Obituaries by Location
Glenn W. Boyd Sr.
Glenn W. Boyd Sr., 88, of Charleroi, formerly of Webster where he was born, Fellsburg, eastern Pennsylvania and Connellsville, Pa., went to be with his Lord on Wednesday, May 9, 2001, from Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc., Carroll Township.
He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Mary Pearle Ellenberger Boyd; children: Glenn W. Boyd Jr. and his wife, Joan, of San Pablo, California, Melvin B. Boyd of Lancaster, Pa., Saundra Boyd Davidson and her husband, Robert Davidson of Coal Center, Pa., Sharon Boyd Taylor and her husband, James Taylor, of Warne, North Carolina, and Francene Boyd Cox and her husband, William Cox, of Narvon, Pa.; a brother, Raymond Boyd of Rostraver Township; a sister, Hazel Boyd Smedley of Lutz, Florida; grandchildren: Cindy Klonis, Jonathan Boyd, Gretchen Madeira, Brian Boyd, Colleen Davidson Brinkman, Diana Davidson, Daniel Davidson, Tracey Taylor Hagan, James Taylor III, Erika Cox, Robert Cox, Krystal Cox; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Services were held in the James C. Stump Funeral Home, Circle Drive, Rostraver Township, Belle Vernon, Pa., and interment followed.
Robert H. Christopher
On Saturday, May 19, 2001, Robert H. "Red" Christopher, 57, of Uniontown, Pa., went to be with our Lord after a short illness.
He was born May 13, 1944, in Brownsville, Pa., son of John Christopher and Idora Meese Christopher.
"Red" had a great love for auto racing and was a member of the Garry Sisson #88 Racing Team.
Two brothers, Jess and Ernest Christopher, and his parents preceded him in death.
He is survived by his wife of 25 years, Sadie Lindeman Christopher; daughter, Shirley A. Christopher of Lamberton, Pa.; grandchildren: Melissa A. Wiles and John Robert Ohler; sisters: Patricia Endsley of Brownsville, Pa., and Gladys Snyder of Uniontown; many nieces and nephews; and special friend, Garry Sisson and his wife, Barb.
Friends will be received in the DEARTH FUNERAL HOME, New Salem, Pa., today from 2 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday, May 22, until 11 a.m., the hour of Service with Rev. Thomas N. Logston officiating.
Interment follows in LaFayette Memorial Park, Brier Hill.
William E. Cunningham
William E. Cunningham, 71, of North Huntingdon, who was born in Brownsville, Fayette County, Pa., died Saturday, May 19, 2001, in Jeannette District Memorial Hospital.
He is survived by his wife, Evelyn Porterfield Cunningham; children: William A. Cunningham at home, Mrs. William (Laura) Baughman of White Oak, Pa., and Mrs. Keith (Julie) Manley of Gaithersburg, Maryland; sister, Clara Cunningham Chain of Goshen, Ohio; and grandchildren: Sarah and Bryan.
Visitation and services will be private.
Arrangements are under direction of the Shirley-Kukich Funeral Home Inc., 176 Clay Pike, Circleville, North Huntingdon, Pa.
Pauline Demchak Doman
Pauline A. Demchak Doman, 73, a lifelong resident of Crucible, Pa., seamstress at Masontown Shirt Manufacturing in Masontown, Pa., and graduate of the former Cumberland Township High School Class of 1945, died Sunday, May 20, 2001, in Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, West Virginia.
She is survived by two children: William "Boo" Doman of Crucible and Christine Doman McDonald of Woodstock, Georgia; grandchildren: Joseph Robish and Natalie Robish; eight great-grandchildren; sisters: Veronica Demchak Sebastian of Bedford, Ohio, and Julia Demchak Juliania of Clinton Township, Michigan; and a brother, George Demchak of Crucible.
Friends will be received in the Behm Funeral Home Inc., 1477 Jefferson Road, Jefferson, Pa., Gregory P. Rohanna, Supervisor, on Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday, May 23, until 10:30 a.m.
Edna Kathryn Eaton
Edna Kathryn Eaton, 72, of West Brownsville, Pa., died Sunday, May 20, 2001, in UPMC-Presbyterian, Pittsburgh.
Arrangements are in the care of the Confer Funeral Home, 515 Front Street, Brownsville, Pa.
Mary Elizabeth Hill Ellis
Mary Elizabeth Hill Ellis, 77, of Uniontown, Pa., died Saturday, May 19, 2001, in Uniontown Hospital.
She was born June 16, 1923, in Grove City, Pa., daughter of Philip B. Hill and Bertha W. Baker Hill.
She was a member of Great Bethel Baptist Church and graduate of Uniontown High School Class of 1940.
Mary’s life was focused on and dedicated to the loving care of her Husband, Children and Grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles A. Ellis Jr., in 1997 and her parents.
Surviving are the following children: Mrs. Robert (Jean) Ellsworth of Fairchance, Pa., Mrs. James (Linda) Heinbaugh of Hopwood, Pa., Charles Ellis and his wife, Vee, of Oakdale, Pa., Mark Ellis of Lobito, Angola, and Dr. John E. Ellis and his wife, Kandy, of Connellsville, Pa; nine grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; a brother, Richard S. Hill and his wife, Nena, of Homosassa, Florida; a sister-in-law, Frances E. Wilson of Uniontown; and several nieces and nephews.
The arrangements have been entrusted to the ANDREW D. FERGUSON FUNERAL HOME INC., 80 Morgantown Street, Uniontown, Pa.
Family and friends may call today, May 21, from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m. Services will then be held.
Interment will follow in Sylvan Heights Cemetery.
The family suggests in lieu of flowers that memorial contributions be made to your favorite charity.
Visitation was also held Sunday from Noon to 3 and 6 to 9 p.m.
Esther Guzick Fenchak
Esther Guzick Fenchak, 80, of Belle Vernon, who was born in Charleroi, Pa., a cosmetologist and electrologist, entered into rest on Friday, May 18, 2001, from Westmoreland Regional Hospital, Greensburg.
She is survived by her husband, Joseph Fenchak; children: Daniel Fenchak of Belle Vernon and Jan Fenchak Delarno and her husband, Tom Delarno, of Fullerton, California; grandchildren: Jeffrey, Lori, Timothy; a sister, Frances Guzick Morgan, and a brother, John Guzick, both of Charleroi, Pa.
Friends will be received at the Schrock-Hogan Funeral Home Inc., 226 Fallowfield Avenue, Charleroi, Pa., today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday until 11 a.m.
Agnes Helen Gruhalla
Agnes "Mimi" Helen Gruhalla, 84, of Eighty-Four, Pa., died Sunday, May 20, 2001, in Washington Hospital, Washington, Pa.
Arrangements will be announced by the Greenlee Funeral Home, Bentleyville.
Mary Lou Bierer Hayes
Mary Lou Bierer Hayes, 72, of Dawson, Pa., died early Sunday morning, May 20, 2001, in McKeesport Hospital, McKeesport, Pa.
Arrangements will be announced by the Ralph E. Galley Funeral Home, 501 Railroad Street, Dawson.
Alex Richard Hill
Alex Richard Hill, "A. R." "Dick", 86, of Palos Verdes Estates, California, formerly of this area, who attended the former Alverton Grade School and graduated from Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University) in Pittsburgh, Pa., died Tuesday, May 15, 2001, in Earlwood Care Center, Torrance, California.
He is survived by his wife, Lillian Davis Hill, whom he married in 1947 in Riverside Mission, Riverside, California; and a brother, Frederick Hill, of San Diego, California.
Family and friends are invited to attend a graveside service on Tuesday, May 22, at 10 a.m. in Green Ridge Memorial Park, Pennsville, Pa.
Arrangements are under direction of the Brooks Funeral Home Inc., 111 East Green Street, Connellsville, Pa.
Edward O. Moore
Edward O. Moore, 73, beloved Husband and Father, of Uniontown, Pa., died Friday, May 18, 2001, at his residence.
He was born October 22, 1927, in Uniontown, Pa., son of Paul Moore and Blanche Vance Moore.
Mr. Moore was retired from Atlantic & Pacific Markets after 38 years of service and a member of Local 590.
A brother and his wife, Charles W. and Betty Moore, and his parents preceded him in death.
He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Cecelia Beveloque Moore; four children: Diana L. Moore of Napa, California, Mark E. Moore and his wife, Deborah, of Farmington, Pa., Scott A. Moore and his wife, Kathy, of Fairchance, Pa., and Lori D. Kaylor and her husband, Charles, of Smithfield, Pa.; seven grandchildren: Lisa Simpson and Stacey Robinson both of Napa, California, Jamie, Heather and Jacob Moore all of Farmington, Christopher and Corey Moore both of Fairchance; five great-grandchildren: Ashley, Afton, Avery, Morgan and Marissa all of Napa, California; and a sister, Mae Forsythe and her husband, William, of Uniontown.
Friends will be received in the JEROME W. SHELL FUNERAL HOME, 164 South Mount Vernon Avenue, Uniontown, Pa., today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday, May 22, until 11 a.m., the hour of Service with Rev. Kenneth Jones officiating.
Entombment will follow in Chapel of Memories Mausoleum, Sylvan Heights Cemetery.
James W. Wilson Sr.
James W. Wilson Sr., 56, of Meadowbrook, Pa., passed away Sunday, May 20, 2001, in Forbes Regional Hospital, Monroeville, Pa.
He was born October 22, 1944, in Hopwood, Pa., son of Irene Jenkins Wilson of Markleysburg, Pa., and the late John Wilson.
Mr. Wilson was an Auto Mechanic for many years and an avid fisherman.
In addition to his mother he is survived by his wife, Dorothy M. Burnette Wilson; two children and spouses: Angela and her husband, David Danko, of Lemont Furnace, Pa., and James W. Wilson Jr. and his wife, Susan, of Meadowbrook; three grandchildren: David Danko Jr., Nicole M. Wilson and James W. Wilson III; three brothers and a sister: Robert Wilson and his wife, Becky, of Farmington, Pa., Bud Jenkins and his wife, Priscilla, of Confluence, Pa., Jane Wilson of Markleysburg, Pa., Walter "Bunk" Wilson and his wife, Sandy, of Farmington; many nieces, nephews, grandnephews, grandnieces, cousins, and special friends.
Friends will be received in the DONALD R. CRAWFORD FUNERAL HOME, Hopwood, Pa., today from 7 to 9 p.m., Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., and Wednesday, May 23, until 11 a.m., the hour of the Service with Rev. James R. Tweardy officiating.
Interment will follow in Mountain View Cemetery, Brownfield, Pa.
Walter Grant Wiltrout
Walter Grant Wiltrout, 81, of White, Bullskin Township, Fayette County, Pa., owner of Wiltrout Tree Service, who attended the former Stouffer School in Bullskin Township, died Saturday, May 19, 2001, in St. Francis Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pa.
He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Ellree Caldwell Wiltrout; sons: Jesse R. Wiltrout and his wife, Barbara, Donald E. Wiltrout and his wife, Karen Sue, Domer F. Wiltrout and his wife, Carolyn, and Walter D. Wiltrout and his wife, Lynn Ann, all of Scottdale, Pa., and Robert D. Wiltrout and his wife, Deborah, of White; 20 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; brother-in-law, Steve Kovach of White; sisters-in-law: Laura Wiltrout of Scottdale and Olive Wiltrout of White; nieces and nephews.
Friends will be received in the Eugene G. Saloom Funeral Home Inc., 730 West Main Street, Mount Pleasant, Pa., today from 7 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Visitation continues Wednesday, May 23, in Mount Salem United Methodist Church from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m.
