William F Muse
September 14, 1925 ~ March 20, 2009
William F. Muse Sr., 83, of 1466 Route 322, Utica, died at 12:09 p.m. Friday, March 20, 2009, at Meadville Medical Center. Born Sept. 14, 1925, in Franklin, he was a son of Frederick and Vinnie Heffern Muse. Mr. Muse worked as a security guard for Point Security at Meadville Medical Center. Prior to that he was an expediter for Joy Manufacturing. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam era and retired from the Criminal Investigative Division (CID). He was a member of the Conneaut Valley Church of the Nazarene. He was also a member of the Cochranton American Legion. Mr. Muse enjoyed hunting, fishing and golf. He was married on July 9, 1952, to the former Martha F. Musselwhite, who survives. Survivors also include three children, William F. Muse Jr. and wife, Maryellen, James D. Muse and wife, Cheryl, and Dixie Kristoff and husband, Willard, all of Meadville; and five grandchildren, William F. Muse III and wife, Debbie, of Titusville, Sarah M. Lind and husband, Dusty, of Franklin, and Heather L. Burkhardt, Greg A. Muse and Michael L. Kristoff, all of Meadville; and six great-grandchildren. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a great-grandson, Tyler Muse. Friends may call from 9 to 11 a.m. today at the Gardinier Funeral Home, 1315 Chestnut St. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. today in the funeral home with the Rev. Marshall S. Lillie of the Conneaut Valley Church of the Nazarene officiating. Interment will be at Deckards Run Cemetery. On-line condolences may be sent at www.gardinierfuneralhome.com.
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I very much appreciated Bill attending Wayne Harton’s funeral. It was good seeing him again. My dad was Don Harton, whose mother was Nellie Heffern. Nellie and Vinnie were sisters. At one time in my life, we lived at 44 Venango, next door to Uncle Ted and Aunt Vinnie. They were one of the first to have a TV (circa, 1950). I also remember Bill bringing Spanish moss from the “south” and hanging it on a backyard tree. Can you believe Uncle Ted cutting off a chicken’s head and watching it run around in the backyard??? Oh, yes.
Some happy times.
Larry Harton