Obituaries

May 15, 2014

Robert E. Hedberg , 73, of 459 Main Street, Kersey, died suddenly on Thursday, May 15, 2014 at his home. He was born on March 19, 1941, a son of the late John and Evadna Ninnis Hedberg. Bob was a lifelong resident of the area and a member of St. Boniface Church.  He retired from Stackpole Carbon...

May 10, 2014

James A. "Jimboi" Piccirillo , 73, of 132 Teaberry Road, St. Marys, died on Saturday, May 10, 2014 at Penn Highlands Elk following a brief illness. He was born on January 19, 1941, a son of the late Joseph and Catherine Rezzelle Piccirillo. On July 3, 1976 in St. Marys, he married JoAnn Burgeson Piccirillo, who survives....

May 6, 2014

Genevieve M. Weichman , 95, of 444 W. Mill Street, St. Marys, died on Tuesday, May 6, 2014 at Pinecrest Manor following a brief illness. She was born on February 20, 1919, a daughter of the late Michael and Theresa Gschwendtner Rigard. On January 29, 1938 in St. Marys Church, she married Charles H. Weichman,...

Apr 27, 2014

Anthony A. "Tony" McGill , 68 of 384 Rightmeyer St., St. Marys, died on Sunday, April 27, 2014, at Penn Highlands Elk in St. Marys. He was born on February 18, 1946 in St. Marys, a son of the late Aloysious McGill and the late Mary Piccolo McGill Reed. On May 31, 1975, he married Marie Caggiano McGill,...

Apr 22, 2014

Robert J. Rigard , 84 of 131 Beech Road, St. Marys, died on Tuesday evening, April 22, 2014, at Highland View Health Care in Brockway following a month long illness. He was born on May 2, 1929 in St. Marys, a son of the late Charles and Beatrice Wingenbach Rigard. Mr. Rigard was a graduate of Central...

Apr 9, 2014

Deborah D. Moriarity , 49, of 372 Grant Street, St. Marys, died on Wednesday, April 9, 2014, at her home following a long battle with cancer. She was born on December 29, 1964 in St. Marys, a daughter of the late Jerome and Mary Brown Moriarity. Deb was a graduate of SMAHS and had been employed at...

Mar 22, 2014

Charles R. "Ray" Copello , 83 of Brandycamp Road, Kersey, died on Saturday evening, March 22, 2014, at his home following a brief illness. He was born on September 14, 1930 in Kersey, a son of the late Joseph and Bernice Keller Copello. On June 18, 1949, he married Margaret "Peg" Geist Copello, who survives. Ray was...

Mar 21, 2014

Phyllis A. Wingard , 81 of 383 Benzinger Road, St. Marys, died on Friday, March 21, 2014, at Penn Highlands Elk surrounded by loved ones following a courageous battle with many health problems. She was born on May 3, 1932 in St. Marys, a daughter of the late Henry and Marguerite Cooney Wolfe. On October 8, 1955,...

Mar 18, 2014

Tracy L. Hartman , 35 of Pontzer Ave., St. Marys, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 18, 2014, at Penn Highlands Elk in St. Marys. She was born on May 29, 1978 in St. Marys, a daughter of Garrett "Garry" and Pamela (Perkins) Hartman, of St. Marys. Tracy was a graduate of SMAHS, class of 1996, where she...

Mar 9, 2014

Bertram L. "Bert" Ovell, 84 of Longview Court, Weedville, died on Sunday, March 9, 2014, at Elk Haven Nursing Home in St. Marys following a lengthy illness. He was born on February 12, 1930 in Weedville, a son of the late Ernest F. and Bertha M. Dodd Ovell.  On December 1, 1951, in Force, he married Lucille Farabaugh Ovell,...

Mar 6, 2014

Carol M. Hnath , 68 of 380 Berwind St., St. Marys, died on Thursday, March 6, 2014, at her home following a lengthy illness. She was born on April 24, 1945 in St. Marys, a daughter of the late Joseph and Alice Wickett Caskey. On August 1, 1979, she married John "Gary" Hnath, who preceded her in...

Mar 6, 2014

Dorothy C. Heigel , 89, of 437 Wolfel Avenue, St. Marys, died on Thursday, March 6, 2014 at Elk Haven Nursing Home following a brief illness.

She was born on June 17, 1924, in St. Marys, a daughter of the late Frank and Eleanor Nissel Bauer.

On November 30, 1946, she...

Feb 25, 2014

Justin M. Geist, 30, of 605 N. St. Marys Street, St. Marys, died on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at his home with his parents by his side. He was born on February 23, 1984 in DuBois, PA, son of Penny (VanAlstine) and Dennis Geist, who survive. Justin was a lifelong resident of the area and graduated from SMAHS, class of...

Feb 13, 2014

Michael Joseph Pfeufer , 70 of 518 Rock Street, St. Marys, died on Thursday evening, February 13, 2014, at Elk Regional Health Center in St. Marys. He was born on December 16, 1943 in Springville, New York, a son of the late Joseph and Edna A. Johnson Pfeufer. Mike attended schools in Punxsutawney and St. Marys, and...

Feb 10, 2014

Dorothy J. Curley , 82 of the Colorado Lutheran Home in Arvada, Colorado, and formerly of Kersey, PA, died on Monday, February 10, 2014, at Colorado Lutheran Home following a battle with cancer and Alzheimer's Disease. She was born on August 14, 1931 in DuBois, the daughter of the late Henry and Leona Braund Boring. On August...

Feb 8, 2014

Margaret M. Diem , 40 of 195 Uhl Road, Kersey, died on Saturday, February 8, 2014, at UPMC Shadyside Hospital in Pittsburgh following a courageous battle with cancer. She was born on January 8, 1974 in St. Marys, a daughter of Daniel Tucker of Glen Hazel and Connie Socash of St. Marys. On June 30, 2012, she...

Jan 26, 2014

Louis John Elia , 78, died on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014 in Naples, Florida with his wife and daughter by his side following a long illness with Parkinson's Disease. He was born March 17, 1935 in Philadelphia, a son of the late Wanda Dukich and Raymond J. Blair Sr. His birth father Louis J. Elia Sr. died...

Jan 20, 2014

Dolores F. "Dolly" Bauer , 80 of 1035 S. Michael Rd., St. Marys, died on Monday, January 20, 2014, at Pinecrest Manor following a short illness. She was born on January 22, 1933 in St. Marys, a daughter of the late Urban and Mary Wehler Feiley. On October 15, 1955, in St. Marys Church, she married George...

Jan 19, 2014

Jean M. Nero , 84, of W. Oilwell St., St. Marys, died on Sunday, January 19, 2014, at Elk Regional Health Center following a brief illness. She was born on May 14, 1929 in St. Marys, a daughter of the late Clarence Margaret Stauffer Schauer. On November 23, 1950, in St. Marys Church, she married Ray Nero,...

Jan 9, 2014

James A. Taylor , 55, of Washinton Street, St. Marys, died on Thursday, January 9, 2014, at Elk Regional Health Center following a short illness. He was born on June 12, 1958 in St. Marys, a son of the late Gerald Taylor and Alice Bobenrieth Taylor, who survives. Mr. Taylor was a member of the American Legion and...