Donald A. Thornton1

M, d. 1997
     Donald A. Thornton married Elizabeth Jane "Betty" McClellan, daughter of Wayne Anthony McClellan and Esther Silvis, on December 4, 1971 at Kane, McKean Co., Pennsylvania.1 Donald A. Thornton died in 1997.1

Family

Elizabeth Jane "Betty" McClellan b. January 3, 1925, d. February 15, 2019
Marriage*He married Elizabeth Jane "Betty" McClellan, daughter of Wayne Anthony McClellan and Esther Silvis, on December 4, 1971 at Kane, McKean Co., Pennsylvania.1 

Citations

  1. [S3023] Kane Republican, From the Betty J. Thornton obituary in the Feb 18, 2019 edition.

John W. Grandinetti1,2

M, b. March 13, 1945, d. March 25, 2019
FatherJohn Joseph Grandinetti1,3,2 b. May 31, 1924, d. July 5, 2000
MotherElizabeth Jane "Betty" McClellan1,3,2 b. January 3, 1925, d. February 15, 2019
     John W. Grandinetti was buried at Gibbs Hill Cemetery, Ludlow, McKean Co., Pennsylvania.2 He was born on March 13, 1945 at Kane, McKean Co., Pennsylvania.2 He married Debra D. Thornton on June 26, 1971 at Kane, McKean Co., Pennsylvania.3 John W. Grandinetti died on March 25, 2019 at Pennsylvania at age 74.2 He WARREN - John W. Grandinetti, 74, of Warren, passed away unexpectedly on Monday (March 25, 2019). John was born on March 13, 1945, in Kane, the son of the late John J. Grandinetti and Betty J. McClellan Thornton. John was a graduate of Sheffield Area High School and Slippery Rock University, where he earned a B.S. in education with a major in biology. John was employed as a water quality specialist for the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, from where he retired. John was an avid gardener, enjoyed computers and electronics, and dining out. He enjoyed his family, friends, and especially his grandchildren. He is survived by three daughters, Stacey (Kevin) Bailey of Bethlehem, Jennifer (Howard) Ament of Natrona Heights, and Krystal Mergner of Reading; two sons, Marc Grandinetti of Kane, and Jesse (Jessica) Grandinetti of Buckley, Wash; eight grandchildren, Aliena and Alexa Bailey, Jillian and Jackson Ament, Jacob and Olivia Mergner, and Jocelyn and Maya Grandinetti; two sisters, Rose Ann (Bruce) Ellis of Mercer and Gay Ellen (Matthew) Blau of Crooksville, Ohio; four nieces, two nephews, and his longtime companion, Linda Hedman of Warren. Burial will follow in the Gibbs Hill Cemetery, Ludlow. on March 28, 2019.2

Family

Debra D. Thornton
Marriage*He married Debra D. Thornton on June 26, 1971 at Kane, McKean Co., Pennsylvania.3 
Children
  • Marc Grandinetti1,2
  • Jesse Grandinetti1,2
  • Stacey Grandinetti2
  • Jennifer Grandinetti2
  • Krystal Grandinetti2

Citations

  1. [S3023] Kane Republican, From the Betty J. Thornton obituary in the Feb 18, 2019 edition.
  2. [S2020] Bradford Era, The, From the John W. Grandinetti obituary in the Mar 28, 2019 edition.
  3. [S3023] Kane Republican, From the Grandinetti-Thornton marriage announcement in the Jul 6, 1971 edition.