James Wallace
May 14, 2020
James M. Wallace Sr., 84, of Woodland, died on Thursday, May 14, 2020 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. He was born on May 5, 1936 in Shiloh, a son of the late Paul and Elva (English) Wallace. Mr. Wallace was a self-employed roofer, truck driver and maintenance engineer. He will be remembered for his strong work ethic. In his...
Ruth Gormont
May 14, 2020
Ruth M. Gormont, 95, of Rochester, NY died on Thursday May 14, 2020. Originally from Clearfield, Ruth was produce manager at Herb and Tom’s Grocery Market before retirement, as well as an active member of St Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. She served as the Lawrence Township Inspector of Elections for over 12 years and as president of the Seniors’...
Robert Kroell
May 11, 2020
Robert John Kroell, 77, of Clearfield, passed away on Monday, May 11, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with leukemia. He was born on March 22, 1943 in Grove City, a son of the late Robert J. and Catherine Ruth (Dunkle) Kroell. Bob grew up in Stoneboro, PA graduating from Lakeview High School in...
Peter 'Pete' Gearhart
May 4, 2020
Peter 'Pete' Gearhart, 95, of Clearfield died on Monday, May 4, 2020 at his home. He was born on November 13, 1924 in Clearfield, a son of the late Levi and Annie (Kiser) Gearhart. Pete was the founder and owner of Gearhart Excavating Crane Service, which started operations in 1956. Among his many accomplishments, Pete was proud to be one...
William Huffaker
Apr 29, 2020
William R. Huffaker, 72, of Hillsdale, formerly of Clearfield, died on Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at AristaCare at Hillsdale Park, Hillsdale. He was born on March 13, 1948 in White Plains, NY. Bill had been employed by the United States Postal Service for over 20 years. He was a US Marine Corps veteran, having been awarded the Purple Heart and...
Morley Jenkins
Apr 26, 2020
Morley K. Jenkins, 85, of Curwensville died on Sunday, April 26, 2020 at Penn Highlands DuBois. He was born on August 21, 1934 in Newport, Wales, a son of the late John Bernard and Lois (Malpas) Jenkins. Mr. Jenkins was employed, starting in 1967, as a mechanic at Murray Ford in DuBois. He was a faithful member of First Baptist...
Nick Matthews
Apr 22, 2020
Nick Matthews, 40, of Clearfield died on Wednesday, April 22, 2020 at his home. He was born on November 27, 1979 in Morgantown, a son of Richard Matthews and Robin (Snyder) Matthews who survives. Nick enjoyed hiking and being outdoors. He loved West Virginia University sports, especially Mountaineer football. Above all, he loved spending time with his family. In addition...
John 'Crow' Welker
Apr 21, 2020
John 'Crow' Welker, 54, of Shiloh, passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at his home, surrounded by his family, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born on March 17, 1966 in Clearfield, a son of Joyce Bernice (Maines) Welker of Shiloh and the late James B. Welker. John was self employed J andJ Welker Enterprises and Crow...
David O'Melia
Apr 18, 2020
David LeRoy O'Melia, age 57, of Woodland, PA formally of Coal Hill Road, Clearfield, passed away at his home April 18, 2020. He was a 1981 graduate Clearfield Area High School and 1987 graduate of Slippery Rock University. He survived by his parents, Iris and Joseph O'Melia of Elizabethtown PA; a brother Joseph G O'Melia and his wife Jessica of...
Josephine Grohola
Apr 18, 2020
Josephine Marino Grohola, 98, of Clearfield died on Saturday, April 18, 2020 at the Christ the King Manor, DuBois. She was born on January 14, 1922 in Clearfield, a daughter of the late John and Vincenza (Lombardo) Marino. Josephine graduated from Clearfield Senior High School in 1939, and then from Indiana State Teacher's College in 1945. She also attended Wyoming...
Dennis Swanson
Apr 15, 2020
Dennis A. Swanson, 75, of Clearfield, died on Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at UPMC Altoona. He was born on August 3, 1944 in Clearfield, a son of the late Martin and Vada (Wisor) Swanson. Mr. Swanson had been employed by Harbison Walker Refractory for 10 years. He had also worked at St. Charles Cafe, the DuPont Company and a local...
Betty Morrison
Apr 15, 2020
Betty Lou Morrison, 92, of Curwensville, formerly of Clearfield, died on Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at her home. She was born on November 20, 1927 in Sankertown, a daughter of the late Henry G. and Susan C. (Wallace) Jasper. Mrs. Morrison was self-employed as a nurses aid. Prior to that, she was employed by Cowdrick's Drug Store for 26 years...
Bernice Condon
Apr 13, 2020
Bernice L. Condon, 98, formerly of Clearfield and most recently of Alabama, died on Monday, April 13, 2020 in Madison, AL. She was born on March 11, 1922 in Girard Twp., a daughter of the late Elmer and Edith (Shirey) Leigey. Mrs. Condon retired in 1991 from the Department of Labor and Industry and was a member of the Congress...
Norma Ireland
Apr 12, 2020
Norma L. 'Dovie' Ireland, 84, of Clearfield passed away on Sunday, April 12, 2020 at her home. She was born on November 28, 1935 in Girard Township, a daughter of the late Wilbur and Eva (Stiner) Martell. Mrs. Ireland was a homemaker and a member of Church of Christ, Clearfield She is survived by five children, Brenda Owens and husband...
Richard Mccartney
Apr 12, 2020
Richard T. 'Dick' McCartney, 90, of Clearfield died on Sunday, April 12, 2020 at the Penn Highlands Clearfield. He was born on January 10, 1930 in Grampian, a son of the late Thomas L. and Dellaphine (Clark) McCartney. Dick proudly worked for the Iron Workers Local 722 for over 40 years. He was a member of St. Francis Catholic Church,...
Sharon Harmic
Apr 10, 2020
Sharon I. Harmic, 72, of Grampian passed away on April 10, 2020 at UPMC Altoona. She was born on May 21, 1947 in Clearfield, a daughter of Chauncey D. 'David' Harmic of Grampian and the late Jeanette I. (Spencer) Harmic. She was a member of St. Paul's United Methodist Church, where she was very active with teaching Sunday School and...
Gary Orwig
Apr 4, 2020
Gary Orwig, 83, of Clearfield died on Saturday, April 4, 2020 at the Penn Highlands DuBois. He was born on January 15, 1937 in Aaronsburg, a son of the late Cyrus and Phyllis (Sweeney) Orwig. He was a graduate of Lock Haven State University of PA in 1964 where he was an NCAA Soccer All American and NAIA Baseball All...
David Gallaher
Apr 1, 2020
David G. Gallaher, 86, of Clearfield died on Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at the Penn Highlands Clearfield. He was born on March 15, 1934 in Clearfield, a son of the late James and Della (Anderson) Gallaher. Mr. Gallaher was employed for 50 years, retiring as President and CEO of Clearfield Machine. He also co-founded Clearfield Powdered Metals with Dennis Merrey....
Joseph Decasper
Apr 1, 2020
Joseph J. DeCasper, 75, of Clearfield died on Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at his home. He was born on March 20, 1945 in Clearfield, a son of the late Dominic and Theresa (Allessandro) DeCasper. Mr. DeCasper worked for the PA Department of Transportation for 36 years and retired in 2004. He graduated from St. Francis High School in 1965, and...
Emma Lanich
Mar 31, 2020
Emma J. Lanich, 79, of Bigler died on Tuesday, March 31, 2020 at her home. She was born on September 29, 1940 in Clearfield, a daughter of the late Alvie Hoke and Leona (Williams) Charles. Mrs. Lanich had been employed at McGregors Sportswear until it closed. She was then employed as a cafeteria aide with the Clearfield Area School District....
