OBITUARIES

Aug 5, 2021

Wavie Yvonna (Shrum) McClelland, 96 of Saltsburg, PA passed away August 5, 2021 at the home of her daughter in Omaha, Nebraska.

The daughter of Orville B. and Bessie B. (Beason) Shrum, she was born May 4, 1925 in Saltsburg, PA.

Wavie worked as an LPN at Torrence State Hospital, Blairsville, retiring in 1991.

Jul 24, 2021

Patricia Anne (Tomlinson) Gazda, age 83, of Clarksburg, died Saturday, July 24, 2021 at her home.

Pat was a graduate of the Munhall High School.

She was born in 1938 in Homestead to Charles Warren and Martha Scott Tomlinson.

Mrs. Gazda was a Cub Scout Leader and a Girl Scout Leader for the...

Jul 23, 2021

Mary Madaline Kalanavich was a hard-working and generous wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and friend. She passed away peacefully in her home on July 23, 2021 at the age of 92.

Madaline was born to Robert and Lucy Loar in Midland, Maryland. She moved to Indiana, PA to manage the fountain at McCrory's Department Store, where she...

Jul 21, 2021

Lorna M. Cravener Lassick, age 92 of Indiana, died Wednesday, July 21, 2021 at Scenery Hill Manor Nursing Home.

Born in 1929 in Indiana County, she was the daughter of Elmer Walter and Alice Marie Dunmire Cravener.

Mrs. Lassick was a graduate of Horace Mann Elementary School and Indiana Junior and Senior High School in...

Jul 13, 2021

Delsie M. (Steele) Laney, age 88, of Marion Center, died Tuesday, July 13, 2021 at her residence.

She was born in 1932 in South Mahoning Twp. to F. Glenn and Mary Mabon Steele.

Delsie was a member of the Graystone Evangelical Presbyterian Church and the Foster Parents Association.

Mrs. Laney was educated as...

Jul 10, 2021

Helen M. "Peaches & Pete" McClure Yonitch, age 80, of Indiana, died Saturday, July 10, 2021 at St. Andrew's Village.

She was born in 1940 in Fulton Run to Albert and Ethel Isenberg McClure.

She was a certified nursing assistant at Beacon Ridge for 10 years. Additionally she worked at Fountain Green, the Greenery, and...

Jul 5, 2021

Gould F. "Fred" Schrock, age 85, died Monday July 5, 2021 at the Indiana Regional Medical Center.

He was born April 23, 1936 in Rockwood, PA, the son of Gould J. and Clara Sanner Schrock. He grew up on the family farm in Black Twp., Somerset Co., and in 1954 graduated from Rockwood High School. In 1958...

Jul 4, 2021

Calvin H. "Caddy" Isenberg, age 94 of Indiana, died Sunday, July 4, 2021 at his residence.

He was born in 1927 in Indiana to John and Ann Isenberg.

He had attended the Trinity United Methodist Church Indiana.

He was a veteran of WW II having served in the Merchant Marines.

Calvin...

Jul 3, 2021

Vivian B. (Bertolino) Pagano, age 100 of Indiana, died Saturday, July 3, 2021 at Rose Haven Personal Care Home, Indiana.

She was born in 1920 to Jerome and Mary A. Terrana Bertolino in Reed.

Vivian was a member of St. Bernard of Clairvaux Roman Catholic Church, Indiana.

Mrs. Pagano was a sales clerk...

Jun 30, 2021

Charles D. Sutton, 74, of Indiana, PA died peacefully at home Wednesday morning.  He was born in Indiana in 1946 to James and Garnet (Pierce) Sutton.

He attended Keith School and then graduated from IHS in 1964.  During the Vietnam Conflict, he served in the United States Air Force Security Service as an Intelligence Officer and worked...

Jun 25, 2021

Helen Mae Lewis , age 87 , of  Penn Run, died on Friday, June 25, 2021 at St. Andrews Village.

She  was born in 1934 to the late Clair T. and Freda M. (Penn) Gamble.

Helen was a member of Crete Presbyterian Church for her entire life.  She was a devoted mother raising 10 children. ...

Jun 19, 2021

Paula Ann Cummings, age 55, of  Indiana, died  on Saturday, June 19, 2021, at UPMC Shadyside Hospital in Pittsburgh.

She  was born in  1965 in Pittsburgh to Paul and Jeanne (Roth) Abbott.

Paula was a 1983 graduate of Churchill High School (now Woodland Hills High School) and received an Associate Degree from Allegheny County Community...

Jun 7, 2021

Miriam Ruth (Sauers) Stewart, 94, of Brush Valley, completed her journey home when she died peacefully at her home in Brush Valley, on Monday, June 7, 2021.

She was born in 1927 in Armagh, PA to William Charles and Myrtle (Wadsworth) Sauers.

Miriam was a homemaker and lived her life from age 2 in Brush...

May 29, 2021

Wilbur A. "Red or Ship" Shipley, age 86 of Blairsville, formerly of Salamanca, NY, Auburn, IN and Ridgeley, WV.

He was born in 1935 in Bidwell, Pa to Paul and Ruth Buzard Shipley.

Red attended the Blairsville Methodist Church and was a member of the Kawinis Club, and was a member of the F &...

May 8, 2021

Valerie V. Veshinfsky, age 92 of Indiana, passed away on Saturday, May 8, 2021 at Communities at Indian Haven.

She was born in 1928 in Dubois to John and Victoria Yuskalish Petrosky.

Valerie was a member of St Bernard of Clairvaux Roman Catholic Church, Indiana.

She was a registered nurse and was employed...

May 3, 2021

Barbara Lee Barrish age 72, of Indiana, died Monday, May 3, 2021 at St. Andrew's Village, Indiana.

She was born in 1948 in Indiana to John W. and Grace E. Smith Barrish

In the 1960's until 1971 she worked for the family business, "Barrish Atlantic Service" and Pine Cone Drive Inn.

Throughout the...

May 3, 2021

Linda Marie Kochvar, age 64 of Indiana, died Monday May 3, 2021 at her home.

She was born in 1957 in Gary, IN to Joseph and Rosemary Holm Kochvar.

She is survived by two brothers, Karl Kochvar, Chicago, IL; Mark Kochvar and wife Vicki Helgeson, Murrysville, PA; one niece Katja Kochvar.

She was...

Apr 30, 2021

Albert J. Baraniak, 77, of Indiana, PA, passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, April 30, 2021.  He was born September 10, 1943 in Jenners, PA.

Albert was a 1961 graduate of Conemaugh Township High School and a 1965 graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Albert entered the United States Army in service to...

Apr 25, 2021

Cheryl Lynn Kinter, age 69 of Homer City, died Sunday, April 25, 2021 at UPMC Montefiore Hospital in Pittsburgh.

Born in 1951 in Indiana, she was the daughter of the late Murray and Ethel (Fletcher) Hoover.

Cheryl was a homemaker.   She loved collecting angel figurines, spending time with her family and her boxer, T.

Mar 31, 2021

Fredrick I. Albright, age 79 of Arcadia, FL, formerly of Indiana, PA died Wednesday, March 31, 2021 Tidewell Hospice in Arcadia.

He was born in 1941 in Clearfield, PA to Robert and Sarah Kellar Albright.

He was a member of the American Legion, Homer City, and the Masonic Lodge in Arcadia, FL.

Mr....