OBITUARIES


Local obituaries in Indiana, PA.

Richard C. King,, Sr.

Richard C. King,, Sr.

Jan 17, 2015

Richard C. King, Sr., age 85 of Indiana, died on Saturday January 17, 2015 at the Communities of Indian Haven. He was born in 1929 in Indiana to Ira and Miriam McCombs King and grew up in Indiana and Pittsburgh on the top of Mt. Washington. He was a graduate of Indiana High School. Rich was a member of the...

Donald A. Frederick

Donald A. Frederick

Jan 14, 2015

Donald A. Frederick, age 87, of Strongstown, passed away on Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at Indiana Regional Medical Center. He was born in 1927 in Johnstown to Elmer and Agnes Kurtz Frederick. Mr. Frederick was a member of the Independent Traditional Holiness Church, Indiana, the VFW Post #7605, Twin Rocks, and a former member of several gun clubs and was...

L. Larue Stewart

L. Larue Stewart

Jan 6, 2015

L. Larue (Fairman) Stewart, age 83, of Indiana, formerly of Washington Twp., passed away on Tuesday, January 6, 2015, at Communities of Indian Haven. She was born in Burrell Township, PA in 1931 to John Lloyd and Ethel May Lukehart Stewart. She was a member of the PSEA. A graduate of Indiana High School in 1949, and received her Bachelor's...

Matthew D. Rethi

Matthew D. Rethi

Jan 6, 2015

Matthew D. Rethi, age 32, of Indiana, passed away Tuesday, January 6, 2015 in Indiana. He was born 1982 in Indiana, to Daniel and Lori Jadzak Rethi. Matt was a graduate of the Marion Center Area High School in 2001. He enlisted in the US Marine Corp and served four years with two tours in Iraq where he received the...

Edgar W. Wilderson

Edgar W. Wilderson

Jan 3, 2015

Obituary for Edgar W. Wilderson Edgar W. "Eddie" Wilderson, age 84, of Indiana, passed away on Saturday, January 3, 2015 at .Scenery Hill Manor. He was born in 1930 in Weehawken, NJ to Edgar and Mary Frussnar Wilderson. Eddie was a member of St. Bernard of Clairvaux Roman Catholic Church, the VFW Post #1982, and a former member of St....

Virginia M. Parker

Virginia M. Parker

Dec 31, 2014

Virginia M. Parker, age 96, of Indiana, died Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at her home. She was born in 1918 in Johnstown, to Frank and Gertrude Conrad Craig. Mrs. Parker was a member of St. Bernard of Clairvaux R.C. Church, Indiana, and the Catholic Daughters of America. A veteran of WW II she served as a WAAC in the...

Helen Dale Cooke Cunningham

Helen Dale Cooke Cunningham

Dec 28, 2014

Helen Dale Cooke Cunningham, age 75, of Indiana, died on Sunday, December 28, 2014, at St. Andrew's Village, Indiana. She was born in 1939 in Kittanning to Charles Wallace and Martha Jane Bowser Cooke. She was a past board member of the Visiting Nurses' Association of Indiana, a charter Member of the IUP chapter of Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honor...

Ellen Coy

Ellen Coy

Dec 22, 2014

Ellen Coy, age 99, formerly of Marion Center, died on Monday, December 22, 2014 at the Indiana Regional Medical Center. She was born in 1915 in Dubois to Jordie and Elizabeth Redicliff Calvert. Mrs. Coy was a member of the Hilltop Baptist Church. She loved cooking and sharing with her friends at Clairvaux Commons. Her specialty was peanut butter fudge....

E. Steve Sirochman

E. Steve Sirochman

Dec 11, 2014

Eugene "Steve" Sirochman, age 57, of Home, passed away Thursday, December 11, 2014 at his home. He was born in 1957 in Kittanning, to John and Mary C. Blazavich Sirochman. Steve was a member of St. Jude Thaddeus Byzantine Catholic Church, Ernest, the Sagamore VFW, and the Punxsutawney LOOM. He was employed by Penn Mechanical Group as a truck driver,...

James L. Turnbull

James L. Turnbull

Dec 10, 2014

James L. Turnbull, 79, of Indiana, was called home to be with his heavenly Father on December 10, 2014 . The son of the late Mae (Miller) and Henry Turnbull; He was born in 1935 in Waterman, PA. After graduating in 1954 from Elders Ridge High School he was employed by Indiana Wholesale for 30 years and was owner of...

M. Carol Nayland

M. Carol Nayland

Dec 9, 2014

M. Carol Naylon, age 62, of Indiana, passed away on Tuesday, December 9, 2014 at Scenery Hill Manor. She was born in 1952 in Indiana, to Howard and Margie Galonis Peterson. Mrs. Naylon was a member of St. Bernard of Clairvaux R.C. Church, Indiana. She was self-employed as a beautician for 40 years, operating and managing Margie's L'Art De Coiffure...

Robert Mcnutt

Robert Mcnutt

Dec 8, 2014

Robert "Kentucky" McNutt, 65, Indiana, passed away suddenly at his home on December 8, 2014, and is now pain free and at peace with his Lord and Savior. His family is blessed for the time they had. He was born in 1949 to William E. and Beulah M. (Penrod) McNutt in Indiana, PA. Kentucky was a member of the Faith...

Delores P. Labay

Delores P. Labay

Dec 8, 2014

Delores P. Labay, age 88, of Sagamore, passed away Monday, December 8, 2014 at her home and the house in which she was born in 1926 in Sagamore, to Michael and Stella Rutosky Slencsak. Delores graduated from Cowanshannock Twp. High School in 1945. She then attended and graduated from Mason Felix Beauty Academy in Pittsburgh in 1946. For fifty seven...

William T. Rust

William T. Rust

Dec 6, 2014

William T. Rust, age 82, of Penn Run, passed away on Saturday, December 6, 2014 at his home. He was born in 1932 in Wilkinsburg, to William T. and Imogene T. McCall Cleland. Bill was a member of the Plum Creek Masonic Lodge, Monroeville, and the Indiana Flyers Club. He was employed as a plumber for Ryan Homes for 15...

Paul R. Rogel

Paul R. Rogel

Dec 5, 2014

Paul R. Rogel, age 54, passed away Friday, December 5, 2014 at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh after a brief illness. He was born in 1960 in Indiana to John and Ruth Pollock Rogel. Paul was a member of the Church of the Good Shepherd, Kent. He was a 1978 graduate of the Apollo-Ridge High School and Lenape Vo-Tech. He was...

Bernatha 'Red' Harsh

Bernatha 'Red' Harsh

Nov 30, 2014

Bernatha Harsh, age 102, of Indiana, formerly of Lucernemines, died on Sunday, November 30, 2014 at Communities of Indian Haven. She was born in 1912 in Coral to Jacob and Catherine Clawson Miller. Mrs. Harsh was a former member of the Blacklick Methodist Church. She was a homemaker and had resided in Lucernemines since 1969 until she moved for health...

Sandra M. Pelky

Sandra M. Pelky

Nov 25, 2014

Sandra M. Pelky, age 63, of Indiana, passed away on Tuesday, November 25, 2014 at her home. She was born in 1951 in Indiana to Raymond and Eleanor McCormick Syphers. Mrs. Pelky was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Indiana; and a life member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the VFW Post #6555, Sagamore....

Jean W. Beatty

Jean W. Beatty

Nov 22, 2014

Jean W. Beatty, age 96, formerly of Marion Center, passed away Saturday, November 22, 2014 at Communities of Indian Haven. She was born in 1918 in Pittsburgh, to James W. and Von Ashbaugh Weaver. Jean was a member Presbyterian Church of Marion, and a former member of Plum Creek Valley Grange. Mrs. Beatty was a homemaker, she enjoyed cookie making...

Ronald M. Orenak

Ronald M. Orenak

Nov 20, 2014

Ronald Mark Orenak, age 62, of Indiana, passed away on November 20, 2014 at his home. He was born in 1952 in McKeesport to Howard and Anne Yablonsky Orenak. Ron was a member of the Holy Protection of Mary Byzantine Catholic Church, Homer City. He was also a 20-year member of the Indiana Volunteer Fire Association, a retired PIAA football...

Ruth Marie Deabenderfer

Ruth Marie Deabenderfer

Nov 17, 2014

Ruth Marie Deabenderfer, age 89, of Indiana, passed away Monday, November 17, 2014 at the Indiana Regional Medical Center. She was born in 1925 in Rayne Twp. to Clarence M. Byers, Sr., and Dorothy V. Cunningham Ruffner. Ruth was a member of the Graystone Presbyterian Church, the Appalachian Wagon Train, the Ohio Wagon Train, the Bend of the River Wagon...

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