OBITUARIES

Oct 5, 2022

Tricia Dawn (Minich) Lukehart, 50 of DuBois, passed away on Wednesday, October 5, 2022. She was born in Indiana on March 22, 1972 to Dennis and Cheryl (Edwards) Minich. She lived in the Indiana area until moving to DuBois in 1998.

She was a 1989 graduate of Marion Center High School. She then went on to earn...

Oct 5, 2022

Mario "Moe" Amerigo Ozella, 96, of Fleming Island, Florida, passed away on Wednesday, October 5, 2022.

He was born to the late Joseph and Pierina (Aimone) Ozella, on July 16, 1926, in Marsteller, Pennsylvania.

Mario proudly served in the United States Navy during WW II, earning a Purple Heart, and during the Korean War.

Oct 4, 2022

Thomas Mears, 57, of Marion Center, PA passed away on National Trucker's Day, "10- 4", 2022 as a result of injuries sustained while doing what he loved, driving the "Mack". Born on September 13, 1965 in Indiana, PA to John Charles "Chuck" and Carole Jean (Short) Mears, he was part owner of Black Gold Transport, Inc. of Marion Center....

Sep 28, 2022

Margaret "Dianne"(Rouser) Brooke, 62, of Clarksburg, passed away peacefully, Wednesday, September 28, 2022, in Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital.

Born February 4, 1960, in Washington, DC, she was a daughter of the late Edward and Betty Jane (Warder) Rouser.

Dianne was a graduate of Oxon Hill Senior High School. She went on to own and operate...

Sep 24, 2022

Nora Jean Watters, 96, died peacefully on September 24, 2022, surrounded by her children.

Jean, the daughter of Russell and Ella May Hall Chase was born April 14, 1926 in Arcadia, PA. Her family then moved to Gallitzin Pa where her father was the Superintendent of Mines in Cambria County.

There at age 16 she...

Sep 21, 2022

David Caves, Jr., 78, of Indiana, passed away at Indiana Regional Medical Center on Wednesday, September 21, 2022.

Born on May 7, 1944 in Lima, PA, to the late David and Francis (Armstrong) Caves, he served as a Presbyterian (PCUSA) minister.

Rev. Caves was a 1962 graduate of Penncrest High School, a 1966 graduate of...

Sep 21, 2022

G. Bruce Jenkins, 90, of Indiana, passed away on Wednesday, September 21, 2022, in Indiana, PA. He was born in Bradenville, PA, on March 13, 1932, to the late Robert L. and Rachel M. (Hill) Jenkins. He was a remarkable man—filled with generosity, a tireless work ethic, empathy, optimism, and integrity. He was a role model for us all,...

Sep 17, 2022

Irma M. (Burits) Lanich, 71, of Indiana, passed away Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022, in Indiana Regional Medical Center after a courageous battle with cancer.

Irma was born in Austria on Oct. 29, 1950. She lived in Philadelphia and the Poconos before moving to the Indiana area in 2002.

Irma worked for the K-Mart Corporation as...

Sep 11, 2022

L. Duwane Cumberledge, 84, of Indiana, passed away at his home on Sunday, September 11, 2022.

Born in Greene County on June 23, 1938 to the late Clark and Pauline (Mariner) Cumberledge, Duwane graduated from Elderton Jr. Sr. High School in 1956 and married his first wife Susy Rearick in 1959. He worked as a bridge construction...

Sep 7, 2022

Antoinette Sklanka, 76, of Indiana, passed away at her home on Wednesday, September 7, 2022.

She was born on March 24, 1946 in Carbondale, Lackawanna County, to the late Wesley and Ceil (Kowalko) Sklanka.

Antoinette graduated from Forest City High School in 1964 and received her bachelor's degree from Penn State University in 1967. She...

Sep 1, 2022

Helen Louise Wood, 86 of Indiana, PA, passed away at Moorehead Place on Thursday, September 1, 2022.

Born in Armstrong Township on November 5, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Esther (Coleman) Cunningham.

A homemaker for most of her life, she worked for Dr. Hoyt, optometrist, for a number of years....

Aug 18, 2022

On August 18th, Reverend Wayne L. Plyler, 89, of Indiana, PA, was carried on to his heavenly reward, peacefully in his home, with his loving wife and family by his side. He will be remembered as a faithful preacher, a wise builder, a ready helper, a friendly conversationalist, and a man who was greatly loved by family and friends alike....

Aug 17, 2022

Florence Blystone Lipsie, 85 of Indiana, passed away on Wednesday August 17, 2022 at St. Andrew's Village, Indiana. She was born in Washington Township on January 28, 1937 to the late Arthur and Ethel (Harmon) Blystone. Raised in Girty, Flo attended Elderton High School and lived in the Plumville area for most of her adult life. She loved all the...

Aug 16, 2022

Leonard Albert Walizer, 72 of Indiana, passed away on Tuesday, August 16, 2022 in Bethany Place Residential Care, Indiana. Leonard was born on October 18, 1949 in Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware to the late Albert and Elizabeth Ruth (Davies) Walizer. Leonard served our country for 25 years in the United States Army, obtaining the rank of E7. He served for...

Aug 11, 2022

Dr. Kenneth E. Hershman, 82, of Indiana, passed away on Thursday, August 11, 2022. He was born March 3, 1940 in Jasper County, Indiana, to the late Otis G. and Gladys (Elliott) Hershman. From his hard-working farm boy days, Ken went on to obtain his undergraduate, masters, and doctorate degrees in physics from Perdue University. He worked three jobs to...

Jul 24, 2022

Floyd D. "Lou" Lewis 80 of Shelocta, PA went to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, July 24, 2022 at Beacon Ridge. The son of the late Melvin and Sara (Lewis) Isenberg, he was born in Punxsutawney, PA on August 10, 1941. Floyd was the loving husband of Ella (Ruffner) Lewis. Floyd spent four years in the US...

Jul 23, 2022

Carol Sue Pierce, 83 of Indiana, passed away on Saturday, July 23, 2022. She was born in Indiana on July 19, 1939 to the late Lincoln and Sylvia (Halldin) Lentz and lived in the Indiana area her entire life. A 1957 graduate of Indiana High School, Sue worked as a dental assistant at Chestnut Hill Dental, retiring in 1990. A...

Jul 1, 2022

Wanda R. Isenberg, 69, of Indiana, passed away on Friday, July 1, 2022. Born in Indiana on September 23, 1952 to the late John M. and Marion V. (Shank) Isenberg, she was a 1970 graduate of Indiana Area High School. Wanda went on to work with First Commonwealth Bank in various positions, retiring as a Business Analyst in 2016. Wanda...

Jun 28, 2022

Frank J. Zbignewich, 95 of Indiana, passed away on Tuesday, June 28, 2022 at Indiana Square Personal Care Home. He was born on November 19, 1926 in Ernest to the late Adam and Sabina Zbignewich. A man who liked spending time outdoors, he enjoyed golfing, fishing, and hunting as well as canning the vegetables that he grew in his garden....

Jun 18, 2022

Dorothy E. "Dottie" (Towsey) Joyner, age 99, formerly of Indiana, passed away on Saturday, June 18, 2022 at Good Samaritan Hospice in Cabot, PA. She was born in Blairsville on December 12, 1922 to the late David B. and Bessie (Matthews) Towsey. Dottie was married to her late husband, William "Chet" Joyner, for 66 years prior to his death on...