Obituaries

Margaret D. Radford

Margaret D. Radford

Dec 17, 2012

Margaret D. (Restauri) Radford, 85, of Blairsville, PA (Derry Twp.) passed away on Monday, December 17, 2012 at her home.A daughter of Louis and Chiara (Persia) Restauri, she was born August 10, 1927 in Export, PA.Mrs. Radford lived in Murrysville prior to moving to Blairsville in 1984.She formerly attended the Strangford United Methodist Church and worked for Kaufmann's for 17...

Betty L. Mckee

Betty L. Mckee

Dec 12, 2012

Betty Louise (Fulmer) McKee, 90, of Indiana, PA, formerly of Blairsville, passed away on Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at the Indiana Regional Medical Center, Indiana.A daughter of Robert D. and Ada R. (Taylor) Fulmer, she was born June 7, 1922 in Indiana, PA.Mrs. McKee graduated from Blairsville High School in 1940 and was a member of the First Baptist Church,...

Erma M. Smith

Erma M. Smith

Dec 6, 2012

Erma Mae (Alwine) Troxell Smith, 93, of Blairsville, PA passed away on Thursday, December 6, 2012 at Scenery Hill Manor, Indiana, PA.A daughter of Edwin and Florence (Shaffer) Alwine, she was born October 2, 1919 in Johnstown, PA.Mrs. Smith was a member of the Strangford United Methodist Church, AARP #552 and a former member of the Blairsville Grange #2012.Prior to...

Philip Pinkett

Philip Pinkett

Nov 29, 2012

Philip Pinkett, 100, of Washington, D.C., formerly of Pittsburgh, PA, passed away on Thursday, November 29, 2012 at the Washington Home and Community Hospice, Washington, D.C.The son of William H. and Levina (Wade) Pinkett, he was born June 17, 1912 at Bailey's Crossroads, VA.Mr. Pinkett was a member of St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Washington, D.C., a life member of the...

Sophie Cramer

Sophie Cramer

Nov 19, 2012

Sophie Cramer, 92, of Yorktown, VA formerly of Blairsville, PA passed away on Monday, November 19, 2012 in Virginia.A daughter of John and Sophie (Dickton) Nowinski, she was born July 28, 1920 in Black Lick, PA.Sophie was a member of Jehovah's Witnesses for 72 years, first in the Blairsville Congregation and then the Denbigh South Congregation in Newport News, VA.She...

Donald Reid Smith

Donald Reid Smith

Nov 19, 2012

Donald Reid Smith, 82, of Blairsville, PA passed away on Monday, November 19, 2012 at Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital, Greensburg, PA.A son of Sherman E. and Maude (Chadwick) Smith, he was born December 25, 1929 in Lober, PA.Mr. Smith lived most of his life in Blairsville and attended the Christian & Missionary Alliance Church, Blairsville.He owned Don Smith Carpeting, Blairsville,...

A. Lee Barnhart

A. Lee Barnhart

Nov 19, 2012

A. Lee Barnhart, 78, of Blairsville, PA (Derry Twp.) passed away on Monday, November 19, 2012 peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family.A son of Clyde E. and Verna (Hubert) Barnhart, he was born May 22, 1934 in Latrobe, PA.Mr. Barnhart collected farm tractors, was an avid hunter and enjoyed going on world wide hunting trips.He owned Ideal Homes,...

Mario Ernest Mcfarlin

Mario Ernest Mcfarlin

Nov 17, 2012

Mario Ernest McFarlin, 22, of Erie, PA formerly of Blairsville passed away on Saturday, November 17, 2012 at his home.He was born August 12, 1990 in Meadville, PA.Mario was a member of the Second Baptist Church, Blairsville, where he was active in the church youth group.He graduated from Blairsville High School in 2009 and played football and basketball in high...

Thomas J. Platt

Thomas J. Platt

Nov 12, 2012

Thomas John Platt, 51, of Latrobe, PA passed away on Monday, November 12, 2012 in Derry Twp., PA.A son of William W. Platt Jr. and Audrey M. (Sutphin) Platt, he was born December 26, 1960 in Latrobe, PA.Tom loved hunting and fishing and was a member of the Kingston Sportsmen's Club.He helped with a fishing program at Keystone State Park...

Bradley B. Pyle

Bradley B. Pyle

Nov 10, 2012

Bradley Bruce Pyle, 62, of Indiana, PA formerly of Blairsville passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, November 10, 2012 at Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital, Greensburg, PA.The son of Forrest S. and Louise (Louther) Pyle, he was born February 18, 1950 in Latrobe, PA.Brad lived his entire life in Blairsville before moving to Indiana a few years ago.He had a very keen...

Charles R. Lydic

Charles R. Lydic

Nov 8, 2012

Charles R. Lydic, 66, of Blairsville, PA passed away on Thursday, November 8, 2012 at his home surrounded by his loving family.A son of Joseph C. Lydic Sr. and Evelyn (Lance) Lydic of Indiana, he was born November 3, 1946 in Indiana, PA.Chuck graduated from Indiana High School in 1965 and attended Butler County Community College.He was a veteran of...

Raymond E. Burkholder

Raymond E. Burkholder

Oct 26, 2012

Raymond E. Burkholder, 59, of Blairsville, PA passed away on Friday, October 26, 2012 at his home.He was born February 8, 1953 in Mount Pleasant, PA, a son of Raymond H. and Phyllis M. (Forsythe) Burkholder of Greensburg, PA.Ray was a 1972 graduate of Hempfield Area Senior High School and had earned his journeyman machinist papers. He was employed at...

Jason T. Burkett

Jason T. Burkett

Oct 4, 2012

Jason Todd Burkett, 39, of New Florence, PA passed away on Thursday, October 4, 2012 at Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center, Johnstown, PA.A son of Edwin R. and Susan K. (Naugle) Burkett, he was born July 14, 1973 in Indiana, PA.He was a veteran of the Army and worked as a laborer in construction.Todd loved being with his family, the outdoors...

Vera I. Penatzer

Vera I. Penatzer

Sep 22, 2012

Vera Irene Penatzer, 78, of Ft. Lauderdale, FL formerly of Blairsville, PA passed away on Saturday, September 22, 2012 at the Harbor Beach Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.A daughter of William F. and Patience Rose (Stock) Penatzer, she was born, April 7, 1934 in Blairsville.Vera was a member of SS Simon & Jude Roman Catholic Church, Blairsville.She worked...

Vernon R. Kammerdiener

Vernon R. Kammerdiener

Sep 15, 2012

Vernon Robert Kammerdiener, 74, of Blairsville, PA passed away on Saturday, September 15, 2012 in Black Lick, PA.A son of William and Anna (Hensel) Kammerdiener, he was born February 25, 1938 in Armstrong County, PA.He had worked for Pullman-Standard, Butler, and most recently, he worked at Blairsville Bi-lo until it's closing.He enjoyed spending time with his family and always driving...

Emma Grace Winkelman

Emma Grace Winkelman

Sep 14, 2012

Emma Grace (Markel) Winkelman, 86, formerly of Blairsville, PA passed away on Friday, September 14, 2012 at the Latrobe Health and Rehab Center, Latrobe, PA.A daughter of Lawrence Wesley and Bessie Loretta (Barto) Markel, she was born November 17, 1925 in Beaverdale, PA.Surviving are her daughter, Frances "Suzi" Furey and her husband, Jeff of Josephine and her children, Christopher Carson...

Michael A. Cimbalista

Michael A. Cimbalista

Sep 12, 2012

Michael Anthony Cimbalista, 65, of Blairsville, PA passed away on Wednesday, September 12, 2012 at the Indiana Regional Medical Center, Indiana, PA.A son of Andrew J. Cimbalista and Mary (Sova) Cimbalista Hydrick, he was born January 23, 1947 in Riddlesburg, PA.Mr. Cimbalista graduated from Tussey Mountain High School in 1964. He played on the 1961 Tussey Mountain undefeated football team...

Glenn H. Fodor

Glenn H. Fodor

Sep 10, 2012

Glenn Henry Fodor, 77, of Derry, PA passed away on Monday, September 10, 2012 at Excela Health Latrobe Hospital, Latrobe, PA.A son of Julius and Clara (Malnofski) Fodor, he was born May 18, 1935 in McChesneytown, PA.Mr. Fodor was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Derry, PA.He owned his own dairy farm and worked for John Clark Builders,...

Billijo Marie Akins

Billijo Marie Akins

Sep 8, 2012

Billijo Marie Akins, 23, of Derry, PA passed away on Saturday, September 8, 2012 in Blairsville, PA.A daughter of William H. and Dianna M. (Hill) Akins, she was born August 11, 1989 in Indiana, PA.Billijo graduated from Blairsville High School, class of 2006 and attended one year at ICTC School of nursing. She had worked as an aide for six...

Eugene Richard Topeka

Eugene Richard Topeka

Sep 4, 2012

Eugene Richard "Rich" Topeka, 74, of Blairsville, PA passed away peacefully from this life on Tuesday, September 4, 2012, at his home, with his loving family at his side after a short but courageous battle with cancer.A son of Charles and Julia M. (Virgili) Topeka, he was born November 1, 1937 in Ligonier Twp., PA.Richard lived most of his growing...