Linda A. McCarthy

Warren – Linda A. McCarthy, age 83, of Warren, OH, previously Waterford and Harborcreek, PA, passed Saturday, June 21, 2025. She was born in Girard, PA on March 21, 1942, to the late Douglas and Virginia Barrante Bostwick.

Linda graduated Rice Ave High School in 1960. She was a loving wife of 51 years to the late James V. “Mac” McCarthy. She earned her B.S. in Accounting from Penn State Behrend in 1988, then worked at TSI - Lake Erie Trucking and Hoffman Church and Religious Goods. 

Linda enjoyed cruising with Mac in their black '57 T-Bird, attending car races or snowmobiling together. She was a longtime treasurer of Presque Isle Snowmobile Club, and Erie Crawford Snowmobile Alliance, and served as treasurer of PA State Snowmobile Association. She and Mac were both honored to receive Member of the Year awards and  individual Lifetime Achievement Awards from PISC and ECSA. Linda and Jim received the PA State Snowmobile Association’s Family of the Year Award in 2008. 

She was a life-long dog lover, avid reader, and enjoyed crosswords and word puzzles. She loved shopping days with friends. Linda was an active member of the Warren Music Club. She became a Eucharistic minister for Roman Catholic Churches in Warren, OH, delivering the Eucharist to faithful in homes and hospitals. 

In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by sisters, Constance (Paul) Peterson and Patricia (Andrew) Bartfai. 

Survivors include dog Zoey, son, Patrick (Georgia) McCarthy of Howard, OH; daughter, Beth Knauff of Sharpsville, PA; seven grandchildren, Jamie Crisman, Jamie Mausser, Nicholas (Cheyenne) Goelz, Morgan and Payton McCarthy, Sonora and Seth Knauff; one great grandson, Sam Goelz; and many nieces and nephews.

Friends may call Tuesday evening from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at Peter Rossi and Sons Memorial Chapel, 1884 North Rd NE, Warren, OH with a prayer service following. 

On Wednesday morning 10:30 AM there will be visitation at St James RC Church, 2635 Buffalo Rd, Erie, PA followed by a Funeral Mass at 11:30 AM, then a private burial at Laurel Hill Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be designated to the Warren Music Club, 200 Country Club Dr SE, Warren OH 44484 or to pawsofwar.org in recognition of her love of pets and a granddaughter serving in the Middle East.

Arrangements are entrusted to the Peter Rossi & Son Memorial Chapel of Warren and Dusckas Funeral Home, Inc. of Erie, PA.

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