OBITUARIES
Local obituaries in Indiana, PA.
Buddy D. Stewart
Mar 29, 2017
Buddy D. Stewart, age 86 of Indiana, died on Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at Beacon Ridge Nursing Home.
He was born in 1931 in Indiana to Harry and Hazel (Fyock) Stewart.
Mr. Stewart was a life-member of both the VFW Post 1989 and of the Indiana Volunteer Fire Company...
Elva V. Alsop
Mar 20, 2017
Elva V. Alsop, 98 of Penn Run, passed away on Monday, March 20, 2017, at the Communities of Indian Haven, Indiana, PA.
She was born in 1919 in Cherryhill Township, Indiana County, to Clyde and Lola Blanche (Martin) Mentch.
She was a member of the Harmony United Presbyterian Church in Penn Run, and also a...
J. Robert Derry
Mar 18, 2017
The morning paper lays, unread. The reader, J. Robert Derry, died March 18 2017, in his home. He was born March 3, 1923, the son of Lawrence R. and Florence Derry, of Barnesville, Ohio.
He was a graduate of Barnesville Ohio High School, Salutatorian of his class. He attended Ohio State University until February 1943, when he...
Helen Coyne
Mar 15, 2017
Helen Coyne, age 91, of Indiana, passed away on Tuesday, March 15, 2017 at the Indiana Regional Medical Center.
She was born in 1925 in Michigan to Stanley and Martha Tarloski.
Mrs. Coyne was a member of St. Bernard of Clairvaux Roman Catholic Church, Indiana,
Along with her husband, they owned and operated...
Joanne Altman
Mar 10, 2017
"Blessed are the pure in Heart: for they shall see God." Matthew 5:8.
In loving memory of JoAnne Altman, age 77 of Indiana, who passed away on Friday, March 10, 2017 at her home.
She was born in 1939 in Brunswick, GA and was raised in Jacksonville, FL.
JoAnne enjoyed gardening, flower arranging,...
Sheryl L. Cleveland
Mar 9, 2017
Sheryl L. (Toldi) Cleveland, age 65 of Indiana, died Thursday, March 9, 2017 at the Indiana Regional Medical Center.
She was born in 1951 in Iselin to Paul J. and Betty Jane Gallagher Toldi.
Sheryl was a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church in Indiana.
She was employed by the Indiana Borough as a Code Secretary for five years until her retirement...
Dr. Michael Joseph Cavoto
Mar 9, 2017
Dr. Michael Joseph Cavoto, 82 of Naples, Florida, passed away on Thursday, March 9, 2017 in Austin, Texas, following a courageous 4-year battle with cancer.
Michael was born in 1935, in Barnesboro, Pennsylvania, the son of the late Anthony and Dora Cavoto. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from St. Francis College in Loretto,...
David J. Brown
Mar 7, 2017
David J. Brown, age 93 of Indiana, died Tuesday, March 7, 2017 at the Indiana Regional Medical Center.
He was born in 1924 in Ernest to Charlton and Margaret Jones Brown.
Dave attended the Calvary United Methodist Church, Brush Valley. He was a...
Robert P. Coulter
Mar 4, 2017
Robert P. Coulter age 90, of West Lebanon, died Saturday, March 4, 2017 at St. Andrew's Village. He was born in 1926 in Vandergrift to J. Paul and Josephine Sirk Coulter. Bob was a member of the West Lebanon Church of God, and the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local #66 in Indiana. Additionally, he had served...
Romayne Nolan Mitsko
Feb 27, 2017
Romayne (Nolan) Mitsko, age 95, of Indiana, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, February 27, 2017 at the Indiana Regional Medical Center.
She was born in 1921 in Martindale to Paul and Gertrude Mobley Nolan.
Mrs. Mitsko was an active member of the Full Gospel...
Kristina Nicole Sergent
Feb 25, 2017
Kristina N. Sergent, age 22 of Indiana, died on February 25, 2017 in Columbus, OH.
She was born in 1994 at Langley Air Force Base in Hampton Roads, VA to Brian and Preeti Sergent.
Krissy was a member of St. Thomas More University Parish, in Indiana and in Columbus,...
Helen V. Moore
Feb 22, 2017
Helen V. Moore, age 89 of Home, died Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at Communities of Indian Haven.
She was born in 1927 to Floyd and Thelma Short McMillen.
Mrs. Moore was a member of the Presbyterian Church...
Brian J. Hughes
Feb 20, 2017
Brian J. Hughes, age 83, of Indiana, died Monday, February 20, 2017 at his home.
He was born in 1933 in Pittsburgh to John J. and Salena M. Burns Hughes.
Mr. Hughes was a member of St....
Lynette R. Clawson
Feb 11, 2017
Lynette R. Clawson age 35 of Indiana, died Saturday, February 11, 2017 at the Indiana Regional Medical Center after a two year battle with ovarian cancer.
She was born in 1981 in Greenville to Ron and Betty Maxwell O'Hearn.
Kathryn I. Shields
Feb 11, 2017
Kathryn Irene (Moore) Shields, age 94 of Indiana, died Saturday, February 11, 2017 at the Indiana Regional Medical Center.
She was born in 1922 in Lockhart, SC to Clarence C. and Bertha E. Allen Moore.
Kathryn was...
Harold G. Treese, Sr.
Jan 27, 2017
Harold G. Treese, Sr., age 81 of Indiana, died Friday, January 27, 2017 at Beacon Ridge Nursing Home after a long battle with Parkinson's Disease.
He was born in 1935 in Arcadia to George Richard and Grace Ellen Hadden Treese.
Mr. Treese was self-employed as a contractor for 45...
Irene Elizabeth Takach
Jan 26, 2017
Irene E. Takach, age 89, of Indiana, died Thursday, January 26, 2017 at Beacon Ridge Nursing Home.
She was born in 1927 in New Park to Robert and Millicent Blevins.
Mrs. Takach was a graduate of the York Hospital Nursing Program in York, PA. For a short time she...
Harold 'Budd' Mottarn, Jr.
Jan 22, 2017
Harold R. "Budd" Mottarn, Jr., age 71, of Home, died Sunday, January 22, 2017 at his home.
He was born in 1945 in Punxsutawney to Harold R. Mottarn, Sr., and Margaret J. Williams Mottarn.
A veteran of...
Thomas Elliott, Sr.
Jan 19, 2017
Thomas E. Elliott, Sr., age 66 of Indiana, died Thursday, January 19, 2017 at the UPMC Presbyterian Hospital .
He was born in 1950 in Indiana to Elmer and Mary Grove Elliott.
Tom was a graduate of...
Aleen D. Griffith
Jan 17, 2017
Blanche "Aleen" Dugan Griffith, age 92 of Marion Center , died Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at the Indiana Regional Medical Center .
She was born in 1924 in Indiana , to Alfred S. Dugan, Jr., and Blanche Mock Dugan.

