All Obituaries

     Paul A. Chandler, age 95, of New Bethlehem, passed away early Friday morning, January 21, 2022, at the Clarion Hospital.      Born November 26, 1926, in Porter Township, Clarion County, he was a son of the late Earl B. and Carrie M. Lerch Chandler.      He graduated from the Porter Township High School in 1946.      Paul married the former Betty Powell on November 11, 1957, in the Oakwood Presbyterian...

     Lottie Jane Webb, age 88, of Emlenton, passed away Tuesday afternoon, January 18, 2022, at her home following a period of declining health and while surrounded by her loved ones.      Born October 29, 1933, in Emlenton, she was the daughter of the late Joseph R. King and Maggie B. Bell King.      Jane was a graduate of Emlenton High School.      She married Ray Edwin Webb on June 30, 1952, and he...

     Anna Mae Fisher, age 87, of New Bethlehem, passed away Thursday afternoon, January 13, 2022, at McKinley Health Center in Brookville.      Born December 19, 1934, in Cadogan, Armstrong County, she was a daughter of the late Louis and Elizabeth Couch Gallo and was a graduate of Redbank Valley High School.     She married Bernard E. “Skip” Fisher on June 12, 1954, and he preceded her in death on June 21,...

    Scott A. Salser, retired vocal music instructor from Indiana, and formerly of Knox, passed from this life into eternity in heaven on Saturday, December 18, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. from complications due to COVID pneumonia.      Scott was born on June 9, 1962, in Oil City Hospital. He was the firstborn son of Earl and Rhonda Salser of Knox. Growing up in Knox, Scott’s life was full of friends and memories. Scott and his younger brother Gregg teased and...

    Kathy L. Deible, age 82 of Knox, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 7, 2022, at The Caring Place in Franklin, due to complications of a stroke.     She was born to Ralph L. Switzer and Nettie “Betty” Collingwood Switzer on August 12, 1939. Her parents preceded her in death.     Kathy was married in St. Paul’s Lutheran Church on September 9, 1961, to John “Jack” Deible, who...

     John A. Burgdorfer, age 90, of Oil City, passed away Friday evening, January 7, 2022, at Highland Oaks at Water Run in Clarion.      Born April 21, 1931, in Fertigs, he was a son of the late Frank and Annie Storrie Burgdorfer.     He was a Korean War veteran and served as an engineer in the United States Army.     Before retiring, John was a crew leader for Penn Lines.     He was a life member of...

     James Lee Young, age 92, of Leeper, passed away early Tuesday morning, January 4, 2022, at his home following a lengthy illness.      Born February 22, 1929, in Knox, he was a son of the late George and Genevieve Zerby Young.      He was a veteran of the United States Army.      Jim married the former Betty Lou Cameron on April 27, 1957, and she survives.     He moved to Leeper after...

   Pauline Ruth Monrean Stover, age 87 of Knox, passed on to be with her Lord and Savior on January 1,2022 following a long battle with dementia. She joins her beloved husband, Corny Stover who died just thirteen days before her.     Pauline was the second child and first daughter of Jackson Melvin Monrean and Mary Elizabeth Goughler Monrean who preceded her in death. Pauline was born at home on January 27, 1934, in Beaver Township during a big winter storm. She...

     Patricia Ann Summerville, age 87, of Shippenville, passed away while surrounded by her family, on Tuesday December 28, 2021, at the Shippenville Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center.      Born December 4, 1934, she was a daughter of the late Leonard and Juanita Bullock Johnston.      She married Irvin Summerville on October 15, 1953. They were married for 46 years before his death on September 8,...

     On Christmas Day, 2021, Don David Lewis of 70 Colt Lane, Clarion, passed from this life to the next. Don was born August 4, 1932, to Floyd Lewis and Dorothy Elliott Lewis of Williamsburg, one of seven siblings. His parents, brother Elliott “Pete,” and sister Betty Edmonds preceded him in death. His surviving siblings are Patricia Smith (Robert) of Sun City, Arizona; Robert Lewis (Linda) of Clarion; Kay Means of Greenville, South Carolina and Jenny Bowen...