Crawford County Vol. 31 No. 86
FIRST PUBLICATION
5/27/26
ESTATE OF DALE S. LIPPS, a/k/a DALE LIPPS, deceased;
late of Vernon Township, Crawford County, PA;
Executor: Jeremy S. Lipps;
Attorney: Noah A. Erde, Esq., EFFC, LLC, 300 Arch Street, Meadville, PA 16335
ESTATE OF LARRY J. MOORE, SR., deceased;
late of the City of Titusville, Crawford County, PA;
Co-Executors: Leanne J. Caryl and Larry J. Moore, Jr., c/o Jason D. Reagle, Esq., Shafer Law Firm, P.C., 212 West Central Avenue, Titusville, PA 16354;
Attorney: Jason D. Reagle, Esq., Shafer Law Firm, P.C., 212 West Central Avenue, Titusville, PA 16354
ESTATE OF ROBERT E. SOUTHALL, deceased;
late of the Borough of Centerville, County of Crawford and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania;
Executrix: Susan K. Robinson;
Attorney: David J. Rhodes, Esquire, QUINN ELDERKIN LAW FIRM, 456 West 6th Street, Erie, PA 16507
SOWLE FAMILY REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST, DATED OCTOBER 11, 2016, deceased;
late of Venango Township, Crawford County, PA;
Trustees: Charles Gilkinson and Ameriprise Bank, FSB;
Attorney: Kimberly S. Foulk, Esq., EFFC, LLC, 300 Arch Street, Meadville, PA 16335
ESTATE OF DONALD M. SPAULDING, deceased;
late of Hayfield Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania;
Personal Representative: Colleen E. Miller, 27781 Lippizzan Trail, Punta Gorda, FL 33950-8342;
Attorney: Ross C. Prather, Esq., Spadafore Prather Janes, LLP, 935 Market Street, Meadville, PA 16335
ESTATE OF ROY T. WARD, deceased;
late of the City of Titusville, Crawford County, PA;
Administrator: Robert S. Ward, 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
5/20/26, 5/27/26
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
THIRD PUBLICATION
5/13/26, 5/20/26, 5/27/26
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
LEGAL NOTICE
CIVIL ACTION
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
CRAWFORD COUNTY, PA
CIVIL ACTION-LAW
NO. AD 2025-799
NOTICE OF ACTION IN MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE
U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR RCF 2 ACQUISITION TRUST, Plaintiff
v.
ROBERT J. CRAWFORD, Defendant
To: ROBERT J. CRAWFORD, Defendant, 10044 KENNEDY HILL ROAD, 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 RCF 2 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 2025-799, seeking to foreclose the mortgage secured on your property located, 10044 KENNEDY HILL ROAD, 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. May 27
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
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