All Obituaries

Winnie D. Greeley, 79, of Brookville, PA passed away peacefully in the afternoon on February 22, 2021. She was born and raised in Brookville on September 23, 1941, to the late Harry “Dick” B. Greeley and Bernice Ardell (Alford) Greeley. She was married to the late Henry Cook Jr. Loving mother to two children, daughter Cynthia Cook and son Steven (Barbara) Cook. She was wonderfully devoted to her three grandchildren, Jamie Popson, Steven J. (Amber) Cook, and Cristy (Jon) Davis,...

Gary Z. Burkett, 81, of Reynoldsville, PA, passed away on Saturday, February 20, 2021. He was born on May 12, 1939, to the late Franklin Burkett and Myrtle (Smith) Bailey. Gary was an avid musician. He also belonged to the Reynoldsville American Legion #392 and the Reynoldsville Eagles #540. He retired from National Fuel in Clarion, PA, after many years of service. Gary married Heidi (Mielke) Burkett on October 10, 1987, she survives him. In addition to his wife, he is survived by two...

William “Beel” George Exline, 83, of Brookville, PA, passed away during the evening hours of Friday, February 19, 2021, while a patient at Penn Highlands DuBois Hospital. He was born on May 16, 1937, to the late Samuel P. and Lena V. (Wieand) Exline in Sproul, PA. He attended Bedford High School. Bill proudly served his country with the United States Army from 1960 to 1962. Bill married Katherine “Kathy” Earline (Pentz Heller) Exline on June 25, 1983, at the Grace...

Lois Louella (Brosius) Hetrick, 94, of Brookville, PA, formerly of Ohl, PA, passed away on Thursday, February 18, 2021, while a resident at Penn Highlands Jefferson Manor. She was born on February 1, 1927, to the late Howard and Emma Brosius in Beaver Township, Jefferson Co., PA. Lois attended Brookville High School. Lois married Paul C. Hetrick on September 15, 1946, in Stanton; Paul preceded her in passing in October of 1986. She worked at Sylvania but retired as a cook for the Brookville...

Kenneth “Ken” Eugene Byerly, 63, of Sigel, PA, passed away on Friday, February 12, 2021, at the Penn Highlands DuBois Hospital. He was born on April 13, 1957, to the late Phillip and Betty (Brown) Byerly in Punxsutawney, PA. Ken graduated from Brookville High School with the class of 1975. He worked at Matson Lumber as a sawyer for over forty years. Ken was a member of the Sigel Sportsmen’s Club. Ken loved the outdoors and spent a lot of time outside while hunting and...

Connie Lou (Bullers) Vandervort, 83, of Brookville, PA, passed away on Sunday, February 7, 2021, at her home. She was born on July 22, 1937, to the late David and Jean (Brooks) Bullers in Brookville, PA. She attended school in Brookville. Connie worked at Carney and Hazel’s Restaurant when she was a teenager but went on to work at Sylvania and eventually retired as a nurse’s aide for the Pennsylvania Memorial Home. Connie enjoyed working with her hands practicing sewing and...

Patricia A. Fernandez, 88, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 1, 2021, at her home in Reynoldsville, PA. She was born on July 3, 1932, to the late William Atler and Carrie Edna (Grimes) Morgan in Frederick, MD. Patricia married Peter O. Fernandez on March 23, 1951, in Chicago, IL; Peter preceded her in passing on March 4, 2020. She retired as a customer service representative for General Electric in Baltimore, MD, after nineteen years of service. She was a long-time member of the...

Clinton “Clint” William Dempsey Sr., 86, of Brookville, PA, passed away during the evening hours of Friday, January 29, 2021, at his home. He was born on June 30, 1934, to the late Robert Charles and Edith Elizabeth (Knapp) Dempsey in Brookville. He graduated from Brookville High School. He proudly served his country active duty during the Vietnam War with the United States Navy. For forty years he was head mechanic at Glenn Sand and Gravel. He married Patricia Ann Sullivan on...

Harry William Neuhard, 94, passed away Saturday night, January 23, at the McKinley Health Center.  He was born October 29th 1926 in Danville, PA, son of Cyrus William Neuhard and Grace Francis Rider Neuhard.  He left High School to join the United States Army in 1944, and then going into the Army Air Corp.  He was honorably discharged in 1946, earning the Good Conduct Medal, World War II Victory Medal and the American Theater Service Medal. He returned to finish High School,...

Alice Love Reitz Berkebile, 93, of Brookville, PA, died in her sleep on Thursday, January 21, 2021, while a resident of Laurelbrooke Landing in Brookville. She was born on January 15, 1928, to the late John and Adah (McMasters) Love in Jefferson County, PA. She married Alton Reitz on September 12, 1946; they shared forty-three years of marriage before his death in 1990. She married Robert Berkebile on April 24, 1993; they were married for twenty-three years until his death in 2016....