Local Obituaries for Homer City, Indiana County in Pennsylvania.
Neysa Vresilovic
August 21, 2017
Neysa Vresilovic, 35, of Butler, passed away Monday, August 21, 2017 after a long courageous battle with metastatic triple negative breast cancer. She is survived by her parents, Jim and Lyn Vresilovic, her fianc Jeremy Lindsay, and children Julian, Adalyn and Myla. She is also survived by her sisters Tara and husband Dusty and Nina and husband Kevin and nieces...
Richard Lewis ('Dick') Jones
August 21, 2017
Richard Lewis Jones (Dick), 82, Homer City, died August 21, 2017 at his residence. He was the son of the late John H and Mary (Hicks) Jones and was born May 3, 1935 in Lucernemines. Dick was a member of the Homer City United Methodist Church, the American Softball Association and the Homer-Center Historical Society. He was a Veteran of...
Lonnie Scott Lowndes
August 19, 2017
Lonnie Scott Lowndes, 43, Waterman died Saturday, August 19, 2017. He was the son of Lonnie K. and Barbara Ann (Komlosky) Lowndes and was born December 16, 1973 in Indiana, Pennsylvania. Lonnie loved playing his guitar and was a member of various bands. He also enjoyed hunting, fishing and all of the Pittsburgh sports teams. Lonnie was employed by Sperry...
Alberta Ruth Gallagher
August 16, 2017
Alberta Ruth Gallagher, age 74, of Homer City died August 16, 2017. Ruth was born in Blairsville on March 14, 1943 and was the daughter of George Francis and Martha Jean (Cline) Heming. Surviving are two sons Tory Heming, California and Jody Gallagher, Homer City and three daughters Tonia Gallagher, California; Billie Jean Huffman and husband Robert, Latrobe; and Cami...
Donna C. (Kephart) Jones
August 14, 2017
Donna Clare Kephart Jones, 79, of Homer City passed away Sunday August 13, 2017 at home surrounded by her loving family. Donna was born July 18, 1938 to Dorsey and Mae Kephart in Sanborn, PA. Donna was employed at FMC in Homer City until her division closed. On June 23, 1956, she married Clair R. Jones and started a family....
Floyd Ephraim Mesler
August 13, 2017
Floyd Ephraim Mesler, 76, Brush Valley died Sunday, August 13, 2017 at Indiana Regional Medical Center. He was born on November 30, 1940 and was the son of the late Floyd Ephraim and Irene (Wirick) Mesler. Floyd was a Vietnam Veteran having served in the United States Air Force. He was employed in the field of research and development. Floyd...
The Honorable Robert Clawson Earley
August 11, 2017
The Honorable Robert Clawson Earley, 87, died Friday, August 11, 2017. Robert was born on December 25, 1929 in Barnesboro, PA and was the son on Dr. Samuel and Evelyn Woodhead Earley. He grew up in Emigh, PA, a mining town. He studied one year at Mercersburg Academy and graduated from Cherry Tree High School in 1947 where he played...
Joseph G. Flick, Sr.
August 7, 2017
Flick, Sr., Joseph G., 77, Nanty Glo, passed away August 7, 2017 at Memorial Medical Center. He was born March 2, 1940 in Johnstown. Son of Leo and Edith (Gould) Flick and step mother Eleanor Flick. He is preceded in death by infant daughter Nicole brother Leo Flick, Jr. He is Survivied by his wife of 53 years the former...
Betha Lois (Bennett) Trunzo
August 6, 2017
Betha Lois Trunzo, 95, Homer City, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 6, 2017. Born July 9, 1922 in Indiana. She is the daughter of the late Oliver and Minnie (Engle) Bennett. Betha attended Indiana High School. She worked at Season-All Industries, Federal Laboratories, was a school bus driver, and the owner/operator of her own beauty...
Stella Yarkowski
August 3, 2017
Stella Mabel (Lichtenfels) Yarkowski was born on September 13,1928 in Robinson, Pa.,to Lester C. And Ethel Lichtenfels. She resided there until she married her beloved John on November 19,1955, and they lived in Lucernemines. She was preceded in death by husband, John, who died April 23, 2009, parents, brothers Nelson, Francis, Boyd, Eugene, and Harry. Survived by brothers Howard(Peggy) Lichtenfels...
Deacon Norman George Amero
August 1, 2017
Deacon NORMAN GEORGE AMERO, 77, of Oak Ridge, TN passed away on August 1, 2017 at his home after a three-year battle with cancer. Norman was born on March 22, 1940 in New Haven, CT the only child of the late George William and Mildred Irene (George) Amero. He was the loving husband of Barbara Ann (McNulty) Amero for 56...
Linda (Bracken) Spilger
July 24, 2017
Spigler, Linda (Bracken), 72, East Conemaugh, passed away July 24, 2017 at home. She was born July 13, 1945, in Johnstown. Preceded in death by husband Frank Spigler, daughter Darla, grandson Rick and infant grandson Jeffery Frederick, Jr. Survivied by children Josie Frederick (Harold), Nanty Glo; David (Missy) Frederick, Nanty Glo; Jeff (Heidi) Frederick, Strongstown; Peggy Spigler, East Conemaugh. Grandchildren...
Geneva Marie ('Dolly') Shannon
July 22, 2017
Geneva Marie Dolly Shannon, 80, Homer City, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, July 22, 2017. Born September 19, 1936 in Coy. She is the daughter of the late Mike and Francis (Johnstone) Varholick. Geneva Graduated from Laura Lamar High School in 1954. After graduation she worked at Syntron in Homer City for a couple of years....
William B. Cook, Jr.
July 19, 2017
Cook, William B., Jr., Nanty Glo, passed away July 19, 2017 at UPMC Montefiore Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was born Feb 7, 1925, in Nanty Glo. Son of the late William and Priscilla (Walls) Cook, Sr. He is preceded in death by Wife Helen Gressley, grandson John Silko, Jr. Brother Kemp, sister Patricia Winning. Surviving are his children Linda (John) Silko;...
Elizabeth Teresa Baran
July 12, 2017
Elizabeth Teresa Baran, 88, of Homer City died Wednesday, July 12, 2017 at Bethany Place Indiana, PA. A Daughter of the late Michael and Anna (Barron) Baran, she was born September 13, 1928. She was a member of the SS. Peter and Paul Orthodox Church, Homer City. Elizabeth retired from FMC Corp. in 1991, after 44 years of service. She...
Olivia Jaylyn (Gillin) Seabolt
July 8, 2017
Seabolt (Gillin), Olivia Jaylyn, 12, Nanty Glo, passed away July 8, 2017, at Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh, surround by her family and CHP Nurses. She was born April 1, 2005, at Altoona Hospital. Proceeded in death by grandfather George E. Gillin, Sr. Olivia is survived by Parents George and Savannah Gillin, Nanty Glo. Brother and Sisters Tony, Bella, and Ellymae...
Rondey W. ('RJ') Nicklas
July 8, 2017
Nicklas, Rodney W. RJ, 24, Twin Rocks, passed away July 8, 2017 at home. He was born February 7, 1993 in Baltimore Md. Son of the late Valerie Allum and step father David Allum. He is survived by wife Dorothy Nicklas, Twin Rocks; son David Charles, at home. Aunt Liz and Carol. Friends will be received at Bowser Ondriezek Funeral...
William George Rokosky
June 10, 2017
WILLIAM GEORGE ROKOSKY William Bill George Rokosky, 67, of Homer City passed away on Saturday, June 10th in Selinsgrove, PA where he spent the past seven months under the loving care of his son Eric and daughter-in-law Kelly. Bill was born on September 11, 1949 in Indiana to William and Genevieve Wojcik Rokosky. He was raised in Waterman and graduated...
Edward George Yoschak
June 7, 2017
Edward George Yoschak, 86, of Josephine, passed away peacefully on the morning of Wednesday, June 7, 2017, at his residence, where he was surrounded by the love and support of his family. The youngest son of the late Stephen and Elizabeth Yoschak (Marusek), he was born on Sept. 10, 1930. Ed was a parishioner of Our Lady of the Assumption,...
Joseph J. ('Big Joe') Ando, Jr.
June 7, 2017
Ando, Joseph J., Jr. Big Joe, 56, of Cardiff, passed away June 7, 2017 at Cambria Care Center. He was born August 8, 1960 in Colver. Son of the late Joseph and Dorothy (Morey) Ando, Sr. He is Survived by his brother James Ando, Cardiff; Sisters Janet (Charles) Edminston, Ebensburg; Susan (Donavan) Jones, Lancaster. Nephews and niece Charles, Jr., Thomas...
