All Obituaries

Margaret Lucille Shenk, 86, of Punxsutawney, passed away on Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at Punxsutawney Area Hospital. She was born on July 25, 1933 in Arcadia, a daughter of the late Mike and Anna (Monoskey) Godo. Margaret became the wife of John Thomas Shenk in Lititz, Pennsylvania.  John preceded her in death in 1974. Following the loss of her husband, she worked very hard to provide for herself and her son. She worked as a cafeteria worker at Mary A. Wilson for many years, she...

Richard “Dick” Lee Pearce, 70, of Punxsutawney, passed away on Sunday, February 23, 2020 at UPMC Shadyside Hospital in Pittsburgh. He was born on September 29, 1949, a son of the late Claude L. and Frances (Bair) Pearce. On August 31, 1968 he married the love of his life, Darleane Kay Reagle.  Together they enjoyed fifty-one years of marriage and raised a family.  He would drop everything to be there to help one of his kids.  He had an amazing ability to fix most...

Mary M. Young, of Harmony Road, Punxsutawney, PA went home to the Lord on Friday, February 21, 2020. Mary was born on April 22,1926 in Reynoldsville, PA.  She was a daughter of the late Leo C. and Mary C. (Hetrick)Biggie.  She grew up in Reynoldsville and graduated from Reynoldsville High School with the Class of 1944.  After high school, Mary worked for Cameron War Plant, secretly making parts for torpedoes for the war effort. She married Donald D. Young of Punxsutawney on...

Lois Irene Kishel, 80, of Big Run, passed away on Monday, February 10, 2020 at home. She was born on December 08, 1939 in Mars, Butler County, a daughter of the late Charles Owen Gray and Gemella Alberta (Fike) Gray. She was a graduate of Sykesville Henderson High School. Lois attended First Church of God in Punxsutawney. Her husband, John Carl Kishel preceded her in death August 03, 1993. She worked as a secretary in her younger years, later in life she went back to school and became a...

Ronald Eugene Pahel, 59, of Rossiter, passed away on Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at Punxsutawney Area Hospital. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, a son of the late Henry Alfred Pahel and Norma Jean (Keller) Pahel. Ron was lovingly cared for as a resident of Westside Manor in Rossiter for over fifteen years.  His caretaker said that he was a “Jewel” and everybody loved him.  He was a quiet reserved man that was easy to be around, his presence will be missed.  One...

Jean Trithart, 96 of Punxsutawney, passed away Sunday, February 02, 2020 at Evergreen Assisted Living in Washington, PA. She was born in 1923 in Clymer, the oldest daughter of Max E. Sprow and Jannetta J. (Conrad) Sprow. Jean was a 1940 graduate of Punxsutawney Area High School. She was a lifelong member of the Cloe United Methodist Church, serving as the church organist well into her eighties.  She was also a member of the Order of Eastern Star. On April 1, 1944, in Trenton, New...

On January 31, 2020, there was much rejoicing in heaven as James F. Weisel, 85, of Strattanville, PA, joined his beloved wife, Myrna, who preceded him to glory. Jim was born on January 20, 1935, in Scottdale, PA to H. Arthur and Anna Margaret (Cable) Weisel. The oldest of four children, he spent time accompanying his father to work in an auto shop, enjoyed outdoor activities, and played drums in his high school band. Sgt. Weisel began a 35 year career in the Pennsylvania State Police in...

Tammy Jo (Haddow) Courteau, 38, 0f Penfield passed away on Thursday, January 30, 2020 as a result of a motor vehicle accident. She was born in DuBois, on February 27, 1981 a daughter of the late Gary Edwin Haddow and the late Cathy Jean (Emerick) Haddow. Tammy was a 1999 graduate of Punxsutawney Area High School. She had a special relationship with her paternal grandmother, Dorothy Haddow of Cape Coral, Florida.  Her grandmother related that Tammy was always loving and took the time...

Mary Margarette Hemmis, 98, formerly of Belshazzer Road, Brookville passed away on Saturday, January 18, 2020 at UPMC Chautaugua in Jamestown, New York. She was born in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania on May 23, 1921 a daughter of the late Henry Jasper Plotner and Birdie Irene (Swigert) Plotner. On December 25, 1935, at the age of fourteen, she married her sweetheart, James Garfield Hemmis.  Together they had fifty-one years of marriage, before James passed away in 1986. Mrs. Hemmis...

William “Bill” Paul Stump, 82 of New Milford, Connecticut passed away from Pneumonia on Friday, January 17, 2020 at New Milford, Connecticut. William was born November 24, 1937, in Big Run, a son of the late Ward C. Stump and Mary (Longnaker) Stump. He enjoyed spending time with his daughter and two grandchildren. He also enjoyed going to flea markets and working on and collecting antique clocks.  He loved the outdoors and enjoyed hunting with family in Big Run. He is...