OBITUARIES

Jun 9, 2022

Robert K. Alico, Sr., 83, passed away on June 9, 2022 in Naples, FL surrounded by his children. Bob was born on December 18, 1938 in Buffalo, NY to Nicholas and Margaret (Krenning) Alico. He grew up with an artistic younger brother and parents who loved music. Bob graduated from Bishop Timon High School in 1956. He went on to...

May 30, 2022

D. Ralph Peffer, 85, of Home, passed away on Monday, May 30, 2022, at Crystal Waters Personal Care Home, Home. He was born on April 9, 1937 in Indiana to the late Ralph J. and Mabel (Ruffner) Peffer. Ralph was a 1955 graduate of Marion Center High School. Following graduation, he married his high school sweetheart, LuVera A. (Wymer), on...

May 29, 2022

Andrew Rohacek, 94, passed away on Sunday, May 29, 2022, in Spotsylvania, VA. He was born on August 2, 1927 in Heilwood, PA, the son of Andrew and Elizabeth Rohacheck. Andrew was a World War II US Army veteran and served in the occupation forces in Europe. He retired from Fisher Body, General Motors, where he had worked for 34...

May 23, 2022

William "Bill" H. Fry joined the heavenly choir on May 23, 2022. He was born in Kittanning to the late Oscar Henry and Ella Margaret (Titus) Fry on November 8, 1939. Bill graduated from Elderton High School in 1957, then attended Penn State earning both a bachelor's degree in Animal Husbandry, and a master's degree in Agronomy. He also attended...

May 23, 2022

Donna Lee Ream, 86, of Indiana, passed away unexpectedly, Monday, May 23, 2022, with her loving family by her side. A lifelong resident of Indiana county, she was born on March 1, 1936, and went on to marry her sweetheart of 68 years, George I. "Bud" Ream, on March 6, 1954. Donna devoted her life to her family. Her devotion...

May 20, 2022

Betty Stewart, 79, of Indiana, passed away on Friday, May 20, 2022. Born in Indiana to the late Fred and Rena (Cacciatore) Yarnick on November 4, 1942, she was a 1960 graduate of Marion Center Area High School. Betty was a world traveler who loved playing bingo and visiting casinos. While listening to Kitty Wells music she enjoyed cooking her...

May 20, 2022

James "Jim" William Norwood, 63, of Indiana, passed away on Friday, May 20, 2022, at Select Specialty Hospital-Laurel Highlands. Born on November 30, 1958, in DuBois to James M. and the late Dorothy (Clinton) Norwood, he was the husband of Michele Ann (Wippich) Norwood. Jim was a member of the John M. Read Masonic Lodge #536 and the Reynoldsville Elk...

May 17, 2022

Diane L. Duntley, 80, of Indiana, died Tuesday, May 17, 2022, at West Penn Hospital, Pittsburgh, after a brief illness. She was born July 26, 1941, in Warren, to Paul R. and Audrey (Larson) Duntley, of Corydon. Receiving her A.B. degree from Allegheny College in Meadville, she earned her M.Ed. and Ed.D. from the State University of New York at...

May 15, 2022

Mary Beth Lichtenfels-Woodring of Blairsville, passed away peacefully in her home on Sunday, May 15, 2022, surrounded by her beloved family and her pets. She was born in Indiana on April 1,1963 to Brian and Martina (Bryson) Hughes. Mary Beth lived a life of generosity through her work with the elderly and disabled and had a passion for rescuing animals....

May 13, 2022

Susan Lyn Scott, 81, of Everett, passed away on Friday, May 13, 2022. She was born on December 18, 1940 in Altoona, PA to the late George W. and Geraldine (Clark) Hobson. Sue was a graduate of Altoona High School and Juniata College and earned a Masters Degree from Indiana University of PA. She was a music teacher early in...

May 11, 2022

Glenn Richard Simms was born November 15, 1936, in rural Eau Claire, Pennsylvania, in a half-built farmhouse with a dirt floor. He was driving a car at age 14, working as a mechanic in the town's only gas station at 16 and never looked back when he went to college at the age of 18. He called his hometown 'Resume...

May 10, 2022

Katrin Lynn (Crytzer) John, 68, of Indiana, passed away on Tuesday, May 10, 2022. She was born on August 10, 1953 in Kittanning to the late William James and Evelyn Blanche (Rearick) Crytzer. Katrin worked as a CNA for many years in Texas and Pennsylvania. She loved spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Katrin also enjoyed watching TMZ,...

May 6, 2022

Stephen J. Takach, Jr, 72 of Indiana passed away on Friday, May 6, 2022 at Indiana Regional Medical Center. He was born in Detroit, Michigan on March 5, 1950 to the late Stephen J. Takach, Sr., and Irene (Blevins) Takach. Steve grew up in the Indiana area graduating from Indiana High School in 1968, and then from Penn State University....

Apr 27, 2022

Martha J. (Lawrence) Oswald, 79, of Indiana, passed away on Wednesday, April 27, 2022. She was born in Creekside on April 16, 1943 to the late Richard S. Lawrence and Mary E. (Wolfe) Lawrence-Fusaro. She grew up in Ernest, graduating from Marion Center High School in 1961 and lived most of her life in the Indiana area. She taught CCD...

Apr 27, 2022

Maggie Rae McCabe–Kovalcik, 8, of Saltsburg, passed away on Wednesday, April 27, 2022. She was born in Pittsburgh on November 18, 2013 to Billy Bob and Mary (McCabe) Kovalcik. In addition to her parents, Maggie is survived by her little sister Lilou Lyric Kovalcik of Saltsburg, paternal grandparents Robert and Anne Kovalcik of Homer City, maternal grandparents Paul and Elizabeth...

Apr 25, 2022

Stephen Mester, Jr., 78 of Indiana, formerly of Homer City, passed away on April 25, 2022. He was born in Homer City to the late Steve and Anna (Sabatos) Mester on January 4, 1944. Steve was a 1962 graduate of Homer Center High School and worked for Robertshaw Fulton, then as a coal miner until retirement when he worked as...

Apr 23, 2022

Constance Jane Chura (Connie), after 79 years of a very blessed and full life, peacefully passed away on Saturday, April 23, 2022, at her home, surrounded by her children. She was born in 1942 in Greensburg, Pennsylvania to the late William and Margaret (Carson) Ferguson. Connie graduated from Norwin High School in 1960, then attended nursing school at Allegheny General...

Apr 23, 2022

Margaret M. Guiher, 101, of Aultman, passed peacefully, surrounded by her family, on Saturday, April 23, 2022. Born March 9, 1921, in Aultman, she was one of 15 children to Stephen and Amelia (Brazosky) Kubala. Margaret married the love of her life, Thomas Guiher, on November 5, 1938. Together they raised a beautiful family and enjoyed traveling the countryside together....

Apr 11, 2022

Gerald "Jed" A. Alexander, Sr., 75, of Indiana, passed away on Monday, April 11, 2022, at Communities at Indiana Haven Nursing Home, Indiana.

Jed was born in Black Lick on October 4, 1946 to the late LeRoy and Ann (Wyno) Alexander.  Residing in the Indiana area most of his life, he loved watching NASCAR, wrenching, hunting, fishing,...

Apr 9, 2022

Marilyn Joyce Bowman, 92, died Saturday, April 9, 2022 of natural causes in Bluffton, South Carolina. She was born on February 13,1930 in Clymer and was the daughter of Lloyd and Mabel Jane Baxter. An Indiana County resident most of her life, she graduated from Indiana High School in 1947 and married Edward Bowman on September 23,1949. She is...