Lewis Marrara
Apr 26, 2010
Lewis A. "Lew" Marrara, 68 of Frenchville and formerly of Port Matilda and State College, died on Monday, April 26, 2010 at Clearfield Hospital. He was born on January 8, 1942 in Clearfield, a son of the late Tony and Rose (Mollica) Marrara. Mr. Marrara owned and operated Marrara's Cleaners of State College, Bellefonte and Philipsburg from 1963 until 2005....
Edgar Moore
Apr 26, 2010
Edgar A. "Bud" Moore, Jr., 91 of Clearfield died on Monday, April 26, 2010 at Clearfield Hospital. He was born on September 22, 1918 in Clearfield, a son of the late Edgar A. Sr. and Margaret (Barry) Moore. Besides being a musician and entertainer all of his life, Mr. Moore took over the family plastering business, "Moore Brothers Plastering" from...
James O'Donnell
Apr 26, 2010
James L. O'Donnell, 85, of Rochester Hills, MI and formerly of Clearfield, died on Monday, April 26, 2010 at the Sanctuary at Bellbrook Skilled Nursing Facility, Rochester Hills. He was born on January 12, 1925 in Clearfield, a son of the late Terrance 'Terry' and Ida (West) O'Donnell. Mr. O'Donnell was employed at Clearfield Machine as a young man. He...
Charles Ettaro
Apr 17, 2010
Charles J. Ettaro, 85 of Clearfield died on Saturday, April 17, 2010 at Clearfield Hospital. He was born on October 10, 1924 in Clearfield, a son of the late Nick and Rose (Gardina) Ettaro. Mr. Ettaro was employed by the former Harbison Walker Refractories for 15 years. He was a member of St. Francis Catholic Church, Clearfield, the Clearfield American...
Irma Shope
Apr 17, 2010
Irma G. Shope, 77 of Clearfield died on Saturday, April 17, 2010 at her residence. She was born on December 17, 1932 in Clearfield, a daughter of the late Enoch and Cynthia (Howell) Grice. Mrs. Shope was a homemaker. She was a member of West Side United Methodist Church, Clearfield. She is survived by her husband, Maurice R. Shope, Jr....
J. Barrett
Apr 16, 2010
J. Maurice Barrett, 91 most recently of Treasure Lake, DuBois and formerly of Curwensville died on Friday, April 16, 2010 at DuBois Regional Medical Center - West. He was born on December 11, 1918 in Faunce, a son of the late Ai and Ethel M. (Merrell) Barrett. Mr. Barrett was the co-owner of Barrett Tire Service, Curwensville for many years....
Carl Nixon
Apr 12, 2010
Carl Dayton Nixon, 73, of Grampian died on Monday, April 12, 2010 at his residence. He was born on October 23, 1936 in Wilson, NY, a son of the late Melville and Clarise (Pettit) Nixon. Mr. Nixon owned Winter Park Sales, Grampian since 1960. Prior to that, he worked in the automotive paint and body industry. He was a member...
Beverly Orwig
Apr 9, 2010
Beverly Jayne Orwig, 73, of Clearfield died on Friday, April 9, 2010 at Mountain Laurel Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Clearfield. She was born on July 14, 1936 in Bellefonte, a daughter of the late Andrew and Josephine M. (Hovan) Ramish. Mrs. Orwig was employed by the Helmbold & Stewart Group, Clearfield as an insurance agent, retiring after 20 years of...
Alice Williams
Apr 8, 2010
Alice Jean (Welker) Williams, 91, of Woodland died on Thursday, April 8, 2010 at Clearfield Hospital. She was born on February 26, 1919 in Woodland, a daughter of the late Raymond and Sara (Peters) Mulhollan. Mrs. Williams was employed at various grocery stores as a clerk for several years. She was a member of the Shiloh United Methodist Church. She...
Jessie Billotte
Apr 7, 2010
Jessie M. Billotte, 79, of Bigler passed on to a better life Wednesday, April 7, 2010 at Mount Nittany Medical Center, State College. Born September 7, 1930 in Clearfield, she was a daughter of Sarah E. (Woodling) Bishop and Raymond W. Bishop. Mrs. Billotte was employed as a librarian in the Clearfield School District and retired from Bigler Elementary. She...
Mary Gillingham
Apr 6, 2010
Mary Jane Gillingham, 69, of Grampian died on Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at the home of her son in Grampian. She was born on October 24, 1940 in Clearfield, a daughter of the late Harold and Margaret (Wisor) Hand. Mrs. Gillingham was employed at the former Kent Sportswear and for the former Shortway Products, Inc. She was Methodist by faith....
Marion Starr
Apr 4, 2010
Marion Blanch Starr, 88, of Clearfield died on Sunday, April 4, 2010 at Mountain Laurel Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Clearfield. She was born on October 7, 1921 in Bishtown, a daughter of the late Ruben and Vada Mae (Lytle) Manahan. Mrs. Starr was a homemaker. She was a member of the Kerr Addition United Methodist Church where she taught Sunday...
Lenore Davidson
Mar 30, 2010
Lenore Wright Davidson, 97, of Curwensville, Pennsylvania passed away on Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at Clearfield Hospital. Born April 20, 1912 in Curwensville, she was the daughter of Richard M. and Edith (Haley) Wright. On July 19, 1941, she married Robert W. Davidson who died January 13, 1987. Mrs. Davidson graduated from Indiana Normal School (now Indiana University of Pennsylvania)...
Carl Moore
Mar 20, 2010
Carl N. "Hoss" "Gill" Moore, 76, of Clearfield died on Saturday, March 20, 2010 at his residence. He was born on August 30, 1933 in Clearfield, a son of the late Howard and Cora (Gains) Moore. Mr. Moore was employed as a boiler maker with Local #744 of Cleveland, Ohio and with Southern Power, serving as a trouble shooter on...
John Strathen
Mar 14, 2010
John Strathen entered into eternal rest on Sunday March 14, 2010 with his family at his side. He was born in Arnold PA on May 21, 1924, the son of Richard Jennings Strathen and Wilma Lee Clapp. John graduated from Arnold High School, received his BA in Education at Washington & Jefferson College. He received his Masters degree in Education...
Orrin Bortot
Mar 10, 2010
Orrin L. Bortot, 94 of Clearfield died on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at Clearfield Hospital. He was born on January 4, 1916 in Beulah, a son of the late August and Myrtle (Rice) Bortot. Mr. Bortot retired from Kurtz Brothers in 1982 after thirty eight years of service. He also was employed by Clearfield Borough for sixteen years as meter...
E. Rishel
Mar 10, 2010
E. Irene Rishel, 88 of Curwensville died on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at DuBois Regional Medical Center. She was born on December 20, 1921 in Curwensville, a daughter of the late Forest Charles and Loretta Mae (Hawk) Bornhoft. Mrs. Rishel was a homemaker. She was a member of the Curwensville Presbyterian Church, where she served as an Elder and Deacon....
George Brett, Ii
Mar 7, 2010
Dr. George W. Brett II, D.D.S., 84 of Clearfield passed away Sunday March 7, 2010 at his home. He was born on May 23, 1925 in Clearfield to Dr. George J. and Charlotte (Bell) Brett. Shortly after his birth, his family moved to Lancaster where he was raised. He made many return visits to Clearfield and eventually moved back to...
Janice Jackson
Mar 6, 2010
Janice M. Jackson, 54, of Clearfield died on Saturday, March 6, 2010 at her residence. She was born on April 14, 1955 in Philipsburg, a daughter of Kay Frances (Lytle) Stiner of LeContes Mills and the late Von Clifford Stiner. Mrs. Jackson was a homemaker. She was a member of the River Road Church of Christ, Clearfield and the LeContes...
Joseph Colavecchi
Mar 4, 2010
Joseph Michael Colavecchi, 78, of Clearfield died on Thursday, March 4, 2010 at Bethesda Memorial Hospital, Boynton Beach, FL. He was born on June 29, 1931 in New York City, NY, a son of the late Joseph and Viola N. (Notor) Colavecchi. Mr. Colavecchi was an attorney in Clearfield for 38 years. He was practicing with his son Paul at...
