Obituaries by Location
Mildred M. Baer
Mildred M. Baer, 84, of Uniontown, Pa., passed away Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2001, in her home.
She was born Oct. 9, 1916, in Markleysburg, Pa., daughter of the late Joseph and Annie Barnhart Brooks.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Baer; three sons, Joseph, Lee and Emory; and these brothers and sisters, Charles Brooks, Ralph Brooks, Mary Burke, Helen Savage and Hazel Brooks.
She is survived by two sons, Charles (Buckey) Baer of Ralph, Pa., and Harry Baer of Morgantown, W.Va.; grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Bessie Brooks of Adah, and Ruth Rizer and her husband, Howard of Uniontown.
Friends will be received in the DEARTH FUNERAL HOME, New Salem, today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., and on Saturday until 11 a.m., the hour of service, with the Rev. Galen E. Winebrenner officiating. Interment will follow in Acklin Cemetery, Hopewell Road, Brownsville, Pa.
Roberta Glen Baker
Roberta Glen Baker, 73, of Bordentown, N.J., formerly of Ridgeley, W.Va., and Dunbar, Pa., died Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2001, in the Water’s Edge Nursing Home.
She was born Jan. 9, 1928, in Ridgeley, W. Va., she was the daughter of the late Cullom L. and Opal C. (Pigott) Hartman.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James D. Baker; and two sisters, Neva Louise Hartman and Mary Louise Cheeks.
Mrs. Baker had owned and operated the Baker Beauty Shop, and was a member of the Hopwood United Methodist Church, Hopwood, Pa.
Survivors include her son, Russell Lee Baker and wife, Natalie, with whom she had resided; her grandson, Corey Baker of Bordentown, N.J.; four brothers, Harry C. Hartman and wife, Ann and Kenneth Wayne Hartman and wife, Peggy, all of Short Gap, W.Va., Carl Lee Hartman and wife, Julie of Elkins, W.Va., and Calvin J. Hartman of Wiley Ford, W.Va., and a son, Robert P. Baker, his wife, Janice and her grandson, Justin, all of Sacramento, Calif.
Friends will be received in the UPCHURCH FUNERAL HOME P.A., 202 Greene St., Cumberland, Md., today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. The funeral service will be conducted from the funeral home on Saturday at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Mark Baugh officiating. Interment will be in Hillcrest Burial Park. Memorial contributions may be made to either the American Diabetes Association, 1660 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314, or the American Heart Association, PO Box 1114, Cumberland, MD, 21502.
Mario Berardelli
Mario Berardelli, 79, of Vesta Heights, Fredericktown, died Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2001, in the home of Catherine Rossell and her family, where he boarded for the last several years.
Survivors include his wife, Tina Berardelli, a daughter, a son, and five grandchildren, all in Italy; a brother, Patrick Berardelli, in Pittsburgh; and several nieces and nephews.
Friends will be received in the FRANK BURKUS FUNERAL HOME, 26 Mill St., Millsboro, on Saturday and Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., and on Monday from 10 to 11 a.m., the hour of service.
Elsie P. Cunningham
Elsie P. Cooley Cunningham, 89, of Woolrich, Pa., formerly of Fairchance, Pa., died Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2001, in Jersey Shore Manor Care.
She was born Nov. 3, 1911, in Fairchance, Pa., daughter of the late William and Della Wilson Cooley.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Edgar Cunningham; a son-in-law, Paul F. Moats; and five brothers, Clarence, Stephen, Nicholas, Leonard and Melvin Cooley.
Surviving are three children: Edgar W. Cunningham and his wife, Shirley of Fairchance, Pa., Coral J. Moats of Woolrich, Pa., and Mary Ann Heffern and her husband, Robert of Brownfield, Pa.; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; one great great-grandchild; and one sister, Eleanor Collins of Uniontown, Pa.
Elsie was a member of the Fairchance Church of the Brethren.
The family will receive friends in the GOLDSBORO-TOMI FUNERAL HOME, 21 East Church St., Fairchance, Pa., today from 7 to 9 p.m. Upon Mrs. Cunningham’s request, the funeral and interment will be private.
Bertha Gwynn
Bertha Gwynn of Edenborn, Pa., died Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2001, in Uniontown Hospital.
Surviving are three daughters, Dora Graham Rhodes and husband of Bronx, N.Y., Ruby Outlaw and husband of Mullins, S.C., and Sheila McVay of Edenborn, Pa.
Arrangements will be announced later by the Muriel E. Lantz Funeral Home, 297 East Main St., Uniontown, Pa.
Lloyd Hunter
Lloyd Hunter, 90, of Uniontown, Pa., died Thursday, Feb. 1, 2001, in his home.
Surviving are the following children, Clifford Hunter and wife, Carolina of Revere, Pa., Polly Ann Cherry and husband, the Rev. James L. Cherry of Uniontown, Leon Hunter and wife, Natalie of Lemont Furnace, Pa., Fred Hunter and wife, Lois of Columbus, Ohio, Maxine Robinson and husband, John of Fayetteville, N.C., Robert Hunter and wife, Chris of Mobile, Ala., and Norma Jean Hunter of Columbus, Ohio; one stepson, William E. Davis and wife, Cheryl of Wayne, Pa.; grandchildren; great-grandchildren; and other relatives and friends.
Arrangements will be announced later by the Muriel E. Lantz Funeral Home, 297 East Main St., Uniontown, Pa.
Mary Pesosky
Mary Kavlick Pesosky, 96, the oldest resident of Bobtown, Pa., died Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2001, in the Jones Personal Care Home, Carmichaels, Pa.
She was born April 21, 1904, in Perryopolis, Pa., a daughter of the late John and Mary Balas Kavlick.
She was a member of St. Ignatius Roman Catholic Church, the Rosary Altar Society, and a charter member of the Shannopin Civic Club, all of Bobtown. She was also a member of the Sokol Lodge in Greensboro.
Surviving are her daughter, Betty Imrich of Bobtown; two sons, Thomas E. Pesosky of Mentor-on-the-Lake, Ohio, and Richard J. Pesosky of Cleveland, Ohio; 12 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Lucy Mohar of Allentown, Pa., and Anna Miller of Bobtown.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Pesosky on March 11, 1940; seven brothers, Thomas, Paul, John, David, Stanley, Walter and Frank Kavlick; and a sister, Dorothy Kravats.
Friends will be received in the RICHARD R. HEROD FUNERAL HOME, Point Marion, today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., and on Saturday until 9:15 a.m., when brief prayers will be said, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m., in St. Ignatius R.C. Church, with the Rev. Fr. Lawrence V. Holpp as celebrant. Interment follows in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Brownsville, Pa. A Parish Vigil Service will be held today at 2 p.m., in the funeral home. A Rosary service will be held today at 7:30 p.m., in the funeral home.
Barbara Salutric
Barbara Salutric, 59, of Filbert, Pa., died Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2001, in Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh.
She was born Oct. 1, 1941, in Filbert, a daughter of the late John and Irene Kozosky Shulik.
Barbara was a member of St. Procopius Roman Catholic Church of New Salem.
Surviving are her husband of 37 years, James Salutric; children, James E. Salutric of Filbert, Theresa Salutric Hurley and her husband, James M. of Wilmington, N.C., and Barbara Landis and her husband, Vincent R., of Brownsville; four grandchildren, Lauren Hurley, Christina Hurley, Colin Salutric and Justine Landis; and a brother, Joseph Shulik and his wife, Nancy of Pickens, S.C.
Friends will be received in the ROBERT T. KISH FUNERAL HOME INC., 20 North Mill St., New Salem, today from 2 to 9 p.m., and on Saturday until 9:30 a.m., when a prayer service will be held. A Funeral Mass follows at 10 a.m., in St. Procopius R.C. Church, with the Rev. Fr. Andrew Kawecki as celebrant. Interment will follow in St. Thomas Cemetery, Footedale. A Parish Wake Service will be held today at 4 p.m.
Estella M. Sisler
Estella M. (Smithburger) Sisler, 94, of Uniontown, Pa., passed away Thursday, Feb. 1, 2001, in the Westmoreland Manor.
She was born July 15, 1906, in Uniontown, Pa., the daughter of the late Ignatius Smithburger and Elizabeth Dice Smithburger.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Sisler Sr.; and brothers, Charles, Harold and Edgar Smithburger.
She was a member of St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church, The Christian Mothers, Eagles and Jefferson Catholic Club.
She is survived by her children: Lorraine Sisler Catney of Greensburg, Pa., Frank L. Sisler of Uniontown, Pa., and Connie Sisler Struble of Latrobe, Pa.; grandchildren, Cindy Struble Cramer, Barry Wayne Sisler, Jamie Struble Rahl and Randy Struble; five great-grandchildren; and one great great-grandchild.
Visitation is private for the Family. Family and friends may gather on Monday, Feb. 5, 2001, in St. John the Evangelist R.C. Church, Jefferson Street, for a 9:30 a.m., Mass of Christian burial, with the Rev. Fr. William J. Kiel as celebrant. Interment will follow in Oak Lawn Cemetery.
Rev. Norman D. Winslow
Rev. Norman D. Winslow, 49, of Grindstone, Pa., went to be with his Lord, on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2001.
He was born Sept. 5, 1951, in Blair, Neb., he was a son of the late Katheryn Ladwig Winslow, who died in 1985, and Earl H. Winslow of Uniontown.
The Rev. Winslow was the Pastor of Bethel Tabernacle in Fairchance, Pa.
Besides his father, he is survived by his wife of 25 years, Betty Lowery Winslow; children: Julie Winslow of Lebanon, Pa., Krista Cessna and her husband, Joe of Uniontown, Tara Hixon and her husband, Jim of Carmichaels, and Daryl Winslow II, at home; grandsons, who they are rearing, Dylan and Zackary Winslow, at home; other grandchildren, Taran Winslow, Devan, Brianna and Olivia Cessna and Lakota and Kaleb Hixon; sisters, Marilyn, Kathy and Betty; brothers, Michael and Loren; and several nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends in the CONFER FUNERAL HOME, 515 Front St., Brownsville, Pa., today from 3 to 9 p.m., and Saturday, Feb. 3, 2001, from 11 a.m. to Noon. Funeral services will then be conducted by the Rev. Franklin R. Linton, retired Pastor of the Assembly of God Church, Bedford, Pa. Burial will follow in LaFayette Memorial Park, Brier Hill.
Paul S. Wise
Paul S. Wise, 86, of Dilliner R.D. 1, (Taylortown), Pa., died Thursday, Feb. 1, 2001, at his home.
He was born Dec. 6, 1914, in Kirby, Pa., he was a son of the late Samuel and Phoebe Ingram Wise.
He was a Protestant by faith.
A coal miner, he retired from Shannopin Mine in Bobtown, and he was also a member of the U.M.W.A. Local 6159.
Surviving are his wife of 52 years, Martha Berniece Shuck Wise; a daughter, Mrs. Carl (Virginia Lee) Lovis of Dilliner; a son, Charles W. Wise of New Haven, Conn.; five grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; and one sister, Mrs. Glenn (Virginia) Mundel of Greensboro R.D. 1.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers, Jesse, Earl, James and Ray Wise; and sisters, Pauline Duindam, Mable Wade, Evelyn Sonsa, Irene Bryan and Ruth Wise, in infancy.
Friends will be received in the RICHARD R. HEROD FUNERAL HOME, Point Marion, on Saturday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., and on Sunday until 2 p.m., the hour of service, with the Rev. James Riggleman officiating. Interment will be in Garards Fort Cemetery, Garards Fort, Pa.
