All Obituaries

Olympia Eunice “Enes” Pinge age 89 of Route 219 Brockport, PA; died on Saturday September 19, 2020 at Penn Highlands DuBois. Born on August 27, 1931 in Clymer, Pa; she was the daughter of the late Riccardo and Mary Josephine Cristini Genevro.  Retired, Enes served as the Administrative Assistant to the Plant Manager at Brockway Glass Plant 2 for over 30 years. She was married to Michael Murgash and he preceded her in death on March 10, 1976. She then married Harry H. Pinge...

Joseph R. “Joe” Kilmer age 74 of Circle Drive Brockway, PA; died on Thursday, September 17, 2020 at the DuBois Nursing Home. Born on December 26, 1945 in Clearfield, PA; he was the son of the late Russell J. and Vera Blanc Kilmer. He was married to Peggy Craft and they had been married for 18 years. Retired, Joe had been employed by GPU as a Lineman for 33 years. He was Lutheran by faith and was a U.S. Navy Vietnam Veteran. Joe was never one to sit around. He was constantly busy...

Mabel D. Krise age 78 of Game School Road Brockway, PA; passed peacefully Thursday, September 10, 2020 at her residence surrounded by her family. Born on June 25, 1942 in York, PA; she was the daughter of the late Germanus and Susannah Hikes Sanders. She was married to Richard Krise and he preceded her in death on March 18, 2006. Mabel had many joys in life. Her faith in God the Father, a good card game of cinch, listening to old country music, keeping her family up on the news and she was...

            Bennie Vincent Bortle age 80 of 3rd Avenue Brockway, PA; died on Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at U.P.M.C. Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh. Born on July 8, 1940 in Ambridge, PA;  he was the son of the late Vincent James and Anntoinette Tarquinio Paulantonio. At the age of 21 Bennie took the last name Bortle.  He was a 1959 graduate of Moon High School and earned his Bachelors Degree in Accounting at Fairmount State College...

    Ruth Marilyn (Provin) Gankosky, 93, a longtime resident of Broad Street in Brockway, PA passed away on Saturday September 5, 2020. Born on Sunday July 17, 1927 on the Ross Farm in Allens Mills, PA, she was the daughter of the late William and Lucy (Ratzer) Provin.  She was married to George S. Gankosky, operator and manager of Gankosky Service Station, on Sunday October 3, 1948 at Moorhead Methodist Episcopal Church in Brockway, PA.  He preceded her in death on...

Robert William Stoneberg of Tampa, Florida, died on Friday, September 4th at Kindred Hospital after a long hospital stay. Bob was born on June 12th 1952 in Ridgway PA, son of Harry Stoneberg Jr. and Joyce Barber Stoneberg. He was preceded in death by his former wife, Carolyn Marshall Stoneberg, his parents, a sister Kathleen London, maternal aunts Nadeen Barber, Bernice Grizzuti, and Lucille Johnson, maternal uncles Charles Barber and Lloyd Barber; paternal aunts Lillian (John) Stoneberg,...

Cheri Jean Ishman age 53 of Clay Plant Road Brockway, PA; died on Monday August 31, 2020 at her residence. Born on August 19, 1967 in DuBois, PA; she was the the daughter of Larry (Mary Kay) McAninch of DuBois and Connie Shofestall (Tom) Buskey of Reynoldsville, PA. On June 1, 1992 she was married to William “Bill” Ishman and he survives. Cheri had been previously employed at Niagara Cutter in Reynoldsville for many years. She was a member of St. Tobias Church in Brockway. Cheri...

Barbara J. Iddings, age 82 of Brockway, PA; died at her residence on Sunday August 30, 2020. Born on December 24, 1937 in Brookville, PA; she was the daughter of the late Rozelle and Ruth Garlock Plyler. On February 2, 1955 Barb married Leonard C. Iddings. Leonard and Barbara were married for 60 years before Len’s death on November 30, 2015. Barb worked along side of Len at The Hut Family Restaurant for 39 years. Barb loved making her delicious homemade soups and making all her meals...

Veronica A. Lavella, 80, Brockway, passed away Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at Highland View Health Care in Brockway.   She was born on September 1, 1939 in Force, PA.  She was the daughter of the late Peter and Mary Fustine Armanini .  She married Francis Lavella on September 26, 1959.  They celebrated 54 years of marriage. She had four children:  Patrick (Jill) Lavella, Venetia, PA;  Michael (Leanne) Lavella, Chandler, AZ;   Linda (Michael)...

Richard A. “Rich” Green age 70 of Game School Road Brockway, PA; died on Sunday August 23, 2020 at his residence. Born on February 15, 1950 in DuBois, PA; he was the son of the late John R. and Doris Ackerd Green. He was married to Marian Wasson Green and she survives. Rich and Marian were happily married for 37 years. Rich was a 1968 graduate of the Brockway High School, and spent most of his life working at Brockway Pressed Metals where he was employed as a die setter for 37...