Ryan James Stafford, age 19, resident of 19981 Skeltontown Road, Cambridge Springs, PA died on Saturday morning, August 28, 2010 as a result of a vehicle accident. The truck in which he was driving left Avonia Road, Fairview Township, Erie County and he was pronounced deceased at the scene. There were no other persons involved.
Ryan was born on November 17, 1990 in Meadville, PA, the son of Mark Eugene Stafford and Tami Stafford. He lived all of his life in the Cambridge Springs area (Skeltontown). Ryan graduated from Cambridge Springs High School in 2009. He played football from Little Gridders directly through high school. Following graduation, he worked for the Stafford Construction Company for two years located in the area. The past six months he was employed by B & B Custom, Inc. of Edinboro doing auto body repairs. He had a real interest in truck repairs, both body and mechanical and had received auto body certification from PPG. His hobbies included hunting and camping.
Ryan’s surviving family include his mother – Tami Janoski Eggleston and her husband, Donald of Edinboro and his father – Mark Stafford with whom Ryan made his home in Skeltontown. Other family members include his maternal grandmother – Winifred Janoski of Cambridge Springs; his paternal grandmother – Betty Bearce and her husband, Roy of Cochranton; a brother – Jeremy Stafford and his fianc?, Sunshine Slayton of Saegertown; a sister – Autym Keem and her husband, David of Saegertown. Other survivors include two nephews – Reece and Wyatt and a niece – Kylie; several aunts and uncles and many cousins. Ryan was preceded in death of maternal grandfather – Steve Janoski and his paternal grandfather – Gerald Stafford.
Friends may call at the Van Matre Family Funeral Home on Tuesday from 2-4 and 7-9. Funeral services will be held there Wednesday morning at 10:00 a.m. with Dick Motzing, pastor of the Indiana Assembly of God Church in Indiana, PA, officiating. Interment will be in Venango Cemetery. Memorial gifts may be made to the family in care of the funeral home at 335 Venango Avenue, Cambridge Springs, PA 16403.
Our deepest sympathies go out to the entire family. You are all in our thoughts and prayers.
To the entire family,
Our deepest sympathies. Anyone that knew Ryan, loved him. He will be missed. God Bless him and you during this difficult time.
OUR HEART GOES OUT TO RYAN’S FAMILY DURING THIS VERY DIFFICULT EPISODE IN THEIR LIVES. WE DIDN’T KNOW RYAN BUT WE DO KNOW HOW MUCH PARENTS LOVE THEIR CHILDREN & WE CAN ONLY IMAGINE HOW DIFFICULT THIS TIME IS FOR THEM.
PLEASE ACCEPT OUR MOST HEARTFELT CONDOLENCES & WE PRAY THAT GOD HAS RYAN IN HIS LOVING ARMS.
MAY GOD BLESS YOU, COMFORT YOU, AND HELP YOU GET THRU THIS TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.
My thoughts and prayers go out to his family. Ryan always tried to make everyone smile. May he rest in peace.
May God give you the strength to push forward. May he comfort you now and in the days to come. May you remember the poem Footprints. Your family and friends will always be close by and Ryan will never be forgotten.
Autym and family we are so sorry for your loss. You are in our thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.
May our Lord hold you up and give you His comfort at this most difficult time. You are in our prayers.
We are so sorry for your loss. May God guide your family through this difficult time.
TO KIERA JANOSKI AND FAMILY;
WE ARE SO SORRY TO LEARN ABOUT YOUR LOSS. OUR PRAYERS GO OUT TO YOU AND YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY AT THIS TIME.
WITH OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY, ALLAN AND ROBIN ROUGH,
AND TRAVIS MC CONNAGHY
My thoughts and prayers go out to the Stafford family.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you in this difficult time.
We are so sorry to hear of your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Ken, Melinda, Olivia and Adam Bernosky
Our thoughts and prayers go out to you at this time,
Our deepest simpathy,
Please know that you are in our thoughts and prayers.