All Obituaries

Joye E. Knight, age 93 of Knox, passed away Thursday morning, November 24, 2022, at Shippenville Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center following an illness.      Born December 4, 1928, in Worthington, Armstrong County, she was a daughter of the late Harry L. Bauer and Sarah Ocie Swartzlander Bauer.      Joye was a 1947 graduate of White Memorial School in Knox.      She married Walter K. Knight on August 24, 1951, in the Knox...

    Phyllis J. Blair, age 96 of Knox, passed away Tuesday afternoon, November 22, 2022, at the Clarion Hospital, following an illness.     Born October 27, 1926, in Rimersburg, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Florence Snyder Montgomery.      She married Ernest Blair in 1946 and he preceded her in death in 2004.      Phyllis was a homemaker and was a faithful Jehovah Witness.      Survivors...

     Clifford L. Cochran, age 79 of Knox, passed away Saturday evening, November 19, 2022, at his home following a period of declining health.      Born January 21, 1943, in Brookville, he was a son of the late Clifford C. and Laura Dietz Cochran.      He married the former Florence Boyer on June 22, 1963, and she survives.      Cliff worked for Akron Standard Mold in Ohio and retired as a machinist after 36...

     Georgiann “Georgie” McClaine, 83, of New Bethlehem, surrounded by her family, peacefully went into the arms of Jesus on November 8, 2022.      Born on September 26, 1939, in East Brady, she was the daughter of the late Walter George and Laura Jane Ferguson Jordan of East Brady. Georgie was a 1957 graduate of East Brady Area High School.      In August of 1961, she married Thomas J. McClaine Sr., who...

Brian Scott Carpenter, age 55 of Knox, passed away October 31, 2022 following an illness. Born May 5, 1967 in Aliquippa, he was a son of the late Chester Richard Carpenter and Patricia Keen Carpenter. A private burial was held at the Melat Cemetery in Kennerdell.

     Sheila Ann Rivers, age 76 of Knox, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday evening, October 16, 2022 after a reoccurrence of her cancer, which she had been courageously battling for 8 years.      Born August 1, 1946, in Pittsburgh, she was a daughter of the late John and Phyllis Davis Gandolfi.      Sheila was a graduate of Clarion Area High School and the Oil City Business School.      She married David H. Rivers...

     Joel Christopher Couch, age 60 of Emlenton (Lamartine) passed away Wednesday October 12, 2022, at UPMC Hamot in Erie.      Born February 15, 1962, in Franklin, he was a son of the late Harry Couch and Mary Ellen Hays Couch.      He was a graduate of Keystone High School.      Joel was employed by Polk Center as a plant operator.      He was a member of the Salem Lutheran Church in...

         James Ronald Marshall, age 77 of Clarion, passed away Wednesday evening, October 12, 2022, at Snyder Memorial Healthcare in Marienville.      Born August 2, 1945, in Oil City, he was a son the late Richard Marshall and Elizabeth Conley Marshall.     He was a graduate of Clarion Area High School and Clarion University.      Ron was a plant manager for various housing manufacturers in the...

     Leona Noreen Cathcart, age 98 of New Bethlehem, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Tuesday evening, October 11, 2022.      Born June 16, 1924, in Porter Township, Clarion County, she was a daughter of the late Charles C. Brinker and Bessie Kirkpatrick Brinker.      She graduated as class valedictorian from Porter Township School with plans for college but when her mother passed away in 1942, Noreen gave up...

    Roger Allen Skinner, age 63 of Knox Dale and formerly of New Bethlehem, passed away Monday, October 10, 2022, at Penn Highland-DuBois, due to a stroke and complications.      Born October 30, 1958, he was a son of Haley and Lois Showden Skinner.      He was a coal miner most of his life, working for Amfire, and was most recently employed as a maintenance supervisor at Parkview Apartments/Townview Apartments for TM...