All Obituaries

       Shirley Wetzel Monrean, age 82, of Knox, passed away Thursday evening, May 24, 2018 at UPMC Hamot in Erie.       Born January 28, 1936 in Knox, she was a daughter of the late William S. and Lula L. Bashline Wetzel. She graduated from the White Memorial School in Knox with the class of 1953.      Shirley worked as a secretary in the billing department of Knox Glass Containers from 1953 to...

William N. Rupert Mortuary, Inc. (814) 797-1233        Beulah Mae “Bood” Baltzer, age 93, of Knox, passed away Sunday, November 26, 2017 in Tipp City, Ohio.      Born April 2, 1924 in Venango County, she was a daughter of the late William Irvin Long and Harriet Rosella Master Long.      She graduated from the White Memorial School in Knox with the class of 1942 and...

     Russell Allen Bishop, age 22, of Knox, passed away Friday morning, May 4, 2018 due to injuries he sustained in an automobile accident.      Born April 19, 1996 in Fallon, Nevada, he was the son of Jay Hunsberger and Karen Russell Bishop of Knox.      He graduated from Keystone High School in 2015.     Russell worked for Subway in Knox and Seneca Hardwoods in Cranberry and enjoyed...

     Gloria Jean Blair, age 82, of New Bethlehem, passed away Saturday morning, April 28, 2018 at her home.      Born April 18, 1936 in Distant, she was the daughter of the late Fred A. and Mildred C. Bright Milliron.     She married Wylie “Buzz” Blair on October 28, 1961 and he survives.     In her younger years, Mrs. Blair was an avid golfer.  She was the 1982 Ladies Champion...

        Gloria S. Smith, age 85 of New Bethlehem, passed away Tuesday evening April 24, 2018 at the Clarview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Sligo.     Born October 18, 1932 in Climax, she was a daughter of the late James T. And Cora Mae LaBorde Truitt.     She married Hudson J. Smith on April 28, 1951 and he preceded her in death on October 15,...

Merle L. Busch, age 87, of Emlenton and longtime resident of Ninevah, passed away Tuesday morning, April 24, 2018 at the Shippenville Health Care and Rehabilitiation Center.     Born June 9, 1930 in Endeavor, he was a son of the late Forrest and Violet Bean Busch. He attended the school at Lamartine until 10th grade and obtained his GED at a later date.       He was a veteran of the United States Air Force and was stationed in...

     Ruth Mae Hahn, age 96, formerly of Wentlings Corners and Ashland Township, where she resided with her niece, passed away on Thursday, March 22, 2018 at The Caring Place in Franklin.     Born July 30, 1921 on a farm near Fryburg, she was a daughter of the late Samuel Harry Hahn and Minnie Estella Wentling Hahn.      She graduated from White Memorial School in Knox in 1939.      Although...

     Betty “Jean” Bowersox, age 97, a longtime resident of Penn Street in New Bethlehem, died Friday morning, March 9, 2018.       Born May 5, 1920 in Porter Township, Clarion County, she was a daughter of the late Charles A. and Ruth I. Polliard Laughlin.      She married James “Dean” Bowersox on August 12, 1948 and he preceded her in death on December 12,...

     Betty J. Beck, age 84, of Knox, passed away Wednesday morning, March 7, 2018 at Shippenville Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center.      Born January 8, 1934 in Knox, she was a daughter of the late Ralph and Jennie Call Claypool.       She married William Charles Beck and he preceded her in death on January 15, 1987.       Betty was a member of the Independent Assembly of...

     Lelia Marie Males, age 92, of New Bethlehem, passed away peacefully in her sleep early Wednesday morning, February 21, 2018.      Born April 29, 1925 on the family farm in Porter Township, Clarion County, she was the daughter of the late Carson L. and Faye E. McMaster Minich.          She was a homemaker and a loving wife to her devoted husband of 71 years, Julian A. Males, who she married...