Local Obituaries for Homer City, Indiana County in Pennsylvania.
Anthony 'Tony' Perman
April 1, 2016
Anthony Tony Perman, 88, Homer City died April 1, 2016 at St. Andrews Village. He was born November 7, 1927 to Slovenian immigrants Alois Louie and Mary (Sustusick) Perman in Homer City where he lived his life. He graduated from Homer City High School in 1945 as an honor student. Tony held several jobs as a mechanic before buying a...
Joseph Michael Fornari, Sr.
March 28, 2016
Joseph M. Fornari, Sr., 91, died Monday, March 28, 2016 in Carmel, Indiana. He was the son of the late Emilio and Virginia (Mazzoni) Fornari. Mr. Fornari was born December 9, 1924 in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. Mr. Fornari was a member of the Indiana Pennsylvania Lodge of the Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks, the Boy Scouts of America,...
Donald S. Oldham
March 13, 2016
Donald S.Oldham, 84, Nanty Glo, died March 13, 2016, at home surrounded by his loving family. Born Dec. 20, 1931, in Nanty Glo, son of the late Donald and Maude (Appleyard) Oldham. Preceded in death by brother, Herb; and sister, Garrnet Bello. Surviving are wife of 55 years, the former Jean Kozlovac; children, Shari (Rick) Oldham Semetosky, Nanty Glo; Susie...
Thomas Wayne Wise
March 11, 2016
Thomas Wayne Wise, 75, Lucernemines died Friday, March 11, 2016 at the Indiana Regional Medical Center. He was the son of Joseph and Gaye (Stewart) Wise and was born October 25, 1940 in Graceton, PA. Thomas attended Our Lady of the Assumption Parish and was a member of the Local UMWA. He served in the Air Force from 1959-1967. After...
Minnie C Fitz
March 3, 2016
FITZ Minnie C. (Nischalke), 97, Jackson Township, died March 12, 2016, at The Village, Mundys Corner. Born June 12, 1918, in Johnstown, daughter of the late Robert and Genista (Marose) Nischalke. Preceded in death by husband, Herman; brothers and sisters Ernest, Freda Brawley, Walter, Mary Soriano, Paul and Elsie Bunn; and son-in-law, Don Furman. Survived by daughter, Elaine Furman; grandchildren,...
George Rura
February 28, 2016
George Rura, 55, Homer City died February 28, 2016 at Montefiore Hospital in Pittsburgh surrounded by his loving family. He was the son of Rudolph and Joan (Mihalko) Rura and was born August 7, 1960 in Indiana, PA. George was a member of Our Lady of the Assumption Parish and formerly served as an altar boy. He was an avid...
Joseph John Szymusiak
February 27, 2016
Joseph John Szymusiak, 79, Gettysburg, PA formerly of Nanty Glo, PA died February 27, 2016 at Claremont Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Carlisle, PA. He was the son of the late Joseph and Mary (Androskovitch) Sysmusiak and was born April 5, 1936 in Nanty Glo. Mr. Szymusiak was employed by the Westmont Hilltop School District as an Industrial Arts teacher until...
Eleanor Elizabeth (Vresilovic) Bocz
February 23, 2016
Eleanor E. Bocz, 87, Lucernemines died Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at Indiana Regional Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late John and Sally (Zitt) Vresilovic and was born November 2, 1928. She was a member of Our Lady of the Assumption Parish, Ladies Jednota Lodge and the Altar Rosary Society. Eleanor is survived by her two daughters, and...
Trilby Arlene Lytle
February 22, 2016
Trilby (Tibby) Arlene Lytle, 96, Home, PA died Monday, February 22, 2016 at Indian Haven. She was the daughter of the late Robert Hotchkiss and Verna Gaynelle (Houck) Graham and was born May 12, 1919 in Smithport, PA. She worked as a nurse at various Indiana County Nursing Homes for over 50 years. Trilby is survived by two children, Robert...
Margaret 'Margie' Mary (McKelvy) Bennett
February 21, 2016
Margaret Mary (McKelvy) Bennett, 77, of Indiana, PA, died peacefully, surrounded by family at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital on Sunday, February 21, 2016. Margaret had graciously fought a long battle with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, and had been listed for a lung transplant for 10 months before succumbing to an acute exacerbation of the disease. Margie was born on October 23, 1938...
Edward C. Stormer
February 11, 2016
Edward C. Stormer, 71, Slickville died February 11, 2016 at Latrobe Hospital. He was the son of the late John Richard and Irene Stormer and was born November 15, 1944 in Johnstown. He was employed at the Homer City Power Plant. He was a also a member of UMWA, Homer City Local. He is survived by six children, Edward C....
John Bernard Shimko
February 11, 2016
John Bernard Shimko, 86, Lucernemines died February 11, 2016 at Indiana Regional Medical Center. He was the son of the late John L. and Rosemarie (Soss) Shimko and was born December 30, 1929 in Lucernmeines. John was a member of Our Lady of the Assumption Parish, Indiana-Armstrong Builders Association and an Army Veteran. He was first employed by R&P Coal...
Father Deacon Richard Allan Ciganko
February 5, 2016
Father Deacon Richard Ciganko Dr. Richard A. Ciganko, known to many as Father Deacon Richard Ciganko, entered eternal life on February 5, 2016 surrounded by his loving family. Richard succumbed to the symptoms of Multiple Systems Atrophy. He was born on June 5, 1943 to (the late) Alexander & Claudia Ciganko. Richard was a professor of Art Education at the...
Larry Edward Wisor
February 2, 2016
Larry Edward Wisor, 62, of Indiana, PA, passed away at home on February 2, 2016. He was born October 17, 1953 in Indiana, PA to Virginia (Petratos) and the late Lewis Wisor. He was a 1972 graduate of Homer Center High School and served in the United States Air Force as a Securities Specialist from 1972 until 1975. He is...
Eva (McCully) Anderson
February 2, 2016
Eva Anderson, 85, of Homer City passed away on February 2, 2016 at Indiana Regional Medical Center in Indiana with her family at her bedside. Eva, daughter of the late Joseph and Margaret (Pedzol) McCully, born in Brush Valley, PA on April 26, 1930. She is a longtime member of Christian Missionary Alliance in Homer City. Her hobbies were crocheting...
Charles Richard Bush
January 29, 2016
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Robin Clair Jones
January 26, 2016
Robin Clair (Fred) Jones 59, Homer City peacefully passed away on January 26, 2016 at UPMC Shadyside Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Robin was born December 17, 1956 to Clair R. and Donna (Kephart) Jones in Phillipsburg, PA. Robin was employed by Consol Energy at several different coal mines. Robin was a member of the UMWA Local #488, the...
Charles Novak
January 23, 2016
Charles Novak, 82, Homer City died January 23, 2016 at his residence. He was born April 1, 1933 in Tide, PA. Charles was a member of Our Lady of the Assumption, Homer City American Legion Post #493 and UMWA Local #1619, Helen, PA. Mr. Novak as a coal miner and an Army veteran having served overseas in Germany. He is...
Gene Fletcher
January 15, 2016
Gene Fletcher, 87, Homer City died January 15, 2016 at Beacon Ridge Nursing Home. He was the son of the late Lee Philip and Eva (McDial) Fletcher and was born September 24, 1928 in Coral, PA. He was a member of the Hope Lutheran Church, Homer City, the Croatian Fraternal Union and he loved hunting. Mr. Fletcher was an avid...
John William Pulliam
January 10, 2016
John Speed Pulliam passed away on January 10, 2016 at Indiana Regional Medical Center due to complications from Parkinsons disease. He was not defined by his problems and continued to battle daily with the true difficulties he faced; usually with a smile and a kind word to all. Speed was born on January 9, 1940 in Homer City and during...
