Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Chicora, PA

Serving Chicora and Surrounding Areas

Mary Louise Price Foust Morrow

Mary Louise Price Foust Morrow

Mar 29, 2014

Mary Louise Price Foust Morrow Mary Louise Price Foust Morrow, 89, of Silver Springs, Md., formerly of Chicora, passed away unexpectedly Saturday in Washington, D.C. Born in Chicora on Sept. 19, 1924, she was the daughter of the late John A. and Christina Frederick Price. She attended Chicora High School, and in her early career, she worked several years in...

Mary A. Miller Huff

Mary A. Miller Huff

Mar 24, 2014

Mary A. Miller Huff, 94, of Chicora passed away at 3:43 a.m. Monday in the Chicora Medical Center. She was born in Fairview on Nov. 11, 1919, the daughter of the late Walter W. Miller and Clare O. Foster Miller. She graduated from Fairview Township Karns City High School in the Class of 1937. Mary retired in June 1983 after...

Katherine L. "Kathy" Clouse

Katherine L. "Kathy" Clouse

Mar 23, 2014

Katherine L. "Kathy" Clouse, 64, of the Village of North Oakland, Chicora, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes at 10:15 a.m. Sunday at her home while leaving for church. Born in Butler on Feb. 23, 1950, she was the daughter of the late Albert F. and Helen E. Lucas Clouse. She bussed tables at Long John Silvers in Butler for...

Valgene C. Miller

Valgene C. Miller

Mar 15, 2014

Valgene C. Miller, 89, of Chicora went to be with her Lord and Savior early Saturday morning at Concordia Lutheran Ministries in Cabot. She was born in Rural Valley, Armstrong County, on Aug. 10, 1924, the daughter of the late Jacob H. Harkleroad and Ruby E. Stuchel Harkleroad. Valgene was a Christian and a longtime member of St. John Reformed...

Betty I. Iman

Betty I. Iman

Mar 6, 2014

Betty I. Iman, 85, of Donegal Township, Chicora, passed away at 9:54 a.m. Thursday at the Sugar Creek Rest Home in Worthington, following a lengthy illness. She was born on May 13, 1928, in Kaylor, Pa., the daughter of the late Albert Ealy and Genevieve Ruth Crawford Ealy. Betty worked at the Butler Shirt Factory for a number of years....

Diana G. Blackmer Neff

Diana G. Blackmer Neff

Feb 18, 2014

Diana G. Blackmer Neff, 68, of Donegal Township, Chicora, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday afternoon at her home. She was born in Butler on April 23, 1945, the daughter of the late Charles D. Burnside and Verna M. Huselton Burnside. She was a member of the New Testament Baptist Church, Butler, and the St....

Joseph W. "Joe" Neff Sr

Joseph W. "Joe" Neff Sr

Feb 18, 2014

Joseph W. Neff Sr., 82, of Chicora passed away at 9:25 a.m. Monday in Butler Memorial Hospital after a short illness. Born in Oakland Township, Chicora, on Jan. 15, 1932, he was the son of the late Herman W. and Mary Agnes Angert Neff. He worked for Pullman Standard in Butler for 13 years until the plant closed. He also...

Joan Collier Hemphill

Joan Collier Hemphill

Jan 26, 2014

Joan Collier Hemphill, 87, of Chicora died peacefully at 2:50 a.m. Sunday at VNA Inpatient Hospice, Butler. She worked at the Spade Shirt factory in Butler for several years. She was a member of Mater Dolorosa Roman Catholic Church, and the Altar Rosary Society of the church. She was born in Chicora, on Jan. 4, 1927, the daughter of Ross...

Joan Blasko

Joan Blasko

Jan 10, 2014

Joan Blasko, 70, of Butler died peacefully at her home at 11:45 p.m. Jan. 10 surrounded by her family. Born on Dec. 27, 1943, in Butler, she was the daughter of the late Paul W. McCune and the late Mary Ellen "Doll" Gould McCune. She retired from the Sunnyview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, where she worked for over 25 years...

Joseph A. Macurak

Joseph A. Macurak

Nov 21, 2013

Joseph A. Macurak, 81, of Chicora died at 6:18 a.m. Thursday in the Allegheny Valley Hospital, Natrona Heights. Born in Pittsburgh on Jan. 13, 1932, he was the son of John W. Macurak and Theresa Heinzel Macurak. He worked for more than 30 years at J&L Steel, South Side of Pittsburgh. He was president of the Karns City Quarterback Club...

Charles A. Scherder

Charles A. Scherder

Nov 16, 2013

Charles A. Scherder, 72, of Chicora died at 6:34 p.m. Saturday at his home after a short illness, surrounded by his loving family. He owned and operated Scherder's Tavern in Gibsonia for five years. He worked for Parker's Appliance Store in Chicora, and retired after 25 years. He was a member of the Mater Dolorosa Catholic Church in Chicora, where...

Patrick M. Rodgers

Patrick M. Rodgers

Nov 1, 2013

Patrick M. Rodgers Patrick M. Rodgers, 57, of Chicora died Friday afternoon at Butler Memorial Hospital, following a short illness. Born on May 29, 1956, in Butler, he was the son of Clyde Rodgers and Norma Jean Barclay Rodgers Beachem. Pat was a clerk at the Smith Grove Campground for the past six years. He enjoyed hunting. He was a...

George G. John

George G. John

Oct 24, 2013

George G. "Chesty" John, 78, of Chicora died at 3 a.m. Thursday, October 24, 2013 at the VNA Inpatient Hospice in Butler following a short illness. Chesty was a graduate of Karns City High School and was a veteran of the U.S. Army where he served on the island of Okinawa during the late 1950s. He worked 27 years...

Mary Elizabeth "Aunt Toots" (Rumbaugh) Hauck

Mary Elizabeth "Aunt Toots" (Rumbaugh) Hauck

Oct 2, 2013

Mary Elizabeth "Aunt Toots" (Rumbaugh) Hauck, 87, of Butler went home to be with the Lord on Oct. 2 at the Sunnyview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on June 6, 1926, in Timblin, Jefferson County, Pa., to the late Simon Henry Rumbaugh and Minnie Myrtilla (Sipe) Rumbaugh. Mrs. Hauck worked as a postal clerk for the U.S. Postal...

Mildred A. Benson

Mildred A. Benson

Sep 15, 2013

Mildred A. Benson Mildred A. Benson, 89, of Chicora died early Sunday in Butler Memorial Hospital following a short illness. She was born in Oakland Township, Chicora, on Nov. 30, 1923, to George Norbert Eyth and Martha Mary Weiland Eyth. She married Edgar W. Benson on Oct. 1, 1946, and he died Feb. 17, 1999. She worked in Offut's Store...

Thomas A. Bell Jr

Thomas A. Bell Jr

Sep 6, 2013

Thomas A. Bell Jr. Thomas A. Bell Jr., 48, of Butler, formerly of Karns City, died Friday surrounded by his loving family in Butler Memorial Hospital after fighting a courageous battle with ALS. He was born on Jan. 8, 1965, in Butler, the son of the late Thomas A. Bell Sr. and Vicki D. Blakely Bell Smith of Karns City....

Michael J. Anderson

Michael J. Anderson

Jun 28, 2013

Michael J. Anderson Michael J. Anderson, 59, of Chicora died Friday afternoon at his home surrounded by his loving family, following a short illness. He was born of Dec. 19, 1953, in Butler to Clarence "Butch" Anderson and Shirley Fry Anderson of Karns City. He worked at Spang and Co. in Butler until the plant closed and then he worked...

Beulah "Boots" Mccormick

Beulah "Boots" Mccormick

Jun 23, 2013

Beulah 'Boots' McCormick Beulah "Boots" McCormick, 103, of Chicora died of natural causes at 1:30 a.m. Sunday in Whispering Acres Personal Care Home, Sugarcreek Township, Armstrong County. The former Beulah Plunkard was born March 17, 1910, in Fredericksburg, Perry Township, Armstrong County, the daughter of the late Henry H. and Sadie Lynch Plunkard. She recently celebrated her 103rd birthday on...

Kathleen R. Double

Kathleen R. Double

Jun 17, 2013

Kathleen R. Double Kathleen R. Double, 88, of Sugarcreek Township, East Brady, died at 11:45 p.m. Monday in Concordia Lutheran Ministries, Cabot. Born Jan. 17, 1925, in Sugarcreek Township, Armstrong County, she was the daughter of the late Charles A. Kepple Sr. and Vernie Crawford Kepple. She was a member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Chicora. Kathleen enjoyed her...

Ruth I. Earley

Ruth I. Earley

May 29, 2013

Ruth I. Earley, 84, of Whispering Acres Personal Care Home, Chicora, where she made her home for over 20 years, died at 5:10 p.m. Wednesday in the ACMH Hospital, Kittanning. She was a member of St. Paul Community Church in Chicora. She was born in Bradys Bend Township, Armstrong County, on March 21, 1929, to the late Ralph E....