All Obituaries

  Charlotte A. Norman, age 84, of West Sunbury passed away the morning of October 2, 2023 at her home. Born on May 20, 1939 in Brady’s Bend, she was the daughter of the late William M. and late Evelyn (Stevenson) Wolfe. Charlotte was an active member of the West Sunbury United Presbyterian Church. She enjoyed going to church and attending the Senior Center activities.  She liked to do jigsaw puzzles and was an avid reader.  Charlotte is survived by her son: Garry...

  George F. “Cookie” Wilker Jr., age 84, of Slippery Rock passed away Sunday September 24, 2023 at his home.  Born on September 21, 1939 in Pittsburgh he was the son of the late George F. Wilker Sr. and late Rosa E. Morford Wilker.  Cookie was a member of the Moose in Butler. He retired from Slippery Rock University as a Painter after a career of over 30 years and was a lifelong farmer in Brady Township. George is survived by his cousin, Mary Kennedy, who was...

    Irene M. “Renie” Kiser, age 93 of West Sunbury Center Twp. died on Saturday September 23, 2023 at the Advanced Care Center in Butler Twp. Irene was born September 27, 1929 in a log house ather family farm in the Highfield neighborhood of Butler.  She was the daughter of the late Frank Vittu and Maria Blaha Vittu. She is survived by her husband of 73 years, Paul H. Kiser; two sons, Brian...

  Mary Eleanor "Dolly" Mirda (Filer), 98, of Mesa, Arizona passed away on September 4, 2023 at Caissa Assisted Living Home in Gilbert, Arizona. Born May 25, 1925 in Pardoe, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Francis (Kolb) Filer.  Mary grew up with four wonderful brothers Joseph, Robert, Merle Eugene, David and four beautiful younger sisters Marjorie (Cross), Patricia (McDannel), Judith (Messina), and Virginia.  Mary learned to care for her...

  Jean H. McBride, age 89, of West Sunbury formerly of Ingram, passed away at her home the afternoon of Monday September 4, 2023.  Born on April 14, 1934 in Pittsburgh, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence Patton and late Helen (House) Patton.  Jean is survived by two daughters: Cindy Roles (late, Dan) of West Sunbury and Annie (Gary) Hess of Moon Township; five grandchildren: Molly, Ian, Jon, Ben, and Mike; one great grandchild, Larenzo; and one brother: Lawrence...

  Janice (Sankey) Morgain, age 58, of Saxonburg, Pennsylvania passed on August 31st, 2023 with family by her bedside. She was born on July 16, 1965 in Butler and raised in West Sunbury, graduating from Moniteau High School in 1983.  She was an active member of the Family Support Group for Alpha CO. 1/112th Infantry Company of Butler, PA during their first tour in Iraq in 2004. She later was a cofounder of a nonprofit called Support Operation Solder (SOS) where she coordinated...

  Margaret Rose Carly, age 71, of Boyers passed away the evening of Wednesday August 23, 2023. Born on June 3, 1952 in Clarksburg West Virginia, Margaret was the daughter of Margaret Jean Lucas and the late Frank John Lucas.  She was a member of the West Sunbury American Legion Post 243, Cherry Valley VFW 7840, and the Moose in West Virginia.  She enjoyed quilting, needlepoint, and hunting.  Margaret is survived by her husband, Rickey W. Carly, whom she married on...

  Barbara A. Rock, age 71, of Boyers and West Sunbury passed away unexpectedly on August 8, 2023 at Allegheny General Hospital.  Born in Grove City on July 29, 1952, she was the daughter of the late Merle D. Staiger and late Irene Kuspert Staiger. Barb was a graduate of Slippery Rock High School class of 1970.  She was a member of St. John’s Methodist Church and retired from her career at First National Bank in Slippery Rock.  Barb loved her family, visiting...

  Kenneth Wayne Speer, age 69, of Harrisville passed away on Sunday August 6, 2023 in Haiti while on a Hearts 4 Haiti Mission Trip. Born on June 17, 1954 on the family farm in Harrisville, Ken was the son of the late John Boggs Speer and late Garnet Pearl (McDeavitt) Speer.  Ken was a graduate of Slippery Rock High School class of 1972.  He attended trade school and was employed as a purchasing agent for Cooper Bessemer for many years.  He then went on to open his...

Dennis “George” Wallace, age 71, of Harrisville passed away unexpectedly Sunday August 6, 2023 at West Penn Hospital. George was born May 28, 1952 in Grove City to the late James Patrick Wallace, Sr. and the late Josephine Sylvia Anderson Wallace.  George proudly served in the United States Air Force during Vietnam being stationed in Thailand.  He was a member of the American Legion Post 243 in West Sunbury and attended the Boyers Methodist Church....