Edward Bloom
Mar 14, 2017
Edward L. Bloom, 91,of Clearfield passed away on Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at the Penn Highlands Clearfield. He was born on July 3, 1925 in Clearfield, a son of the late Raymond Bloom and Rosella and Kyle Luzier. Mr. Bloom had been employed by Bell Telephone Co. as an installer. He was also the original founder of 'The Phone Guys'...
Richard Duckett
Mar 12, 2017
Richard M. Duckett, 93, of Clearfield died on Sunday, March 12, 2017 at the Penn Highlands DuBois. He was born on November 3, 1923 in Boardman, a son of the late Albert and Christina (Ogden) Duckett. Mr. Duckett was employed by Kurtz Brothers as a printer before retiring in 1986 after forty years. He was a member of St. Francis...
Elizabeth Weisgerber
Mar 8, 2017
Elizabeth Woods Weisgerber, 96, of Frenchville died on Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at her residence. She was born on March 12, 1920 in Clearfield, a daughter of the late John and Hilda (Kephart) Woods. Mrs. Weisgerber was a graduate of Clearfield High School and received a Bachelor of Science in Education from the West Chester State Teachers College. She was...
Richard Cutler
Mar 7, 2017
Richard K. Cutler, 79, of Clearfield died on Tuesday, March 7, 2017 at the Ridgeview Elder Care and Rehabilitation Center, Curwensville. He was born on December 23, 1937 in Clearfield, a son of the late William G. Cutler and Pearl E. (Brown) Cutler Smith. Mr. Cutler was employed by Kurtz Bros., Clearfield as a laborer and chucker. He was also...
Ned Swanson
Feb 24, 2017
Ned D. Swanson Sr., 76, of Woodland died on Friday, February 24, 2017 at the Mountain Laurel Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Clearfield. He was born on September 26, 1940 in Woodland, a son of the late Martin and Vada (Wisor) Swanson. Mr. Swanson tended bar at various establishments in the area. Previously, he had worked at Glen-Gery Brick for a...
Kathryn Maiorana
Feb 21, 2017
Kathryn E. Maiorana, 86,of Clearfield, died on Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at the Christ the King Manor, DuBois. She was born on May 6, 1930 in Clearfield, a daughter of the late James and Carmela (Fama) Maiorana. Miss Maiorana was employed as a research biologist at Ciba-Geigy in West Chester County, NY. Prior to that, she was a technician at...
Maurice Shope
Feb 19, 2017
Maurice R. Shope Jr., 86, of Clearfield died on Sunday, February 19, 2017 at UPMC Altoona. He was born on January 19, 1931 in Clearfield, a son of the late Maurice R. and Violet (Brickley) Shope. Mr. Shope was a self-employed carpenter and craftsman. Before operating his own business, he had been employed by Pentz Brothers and D.W. Hummel. In...
Michael Bird
Feb 12, 2017
Michael Valjean Bird, 70, of Canal Winchester, OH passed away on February 12, 2017 surrounded by family. Born October 9, 1946 in Clearfield, PA to the late Dr. Joseph Karl and Annabelle (Peters) Bird. Grandson of the late Edward T. and Ada-Scott Bird Sr. and Howard and Bessie Peters. Michael married his high school sweetheart, Cheryl Jean Shaffer-Bird, in 1966...
Julia Valimont
Feb 10, 2017
Julia M. Valimont, 78, of Clearfield died on Friday, February 10, 2017 at her residence. She was born on September 26, 1938 in Clearfield, a daughter of the late Homer F. and Roxie (Cowder) Gormont. Mrs. Valimont was employed by Sears as a salesperson for 28 years, retiring in 1995. She is survived by two daughters, Kim Shaw and husband...
Joseph Gillingham
Feb 8, 2017
Joseph W. Gillingham III, 52 of Lebanon and formerly of Clearfield died on Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at the Good Samaritan Hospital, Lebanon. He was born on October 22, 1964 in Clearfield, a son of Barbara Ann (Hand) Gillingham of Clearfield and the late Joseph W. Gillingham. Joe was previously employed as a care nurse at the Mountain Laurel Nursing...
Elizabeth Nelson
Feb 8, 2017
Elizabeth L. 'Betty' Nelson, 87, of Clearfield went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at her home. She was born on October 23, 1929 in Clearfield, a daughter of the late Burtis and Ivey (Noden) Lansberry. Mrs. Nelson was employed at the Clearfield Job Center for 29 years and then worked as a licensed real...
Barbara Hoover
Feb 7, 2017
Barbara O'Dell Hoover of Treasure Lake, DuBois went home to be with the Lord surrounded by her children on February 7, 2017. She was born on April 26, 1932 in Clearfield, a daughter of the late Harry J. and Beatrice (Dunlap) O'Dell. She enjoyed gardening, crocheting, reading and puzzles. She will be sadly missed. She is survived by her three...
Evelyn Pizzella
Feb 3, 2017
Evelyn M. Pizzella , 88 of Clearfield died on Friday, February 3, 2017 at the Ridgeview Elder Care and Rehabilitation Center, Curwensville. She was born on March 25, 1928 in Buffalo, a daughter of the late John and Amy Alberta (Magee) Kotzbauer. Mrs. Pizzella was employed as a seamstress for the former McGregor Clothing Co. for eleven years. She was...
Lawrence Mathews
Feb 2, 2017
Lawrence P. 'Butch' Mathews , 76 of Stronach died on Thursday, February 2, 2017 at the DuBois Nursing Home. He was born on January 25, 1941 in Grampian, a son of the late Robert L. and M. Elizabeth 'Betty' (Allison) Mathews. Butch was a heavy equipment operator and a truck driver throughout his life. He had a love of trucks....
Ira Carns
Jan 28, 2017
Ira Oren 'Carnsie' Carns, 74, of Curwensville died on Saturday, January 28, 2017 at the Ridgeview Health Care and Rehabilitation, Curwensville. He was born on August 3, 1942 in Clearfield, a son of the late Ira O. Jr. and Olive (Huff) Carns. Carnsie, as his friends call him, was employed by the IBEW Local 126 Union in Line Construction from...
Ruby Schoening
Jan 28, 2017
Ruby Lavana Schoening , 93, of Mineral Springs died on Saturday, January 28, 2017 at the Mountain Laurel Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Clearfield. She was born on July 21, 1923 in Clearfield, a daughter of the late Harold and Hannah (Maines) Stevens. Mrs. Schoening was last employed with the Clearfield County Area Agency on Aging in Homemaker Services. Prior to...
Charolette Michaels
Jan 27, 2017
Charolette Mae Michaels, 80, beloved wife, mother and "Grammie", of Clearfield, died on Friday, January 27, 2017 at her home. She was born on August 26, 1936 in Clearfield, a daughter of the late Cyrus and Phoebe (Wetzel) Thurston. Mrs. Michaels was a 1954 graduate of Clearfield High School and then proceeded to attend Lock Haven State Teacher's College. She...
Betty Tylwalk
Jan 26, 2017
Betty Z. Tylwalk, 92, of Clearfield died on Thursday, January 26, 2017 at Colonial Courtyard, Clearfield. She was born on January 29, 1924 in Clearfield, a daughter of the late Robert and Sara (Sones) Swisher. Mrs. Tylwalk was the bookkeeper and assisted her husband for many years at Best Jewelers, Clearfield. She was a member of St. Francis Catholic Church...
Iola Hugney
Jan 20, 2017
Iola M. Hugney, 95, of Frenchville, died on Friday, January 20, 2017 at the Mount Nittany Medical Center, State College. She was born on November 22, 1921 in Clearfield, a daughter of the late Joseph and Clara (Royer) Nickel. Early in her career, Mrs. Hugney was employed at the former Dumont and Curtis Wright Companies. In 1957, she and her...
Joseph Mohnal
Jan 20, 2017
Joseph Mohnal, 89, of Clearfield died on Friday, January 20, 2017 at Penn Highlands Clearfield. He was born on April 7, 1927 in Madera, a son of the late John and Fannie (Mandrick) Mohnal. Mr. Mohnal had been employed with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for many years. At one time, he was an auditor with the revenue department of the...
