OBITUARIES
Local Obituaries for Beardsley Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc.
Lois Knepp
Oct 28, 2017
Lois A. Knepp, 68, of Clearfield died on Saturday, October 28, 2017 at Christ the King Manor, DuBois. She was born on September 8, 1949 in Clearfield, a daughter of Ruth (Liegey) Wooster of Clearfield and the late Fredrick S. Wooster. Lois had been a Humane Officer for Clearfield County for several years. She then worked in the maintenance department...
Stanley Solarczyk
Oct 28, 2017
Stanley F. Solarczyk Jr., 72, of Clearfield died on Saturday, October 28, 2017 at his home. He was born on May 11, 1945 in Lilly, a son of the late Stanley and Phoebe (Sweeney) Solarczyk. Mr. Solarczyk retired from West Branch School District as an Elementary Physical Education teacher for 30 years. He coached girls basketball at West Branch High...
Jean Gallaher
Oct 25, 2017
Jean H. Gallaher, 88, of Clearfield passed away on Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at Penn Highlands Clearfield. She was born on June 6, 1929 in Clearfield, daughter of the late Charles Gordon and Thelma ‘Denny’ (Mitcheltree) Herrington. Jeanne was a vibrant woman who lived a very active life. She was an avid golfer, playing at all of the local courses...
Robert Bailey
Oct 17, 2017
Robert D. Bailey, 58, of Clearfield died on Tuesday, October 17, 2017 at Family Hospice and Palliative Care, Pittsburgh. He was born on April 6, 1959 in Clearfield, a son of the late Walter and Coral (Lawyer) Bailey. Robert was employed in various capacities at Target Sportswear for many years. In his spare time, he enjoyed racing stock cars. He...
Ludovica Accordino
Oct 10, 2017
Ludovica H. 'Dewey' Accordino, 94, of Clearfield died on Tuesday, October 10, 2017 at Mount Nittany Medical Center, State College. She was born on December 19, 1922 in Clearfield, a daughter of the late Lorenzo and Silvia (Cipriani) Carella. Mrs. Accordino was employed at many different businesses around the area, including the Clearfield Sons and Daughters of Italy and the...
Nancy Stonebraker
Oct 9, 2017
Nancy C. Stonebraker of Curwensville went home to be with the Lord on Monday, October 9, 2017. Born July 2, 1938 in Niagara Falls, NY, she was the daughter of the late Harvey and Thelma (Brown) Palmer. Nancy was a devoted mother and wife and loved her family and her Lord and Savior. Her hobbies were search word puzzles and...
Constance Vokes
Oct 3, 2017
Constance L. 'Connie' Vokes, 75, of Clearfield died on Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at UPMC Altoona. She was born on December 12, 1941 in Clearfield, a daughter of the late George C. and Sara E. (Shrot) Vokes. Miss Vokes was employed by Clearfield Bank and Trust as a bookkeeper for 17 years. She was a member of St. Francis Catholic...
Rosa Lanich
Oct 3, 2017
Rosa C. Lanich, 59, of Clearfield died on Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at her home. She was born on December 17, 1957 in Asturias, Cebu, Philippines, a daughter of the late Pedro O. and Engracia B. (Laurito) Coyoca. Rosa was employed by Mariloyd Personal Care Home as well as Hav Sommo Cafe, both in Clearfield. She attended The Presbyterian Church,...
Neil Macdonald
Sep 29, 2017
Neil J. MacDonald, 96, of Clearfield died on Friday, September 29, 2017 at Penn Highlands Clearfield. He was born on August 1, 1921 in Ridgway, a son of the late Maurice and Mary (Keilocker) MacDonald. Mr. MacDonald served with the United States Navy during World War II. He was formerly employed at Stressly Monument Co. in St. Marys. He was...
Joseph Marrara
Sep 27, 2017
Joseph F. Marrara, 86,of Clearfield died on Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at the Penn Highlands Clearfield. He was born on October 18, 1930 in Staten Island, NY, a son of the late Joseph and Thelma (Moore) Marrara. Mr. Marrara owned and operated Clearfield Distributing Company from 1945 until his retirement. He enjoyed watching football and baseball; however, his biggest joy...
Aletha Little
Sep 22, 2017
Aletha M. Little, 92, of Clearfield died on Friday, September 22, 2017 at Penn Highlands DuBois. She was born on May 8, 1925 in Harrisville, a daughter of the late Peter and Nellie (McCamey) Shoemaker. Mrs. Little was employed by Piper Aircraft, retiring in 1980. She was a former social member of Frenchville VFW and the Mosquito Creek Sportsmen's Club....
James Mohney
Sep 19, 2017
James D. Mohney, 92, of Clearfield died on Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at his home. He was born on March 1, 1925 in Clearfield, a son of the late Donald L. and Gertrude (Burchfield) Mohney. Mr. Mohney began his teaching career at Tyrone High School where he also served as the wrestling coach. After nine years, he moved to Long...
Thomas Berry
Sep 18, 2017
Thomas L. Berry, 93, of Clearfield died on Monday, September 18, 2017 at Penn Highlands Clearfield. He was born on September 25, 1923 in Clearfield, a son of the late James F. and Catherine B. (Buckley) Berry. Mr. Berry began his career employed as a fireman on the New York Central Railroad. He then worked at Piper Aircraft in Lock...
Norman Dixon
Sep 16, 2017
Norman L. Dixon, 70, of Clearfield died on Saturday, September 16, 2017 at his home. He was born on November 16, 1946 in Philipsburg, a son of the late Chalmer B. and Norma (Beach) Dixon. Norm retired from Kurtz Brothers after driving truck for 28 years. In his retirement, he served as the sexton at West Side United Methodist Church,...
Jackie Lyda
Sep 15, 2017
Jackie R. Lyda, 73, passed away at his home in Spencerport, NY on September 15, 2017. A native of Clearfield, PA and a resident of the Greater Rochester area for over three decades, he was an Army Veteran and, as a pioneer in the field of Respiratory Therapy, he served as Hospital Administrator, Professor, Program Developer, and Mentor to many...
Roland Hummel
Sep 14, 2017
Roland 'Mark' Hummel, 71 of Grampian and formerly of Wallaceton died on Thursday, September 14, 2017 at the Penn Highlands DuBois. He was born on May 27, 1946 in Philipsburg, a son of the late John and Madeline (Kramer) Hummel. Mr. Hummel was employed at Piper Aircraft and later worked for ELCAM. He then spent his time taking care of...
Marie Lee
Sep 13, 2017
Marie E. Lee, longtime resident of Clearfield, died on Wednesday September 13, 2017 at her daughter Deborah’s home in Fairview surrounded by her family. Marie was born January 13, 1926 in Philadelphia to Catherine Lottary and Edward J. Strom. She was raised in Oaklyn, New Jersey by her loving aunt and cousins. After high school, Marie worked as a secretary...
Gloria Kachman
Aug 30, 2017
Gloria M. Kachman, 86,of Clearfield, died on Wednesday, August 30, 2017 at Penn Highlands Clearfield. She was born on October 24, 1930 in McCartney, a daughter of the late Clayton and Pearl (Freeman) Lockett. Mrs. Kachman had been employed by the Cigar Plant, Philipsburg and Clearfield Cheese before moving to the Pittsburgh area. While in Pittsburgh, she made her home...
Donald Prisk
Aug 29, 2017
Donald G. Prisk, 72, of Curwensville died on Tuesday, August 29, 2017 at the Ridgeview Elder Care and Rehabilitation Center, Curwensville. He was born on November 5, 1944 in Clearfield, a son of the late Lynn H. and Mary Kathryn (Young) Prisk. Mr. Prisk was a 1964 graduate of Curwensville High School. He then was employed for four years by...
Carl Burfield
Aug 27, 2017
Carl F. Burfield, 91, of Curwensville died on Sunday, August 27, 2017 at his home. He was born on October 6, 1925 in Faunce, a son of the late Alden Uriah and Georgianna (Bloom) Burfield. Mr. Burfield retired from Penn Lines Inc. He also served during World War II as a member of the US Army. He loved spending time...
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