All Obituaries

     Kathy Jean Shealy, age 60, of Kittanning and formerly of New Bethlehem, passed away Saturday evening, September 7, 2019, at her home following a battle with cancer.      Born November 29, 1958 in Brookville, she was the daughter of Edward Bradley and the late Shirley Drayer Bradley.     She married Robert W. Shealy on June 23, 2004 and he survives.     Kathy was a home care giver and worked for Helpmates in...

     Gary Wade McGinnis, age 47, of Parker, passed away Tuesday afternoon, September 3, 2019 at UPMC Mercy, following injuries sustained in a vehicle/motorcycle accident that occurred on Friday August 30, 2019.     Born May 28, 1972 in Grove City, he was a son of David W. McGinnis of Callensburg and the late Rose Mary Meals McGinnis.     He operated McGinnis Auto Repair and was a truck driver for various companies.     Gary...

     Judith Elaine Shoup, age 73, of Knox, passed away Saturday, September 7, 2019 at the Shippenville Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center.      Born September 10, 1945 in Elk Township, she was a daughter of the late Leonard C. and Juanita Gale Bullock Johnston.      She married Frank Kenton Shoup on July 11,1964 and they recently celebrated 55 years of marriage.      Elaine graduated from Keystone High...

     Kathryn Lauer, age 82, of New Bethlehem, passed away, Monday evening, September 2, 2019 at the Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh.      Born November 8, 1936 in Butler Township, Butler County, she was the daughter of the late Stewart L. and Mary C. Ramsey Simpson.      She married Lloyd C. Lauer, Jr. and he preceded her in death on January 2, 1980.      Kay is survived by a son, Brian Lauer and his...

    Shirley L. Ortz, age 87, of South Bethlehem, passed away Wednesday afternoon, August 28, 2019 at her home, following an illness.      Born September 1, 1931 in Distant, Armstrong County, she was a daughter of the late Paul and Pearl Bish Kunselman.      She married Merle Ortz on August 28, 1948 and he preceded her in death on August 4, 1999.      Shirley was a homemaker, attended the Distant Baptist Church and...

       Mary Barbara Andrews, age 95, of New Bethlehem, passed away Monday morning, August 19, 2019.      Born June 15, 1924 in Southampton County, Virginia she was the daughter of the late Herschel Howard and Mary Bolton Webb.     She graduated with a BS degree in Home Economics from Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia on June 2, 1945.      Barbara married Tom Truitt Andrews, Jr. on...

     Barbara Elizabeth Kenemuth, 85, a longtime resident of Albuquerque, NM, died at home surrounded by her loving family on Monday, July 22, 2019 after a three-month struggle with lung cancer.        She is survived by her four children: James Kenemuth and wife Chris Chin of Palo Alto, CA; Sarah Kenemuth of Cambridge, MA; Paul Kenemuth and wife Christina Mouton-Kenemuth of Fort Collins, CO and Ruth Kenemuth of Fremont, CA; three...

Barry Glenn Gray, age 63, of Knox, died Thursday, July 18, 2019 at Shippenville Healthcare and Rehab Center.  Born September 27, 1955 in Pompano Beach, Florida, he was a son of Bryan M. and Hilda A. Watkins Gray. He was a carpet installer for his brother, Ken and an auto detailer while in Florida. Survivors include two brothers:  twin brother, Gary Gray of Boca Raton, Florida and Kenneth Gray of Knox and a sister, Susan Gray of Florida. There will be no services. Arrangements...

     Margaret Elizabeth Chadman, age 97, formerly of Lamartine and Knox, passed away Saturday evening, July 6, 2019 at Shippenville Healthcare.      Born June 6, 1922 in Lamartine, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Wilda Barris Chadman.      Due to her parents passing in 1927, she was raised by her grandparents, Leonard and Margaret Barris.      She was a homemaker for her uncle, Howard Barris, until...

     Thomas Leroy Gorham, age 72, of Oil City and formerly of Knox, passed away Wednesday, July 3, 2019 at his home following an illness.     Born July 3, 1947 in Lincoln, Illinois, he was a son of the late Edward Jackson Gorham and Georgena Arlene Kearney Gorham.      He was a corporal in the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam War.  Upon leaving the service, he returned to Pennsylvania and worked in the glass...