OBITUARIES

Jan 8, 2022

Dorothy L. Wahler, age 92, of Indiana, died at St. Andrews Village on Saturday, January 8, 2022.

She was born on March 2,1929 to James S. and Pauline Ankenbrandt Deputy.

Dorothy was a homemaker having resided in Indiana for the past 50 years and a member of St. Bernard of Clairvaux Church as well as...

Jan 6, 2022

Lauretta Maxwell Wilson, 90, of Indiana, PA, formerly of Lewistown and McVeytown, PA passed away on Thursday, January 6, 2022, at Moorehead Place in Indiana, PA.

She was born on January 15, 1931, in Mattawana, PA a daughter of the late Cloyd (Hopper) and Helen (Henry) Maxwell.

Lauretta was a 1948 honor graduate of McVeytown-Oliver...

Jan 4, 2022

Juanita H. "Toots" (Nolan) Crum, 93, of Indiana, passed away on January 4, 2022 at Indiana Regional Medical Center. She was born in Martindale, PA on September 7, 1928 to the late Paul and Gertrude (Mobley) Nolan.

Juanita is survived by daughter Mona L. (Mark) Stewart of Brush Valley, granddaughter Amy (Gordon Jr.) Brinton of Dover, PA,...

Jan 3, 2022

Robert D. Henry, Sr., 81, of Indiana, PA, formerly of Cleveland, OH, passed away Monday, January 3, 2022, in Butler Memorial Hospital.

He was born on May 20, 1940 in Indiana, a son of the late Howard and Edith (Kanaar) Henry.

After graduating from Indiana High School and completing his Boilermakers certification, Robert moved his...

Jan 1, 2022

Irene Margaret (Duchon) Zolocsik, 86 of Home, passed away on January 1, 2022.  She was born on February 1, 1935 in Dixonville to the late John and Mary (Most) Duchon.

She was a 1953 graduate of Starford High School, and was a member of St. Mary Mother of God Parish in Yatesboro.  She enjoyed making ceramics, crocheting,...

Dec 31, 2021

Edward Lee Sloniger (91) was born on February 16, 1930, to John Berton and Vernie L. Sloniger in Dayton, Pennsylvania. He was proud to have grown up in this small town which provided him with a great variety of life experiences and established many life-long friends.

Ed graduated in 1948 from Dayton High School where he developed...

Dec 23, 2021

Imogene "Jean" (Brickell) Lowman, 98, of Scottsdale, AZ. (formerly of Indiana, Pa.) passed away on December 23, 2021 at the Hospice of the Valley, Scottsdale, Az.  She was born in Gypsy, Pa on October 27, 1923 to Roy and Mary Jane (Trimble) Brickell. She was youngest of nine children and last surviving member of her immediate family.

Jean is...

Dec 22, 2021

Edward Franklin Telford, 86, of Indiana, passed away Wednesday, December 22, 2021, at his residence.

Born in Indiana on February 3, 1935, to the late Lawrence and Erma (Penn) Telford, Ed graduated from Indiana High School in 1953.

Ed worked for Bell Telephone Company for 39 years as a lineman and phone installer, retiring in...

Dec 19, 2021

Roger Paul Davis, 64, of Indiana, passed away Sunday, December 19, 2021, in UPMC Altoona.  Born on December 30, 1956 to Roger Davis and the late Helen Zilleox in DuBois, PA, Roger graduated from DuBois Jeff Tech in 1974 and from Cambria Rowe, Johnstown in 2008.

He was employed by Goodwill Industries, JC Penny's, Champs Sports and...

Dec 19, 2021

Edward F. Rolling, 72, of Indiana, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 19, 2021 at UPMC East after a 26-year courageous battle with renal disease.

He was born on May 5, 1949, in Warren, PA to the late George F. and Mabel (Weber) Rolling. Ed was a member of St. Thomas More University Parish and a Third-Degree...

Dec 18, 2021

Gladys M. McIntire, 93, of Niles Ohio, formerly of Indiana, passed away at her daughter's home on Saturday, December 18, 2021.

She was born on November 30, 1928, in Dora, Jefferson County, to the late Ralph E. and Hilda (Hillwig) Bell. Gladys enjoyed bingo, roller skating, shopping and eating out.

Gladys is survived by her...

Dec 17, 2021

JoAnn Lewis, 81 of Homer City, passed away on Friday, December 17, 2021, in the Indiana Regional Medical Center.

She was born on September 24, 1940, in Yatesboro, PA, to the late Curtis and Pauline (Stiteler) Hockenberry.

JoAnn was a member of the Homer City United Presbyterian Church.  She also was an avid reader, and...

Dec 15, 2021

Ruth Arlene (Lydick) Moore, 88 of Indiana, passed away on Wednesday, December 15, 2021 in the Indiana Regional Medical Center.

Born on June 12, 1933 in Indiana to the late Homer Jay and Vernie Elizabeth (Russell) Lydick, Ruth lived in the Indiana and Rochester Mills area all her life. In her younger years, she worked for McCreary...

Dec 11, 2021

Rebecca Longwill, 93, of Tyrone, formerly of Indiana, PA, and Barnesboro, PA, passed away peacefully Saturday, December 11, 2021, at Epworth Manor Skilled Care in Tyrone.

She was born in Rural Valley, PA, daughter of the late Edwin and Christina (McLachlan) Boyer.

She graduated from Rural Valley High School in 1945 and attended Westminster College...

Dec 10, 2021

Doris Jean (Tomb) Adamson, 89, of Mesa, Arizona, passed away Friday, December 10, 2021, in Mesa, Arizona. She was born in Dilltown, in East Wheatfield Township on December 30,1931 to the late Frank W. and Elizabeth (West) Tomb.

Doris lived in Washington Township for 37 years, moving to Indiana for 15 years before relocating to Arizona in...

Nov 29, 2021

Elmer George "Bud" Shuster, 90 of Homer City, passed away on Monday November 29, 2021 at the Indiana Regional Medical Center. Born March 3, 1931, in Salem Township, Westmoreland County, he was a son of the late Isaac and Anna Ester (George) Shuster.

Bud, a US Army veteran, was employed in the packing room of Jeanette Glass...

Nov 26, 2021

Robert Henry, 93, of Indiana passed away on November 26, 2021 at his residence.  Born in Cherry Tree on September 25, 1928 to the late John Henry and Etta Mae (Hoover) Stavres, Bob graduated from Indiana High School in 1946 and Slippery Rock University in 1950.  He enlisted in the United States Army in 1951 and was honorably discharged...

Nov 24, 2021

Gay Elaine Zolocsik, 71, of Beyer, passed away on Wednesday, November 24, 2021 at her residence.

Gay was born in Kittanning in 1950 to Willard M. "Gype" and Dasibel (Jack) Reedy. She married John M. Zolocsik in 1975 and shared 45 years of marriage until he passed away on February 15, 2020. They had one son, Daniel...

Nov 24, 2021

Sharon "Jill" (Deemer) Carroll, 73, of Indiana, passed away on Wednesday, November 24, 2021 at her residence. She was born on September 9, 1948 in Punxsutawney to the late Emmer and Helen (Weber) Deemer.

Jill graduated in 1966 from Punxsutawney High School and married her husband Fred on April 24, 1967.  She worked for the Maple Leaf...

Nov 23, 2021

Evelyn Faye McCroskey, 79, of Shelocta, passed away peacefully, Tuesday, November 23, 2021, at Indian Haven Nursing Center.

Born March 28, 1942, in Cambridge, MD, she was a daughter of the late Leland and Vera (Hindman) Abbott.

Faye put herself through Indiana Teacher's College (IUP) where she earned her Bachelor's Degree.  She went on to...