All Obituaries

Mark A. Lingenfelter, 69, of Sizerville Rd., Emporium, PA passed away at UPMC-Presbyterian, Pittsburgh, PA on Saturday (May 7, 2022) afternoon following a brief illness with his wife by his side. He was born April 15, 1953 in St. Marys, PA a son of Elsie Fillhart Lingenfelter, Driftwood, PA and the late Harold Lingenfelter. On July 27, 1985 in First United Methodist Church, Smethport, PA he married Amie Shelander, who survives. Mark graduated from Cameron County High School in 1971. He...

LaVerta J. “Sis” Miller, age 57, of Gardeau, Cameron County, passed peacefully surrounded by her loving family at home on Sunday, May 1, 2022, after a year-long battle with cancer. Born November 21, 1964, in Port Allegany to the late Clint Bundy and Irma Colegrove Lanphere. She graduated from Port Allegany High School, and later married John “Jack” Miller on November 10, 1988, at Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Emporium, and together they spent 33 happy years. Sis...

Lois M. Wennin, 109, of DuBois Village, 282 S. 8th St., DuBois, PA formerly of Emporium, PA passed away at DuBois Village, DuBois, PA on Friday afternoon (April 29, 2022). She was born March 14, 1913 in Paradise, PA a daughter of the late Luther R. and Jennie Shaw Passmore. She married the late Matthew Wennin. Her first husband was Gus Coudriet who died in 1963. She retired from Sylvania in 1971 after 33 years and 4 months of employment. She and her husband Matthew Wennin enjoyed traveling...

Fredrick A. Bignell, 83, of Route 120, Emporium, PA passed away at Guy & Mary Felt Manor, Emporium, PA on Monday afternoon (April 25, 2022). He was born May 8, 1938 in Johnstown, PA a son of the late Arthur Bignell and Mabel Coleman Bignell Dippold Toner. On June 13, 1964 in East Liverpool, Ohio he married Ann Lynn Cooper, who survives. Fred has been a resident of Cameron County since 1946. He worked at Emporium Specialties Co., in Austin, PA for 23 years then as a co-owner and...

Bernard M. "Barnie" Bauer, Jr., 70, of 2442 Plank Road Hollow, Emporium, PA passed away at Penn Highlands DuBois, DuBois, PA on Monday afternoon (April 25, 2022). He was born March 20, 1952 in St. Marys, PA a son of the late Bernard and Catherine (Songer) Bauer. On September 17, 1976 in St. Mark Catholic Church he married Bonita Rees, who survives him. Ben, known to some as Barnie, graduated from Cameron County High School, Class of 1970. He was a self-employed...

Peggy A. Mann, of Emporium, PA passed away at the Guy and Mary Felt Manor in Emporium following a brief illness on Monday, (April 25, 2022). Peggy was born January 7, 1955 in Columbia, PA a daughter of the late George and Verna (Keller) Harbold. She was married to her late husband Michael for over 46 years. She graduated from Columbia High School in Lancaster County in 1972. Peggy worked in banking and she was the teller supervisor at Summit Bank, later working as a graphic supervisor at...

Phyllis L. Moscato, 69, of New Street, Emporium, PA passed away at Elk Haven Nursing Home, St. Marys, PA on Sunday morning (April 24, 2022) following 25 years of battling multiple strokes. She was born November 8, 1952 in St. Marys, PA a daughter of the late George S. and Faye Jewart Agliardo. On August 3, 1969 in DuBois, PA she married William Moscato, who survives and together they shared 52 years together. Phyllis enjoyed yard sales, was an avid reader and loved working at the haunted...

Kimberly A. (Cleary) Kotzbauer, 57, of Guy & Mary Felt Manor, Emporium, PA, formerly of Maple Street, Emporium, PA passed away at Guy & Mary Felt Manor, Emporium, PA on Wednesday afternoon (April 6, 2022). She was born July 28, 1964 in St. Marys, PA a daughter of Thomas Cleary, and the late Dorothy Caseino Cleary Yacabucci. She married the late Erich Kotzbauer. Kim graduated from Cameron County High School in the class of 1982. In addition to her father Kim is survived by a...

Fredrick E. Housler, 92, of Rich Valley Rd., Emporium, PA passed away at his residence on Sunday afternoon (April 3, 2022). He was born December 23, 1929 in Emporium, PA a son of the late Merton Q. and Eva M. Edsel Housler. On June 22, 1957 in Driftwood he married the late Margaret Wennin Housler. Mr. Housler graduated from Emporium High School in the class of 1948. He served with the US Air Force during the Korean War. He was a member of the American Legion Olkosky-Jessop Post 194, and a...

David A. Hockey, 60, of West Fourth Street, Emporium, PA formerly of Rochester and Watertown, NY and Conneaut, Ohio passed away peacefully on Thursday evening at his residence with his family by his side (March 24, 2022). He was born July 29, 1961 in Rochester, New York a son of Betty Wilson Hockey, Emporium and the late Harold Hockey. On June 2, 1984 in Rochester, NY he married Mary Ann F. DeFilippo Hockey, who survives him. Dave was a graduate of Spencerport High School, in NY, ...