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Judith C. Foster, 79, of Spring Run Road, Weedville, PA, died November 14, 2019 at the DuBois Nursing Home.  A daughter of the late Alvin and Althea (Horner) Kennard, she was born on October 1, 1940 in St. Marys, PA.  In 1968 she married Thomas E. Foster who survives in Weedville. Along with her husband, Judy is survived by: four children, George (Michelle) Martini of Valencia, PA, Richard Martini of Byrnedale, David Foster of Weedville and Missy (Kevin) McQuaide of Weedville; six...

Thomas G. Cole, 80, of Madison Street, Byrnedale, PA, died November 8, 2019 at Pinecrest Manor after a lengthy illness.  A son of the late Thomas and Elizabeth (Howells) Cole, he was born on April 9, 1939 in Gowanda, NY.  On December 10, 1964 he married Edna “Gwen” (Kurt), who survives in Byrnedale. Along with his wife, Tom is survived by: six children, Wendy (J. Carl) Altman of Barto, PA, Frank (Brenda) Cole of Birdsboro, PA, Thomas S. (Allison) Cole of San Bernidino,...

Edith Rita Giazzoni, 95, of Byrnedale, PA, died November 9, 2019 at Elk Haven Nursing Home after a four year illness.  A daughter of the late Guerino and Onesta(Cesa) Dallasen, she was born on July 18, 1924 in Toby, PA.  On August 17, 1946 she married Geno Giazzoni who predeceased her on October 17, 1995. Besides her parents and husband, Edith was preceded in death by: four brothers, Sam, George, Frank and Rudolph Dallasen; and three sisters, Mary Santo, Esther Buttery and Regina...

Linda Jean Jones, 60, Reynoldsville, passed away at her residence on Wednesday, October 30, 2019, after a lengthy illness. She was born June 27, 1959, in Brookville, PA; daughter of Joan Lee (Coogan) Lewis of DuBois and the late Luther Clair Taylor.  She was a graduate of North Clarion High School. She received her Associate Degree in Business than her Bachelors Degree in Business from the University of Phoenix. She had worked as an office manager for Superior Energy Company & was...

Kenneth Eugene Starr, 49, Stump Creek, passed away suddenly at home on Monday, October 28, 2019. He was born December 10, 1969, in DuBois, PA; son of Patricia (Beam) Starr of Stump Creek & the late Kenneth L. Starr. In addition to his mother, he also leaves behind a daughter Layla Rae Starr of Stump Creek, two brothers James & Scotty Starr of Stump Creek, three sisters Kimberly Starr & Stacey Covatch of Stump Creek and Tina Starr of VA. Kenneth worked as a Driller in the Gas...

Erwin Stapel, 61, Treasure Lake, passed away Sunday, October 27, 2019, at Penn Highlands Healthcare after a short illness. He was born April 5, 1958 in Kazakhstan, Central Asia, a son of the late Fredrich & Maria (Kruger) Stapel. He is survived by his wife Paula - Jean (Nichols) Stapel, a daughter Edyn Marie (Matthew) Musselman of Dover, PA, a step-daughter Kimberly Ann McCall of Conn., four sisters Rita Roseke of Canada, Maria Dittmann, Katja Rempel & Lena Schroter all of Germany...

Frank Horchen, 91, of Bendigo Road, Johnsonburg, PA, died Friday, October 11, 2019 at home after a lengthy illness.  A son of the late Paul and Anna (Mihalko) Horchen, he was born on March 22, 1928 in Wilcox, PA. Frank is survived by: two children, Jeff (Ramona) Horchen of Johnsonburg and Judy Horchen of Indiana, PA; a daughter-in-law, Rhonda Horchen of Johnsonburg; seven grandchildren, Andrea (Adam) McGraw, Joleen (Jeremy) Green, Randi (Ryan) Means, Justin Horchen, Cara (Josh) Gadley,...

John William Vitarelli, 71, DuBois, passed away suddenly, Saturday, October 5, 2019, at Penn Highlands Healthcare. He was born July 31, 1948, in DuBois; son of the late Paul James & Theresa Mary Ann (Green) Vitarelli. John was in the US Marine Corp. during Vietnam. He was also very active with the DuBois Area Honor Guard in the past. He was the President of Dad’s Horseshoe Club. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, gardening and being with his grandkids. John is survived by his three...

Arlene M. DeCarli, 65, of Bennetts Valley Highway, Byrnedale, PA, died Sunday, October 6, 2019 at the DuBois Nursing Home after a lengthy illness.  A daughter of John D. and Dora A. (Swackhammer) Decarli, who survive in Byrnedale, she was born on September 1, 1954 in St. Marys, PA. Along with her parents, Arlene is survived by: six siblings, Karen Leavitt of Harrisburg, Diana (Joseph) Muccio of St. Marys, John (LeAnn) DeCarli of DuBois, James (Mary Beth) DeCarli of St. Marys, Joseph...

            Dr. Raphael Jacob Evins, 85, of DuBois, passed away on October 3, 2019. He was born in Philadelphia June 29, 1934, the son of Sylvia Labiner Evins Skale and Isadore Leonard Evins. He was preceded in death by a sister Mildred Estersohn and his...