OBITUARIES


Local obituaries in Indiana, PA.

Sue Pierce

Sue Pierce

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...

Wanda R. Isenberg

Wanda R. Isenberg

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...

Frank J.  Zbignewich

Frank J. Zbignewich

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....

Dorothy "Dottie" Joyner

Dorothy "Dottie" Joyner

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...

Bob Alico

Bob Alico

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...

Ralph Peffer

Ralph Peffer

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...

Andrew Rohacek

Andrew Rohacek

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...

William "Bill" H. Fry

William "Bill" H. Fry

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...

Donna Lee Ream

Donna Lee Ream

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...

Betty Stewart

Betty Stewart

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...

Jim Norwood

Jim Norwood

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...

Dr. Diane L. Duntley

Dr. Diane L. Duntley

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...

Mary Beth Lichtenfels-Woodring

Mary Beth Lichtenfels-Woodring

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....

Susan Lyn Scott

Susan Lyn Scott

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...

Glenn Simms

Glenn Simms

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...

Katrin John

Katrin John

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,...

Steve Takach

Steve Takach

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....

Martha J. Oswald

Martha J. Oswald

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...

Maggie Rae Mccabe-Kovalcik

Maggie Rae Mccabe-Kovalcik

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...

Stephen Mester, Jr.

Stephen Mester, Jr.

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...

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