Frank J. Verba
May 20, 2016
Verba, Frank J., 93, Armagh, passed away May 20, 2016 at Memorial Medical Center. Born November 10, 1922 in Wehrum the son of late Joseph and Mary (Spis) Verba. Also preceded in death by sisters Josephine Marcus, Jennie Hurt and Lula Sammartano, brothers Charles and John Verba. Survived by wife of 68 years Mary (Ananea) Verba; children Frank A. Verba...
Gerald R. Hall
May 19, 2016
Hall, Gerald R. "Buster", 76, Fairfield Twp., passed away May 19, 2016 at home surrounded by his family. Born April 18, 1940 in Bolivar the son of the late Gerald A. and Susie M. (McDowell) Hall. Also preceded in death by son Keith Hall and sister Lois Wakefield. Survived by children Tammy Myers and husband Scott, Laughlintown; Wade Hall and...
Maxine A. Antonio
May 17, 2016
Antonio, Maxine Adele (Robinson), 87, Bolivar, passed away May 17, 2016 at home surrounded by her family. Born February 27, 1929 in Johnstown the daughter of late Irvin and Ethel (Gamble) Robinson. Also preceded in death by husband Ralph R. Antoni, Sr.; son Gary Antonio; brother Archie Robinson; sisters Mildred Diamond, Hope Provence, Inez Picadio and Betty Smith also infant...
Richard R Berry
May 12, 2016
Berry, Richard R., Sr., 90, Prospect formerly of Southington, CT, went home to be with the Lord May 12, 2016 at Butler Memorial Hospital. Born September 29, 1925 in Pendleton, OR. The son of the late Miles Arthur Berry and Margaret Esther (Gallagher) Berry. Also preceded in death by wife of 55 years Elsa Victoria (Carlbert) Berry; half-sister Esther Sylva....
Gloria Ann Whipkey
Apr 30, 2016
Whipkey, Gloria Ann, 84, New Florence passed away April 30, 2016 at home surrounded by her family after a lone courageous battle with cancer. She was born July 11, 1931 in Parsons, WV to the late John and Ruby Stevenson, also preceded in death by daughter Carla Reed, Florida. She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Carl H....
Mary Elizabeth Pease
Apr 27, 2016
Pease, Mary Elizabeth, 95, Bolivar, native of Huntington, MA went to be with the Lord on April 27, 2016. She was born May 16, 1920 in Huntingdon, MA the daughter of the late William and Harriett (Pixley) Parrett. Also preceded in death by husband Earl "Bud" Pease, son Robert Pease; granddaughter Tina Louise Pease; great-grandsons Troy Pisarcik and Brandon Krouse...
Walter J Koske
Apr 18, 2016
Koske, Walter, J., Jr. "Smokey", 71, Robinson, passed away April 18, 2016. Born June 10, 1944 in Little Rock, Ark. the son of the late Walter J. Koske, Sr. and Idelle E. Koske. Also preceded in death by wife of 51 years Erma Grace Koske. children Wendy Mason and husband Lenny, Strongstown; Chad Koske and wife Heather, Jelm, Wyo.; grandchildren...
Emerson A. Bufagna
Apr 17, 2016
Emerson Bufagna, 92, of Armagh passed away April 17. 2016 at home surrounded by his family. Emerson was born on December 11, 1923 in Dilltown, where he resided until 2009. He was the son of the late Joseph Bufagna and Josephine Mackanick Bufagna. Emerson served in the U.S. Navy and was a WWII veteran. He worked in the coal mines...
Doris Marie Colson
Apr 5, 2016
Colson, Doris Marie (Custer), 71, Seward passed away April 5, 2016 at Memorial Medical Center, Johnstown. Born May 17, 1944 in Johnstown the daughter of late Edward G. and Mildred Grace (Muir) Custer. Survived by loving husband of 51 years John Colson; children Sherry Lichtenfels and husband George, Seward; Johnny Colson, Seward; Edward Colson and wife Holly, Seward; Robert Colson...
William J Hritz
Apr 3, 2016
Hritz, William J., 82, Clyde, passed away April 3, 2016 at Beacon Ridge in Indiana, PA. The son of the late Stephen and Mary (Zahurak) Hritz, Bill was born and raised in the Woodvale section of Johnstown, PA. Bill learned to play the accordion at an early age and became a talented musician, playing for family, friends and the public....
Krystine Beaken
Apr 1, 2016
Beaken, Krystine (Potts), 51, Bolivar, formerly of Saltsburg, lost her courageous long battle with cancer on April 1, 2016 at Excela Health Latrobe Hospital. Born July 15, 1964 in Tachikawa, Japan, the daughter of the late William Donald Potts and Nancy (Bjorn) Potts, Fort Mill, SC. In addition to her mother Krystine is also survived by her children Heather Ling...
James B. Cramer
Mar 31, 2016
Cramer, James B. "Neun", 59, Louisburg, N.C. formerly of Seward went to be with the Lord March 31, 2016 in North Carolina. Born May 25, 1956 in Johnstown, the son of the late Clair T. Cramer and Anna Mae (Moore) Cramer Connell. Also preceded in death by step-father Ira John Connell, sister Patricia Heming, nephew David Cramer, Jr., brother-in-law Terry...
Patricia Ann Robey
Mar 30, 2016
Patricia Ann Robey, (Johnson), of New Florence, PA, was reunited on March 30, 2016 with her husband and love of her life, the late Joseph W. Robey, Jr. The daughter of the late John C. Johnson and Annie S. (Thompson) of Charles, MD and a graduate of LaPlata High School class of 1952. She retired from the First American Bank...
Timothy Keith Burkett
Mar 23, 2016
Burkett, Timothy Keith, 48, Bolivar known to many as Hounddog and to family as Sweet Pea, passed March 23, 2016 at UPMC Shadyside. Born July 2, 1967 in Johnstown the son of W. Wayne and Shirley Ann (Baird) Burkett, Bolivar. Also survived by wife Jennifer Burkett and her children David and Savannah; sons Dylan Burkett and wife Karli, New Florence;...
Harold Irvin Penrose
Mar 23, 2016
Penrose, Harold Irvin, 78, Brush Valley, passed away March 23, 2016 at Indiana Regional Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. He was born November 29, 1937 in Robinson, the son of the late Otis J. and Edith M. (Layman) Penrose. Also preceded in death by daughter Tammy Jo Penrose. He is survived by loving wife of 58 years Nora...
Bernard Goldian
Mar 18, 2016
Goldian, Bernard, 92, New Florence passed away March 18, 2016 at LaurelWood Care Center. Born December 16, 1923 in Clover the son of late John and (Komar) Goldian. Also preceded in death by wife Edna I. (Brendlinger) Goldian who passed away December 30, 2013; bothers Joseph and John and sisters Mary and Margaret. Survived by brother Edward Goldian Columbus, OH;...
Donald R Kaufman
Mar 17, 2016
Kaufman, Donald R. "Chewy", 54, Seward passed away unexpectedly March 17, 2016 at home. Born May 13, 1961 in Johnstown the son of the late Charles and Dorothy (Varner) Kaufman. Also preceded in death by brother Kenneth Kaufman. Survived by wife Barbara (Woodley) Kaufman; Step-children Lonnie Wayne Kerr, Jr and wife Marcia, currently in Brazil; and William David Kerr and...
Ida Belle Callis
Mar 17, 2016
Callis, Ida Belle, 72, Ligonier, formerly of New Florence went home to be with the Lord March 17, 2016. Born September 18, 1943 in Ridgeview, she was the daughter of the late Frank A. and Virginia "Virgie" (Forsythe) Rolley. She is also joining the love of her life, husband Edward M. Callis. Also preceded in death by brothers Michael, Thomas...
Georgia Lee Ludwig
Mar 14, 2016
Ludwig, Georgia Lee, 71, New Florence passed away March 14, 2016 at LaurelWood Care Center, Johnstown. Born February 20, 1945 in Johnstown the daughter of late Arthur and Mary "Helen" (Satryan) DeWeese. Also preceded in death by husband Donald E. "Buckeye" Ludwig and step-father Frank Barbus. Survived by son Donald Robert "Bob" Ludwig and wife Buffy and their children Dace...
Mary Louise Steffey
Mar 7, 2016
Steffey, Mary "Louise", 87, Robinson, passed away March 7, 2016 at Becon Ridge, Indiana. Born March 28, 1928 in Bolivar the daughter of the late Harry G and Hazel Ruth (Fulcomer) Henderson. Also preceded in death by husband Donald "Ray "Steffey, infant son Lee Steffey, brothers Charles and Robert Henderson and sister Margaret Wynn. Survived by Children Donald Ray Steffey,...
