All Obituaries

Kathy M. Bailey, age 74 of Shippenville and formerly of Strattanville, passed away Saturday morning, April 27, 2024 at Shippenville Healthcare. A complete obituary will be posted as soon as available.

  With great sorrow, we have lost the matriarch of our family. The loss is immeasurable, but so is the love left behind. Geraldine Patricia (Shelton) Ortz, of Templeton, PA, passed away on April 25, 2024, surrounded by those who loved her with every piece of their hearts. She was 78 years old. While we struggle to envision a life without her; we’ll never say good-bye, because we will carry her in our hearts forever. Geraldine was born on August 26, 1945 in Knox, Pennsylvania. She...

     Melvin Charles Blake, age 83 of New Bethlehem, went home to be with his Heavenly Father and the love of his life, Rochelle, who he dearly missed, on Sunday, April 14, 2024 at his home.      Born June 17, 1940 in Putneyville, he was the son of the late Frank Blake and Mary Yount Blake. Following the death of his father, when he was very young, he was raised by his mother, Mary, and her husband, Charles Wells.      On November...

       Dorothy Lucille Brickey, age 90 of Knox, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Thursday, April 11, 2024.      Born February 20, 1934 in Shippenville, she was a daughter of the late Albert Rowan and Clara Wagner Rowan.      She graduated from the Shippenville School in 1953 and moved to California, where she met Clifford Lee Brickey.     Dorothy and Clifford married on March 28, 1958 in El Paso, Texas,...

     Allen Rayburn Lerch, age 54 of Coraopolis (Moon Township) and formerly of New Bethlehem, passed away Wednesday morning, April 10, 2024 at Allegheny General Hospital following an illness.      Born October 31, 1969 in Kittanning, he was the son of the late Albert and Pansy Boyer Lerch.     He graduated from Redbank Valley High School in 1987 and continued his education at Penn State University, graduating in...

     James “Jim” Edward Hager, age 94 years young, of Shippenville and Spring Hill, Florida, passed away on Saturday April 6, 2024, at his home in Spring Hill after a recent period of declining health.      Born July 18, 1929 in New Bethlehem, he was a son of the late William Edward Hager and Elizabeth Barelli Hager.  He graduated from Clarion High School in 1947 and attended the University of Kentucky in Lexington, and Clarion State...

Carole Shick Stover of Seneca and formerly of Knox On June 5, 1953, Carole celebrated the beginning of a lifelong journey with her beloved husband, Dwight N. Stover. Their bond was a beacon of love and commitment, enduring until Dwight's passing on April 29, 2003.  Together, they managed several successful ventures spanning real estate, oil and gas, and lumber, among other business activities.  Her expansive circle of friends and family, coupled with a passion for travel to...

     On March 7, 2024, William A. “Bill” Neely of Knox passed away at the age of 92.      Born April 16, 1931, he was the eldest son of the late Joseph A. Neely and Evelyn G. Hartman Neely of Callensburg.      He married the former Patricia A. Etzel on August 17, 1957 and she preceded him in death on May 2, 2022. Before her death the couple celebrated 70 years together.      Bill was an avid...

    Forrest Rearick, Jr., age 82 of New Bethlehem, entered his heavenly home on Sunday, March 3, 2024, while surrounded by his loved ones.      Born June 1, 1941 in Putneyville, Armstrong County, he was a son of the late Forest Rearick and Helen LaBorde Rearick.      He was a 1959 graduate of Redbank Valley High school and continued his education in electronics at DeVry in Chicago while working at Union...

    William Ralph Kodrich, age 90 of Clarion, passed away Saturday morning, March 2, 2024 at Highland Oaks at Water Run in Clarion.      Born August 26, 1933 in Cooperstown, New York, he was a son of the late William F. Kodrich and Iona Betty Southworth Kodrich.     Raised in the Cooperstown, West Oneonta and Morris, New York area, he graduated from Morris Central School in 1951 and continued his education at Hartwick College, where he...