Wayne Leroy Anchors, age 73, resident of Cambridge Springs, PA, went to be with his Lord on Thursday, December 4, 2014 at Meadville Medical Center, Meadville, PA after a period of failing health. Born on May 20, 1941 in Foxburg, PA, Wayne was a son of the late Warren Anchors and Genevieve Vyrvoss Anchors. He married the former Carol Cann on November 4, 1960 and she survives.

Anchors, Wayne LeroyWayne worked as a gear cutter for Oil Well Supply Company in Oil City and later for Zurn Industries in Erie retiring in 2006 as a master machinist for Ameri Drives International, Erie. He enjoyed hunting and fishing and doing yard work.

Surviving Wayne in addition to his wife, Carol, are three daughters – Sheri Stone and her husband, Ed of Reno, PA; Wendy Kalwa and her husband, David of Clayton, NC; and Julie Hart and her husband, Tim of Saegertown, PA; seven grandchildren – Jessica Wurster who made her home with her grandparents – Wayne and Carol, Emily Stone, Michael Stone, Jason Goreczny, Stephanie McGill and her husband, Rob, Katrina Martin and her husband Micah, and Danny Hart. Also surviving are four great grandchildren – Hailey Williams, Mason Disney, Eli McGill, and Brody Martin; a brother – Robert Anchors, and a sister – Effie Patten. Preceding Wayne in death was a daughter – Peggy Wurster in 2010 and a sister Charlotte Patten.

Friends may call at the Van Matre Family Funeral Home in Cambridge Springs, PA on Saturday, December 6th from 2-4 and 7-9, and to attend funeral services there on Sunday at 2:00 p.m. Reverend David Hart will officiate. Interment will be in Cambridge Cemetery.