All Obituaries

Kay A. Baker, 57, of Emporium, PA passed away at her residence, with her family by her side, on Saturday (April 13, 2024) morning following a lengthy illness. She was born August 4, 1966 in Altoona, PA a daughter of the late Sheldon Lee and Catherine Joann Snyder Baker. She had been a resident of Emporium for many years with her long time companion Thomas McKimm. Kay enjoyed life and spending time with her family and friends. She enjoyed kayaking with friends and spending time fishing and...

Lois J. Bennett Rader, 93, of Emporium, PA, passed away peacefully with her family by her side at Guy & Mary Felt Manor, Emporium, PA, on Wednesday, April 10, 2024. She was born April 28, 1930, in Emporium and was the daughter of the late Jacob and Grace Daugherty Bailey. On July 7, 1951, in Emporium, she married the late Robert Bennett, Sr., who passed away in 1981. She later married Dr. Terry Rader, who passed away in 1997. Lois graduated from Emporium High School in the class of...

Michael R. Yount, 73, of Emporium, PA passed away at UPMC Cole, Coudersport, PA on Saturday morning (April 6, 2024) following a lengthy illness. He was born January 17, 1951 in Rayburn Township, Kittaning, PA a son of the late George Carl and Hattie Corman Yount. Michael graduated from Kittaning High School. He was a member of the Driftwood-Emporium Masonic Lodge, 532, F.& A.M. where he served as past master and was a member of the Coudersport Consistory-Scottish Rite and a member of...

Brett F. Grimm, 61, of Emporium, PA formerly of Moore Hill passed away at Penn Highlands DuBois, DuBois, PA on Monday afternoon (April 1, 2024). He was born May 6, 1962 in St. Marys, PA a son of the late Homer F. and Alora Wilson Grimm. Brett graduated from Cameron County High School and served in the US Navy from 1980 through Feb. 1986. During his Naval career, he served the War in Lebanon earning honors in Naval Expedition and Sea Service. He worked as an inspector with the PA Department...

Janice M. Fitch, 81, of Emporium, PA passed away at Shadyside-UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA on Tuesday morning (March 26, 2024) following a brief illness. She was born October 23, 1942 in St. Marys, PA a daughter of the late James and Ethel Jacob Lecker. Janice married her first husband the late James Wendel who passed away in 1992  and later married Clinton W. Fitch who passed away in 1975.  She retired from Elk Regional Health Center as a switchboard operator in 2007.  She was an...

William A. "Bill" Thomas, 62, of Emporium, PA passed away at his residence on Monday morning (March 25, 2024). He was born September 11, 1961 in St. Marys, PA a son of the late Robert L. Thomas and Nancy L. Spellenberg Thomas. Bill worked at GKN for many years and later at a golf coarse in Douglasville, Georgia. He is survived by two daughters, Christina Thomas Welch and  Elizabeth Thomas, both of Emporium; four grandchildren: DeHaven Welch, Brooke and Cheyenne Welch and...

Denise Liliane Schmitt Losey of Pioneer Road, Emporium PA, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 19th.  She was born in Strasbourg, Alsace, France on the 30th of June 1930 to Francois Paul and Irma Marie Burr Schmitt.  Her life in France was idyllic until WWII when she experienced nightly air raids and evacuations during the Nazi invasion.  During her teenage years the occupation required she change her nationality from French to German, then back to French after the allied...

Elbertia O. Smoker, 103, of Emporium, PA passed away at Guy and Mary Felt Manor, Emporium, PA , on Monday, March 18, 2024). She was born April 6, 1920 in Arroyo, PA a daughter of the late Robert E. and Alice Eddinger George Coon. On November 24, 1970 in Emporium she married the late David Smoker. Elbertia married her first husband Paul H. Carlson on Sept. 28, 1938. and he died in September 1966. She retired from Sylvania where she worked for over 29 years. During WWII she worked for Budd...

Harold D. Losey, 98, Pioneer Road, Emporium, PA, passed away Wednesday afternoon (March 13, 2024).  Born July 12, 1925 in Dents Run, PA a son of the late Lee J. and Daisy C. Rider Losey, he was raised in rural Benezette Township, graduating Benezette High School class of 1942 (class of 5).  The Bennetts Valley area, its mountain top vistas, feeder trout streams, and old logging roads and abandoned railroads remained a playground his entire life. Working in the area coal industry...

Kevin R. Saline, 55, of Emporium, PA passed away unexpectedly at Holy Cross Hospital, Silver Springs, Maryland on Sunday evening (March 10, 2024). He was born January 12, 1969 in St. Marys, PA a son of Robert and Cindy Housler Saline and the late Christine Yeager Saline.  On May 30, 1992 in St. Mark Catholic Church he married Rochele Guisto, who survives. Kevin graduated from Cameron County High School and from Williamsport Area Community College. He worked at Quala-Die/ Penn United...