OBITUARIES
Local Obituaries for Beardsley Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc.

Daniel Rowles
Sep 26, 2002
Daniel Clark "Peck" Rowles, 89 of 328 Maple Avenue, Clearfield entered into rest on Thursday, September 26, 2002 at Ridgeview Elder Care Rehabilitation Center in Curwensville. He was born on May 1, 1913 in Mount Joy, PA, a son of the late Aaron and Valeria (Bloom) Rowles. Mr. Rowles was employed by Union Carbide of Niagara Falls, NY for thirty...

Salvatore Falvo
Sep 22, 2002
Salvatore "Sam" Falvo, 90 of 902 Cumberland Street, Clearfield died on Sunday, September 22, 2002 at his residence. He was born on October 18, 1911 in Pittsburgh, PA, a son of the late John and Anna (Emanuel) Falvo. Mr. Falvo was employed by Switch and Signal Co. in California, where he served as a union official. He later retired from...

Naomi Butterworth
Sep 22, 2002
Naomi E. Butterworth, 82 of 1110 Walton Street, Philipsburg died on Sunday, September 22, 2002 at Philipsburg Area Hospital. She was born on September 6, 1920 in Decatur Township, PA a daughter of the late Aaron H. and Kathryn C. (Hastings) Twist. Mrs. Butterworth was employed at the former Leitzinger's Department Store in Clearfield during the 1950's and at the...

Edmund Bigler
Sep 22, 2002
Edmund A. Bigler, 88 of Bradford Manor, Bradford died on Sunday, September 22, 2002 at the manor. He was born on August 20, 1914 in Clearfield, a son of the late A. Wright and Elizabeth (Godcharles) Bigler. Mr. Bigler was a graduate of Cornell University. He had lived throughout the country including Reynoldsville and most recently Bradford. He is survived...

Joseph Castagnolo
Sep 20, 2002
Joseph A. Castagnolo, 85 of Clearfield died on Friday, September 20, 2002 at Mountain Laurel Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Clearfield. He was born on October 27, 1916 in Clearfield, PA, a son of the late Tony and Tressa (Lombardo) Castagnolo. Mr. Castagnolo, an active businessman in the community, was a tailor for 43 years having owned and operated Castagnolo's Tailoring...

Eva Martell
Sep 15, 2002
Eva B. Martell, 100 of Surveyor, RD#2, Clearfield died on Sunday, September 15, 2002 at her residence. She was born on February 7, 1902 in Pottersdale, PA, a daughter of the late George and Ida (Rupt) Stiner. As a young girl, she and her family moved to LeContes Mills. On October 22, 1919 she wed Wilbur Martell and together they...

Frederick Gundel
Aug 30, 2002
Frederick M. Gundel, 73 of 705 West Locust Street, Clearfield died on Friday, August 30, 2002 at Clearfield Hospital. He was born on December 16, 1928 in Altoona, PA, a son of the late Frederick M. Gundel, Sr. and Anna V. (Musser) Gundel. Mr. Gundel began his employment with the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1945, continuing with Penn Central and retiring...

Leo Young
Aug 29, 2002
Leo W. Young, 67 of 502 S. Second Street, Clearfield died on Thursday, August 29, 2002 at his residence. He was born on June 29, 1935 in Clearfield, PA, a son of the late Clyde Edward and Mary Emma (Shimmel) Young. Mr. Young retired in 1995 from Preston Trucking having driven truck for UPS and Clearfield Truck Rentals. After retiring,...

Dakota Swanson
Aug 27, 2002
Dakota Allen Swanson, infant son of Darin and Lori (Walko) Swanson of 506 Zimmerman Avenue, was stillborn on Tuesday, August 27, 2002 at DuBois Regional Medical Center - East. In addition to his parents, he is survived by Paternal Grandfather, Dennis A. Swanson and his wife Mary Mineral Springs Maternal Grandmother, Debra Robison and her husband Eugene Clearfield Paternal Great...

Eva Decker
Aug 18, 2002
Eva L. Decker, 84 of 420 Park Avenue, Curwensville died on Sunday, August 18, 2002 at Ridgeview Elder Care and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on April 3, 1918 in Curry Run, a daughter of the late Howard and Leah (Kenney) Johnston. Mrs. Decker was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church, Curwensville. She is survived by...

Betty Neamy
Aug 11, 2002
Betty Jean Neamy, 78 of 310 Weaver Street, Clearfield died on Sunday, August 11, 2002 at her residence. She was born on June 10, 1924 in Berwinsdale, PA, a daughter of the late William Henry and Emma (Ecklund) Herrala. Mrs. Neamy was employed with the Clearfield Chamber of Commerce for over 20 years, retiring in 1987. She was a member...

Walter Zwolski Jr.
Aug 9, 2002
Walter "Teddy" Zwolski, Jr. 73 of 410 Anderson Street, Curwensville died on Friday, August 9, 2002 in Curwensville. He was born on October 25, 1928 in Curwensville, PA, a son of the late Walter and Agnes (Paluch) Zwolski, Sr. Mr. Zwolski began his employment with the Howes Leather Co. in Curwensville, having worked from 1945-1949. In 1950 he went to...

Lawrence Diehl
Aug 5, 2002
Lawrence T. Diehl, 92 of Utahville Road, Coalport and formerly of Clearfield, died on Monday, August 5, 2002 at Bon Secours-Holy Family Regional Hospital in Altoona. He was born on April 17, 1910 in Coalport, PA, a son of the late Frank and Martha (Knepper) Diehl. Mr. Diehl retired from the former Harbison-Walker Refractory having over 32 years of service....

Mary Evans
Aug 1, 2002
Mary K. "Kathy" Evans, 48 of 121 High Street, Clearfield died on Thursday, August 1, 2002 at her residence. She was born on August 29, 1953 in Shawnee, OK, a daughter of W.T. and Helen (Kaeppel) Robertson. Mrs. Evans was a postal carrier for the U.S. Postal Service for nearly 15 years. Mrs. Evans was a member of St. Andrews...

Mary Shaffer
Jul 31, 2002
Mary Leona "Sally" Shaffer, 85 of RD #3, Clearfield died on Wednesday, July 31, 2002 at Mountain Laurel Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on June 13, 1917 in Curwensville, PA, a daughter of the late Carl and Mary (McCracken) Knepp. Mrs. Shaffer was employed for the former DuPont Electronics in Hyde. She is survived by a son and...

William Bloom
Jul 9, 2002
William Bloom, 78 of R.D.#1, Curwensville died on Tuesday, July 9, 2002 at the Clearfield Hospital. He was born on February 5, 1924 in New Millport, PA, a son of the late Perch and Dorothy L. (Wise) Bloom. Mr. Bloom retired as an electrician from the former Clearfield Cheese Company after many years of employment. Mr. Bloom was a member...

Elizabeth Morrison
Jul 7, 2002
Elizabeth G. Morrison, 84 of 110 Poplar Ave., Clearfield died on Sunday, July 7, 2002 at Mountain Laurel Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on October 21, 1917 in Winburne, PA, a daughter of the late Thomas J. and Mary (Kashi) Spingola, Sr.. Mrs. Morrison had retired as a dietary aide from the Clearfield Hospital after several years of...

Glennard Aveni
Jul 4, 2002
Glennard J. "Keno" Aveni, 74 of R.D.#1, Clearfield died on Thursday, July 4, 2002 at his residence. He was born on August 4, 1927 in Woodland, PA, a son of the late James and Elva (Hull) Aveni. Mr. Aveni retired as the head sewing machine mechanic at McGregor Sportswear after many years of service. He was a member of the...

Natalie Bloom
Jul 1, 2002
Natalie M. Bloom, 84 a resident of Ridgeview Elder Care and Rehabilitation Center, Curwensville and formerly of New York, died on Monday, July 1, 2002 at the Center. She was born on November 17, 1917 in Curwensville, a daughter of the late Harry W. and Daisy Katherine (Aughenbaugh) Rowles. Mrs. Bloom had worked as an assembly line worker for Sylvania...

Jack Valenza
Jun 26, 2002
Jack J. Valenza, 68 of 205 Spring St., Clearfield died on Wednesday, June 26, 2002 at Clearfield Hospital. He was born on December 18, 1933 in Clearfield, PA, a son of the late James and Sarafina (Unch) Valenza. Mr. Valenza retired from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation after 30 years of service. He was a member of St. Francis Church,...
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