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Dorothea "Dee" Elizabeth (Ewing) Shields
Feb 19, 2025
Dorothea “Dee” Elizabeth Shields, 89, of Rochester Mills, passed away on Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at the Punxsutawney Area Hospital.
She was born October 20, 1935 to William Oakley and Priscilla (Donaldson) Ewing in Greene County, Pennsylvania.
Dee was a member of the Woodland Avenue Methodist Church. She was a 1954 graduate of the Punxsutawney Area High School. She married her high...
Thomas A. Bell
Feb 13, 2025
Thomas A. Bell, 86, of Mahaffey passed away Thursday, February 13, at Penn Highlands Hospital in Dubois.
He was born in Clearfield on March 20, 1938, to the late Willard and Adda Bell.
He attended Purchase Line High School and graduated with the first class of graduates in 1956. Tom previously volunteered with the Mahaffey Ambulance Association as an EMT and was...
Sharon Ann Neal
Feb 6, 2025
Sharon Ann Neal, beloved mother, sister, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend to many passed away peacefully after a long illness at Penn Highlands DuBois on February 6, 2025.
Sharon was born on August 16,1947 in Punxsutawney to Norman “Pete” and Nellie (Gray) Pearce. She attended Punxsutawney Area High School and the Punxsutawney Beauty School. She was a talented hair-stylist with many loyal...
Shirley J. Wright
Feb 5, 2025
Shirley J. Wright, 87, of Rochester Mills, passed away on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, at home with her family by her side.
She was born on March 22, 1937, to Thomas and Zora (Reams) Horner in Punxsutawney.
Shirley graduated from Punxsutawney Area High School in the class of ‘55 before marrying her late husband Ivan C. Wright. Shirley started selling sweet corn...
James P. Mellon
Feb 4, 2025
James Patrick Mellon, 83, of Cloe, passed away on Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at the Punxsutawney Area Hospital.
Jim was born September 23, 1941 to James P. and Muriel (Bukowski) Mellon, in Brooklyn, New York.
Jim was a peacetime veteran serving with the United States Marine Corps. After the military, Jim became a New York City police officer for 10 years before...
Dianne Byers
Jan 30, 2025
Dianne Byers (Swan), 63, passed away on January, 29, 2025, at the Clearfield Hospital.
She was born on January 3, 1962 to Harold and Naomi (Fohringer) Swan in Spangler.
Dianne graduated from Purchase Line High School. She married the love of her life, Steven Byers on July 25, 1981. She worked as a reporter for the Progress for 37 years. She loved...
Barry L. Young
Jan 16, 2025
Barry L. Young, 69, of Punxsutawney, passed away on Thursday, January 16, 2025 at the Punxsutawney Area Hospital.
He was born in Punxsutawney, May 10, 1955, to John L. and Audrey (Howard) Young in Punxsutawney.
Barry was a 1973 graduate of the Punxsutawney Area High School and Slippery Rock University in 1977. He was a special education teacher with the Punxsutawney Area...
Terry J. Reitz
Jan 12, 2025
Terry J. Reitz, 67, passed away on January 12, 2025, at Punxsutawney Area Hospital.
He was born on August 10, 1957, to Floyd and Corene (Lynch) Reitz of Punxsutawney.
Terry was a man who enjoyed many things. He was a life member of the Perry Township Volunteer Fire Company. He loved classic cars, his favorite being the 1957 Chevy Bel Air. He...
Russell James Butson
Jan 10, 2025
Russell James Butson, 60, of Beaver, passed away on Friday January 10, 2025 at Brighton Rehabilitation and Wellness, Beaver, PA
He was born December 30, 1964 to Mervin J. Butson and Shirley JoAnn (Pierce) Williams in DuBois.
Russell was a graduate of Jeff Tech. He worked at Fairman Drilling and then became a truck driver, driving for various companies. He enjoyed watching...
Cheryl A. Phillips
Jan 8, 2025
Cheryl A Phillips, 64 of Punxsutawney, passed away at her home, on Wednesday January 8, 2025 with her family by her side.
She was born May 24, 1960 to Louis and Celestine (Lesnick) Chenoga in Punxsutawney.
Cheryl was a 1978 graduate of the Punxsutawney Area High School. After graduation she worked at Punxsy Sportswear. Cheryl then started working as an LPN at...
Brenda K. Guidice
Jan 4, 2025
Brenda K. Guidice, 75, of Indiana, formerly of Punxsutawney, passed away on Saturday, January 4, 2025 at home with her loving family by her side.
She was born March 10, 1949 to Wesley and Joyce (Yount) Hice in Warren, OH.
Brenda was a long-time member of Saints Cosmas and Damian Roman Catholic Church in Punxsutawney where she was active in various church...
Richard B. Knox
Jan 3, 2025
Richard B. Knox, passed away on Friday, January 3, 2025 at Indiana Regional Medical Center.
He was born April 9, 1931 to Virgil S. and Marion Ruth (Zener) Knox in Punxsutawney.
Richard was a lifelong member of the Covode Methodist Church and was formerly active in the United Methodist Men’s group. Richard worked at Pearce Repair Shop in Marchand before becoming self-employed....
James E. Petrick
Jan 2, 2025
James Eugene Petrick, 40 of Punxsutawney, went to be with the Lord on Thursday January 2, 2025.
He was born March 23, 1984, to Michael J. and Jane Ann (Spak) Petrick in DuBois.
James was a 2002 graduate of the Punxsutawney Area High School and graduated from Triangle Tech. James was employed by NOVA Health Services in DuBois. He was a member...
Mark M. Stephenson
Jan 2, 2025
Mark M. Stephenson, 86, of Smicksburg, West Mahoning Township, peacefully passed
away on January 02, 2025, at his homestead, historically known as the John B.
McCormick Stone House and farm, where he was born and resided his entire lifetime.
He was born on May 18, 1938, the son of Frank J. Stephenson and Margery (McCormick)
Stephenson.
He married Ella Mae Streams on August 26, 1961,...
Barbara A. Markle
Jan 2, 2025
Barbara A. Markle, 78 of Mahaffey, passed away on Thursday, January 2, 2025, at her home, with her family by her side.
She was born July 17, 1947, to Joseph and Luella (Worrell) Lines, in Niagara Falls, NY.
Barb was a graduate of Purchase Line High School and DuBois Business College. She worked as an administrative assistant and nurse’s aid in the...
James E. Glatt
Jan 1, 2025
James E. “Ivan” Glatt, 82, of Punxsutawney, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 1, 2025, with family by his side.
James, son of Joseph R. and Mary I. (Snyder) Glatt, was born on September 8, 1942, in St. Mary’s, PA. He was an Army Veteran, having served in Korea. He was the former head technician for Adelphia and Comcast Cable systems...
Denny Rankin
Dec 26, 2024
Dennis James Rankin, 70, of Cloe, passed away Thursday, December 26, 2024, at his home.
He was born October 9, 1954, to Harry James and Genevieve (Cokely) Rankin in Punxsutawney.
Denny was former member of the Albion Methodist Church. He was a 1972 Graduate of Jeff Tech. Denny worked for Jefferson Grocery for 32 years as a mechanic. He then worked for...
Paul E. Reitz
Dec 23, 2024
Paul E. Reitz, 99, of Punxsutawney, passed away on Dec. 23, 2024, at Mulberry Square in Punxsutawney.
He was born April 11, 1925, to John and Mabel (Wise) Reitz in New Salem, Armstrong County.
After high school, Paul served three years with the Army Air Corps during WWII. He then made his career as a specialized carpenter building furniture, using skills he...
Thomas E. Reitz
Dec 23, 2024
Thomas Edward Reitz, 61 of Summerville, passed away on Monday December 23, 2024.
He was born December 27, 1962, to Melvin and Virginia (Stephens) Reitz in Brookville.
He was a 1981 graduate of Brookville High School He worked as a Heavy Equipment operator for various coal companies. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, boating, camping, traveling, and gardening. He was well known for his...
James M. Catalano
Dec 21, 2024
James M. Catalano, 65 of Rossiter, passed away on Saturday, December 21, 2024, at his home.
He was born on July 20, 1959, to Francis Dominic and Nancy (Deter) Catalano in Rossiter.
Jim was a graduate of Punxsutawney Area High School. He then worked for Heatager Drilling. Jim then worked as a tree trimmer for various tree trimming companies. He enjoyed working...
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