All Obituaries

Linda Eleanore (Reagle) Helsel, 71, took a walk with God to her home in Heaven, On January 15, 2021, in Jacksonville, Florida.   She was born in Stump Creek. Pa. on January 18, 1949 to Donald and Ruby (Frantz) Reagle.   Linda moved to Virginia in 1977 and married Emory Joseph Helsel on April 12, 1979 in Norfolk, Va., where she lived until moving to Jacksonville, FL in 1997. Linda enjoyed taking long car rides, reading and embroidering but the thing she loved most was being a...

P. Joyce Rumgay, 95, of Punxsutawney, peacefully passed away, Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at Laurel Brooke Personal Care in Brookville.  She was born to D. Laird and Helen (Erickson) Tyger in Rossiter.  Joyce was a member of the First Church of God in Punxsutawney where she was proud of her involvement with the “Living Christmas Tree”. She was a longtime administrative assistant for Punxsutawney Borough, and retired from Ferraro and Young. She enjoyed her Family and...

Clark M. Harmon, 60, of Timblin, passed away on January 6, 2020.   He was born on June 3, 1960, to Luther C. and Mildred (Brink) Harmon in Smicksburg.   Clark attended Sacred Waters Church in Milton. He served in the United States Navy for eight years. Clark enjoyed bluegrass festivals and riding his motorcycle. Clark had a loving heart and was always willing to lend a helping hand.   He is survived by his wife of 38 years Brenda (Baun) Harmon, Timblin, two sons, Tony...

Mary Mae Craft, 88, of Butler, formerly of Juneau, passed away Wednesday January 6, 2021 at Newhaven Court at Clearview, Butler.   She was born January 12, 1932 to Perry and Margaret (Shields) Bennett in Juneau.   Mary was a member of the Valley Chapel United Methodist Church in Juneau until she moved to Prospect PA and attended the Presbyterian Church of Prospect. She volunteered and donated to numerous charities, including the Salvation Army. She was a member of the United...

Regina “June” (Menear) Farmery, 93 of Glen Campbell, passed away on Tuesday, January 5, 2021 in Clearfield.   She was born in September 1927 to Chauncey and Alice (Neal) Menear in Punxsutawney.   June was a member of the Smithport United Methodist Church, where she taught Sunday School for many years. She was also a member of the former Punxsutawney Order of the Eastern Star. She attended school in Mahaffey, and throughout the many years of her life, she was a...

Margaret “Margie” A. Loughery, 91, of Punxsutawney, passed away on Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at Crystal Waters Personal Care Home.   She was born December 2, 1929 to Darl and Marion (Snyder) Loughery in Smicksburg.   Margie was a graduate of Dayton High School in Dayton, PA; She was an employee of Pramco Clothing in Punxsutawney.  She worked at various positions there until the plant was closed and she retired.    She was an active member of the...

Tobi (Hoffman) Stephens, 47, of Coolspring died peacefully surrounded by her loving family.   She was born November 23, 1973, to Craig and Patty (Smith) Hoffman in Punxsutawney.    She married the love of her life, Bradley Stephens on Feb. 20, 1993. Tobi worked as the General Manager of Guardian Healthcare Pharmacy for several years and she considered many of her co-workers’ part of her family. She was very proud of the work she did and felt very fortunate to...

Mary Helen Young - "Helen" - 100 formally of RD LaJose passed away at Embassy of Hillsdale Park Nursing Facility on December 15, 2020. She was the last family member of her generation. She was born February 11, 1920 to Jacob and Maude (Shields) Welch in Marsh Creek, near Howard, PA in Centre County. Helen was adopted at the age of six months due to the demise of her mother. Her aunt and uncle Helen and Oscar Hoover became her adopted parents. They lived on a farm in the Sylvan...

Larry Dilts, 87, of Punxsutawney, entered eternal rest, on Monday December 14, 2020 at the Punxsutawney Area Hospital, surrounded by his daughters.   He was born March 19, 1933 to Lowry and Edith (Johnson) Dilts in Punxsutawney.  He was raised in Cloe, where his parents ran a greenhouse.   Larry was a 1951 graduate of the Punxsutawney High School. He married his high school sweetheart, Betty Ishman, on June 14, 1952, and raised their family in R.D. 1, Rossiter.  Larry...

George A. Bowers, 72, of Punxsutawney, passed away on Thursday December 10, 2020 at Punxsutawney Area Hospital.   He was born May 5, 1948 to Charles A. and Lillian (Couch) Bowers in Punxsutawney.   George worked for Jefferson Grocery for over 40 years. He started working at Jefferson Grocery when it opened for business and retired when it closed. George was an avid Steeler and Penn State fan, which he watched with his granddaughters. Watching football, talking football and...