OBITUARIES
Local obituaries in Indiana, PA.
Harry Edward Spielman
Feb 19, 2011
Harry Edward Spielman, age 97, of Indiana, passed away Saturday, February 19, 2011 at Beacon Ridge Nursing Home. He was born 1913 in McKeesport, to Kaspar and Caroline Mueller Spielman. Mr. Spielman was a veteran of WW II, having served in the US Army. Formerly of McKeesport, he owned and operated a grocery store in White Oak for nine years,...
Mary L. Rine
Feb 17, 2011
Mary L. Rine, age 67, of Indiana, died Thursday, February 17, 2011 at her home. She was born in 1943 in Moundsville, WV, to Douglas and Alberta South Long. Mrs. Rine was a member of the Grace United Methodist Church. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She was also a homemaker having resided in Indiana since 1972. She...
Edward D. Fleming Jr.
Feb 16, 2011
Edward Dale Fleming, Jr., age 72, of Creekside, died Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at his home. He was born in 1938 in Indiana, to Dale and Mazie Spencer Fleming. Ed was a member of the Plumcreek United Presbyterian Church, an avid hunter and lifetime member of the Shelocta Sportsman Club, the Keystone Sportsman Club, the UMWA #1412, and a lifetime...
Sara May Shankle
Feb 16, 2011
Sara May Shankle, age 83, of Indiana, went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at her home. She was born in 1927 in Vandergrift, to Ward C. and Zella May Mottarn. Mrs. Shankle was a devoted Christian woman and attended the Bethel Presbyterian Church where she was a member of the Missionary Society, a church Deacon,...
Evelyn C. Huey
Feb 15, 2011
Evelyn C. (Manges) Huey, age 97, of Aultman, died Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at Beacon Ridge Nursing Center. She was born in 1913 in Ligoner, to George and Ellen Stouffer Manges. Mrs. Huey was a member of the Jacksonville Presbyterian Church and the Women's Missionary Society. She was a wife, mother, and housewife, having resided in Aultman since 1942. Evelyn...
Edward Harrison Grove
Jan 27, 2011
Edward Harrison Grove, age 79, of Indiana, died Thursday, January 27, 2011 at the Indiana Regional Medical Center. He was born in 1931 in Indiana to Howard W. and Gertrude M. Mauk Grove. Mr. Grove was a member of the American Legion, Indiana. A veteran of the Korean War, he served in the US Air Force as an airplane mechanic....
Lawrence V. Dunlap
Jan 24, 2011
Lawrence V. Dunlap, age 85, of Indiana, died Monday, January 24, 2011 at the Indiana Regional Medical Center. He was born in 1925 in Cherry Tree, to Alvin and Gertrude Mathers Dunlap. Larry was a member of the Grace United Methodist Church, the F and AM Masonic Lodge #313, the Altoona Consistory, the Jaffa Shrine, and the UMWA Local #6986....
Loretta Pina
Jan 21, 2011
Loretta "Belle" Pina, age 73, of Indiana, died Friday, January 21, 2011 at her home. She was born in 1937 in Milton, to Roland A. and Iva M. Eagle Shrauger. Mrs. Pina was a member of St. Bernard of Clairvaux R.C. Church. She was a homemaker, a loving mother and grandmother. She enjoyed knitting, crocheting, Polka dancing with her loving...
Donald C. Mcclelland
Jan 4, 2011
Donald C. McClelland, age 71, of Home, died Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at the Indiana Regional Medical Center. He was born in 1939 in Armstrong Co., to Earl McClelland and Charlotte Galentine McClelland Stiteler. Don served in the US Navy on the USS Independence as a peacetime veteran. He was employed by Stockdale Transport of Dayton as a truck driver...
W. Parker Ruddock
Dec 16, 2010
W. Parker Ruddock, age 82, of Naples, FL, formerly of Indiana, passed away Thursday, December 16, 2010 at the Naples Community Hospital.. He was born in 1928 in Indiana, to William McClave Ruddock, II, and Dorothy Parker. Judge Ruddock was a member of the Calvary Presbyterian Church. A veteran of the Korean War, he served in the US Army. Judge...
Kenneth M. Weaver
Dec 16, 2010
Kenneth M. Weaver, age 71, of Home, passed away Thursday, December 16, 2010 at the Armstrong Co. Hospital. He was born in 1939 in Smicksburg to Milo and Maxine Cornman Weaver. Ken was a veteran of the Cuban Missile Crisis having served in the US Army. He received a BS degree from IUP, a Master degree from Duquesne Univ., and...
Helen K. Degaetano
Dec 16, 2010
Helen K. DeGaetano, aged 82 of Indiana, went peacefully to be with God December 16, 2010, surrounded by her family at her home. The devoted wife to the late James B. DeGaetano, beloved mother to James A., Helen, Virginia, and Carol, and adored grandmother to Christina, Joshua, Victoria, Andrea, Brett, James, Angela, Maria, and Teresa, and great grandmother to Adonis,...
Cassandra Lynn Silvis
Dec 13, 2010
Cassandra Lynn Silvis, age 15, passed away December 13, 2010. She died at her home in Brush Valley. "BaBy BaBoo" is survived by her family, brothers John and Stephen, mother Maryanna, and father Steve, and her sister and best friend Jenn. Baby will be missed so much and is now watching down on us from heaven. "She was the most...
Helena W. Godek
Dec 11, 2010
Helena W. Godek, age 88, of Indiana, passed away Saturday, December 11, 2010 at Kenbrook Personal Care Home. She was born in 1922 in Pittsburgh, to John and Bernice Jaworski Wisneski. Mrs. Godek was a member of the Church of the Good Shepherd, Kent. A resident of Sterling Heights, MI for 37 years, she worked as an LPN and as...
Gilbert E. Hoffman
Dec 9, 2010
Rev. Gilbert E. Hoffman, age 88, if Indiana, passed away, Thursday, December 9, 2010 at his home. He was born in 1922, to Josiah and Goldie Cage Hoffman. Rev. Hoffman was currently a member of the Grace United Methodist Church, Indiana. He served the Methodist Church for 35 years at Erie, Sharon, Pittsburgh where he was District Superintendant of the...
Bernard Prato
Dec 7, 2010
Bernard Prato, age 80, of Homer City, passed away Tuesday, December 7, 2010 at the Shadyside UPMC Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was born in 1930 in Homer City, to John and Concetta Calabrese Prato. Mr. Prato was a member of Our Lady of the Assumption R.C. Church, Lucernemines; and the Redbarn Sportsman Club. A veteran of the Korean War he served...
Richard R. Snyder
Nov 24, 2010
Richard R. Snyder, age 72, of Marion Center, passed away Wednesday, November 24, 2010 at Indiana Regional Medical Center. He was born in 1938 in Indiana, to Allen and Verda Prugh Snyder. Dick was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Marion Center. Formerly a resident of Chadds Ford, PA, he was employed as a teacher, coach, and athletic...
Laura Wood Martin
Nov 21, 2010
Laura Wood Martin, age 96, of Indiana, formerly of Mt. Lebanon, PA, passed away Sunday, November 21, 2010 at Beacon Ridge Nursing Home. She was born in 1914 in Pittsburgh, PA to David Leo Hotchkiss and Justine Wood. Mrs. Martin has been a member of St. Bernard and St. Thomas More parishes since her move to Indiana in 2003. Mrs....
Anna B. Lesneskie
Nov 21, 2010
Anna B. Lesneskie, age 94, of West Lebanon, formerly of Clune, passed away Sunday, November 21, 2010 at the Allegheny General Hospital. She was born in 1916 in Luzernemines, to Andrew J. and Barbara Dora Kapu Bodnar. She was employed at Federal Laboratories for 26 years until her retirement in 1978. Anna was involved in politics for many years. She...
Donald R. Platter
Nov 21, 2010
Donald R. Platter, age 78, of Indiana, passed away Sunday, November 21, 2010 at the Indiana Regional Medical Center. He was born in 1932 in Wellsburg, WV to Herman and Susanne Geris Platter. Mr. Platter served in the US Coast Guard during the Korean War. Don lived his Christian faith with generosity and kindness, sharing his love with those in...

