OBITUARIES

Jun 14, 2002

John A. Natoli, 78 of 112 N. West Fourth Avenue, Clearfield died on Friday, June 14, 2002 at Clearfield Hospital. He was born on April 5, 1924 in Clearfield, PA, a son of the late Joseph C. and Anna E. (Sansone) Natoli. Mr. Natoli retired from Harbison Walker Refractories, Number 2 Brickyard in 1983 after forty-two years of service. He...

Jun 14, 2002

Walter Edward Bacher IV, 20 of R.D. #2, Clearfield died on Friday, June 14, 2002 at Altoona Hospital. He was born on June 3, 1982 in Clearfield, PA, a son of Walter Edward Bacher, III and Kimberly Haney, with whom he resided and Kimberly M. (McCoy) Bacher and Gary Smith of Lexington Park, MD. Mr. Bacher was employed at Wickett...

Jun 12, 2002

Nora D. McCoy, 80 of 318 Park Avenue, Clearfield died on Wednesday, June 12, 2002 at Clearfield Hospital. She was born on September 22, 1921 in Clearfield, PA, a daughter of the late James and Mary Lena (O'Laughlin) Hand. A licensed practical nurse, Mrs. McCoy was formerly employed as a private duty nurse and also by Mountain Laurel Nursing and...

Jun 8, 2002

Jun 6, 2002

Connie Lewis (Concettina (Addonizio) Lewis) Connie Lewis, 77 of Penn Run and formerly of Clearfield died on Thursday, June 6, 2002 at her daughters home in Penn Run. She was born on January 23, 1925 in Pietradefusi (Avellino), Italy , a daughter of the late Saviero and Carmella (Coviello) Addonizio. Mrs. Lewis came to the United States in 1948 as...

Jun 6, 2002

Jacob B. Schreffler, 74 of 306 Margaretta Street, Clearfield died on Thursday, June 6, 2002 at Altoona Hospital. He was born on August 11, 1927 in Bellefonte, PA, a son of the late Carl and Edna (Jackson) Schreffler. Mr. Schreffler was formerly employed in Florida at Bison, a manufacturer of vacuums. He had also worked at HRB Singer in State...

Jun 6, 2002

Frank L. Pontillo, 84 of Clearfield died on Thursday, June 6, 2002 at his residence. He was born on March 17, 1918 in Clearfield, PA, a son of the late Louis and Maria (Colantuoni) Pontillo. Mr. Pontillo retired as a foreman from Harbison Walker Refractories after 47 years of service. He was a graduate of Clearfield High School, a member...

May 31, 2002

Virginia V. MacDonald, 81 of 313 West Fifth Avenue, Clearfield died on Friday, May 31, 2002 at her residence. She was born on April 23, 1921 in Emporium, PA, a daughter of the late Charles and Rose (Gennacarro) Vassallo. Mrs. MacDonald was a homemaker and a very active member of the Clearfield Arts Studio Theatre having served for many years...

May 24, 2002

Rosaria Francemore, 83 a resident of the Ridgeview Elder Care Rehabilitation Center of Curwensville died on Friday, May 24, 2002 at the center. She was born on November 27, 1918 in Clearfield, PA, a daughter of the late Vincent Francemore and Rose (Cardinale) Francemore Ferlazzo. She was a member of St. Francis Church, Clearfield. She is survived by two brothers,...

May 24, 2002

Lois Jean Naddeo, 57 of Clearfield died on Friday, May 24, 2002 at her residence. Born on August 15, 1944 in Clearfield, PA, she was a daughter of Kathryn E. (Morrison) Ogden of Rock Hill, SC and the late Rhue J. Ogden. Mrs. Naddeo was most recently employed in the family business, The Remodeling Shop of Clearfield. Her leisure activities...

May 24, 2002

Olive H. Yatta, 86 of 151 Race Street, Clearfield died on Friday, May 24, 2002 at Mountain Laurel Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Clearfield. She was born on January 8, 1916 in LeContes Mills, PA, a daughter of the late Eugene and Cenia (Amon) Jannot. Mrs. Yatta retired from the Clearfield Area School District and was a homemaker. She was...

May 2, 2002

Harold L. Shimmel, 83 of 1711 Susquehanna Ave., Hyde died on Thursday, May 2, 2002 at his residence. He was born on July 29, 1918 in Wallaceton, PA, a son of the late Ellsworth G. and Annie L. (Emigh) Shimmel. Mr. Shimmel retired from Harbison Walker Refractories after 37 years of service. He attended the Bible Missionary Church and was...

Apr 30, 2002

V. Grace Billotte, 84 of Star Route, Buck Run Road, Frenchville died on Tuesday, April 30, 2002 at Philipsburg Area Hospital. She was born on April 23, 1918 in Clarence, PA, a daughter of the late Howard and Maude (Stout) McCloskey. Mrs. Billotte was a homemaker and was a member of the Community Alliance Church in Karthaus. She is survived...

Apr 27, 2002

Jeffrey Alan Capatch, 40 of 710 Milford Street, Clearfield died on Saturday, April 27, 2002 at his residence. He was born on April 26, 1962 in Clearfield, PA, a son of and Carol (Hemphill) Capatch Nottingham of Clearfield and the late George Capatch. Mr. Capatch was employed at Smitchko Tool and Die, Co., Clarence as a grinder operator. He was...

Apr 24, 2002

Samuel Norwood Reyburn, of Lumber City passed away Wednesday morning at his home. Mr. Reyburn was born February 1, 1927 in Avondale, PA, a son of the late James Harvey and Anna (McCarter) Reyburn. He attended high school there until his seventeenth birthday when he enlisted in the United States Navy. Mr. Reyburn suffered from pneumonia during his first several...

Apr 23, 2002

George M. Dimeling, Jr., of Clearfield died on Tuesday, April 23, 2002 at his residence. He was born on September 15, 1914 in Clearfield, PA, a son of the late George M. and Mary (Wrigley) Dimeling, Sr. He was a 1932 graduate of Culver Military Academy and a 1936 graduate of Cornell University. Mr. Dimeling served in the US Navy...

Apr 19, 2002

OBITUARY B. Richard "Dick" Marlette, 72 of 620 Elm Avenue, Clearfield died on Friday, April 19, 2002 at James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center in Altoona. He was born on February 8, 1930 in Carrollton, KY, a son of the late Planet and Millie Marlette. Mr. Marlette retired as a Master Sergeant from the U.S. Army after 22 years...

Apr 19, 2002

Benedict W. Hughes, 74 of 1411 Village Road, Clearfield died on Friday, April 19, 2002 at Shadyside Hospital in Pittsburgh. He was born on March 25, 1928 in Philipsburg, PA, a son of the late Richard and Josephine (Powers) Hughes. Mr. Hughes was the owner of the Beres and Hughes Dental Laboratory in Clearfield from 1953 until his retirement in...

Apr 12, 2002

Anson W. "Tom" Bloom, 63 of Hyde died on Friday, April 12, 2002 at Clearfield Hospital. He was born on April 25, 1938 in Johnstown, PA, a son of Wilma M. (Myers) Bloom of Clearfield and the late Anson H. Bloom. Mr. Bloom was the owner and operator of Bloom Trucking until his retirement. He also drove for his father,...

Apr 8, 2002

Frankalee D. Nixon, 58 of West Decatur died on Monday, April 8, 2002 at her residence. She was born on October 1, 1943 in Clearfield, a daughter of Doloris L. (McTigue) Shaw and her husband Russel of West Decatur and the late Franklin F. 'Kutch' Libreatori. Mrs. Nixon graduated from the Philipsburg-Osceola Senior High School in 1961 and later from...