Crawford County Vol. 31 No. 85
FIRST PUBLICATION
5/20/26
ESTATE OF LOUISE THERESE KNOBLOW, deceased;
late of Meadville, PA;
Administratrix: Carol J. Knoblow, 670 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335;
Attorney: Edward J. Hatheway, Esq., 311 Walnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335
ESTATE OF JOHN P. SOWLE, a/k/a JOHN PHILLIP SOWLE, deceased;
late of Venango Township, Crawford County, PA;
Executor: Charles Gilkinson;
Attorney: Kimberly S. Foulk, Esq., EFFC, LLC, 300 Arch Street, Meadville, PA 16335
ESTATE OF VIRGINIA M. TRIMBLE, deceased;
late of Sadsbury Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania;
Personal Co-Representatives: Jonele A. Kinkade and David B. Reese, c/o Adam D. Stallard, Esq., 1211 Park Ave., Meadville, PA 16335;
Attorney: Adam D. Stallard, Esq., First Choice Legal Services, LLC, 1211 Park Ave., Meadville, PA 16335
SECOND PUBLICATION
5/13/26, 5/20/26
ESTATE OF DONNA LEE ECKART, deceased;
late of Conneautville, PA;
Executor: William E. Eckart, Jr., 8 Summer Mountain Road, Bernville, PA 19506;
Attorney: Edward J. Hatheway, Esq., 311 Walnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335
ESTATE OF ARLENE SANTNER, a/k/a ARLENE EDWINA SANTNER, a/k/a ARLENE E. SANTNER, deceased;
late of Sadsbury Township, Crawford County, PA;
Executor: Curtis Myers, c/o Jeffrey K. Millin, Esq., Shafer Law Firm, P.C., 10744 St. Hwy. 18, Conneaut Lake, PA 16316;
Attorney: Jeffrey K. Millin, Esq., Shafer Law Firm, P.C., 10744 St. Hwy. 18, Conneaut Lake, PA 16316
ESTATE OF DAVID KIRK SPLITSTONE, deceased;
late of Hartstown, PA;
Executor: David K. Splitstone, II, 309 East Erie Street, Linesville, PA 16424;
Attorney: Edward J. Hatheway, Esq., 311 Walnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335
ESTATE OF ETHEL A. WARREN, a/k/a ETHEL ALMA WARREN, deceased;
late of the Borough of Linesville, Crawford County, PA;
Executor: Curtis Myers, c/o Jeffrey K. Millin, Esq., Shafer Law Firm, P.C., 10744 St. Hwy. 18, Conneaut Lake, PA 16316;
Attorney: Jeffrey K. Millin, Esq., Shafer Law Firm, P.C., 10744 St. Hwy. 18, Conneaut Lake, PA 16316
THIRD PUBLICATION
5/6/26, 5/13/26, 5/20/26
ESTATE OF LORNA R. FREUND, deceasd;
late of West Mead Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania;
Administratrix: Stacey R. Freund, c/o 916 Diamond Park, Meadville, PA 16335;
Attorney: Christopher D. Ferry, Esq., Watts & Pepicelli, P.C., 916 Diamond Park, Meadville, PA 16335
ESTATE OF BARBARA J. HAYES, deceased;
late of Meadville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania;
Executor: David A. Hayes, 19210 Bradway Rd., Saegertown, PA 16433;
Attorney: M. Dan Mason, Esquire, 973 Liberty Street, Meadville, PA 16335
ESTATE OF LINDA M. MAURO, deceased;
late of West Mead Township, Crawford County, PA;
Executrix: Kathleen A. Weber, 2726 Clipper Circle, West Palm Beach, FL 33411;
Attorney: Keith A. Button, Esq., Shafer Law Firm, P.C., 890 Market St., Meadville, PA 16335
ESTATE OF JUDITH A. SIMMERMAN, deceased;
late of Rome Township, Crawford County, PA;
Co-Executors: Jason R. Simmerman and Michael C. Kovski, 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
FICTITIOUS NAME NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that an Application for Registration of Fictitious Business Name was filed with the Secretary of State of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on May 12, 2026, filed under 54 Pa.C.S. §311(g), for registration of the fictitious name, style or designation of DEETER’S HPE, with its principal place of business at 1305 S. Main Street, Meadville, PA 16335. The name and address of the party interested in said entity is Vantage HPE, LLC.
Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti LLP
Richard J. Parks, Esq.
7 West State Street, Suite 100
Sharon, PA 16146
C.C.L.J. May 20
ORGANIZATION NOTICE
NOTICE Certificate of Organization has been filed with the Pennsylvania Bureau of Corporations for Canadohta Lakeshore LLC.
Tamera Ochs Rothschild, Esq.
150 W. Central Ave., Suite 6
Titusville, PA 16354
C.C.L.J. May 20
ORGANIZATION NOTICE
NOTICE Certificate of Organization has been filed with the Pennsylvania Bureau of Corporations for Hawk’s Market & Smokehouse LLC.
Tamera Ochs Rothschild, Esq.
150 W. Central Ave., Suite 6
Titusville, PA 16354
C.C.L.J. May 20
CLERK’S NOTICE
Notice is hereby given to all Creditors, Legatees, and other persons interested that the following accounts have been filed in the office of the Clerk of the Orphan’s Court of Crawford County, Pennsylvania, and that the same together with statements of proposed distribution will be presented for confirmation on June 1, 2026 at
8:45 a.m., at the Judicial Center in Meadville, Pennsylvania, on which date said accounts and statements of proposed distribution may be confirmed unless objections are filed prior to presentation for confirmation. Any person who fails to present his or her objection prior to presentation for confirmation will be barred forever from so doing. Upon Order of Confirmation distribution may be made in accordance with the Order of the Court and the applicable rules of procedure.
1. First and Final Account of Wendy Nichols, Administrator for Estate of Dorothy Alice Martin, Deceased.
C.C.L.J. May 20, 27
LEGAL NOTICE
PROPOSED PRIVATE SALE OF TAX CLAIM LAND
TO: James F. Schmidt, hereinafter Assessed Owner, any interested party or any person interested in purchasing the property described below.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Dennis P. Auen, 8536 Lebhaft Rd., Jamestown, Pennsylvania 16134, offers to purchase at private sale land located in North Shenango Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, and being known as Tax Parcel Control #46-033075, formerly assessed to Assessed Owner; said offered purchase price is the sum of $800.00 CASH, which is proposed as the compromise of all taxes, penalties and interest due thereon in the total sum of $1,279.99. The property will be sold free and clear of all tax claims and tax judgments. You have the right within forty-five (45) days following publication of this notice to petition the Court of Common Pleas of Crawford County, Pennsylvania, for disapproval of said sale. If no petition for disapproval is filed, said proposed sale will be consummated on July 7, 2026, at the office of the Crawford County Tax Claim Bureau, Crawford County Courthouse, Meadville, Pennsylvania.
CRAWFORD COUNTY TAX CLAIM BUREAU
By: Renee A. Kiser, Director
Keith A. Button, Esquire
County Solicitor
C.C.L.J. May 6, 20
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, June 5, 2026 @ 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
SALE NO. 6
SALE NO. 7
SALE NO. 8
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
All that certain piece or parcel or Tract of land situate in the TOWNSHIP OF ATHENS, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, and being known as 35835 Jones Road, Centerville, PA 16404.
TAX MAP AND PARCEL NUMBER: 1104-036-1
THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ARE: Residential Dwelling
REAL DEBT: $200,706.33
SEIZED AND TAKEN IN EXECUTION AS THE PROPERTY OF: Miranda Burton and Ryan Burton at the suit of Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC, to be sold on Writ of Execution No. 2026-46.
David L. Powers, Sheriff
Attorney for Plaintiff
McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, LLC, Philadelphia, PA
SALE NO. 2
ALL that certain piece or parcel of land situate in the Township of Vernon, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, being commonly known as 10618 Perry Highway, Meadville, Pennsylvania and bearing Crawford County Tax Parcel No. 6506-182.
BEING the same premises conveyed to Hometown Market & Deli LLC by deed dated August 19, 2022 and recorded on August 23, 2022 in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds for Crawford County at Instrument No. 202210370.
Seized and taken in execution as the property of Hometown Market & Deli, LLC, at the suit of Mercer County State Bank, to be sold on Writ of Execution No. 2026-49.
David L. Powers, Sheriff
Attorney for Plaintiff
MacDonald, Illig, Jones & Britton LLP, Erie, PA
SALE NO. 3
DOCKET # AD 2026-64 EX 2026-34
ALL THAT CERTAIN lot of land situate in SADSBURY TOWNSHIP, County of Crawford and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
IMPROVEMENTS consist of a residential dwelling.
BEING PREMISES: 12614 Walnut Drive, Conneaut Lake, PA 16316
SOLD as the property of NICOLE HUBER
TAX PARCEL #4404-023-48-LU
Seized and taken in execution as the property of Nicole Huber at the suit of Pennymac Loan Services LLC, to be sold on Writ of Execution No. 2026-34.
David L. Powers, Sheriff
Attorney for Plaintiff
KML Law Group, P.C., Philadelphia, PA
SALE NO. 4
Property Address: 1108 Main Street, Conneautville, Pennsylvania 16406
Assessment Number: 2017-006
Judgment Amount: $115,752.35
Being all the land conveyed to Robert Howard Leuschen, III, Single, by Deed of Brian F. Carless and Jessica J. Carless, husband and wife, dated January 19, 2018 and recorded in Crawford County Deed Instrument No. 201800803 on January 23, 2018.
Seized and taken in execution as the property of Robert Howard Leuschen, III, at the suit of MMG Investments VI, LLC, to be sold on Writ of Execution No. 2026-45.
David L. Powers, Sheriff
Attorney for Plaintiff
James Smith Dietterick & Connelly, LLP, Hershey, PA
SALE NO. 5
DOCKET # AD 2025-857 / EX 2026-42
ALL THAT CERTAIN lot of land situate in Summit Township, County of Crawford and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
IMPROVEMENTS consist of a residential dwelling.
BEING PREMISES: 14405 State Highway 18, Harmonsburg, PA 16422
SOLD as the property of MANDY L. POST
TAX PARCEL #5507-008-2
Seized and taken in execution as the property of Mandy L. Post at the suit of Pennymac Loan Services, LLC, to be sold on Writ of Execution No. 2026-42.
David L. Powers, Sheriff
Attorney for Plaintiff
KML Law Group, P.C., Philadelphia, PA
SALE NO. 6
DOCKET # AD 2025-816 / EX 2026-44
ALL THAT CERTAIN lot of land situate in Township of West Mead, County of Crawford and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
IMPROVEMENTS consist of a residential dwelling.
BEING PREMISES: 10638 Franklin Pike, Meadville, PA 16335
SOLD as the property of ROGER SNOW AKA ROGER L. SNOW
TAX PARCEL #3220-071
Seized and taken in execution as the property of Roger Snow AKA Roger L. Snow at the suit of Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee, in trust for the registered holders of Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I Inc. Trust 2004-HE4, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-HE4 to be sold on Writ of Execution No. 2026-44.
David L. Powers, Sheriff
Attorney for Plaintiff
KML Law Group, P.C., Philadelphia, PA
SALE NO. 7
ALL THOSE CERTAIN LOTS OR PIECES OF GROUND SITUATE IN THE VERNON TOWNSHIP, CRAWFORD COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA:
BEING KNOWN AS: 17976 CUSSEWAGO ROAD, MEADVILLE, PA 16335
BEING PARCEL NUMBER: 6503-044-50
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
SEIZED AND TAKEN IN EXECUTION AS THE PROPERTY OF MICHAEL T. STEWART A/K/A MICHAEL STEWART AT THE SUIT OF U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR RCF 2 ACQUISITION TRUST, TO BE SOLD ON WRIT OF EXECUTION NO. 2026-36.
DAVID L. POWERS, SHERIFF
ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF
ROBERTSON, ANSCHUTZ, SCHNEID, CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC, MT. LAUREL, NJ
SALE NO. 8
All that certain piece or parcel or Tract of land situate in the Borough of Cochranton, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, and being known as 115 South Franklin Street, Cochranton, PA 16314.
TAX MAP AND PARCEL NUMBER: 1803-099
THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ARE: Residential Dwelling
REAL DEBT: $158,293.68
SEIZED AND TAKEN IN EXECUTION AS THE PROPERTY OF: Terra A. Turner at the suit of Citizens Bank, N.A., to be sold on Writ of Execution No. 2026-41.
David L. Powers, Sheriff
Attorney for Plaintiff
McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, LLC, Philadelphia, PA
C.C.L.J. May 13, 20, 27