OBITUARIES
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James Vicary
Aug 5, 2014
James F. Vicary , 68, of Clearfield died on Tuesday, August 5, 2014 at Penn Highlands Clearfield. He was born on December 23, 1945 in Philipsburg, a son of the late Frank and Viola (Catherine) Vicary. Mr. Vicary was employed by Bob's Army and Navy Store for 25 years and then went to work for Gun's and Shooting Supplies 'R...
Andrew Batcho
Aug 1, 2014
Andrew Glen Batcho , 66, of Clearfield died on Friday, August 1, 2014 at Penn Highlands DuBois. He was born on June 17, 1948 in Philipsburg, a son of the late Andrew 'Andy' and Betty (Visnofsky) Batcho. Mr. Batcho owned Batcho Office Systems in downtown Clearfield. In his spare time, he enjoyed bowling, cooking and traveling. Always thinking of others,...
Leonard Glace, Jr.
Jul 25, 2014
Leonard L. Glace, Jr., 71, of Clearfield died on Friday, July 25, 2014 at the Ridgeview Elder Care and Rehabilitation Center, Curwensville. He was born on October 6, 1942 in Clearfield, a son of the late Leonard L. Sr. and Betty (Miller) Glace. Mr. Glace retired from Avery Coal Co., Wallaceton and had also worked for various construction companies throughout...
Betty Batcho
Jul 21, 2014
Betty Lou Batcho , 89, beloved mother and grandmother of Clearfield passed away to be with The Lord on Monday, July 21, 2014 at Penn Highlands Clearfield. Born on January 1, 1925 in Houtzdale, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Clarissa (Webster) Visnofsky. In Betty's early years, she worked with her father at Eisenbergs grocery store in...
Leon Bauer
Jul 15, 2014
Leon F. 'Squeaky' Bauer, 90, of Frenchville died on Tuesday, July 15, 2014 at his home. He was born on April 4, 1924 in Saint Marys, a son of the late Norman and Hilda (Pontzer) Bauer. He served with the US Army in Germany during WWII. He was employed with Pure Carbon Co. of Saint Marys for thirty years, retiring...
Glen Zorger
Jul 13, 2014
Glen William Zorger, 86, of Hepburnia died on Sunday, July 13, 2014 at the Mountain Laurel Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Clearfield. A devote follower of Jesus Christ, he was born January 29, 1928 in Akron, Ohio and was the eldest child of Adrian and Margaret (Johnston) Zorger. He attended school in Curry Run, Clearfield and graduated in 1946 from Mahaffey...
Anna Hinkle
Jul 11, 2014
Anna Vaughan Lee Hinkle, 88, of Clearfield, died on Friday, July 11, 2014 at her home. She was born on July 18, 1925 at Clearfield, a daughter of the late Asbury Wright Lee Jr. and Jane Joplin Lee. Mrs. Hinkle was an active member for over 60 years of The Presbyterian Church of Clearfield where she served as Sunday school...
Albert Dinsmore
Jul 11, 2014
Albert L. Dinsmore , 94 of Clearfield died on Friday, July 11, 2014. He was born on December 5, 1919 in Pine Creek, a son of the late Robert and Rebecca (Dobson) Dinsmore. Albert retired from Sky Haven Coal Co. after many years of employment. A veteran of the US Army, he served during WWII. He was an avid hunter....
Albert Bowman
Jul 9, 2014
Albert D. 'Tiny' Bowman , 75, of Woodland died on Wednesday, July 9, 2014 at the Penn Highlands DuBois. He was born on October 29, 1938 in Clearfield, a son of the late Albert G. and Lula M. (Lanich) Bowman. Tiny retired from Penn Dot as a heavy equipment operator after 30 years of employment. Previously, he had been employed...
Caroline Moyer
Jul 8, 2014
Caroline B. Moyer, 86, of Clearfield died on Tuesday, July 8, 2014 at the Penn Highlands Clearfield. She was born on September 4, 1927 in Clearfield, a daughter of the late Harold S. and Nellie (Irwin) Maney. Mrs. Moyer was a homemaker who enjoyed spending time raising her family. She is survived by three children, Larry Moyer and wife Kate,...
Mary Bauman
Jul 2, 2014
Mary A. Bauman, 98, of Clearfield died on Wednesday, July 2, 2014 at the Ridgeview Elder Care and Rehabilitation Center, Curwensville. She was born on September 14, 1915 in Curwensville, a daughter of the late Samuel and Catherine (Sedmock) Lash. Mrs. Bauman was a homemaker and a member of the St. Francis Catholic Church, Clearfield. She is survived by numerous...
Mary Meckley
Jun 21, 2014
Mary P. Meckley, 92, of Clearfield passed away on Saturday, June 21, 2014 at the Mountain Laurel Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Clearfield. She was born on May 5, 1922 in Frenchville, a daughter of the late Gabriel and Mary Madeline (Mindek) Belinda. Mrs. Meckley was a homemaker who took great pride in raising her family. She was also a devout...
Betty Westover
Jun 20, 2014
Betty Ardary Westover, 85, of Clayton, CA and formerly of Midland, MI and Curwensville, PA, died on Friday June 20, 2014 at the John Muir Hospital in Concord, CA. She was born on December 18, 1928 in Blaw Knox, PA, a daughter of the late Edward Harry Ardary and Louise Russell (Ammerman) Ardary. She died after a long battle with...
William Welker
Jun 18, 2014
William J. Welker II, 57, of Clearfield died on Wednesday, June 18, 2014 at his home. He was born on November 3, 1956 in Clearfield, a son of William Welker I of Leesburg, FL and the late Mary (Illig) Welker. Mr. Welker was employed as a truck driver, most recently by Walmart. He enjoyed motorcycles and belonged to the Clearfield...
James Catherman
Jun 16, 2014
James R. 'Jim' Catherman Jr., 54, of Clearfield died on Monday, June 16, 2014 at Pawley's Island, SC. He was born on September 22, 1959 in Clearfield, a son of James R. Catherman, Sr. and Carol (Nelson) Catherman of Clearfield. Jim owned and operated J&E Plumbing and Heating, Inc. of Clearfield. He was currently serving as the exalted ruler of...
Mildred Evans
Jun 14, 2014
Mildred F. Evans, 93, a resident of Knickerbocker Villa, Clearfield died on Saturday, June 14, 2014 at the Mountain Laurel Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Clearfield. She was born on February 1, 1921 in Pittsburgh, a daughter of the late Carl and Hulda (Anderson) Fjell. Mrs. Evans was employed at Shull Photography and Leitzinger Department Store. After graduating from the Peabody...
Ronald Phillips
Jun 12, 2014
Ronald L. Phillips , 67, of Hyde went to his Lord on Thursday, June 12, 2014 at Penn Highlands Clearfield. He was born on August 13, 1946 in Houtzdale, a son of the late Peter Yanosik and Alberta Phillips. Mr. Phillips retired as a truck driver from St. Joseph Motor Lines, Clearfield. He was a member of Church of the...
Duane Gross
Jun 10, 2014
Duane W. Gross , 83, of Rimersburg died on Tuesday, June 10, 2014 at the Clarion Hospital. He was born on October 25, 1930 in Clearfield, a son of the late Paul E. and Mary E. (Barton) Gross. Mr. Gross retired from the PA Game Commission as the Northwest Land Management Supervisor, based in Franklin. A veteran of the U.S....
Debbie Gill
Jun 7, 2014
Debbie S. Gill , 53, of Clearfield died on Saturday, June 7, 2014 at the Mountain Laurel Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Clearfield. She was born on July 29, 1960 in Grove City, a daughter of Charles E. and Elizabeth M. (Hedglin) Peters of Clearfield. She was Methodist by faith. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her long-time...
Mabel Shimmel
Jun 1, 2014
Mabel C. (Parks) Shimmel, 92, of Hyde went to be with her Lord on Sunday, June 1, 2014 at her home. Mrs. Shimmel was born on September 2, 1921 in Bigler, a daughter of the late Clark C. and Edith V. (Waple) Parks. She married Harold Shimmel on November 6, 1940 in Wallaceton, and together, raised nine children. Known as...
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