John Jay Ansell, age 90, of Prospect, passed away Thursday, April 17,2025 at Concordia, Cabot.
Born October 14,1934 in Connellsville, PA; he was the son of the late John S and Thelma Jackson Ansell.
John was a member of the Christ Community United Methodist Church in Butler.
He was a US Marine Corp Veteran.
John was a lifelong grain and beef farmer until his retirement at age 85. He worked as a farm manager at Hankins Farm in Uniontown, then the Heckmere Highlands Farm in Valencia, and lastly the McIntire Farm in Prospect.
He is survived by his wife Phyllis M Means Ansell, who he married June 14, 1957; his children Mark Ansell and Keith (Judy) Ansell all of Prospect; his granddaughters Amanda (Michael) Bedner of Washington, PA, and Lauren (Russ) Gibbons of Verona; his great grandchildren Adelynn, Owen, and Brook; his siblings Linda Cotton of Dawson, PA, and Carl (Lois) Ansell of Vanderbilt, PA.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his siblings Eleanor Grooms, Donald Ansell, Louis Ansell, and Kenneth Ansell.
Visitation will be on Monday, April 21,2025 from 2pm to 4pm and 6pm to 8pm at the Raisley Funeral Home and Cremation Services, pc., 387 Main Street, Prospect.
The Funeral Service will be on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, 11am, in Raisley Funeral Home with Rev. Dawn Lynn Clark, his Pastor, officiating.
Interment with military honors will conclude in the Crown Hill Cemetery, Prospect.
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