All Obituaries

       George Henry Chadman, of Palm Bay, Florida, was born April 29, 1941 in Lamartine, a small village in Pennsylvania. He grew up working on farms and graduated from Keystone High School.           He was the son of the late Charles Herbert Chadman and Mary E. Neely Chadman and passed away on Thursday, May 6, 2021 in Florida following a sudden illness.      He continued his education at Penn State, where he...

Robert M. Wareham, age 85, of Knox, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes on Thursday morning, May 13, 2021 at his home. A complete obituary will be posted as soon as available.

     Lois Eisenhuth, the daughter of the late Clair and Maxine Fagley of St. Charles, Clarion County, died at her home in Knox on Wednesday morning, April 21, 2021.      She was born November 6, 1943.      Lois graduated from Redbank Valley High School in 1961 and then graduated with a teacher’s degree in elementary education and special education from Clarion State Teachers College. She continued her education, earning a...

     Betty L. Huffman, age 86, of Shippenville, passed away Sunday, April 18, 2021 at Shippenville Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center following a period of declining health.      Born September 8, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Homer Best and Sarah Eisenhuth Best.      Betty was raised near the Wentlings Corners area, and attended the one room schoolhouse, known as the Knight School, where she had to walk to and from...

     Madalene J. Herbert, age 93, of New Bethlehem, passed away Saturday morning April 10, 2021 at her home following a period of declining health.      Born October 28, 1927 in Distant, Armstrong County, she was a daughter of the late Walter M. Guthrie and Florence M. Allen Guthrie and was a graduate of New Bethlehem High School.     On October 3, 1950, she married Robert N. Herbert and he preceded her in death on August 29,...

     Rodger L. Shrecengost, age 51, of New Bethlehem, passed away Thursday morning, April 8, 2021, at his home after being stricken with a sudden illness.      Born May 14, 1969 in Kittanning, he was a son of Richard L. and Sandra E. Shrecengost of New Bethlehem.     He was a graduate of Redbank Valley High School.     Rodger was a union laborer with Francis J. Palo, Inc. in Clarion.      He married...

     James Walter Ortz, age 71, of Templeton, died Thursday, April 8, 2021 at Brookville Hospital shortly after sustaining injuries in an automobile accident.      Born April 28, 1949 at the White Settlement near New Bethlehem, he was the son of the late Merle and Shirley Kunselman Ortz.     He worked at Astro Manufacturing until his retirement.     Jim was a member of the Eagles and VFW clubs, both in New...

    Darl Hetrick, age 98 of New Bethlehem, passed away Tuesday afternoon, March 9, 2021 at the Kittanning Care Center.     Born December 25, 1922 in Kellersburg, Armstrong County, he was a son of the late Charles A. Hetrick, Sr, and Della Bain Hetrick.     He graduated from Porter High School and was a WW II United States Army Veteran, serving with the 3116 Signal Battalion in Hawaii.     Darl married the former Dorothy Jeanne Brown on December...

     Kenneth L. “Kenny” Dodd, age 84 of Knox, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Monday evening, March 1, 2021.      Born May 16, 1936 in Salem, he was the son of the late Leroy and Mary Ashbaugh Dodd.     He graduated from White Memorial High School in Knox.      Kenny served his country from 1959 to 1962 as a member of the United States Army.      He was...

     Lori J. Rankin, age 59, of New Bethlehem, passed away Friday morning, February 26, 2021 at her home following an illness.      Born December 15, 1961 in Clarion, she was a daughter of Shirley Ann Hawk Reitz and the late Robert E. Reitz.      She worked as a health aide for WRC Corporation’s Helpmates and Edgewood Heights.      Lori enjoyed crafting, collecting cows, gardening and...