Category Archives: Obituaries

ROGER WITTER, 80
Roger Clayton Witter, 80, of Marchand, died Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at the Punxsutawney Area Hospital. Born, April 27, 1939 in Wellsville, New York, he was a son of the late Francis Witter and Flore...
Mar 13, 2020

JOSEPH PELLEGRENE, 94
Joseph Francis Pellegrene, 94, of Homer City passed away, with his loving family by his side Tuesday, March 10, 2020 in Indiana, PA. Joe was born December 20, 1925 in Homer City PA, and was the son of...
Mar 12, 2020

REBECCA VENNARD, 57
Rebecca Dawn Vennard, 57, Marion Center, passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2020 while at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital. The daughter of Richard and Carolyn (Allman) Doyle, she was born July 18, 1962 in Park...
Mar 12, 2020

LOLA TAYLOR, 87
Lola Jean "L.J." (MacAllister) Taylor, 87 of Indiana, passed away on Friday, March 6, 2020, at Bethany Place. She was born in 1933 to the late Rev. H.F. and Edna (Henderson) MacAllister in Fredericksb...
Mar 11, 2020

NANCY SHUMAKER, 83
NANCY WEST SHUMAKER, 83 OF BLAIRSVILLE, PA passed away on Sunday, March 8, 2020 at NCH North Naples Hospital, Naples, FL. She was born October 4, 1936 in Blairsville, PA. She attended the First United...
Mar 11, 2020

ROBERT GATES, SR., 59
ROBERT L. GATES SR., 59 OF BLAIRSVILLE, PA passed away on Monday, March 09, 2020 at his home. He was born June 26, 1960 in Indiana, PA. Robert was a member of the Blairsville Eagles and former Blairsv...
Mar 11, 2020

DARLENE SHAFFER, 78
Darlene A. (Ziruolo) Shaffer, 78 of Blairsville, PA passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2020. The daughter of Nicola Ziruolo and Angeline (Cappo) Ziruolo, she was born in Derry Twp., PA on May 9, 1941. ...
Mar 11, 2020

INOGENE BENCIC, 89
Imogene Buterbaugh Busija Bencic, 89, Indiana, died Saturday, March 7, 2020, while at the Good Samaritan Hospice, Cabot, PA. The daughter of Banks and Wilda (Mumau) Buterbaugh, she was born October 21...
Mar 11, 2020

NANCY SHUMAKER, 83
Name: Nancy West Shumaker, 83 Blairsville, PA Date of Death: Sunday, March 8, 2020 at NCH North Naples Hospital, Naples, FL Birthdate: October 4, 1936 Blairsville, PA She attended the First United Met...
Mar 11, 2020

MARY GEARHART, 88
Mary Gladys Gearhart, 88, of Mahaffey, peacefully slipped into the presence of her Savior, Jesus, at Penn Highlands DuBois on February 24, 2020. Everyone is invited to a Celebration of Mary's Life at ...
Mar 11, 2020

America 250
The America250 celebration is coming up. Are you doing anything special?
Yes! Can't wait for the Friday night parade and Saturday's YMCA Star Spangled Celebration at Mack Park!
We'll do our typical picnic and sparklers thing!
We're traveling to some great U.S. historical sites, such as Philadelphia or Washington, D.C.
Nothing special. Just a typical weekend at our house.
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