All Obituaries

   Robert J. Womer Jr, age 63, of Cooperstown, PA, died on Saturday, November 28, 2020 at UPMC Northwest, Seneca, PA as a result of Covid-19.  He was born September 21, 1957 in Oil City, son of the late Robert J. and Jessie P. (Gonzales) Womer Sr.     On January 12, 1985 in Tionesta he married Debra Sue (Goodman) Womer, who survives.     Bob worked for the Oil City Area School District in the maintenance department in excess of 30 years until he...

   Neva C. Ward went to be with the Lord on November 13, 2020. She passed peacefully in Meyersdale, PA at Rest Assured Living Center.  She was surrounded by love in her last days with her family and the devoted staff at Rest Assured and Three Rivers Hospice.   She was born August 1, 1937 in Titusville, PA to Otis T. Copeland and Hazel I.  (Neely) Copeland, Pleasantville, PA.  She was 83.    Neva graduated from West Forest High School in 1955 and...

   Donald C. Copeland, age 85, of Pleasantville, PA, died on Friday, November 6, 2020 at his home in Pleasantville (Harmony Twp., Forest County).  He was born March 9, 1935 in Allegheny Twp., Venango County (near Pleasantville, PA), son of the late Raymond B. and Esther Rosella (Cummins) Copeland.     On May 28, 1966 in Pleasantville at the Shamburg Christian Church of God he married Beverly “Dale” Copeland, who survives.     Don...

   Albert E. McKeel, Sr., age 66, of Tionesta, PA, formerly of Lowber, PA, died on Saturday evening, October 31, 2020 at Oil City Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Oil City, PA.  He was born in Greensburg, PA on January 8, 1954, son of the late Walter and Lola Grace (Harvey) McKeel.    Albert worked for Babich and Staller Construction in Pittsburgh for many years before retiring.  He was a member of the Loyal Order of Moose Lodge 1358 in Sutersville,...

  Mark A. Shupe, age 60, of Tionesta, PA, formerly of Levittown, PA, died on Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at the Butler Memorial Hospital in Butler, PA.  He was born November 13, 1959 in Bristol, PA, son of Shirley J. (Pirhalla) Shupe who survives in Tionesta, and of the late Phillip J. Shupe Sr.    Mark Served in the U.S. Army for 3 ½ Years. He was an avid Pittsburgh Steeler Football fan.  Locally he was previously employed by Long Acres Potato Farms of...

   Thomas F. Banks, 65, most recently of Clarington, PA, formerly of Florida, and a son of Western PA, moved into the fall sky on Friday, October 2, 2020.   For Thomas, life was an adventure. He loved the outdoors and found his heart among the beautiful mountains, trees and rivers of Western PA, where he spent his last days.    Born on December 27th, 1954, in Philadelphia, PA, to Walter and Pat Banks, Thomas grew up on a farm just outside of LaJose, PA. After...

     Paul R. Weller, age 92, of Tionesta, PA, died on Thursday, October 1, 2020 at his home in Tionesta.  He was born December 21, 1927 in Kellettville, PA, son of the late Ross and Katherine (Ransom) Weller.  Paul grew up on the family farm in Kellettville, the family homestead that was taken over by the Army Corps of Engineers for the Tionesta Dam project, and was a farmer all of his life, retiring from the Flying W. Ranch in...

     Leslie D. Kent, age 64, recently of Tionesta, PA, formerly of Jamestown, NY, died on September 14, 2020 at UPMC Hamot in Erie, PA.  He was born August 26, 1956 in Jamestown, son of William Kent of Florida and the late Janice (Dilts) Kent.      On May 29, 1976 at Lakewood United Methodist Church in Lakewood, NY, he married Patricia Ann “Patti” (Sorensen) Kent, who survives.  Leslie retired from Electronic Data Systems (EDS)...

  Bette D. (Ashbaugh) Walters, age 80, of Tionesta, PA, died on Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at her home in Tionesta.  She was born December 14, 1939 in Elders Ridge, PA (Indiana County), daughter of the late James Deane and Lillian (Gwen) Ashbaugh.  On April 16, 1976 she married Charles M. “Chuck” Walters who died June 24, 2017.     Bette graduated from Elders Ridge High School in 1957 and went on to attend Indiana University of Pennsylvania where...

     Sharon Ann Bendig, age 70, of Tionesta, PA, formerly of Pittsburgh, PA, died on Tuesday morning, September 1, 2020 at her home in Tionesta.  She was born January 18, 1950 in Pittsburgh, daughter of the late William A. and Dolores Winklmann.       On March 18, 1978, in Pittsburgh, she married her husband of 42 years, Robert E. Bendig, who survives.  Sharon was a member of St. Anthony’s Roman Catholic Church in Tionesta. ...