All Obituaries

Mary Ann Bogacki, age 83, of 37 Mapleview Dr., Ridgway, died Thursday morning, November 8, 2018, at Penn Highlands Elk following a brief illness.  She was born April 24, 1935, in Ridgway, daughter of the late William and Margaret (Flannigan) Murray.  She married John F. (Jack) Bogacki on November 19, 1955, he survives.  She resided in Ridgway all her life and was a member of St. Leo Catholic Church.  She was a graduate of the Ridgway High School class of 1955. She had...

Betty J. Herzing, age 86, formerly of 117 Taylor Ave., Ridgway, and most recently of 279 Ridgmont Dr., Ridgway, died Wednesday afternoon, November 7, 2018, at Elk Haven Nursing Home following a brief illness.  She was born January 20, 1932, in Elyria, Ohio, daughter of the late Dean M. and Minnie M. (Hidinger) Overbeck.  She married Daniel F. Herzing, Sr., on August 13, 1955, he preceded her in death on May 3, 1996.  She resided in Ridgway most of her life and was Catholic by...

Joan K. Thomas, age 83, of 11 Elk Ave., Ridgway, died Sunday morning, November 4, 2018, at her residence following a brief illness.  She was born February 11, 1935, in Ridgway, daughter of the late Amerigo J. and Stella D. (Letchi) Allegretto.  She married Floyd D. Thomas on February 11, 1956, he preceded her in death on September 4, 1999.  She resided in Ridgway all her life and was a member of St. Leo Catholic Church.  She was a loving wife of Floyd, loving mother and...

Kenneth A. Robertson, Sr., age 74, of 412 Maple Ave., Ridgway, died Friday morning October 26, 2018, at Penn Highlands DuBois following a brief illness.  He was born July 14, 1944, in Desire, PA, son of the late Gerald W. and A. Louise (Rydbom) Robertson.  He married Linda L. Fye on May 20, 1967, she survives.  He resided in Ridgway for 50 years and was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, the V.F.W., the Vets Club in Marienville, was a past Mt. Laurel Federal Credit...

James E. Slattery, 86, a resident of Ridgmont Assisted Living, died on Sunday, October 21, 2018 following a brief illness. He was born on December 18, 1931 in DuBois, a son of the late James and Helen Murdock Slattery.  He was a graduate of DuBois High School, class of 1949. On August 5, 1954, in the Post Catholic Chapel in Ft. Meade, MD, he married Betty Robinson Slattery, who preceded him in death on January 1, 2007. Jim served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War with...

Helen C. Skraba, 82, of 355 Dewey Circle, Ridgway, died peacefully on Friday, October 19, 2018 at Highland View Healthcare in Brockway, PA. She was born on November 4, 1935, in Ridgway, a daughter of the late Adam and Anna Kuczynska Bienkowski.  She was a graduate of St. Leo’s High School, class of 1953. On June 9, 1956, she married Alex J. Skraba, who preceded her in death on April 12, 2011. Mrs. Skraba was a lifelong resident of Ridgway and an active member of St....

Michelle F. Covel, 60, of 15037 Boot Jack Road, Ridgway, PA died Thursday, October 11, 2018 at her home following a lengthy illness. She was born on July 30, 1958, in Ridgway, a daughter of the late Michael and E. Patricia Wolff Imhof. On May 20, 2000, she married Edward Covel, who survives of Ridgway. Michelle was a lifelong resident of the area and a member of St. Leo's Church.  She graduated from Jeff Tech with her LPN, and then graduated from the University of Pittsburgh at...

  William L. Murnaghan, 92, a resident of Kane Lutheran Home and formerly of Dewey Circle, Ridgway, died Wednesday morning, October 10, 2018 at Kane Lutheran Home following a brief illness.    He was born on November 24, 1925, in Ridgway, a son of the late Henry and Cecilia Modenbaugh Murnaghan.   In May of 1949, he married Bernice Johnson Murnaghan, who preceded him in death on October 18, 2016 after more than 67 years of marriage.   Mr. Murnaghan was a...

Karen J. Vallimont, age 68, of 196 Longview Dr., Ridgway, died Sunday afternoon October 7, 2018 at her residence following a brief illness.  She was born October 28, 1949, in Ridgway, daughter of the late Pete and Jennie (Holm) Vallimont.  She resided in Ridgway all her life and was a member of the Bethlehem Lutheran Church.   She is survived by 1 sister Shirley (Ed) Biank who she resided with in Ridgway, her Godmother Carol Ferraro of State College and several...

Joanne (Kaye) Butterfuss, age 81, of 121 Montmorenci Ave., Ridgway, died Saturday evening September 22, 2018, at her residence following an illness of the past year.  She was born April 20, 1937 in Ridgway, daughter of the late Lola M. Luchs.  She married R. Gary Butterfuss on April 6, 1956, he survives.  She resided in Ridgway all her life and was a member of St. Leo Catholic Church.  She was a graduate of the Ridgway High School.  She had been employed by MPP for...