All Obituaries

Emerick: Barbara G. 86 of Boswell died June 26, 2022 at home with her family.  Born June 17, 1936 in Jerome the daughter of Ralph and Etta (Oakman) Koontz.  Preceded in death by parents, husband Robert W. Emerick who died March 19, 2011, and brothers Ralph “Butch” and wife Joan Koontz and Lloyd Oakman.  Survived by children Debra J. Married to Jeff Lebo, Robert W. Emerick II, and Tracey L. Ogline.  Also survived by grandchildren Jessica and Joshua, Great...

JONES, Violet Grace, 97 of Davidsville and formally of Soap Hollow Somerset County, was called home to our Lord June 23, 2022 at Laurel View Village.  Born February 6, 1925 in Conemaugh Township Somerset County, the daughter of John Ira and Rosa Pearl (Zimmerman) Bowman.  Preceded in death by her parents, beloved husband Clairmont Edward “Zig” Jones and siblings Alice Wagner, Edith Kimmel, Vera Horner, Anna Winters, and David Bowman.  Survived by son Sherwood...

Thomas: Virginia L. (Law), 97 of Johnstown died June 10, 2022, at Arbutus Park Manor.  Born August 19, 1924, in Hollsopple the daughter of George and Minnie (Blough) Law.  Preceded in death by parents, husband Edward James Thomas, grandson Jason, brothers Richard, Robert, and George, and sisters Lillian Stahl, Alice Happala, and Dorothy Aniol. She is survived by children Susan married to Dick Lloyd, David married to Sharon (Burns), Dorene married to Dave Friedline, Diane married to...

Mary Louise Bachman (Hackett) Gill (94), formerly of Mineral Spring, PA passed on March 20, 2022.  Born July 7, 1927 in Tarentum, PA to Albert L. Bachman and Mary (Kuhn) Bachman.  Preceded in death by her parents, husband William Gill, brothers Albert Jr.  and Charles, Son-in-law Anthony Dellach and grandson Scott Hackett.  Survived by children Randall Hackett (Agnes) of Davidsville with whom she resided, Darla Dellach of Sarver, Richard Hackett (Marla) of Mayer, AZ,...

Weissner: Dale Edwards, 79 of Hollsopple died May 23, 2022, at home. Born October 18, 1942, in Washington DC the son of Venetia May (Pickens) Baumbarger and James Baumbarger.  Preceded in death by parents and sister Donna Alley-Casey.  Survived by wife Linda (Yoder) and his daughters Wendy married to Timothy Telenko, Stacey married to Steve Cahill, and Pam married to Larry Huffman.  Loving grandfather of Nicole married to Josh Frankenfield, Hannah married to Josh Babl, Maggie...

Coughenour: Thomas Lee, 77 of Davidsville died May 18, 2022, at Conemaugh Hospital. Born January 16, 1945, in Windber, the son of Lee and Helen (Brant) Coughenour. Preceded in death by his parents, wife Sallie (Foust) Coughenour, and infant brother, John. Survived by his son Ben, his wife Katie, and their 4 children. Tom was an active member of Bethel United Methodist Church in Hollsopple, a retired public-school teacher from Conemaugh Township Elementary School, and an avid hunter and...

Edward "Allen" Walker passed away on Friday, May 13th, 2022, at Meadow View Nursing Center located in Berlin, PA. Allen was born on January 12th, 1956 in New York to Edward and Darlene Walker. The family soon moved back to Hooversville, PA. Allen is preceded in death by both his mother and father He is survived by brothers Greg Walker and fiancé Stacy Kuhn of Hooverville;  Kevin Walker and wife Francine of Hershey, PA and sister Debbie Wade and husband Ron of Colorado...

Haynes: Diana C. (Blough), 81, died May 19, 2022, after a courageous 5-year battle with cancer.  Born January 24, 1941, to Emerson and Clara (Massimo) Blough.  Diana was preceded in death by parents; parents-in-law, Paul and Helen (Kocher) Haynes; husband Robert G. Haynes (53 years married).  She is survived by daughters Carol Annette Haynes, Tire Hill; Lisa M. Poorbaugh and son-in-law Timothy, Connellsville; sister-in-law Carol (Jesus) Macias, CA; niece Cynthia (Greg)...

Layton: Betty Katherine, 89 of Davidsville died May 15, 2022, at Conemaugh Hospital.  Born September 17, 1932, the daughter of Edgar and Erma (Stauffer) May.  Preceded in death by parents, husband Don Layton, daughter Roxie Adams, and son David Layton.  Survived by children Donna Lonas, Roger Layton, and Miriam married to Ed Edmonson.  Also survived by grandchildren Shellie and Ashley and several other grandchildren great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren. ...

Wanda M. Saltys (Drzal) May 2, 2022   A loving Wife, Mother, Grandmother and Great-Grandmother.  She was a resident of Laurel View Village since 2003.   Born December 16, 1927 to Joseph and Catherine Drzal in Johnstown, PA.   She married John F. Saltys (Soda) on May 7, 1947 and had three sons:  Ronald (deceased), Dennis and James.  Wanda spent her lifetime caring for her family and is especially known for her preparation of homecooked traditional...