Obituaries Surnames A-J Submitted by Smerek Group Researchers

Mrs. Mary Ferance, 84, Glen Gampbell R.D., died Dec. 1, 1966, in Miners Hospital in
Spangler. Born June 14, 1882 in Austria, she was a daughter of Alex and Nancy Zinza.
On Dec. 1, 25 years ago, she was preceded in death by her husband, Michael Ferance.
She is survived by the following children: Fred, Barnesboro; Mrs. Mike (Kathryn)
Lazeration, Barnesboro R.D.; Mitchell and George, of Glen Campbell R.D. 4, Mrs.
Joseph (Susan) Kraynak, Glen Campbell; Mrs. John (Mary) Lazeration, Niagara Falls,
N.Y.; 11 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. A son and a daughter preceded her
in death. Friends are being received at the Pyott Funeral Home in Burnside where
Parastas Services were conducted at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Divine Liturgy was conducted
today at 10 a.m., from SS. Peter and Paul Greek Russian Orthodox Church in Urey.
Interment will follow in the Greek Catholic Cemetery in Urey. (? Source)
FERENCE, Michael Louis
Michael Louis Ference, age 43, died Monday, Nov. 7, at 3 a.m. at his home in Meadville,
Pa., where he had lived for 23 years. He was an employee of the Erie Railroad Company
of that place, a veteran of World War II, and spent four years overseas. Surviving are his
mother, Mrs. Mary Ferance, Glen Campbell, R.D., and the following brothers and sisters:
Fred, Mrs. Michael Lazeration, and Mrs. Margaret Oship, all of Barnesboro; George,
Mrs. Joseph Kraynak, and Mrs. John Lazeration, all of Glen Campbell; and Mitchell, at
home. Services will be held Thursday morning, Nov. 10 at 9 a.m. in the St. Peter and
Paul Church, Urey, Pa., with the Rev. Barnaba Lushko officiating. Burial will follow
with military rites conducted by the V. F. W., Fee Pennington Post of Glen Campbell.
Friends will be received at the home of his mother today at Glen Campbell, R.D., and
until time of services. McCardell Funeral Home, Burnside in charge of arrangements.(?
Source, 9 Nov 1949)
FERGUSON, Dr. R. Lawrence
Neurosurgeon did 400 operations a year.
The source of Dr. R. Lawrence Ferguson's boundless energy was a mystery to some, but
its presence was undeniable to most of the people who had regular contact with the
ballroom-dancing neurosurgeon, who also had a passion for writing poetry and fishing
for salmon. "This was a guy who approached everything with the zeal of a late convert,"
said Dr. Gerry Luken, Dr. Ferguson's medical practice partner for more than 25 years.
And according to Roberta Ferguson, Dr. Ferguson's dance instructor wife, "He really
believed in making the most of his time here." Dr. Ferguson, of Oak Park, died Sept. 27
in Asheville, N.C., of complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, better known as
Lou Gehrig's disease. He was 63. A neurosurgeon for more than 30 years, Dr. Ferguson
practiced at Michael Reese Hospital, where he was head of the neurosurgery department,
as well as Ingalls Hospital and Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center. Born in
Toronto, Dr. Ferguson distinguished himself in high school and college as a skilled,
versatile athlete. In addition to qualifying for Canada's Olympic rowing team, he was
tapped to play linebacker in the Canadian Football League, an opportunity Dr. Ferguson
turned down to attend Queens University Medical School in Kingston, Ontario, his wife
said. A residency at Cook County Hospital brought Dr. Ferguson to Chicago, where he
specialized in treating aneurysms and strokes, Luken said. Though Dr. Ferguson
performed more than 400 surgical procedures a year -- an unusually high amount for a