pennsylvania 16327
C.C.L.J. March 12

LEGAL NOTICE
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
CIVIL DIVISION
CRAWFORD COUNTY
NO: AD 2025 53
Carrington Mortgage Services LLC
PLAINTIFF
vs.
Cassandra See, known Heir of Mary R. Fuller, deceased; Zackary A. See, known Heir of Mary R. Fuller, deceased; Kitiari M. See, known Heir of Mary R. Fuller, deceased; and Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns and All Persons, Firms or Associations Claiming Right, Title or Interest from or under Mary R. Fuller, deceased
DEFENDANTS
To the Defendants, Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns and All Persons, Firms or Associations Claiming Right, Title or Interest from or under Mary R. Fuller, deceased: TAKE NOTICE THAT THE Plaintiff, Carrington Mortgage Services LLC has filed an action Mortgage Foreclosure, as captioned above.
NOTICE
IF YOU WISH TO DEFEND, YOU MUST ENTER A WRITTEN APPEARANCE PERSONALLY OR BY ATTORNEY AND FILE YOUR DEFENSE OR OBJECTIONS WITH THE COURT. YOU ARE WARNED THAT IF YOU FAIL TO DO SO THE CASE MAY PROCEED WITHOUT YOU AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE FOR THE RELIEF REQUESTED BY THE PLAINTIFF. YOU MAY LOSE MONEY OR PROPERTY OR OTHER RIGHTS IMPORTANT TO YOU.
YOU SHOULD TAKE THIS NOTICE TO YOUR LAWYER AT ONCE. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A LAWYER GO TO OR TELEPHONE THE OFFICE SET FORTH BELOW. THIS OFFICE CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION ABOUT HIRING A LAWYER.
IF YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO HIRE A LAWYER, THIS OFFICE MAY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION ABOUT AGENCIES THAT MAY OFFER LEGAL SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE PERSONS AT A REDUCED FEE OR NO FEE.
Crawford County Lawyer Referral Service
Court Administrator, Crawford County Courthouse
903 Diamond Park
Meadville, PA 16335
LOGS LEGAL GROUP LLP
BY: CHRISTOPHER A. DeNARDO, PA I.D. NO. 78447
SAMANTHA GABLE, PA I.D. NO. 320695
STEVEN PALMER, PA I.D. NO. 334553
LESLIE J. RASE, PA I.D. NO. 58365
HEATHER RILOFF, PA I.D. NO. 309906
KEVIN T. TONCZYCZYN, PA I.D. NO. 332616
ELIZABETH L. WASSALL, PA I.D. NO. 77788
JOSEPH L. LoCASTRO, IV, PA I.D. NO. 314973
985 OLD EAGLE SCHOOL ROAD, SUITE 514
WAYNE, PA 19087
TELEPHONE: (610) 278-6800
E-MAIL: PAHELP@LOGS.COM
LLG FILE NO. 24-071568
C.C.L.J. March 12

LEGAL NOTICE
CIVIL ACTION
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
CRAWFORD COUNTY, PA
CIVIL ACTION-LAW
NO. AD 2024-877
NOTICE OF ACTION IN MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE
U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR RCAF ACQUISITION TRUST, Plaintiff
v.
JAMES D. BARNHART. JR. A/K/A JAMES BARNHART, JR., IN HIS CAPACITY AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF JAMES D. BARNHART AND AS HEIR OF DONNA J. BARNHART; ET AL., Defendants
To: UNKNOWN HEIRS, SUCCESSORS, ASSIGNS, AND ALL PERSONS, FIRMS, OR ASSOCIATIONS, CLAIMING RIGHT, TITLE, OR INTEREST FROM OR UNDER DONNA J. BARNHART Defendants, 424 CLINTON CT., MEADVILLE, PA 16335
COMPLAINT IN MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE
You are hereby notified that Plaintiff, U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR RCAF ACQUISITION TRUST, has filed a Mortgage Foreclosure Complaint endorsed with a Notice to Defend, against you in the Court of Common Pleas of CRAWFORD County, PA docketed to No. AD 2024-877, seeking to foreclose the mortgage secured on your property located, 424 CLINTON CT., MEADVILLE, PA 16335.
NOTICE
YOU HAVE BEEN SUED IN COURT. If you wish to defend against the claims set forth in this notice you must take action within twenty (20) days after the Complaint and Notice are served, by entering a written appearance personally or by attorney and filing in writing with the Court your defenses or objections to the claims set forth against you. You are warned that if you fail to do so, the case may proceed without you, and a judgment may be entered against you by the Court without further notice for any money claimed in the Complaint or for any other claim or relief requested by the plaintiff. You may lose money or property or other rights important to you.
YOU SHOULD TAKE THIS PAPER TO YOUR LAWYER AT ONCE. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A LAWYER, GO TO OR TELEPHONE THE OFFICE SET FORTH BELOW. THIS OFFICE CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION ABOUT HIRING A LAWYER.
IF YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO HIRE A LAWYER, THIS OFFICE MAY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH THE INFORMATION ABOUT AGENCIES THAT MAY OFFER LEGAL SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE PERSONS AT A REDUCED FEE OR NO FEE.
Court Administrator
Courthouse
Meadville, PA 16335
814-333-7498
Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC
A Florida professional limited liability company
ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF
Troy Freedman, Esq. ID No. 85165
133 Gaither Drive, Suite F
Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054
855-225-6906
C.C.L.J. March 12

SHERIFF’S SALE
By virtue of Certain Writs of Execution issued out of the Court of Common Pleas of Crawford County, Pennsylvania, and to me directed, I will expose the following described property at public sale at the Crawford County Judicial Center, in the City of Meadville, Pennsylvania, on:
Friday, April 4, 2025 @ 10:00 AM
All parties in interest and claimants are further notified that a schedule of distribution will be on file in the Sheriff’s Office no later than thirty (30) days after the date of the sale of any property sold hereunder and distribution of the proceeds made ten (10) days after said filing, unless exceptions are filed with the Sheriff’s Office prior thereto:
SALE NO. 1
SALE NO. 2
SALE NO. 3
SALE NO. 4
SALE NO. 5
TERMS: The price for which the property is sold must be paid at the time of sale by Certified Check or cashier’s check otherwise, the property must be put up and sold again at the expense and risk of the person to whom it was first sold, and in no case shall the transfer be made unless the money is actually paid to the Sheriff. Persons who are lien creditor must present a list to the Sheriff of the liens they have in order to apply the amount of bids or any part thereof on their liens.
DAVID L. POWERS, SHERIFF
CRAWFORD COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

SALE NO. 1
By virtue of a Writ of Execution No. AD-2024-309 / EX 2025 - 15
Rocket Mortgage, LLC f/k/a Quicken Loans, LLC
v. Todd M. Canfield
Owner(s) of property situate in Cambridge Springs, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, being 123 Dale Ave., Cambridge Springs, PA 16403-1111
Parcel No. 1610-070
Improvements Thereon: Residential Real Estate
JUDGMENT AMOUNT: $89,260.35
Seized and taken in execution as the property of Todd M. Canfield at the suit of Rocket Mortgage LLC f/k/a Quicken Loans, LLC to be sold on Writ of Execution No. 2025-15.
David L. Powers, Sheriff
Attorney for Plaintiff
Stern & Eisenberg, PC, Warrington, PA

SALE NO. 2
DOCKET NO: AD 2024-571
ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece of ground situate in Oil Creek Township, County of Crawford and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
TAX PARCEL NO: 3809-002
PROPERTY ADDRESS: 40770 Mystic Park Road, Titusville, Pennsylvania 16354
IMPROVEMENTS: a Residential Dwelling
SOLD AS THE PROPERTY OF: Cody J. George
Seized and taken in execution as the property of Cody J. George at the suit of PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, to be sold on Writ of Execution No. 2025-5.
David L. Powers, Sheriff
Attorney for Plaintiff
Powers Kirn, Moorestown, NJ

SALE NO. 3
By virtue of Writ of Execution No. AD 2023 746
(EX 2025-6)
US Bank Trust National Association as Trustee for LB-Ranch Series V Trust v. Nathan H. Ives
Docket Number: AD 2023 746
Property to be sold is situated in the Cambridge Township, County of Crawford and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Commonly known as: 22302 Highway 6 and 19, Cambridge Springs, PA 16403
Parcel Number: 1506-040-70001
Improvements thereon of the residential dwelling or lot (if applicable): Residential
Judgment Amount: $112,785.35
Seized and taken in execution as the property of Nathan H. Ives at the suit of US Bank Trust National Association as Trustee for LB-Ranch Series V Trust to be sold on Writ of Execution No. 2025-6.
David L. Powers, Sheriff
Attorney for Plaintiff
Friedman Vartolo LLP, Garden City, NY

SALE NO. 4
ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND SITUATE IN OIL CREEK TOWNSHIP, CRAWFORD COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
PARCEL 1:
BEGINNING AT A POINT IN THE CENTER LINE OF LEGISLATIVE ROUTE 20135, AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE PARCEL HEREIN DESCRIBED (BEING ALSO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LAND NOW OR FORMERLY OF GILBERT R. BIGLEY, ET UX.); THENCE SOUTH SEVENTY-FIVE DEGREES THIRTY MINUTES EAST (S 75° 30' E) AND ALONG LAND NOW OR FORMERLY OF GILBERT R. BIGLEY ET UX., A DISTANCE OF FOUR HUNDRED NINETY-THREE AND SEVEN-TENTHS (493.7) FEET TO A ONE (1) INCH IRON PIN, ALSO PASSING A REFERENCE ONE (1) INCH IRON PIPE ON LINE AT TWENTY-FIVE (25) FEET; THENCE NORTH EIGHTY-EIGHT DEGREES ZERO MINUTES EAST (N. 80° 00' E), ALONG OTHER LAND NOW OR FORMERLY OF WILLIAM A. MASEMAN ET UX. A DISTANCE OF FOUR HUNDRED TEN AND SIX-TENTHS (410.6) FEET TO A ONE (1) INCH IRON PIPE AND STONES; THENCE SOUTH SEVENTY-FIVE DEGREES THIRTY MINUTES EAST (S 75° 30' E) ALONG LAND NOW OR FORMERLY OF FISHER & YOUNG, A DISTANCE OF ONE HUNDRED TWELVE AND TWO-TENTHS (112.2) FEET TO A ONE (1) INCH IRON PIPE AND STONES; THENCE SOUTH THIRTEEN DEGREES, ZERO MINUTES WEST (S 13° 00' W) ALONG LAND NOW OR FORMERLY OF FISHER & YOUNG A DISTANCE OF FIVE HUNDRED FOURTEEN AND FOUR-TENTHS (514.4) FEET TO A ONE (1) INCH IRON PIPE; THENCE NORTH EIGHTY-SEVEN DEGREES THIRTY MINUTES WEST (N 87° 30' W) ALONG A THIRTY (30) FOOT WIDE RIGHT OF WAY OWNED BY FISHER & YOUNG A DISTANCE OF SEVEN HUNDRED ELEVEN AND FIVE-TENTHS (711.5) FEET TO A ONE (1) INCH IRON PIPE; THENCE NORTH SIX DEGREES ZERO MINUTES EAST (N 6° 00' E) ALONG LAND NOW OR FORMERLY OF THE T.V. CABLE COMPANY A DISTANCE OF THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY-TWO (372) FEET TO A ONE (1) INCH IRON PIPE; THENCE NORTH EIGHTY-SEVEN DEGREES FORTY-FIVE MINUTES WEST (N 87° 45' W) ALONG LAND NOW OR FORMERLY OF THE T.V. CABLE COMPANY A DISTANCE OF TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE (275) FEET TO THE CENTER LINE OF LEGISLATIVE ROUTE 20135, PASSING A REFERENCE TWO (2) INCH IRON PIPE ON LINE AT TWO HUNDRED FIFTY (250) FEET; THENCE NORTH FIFTEEN DEGREES ZERO MINUTES EAST (N 15° 00' E) ALONG THE CENTER LINE OF LEGISLATIVE ROUTE 20135 A DISTANCE OF TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-EIGHT (238) FEET TO A POINT OR PLACE OF BEGINNING. CONTAINING TEN AND TWO-TENTHS (10.2) ACRES, MORE OR LESS.
PARCEL 2;
BEGINNING AT A POINT IN THE CENTER OF PUBLIC ROAD ROUTE 20135, SAID POINT BEING THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE LAND HEREIN DESCRIBED AND SAID POINT BEING THE NORTHERLY END OF COURSE NO. 50 AS APPEARS IN A DEED OF WILBERT F. YOUNG TO HAROLD V. RUMZIE, RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE RECORDER OF DEEDS OF CRAWFORD COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA IN DEED BOOK 382, PAGE 449; THENCE SOUTH 80 DEGREES 53 MINUTES EAST 275 FEET TO A POST; THENCE NORTHERLY PARALLEL WITH THE CENTER LINE OF SAID ROUTE 20135, 370 FEET TO A POST; THENCE NORTH 80 DEGREES, 53 MINUTES WEST 275 FEET TO A POINT IN THE CENTER OF SAID ROUTE 20135; THENCE SOUTHERLY 370 FEET TO A POINT IN THE CENTER OF ROUTE 20135, THE POINT OR PLACE OF BEGINNING, CONTAINING 2.3 ACRES.
BEING KNOWN AS 12248 NORTH PERRY ROAD, OIL CREEK TOWNSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA.
EXCEPTING AND RESERVING ALL OF THE OIL, GAS AND MINERAL RIGHTS IN AND UNDER BOTH SAID PARCELS OF LAND AS RESERVED IN PRIOR DEEDS OF RECORD. BEING THE SAME PREMISES GRANTED AND CONVEYED UNTO ALFONSO RICKERSON AND RUTHELLEN WEEKS, HIS WIFE, BY DEED FROM CYCLOPS CORPORATION, A DELAWARE CORPORATION, DATED SEPTEMBER 27, 1990 AND RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE RECORDER OF DEEDS OF CRAWFORD COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA ON SEPTEMBER 28, 1990 IN BOOK 0103, PAGE 0881.
CRAWFORD COUNTY TAX PARCEL NOS.:
3808-030-1-3 AND 3808-030-6.
Property Address: 12248 North Perry Road, Titusville, PA 16354
Assessment Number: 3808-030-1-3 and 3808-030-6
Total Amount: $236,655.04
Seized and taken in execution as the property of Alfonso Rickerson and Ruthellen Weeks and the United States of America at the suit of National Loan Investors, L.P. assignee of PNC Bank National Association, to be sold on Writ of Execution No. 2025-9.
David L. Powers, Sheriff
Attorney for Plaintiff
Tucker Arensberg, Pittsburgh, PA

SALE NO. 5
Property Address: 45950 State Highway 27, Titusville, PA 16354
Assessment Number: 3806-039-A
Judgment Amount: $187,487.41
BEING the same premises which Denny L. Strawn and Ruth A. Strawn, by Deed dated January 18, 2019 and recorded in the Crawford County Recorder of Deed’s Office on January 24, 2019 in Instrument No. 201900873 granted and conveyed unto Christina M. Watkins.
Seized and taken in execution as the property of Christina M. Watkins and The United States of America at the suit of Planet Home Lending, LLC, to be sold on Writ of Execution No. 2025-4.
David L. Powers, Sheriff
Attorney for Plaintiff
Hill Wallack LLP, Princeton, NJ
C.C.L.J. March 12, 19, 26