Rose Capille
Apr 1, 2017
Rose (Panarello) Capille, 94, passed away at her home at Colonial Courtyard in Clearfield on Saturday, April 1, 2017. Rose was born on July 19, 1922 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, the daughter of Salvatore and Grazia (Spadora) Panarello. When she was young, her family moved to a farm in Bargaintown, New Jersey where she lived most of her life....
Twila Mckinn
Mar 26, 2017
Twila J. McKinn, 72, of Clearfield died on Sunday, March 26, 2017 at Penn Highlands DuBois. She was born on June 8, 1944 in Clearfield, a daughter of the late John and Marie (Coudriet) McKinn. Twila was employed as an LPN at Ridgeway Hospital. She graduated in 1967 from St. Francis School, Clearfield and was also a member of the...
Twila Briskar
Mar 26, 2017
Twila Mae (Winters) Appleton Briskar, 90, of Curwensville died on Sunday, March 26, 2017 at UPMC Altoona. Born on October 10, 1926 in Curwensville, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Violet (Craddock) Winters. She was a graduate of Curwensville High School in 1945 and a lifelong member of the Grace Lutheran Church in Curwensville. She was employed...
Roy Conaway
Mar 22, 2017
Roy A. Conaway, 43, of Clearfield died on Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at his home. He was born on April 17, 1973 in Clearfield, a son of Roy Daub and Deborah Darlene (Conaway) Grace and her husband Donald. Roy was formerly employed by The Progress newspaper, Clearfield. He also had a love for animals and was Methodist by faith. He...
Barbara Plubell
Mar 21, 2017
Barbara L. Plubell, 76, of Frenchville, died on Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at UPMC Altoona due to injuries sustained in a car accident. She was born on November 5, 1940 in Clearfield, a daughter of the late Richard and Louise (Caldwell) Shaw. She was a member of the Frenchville Leigey-Renaud VFW Post 8386 Ladies Auxiliary. She had also retired from...
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...
