All Obituaries

Boyd A. Bartlett, a long time Brockway resident, passed away at the Dubois Nursing Home on February 7, 2026 at the age of 90.  Born on July 4, 1935 in Clarksburg, West Virginia, he was the 10th and beloved youngest child of the late Flavius Dorsey Bartlett and Blanche Hacker Bartlett.   Boyd was a 1953 graduate of Roosevelt Wilson High School, and completed two years of college.  He was called to serve in the U.S. Army in Toul, France as a Machinist from 1958-1960.  He ...

Diana Lynn Kost age 75 a resident at the DuBois Nursing Home, died on Thursday, February 5, 2026. Born on January 30, 1951 she was the daughter of the late Joseph and E. Jean Feldman Puhala. She was married to Steven Kost, and he preceded her in death on November 6, 2003. Retired, Diana had been employed at the former Dubois Regional Medical Center, now Penn Highlands DuBois, as an LPN, from 1982 until her retirement in 2017. She was a parishioner at Trinity Lutheran Church in DuBois. Diana ...

Holly Hoffmann Girty age 56 of Hubert Street DuBois, PA; died on Wednesday February 4, 2026 at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA. Born on March 7, 1969 in Pittsburgh, she was the daughter of the late Robert R. and Miriam Hoffmann Sarver. On February 17, 2017 she was married to Michael Girty and he survives. Holly was employed as the Director of Vocation and Training for Peerstar, LLC. She was a member of the Treasure Lake Church. Holly was an exercise fanatic. Whether it was ...

Nancy L. Wilson age 82 of Erie Avenue St. Marys, PA; died on Saturday, January 31, 2026 at Pinecrest Manor. Born on June 21, 1943 in St. Marys, she was the daughter of the late Herbert and Bertha Meyer Pfhingstler. On June 17, 1980 she was married to Albert N. Wilson and he preceded her in death on April 8, 2016. Retired, Nancy had been employed at the former Buccaneer Restaurant and later at the China Town Restaurant both in St Marys as a waitress. She was a member at Sacred Heart Church. ...

Terry L. Crawford 85, Brockport PA passed away on Thursday January 29, 2026, at Penn Highlands DuBois surrounded by his wife and children.    Terry was born on Easter Sunday, March 24,1940 to parents Jack E. and Hazel Ruth (Engwall) Crawford who preceded him in death.  He is survived by one younger sister Jackie (John) Hoober from Lititz, PA and his nephew Keith (Jenny) Hoober, Austin, TX and niece Krissy (Michael) Canty and their daughter Francesca from Lititz, ...

Sally D. Chamberlin age 88 a Kearney Road Brockway, PA resident, died on Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at her residence. Born on December 20, 1937 in Missouri, she was the daughter of the late Eric and Erma Billingsley Carlson. On August 31, 1956 she was married to Curtis W. Chamberlin and he preceded her in death on March 27, 2014. Retired, Sally had been employed at the Credit Union in Brockway as a Teller. She was a member of the Moorhead Methodist Church in Brockway. Sally enjoyed cooking, ...

Lois Ann Shoemaker of Christ the King Manor, DuBois, and formerly of Ridgway, passed away Saturday, January 24, 2026 at Penn Highlands DuBois Hospital.     Lois was born January 24, 1940 in Ridgway to Harry R. and Eliza (Stuart) Larson.  She was raised on her family farm, Faircroft Dairy on Montormenci Rd. and graduated from Ridgway Area High School in 1957.  Lois attended Mansfield State Teachers College where she met John Shoemaker.  After graduating in May ...

Stella V. Marche age 88 a Brandy Camp Circle Ridgway, PA resident, died on Friday, January 23, 2026 at her residence. Born on May 7, 1937 in Force, PA; she was the daughter of the late Walter and Helen V. Watkavich Sarnoski. On July 7, 1962 she was married to Theodore “Junior” “Ted” Marche Jr. and he preceded her in death on June 5, 2017. After marrying Ted, she moved from Weedville to the Brandy Camp/Ridgway area where she’s lived her entire life. Retired, ...

Suzanne Marie Ryder (Cummings), 91, died peacefully Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at her home at Redstone Highlands, North Huntingdon, PA.  She was born on August 14, 1934 in Bradford, PA, the daughter of Patrick Gerald (Jerry) Cummings and Genevieve Madonna Cummings (Mannion).  She graduated from Olean High School in 1952.   She married Robert John Ryder June 19, 1954 and spent the first six years of their marriage in State College, PA while he finished his graduate ...

Kathy Jo Bunting, 72, of Brockport, Pennsylvania, passed away on January 13, 2026, at Christ the King Manor in DuBois, Pennsylvania. Born on November 7, 1953, in Zanesville, Ohio, she was the daughter of Charles Ralph and Anna Katherine (Gill) Vore. Kathy graduated from Tri-Valley High School in Dresden, Ohio. Guided by her strong work ethic and care for others, she spent her career serving others—as Secretary at Moorhead United Methodist Church in Brockway, Pennsylvania, and later as ...