OBITUARIES
Local obituaries in Indiana, PA.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
F. Elaine Stiteler
Nov 15, 2014
F. Elaine Stiteler, age 94, formerly of Indiana, died on Saturday, November 15, 2014 in Wilmington, DE. She was born in 1920 in Marienville, PA to Stacy M. and Genevieve M. McQuillan Carter. Elaine was a member of St. Bernard of Clairvaux Roman Catholic Church, Indiana. She resided in Indiana for 32 years before moving to Wilmington in 2011 to...
Sidney D. Ramsell
Nov 13, 2014
Sidney D. Ramsell, age 81, of Lucernemines, passed away on November 13, 2014 at his residence. He was born in 1933 in Kent, to Sidney D. and Mary E. Brown Ramsell. Sidney was a member of the Church of the Nazarene, Homer City. A veteran of the Korean War, he served in the US Army. He was employed by the...
Gertrude A Bruno
Nov 2, 2014
Gertrude Ann Bruno, 78, Home, PA, gracefully entered the presence of the Lord, following a courageous struggle with renal failure at IRMC on Sunday, Nov 2, 2014, All Souls' Day. Born in 1936, in Ernest, PA, to John and Anna (Zinzella) Liscinsky, Gert was a 1954 graduate of Indiana High School and Business College. A devote Roman Catholic, she had...
Susan Kovalchick
Oct 30, 2014
Susan Kovalchick, age 93, of Indiana, formerly of Sagamore, died on Thursday, October 30, 2014 at Indiana Regional Medical Center. She was born in 1920 in Sagamore to John and Mary Garber Wanchick. Mrs. Kovalchick was a member of St. Anne's Byzantine Catholic Church, Clymer, and had previously attended the Holy Protection of Mary Byzantine Catholic Church, Homer City, and...
Brenton Allan Mauk
Oct 23, 2014
Brenton A. Mauk, 19, of Bear, Delaware, passed away on October 23, 2014. He was born in 1994 to Russell and Leesa (Aitken) Mauk near Tampa, FL. He attended Love of Christ Church, Bear, DE. He was a Christian who recommitted his life to Jesus prior to leaving us. Brent loved skateboarding, hunting, fishing, archery, gardening, animals, and writing songs....
Richard B. Thomas
Oct 20, 2014
Richard B. Thomas, age 63, of Shelocta, passed away on Monday, October 20, 2014 at the Indiana Regional Medical Center. He was born in 1951 in Indiana to Dennis and Ethel Barr Thomas. Rich attended the Shelocta Community Presbyterian Church, and was a member of the Indiana Co. Fire Police, Wednesday Night Men's Bowling League at Greendale, and a former...
Patricia A. Davis
Oct 19, 2014
Patricia A. (Halaburda) Davis Patti, at the age of 71, went home to be with her Lord on October 19th, 2014, Mesa AZ. At her passing, she was with her husband of 45 years, Vaughn Davis, her daughter Tara, and son-in-law, Sidney Anderson. Patti lived the majority of her life in Brush Valley. She was a graduate of United High...
William J Yackuboskey
Oct 19, 2014
William J. Yackuboskey, age 57, of Homer City, (Black Lick Twp.) went home to his Lord Jesus to be reunited with his son, Nathan, on Sunday, October 19, 2014. He was born in 1957 in Indiana, to Anthony S. and Jessie M. Putt Yackuboskey. Bill graduated from Purchase Line High School in 1976. He was a member of the UMWA...
Mildred E. Smith
Oct 15, 2014
Mildred E. (Graham) Smith, age 94, of Homer City, (Black Lick Twp.) went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, October 15, 2014 at Moorehead Place where she resided during the past several years. The family would like to express their appreciation for the excellent care provided during her stay. She was born in 1920 in Indiana to Alex and...
Minoo D. Karanjia, Md
Oct 13, 2014
Minoo D. Karanjia, MD., age 78, of Indiana, passed away on Monday, October 13, 2014 at Communities of Indian Haven. He was born in 1935 in Mumbai, India, to Dinshawji and Meherbai Paymaster Karanjia. He was of Zorastrain faith and practiced his religion with full faith and he followed his Master Meher Baba. Dr. Karanjia was self-employed as an ENT...
Grace M. Filer
Oct 7, 2014
Grace M. Courtwright Filer, age 101, of Indiana, passed away Tuesday, October 7, 2014 at Communities of Indian Haven. She was born in 1913 in Rossiter to Armour J. and Carrie Pearce McFarland. Mrs. Filer was a member of the Christian & Missionary Alliance Church, Indiana, where she was active with the Golden Heirs' Senior Group, the Alliance Women, and...

