All Obituaries

Walter Dean Oknefski, age 90, of 48 Hillcrest Dr., Ridgway, died Saturday, September 7, 2019, at his residence following a brief illness.  He was born June 24, 1929, in Ridgway, son of the late Benjamin C. and Minnie (Pearson) Oknefski.  He married Pauline L. Walsh on August 30, 1952, she preceded him in death on January 1, 2019.  He resided in Ridgway all his life and was a 1948 graduate of Ridgway High School.  He was a member of the Ridgway Church of Christ, the...

Theodore R. Bomba, age 84, of 312 Little Ave., Ridgway, died Thursday, November 14, 2019, at Penn Highlands DuBois following a brief illness.  He was born May 13, 1935, in Ridgway, son of the late Adolf A. and Barbara (Kusnierz) Bomba.  He married Carol A. Weiser on May 3, 1969, she survives.  He resided in Ridgway all his life and was a member of St. Leo Catholic Church, the K. of C., the Elks, and the Elk and Cameron County Cursillo.  He was a graduate of Ridgway High...

Mary A. Addeo, age 95, formerly of 1020 North Broad St., Ridgway, died early Wednesday morning, November 13, 2019, at Pinecrest Manor following a lengthy illness.  She was born September 8, 1924, in Ridgway, daughter of the late Vincenzo and Elenora (Caliguri) Ferraro.  She married Louis Addeo on March 3, 1942, he preceded her in death on October 28, 2009.  She resided in Ridgway all her life and was a member of St. Leo Catholic Church, the Ridgway Senior Center, St. Marys...

Deborah L. Foreman, age 62, of 145 Terra Cotta Rd., Johnsonburg, died Tuesday evening, November 12, 2019, at Penn Highlands Elk.  She was born February 13, 1957, in Warren, PA, daughter of the late Harold and Sandra Foreman.  She resided in Johnsonburg.  She enjoyed making crafts, camping, hiking and being with her family.  She was a graduate of Sheffield High School.  She had been employed as a school bus driver in the Sheffield Area School District and was a stay...

Nick “Henry B.” Horning, 74, passed away on Veteran’s Day November 11, 2019, at Nelson’s Golden Years Personal Care Home in Dubois, Pennsylvania. Nick was born in Ridgway on March 14, 1945, to Bertha and Henry Horning. He graduated in 1963 from Ridgway Area High School. Upon graduating, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He was honorably discharged after having served from 1963 to 1969, with 16 months in Guantanamo Bay Cuba. His time as a Navy Corpsman inspired him to...

Robert J. Ewing, age 80, of 120 West Condot Rd., St. Marys, died early Thursday morning, October 31, 2019, at Highland View Healthcare following a lengthy illness.  He was born January 17, 1939, in Kellettville, PA, son of the late George H. and Kathryn (Ewing) Shepard.  He resided in Williamson, NY for many years before moving to St. Marys.  He was Protestant by faith.  He served in the U.S. Army as a Peacetime Veteran.  He had been employed by Xerox Corp. for 27...

Theresa A. Zameroski, age 91, formerly of 421 Ash St., Ridgway, died Saturday, October 19, 2019, at the Ridgmont Assisted Living facility following a brief illness.  She was born June 15, 1928, in Johnsonburg, daughter of the late John and Mary (Gulash) Liscinski.  She married Leo M. Zameroski on May 29, 1949, he preceded her in death on April 4, 1985.  She resided in Ridgway for many years and was a member of St. Leo Catholic Church, the C.D. of A. and the Church Choir. ...

Prison chaplain, pastor and gifted Bible teacher; lover of street rods and rock-n-roll; fierce advocate for the poor, the underrepresented and the voiceless; husband, father, grandfather, uncle and friend: John E. Smith, 72, of 129 Oakmont Cemetery Road, Ridgway, died unexpectedly on Friday, October 4, 2019 at UPMC Montefiore, in Pittsburgh PA.   John was born in Bellefonte, Pa on December 3, 1946, to the late Bernard and Kathryn (Scutella) Smith. He spent the majority of his life in...

Kathleen A. Williamson, age 67, of 42 Silver Lane, Ridgway, died unexpectedly early Tuesday morning, September 24, 2019, at UPMC Montefiore Hospital in Pittsburgh.  She was born March 4, 1952, in Ridgway, daughter of the late John and Alvera (Lawhead) McCartney.  She resided in Ridgway all her life and was a 1970 graduate of Ridgway High School.  She was a member of St. Leo Catholic Church.  She enjoyed baking, crocheting, snuggling with her grand-babies and...

Coletta I. Westover, age 94, formerly of 406 Dewey St., Ridgway, died Friday afternoon, September 20, 2019, at Laurelbrooke Personal Care in Brookville following a brief illness.  She was born January 18, 1925, in St. Marys, daughter of the late John and Florentina (Foster) Anzinger.  She married Thomas M. Westover on June 7, 1944, he preceded her in death on May 27, 2008.  She resided in Ridgway since 1944 and was a graduate of St. Marys High School.  She was a member of...