Donald Mcgarvey
Jun 6, 2011
Donald R. McGarvey, 68 of West Decatur died on Monday, June 6, 2011 at his residence. He was born on January 22, 1943 in Clearfield, a son of the late Clair and Thelma Louise (Kester) McGarvey. Mr. McGarvey retired in 2000 after 35 years at PennDOT. He then worked with Greenhorne and O'Mara Engineering Consultants of Harrisburg. Mr. McGarvey was...
Sarah Thoma
Jun 6, 2011
Sarah (Natoli) Thoma, 81 of Clearfield died on Monday, June 6, 2011 at her residence. She was born on October 24, 1929 in Clearfield, a daughter of the late Philip and Lena (Butto) Natoli. Sarah began her employment with County National Bank of Clearfield. She then moved to Ohio and started a career in the travel industry, including working with...
Eleanor Glace
Jun 1, 2011
Eleanor R. Glace, 58 of Clearfield died on Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at DuBois Regional Medical Center - West. She was born on November 17, 1952 in Clearfield, a daughter of the late Walter T. and Lillian M. (Kephart) Wright. Mrs. Glace retired from Best Western where she was employed as head of housekeeping. She enjoyed crocheting and sewing and...
Mary Ettaro
May 31, 2011
Mary S. Ettaro, 89, of Clearfield died on Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at Mountain Laurel Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on December 5, 1921 in Clearfield, a daughter of the late Nick and Rose (Gardina) Ettaro. Miss Ettaro was employed by the former McGregor Sportswear, Clearfield as a machine operator for 15 years. She was a member of...
Barbara Henry
May 19, 2011
Barbara S. Henry, 87, of Clearfield died on Thursday, May 19, 2011 at Clearfield Hospital. She was born on August 14, 1923 in Clearfield, a daughter of the late Lewis Blair and Evelyn E. (Leitzinger) Sykes. Mrs. Henry was employed by the former Bell Telephone Company. She was a member of St. Francis Catholic Church, Clearfield. She is survived by...
Henry Peterson
May 19, 2011
Henry A. Peterson, 84, of Clearfield died on Thursday, May 19, 2011 at Christ the King Manor, DuBois. He was born on November 5, 1926 in Clearfield, a son of the late Henry T. and Emma (Leasure) Peterson. Mr. Peterson served as president of Clearfield Wholesale Paper Company, Clearfield. He also held many executive positions with the Curwensville State Bank...
David Aitchison
May 8, 2011
David R. Aitchison, 86, of Clearfield died on Sunday, May 8, 2011 at Clearfield Hospital. He was born on July 16, 1924 in Glasgow, Scotland. Mr. Aitchison was employed in the External Affairs Department of the Canadian Government, based in Ottawa, Canada. Previously, he worked in various management positions with British Steel in Manchester, England. He is survived by his...
Ruth Strathen
May 6, 2011
Ruth E. Strathen, 84, of Clearfield died on Friday, May 6, 2011 at Mount Nittany Medical Center, State College. She was born on April 15, 1927 in New Kensington, a daughter of the late Peter and Della (Rodnite) Paul. Mrs. Strathen was once employed at the Clearfield Hospital as coordinator of volunteers. Prior to that, she worked as a clerk...
Betty Blake
May 6, 2011
Betty Lea Blake, 75, of Clearfield died on Friday, May 6, 2011 at the Mountain Laurel Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Clearfield. She was born on March 25, 1936 in Clearfield, a daughter of the late Jury and Margaret (Miller) Bell. Mrs. Blake retired in 2006 from DuPont Electronics as an inspector after 30 years of service. After her retirement, she...
Very Rev. Gregory Kirsch J.C.L., V.F.
Apr 28, 2011
Very Rev. Gregory Allen Kirsch, J.C.L., V.F., 55, currently serving as Pastor of Christ the King Parish in Houtzdale and at Immaculate Conception Parish in Madera, died on Thursday, April 28, 2011 at Clearfield Hospital. Fr. Gregory Kirsch was born on May 29, 1955 in Clearfield, a son of the late Clair Joseph and Ruth Ermina (Feighner) Kirsch. He attended...
James Learish
Apr 26, 2011
James A. Learish, 63 of Clearfield died on Tuesday, April 26, 2011 at Clearfield Hospital. He was born on January 31, 1948 in Clearfield, a son of the late James and Vera (Stevens) Learish. Mr. Learish was employed at the Clearfield Hospital from 1971 to 1985. He is survived by a brother and a sister, John Learish of Altoona and...
Jack Gardlock
Apr 17, 2011
Jack Rea Gardlock, 73, of Olanta died on Sunday, April 17, 2011 at his residence. He was born on February 2, 1938 in Curwensville, a son of the late Haley and Maxine (Dunlap) Gardlock. Mr. Gardlock owned and operated the car wash in Curwensville for many years. Prior to that, he worked at the Clearfield Cheese Company and then subsequently...
Donald Bachelier
Apr 16, 2011
Donald Paul Bachelier, 45, of Grampian, formerly of Washington, DC, died on Saturday, April 16, 2011 at his residence after a two year battle with cancer. He was born on April 19, 1965 in Clearfield, a son of Samuel P. and Grace I. (Irwin) Bachelier of Grampian. Mr. Bachelier was the general manager of Jaleo Restaurant, part of the Think...
Roger Menard
Apr 14, 2011
Roger O. Menard, 76 of Clearfield, died peacefully Thursday, April 14, 2011 in UPMC Shadyside Hospital in Pittsburgh surrounded by his family. He was born August 22, 1934 to Albert and Celinda Menard at Mooers Forks, New York. He was preceded in death by his parents, and his wife, Theresa H. Menard. Roger is survived by his wife, Carol (Switala)...
Thomas Rumfola
Apr 8, 2011
Thomas D. ‘Tommy’ Rumfola, 58, of DuBois, formerly of Clearfield, died on Friday, April 8, 2011 at DuBois Regional Medical Center. He was born on October 24, 1952 in Clearfield, a son of the late Jack and Mary (Marino) Rumfola. He was a member of St. Francis Catholic Church, Clearfield. He is survived by two brothers and a sister, Jack...
Rebecca Glass
Apr 8, 2011
Rebecca C. ‘Becky’ Glass, 34, of Clearfield died on Friday, April 8, 2011 at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh. She was born on November 24, 1976 in Clearfield, a daughter of Victoria (Ogden) Wootton of Clearfield and the late Dr. Lawrence Wootton and David A. Glass and wife Dorothy of Morrisdale. Becky was a licensed manicurist and...
Myrtle Shirey
Apr 5, 2011
Myrtle K. Shirey, of State College and formerly of Woodland, died on April 5, 2011 at the home of her daughter, Nancy Hopkins. She was born on October 30, 1910 in Shawville, to the late Eliza Jane Livingston Kyler and Joseph Kyler. She was a homemaker and active partner in the Shirey family farm. Following her husband’s death, she continued...
Jon Mastromatteo
Mar 31, 2011
Jon James Mastromatteo, 50, of Shiloh died on Thursday, March 31, 2011 at his residence. He was born on April 26, 1960 in Lebanon, a son of the late James and Helen (Rettew) Mastromatteo. Mr. Mastromatteo was a woodworker. He is survived by his wife, Cathy (Lippert) Mastromatteo, whom he wed December 24, 1984 in Harrisburg; a son, Matthew Mastromatteo...
Billy Crain
Mar 27, 2011
Billy P. Crain, 82, of Clearfield died on Sunday, March 27, 2011 at Mountain Laurel Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Clearfield. He was born on May 5, 1928 in Altoona, a son of the late Albert Oliver and Edna (Scott) Crain. Mr. Crain retired in 1992 after 27 years of service from AFLAC where he was a sales manager. He had...
Josephine 'Dolly' Milliron
Mar 18, 2011
Josephine M. ‘Dolly’ Milliron, 90, of Curwensville went to meet her creator on Friday, March 18, 2011 at 5:30 pm at the Clearfield Hospital. She was born in Curwensville on September 22, 1920, a daughter of the late Clarance and Genevieve Coulter. Josephine retired in 1985 from the Fletcherville Clothing Company after almost 20 years that began in the Kent...
