All Obituaries

     John H. Cathcart, age 96, of New Bethlehem, passed away early Friday morning, November 2, 2018 at the Armstrong County Memorial Hospital in Kittanning.      Born May 14, 1922 in Rimersburg, he was a son of the late Lawrence W. and Audrey Wagner Cathcart.       John was a WW II veteran, serving from December 1942 to March 1946 in the United States Army.      On January 16, 1947, he married the former...

     Suzanne Rossman, age 73, of Knox, passed away Thursday afternoon, October 25, 2018 at UPMC Northwest at Seneca, following an illness.      Born November 5, 1944 in the Oil City Hospital, she was a daughter of the late Walter B. and Mary Jane Bowser Latshaw.      She married Roger L. Rossman on June 1, 1972 and he survives.     Suzanne was a homemaker and enjoyed gardening, flowers, fishing and home...

     Mary E. Dittman, age 92, of Knox, passed away early Thursday morning, October 25, 2018 at the Grove Manor Nursing Center in Grove City.      Born October 27, 1925 in Redbank Township, Clarion County, she was the daughter of the late Bortley and Achsah Shirey Sherman.     She married Glenn L. Dittman on September 20, 1947 and he preceded her in death on December 9, 1991.      Mary worked for Continental Can in...

     Clair V. Himes, age 81, of New Bethlehem, passed away late Thursday evening, October 25, 2018 at the McKinley Healthcare Center in Brookville.      Born April 15, 1937 in his parent’s farmhouse in Ringgold, Jefferson County, he was a son of the late Paul and Virginia Smith Himes.     He was a graduate of Punxsutawney High School and the Cleveland Institute of Electronics.     Following his schooling, Clair...

     Cheri L. “Toots” Nebinski, age 65, of Knox, passed away Tuesday morning, October 23, 2018 following a lengthy illness.      Born April 15, 1953 in Oil City, she was the daughter of Evelyn J. Campbell Williams of Sligo and the late Edward C. Williams.      Cheri graduated from Keystone High School in 1971.     On June 2, 1973, in the St. Michael Church in Emlenton, she married William Nebinski and...

     John Edwin “Eddie” McSparrin, age 76, of New Bethlehem, passed away Friday evening, October 19, 2018 at the Clarview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Sligo.      Born February 11, 1942 in New Bethlehem, he was the son of the late Paul Edwin McSparrin and Twila Esther Anthony McSparrin.      Eddie graduated from Redbank Valley High School in 1961.     On October 13, 1964, in Clarion, he married...

       Melia S. Reddinger Strittmatter, age 62, of Cincinnati, Ohio and formerly of Distant, passed away Saturday, October 20, 2018 in Cincinnati, following an illness.      Born November 10, 1955 in Kittanning, she was a daughter of the late Kenneth R. and Kitty Allen Reddinger.      She was a graduate of Redbank Valley High School and Indiana University of Pennsylvania, where she earned a B.S. degree in Computer...

     M. Arlene Sherman of Lamartine passed away October 11, 2018.      Born April 11, 1929, in Emlenton, she was the daughter of the late Nelson Rankin and Laura Burke Rankin.      On July 16, 1946, she married Donald F. Sherman.  He preceded her in death on September 15, 2001.  They shared 55 years of marriage together.      Mrs. Sherman was a member of the Salem Reformed United Church of Christ in...

     Mildred Anne “Millie” Craig, age 90 of Templeton, passed away early Sunday morning, October 7, 2018 at Edgewood Heights in New Bethlehem.      Born March 6, 1928 in South Bethlehem, Armstrong County she was a daughter of the late James Edward Kuhns and Zoe Elizabeth McMaster Kuhns.      Millie was a graduate of the New Bethlehem High School.     On September 25, 1948 she married Charles Robert Craig,...

    Charles Donald George, age 86, of Knox, passed away late Thursday evening, October 11, 2018 at his home following a lengthy illness.      Born November 30, 1931 in Sligo, he was a son of the late Homer B. and Ethel Jenny Reed George.      He was a Staff SGT E-6 with the United States Army, serving from 1952 through 1954 during the Korean Conflict.      Don married the former Mildred Greenawalt on July 22, 1960...