Obituaries

Jan 22, 2015

Clarence J. "Hans" Arnold , 98, of 640 Cedar Road, St. Marys, died on Thursday, January 22, 2015 following a short illness. He was born on April 8, 1916, a son the late George and Mary Rumpelein Arnold. On June 14, 1943, he married Grace E. Parisi, who preceded him in death on May 22, 1997 from...

Jan 21, 2015

Alice E. Rigard , 96, of 515 North St. Marys Road, St. Marys, died on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at Pinecrest Manor following a short illness. She was born on June 20, 1918, a daughter of the late Joseph Hannibal and Genevieve Geitner Hannibal Wilhelm. On January 18, 1937 in Olean, NY, she married Francis A. Rigard,...

Jan 21, 2015

William O. Emmert , 92, of 522 Walnut Street, St. Marys, died on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at his home. He was born on November 14, 1922, a son of the late William and Theresa Miller Emmert. On April 19, 1947 in St. Joseph Church in Force, he married Concetta "Jennie" Cataldi Emmert, who survives. Mr. Emmert...

Jan 14, 2015

Cloy O. Rhines , 84, of 110 Lecker Road, St. Marys, died on Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at his home. He was born on June 12, 1930, in Hallton, PA, a son of the late Ralph and Frances Simmerline Rhines. He married Beverly Bankovic Rhines at Queen of the World Church, she survives. Cloy's life can be...

Jan 7, 2015

Timothy A. Floravit, 35, of 140 Baker Road, Beaver Falls, and formerly of St. Marys where he was born and raised, died on Wednesday, January 7, 2015 following injuries sustained in an accident in Clarion County. He was born on October 30, 1979, a son of  Allen and Karen Facchine Floravit. On September 04, 2010 in St. Marys, he married...

Jan 6, 2015

Renee L. Streich , 38, of 759 Johnsonburg Road, St. Marys, died on Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at Penn Highlands Elk following a lengthy illness. She was born on July 25, 1976, a daughter of the late Richard Streich, who preceded her in death on June 1, 1995 and Kathi Snyder Streich, who survives of St. Marys....

Dec 20, 2014

Jeanette T. "Janet" Yonker , 89, of 155 W. Mill Street, Ridgway, died on Saturday, December 20, 2014 at her home. She was born on Wednesday, November 18, 1925, a daughter of the late Wilfred and Clara Young Neubert. On July 30, 1960 in St. Benedict's in Daguscahonda, she married Paul Yonker, who survives. Janet was a...

Dec 13, 2014

Adam M. Wolfel, 23, of 126 Beech Road, St. Marys, died suddenly on Saturday, December 13, 2014 at his home. He was born on February 14, 1991 in St. Marys, a son of Michael and Jane Ritter Wolfel, who survive. Adam was a graduate of SMAHS, class of 2009.  After graduation, he joined the United States Marine Corps and...

Dec 5, 2014

Mary L. Bennett , 80, a resident of Elk Haven Nursing Home and formerly of 139 Wendel Road, St. Marys, died on Friday, December 5, 2014 at the nursing home following a lengthy illness. She was born on February 23, 1934, a daughter of the late Irvin and Madeline Minnick Wonderly. On June 14, 1953, she married...

Dec 2, 2014

Anthony C. "Charlie" Distler , 78, of 249 Rightmeyer Street, St. Marys, died on Tuesday, December 2, 2014 at at his home. He was born on May 14, 1936, a son of the late Charles and Emma Eckert Distler. Charlie attended St. Marys Parochial Schools and retired from Stackpole Carbon Company after many years of service.  He...

Nov 30, 2014

Grace C. Gregory , 90, a resident of Elk Haven Nursing Home, and formerly of 596 S. St. Marys Street, St. Marys, died on peacefully on Sunday, November 30, 2014 at Elk Haven Nursing Home following a lengthy illness.

She was born on August 11, 1924, in Rasselas, a daughter of the late Maurice and...

Nov 21, 2014

John H. Clark , 60, of 105 Darr Street, St. Marys, died peacefully at his home on Friday, November 21, 2014. He was born on January 30, 1954, a son of the late Robert and Margaret McDonald Clark. John was a graduate of Ridgway High School, class of 1972 and a veteran of the U.S. Army, having...

Nov 21, 2014

Theresa M. McFall , 49, of 759 Johnsonburg Road, St. Marys, died on Friday, November 21, 2014 at UPMC Montefiore Hospital in Pittsburgh following a lengthy illness. She was born on August 12, 1965, a daughter of the late James Dornish and Helen Samick Dornish Beck Fredrickson, who survives of St. Marys. Theresa was a lifelong resident...

Nov 18, 2014

Dorothy M. "Patty" Kronenwetter , 90, of 463 Maple Street, St. Marys, died on Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at Elk Haven Nursing Home. She was born on May 22, 1924, a daughter of the late Herbert and Anna Kronenwetter Lion. On July 19, 1950  in St. Marys, she married Cyril Kronenwetter, who preceded her in death in...

Nov 16, 2014

Deborah A. Kronenwetter , 58, of 91 Wes Ln., St. Marys, died suddenly Sunday, Nov. 16, 2014 at her home. She was born Nov. 3, 1956, a daughter of Richard Johnston and the late Helen Goodrow Johnston, who preceded her in death Jan. 26, 2010. On April 8, 2006, she married David Kronenwetter, who survives. Debbie was...

Nov 13, 2014

Glen F. Daniel, 64, of St. Marys, died Thursday afternoon, Nov. 13, 2014, surrounded by close friends and loved ones. He was born Sept. 15, 1950 in St. Marys, a son of the late James and Eileen Hepner Daniel. Glen graduated from Alford State College where he began his career as a high school biology teacher. The last 20...

Nov 8, 2014

Lynn Ann Cunningham , 56, of 120 Carbon Road, St. Marys, died at her home on Saturday, November 8, 2014 surrounded by her loving family.

She was born on September 2, 1958, in St. Marys, a daughter of the late Harold and Doris Goodreau Sherry.

On August 26, 1977, she married...

Oct 15, 2014

Elizabeth A. "Betty" Learn , 82, of Omaha, Nebraska and formerly of St. Marys, died on Wednesday, October 15, 2014 at Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha after a short illness. She was born on Friday, November 13, 1931, a daughter of the late Francis and Irene Miller Ehrensberger. On December 31, 1956 in Queen of the...

Oct 12, 2014

Dennis C. Mertz , 55, of 558 Brusselles Street, St. Marys, died unexpectedly on Sunday, October 12, 2014 at his home. He was born on September 30, 1959, a son of the late Walter Mertz and Anna Mae Wilson Mertz, who survives of St. Marys. On March 14, 1987 in Queen of the World Church, he married...

Oct 4, 2014

Nancy C. Dinsmore , 75, of 400 Main Street, Kersey, died on Saturday, October 4, 2014 at her home followed by a brief illness. She was born on January 20, 1939, a daughter of the late Harold and Doris Goodreau Sherry. On July 5, 1958 in St. Bonaventure in Olean, NY, she married Charles Dinsmore, who preceded...