OBITUARIES
Local obituaries in Indiana, PA.
Helena M. Smith
Oct 6, 2011
Dr. Helena M. Smith, beloved sister and aunt, died at age 87 on October 6, 2011 at St. Andrews Village in Indiana PA. Helena was born on a farm in Conemaugh Township to George and Vernetta (Stiffey) Smith. She was a lifelong educator and led a life filled with devotion to family, academic achievement, intellectual curiosity, and service to others....
Blaine C. Elkin
Oct 2, 2011
Obituary for Blaine C. Elkin Blaine C. Elkin, 91, of Indiana, passed away Sunday, October 2, 2011 at his home. He was born in 1920 to Samuel C. and Emma G. (Good) Elkin in Smicksburg. Blaine was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, Indiana, Indiana VFW Post 1989, American Legion, Indiana,. Blaine was a veteran of WWII serving in...
Chester R. Socol
Sep 28, 2011
Chester R. Socol, age 88, of Aultman, died Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at Beacon Ridge Nursing Home.. He was born 1923 in Ernest, to John and Tolifa Liszewski Socol. Mr. Socol was a member of the Church of the Good Shepherd, Kent, and the UMWA Local #1412. A veteran of WWII, he served in US Army in the Pacific Theatre...
Robert Frank Missien
Sep 19, 2011
Robert Frank Missien, age 81, of Indiana, died Monday, September 19, 2011 at Beacon Ridge Nursing Home. He was born in 1930 in Wexford, to Edward J. and ErnaVene Hetrick Missien. Bob was a member of St. Bernard of Clairvaux R.C. Church, and a life member of Knights of Columbus. He was also a member of the Indiana Lions Club....
Roberta Ann Carricato
Sep 15, 2011
Obituary for Roberta Ann (Bobbie Ann) Carricato Roberta Ann ( Bobbie Ann) Carricato, 60, of Clarksburg, passed away Thursday, September 15, 2011 at Latrobe Hospital. She was born in October, 1950 to Robert H. and B. Louise (Bryan) Reigh in Natrona Heights. Bobbie Ann was Catholic by faith, She was a housewife, mother, grandmother and greatgrandmother. She attended Apollo Ridge...
Albert C. Lucas Jr.
Sep 13, 2011
Obituary for Albert C. Lucas Jr. Albert C. Lucas Jr., 90, of Indiana, passed away Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at St. Andrew's Village, Indiana. He was born in 1921 to Albert C. Lucas Sr. and Ruth M. (Rice) Lucas in Wilmington , DE. Albert was a member of Church of the Saviour, Wayne, and attended Trinity United Methodist Church, Indiana....
Nathan William Yackuboskey
Sep 13, 2011
Obituary for Nathan W. Yackuboskey Nathan W. Yackuboskey, 33, of Homer City, passed away Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at his home. He was born in 1978 to William J. and Kathryn L (Johnson) Yackuboskey in Indiana. Nathan was a 1999 graduate of Indiana Sr. High School and also attended The University School and Homer Center Jr. High School. He loved...
John Leroy Shank
Sep 12, 2011
Obituary for John Leroy Shank John Leroy Shank, 85, of Shelocta, passed away Monday, September 12, 2011, at St. Andrew's Village. He was born April 17, 1926, to Blair and Wilda (Hicks) Shank in White Twp, Indiana County. Leroy was a member of the Church of Christ and was a lifelong resident of Indiana County. He was a veteran of...
Anna Bell I. Elkin
Sep 12, 2011
Anna Bell I. Elkin, 85, of Indiana, passed away with her loving family around her, Monday, September 12, 2011. She was born in 1925 to Glenn E. and Grace S. (Buchanan) McQuiston in Indiana County. Anna Bell was a member of Zion Lutheran Church for 55 years. She volunteered for the church bazaars. She enjoyed traveling with her husband and...
John Lopresti
Sep 7, 2011
John LoPresti, age 94, of Brush Valley, died Wednesday, September 7, 2011 at the Indiana Regional Medical Center. He was born in 1917 in Homer City, to Virgilio and Diega LoPresti. Mr. LoPresti was a member of the First Assembly of God Church, Indiana, where he was once active in home ministries. A veteran of WW II, he served in...
Dorothy L. Airgood
Aug 26, 2011
Dorothy L. Airgood, 94, of Indiana, passed away Friday, August 26, 2011 at Scenery Hill Manor. She was born in1917 to Lisle and Ada (VanHorn) Blystone in Marion Center. Dorothy was a member of the Homer City Christian Missionary Alliance Church. She enjoyed crafts, crocheting, spending time with her family. She is survived by two daughters, Betty Lydick, Indiana; Shirley...
Elwin Ray Morrow
Aug 20, 2011
Elwin Ray Morrow, 75, of Homer City, passed away peacefully to be with the Lord Saturday, Aug. 20, 2011, at his home. Born in Aultman on Oct. 29, 1935, he was the son of Mildred Wetzel and Omer Morrow. Elwin was a system analyst at FMC Corp. in Homer City for 44 years. He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather...
S. Jeannette Fulmer
Aug 19, 2011
S. Jeannette "Jan", (Mikesell) Fulmer, age 80, passed away Friday, August 19, 2011 at her home. She was born 1931 in Blacklick Twp., to Thomas H. Mikesell, Sr., and Fae McQuown Mikesell. She was a member of the Calvary Presbyterian Church, where she was an Elder, Deacon, Sunday School Teacher, and volunteered in the Church office. She also helped with...
Roger J. Spence
Aug 19, 2011
Roger J. Spence, age 68, passed away August 19, 2011 at Scenery Hill Manor, Indiana. He was born 1942 in Indiana, to Leonard J. and Dorothy M. Duncan Spence. He was employed as an over the road truck driver for 31 years, having worked for Wright Motor Lines for the past seven years. Roger is survived by his wife Carol...
Rosemary Ondrizek
Aug 18, 2011
Rosemary Ondrizek, of Indiana, died Thursday, August 18, 2011 at her home. She was born to Christopher and Carmella Maruca Gary. A funeral mass will be celebrated on Tuesday at 11 A.M. the Church of the Good Shepherd, Kent, with the Rev. Fr. Charles Esposito the celebrant. Inurnment will be made in the St. Bernard Mausoleum. The Bowser-Minich Funeral Home,...
Connie Townley
Aug 13, 2011
Connie (Miner) Townley, age 73, of Homer City, died Saturday, August 13, 2011 at the Indiana Regional Medical Center. She was born in 1937 in Mayburg, to G. Edward and Gertrude E. Wilson Miner. Mrs. Townley was a member of the Grace United Methodist Church. She was employed as a cashier at BiLo Marker for 30 years until her retirement...
Helen M. Brown
Aug 9, 2011
Helen M. "Honey" Brown, age 78, of Indiana, died Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at the Indiana Regional Medical Center. She was born in 1933 in Indiana Co. to Anthony and Anna Motsko Oleksinski. She was employed by IUP in the Co-Op Book Store where she managed the trade book section. Helen and her husband enjoyed traveling, and traveled throughout the...
Donald L. Garnham
Aug 8, 2011
Obituary for Donald L. Garnham Donald L. Garnham, age 93, of Indiana, formerly of Pittsburgh and Detroit, MI, died Monday, August 8, 2011 at Bethany Place. He was born in 1917 in Straffordville, Ontario, to Lewis Charles and Edna Jane Stratton Garnham. Mr. Garnham was a member of the Stark Road Gospel Hall in Livonia, MI. A veteran of WW...
Larry R. Smith
Aug 5, 2011
Obituary for Larry R. Smith Larry Roderick Smith, age 62, of Indiana, passed away Friday, August 5, 2011 at the Indiana Regional Medical Center. He was born 1948 in Charleston, WV to Shelby and Helen Ellis Smith. Mr. Smith was a member of the American Legion Port Alleghany Post #258, and the Red Barn Sportsman Club. He was a veteran...
Donna A. Olenchick
Aug 2, 2011
Obituary for Donna A. Olenchick Donna A. Olenchick, age 75, of Indiana, died Tuesday, August 2, 2011 at her home. She was born 1935 in Hastings, to George and Isabella Strittmatter Byrne. Mrs. Olenchick was a member of St. Bernard of Clairvaux R.C. Church, Indiana. She was co-owner of "Frank's Flowers" with her husband Frank and three sons. Donna is...

